Arts and Entertainment

Discover stories behind ‘Places That Changed America’

Host Geoffrey Baer takes viewers across the country to tell the stories behind legendary streets, monuments and man-made marvels that changed our country forever.

‘The Tunnel’ returns for ‘Vengeance,’ Saturdays this summer

Award winning British crime drama “The Tunnel” returns for a third season, beginning Saturday, July 7, at 10 p.m. Karl Roebuck again joins Elise Wassermann for one last outing of this unlikely Anglo-French partnership.

Masterpiece celebrates LGBT+ Pride Month with ‘Man in an Orange Shirt’

A remarkable cast headed by Oscar-winner Vanessa Redgrave (Julia) portrays a pair of love stories, sixty years apart, linked by family ties, sexual identity and a mysterious painting. Sunday, June 17, at 8 p.m.

Highlight: Alberto Rios

Friday, June 1, 2018

Alberto Ríos is a baseball fan — and it helped make him a reader. Growing up in Nogales, Mexico, he always rooted for the Pittsburgh Pirates, because of Roberto Clemente, […]

‘Pinkalicious & Peterrific’ engages kids in the arts

Friday, June 1, 2018

“If I had to come up with one phrase that really defines the show, it’s that anything is possible,” said “Pinkalicious” author Victoria Kann. The PBS KIDS show based on her books encourages creativity and introduces young viewers to the arts.

Enjoy a “Grantchester” encore this summer

Missing “Grantchester,” charismatic vicar Sidney Chambers and gruff detective Geordie Keating? Here are your options if you feel the need for a “Grantchester” fix.

The Great American Read — Top 5 Monthly Reads

Each month we’ll offer a list of five books from “The Great American Read” Top 100 list, as recommended by some of the most avid readers who work here at Arizona PBS.

June specials highlight travel, health and music

Enjoy specials celebrating railway travel, health and wellness, and artists from Perry Como to Fleetwood Mac and beyond.

Arizona PBS tells veterans’ stories for Memorial Day

2018 marks the 150th anniversary of Memorial Day, which was first commemorated as Decoration Day at Arlington National Cemetery. This year, Arizona PBS marks the occasion with the annual “National Memorial Day Concert” and other special programming.

Curtains Up: Young Artists’ Competition

Friday, May 11, 2018

Go behind the scenes of a 6-day performing arts competition held at the Herberger Theater Center in Phoenix. We follow more than 100 young artists as they make their way through preliminary auditions, dress rehearsal and the final competition show.