ADVANCE April 2023

WEDNESDAY 12

7:00 p.m. Iowa PBS Finding Your Roots: Country Roots Henry Louis Gates Jr. uncovers the diverse backgrounds of Clint Black and Rosanne Cash. WORLD Secrets of the Dead: Leonardo, The Man Who Saved Science

7:30 p.m. WORLD Reel South: Muni

5:00 p.m. WORLD France 24 5:30 p.m. Iowa PBS PBS NewsHour WORLD NHK Newsline 6:00 p.m. WORLD

Black golfers built a vibrant culture in Asheville, North Carolina despite segregation and racist systems. (R 4/16, 10:30 p.m., WORLD) TV-PG

8:00 p.m. Iowa PBS

(R-4/12, 9 p.m., WORLD)

Evidence suggests many of Leonardo da Vinci’s inventions were realized long before his time. TV-PG

NOVA: Weathering the Future As extreme weather in the U.S.

8:00 p.m. Iowa PBS

impacts more people, discover how Americans are fighting back. (R-4/18, 6 p.m., WORLD) DVS/TV-PG WORLD Frontline: America and the Taliban, Part 2 (See 4/11 at 9 p.m. on Iowa PBS) 9:00 p.m. Iowa PBS The Earthshot Prize 2022

Birthing Justice Centered on the lived experiences of Black women and their advocates, this film follows women through pregnancy, delivery and the postpartum period, exposing the challenges they face and racial disparities in maternal and infant health. (R-4/15, 11 a.m., WORLD) TV-14

My Grandparents’ War:

Kit Harington Join actor Kit Harington as he discovers the lengths his

grandparents went to for love and country. (R-4/14, 8 p.m., WORLD) TV-PG WORLD Expedition With Steve Backshall: Unpacked: Behind the Scenes See the behind-the-scenes camerawork and logistics that made filming five expedition episodes possible. TV-PG 9:00 p.m. Iowa PBS Frontline: America and the Taliban, Part 2 How America’s 20-year investment in Afghanistan culminated in Taliban victory. (R-4/12, 8 p.m., WORLD)

Founded by Prince William, the Earthshot Prize is a global environmental prize aiming to spotlight, support and scale groundbreaking solutions to help repair our planet.

6:30 p.m. Iowa PBS 7:00 p.m. Iowa PBS

Prairie Sportsman (R-4/15, 9 a.m., Iowa PBS) TV-PG

Nature: The Hummingbird Effect

WORLD PBS NewsHour 10:00 p.m. Iowa PBS Life From Above: Colorful Planet

Explore Costa Rica’s biodiversity through its most beloved and vital creatures—hummingbirds. (R-4/16, 7 p.m., WORLD) DVS

Cameras in space reveal the kaleidoscope of beautiful and powerful colors on earth. TV-PG

WORLD PBS NewsHour 10:00 p.m. Iowa PBS Send Me

WORLD BBC World News 10:30 p.m. WORLD Amanpour and Company 11:00 p.m. Iowa PBS Traces

A decorated Army Ranger returns to combat with the U.S. military to fight ISIS and the Taliban. TV-PG

TUNE IN:

WORLD BBC World News 10:30 p.m. Iowa PBS Charlotte Mansfield: A Woman

(See 4/8 at 10 p.m. on Iowa PBS)

11:30 p.m. WORLD DW The Day

Photographer Goes to War Charlotte Dee Mansfield, a

photographer and photo analyst in the Women’s Army Corps, is profiled.

THURSDAY 13

WORLD Amanpour and Company 11:00 p.m. Iowa PBS Hamish Macbeth: The Lochdubh Deluxe

5:00 p.m. WORLD France 24 5:30 p.m. Iowa PBS PBS NewsHour

Nature: The Hummingbird Effect Wednesday, April 12 7 p.m. on Iowa PBS .1 Venture across Costa Rica’s wild and rugged landscapes to discover the nation’s dazzling diversity of hummingbirds. There are more than 50 species of hummingbirds here, and they play a significant role in maintaining some of the richest and wildest environments on Earth.

(See 4/6 at 8 p.m. on Iowa PBS)

(R-4/13, 9 p.m., WORLD)

11:30 p.m. WORLD DW The Day

WORLD NHK Newsline 6:00 p.m. WORLD POV: Manzanar, Diverted: When Water Becomes Dust

Three communities share histories of forced removal and discuss how they defend their land. TV-PG

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