ADVANCE December 2024

MONDAY 16

3:30 p.m. WORLD On Story: On Writing Action:

TUNE IN:

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

Ambulance With Chris Fedak Learn what a blockbuster action sequence looks like in the pages of a script. TV-PG

4:00 p.m. Iowa PBS Miss Scarlet and the Duke on Masterpiece: Arabella’s

(R-12/16, 9 p.m., WORLD)

WORLD NHK Newsline 6:00 p.m. WORLD Dante: Inferno to Paradise: Part 2: Resurrection

Eliza suspects that her childhood rival may be a criminal. Everyone is skeptical, including the Duke. DVS/TV-PG WORLD Local, USA: Unvelied: Joyce Tenneson and the Heroine’s Journey (See 12/12 at 7 p.m. on WORLD) 5:00 p.m. Iowa PBS Miss Scarlet and the Duke on Masterpiece: Hotel St. Marc While pursuing a notorious conman, Eliza realizes she’s not the only one hoping to claim the reward. DVS/TV-PG

9:00 p.m. Iowa PBS All Creatures Great and Small on Masterpiece: Carpe Diem James and Helen make a long awaited decision. DVS/TV-PG WORLD Finding Your Roots: On Broadway (See 12/10 at 8 p.m. on Iowa PBS) 10:00 p.m. Iowa PBS Velvet: In Between Two Women Ana and Cristina search for the perfect gift for Alberto’s birthday. TV-14 WORLD Revolution of the Heart: The Dorothy Day Story 11:00 p.m. WORLD Nature: Portugal: Wild Land on the Edge (See 12/11 at 7 p.m. on Iowa PBS) 11:30 p.m. Iowa PBS Ready for London 2025 (See 12/8 at 4:30 p.m. on Iowa PBS) (R-12/27, 6:30 p.m., Iowa PBS) Archival footage and interviews trace the life of social activist and Catholic convert Dorothy Day. TV-PG Joy—Christmas With the Tabernacle Choir Tuesday, December 17 7 p.m. on Iowa PBS .1 Broadway star Michael Maliakel and beloved actress Lesley Nicol join the Tabernacle Choir and Orchestra at Temple Square in this holiday special that weaves Christmas classics with the story of Victor Hugo.

Experience Dante’s life in exile and the last two parts of The Divine Comedy: Purgatory and Paradise. TV-14

6:30 p.m. Iowa PBS

British Antiques Roadshow:

Brodie Castle and Estate 1

7:00 p.m. Iowa PBS Antiques Roadshow: Junk in the Trunk 11 8:00 p.m. Iowa PBS Antiques Roadshow: Natural Wonders WORLD Local, USA: Legacy of Love

WORLD Iowa Life

Explore bird rehabilitation, visit Mediaverse Studios, and meet the Christofferson family.

5:30 p.m. WORLD PBS News Weekend 6:00 p.m. Iowa PBS

Discover how Martin Luther King Jr. and Coretta Scott met, fell in love, and dreamed of a new world.

Celebrity Antiques Road Trip:

8:30 p.m. WORLD Stories From the Stage: Quest

Derek Fowlds & Bill Simons Actors Derek Fowlds and Bill Simons set off from Helmsley, North Yorkshire. TV-PG With Easterseals This celebration of disability in media features Michael J. Fox and Jimmy Kimmel. 2024 Media Access Awards

While a quest doesn’t require you to be a knight in shining armor, you do need a dream, courage and a little luck.

WORLD

9:00 p.m. Iowa PBS

American Masters: Brenda Lee: Rockin’ Around

7:00 p.m. Iowa PBS

Discover the life of singer Brenda Lee and her musical hits spanning genres and decades. (R-12/22, 6 p.m., WORLD) DVS/TV-14

Lucy Worsley’s Holmes vs.

Doyle: Fact and Fiction Lucy explores Doyle’s desire to

WORLD PBS News Hour 10:00 p.m. Iowa PBS Johnny Cash: Man in Black— Live in Denmark 1971

distance himself from Sherlock after the detective’s apparent death at the Reichenbach Falls. TV-PG WORLD Nature: Portugal: Wild Land on the Edge (See 12/11 at 7 p.m. on Iowa PBS) (R-12/15, 11 p.m., WORLD) 8:00 p.m. Iowa PBS All Creatures Great and Small on Masterpiece: Broodiness Skeldale House is busier than ever while Tristan is away serving. DVS/TV-PG WORLD Finding Your Roots: The New World (See 12/10 at 7 p.m. on Iowa PBS)

Join the “Man in Black” and special guests for an evening of country, rockabilly and roots music.

WORLD BBC News 10:30 p.m. WORLD Amanpour and Company

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