Arts and Entertainment

Next at the Kennedy Center “The Roots Residency” 

The third episode of NEXT AT THE KENNEDY CENTER will feature the Grammy Award-winning hip hop group The Roots.

Nature: Soul of the Ocean

Take a deep breath and experience the complex world of ocean waters. Get a look at how life underwater co-exists in a marriage of necessity.

Congratulations, new parents! You got this!

Being a new parent can be joyful and challenging. To help you get started, we’re sharing the AZ New Parent Guide from First Things First.

American Masters “Roberta Flack”

American Masters: Roberta Flack follows the music icon from a piano lounge through her rise to stardom. From “First Time Ever I Saw Your Face” to “Killing Me Softly,” Flack’s virtuosity was inseparable from her commitment to civil rights.

New PBS KIDS series WORK IT OUT WOMBATS! premieres February 6

A new animated series from PBS for kids ages 3 to 6 stars a trio of marsupial siblings who solve problems using computational thinking.

Nature “Wildheart”

Immerse yourself in Scotland’s wild highland landscape and meet its long-lived forest keeper, a magnificent Scots pine tree.

American Experience “Zora Neale Hurston: Claiming a Space”

Meet the influential author and key figure of the Harlem Renaissance. Also a trained anthropologist, Hurston collected folklore throughout the South and Caribbean — reclaiming, honoring and celebrating Black life on its own terms.

Independent Lens “The Big Payback”

The Big Payback is the story of how a rookie alderwoman in Evanston, Illinois led the passage of the first tax-funded reparations bill for Black Americans and stirred up a debate about the debt owed from the U.S.

Check, Please! Arizona season 10 coming soon

Every Thursday at 7 p.m., join Mark and three guests as they review and recommend some of their favorite independent Arizona restaurants.

Nature “The Alps: Winter’s Fortress”

In the second and final part of NATURE’s miniseries “The Alps,” experience the hostile and bitter cold ecosystems of the Alps, shaped by snow blizzards and avalanches.