ADVANCE August 2023

7:30 p.m. Iowa PBS Keeping Up Appearances: Country Retreat 8:00 p.m. Iowa PBS Doc Martin: Blade on the Feather (R-8/13, 11:30 p.m., Iowa PBS) TV-PG

11:30 a.m. Iowa PBS PBS News Weekend WORLD Beyond the Mirage: The Future of Water in the West Examine emerging water

TUNE IN:

conservation technologies and how they might offer solutions to the West’s water crisis.

Penhale and Morwenna participate in the annual gig race against another town. Louisa buys a new car. (R-8/17, 11 p.m., Iowa PBS) TV-PG Two Korean American children of liquor store owners reconcile their own dreams with those of their immigrant parents.. TV-PG Before We Die: Episode 3 Hannah and Billy investigate an assassination and find their boss may be involved in a cover-up. TV-14

NOON Iowa PBS Iowa Press 12:30 p.m. Iowa PBS Market to Market WORLD Start Up: Dream First Studios, Baltimore, Maryland 1:00 p.m. Iowa PBS Great Performances at the Met: Falstaff

WORLD POV: Liquor Store Dreams

Meredith Willson: America’s Music Man Sunday, August 13 7 p.m. on Iowa PBS .1 He mastered the flute and performed under Sousa and Toscanini. He composed symphonies, led orchestras and scored Hollywood films for the likes of Charlie Chaplin. Follow the career of the musician, conductor, composer and Iowa’s champion on Broadway.

9:00 p.m. Iowa PBS

Verdi’s Shakespearean comedy features an ensemble cast with

baritone Michael Volle performing in his first Verdi role at the Met as the knight Falstaff. TV-PG WORLD To the Contrary With Bonnie Erbe 1:30 p.m. WORLD Firing Line With Margaret Hoover 2:00 p.m. WORLD The Open Mind 2:30 p.m. WORLD ICT Newscast With Aliyah Chavez 3:00 p.m. WORLD DW Global Us 3:30 p.m. Iowa PBS Great Performances: A John Williams Premiere at Tanglewood The Boston Symphony Orchestra performs works by legendary composer John Williams at Tanglewood. WORLD On Story: A Conversation With Darren Aronofsky

9:30 p.m. WORLD America ReFramed: Far East Deep South

(See 8/10 at 7 p.m. on WORLD) (R-8/13, 8 a.m., WORLD)

10:00 p.m. Iowa PBS

7:00 a.m. Iowa PBS 7–10:30 a.m. See page 5. WORLD DW Focus on Europe 7:30 a.m. WORLD DW Global Us (R-8/13, 3 p.m., WORLD) 8:00 a.m. WORLD America ReFramed: Far East Deep South

Orphan Black: Mingling Its Own Nature With It Sarah hits the road with Felix and runs into an old flame on the way. TV-MA

10:30 p.m. WORLD Raptors! Kings of the Sky

(See 8/10 at 8:30 p.m. on WORLD) (R-8/13, 9:30 a.m., WORLD)

11:00 p.m. Iowa PBS Doctor Who: Tom Baker Movies: The Robots of Death TV-PG WORLD Fight the Power: How Hip Hop Changed the World: Still Fighting (See 8/12 at 7 p.m. on WORLD)

(See 8/10 at 7 p.m. on WORLD) (R-8/13, 4 p.m., WORLD)

9:30 a.m. WORLD Raptors! Kings of the Sky

(See 8/10 at 8:30 p.m. on WORLD)

10:00 a.m. WORLD The Chavis Chronicles: Darrin Henson, Actor TV-PG 10:30 a.m. Iowa PBS America’s Heartland WORLD The Laura Flanders Show 11:00 a.m. Iowa PBS Firing Line With Margaret Hoover (R-8/13, 1:30 p.m., WORLD) WORLD Articulate With Jim Cotter: The Insatiables TV-PG (See 8/11 at 6:30 p.m. on Iowa PBS)

SUNDAY 13

It’s a conversation with Academy Award-nominated director Darren Aronofsky. TV-PG

6:00 a.m. Iowa PBS Sit and Be Fit: Strengthening Muscles & Joints WORLD Washington Week 6:30 a.m. Iowa PBS Garden Smart: Horticulturists Are Constantly Breeding New Plants WORLD The Open Mind (R-8/13, 2 p.m., WORLD)

4:00 p.m. WORLD America ReFramed: Far East Deep South

(See 8/10 at 7 p.m. on WORLD)

5:00 p.m. Iowa PBS Grantchester on Masterpiece (See 8/6 at 8 p.m. on Iowa PBS) 5:30 p.m. WORLD PBS News Weekend

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