ADVANCE April 2025

6:00 p.m. WORLD

7:00 p.m. Iowa PBS Father Brown: The Wisdom of the Fool A jesters convention turns into a murder site when Doctor Belmont suddenly collapses and dies. TV-PG WORLD America ReFramed: Meltdown in Dixie An ice cream shop owner learns

TUNE IN:

The Cure for Hate A former skinhead, Tony McAleer documents his journey of atonement to Auschwitz-Birkenau. TV-PG

6:30 p.m. Iowa PBS

Road Trip Iowa: Loess Hills

National Scenic Byway North (R-4/26, 9 a.m., Iowa PBS)

that taking down a Confederate flag may not be so easy. (R-4/26, 9 p.m., WORLD)

7:00 p.m. Iowa PBS Nature: Penguins: Meet the Family A celebration of the iconic and beloved bird features footage of all 17 species of penguins. (R-4/27, 7 p.m., WORLD) DVS WORLD Simon Schama: The Holocaust, 80 Years On (See 4/22 at 8 p.m. on Iowa PBS) 8:00 p.m. Iowa PBS NOVA: Arctic Sinkholes Scientists examine evidence that melting soil in the Arctic is releasing vast amounts of methane. (R-4/29, 6 p.m., WORLD) WORLD Frontline: Alaska’s Vanishing Native Villages (See 4/22 at 9 p.m. on Iowa PBS) 9:00 p.m. Iowa PBS Changing Planet: River Restoration

8:00 p.m. Iowa PBS

Chasing the Tide Friday, April 25 6 p.m. on Iowa PBS WORLD WORLD presents a Friday-night marathon of this series which follows conservationists Chrissy and Jay Kleberg on an unprecedented expedition along Texas’ 370 miles of barrier islands. Their 21-day hike explores one of the most biologically diverse coastlines in North America and efforts to balance economic growth and healthy wildlife populations.

Brokenwood Mysteries: Over Her Dead Body When the coffin is opened at Declan’s funeral, the dead body of a young woman is discovered. TV-PG Explore several stories that highlight the value of relationships between communities and nature. (R-4/26, 10 p.m., WORLD) TV-PG

WORLD Reciprocity Project

9:00 p.m. WORLD PBS News Hour 9:30 p.m. Iowa PBS

THURSDAY 24

Midsomer Murders: Tale of Two Hamlets, Parts 1 & 2 When heirs of the aristocratic Smythe-Webster family are killed, Barnaby’s investigation uncovers long-hidden family secrets. (Part 1: R-4/29, 11 p.m., Iowa PBS) (Part 2: R-4/30, 11 p.m., Iowa PBS)

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

Dr. M. Sanjayan visits northern California where the largest river restoration project in U.S. history is aiming to bring life back to a sacred river. (R-4/29, 7 p.m., WORLD)

(R-4/24, 9 p.m., WORLD)

10:00 p.m. WORLD DW The Day 10:30 p.m. WORLD BBC News 11:00 p.m. Iowa PBS Sister Boniface Mysteries: A Beautiful World

WORLD PBS News Hour 10:00 p.m. Iowa PBS Breakthrough: The Ideas That

Reel South: Black Godfather of Scuba/The Voice of Bamboo/Ishak Discover the story of Dr. Albert “Doc” Jones, follow a Japanese man from Japan to North Carolina, and meet the second woman chief of the Atakapa-Ishak Nation. TV-14

Changed the World: The Smartphone Dial in to the fascinating history of the smartphone, from its roots in Morse Code to the iPhone. TV-PG

(See 4/19 at 8 p.m. on Iowa PBS)

6:30 p.m. Iowa PBS Iowa Ingredient: Farmer’s Market Special (R-4/26, 11:30 a.m., Iowa PBS)

WORLD DW The Day 10:30 p.m. WORLD BBC News 11:00 p.m. Iowa PBS Midsomer Murders: Painted in Blood, Part 2

WORLD Amanpour and Company

FRIDAY 25

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

(See 4/17 at 9:30 p.m. on Iowa PBS)

WORLD Amanpour and Company

(R-4/25, 9 p.m., WORLD)

WORLD NHK Newsline

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