ADVANCE August 2024

8:00 p.m. Iowa PBS

11:30 p.m. WORLD DW The Day

TUNE IN:

Gods of Tennis: Martina

Navratilova and Chris Evert In 1990, Martina Navratilova dominated Wimbledon but struggled to be as adored as her rival, Chris Evert. (R-8/9, 8 p.m., WORLD) TV-PG The Nile River provides a lifeline for Africa’s wildest beasts and for some incredible cultures. TV-PG

THURSDAY 8

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

WORLD Rivers of Life: The Nile

9:00 p.m. Iowa PBS Frontline: South Korea’s Adoption Reckoning

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

8:00 p.m. Iowa PBS NOVA: Kilauea: Hawai’i on Fire Join scientists and residents on a journey to investigate the Kilauea volcano’s spike in activity. (R-8/13, 6 p.m., WORLD) TV-PG WORLD Frontline: South Korea’s Adoption Reckoning (See 8/6 at 9 p.m. on Iowa PBS) 9:00 p.m. Iowa PBS Sea Change: The Gulf of Maine, a NOVA Special Presentation: Survival See how scientists track the latest developments and entrepreneurs find new ways to make a living. (R-8/13, 7 p.m., WORLD) DVS/TV-PG WORLD PBS News Hour 10:00 p.m. Iowa PBS NOVA: Ocean Invaders Host Danni Washington investigates what makes the lionfish such a successful invasive species. DVS/TV-PG WORLD BBC News 10:30 p.m. WORLD Amanpour and Company 11:00 p.m. Iowa PBS Midsomer Murders: Ring Out Your Dead, Part 2 (See 8/1 at 9 p.m. on Iowa PBS) Sea Change: The Gulf of Maine: Survival Wednesday, August 7 9 p.m. on Iowa PBS .1 Now at a crossroads for the future of the Gulf of Maine and our oceans, Indigenous peoples and scholars practice climate resilience and adaptation, scientists track developments, and entrepreneurs find other ways to make a living from the sea.

WORLD NHK Newsline 6:00 p.m. WORLD Evolution Earth: Islands

Frontline and the Associated Press investigate allegations of frad and abuse over seven decades of South Korea’s foreign adoptions. (R-8/7, 8 p.m., WORLD)

Remarkable island wildlife reveals insights into our rapidly changing planet. TV-PG

6:30 p.m. Iowa PBS Iowa Ingredient: Basil

WORLD PBS News Hour 10:00 p.m. WORLD BBC News 10:30 p.m. Iowa PBS Unadopted

(R-8/10, 11:30 a.m., Iowa PBS)

7:00 p.m. Iowa PBS Father Brown:

The Beast of Wedlock The past and the present collide as Father Brown investigates a missing person. TV-PG WORLD Doc World: The Accused: Damned or Devoted? This film follows the rise of powerful cleric Khadim Hussain Rizvi who has one mission: to preserve Pakistan’s blasphemy laws.(R-8/10, 9 p.m., WORLD)

This film examines long-term foster care from the perspective of those intimately familiar with its challenges and failings.

WORLD Amanpour and Company 11:00 p.m. Iowa PBS Midsomer Murders: Ring Out Your Dead, Part 1

(See 8/1 at 9 p.m. on Iowa PBS)

11:30 p.m. WORLD DW The Day

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

A blind actor is the only witness to her husband’s murder, but questions arise over whether she should be trusted or not. TV-PG On Grizzly Ground Greater Yellowstone grizzlies have learned to live among us. Now we need to learn how to live with them. (R-8/10, 10:30 p.m., WORLD) Murder on St. Malley’s Day, Parts 1 & 2 When a pupil at a prestigious school is stabbed, locals believe the death is be linked to a long-running rivalry. (Part 1: R-8/13, 11 p.m., Iowa PBS) (Part 2: R-8/14, 11 p.m., Iowa PBS) TV-PG

WEDNESDAY 7

5:00 p.m. Iowa PBS PBS News Hour WORLD France 24 5:30 p.m. WORLD NHK Newsline 6:00 p.m. WORLD POV: Fauna

8:30 p.m. WORLD

(R-8/7, 9 p.m., WORLD)

9:00 p.m. Iowa PBS Midsomer Murders:

(See 8/5 at 10 p.m. on Iowa PBS) (R-8/10, 11 a.m., WORLD)

6:15 p.m. Iowa PBS

Iowa State Fair Parade 2024 Join Iowa PBS for live coverage of this year’s Iowa State Fair parade in Des Moines.

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

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