ADVANCE December 2023

Be a Great Gift Giver

The Gift of Iowa PBS

FRIDAY 8

10:30 p.m. WORLD Amanpour and Company 11:00 p.m. Iowa PBS Midsomer Murders: The Stitcher Society, Part 2

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

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

Neville has a series of dates with Sophie while the team checks out a poisoning. TV-PG Absence/Presence This program dispels the negative stereotypes about foster care and celebrates the perseverance of the children. (R-12/9, 10 p.m., WORLD) TV-PG

WORLD

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

(R-12/8, 9 p.m., WORLD)

WORLD NHK Newsline 6:00 p.m. WORLD An American Conscience: The Reinhold Niebuhr Story

11:30 p.m. WORLD DW The Day

8:30 p.m. WORLD Our American Family: The Mays

THURSDAY 7

The story of theologian, ethicist and writer of the Serenity Prayer Reinhold Niebuhr is showcased. (R-12/9, 7 a.m., WORLD)

Through hardship and growth, the May family stayed courageous in the early 1900s in Nashville. (R-12/9, 10:30 p.m., WORLD)

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

6:30 p.m. Iowa PBS

9:00 p.m. Iowa PBS Midsomer Murders: Happy Families, Part 1

Tell Me More With Kelly Corrigan: Arianna Huffington TV-PG

(R-12/7, 9 p.m., WORLD)

Barnaby and Winters are called in to investigate the murder of Victor Karras. (R-12/12, 11 p.m., Iowa PBS) TV-PG

7:00 p.m. Iowa PBS Washington Week With The Atlantic (R-12/9, 6:30 a.m., WORLD) WORLD American Experience: Billy Graham The life of one of the most influential Christian leaders of the 20th century is explored. (R-12/9, 2 p.m., WORLD)

WORLD NHK Newsline 6:00 p.m. WORLD Spiritual Audacity: The Abraham Joshua Heschel Story

WORLD PBS NewsHour 10:00 p.m. Iowa PBS Midsomer Murders: Happy Families, Part 2

This film profiles of one of the 20th century’s most prominent Jewish theologians and philosophers. TV-PG

7:30 p.m. Iowa PBS Iowa Press

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

Barnaby and Winters are called in to investigate the murder of Victor Karras. (R-12/13, 11 p.m., Iowa PBS) TV-PG

Holiday Cookies Special (R-12/9, 11:30 a.m., Iowa PBS)

(R-12/9, 8:30 a.m., WORLD)

8:00 p.m. Iowa PBS Market to Market

WORLD BBC News 10:30 p.m. WORLD Amanpour and Company 11:00 p.m. Iowa PBS Doc Martin: Wild West Country (See 12/2 at 8 p.m. on Iowa PBS) 11:30 p.m. WORLD DW The Day

7:00 p.m. Iowa PBS Father Brown The Truth in the Wine When a body is discovered in a vineyard, Father Brown must search for the murderer. WORLD America ReFramed: Hayden & Her Family Through the lens of both adoptive parents and their children, this

(R-12/9, 8 a.m., WORLD)

8:30 p.m. Iowa PBS Christmas at Belmont

Belmont University students celebrate the season with holiday favorites and classic songs.

9:00 p.m. WORLD PBS NewsHour

documentary tells an empowering and honest story of adoption. (R-12/9, 9 p.m., WORLD)

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