ADVANCE August 2023

AUGUST SCHEDULE

4:00 p.m. Iowa PBS Fair 2023 (3 of 6) WORLD America ReFramed: Care 5:00 p.m. Iowa PBS Fair 2023 (4 of 6) WORLD Aging Matters: Loneliness & Isolation Characteristics linked to social (See 8/17 at 7 p.m. on WORLD)

11:00 p.m. Iowa PBS Doctor Who: Tom Baker Movies: The Talons of Weng-Chaing TV-PG WORLD Independent Lens: Chasing Trane: The John Coltrane Documentary (See 8/19 at 7 p.m. on WORLD)

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6:00 a.m. Iowa PBS Sit and Be Fit: A Healthy Back WORLD Washington Week 6:30 a.m. Iowa PBS Garden Smart: A Huge City With Huge Gardens WORLD The Open Mind (R-8/20, 2 p.m., WORLD) 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-8/20, 3 p.m., WORLD) 8:00 a.m. WORLD America ReFramed: Care (See 8/17 at 7 p.m. on WORLD) (R-8/20, 4 p.m., WORLD) 9:00 a.m. WORLD POV: He’s My Brother (See 8/17 at 8 p.m. on WORLD) 10:00 a.m. WORLD The Chavis Chronicles: Melba Moore, Legendary Singer TV-PG 10:30 a.m. Iowa PBS America’s Heartland (See 8/18 at 6:30 p.m. on Iowa PBS) WORLD The Laura Flanders Show 11:00 a.m. Iowa PBS Firing Line With Margaret Hoover (R-8/20, 1:30 p.m., WORLD) WORLD Articulate With Jim Cotter: Conscientious Evolution TV-PG 11:30 a.m.

isolation and health risks associated with loneliness are examined.

Great Performances: Leonard Bernstein’s Kaddish Symphony

5:30 p.m. WORLD PBS News Weekend 6:00 p.m. Iowa PBS Fair 2023 (5 of 6) WORLD NOVA: Cat Tales

Monday, August 21 9 p.m. on Iowa PBS .1

Did humans ever domesticate felines? Science sheds light on a relationship that predates history.

Bernstein protégé Marin Alsop conducts the Chicago Symphony Orchestra in a performance of Bernstein’s “Kaddish” Symphony, featuring soprano Janai Brugger, Jaye Ladymore as narrator and the Chicago Children’s Choir.

7:00 p.m. Iowa PBS Fair 2023 (6 of 6) WORLD Animals With Cameras, A Nature Miniseries The secret lives of animals are

12:30 p.m. Iowa PBS Market to Market WORLD Start Up: Surfsup: 1:00 p.m. Iowa PBS Meredith Willson:

showcased as animals with cameras capture unprecedented behavior. (R-8/20, 11 p.m., WORLD)

8:00 p.m. Iowa PBS

Portersville, Pennsylvania

State Fair Talent

Championship 2023 Tune in as some of Iowa’s most talented youth perform during the State Fair Talent Championship. (R-8/27, 1 p.m., Iowa PBS) The Shirts on Their Backs Henry Louis Gates, Jr. reveals the immigrant roots of actors Tony Shalhoub and Christopher Meloni. TV-14 The Wounded Land—Part 3: Taliban Although the Soviet occupation in Afghanistan was over, various groups kept fighting. With Pakistan’s support and the blessing of the clergy, the Taliban emerged and triumphed. 9:30 p.m. Iowa PBS Bill Riley Remembers—60 Years on the Air and at the Fair (See 8/18 at 8:30 p.m. on Iowa PBS) WORLD Finding Your Roots: 9:00 p.m. WORLD Doc World: Afghanistan:

America’s Music Man (See 8/13 at 7 p.m. on Iowa PBS) WORLD To the Contrary With Bonnie Erbe 1:30 p.m. WORLD Firing Line With Margaret Hoover 2:00 p.m. Iowa PBS Fair 2023 (1 of 6) WORLD The Open Mind 2:30 p.m. WORLD ICT Newscast With Aliyah Chavez 3:00 p.m. Iowa PBS Fair 2023 (2 of 6) WORLD DW Global Us 3:30 p.m. WORLD On Story: Stephen Merchant: A Conversation Learn how Stephen Merchant,

Iowa PBS PBS News Weekend WORLD The West Is Burning

The state of forests in the western United States and the history of forest management are examined. TV-PG

who’s known for crafting relatable characters, finds comedy inspiration. TV-PG

NOON Iowa PBS Iowa Press

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