ADVANCE August 2023

7:00 p.m. Iowa PBS USS Iowa

10:00 p.m. Iowa PBS Fair 2023 (3 of 6)

6:30 p.m. Iowa PBS Prairie Sportsman: Edge of Water Thrills 7:00 p.m. Iowa PBS Rivers of Life: Mississippi

Explore a symbol of power and the stories of those who served through triumph and tragedy. TV-PG WORLD Human Footprint: The Ground Below (See 8/9 at 8 p.m. on Iowa PBS) 8:00 p.m. Iowa PBS The Bright Path: The Johnny Bright Story This film tells the story of Drake

(R-8/20, 4 p.m., Iowa PBS)

(R-8/19, 9 a.m., Iowa PBS) TV-PG

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

The Mississippi stretches into nearly half of America. Explore its waterfalls, wildlife and swamps. (R-8/23, 11 p.m., Iowa PBS) TV-PG Europe’s mighty and majestic Danube, full of glorious riches and magical surprises, is explored. TV-PG Tom Brokaw narrates this lasting tribute and timeless impression of a special place within the heartland of America. (R-8/27, 2:30 p.m., Iowa PBS) Home to bears, moose and salmon, the Yukon River has sustained North American people for centuries. TV-PG

(See 8/10 at 10 p.m. on Iowa PBS)

WORLD Rivers of Life: Danube

11:30 p.m. WORLD DW The Day

University football standout Johnny Bright’s leadership, ahleticism and courage.

WORLD Forces of Nature: Color

8:00 p.m. Iowa PBS Iowa: An American Portrait

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Earth is painted in stunning colors. Learn the secret language of Earth by exploring these colors. TV-PG

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

9:00 p.m. Iowa PBS

Fair 2023 (2 of 6) (R-8/15, 10 p.m., Iowa PBS)

WORLD Rivers of Life: Yukon

WORLD PBS NewsHour 10:00 p.m. Iowa PBS Fair 2023 (2 of 6)

(R-8/17, 9 p.m., WORLD)

WORLD NHK Newsline

9:00 p.m. Iowa PBS

(R-8/18, 5:30 p.m., WORLD)

(R-8/20, 3 p.m., Iowa PBS)

6:00 p.m. WORLD

Fair 2023 (3 of 6) (R-8/16, 10 p.m., Iowa PBS)

WORLD BBC News 10:30 p.m. WORLD Amanpour and Company 11:00 p.m. Iowa PBS Midsomer Murders: Stranglers Wood, Part 1 (See 8/10 at 9 p.m. on Iowa PBS) 11:30 p.m. WORLD DW The Day

Wild Hope: The Beautiful Undammed

WORLD PBS NewsHour

A decade after a momentous dam removal, salmon are helping revive a lost U.S. ecosystem. TV-PG

6:30 p.m. Iowa PBS Iowa Ingredient: Green Beans (R-8/19, 11:30 a.m., Iowa PBS) WORLD

TUNE IN:

Wild Hope: Coffee for Water

Farmers grow coffee to save a rainforest that’s crucial to local communities and wildlife. TV-PG

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7:00 p.m. Iowa PBS Father Brown: The Hidden Man

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

Father Brown’s nemesis is wanted for a series of murders. TV-PG

WORLD America ReFramed: Care

Told through the stories of both care workers and their clients, this film exposes the cracks in a system that is poorly serving both. (R-8/19, 9 p.m., WORLD) TV-PG

The Bright Path: The Johnny Bright Story Tuesday, August 15 8 p.m. on Iowa PBS .1 In the late 1940s and early ’50s, Johnny Bright was a stand-out player on Drake University’s football team. But his life would forever change on an October afternoon in 1951 when the Bulldogs played gainst Oklahoma A&M.

(R-8/16, 9 p.m., WORLD)

WORLD NHK Newsline

(R-8/17, 5:30 p.m., WORLD)

6:00 p.m. WORLD Rivers of Life: Zambezi

The wildlife and people of the Zambezi, Africa’s extraordinary shape shifting river, are explored. TV-PG

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