ADVANCE August 2023

FRIDAY 11

7:00 p.m. Iowa PBS Father Brown: The Beast of Wedlock

7:30 p.m. Iowa PBS Iowa Press

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

The past and the present collide as Father Brown investigates a missing person. TV-PG

(R-8/12, 8:30 a.m., WORLD)

8:00 p.m. Iowa PBS Market to Market

WORLD America ReFramed: Far East Deep South

(R-8/12, 8 a.m., WORLD) WORLD Colombia—Wild and Free: Two Rivers

(R-8/11, 9 p.m., WORLD)

A Chinese American family’s search for their roots leads them to the Mississippi Delta, where they discover the history of Chinese immigrants in the segregated South. (R-8/12, 9:30 p.m., WORLD)

WORLD NHK Newsline 6:00 p.m. WORLD Spy in the Wild, A Nature Miniseries: The Islands

The eastern region of Colombia, a land defined by the Orinoco and the Amazon rivers, is explored. (R-8/12, 9 a.m., WORLD) TV-PG

The islands of the South Pacific are explored with creatures such as the spy koala and the spy crab. (R-8/12, 7 a.m., WORLD) TV-PG America’s Heartland Discover what it takes to grow figs and pistachios in the Central Valley of California. (R-8/13, 10:30 a.m., Iowa PBS)

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

8:30 p.m. Iowa PBS

Santana Live at the

US Festival Thrill to this 1982 performance when Santana took the stage at the US Festival in San Bernardino.

A reggae rap artist is shot dead, and Marlon discovers he has a personal connection to the crime.

6:30 p.m. Iowa PBS

8:30 p.m. WORLD Raptors! Kings of the Sky

9:00 p.m. WORLD PBS NewsHour 10:00 p.m. Iowa PBS

The intersection of humans and raptors, such as condors, in the wild and in cities is explored. (R-8/13, 9:30 a.m., WORLD)

7:00 p.m. Iowa PBS Washington Week

Creedence Clearwater Revival at the Royal Albert Hall This long-lost live recording of Creedence Clearwater Revival’s 1970 London show features previously unseen video and the only concert footage of the group’s original lineup to be released in its entirety. TV-PG

9:00 p.m. Iowa PBS

(R-8/12, 6:30 a.m., WORLD) WORLD Spy in the Wild, A Nature Miniseries: The Poles

Midsomer Murders:

Stranglers Wood, Part 1 The body of a young Brazilian woman is found in a forest where three murders occurred several years before. (R-8/15, 11 p.m., Iowa PBS) TV-PG

Penguins, elephant seals, wolf cubs and polar bears are explored in the Arctic and Antarctic circles. (R-8/12, 2 p.m., WORLD) TV-PG

WORLD BBC News 10:30 p.m. WORLD Amanpour and Company 11:00 p.m. Iowa PBS Austin City Limits: Pavement TV-PG 11:30 p.m. WORLD DW The Day 6:00 a.m. Iowa PBS The Best of the Joy of Painting: Blue River WORLD To the Contrary With Bonnie Erbe (R-8/12, 4 p.m., WORLD) 6:30 a.m. Iowa PBS 6:30–8 a.m. See page 5. WORLD Washington Week (R-8/12, 4:30 p.m., WORLD) 7:00 a.m. WORLD Spy in the Wild, A Nature Miniseries: The Islands (See 8/11 at 6 p.m. on WORLD) (R-8/12, 1 p.m., WORLD) SATURDAY 12

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

TUNE IN:

Midsomer Murders:

Stranglers Wood, Part 2 The body of a young Brazilian woman is found in a forest where three murders occurred several years before. (R-8/16, 11 p.m., Iowa PBS) TV-PG

WORLD BBC News 10:30 p.m. WORLD Amanpour and Company 11:00 p.m. Iowa PBS Doc Martin: Accidental Hero (See 8/5 at 8 p.m. on Iowa PBS) 11:30 p.m. WORLD DW The Day

Santana Live at the US Festival Friday, August 11 8:30 p.m. on Iowa PBS .1 Thrill to the electrifying experience of an important moment in music history when Santana took the stage at the US Festival in San Bernardino, California, in 1982. His performance features the hits “Black Magic Woman,” Gypsy Queen” and “Oye Como Va.”

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