Arts and Entertainment

This Arizona PBS production explores the past, present and continued future impact of Dr. King’s “I Have a Dream” speech on the Arizona community.

This weekend , January 15, 16 and 17, on Arizona PBS KIDS, watch a “Hero Elementary” mini-marathon from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m., followed by back to back episodes of “Arthur” from 9 p.m. to 10 p.m.

30 million Americans have sent their DNA to be analyzed by companies like 23andMe, hoping to obtain clues to family origins and forecasts of future health.

In Part One of the miniseries “The Alps”, enjoy the Alps in spring and summertime as newborn animals grow up to face the coming brutal winter.

Discover the story of Elizebeth Smith Friedman, the cryptanalyst whose work would send gangsters to prison in the 1930s and bring down a massive Nazi spy ring in WWII.

Discover revealing portrait of Alistair Cooke, one of the most celebrated broadcasters of the 20th century. See extraordinary 8MM home movies shot by Cooke charting his discovery of America, his passions and relationships with stars such as Charlie Chaplin.

On Wednesday, the nation will tune in to a dramatic and historic joint session of Congress. PBS NewsHour’s special coverage starts at 10:30 a.m. (AZ).

When Arizona PBS was founded in 1961, television was still a new format, and ASU wanted to put the new technology to work in education. When Richard Bell, the school’s director of broadcasting, first dreamed of starting a public television station at ASU, bringing courses to a wider audience was a key part of his vision.

Returning to television for the first time in nearly three decades, two-time Academy Award–winner Glenda Jackson stars in this adaptation of Emma Healey’s acclaimed novel.

This unique crowdsourced series blends stories filmed by everyday people into documentaries revealing what it really means to be American today. It’s the story of what brings us together and what keeps us apart as we strive to understand each other.