ADVANCE December 2023

DECEMBER SCHEDULE

7:00 p.m. Iowa PBS All Creatures Great and Small on Masterpiece: Edward

9:00 p.m. WORLD PBS NewsHour 10:00 p.m. Iowa PBS Christmas With Wartburg 2023 (See 12/22 at 8:30 p.m. on Iowa PBS) WORLD BBC News 10:30 p.m. WORLD Amanpour and Company 11:00 p.m. Iowa PBS Home for Christmas With Jim McDonough (See 12/11 at 9 p.m. on Iowa PBS) 11:30 p.m. WORLD DW Euromaxx

TUNE IN:

While Mrs. Hall is away dealing with her past demons, Tristan learns the challenge of housekeeping. DVS/TV-PG

WORLD Nature: Santa’s Wild Home

(See 12/20 at 7 p.m. on Iowa PBS) (R-12/24, 11 p.m., WORLD)

8:00 p.m. Iowa PBS All Creatures Great and Small on

Masterpiece: For Whom the Bell Tolls Everyone will face decisions small and large when war comes in September 1939. DVS/TV-PG

Cultural Expressions: Kwanzaa

Tuesday, December 26 10 p.m. on Iowa PBS .1

WORLD Great Yellowstone Thaw

(See 12/20 at 10 p.m. on Iowa PBS)

9:00 p.m. Iowa PBS All Creatures Great and Small on

Honoring the heritage, unity, culture and rich contributions of Black Americans, Kwanzaa is more than just a celebration; it’s a way of life. This documentary explores the seven principles that are the foundation of Kwanzaa by sharing seven real-life stories of impact.

TUESDAY 26

Masterpiece: Merry Bloody Christmas Christmas has come to Skeldale, and Siegfried and Mrs. Hall have to face some tough decisions. DVS/TV-PG

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

WORLD Connected: A Search for Unity: The Happy Farmer (Brookings, South Dakota)

(R-12/26, 9 p.m., WORLD)

6:00 p.m. WORLD The Buddha

5:30 p.m. WORLD NHK Newsline 6:00 p.m. WORLD Searching: Our Quest for Meaning in the Age of Science: The Stars & the Ospreynone

Joel Gindo arrived in Iowa from Tanzania, Africa, to attend college with only $200 in his pocket. TV-PG

Explore the life of the Buddha, whose ideas generated Buddhism in northern India 2,500 years ago.

10:00 p.m. Iowa PBS

Seaside Hotel: Singing and

6:30 p.m. Iowa PBS British Antiques Roadshow: Kenilworth Castle 1 (R-12/30, 4:30 p.m., Iowa PBS) 7:00 p.m. Iowa PBS Call the Midwife Holiday Special 2023

Vandalism Vetterstrom thinks it’s time to show national sentiment. TV-14 WORLD Connected: A Search for Unity: The Aviator (Kentucky and North Carolina)

Physicist Alan Lightman focuses on the ocean and the stars in relation to the material world.

6:30 p.m. Iowa PBS Iowa Life

The United States Navy, Marines and Air Force have produced the most talented aviators in the world. TV-PG

Explore public art, meet a world renowned woodcarver and visit a rock ’n’ roll summer camp.

It’s 1966 and the Nonnatus House team are faced with their busiest Christmas Day ever. (R-12/25, 8:30 p.m., Iowa PBS) TV-14

11:00 p.m. Iowa PBS Mary Berry’s Highland Christmas (See 12/18 at 8 p.m. on Iowa PBS) WORLD Nature: Santa’s Wild Home (See 12/20 at 7 p.m. on Iowa PBS)

7:00 p.m. Iowa PBS Finding Your Roots: Homecomings Sterling K. Brown, Sasheer Zamata and Jon Batiste discover the places their ancestors called home. TV-PG WORLD Searching: Our Quest for Meaning in the Age of Science: The Big & the Small

8:00 p.m. WORLD Films BYkids: Buddhism, Bhutan and Me The country of Bhutan strives to

preserve ancient Bhutanese practices while embracing modernity.

MONDAY 25

8:30 p.m. Iowa PBS Call the Midwife Holiday Special 2023

The Dalai Lama, a rabbi and a bio ethicist talk about the nature of consciousness.

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

8:00 p.m. Iowa PBS Finding Your Roots: This Land Is My Land

(See 12/25 at 7 p.m. on Iowa PBS)

WORLD Stories From the Stage: Holiday Spirit

(R-12/25, 9 p.m., WORLD)

Top storytellers share stories that conjure the holiday spirit.

Henry Louis Gates Jr. reveals the unexpected family trees of Queen Latifah and actor Jeffrey Wright. TV-PG

WORLD NHK Newsline

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