Arts and Entertainment

There are still parts of our planet yet to be discovered. Explorer and naturalist Steve Backshall pursues incredible journeys and world firsts, setting foot where no human has been before.

Fashion design students from Arizona State University and patients at Phoenix Children’s Hospital collaborate to create costumes based on the kids’ imaginations.

A lineup of leading performers, including Bradley Cooper, Tiffany Haddish, Kevin Hart, Trevor Noah, Jon Stewart, John Legend, Chrissy Teigen, and others will salute Dave Chappelle at the 22nd annual Kennedy Center Mark Twain Prize for American Humor.

Follow two independent and unconventional sisters and the men in their lives seeking love and meaning as they navigate an ever-changing world in this fresh take on E.M. Forster’s masterpiece “Howards End.” The miniseries airs Sundays at 7 p.m. starting Jan. 12.

Jane Austen’s final and incomplete novel comes to life in Sanditon.

The Freemasons are a longstanding organization that are an object of fascination to many historians and conspiracy theorists. Premiering on Jan. 12 at 3 p.m., “Secrets of the Masons” tracks back to the origins of its founding and how the movement grew. It also features present-day Masons from around the world, including the installation of a new Grand Master Mason in North America.

“American Experience” presents “McCarthy,” a new two-hour documentary chronicling the remarkable rise and precipitous fall of Joseph McCarthy, the Wisconsin senator whose zealous anti-communist crusade would test the limits of American decency and democracy. It premieres on Arizona PBS Monday, Jan. 6, at 8 p.m.

The crossroads for three great religions, the Holy Land has been coveted and fought over for centuries. Host Rick Steves visits the major sights, but delves deeper to better understand and empathize with the people who live there today.

Decorated Christmas trees everywhere you look, beautifully lit streets and tempting Christmas window displays: Combine the unique London Christmas atmosphere with a magnificent concert by André Rieu, and you have all the ingredients for the perfect holiday party.

The New York Philharmonic and guest vocalist Katrina Lenk (“The Band’s Visit”) celebrate the orchestral music of Stephen Sondheim, performing suites from “Sunday in the Park,” “Into the Woods,” “Sweeney Todd,” and more.