Arts and Entertainment

Tune in Tuesday, Feb. 26, beginning at 7 p.m., as we celebrate 100 years of the Grand Canyon’s status as a national park with three special programs.

New America CEO Anne-Marie Slaughter hosts “Innovating the Future” Friday nights at 7:30 p.m. on Arizona PBS, part of a partnership between Arizona State University and New America that highlights stories about blending technology and public policy to improve America’s future.

Follow a scientific detective story detailing the discovery of the USS Indianapolis wreck site, 18,000 feet below the Philippine Sea, as the historic and heroic story is told Jan. 8, at 9 p.m. on Arizona PBS.

As increasing numbers of homes are being built in the wild urban interface in Arizona, California and Colorado, the risk that forest fires pose to people and property increases, too.

Eddie Izzard stars in “Castles in the Sky,” a funny, moving and inspiring drama about the pioneering work on radar by a real but little known team of scientists in the run up to World War II.

This heartwarming and emotional “Nature” tale of orphaned animals getting a second chance at life airs Wednesday, Dec. 5 & 12, at 7 p.m. on Arizona PBS.

As increasing numbers of homes are being built in the wild urban interface in Arizona, California and Colorado, the risk that forest fires pose to people and property increases, too.

Meet Dr. Wendy Suzuki, a neuroscientist who transforms the way we think about our brain, health and happiness in an informative and inspiring special, “Healthy Brain – Happy Life,” Friday, Nov. 30, at 9:30 p.m. and Saturday, Dec. 1, at 9 a.m.

“Sinking Cities” is a four-part miniseries Wednesday nights that chronicles how New York, London, Tokyo and Miami are preparing for the real-time impact of rising seas and devising colossal new construction projects.

“Nature” shows the world from an animal point of view each Wednesday at 7 p.m.