Arts and Entertainment
Explore the complicated history of African-American entrepreneurship in America
Friday, April 19, 2019
The history of business and entrepreneurship lies at the heart of the American story, but often absent from that narrative are the experiences of African Americans. “Boss: The Black Experience in Business” tells some of those forgotten stories and trends Tuesday, April 23, at 7 p.m. on Arizona PBS.
Passover highlights Streit’s family matzo business
The Jewish holiday of Passover is coming. With it also means the return of matzo (or “matzah”), a hallmark staple of Jewish cuisine and culture. “Streit’s: Matzo and the American Dream” arrives just in time for Passover: Monday, April 22, at 9 p.m. on Arizona PBS.
American Masters highlights the photogenic storytelling of Garry Winogrand
Discover the life and work of Garry Winogrand, the epic storyteller in pictures who harnessed the serendipity of the streets to capture America during meteoric, oft-turbulent change in a new American Masters biography Sunday, April 21, at 2 p.m. on Arizona PBS.
Season 8 of ‘Death in Paradise’ brings more quirky island mysteries
On Saturday nights at 8 p.m., Detective Jack Mooney of “Death in Paradise” is really starting to get to know the people and places of Saint Marie – to a degree that surprises some of his colleagues.
‘The Chaperone’ special screening at Harkins Shea 14, April 9-14
Join Arizona PBS for limited-run screenings of “MASTERPIECE: The Chaperone” at Harkins Camelview in Scottsdale April 12-14.
‘Les Misérables’ miniseries comes to Arizona PBS
A blockbuster novel and global theater phenomenon for over 150 years comes to life in a multi-layered retelling of “Les Misérables,” this time as a dramatic six-part miniseries Sunday nights at 8 p.m.
‘Unforgotten’: A cold case tests old friendships
A third season of cold case investigations and emotional roller coasters in “Unforgotten” airs Saturdays at 9 p.m., beginning Sept. 14 on Arizona PBS.
See the challenges, struggles and triumphs for African Americans in ‘Reconstruction: America After the Civil War’
Host and producer Henry Louis Gates, Jr. takes you on a two-part, four-hour journey through one of America’s most controversial-yet-least-understood historical periods.
Ken Burns’ “The Central Park Five” revisits the notorious crime
Ken Burns’ enlightening and controversial film, “The Central Park Five,” returns to Arizona PBS on April 2 at 8 p.m.
‘Call the Midwife’ returns: Season 8 airs Sunday nights
The wildly successful “Call the Midwife” series begins its eighth season with new drama, comedy and uplifting tales every Sunday night at 7 p.m. through May 19.