Arts and Entertainment
WATCH: American Masters ‘Laura Ingalls Wilder: Prairie to Page’
Take an unvarnished look at the unlikely author whose autobiographical fiction helped shape American ideas of the frontier and self-reliance. A Midwestern farm woman who published her first novel at age 65, Laura Ingalls Wilder transformed her frontier childhood into the best-selling “Little House” series.
‘Inside Harrods’ shares rich, complicated history of famous department store
“Inside Harrods” on Monday, May 6, at 9 p.m., chronicles the world’s most famous department store in London from its humble beginnings to a giant in British retail and as a symbol of aristocracy.
Remembering Charley Pride
Tuesday, Dec. 15, 2020
Charley Pride, country music’s first Black star whose rich baritone on such hits as “Kiss an Angel Good Morning” helped sell millions of records and made him the first Black member of the Country Music Hall of Fame, has died. He was 86.
Frontline ‘Return From ISIS’
Follow an American mom and her kids from Indiana to the heart of the self-declared ISIS caliphate and back. In this special report three years in the making, producer Josh Baker investigates how the family ended up in Syria and what happened when they came home to the United States.
Binge ‘Sanditon on Masterpiece’ over the next three Sundays at 7 p.m.
Noted screenwriter Andrew Davies picks up Jane Austen’s unfinished last novel, taking it in a glorious and satisfying direction.
73 FREE holiday shows you can watch right now
Wednesday, Dec. 9, 2020
Happy Holidays from all of us at Arizona PBS! Enjoy our curated list of holiday shows, all available for free! Just click the links and press play. Or better yet, find them in the free PBS video app for your Roku, Apple TV, Samsung Smart TV, Fire TV, phone or tablet.
Frontline ‘Growing Up Poor in America’
Thursday, Dec. 3, 2020
Follow three children and their families in the battleground state of Ohio as the COVID-19 pandemic amplifies their struggle to stay afloat. As the country also reckons with issues of race and racism, the children share their worries and hopes about their futures.
Watch now: ‘The Ornament of the World’
“The Ornament of the World” tells a story from the past that’s especially timely today: the story of a remarkable time in history when Muslims, Christians and Jews forged a common cultural identity that frequently transcended their religious differences.
Explores America’s creative spirit in ‘Craft in America’
Unearth the splendor of American culture crafts and the people behind the artistry.
Remember Pearl Harbor with ‘Journey Home to the USS Arizona’
Follow the family of Raymond Haerry Sr. as they travel 5,000 miles from New Jersey to the USS Arizona Memorial at Pearl Harbor in Honolulu, Hawaii, to place his ashes aboard the sunken battleship.