ADVANCE December 2024

DECEMBER SCHEDULE

SUNDAY 1

PROGRAM GUIDE KEY

TUNE IN:

6:00 a.m. Iowa PBS Sit and Be Fit WORLD Washington Week With The Atlantic 6:30 a.m. Iowa PBS Memory Makeover With Daniel Amen, M.D.

Programs with this flag are new to our

broadcast schedule. IOWA PBS .1: Our primary channel. Antenna viewers can find it on the .1 channel. * IOWA PBS KIDS .2: Programming for kids. See schedule on page 5. Antenna viewers can find it on the .2 channel. * IOWA PBS WORLD .3: Public affairs, science, history, independent films and more. Antenna viewers can find it on the .3 channel. * IOWA PBS CREATE .4: How-to programs. See schedule on pages 8–11. Antenna viewers can find it on the .4 channel. * * Cable and satellite subscribers: Please contact your service providers for information on where they carry Iowa PBS’s channels in their lineup. DVS/DVI: Narrative descriptions for the visually impaired. This setting is often found in the accessibility menu. ESP: This program is available in Spanish through the SAP. Visit iowapbs.org/espanol for help. Este programa está disponible en español a través del programa de audio secundario (SAP, por sus siglas en inglés). Visite iowapbs.org/espanol para obtener más información. TV-PG: May be unsuitable for younger children. TV-14: May be unsuitable for children under 14. TV-MA: May be unsuitable for children under 17. Some ratings may be followed by initials describing the nature of the content: L=Language • V=Violence • AS=Adult situations • N=Nudity • S=Sexual content.

Dr. Daniel Amen discusses how you can improve your memory. (R-12/29, 1 p.m., Iowa PBS)

WORLD The Open Mind:

Vienna Blood: Analyzing the Hidden Truths Sunday, December 1 10:30 p.m. on Iowa PBS .1 Through interviews with the cast and creators, this special delves into the fascinating characters and relationships in the series, including the on-again, off-again romance between Max and Clara, and the evolving dynamics between Max and Oskar as their partnership grows.

The State of American Justice (R-12/1, 2 p.m., WORLD)

7:00 a.m. WORLD DW Focus on Europe 7:30 a.m. WORLD DW Global Us (R-12/1, 3 p.m., WORLD) 8:00 a.m. WORLD America ReFramed: In Search of Bengali Harlem A Harlem playwright unearths the extraordinary pasts of his Bangladeshi immigrant parents. (R-12/1, 4 p.m., WORLD) 8:30 a.m. Iowa PBS Kinnick: The Documentary

11:30 a.m. WORLD America’s Heartland

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

IOWA PBS 5:00–6:30 AM SUNDAY 5:00 am PBS News Weekend

Nile Kinnick’s story unfolds in cinematic detail, revealing how a young man from Adel, Iowa, ascended to the realm of legend. (R-12/1, 6 p.m., WORLD) TV-PG

NOON Iowa PBS The Big Band Years (My Music Presents) Nick Clooney and Peter Marshall host a nostalgic look at hit makers and songs of the 1930s and ’40s. (R-12/1, 8 p.m., WORLD) WORLD This American Land: Smith Island, the Benefits of Beavers, Mississippi 12:30 p.m. WORLD Start Up: Simpleaf— Dallas, Texas 1:00 p.m. WORLD Bloomberg Wall Street Week 2:00 p.m. Iowa PBS Everly Brothers—Harmonies From Heaven

5:30 am Firing Line With Margaret Hoover 6:00 am Sit and Be Fit

9:30 a.m. WORLD Films BYkids: Fire in Our Hearts (India)

MONDAY

5:00 am DW Focus on Europe 5:30 am BBC News 6:00 am Classical Stretch 5:00 am DW Global Us 5:30 am BBC News 6:00 am Classical Stretch 5:00 am DW euromaxx 5:30 am BBC News 6:00 am Classical Stretch 5:00 am This Is America 5:30 am BBC News 6:00 am Classical Stretch 5:00 am To the Contrary 5:30 am BBC News 6:00 am Classical Stretch

Jayshree Janu Kharpade shares her journey from illiterate laborer to scholar in India. TV-PG

TUESDAY

10:00 a.m. WORLD The Chavis Chronicles: Armstrong Williams TV-PG 10:30 a.m. Iowa PBS Historic Buildings of Iowa: Council Bluffs Explore the innovation and architecture of historic Council Bluffs. (R-12/2, 6:30 p.m., Iowa PBS) WORLD Laura Flanders & Friends TV-PG 11:00 a.m. WORLD MN Original: Nora McInerny and Come Through TV-PG

WEDNESDAY

THURSDAY

Discover how two Midwestern boys became some of the most influential musicians in rock ’n’ roll. TV-PG

FRIDAY

WORLD The Open Mind:

The State of American Justice

2:30 p.m. WORLD ICT Newscast

SATURDAY

5:00 am Firing Line With Margaret Hoover 5:30 am To the Contrary 6:00 am The Best of the Joy of Painting

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