As Arthur celebrates National Library Week, one of his top fans, Mychal Threets, a librarian and social media phenom who spreads “library joy” among his million-plus followers, had the chance to meet his beloved aardvark, which was captured in a newly released video.

As an exciting new lineup of programs rolls out from MASTERPIECE — the latest seasons of All Creatures Great and Small and Miss Scarlet and The Duke have recently wrapped up — MASTERPIECE Executive Producer Susanne Simpson gives us a glimpse of what else we can expect this year. She also shares some recent high points, including the day MASTERPIECE “broke the internet.”

In a novel program during Women’s History Month, CRB Classical 99.5 created a seamless broadcast that featured two sublime, female-led performances from last year’s Boston Early Music Festival. Learn about the GBH women behind the program and how it connects the threads of women in music through history.

GBH’s accessibility teams are where the action is — at the Academy Awards and at the polls. They are using their expertise and tools to improve experiences for moviegoers and voters who have disabilities — about 26% or 1 in 4 adults in the United States. From instructional videos to closed captioning, GBH continues to be a public media leader in championing accessibility and creating a culture where disability is normalized.

Phillip Martin, senior investigative reporter for the GBH News Center for Investigative Reporting, will be inducted into the Massachusetts Broadcasters Hall of Fame in June. He has been recognized throughout his career for in-depth and thought-provoking reports on inequities and social justice. He earned a master's degree from the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy at Tufts University and studied at Harvard Law School and the University of California at Berkeley.

Over its 50-year history, NOVA has presented discoveries and mind-blowing science phenomena in each of these disciplines and many more. But the true mission of NOVA was never just about broadcasting new discoveries. Rather, it has been about sharing the stories behind the science.

As NOVA celebrates its 50th anniversary, its co-executive producers, Chris Schmidt and Julia Cort, selected these 10 episodes to represent what makes NOVA unique: stories with tension, mystery, and groundbreaking discoveries.

Joe Hanson joins High School Quiz Show, which premieres its 15th season on February 3, as the new host. Hanson is creator and host of PBS Digital Studios’ award-winning Be Smart, which has amassed more than 5 million subscribers across all platforms and more than half a billion views on YouTube. We spoke with Hanson, who was the captain of his junior high academic team. “I feel like my life has come full circle.“

What happens when people with criminal convictions are released from Massachusetts prisons? Can they start a new chapter in their lives? Their experiences — rarely told and often hidden from public view — are coming to light through GBH News Center for Investigative Reporting’s new project Life After Prison. Hear from the journalists who are tracking their stories.

In a major expansion of GBH’s local arts and culture programming, GBH News has launched The Culture Show, a one-hour daily radio program that airs weekdays from 2–3pm on GBH 89.7. Host Jared Bowen took us behind the scenes for a glimpse at the inner workings of the program.