ADVANCE August 2024

AUGUST SCHEDULE

8:00 p.m. Iowa PBS

9:00 p.m. Iowa PBS Our Great State Fair: Part 2

TUNE IN:

Grantchester on Masterpiece: Season 9, Episode 8 Alphy and Geordie unravel some clues that lead them to a shocking discovery. DVS/TV-14 WORLD Finding Your Roots: Rising From the Ashes

Explore the history of the Iowa State Fair from the post-war era to today. (R-8/11, 9 p.m., Iowa PBS)

WORLD PBS News Hour 10:00 p.m. Iowa PBS

POV: Fauna Explore the relationship between humans, animals and science in post pandemic times. (R-8/7, 6:30 p.m., WORLD) DVS/TV-PG

Henry Louis Gates traces the family trees of actors Brian Cox and Viola Davis. TV-PG

9:00 p.m. Iowa PBS Roadkill on Masterpiece: Episode 3

POV: Fauna Monday, August 5 10 p.m. on Iowa PBS .1

WORLD BBC News 10:30 p.m. WORLD Amanpour and Company 11:30 p.m. Iowa PBS Poetry in America: Emperor of Ice Cream, Motive for Metaphor TV-PG WORLD DW The Day

As friends, family and employees turn against him, Peter follows his motto: “Keep moving forward.” TV-14 Discover how animals have learned to thrive across Australia’s harsh and beautiful extremes. TV-PG

6:30 p.m. Iowa PBS British Antiques Roadshow: Dyffryn Gardens 1 (R-8/10, 4:30 p.m., Iowa PBS) 7:00 p.m. Iowa PBS Antiques Roadshow: Palm Springs, Hour 1 (R-8/10, 5 p.m., Iowa PBS) WORLD Animals With Cameras, A Nature Miniseries: Australia The lives of Australia’s iconic animals, Filmed over two years, this documentary follows an old shepherd who lives alongside a high-tech animal testing laboratory, contrasting ultra-modernity and a vanishing traditional way of life, and offering a poignant reflection on the tangled relationship between humans, animals and science.

WORLD Magical Land of Oz: Land

10:00 p.m. Iowa PBS Roadkill on Masterpiece: Episode 4 With the prime minister in

TUESDAY 6

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

trouble, Peter makes a shocking announcement to the nation. TV-14 WORLD The Outback: The Kimberley Comes Alive Meet the diverse humans and creatures who inhabit the Kimberley region in Western Australia. TV-PG (See 8/3 at 7 p.m. on Iowa PBS) WORLD Nature: Primates: Secrets of Survival (See 8/4 at 7 p.m. on WORLD) 11:30 p.m. Iowa PBS Keeping Up Appearances: Early Retirement TV-PG 11:00 p.m. Iowa PBS As Time Goes By

(R-8/6, 9 p.m., WORLD)

WORLD NHK Newsline 6:00 p.m. WORLD NOVA: Operation Bridge Rescue

Elite craftsmen rebuild the 19th century Blenheim Covered Bridge under grueling time pressure. TV-PG

6:30 p.m. Iowa PBS Iowa Life

such as koalas, fruit bats and kangaroos, are investigated.

Explore breakdancing, a 1968 plane crash and community revitalization through the arts. (R-8/11, 10:30 a.m., Iowa PBS)

8:00 p.m. Iowa PBS

The Great American Recipe: Defining Firsts and Family Watch the home cooks make a life changing dish for a chance to earn a spot to compete in the finale. (R-8/10, 9:30 a.m., Iowa PBS)

MONDAY 5

7:00 p.m. Iowa PBS Finding Your Roots: Family: Lost and Found DNA is used to solve mysteries for actor Joe Manganiello and football star Tony Gonzalez. (R-8/11, 8 p.m., WORLD) TV-PG WORLD Sea Change: The Gulf of Maine, a

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

WORLD Wild Hope: Beaver Fever British beavers bring chaos,

controversy and benefits to an overmanicured landscape. TV-PG

(R-8/5, 9 p.m., WORLD)

8:30 p.m. WORLD Stories From the Stage: Sounds Like Summer

WORLD NHK Newsline 6:00 p.m. WORLD Animals With Cameras, A Nature Miniseries: Oceans

NOVA Special Presentation: Peril Explore Cashes Ledge, a part of the Gulf of Maine that helps power the Gulf’s more than 3,000 species. TV-PG

In honor of the season, tales are told of joy and disaster under the summer sun.

A wildlife videographer offers a fresh look at the lives of sharks, elephant seals, turtles and gannets.

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