ADVANCE December 2023

DECEMBER SCHEDULE

WORLD America ReFramed:

11:00 a.m. Iowa PBS Firing Line With Margaret Hoover (R-12/3, 1:30 p.m., WORLD) WORLD MN Original

Geographies of Kinship In this powerful tale about the rise of Korea’s global adoption program, four adult adoptees return to their country of birth and recover the personal histories that were lost when they were adopted.

TUNE IN:

Urban planner Weiming Lu integrates technology in his traditional Chinese calligraphy.

10:00 p.m. Iowa PBS Broadchurch: Episode 6

11:30 a.m. Iowa PBS PBS News Weekend WORLD America’s Heartland

The town of Broadchurch comes together to mourn, and in doing so, a new suspect comes to light. DVS/TV-14

Discover unique varieties of mushrooms grown at a farm near Monterey Bay.

The Savoy at Christmas

10:30 p.m. WORLD Unadopted

NOON Iowa PBS Iowa Press WORLD This American Land: Renewable

After 20 years in foster care, Noel Anaya searches for answers about his family and his experience. TV-PG

Monday, December 4 9 p.m. on Iowa PBS .1

Urban Energy, Crop-Switching in the Megadrought, Highway Crossings for Wildlife

As the first luxury hotel in Britain, The Savoy delivers the glamour, elegance, history and character guests truly wish to experience. The holiday season is an especially busy time for staff as they work diligently to ensure guests have a wonderful stay during this time of the year.

11:00 p.m. Iowa PBS Doctor Who: Tom Baker Movies: Destiny of the Daleks TV-PG WORLD Meredith Willson: America’s Music Man (See 12/2 at 7 p.m. on WORLD) (R-12/16, 6 p.m., WORLD)

12:30 p.m. Iowa PBS Market to Market WORLD Start Up: Creations by Nathalie: Miami, Florida 1:00 p.m. Iowa PBS The Dual (See 12/2 at 11 a.m. on WORLD) WORLD To the Contrary With Bonnie Erbe 1:30 p.m. WORLD Firing Line With Margaret Hoover 2:00 p.m. WORLD The Open Mind 2:30 p.m. WORLD Native Report: Energy, Natural Resources and Honoring Traditions 3:00 p.m. Iowa PBS All-State Musical Festival 2023 High school musicians and vocalists from around the state gather at Hilton Coliseum to perform. WORLD DW Global 3000 3:30 p.m. WORLD On Story: Sci-Fi Storytelling With

7:00 p.m. Iowa PBS As Time Goes By

SUNDAY 3

The day of the country wedding finally arrives. (R-12/3, 11 p.m., Iowa PBS) America’s Music Man Meet America’s music man, Meredith Willson, and discover how he caught the world’s ear with his catchy tunes. (R-12/2, 11 p.m., WORLD)

6:00 a.m. Iowa PBS Sit and Be Fit: All Systems Go! WORLD Washington Week With The Atlantic 6:30 a.m. Iowa PBS Garden Smart: Converting a Tired Landscape WORLD The Open Mind (R-12/3, 2 p.m., WORLD) 7:00 a.m. Iowa PBS 7–10:30 p.m. See page 5. WORLD DW Focus on Europe 7:30 a.m. WORLD DW Global 3000 (R-12/3, 3 p.m., WORLD) 8:00 a.m. WORLD When We Were Shuttle

WORLD Meredith Willson:

7:30 p.m. Iowa PBS Mr. Bean: Mr. Bean

(R-12/3, 11:30 p.m., Iowa PBS)

8:00 p.m. Iowa PBS Doc Martin: Wild West Country Martin helps investigate a local farmer after he shoots Robert for stealing some eggs. (R-12/7, 11 p.m., Iowa PBS) TV-PG WORLD Walter Tevis: A Writer’s Gambit

Marc Bernardin & Beau DeMayo Marc Bernardin and Beau DeMayo discuss the passion they feel in their writing for a famous franchise. TV-PG

Explore what NASA’s space shuttle program meant to six exceptional men and women. TV-PG

Explore the complex life and brilliant career of this Kentucky writer who wrote The Queen’s Gambit , The Color of Money and more. TV-PG

10:00 a.m. WORLD The Chavis Chronicles TV-PG 10:30 a.m. Iowa PBS Iowa Life

4:00 p.m. WORLD Called to Walls

9:00 p.m. Iowa PBS Hope Street

This program explores the rich potential of community-based art in rural communities and smaller urban area through the creation of monumental murals. TV-PG

Marlene sabotages an undercover investigation while acting as inspector. TV-PG

Visit a peacock farmer and meet a professor who hiked across Iowa to document changes.

WORLD The Laura Flanders Show

14 ADVANCE | DECEMBER 2023