ADVANCE August 2024

AUGUST SCHEDULE

8:00 p.m. Iowa PBS Citizen Diplomacy

11:30 p.m. WORLD DW The Day

TUNE IN:

Iowans have been a source for bridging the diplomatic gap between nations for decades. (R-8/18, 1 p.m., Iowa PBS) The Amazon River contains boiling streams, crystal clear lagoons and pink river dolphins. TV-PG

THURSDAY 15

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

WORLD Rivers of Life: The Amazon

9:00 p.m. Iowa PBS

(R-8/15, 9 p.m., WORLD)

Fair 2024 (2 of 6) (R-8/13, 10 p.m., Iowa PBS)

Nature: Portugal: Wild Land on the Edge Wednesday, August 14 7 p.m. on Iowa PBS .1 Discover the wildlife and landscapes of Portugal, impacted by its history as a global trading hub. From forest to coast, witness the majesty of the country’s wild horses, storks, monk seals and more.

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

WORLD PBS News Hour 10:00 p.m. Iowa PBS Fair 2024 (2 of 6)

In the hottest places, species are going to extraordinary lengths to survive. TV-PG

(R-8/18, 3 p.m., Iowa PBS)

WORLD BBC News 10:30 p.m. WORLD Amanpour and Company 11:00 p.m. Iowa PBS Midsomer Murders:

6:30 p.m. Iowa PBS Iowa Ingredient: Iowa’s Culinary Heritage (R-8/17, 11:30 a.m., Iowa PBS) 7:00 p.m. Iowa PBS Father Brown: The Hidden Man Father Brown’s nemesis is wanted for a series of murders. TV-PG WORLD Doc World: Ganden: A Joyful Land Likened by Buddhists to Vatican City, Ganden is considered the most

Murder on St. Malley’s Day, Part 1 (See 8/8 at 9 p.m. on Iowa PBS)

7:30 p.m. WORLD

11:30 p.m. WORLD DW The Day

A Boston (R)Evolution This film explores race and gender in politics through the lens of Boston’s 2021 mayoral race, which featured the most diverse field ever. TV-14

WEDNESDAY 14

influential monastery of Tibetan Buddhism. (R-8/17, 9 p.m., WORLD)

8:00 p.m. Iowa PBS NOVA: Dog Tales

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

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

Researchers reveal how humans tamed fearsome canines over tens of thousands of years. (R-8/20, 6 p.m., WORLD)

When a TV news presenter is found strangled in her pool, Neville is sure that her popular co-host is guilty.

(R-8/14, 9 p.m., WORLD)

8:30 p.m. WORLD Butterfly Town, USA

9:00 p.m. Iowa PBS

WORLD NHK Newsline 6:00 p.m. WORLD Independent Lens: One With the Whale

Fair 2024 (3 of 6) (R-8/14, 10 p.m., Iowa PBS)

Activists take action to save the Monarch Butterfly Grove Sanctuary in Monterey County, California. (R-8/17, 12:30 p.m., WORLD)

WORLD PBS News Hour 10:00 p.m. Iowa PBS Fair 2024 (3 of 6)

An Alaska Native family maintains a subsistence life where, if you don’t hunt, you die. (R-8/17, 11 a.m., WORLD) TV-14

9:00 p.m. Iowa PBS

(R-8/18, 4 p.m., Iowa PBS)

Fair 2024 (4 of 6) (R-8/15, 10 p.m., Iowa PBS)

WORLD BBC News 10:30 p.m. WORLD Amanpour and Company 11:00 p.m. Iowa PBS Midsomer Murders:

6:30 p.m. Iowa PBS Road Trip Iowa:

WORLD PBS News Hour 10:00 p.m. Iowa PBS Fair 2024 (4 of 6)

Delaware Crossing Scenic Byway (R-8/17, 9 a.m., Iowa PBS)

7:00 p.m. Iowa PBS Nature: Portugal:

(R-8/18, 5 p.m., Iowa PBS)

Murder on St. Malley’s Day, Part 2 (See 8/8 at 9 p.m. on Iowa PBS)

WORLD BBC News

Wild Land on the Edge Discover the wildlife and landscapes of Portugal, impacted by its history as a global trading hub. DVS

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