ADVANCE April 2025

APRIL SCHEDULE

TUESDAY 1

PROGRAM GUIDE KEY

TUNE IN:

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

Programs with this flag are new to our

broadcast schedule. IOWA PBS .1: Our primary channel. Antenna viewers can find it on the .1 channel. * IOWA PBS KIDS .2: Programming for kids. See schedule on page 5. Antenna viewers can find it on the .2 channel. * IOWA PBS WORLD .3: Public affairs, science, history, independent films and more. Antenna viewers can find it on the .3 channel. * IOWA PBS CREATE .4: How-to programs. See schedule on pages 8–11. Antenna viewers can find it on the .4 channel. * * Cable and satellite subscribers: Please contact your service providers for information on where they carry Iowa PBS’s channels in their lineup. DVS/DVI: Narrative descriptions for the visually impaired. This setting is often found in the accessibility menu. ESP: This program is available in Spanish through the SAP. Visit iowapbs.org/espanol for help. Este programa está disponible en español a través del programa de audio secundario (SAP, por sus siglas en inglés). Visite iowapbs.org/espanol para obtener más información. TV-PG: May be unsuitable for younger children. TV-14: May be unsuitable for children under 14. TV-MA: May be unsuitable for children under 17. Some ratings may be followed by initials describing the nature of the content: L=Language • V=Violence • AS=Adult situations • N=Nudity • S=Sexual content.

(R-4/1, 9 p.m., WORLD)

WORLD NHK Newsline 6:00 p.m. WORLD NOVA: Hunt for the Oldest DNA

Explore the quest to recover DNA that may reveal a lost world before the last Ice Age. TV-PG

11:00 p.m. Iowa PBS Midsomer Murders: Witches of Angel’s Rise, Part 1 Take an intimate look into the life of Liza Minnelli, best known for her Oscar-winning role in “Cabaret.” Following in the footsteps of her mother Judy Garland, Minnelli used her boundless raw talent to build her own legacy in showbiz. American Masters: Liza: A Truly Terrific Absolutely True Story Tuesday, April 1 8 p.m. on Iowa PBS .1

6:30 p.m. Iowa PBS

Iowa Life This episode features the Color the Wind Kite Festival, a small town newspaper partnership and a braille competition. (R-4/3, 11:30 p.m., Iowa PBS) Moving on Up Laurence Fishburne and Henry Louis Gates Jr. use detective work to track a family mystery. (R-4/6, 8 p.m., WORLD) TV-PG See how oceans, and the organisms in them, help draw down carbon as scale. American Masters: Liza: A Truly Terrific Absolutely True Story Learn about the incredible true story of Liza Minnelli and her personal and professional challenges. (R-4/6, 9 p.m., WORLD) DVS The Gorongosa elephant ecology project is redefining the purpose of an African national park. Finding Your Roots:

7:00 p.m. Iowa PBS

WORLD The Future of Nature: Oceans

Barnaby steps into the spiritual world of mediums and psychics to solve a murder. TV-PG

IOWA PBS 5:00–6:30 AM SUNDAY 5:00 am PBS News Weekend

WORLD Amanpour and Company

8:00 p.m. Iowa PBS

5:30 am Firing Line With Margaret Hoover 6:00 am Sit and Be Fit

WEDNESDAY 2

MONDAY

5:00 am DW Focus on Europe 5:30 am BBC News 6:00 am Classical Stretch 5:00 am DW Global Us 5:30 am BBC News 6:00 am Classical Stretch 5:00 am DW euromaxx 5:30 am BBC News 6:00 am Classical Stretch 5:00 am This Is America 5:30 am BBC News 6:00 am Classical Stretch 5:00 am To the Contrary 5:30 am BBC News 6:00 am Classical Stretch

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

TUESDAY

WORLD Our Gorongosa

(R-4/2, 9 p.m., WORLD)

WORLD NHK Newsline 6:00 p.m. WORLD Into the Night: Darkness and Light Explore the ways we think about

WEDNESDAY

9:00 p.m. WORLD PBS News Hour 10:00 p.m. Iowa PBS

THURSDAY

death as seven people from different walks of life share their stories. (R-4/5, 11 a.m., WORLD) TV-PG

Showstoppers! Great

Women of TV Variety This dazzling musical comedy salute to the history-making women of 1960s and ’70s TV features classic performances from trailblazing icons. (R-4/6, 5 p.m., Iowa PBS)

6:30 p.m. Iowa PBS Road Trip Iowa: Delaware Crossing Scenic Byway (R-4/5, 9 a.m., Iowa PBS)

FRIDAY

WORLD DW The Day 10:30 p.m. WORLD BBC News

SATURDAY

5:00 am Firing Line With Margaret Hoover 5:30 am My Money Mentors 6:00 am The Best of the Joy of Painting

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