Arts and Entertainment

Gather your loved ones for a Friday evening on Arizona PBS the whole family will enjoy. This week, “Great Performances” presents a U.K. broadcast of “The Sound of Music.”

“Great Performances” presents more of the Great White Way’s brightest stars with a new “Broadway’s Best” lineup.

A random encounter on the side of the road leads to a man’s world being turned upside down in “The Woman in White,” coming Sundays at 9 p.m. on Arizona PBS.

The clock is ticking toward the announcement of America’s best-loved novel. “The Great American Read” will air its “Grand Finale” episode and reveal America’s choice for its number one book on Tuesday, October 23, 2018, 7 p.m. on Arizona PBS.

You can get your fall colors and autumn “fix” during “Autumnwatch – New England,” a three-part event coming to Arizona PBS Oct. 17-19. 

Explore the life of famous violinist Itzhak Perlman, a polio survivor whose parents emigrated from Poland to Israel.

Diaz, an associate professor in ASU’s Department of English, blends the personal, political and cultural in poems that draw on her experiences as a Mojave woman to challenge the mythological and cultural touchstones underlying American society.

Today’s brightest personalities discover the surprising stories buried within their own families. New episodes air Tuesdays at 7 p.m. on Arizona PBS.

“The Circus,” a four-hour, two-part documentary, explores the colorful history of this popular, influential and distinctly American entertainment, comes to Arizona PBS Oct. 8 and 9.

Part detective story, part true-life drama, “Secrets of the Dead” unearths evidence from around the world, challenging prevailing ideas and throwing fresh light on unexplained events.