ADVANCE August 2023

7:00 p.m. Iowa PBS

6:00 p.m. WORLD

Our Great State Fair (2 of 2) Explore the history of the Iowa State Fair from the post-war era to today. (R-8/13, 9 p.m., Iowa PBS)

Wild Hope: The Big Oyster New Yorkers are deploying oysters to restore their harbor and protect their coastline. TV-PG

6:30 p.m. Iowa PBS Iowa Ingredient: Cantaloupe (R-8/5, 11:30 a.m., Iowa PBS) WORLD Wild Hope: Beaver Fever British beavers bring chaos, controversy and benefits to an overmanicured landscape. TV-PG The Gardeners of Eden A celebrity florist brings glamour and murder to Kembleford. TV-PG WORLD America ReFramed: Kid Candidate Hayden Pedigo, a 24-year-old artist 7:00 p.m. Iowa PBS Father Brown:

7:30 p.m. WORLD POV: Children of the Mist

Learn the story of Di, a 13-year-old Hmong girl living in rural Northwest Vietnam. (R-8/5, 11 a.m., WORLD) TV-14

8:00 p.m. Iowa PBS

Human Footprint:

The Urban Jungle Shane explores three thriving urban species and envisions a wilder future for our cities. (R-8/8, 7 p.m., WORLD) TV-PG

9:00 p.m. Iowa PBS NOVA: The Planets: Ice Worlds

and musician in Amarillo, Texas, makes an unorthodox run for city council, hoping to upend the status quo. (R-8/5, 9 p.m., WORLD)

In the far reaches of the solar system, Uranus and Neptune dazzle with unexpected rings and moons. (R-8/8, 6 p.m., WORLD)

8:00 p.m. Iowa PBS Death in Paradise

WORLD PBS NewsHour 10:00 p.m. Iowa PBS To Catch a Comet

The team investigates the case of a woman who reported a murder before she was found strangled.

The spacecraft Rosetta awakens for its mission to land on a comet speeding towards the sun.

8:30 p.m. WORLD Butterfly Town, USA

WORLD BBC News 10:30 p.m. WORLD Amanpour and Company 11:00 p.m. Iowa PBS Midsomer Murders: Death in Disguise, Part 2

Activists take action to save the Monarch Butterfly Grove Sanctuary in Monterey County, California. (R-8/5, 10:30 p.m., WORLD)

9:00 p.m. Iowa PBS

Midsomer Murders:

Death’s Shadow, Part 1 Barnaby investigates the savage murder of a property developer who was killed with an Indian sword. (R-8/8, 11:30 p.m., Iowa PBS) TV-PG

One of the founders of a new-age commune is mysteriously murdered in front of a roomful of people. TV-PG

11:30 p.m. WORLD DW The Day

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

Midsomer Murders:

THURSDAY 3

Death’s Shadow, Part 2 Barnaby investigates the savage murder of a property developer who was killed with an Indian sword. (R-8/9, 11 p.m., Iowa PBS)

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

WORLD BBC News 10:30 p.m. WORLD Amanpour and Company

(R-8/3, 9 p.m., WORLD)

WORLD NHK Newsline

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