ADVANCE December 2023

DECEMBER SCHEDULE

WEDNESDAY 6

10:00 p.m. Iowa PBS Lucy Worsley’s 12 Days of Tudor Christmas

TUNE IN:

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

Lucy Worsley discovers that much of what we enjoy in contemporary Christmas has Tudor origins. TV-PG

WORLD BBC News 10:30 p.m. WORLD Amanpour and Company 11:00 p.m. Iowa PBS Rick Steves Holy Land: Israelis and Palestinians Today

(R-12/6, 9 p.m., WORLD)

WORLD NHK Newsline 6:00 p.m. WORLD Independent Lens: Two Gods

In an East Orange, New Jersey, casket shop, casket makers work with mentors in the Islamic burial tradition. TV-14

NOVA: Ghosts of Stonehenge Wednesday, December 6 8 p.m. on Iowa PBS .1 Stonehenge is the grandest and most enigmatic of Europe’s prehistoric monuments, and has inspired countless theories to explain who built it and why. This episode reveals intimate details of the Stonehenge people and why their power began to fade soon after they raised the mighty stones.

Rick visits sites and explores the Israeli and Palestinian narratives to better understand the region.

6:30 p.m. Iowa PBS Prairie Sportsman: Coldwater Trout 7:00 p.m. Iowa PBS Nature: American Arctic

11:30 p.m. WORLD DW The Day

(R-12/9, 9 a.m., Iowa PBS) TV-PG

TUESDAY 5

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

The Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, a once remote and frozen fortress, is on the brink of change. (R-12/10, 7 p.m., WORLD) DVS Dive into a counter-narrative and collective memory of the past 30 years of Muslim life in America. (R-12/9, 11 a.m., WORLD) TV-14

WORLD Expedition With Steve Backshall: Greenland—Frozen Frontier

WORLD POV: An Act of Worship

(R-12/5, 9 p.m., WORLD)

Steve Backshall travels to Greenland, where he aims to kayak across the world’s largest fjord. TV-PG

WORLD NHK Newsline 6:00 p.m. WORLD NOVA: Great Mammoth Mystery

9:00 p.m. Iowa PBS Frontline: Inside the Uvalde Response The real-time accounts of the

8:00 p.m. Iowa PBS NOVA: Ghosts of Stonehenge

The excavation of a site in southwest England reveals traces of ancient mammoths and Neanderthals. TV-PG

The last decade of groundbreaking archaeological digs have revealed major clues about Stonehenge and who built it. (R-12/12, 6 p.m., WORLD) TV-PG

6:30 p.m. Iowa PBS

response, missteps and trauma in the Uvalde school shooting.

Iowa Life Meet a poinsettia grower, listen in on Corning’s community canata and learn about one family’s holiday traditions. (R-12/10, 10:30 a.m., Iowa PBS)

WORLD PBS NewsHour 10:00 p.m. Iowa PBS Independent Lens: Bulletproof

8:30 p.m. WORLD POV Shorts: The Calling

Three London neighbors share their devotion to Islam, Christianity and football in “The Masses.” (R-12/9, 12:30 p.m., WORLD) TV-PG

Lockdown drills and teacher firearms training are becoming a part of life in American schools. DVS/TV-14

7:00 p.m. Iowa PBS Mary Berry’s Ultimate Christmas Join the beloved British home cook as she shares tips for the ultimate Christmas feast. (R-12/8, 9:30 p.m., Iowa PBS) TV-PG WORLD Expedition With Steve Backshall: Oman—Desert Canyon

WORLD BBC News 10:30 p.m. WORLD Amanpour and Company 11:30 p.m. Iowa PBS Midsomer Murders: The Stitcher Society, Part 1

9:00 p.m. Iowa PBS Secrets of the Dead: The First Circle of Stonehenge

A decade-long archaeological quest sheds light on the oldest stones of Stonehenge. TV-PG

Steve Backshall plans to drop nearly 400 meters into the deepest canyon in Southern Arabia. TV-PG

WORLD PBS NewsHour 10:00 p.m. Iowa PBS The Great Polar Bear Feast

Members of a group begin turning up dead after a controversial man joins their ranks. TV-PG

8:00 p.m. Iowa PBS The Jewish Journey: America

WORLD DW The Day

Polar bears gather on the frozen shores near the village of Kaktovik to feast on whale remains. TV-PG

Jewish life in the old country and the establishment of communities in America are highlighted.

WORLD BBC News

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