ADVANCE December 2024

10:00 p.m. Iowa PBS

11:30 p.m. Iowa PBS Iowa Life

Changing Seas: California Sea

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Otters: Life on the Edge Discover how the California sea otter is making a comeback after being hunted to near extinction. WORLD BBC News 10:30 p.m. Iowa PBS Changing Seas: Mollusks: More Than a Shell Explore why seashells have inspired humans since the dawn of time. WORLD Amanpour and Company 11:00 p.m. Iowa PBS Midsomer Murders: Judgement Day, Part 2 (See 12/12 at 9 p.m. on Iowa PBS) 11:30 p.m. WORLD DW The Day

(See 12/17 at 6:30 p.m. on Iowa PBS) (R-12/22, 10:30 a.m., Iowa PBS)

WORLD DW The Day

FRIDAY 20

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

Christopher Kimball’s Milk Street Television: Thai Takeout

(R-12/20, 9 p.m., WORLD)

WORLD NHK Newsline 6:00 p.m. WORLD Reel South: Stay Prayed Up

Saturday, December 21 11 a.m. on Iowa PBS .1

Discover the electrifying voice of gospel artist Lena Mae Perry. (R-12/21, 7 a.m., WORLD) TV-PG

J.M. Hirsch and Christopher Kimball prepare Thai-style coconut and chicken soup. Then, Rosemary Gill reveals the art of hot and sour soup with chicken and mushrooms, and Bianca Borges shares the technique for making perfect Thai salad rolls.

6:30 p.m. Iowa PBS The Magic of Christmas in Alsace Enjoy a magical Christmas in the small towns and villages of the Alsace region of France. 7:00 p.m. Iowa PBS Washington Week With The Atlantic (R-12/21, 6:30 a.m., WORLD) WORLD Gospel: Take the Message Everywhere/Gospel’s Second Century In the first hour, gospel goes mainstream, taking the good news everywhere. The second hour

THURSDAY 19

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

8:00 p.m. Iowa PBS

Death in Paradise The team is confounded when a tourist is stabbed while alone on an elevator. TV-PG WORLD Spiritual Audacity: The Abraham Joshua Heschel Story

(R-12/19, 9 p.m., WORLD)

WORLD NHK Newsline 6:00 p.m. WORLD A Town Called Victoria: The Suspect

Experience an engaging profile of one of the 20th century’s most prominent Jewish theologians and philosophers. (R-12/21, 10 p.m., WORLD) TV-PG

The town of Victoria’s support for the Muslim community wanes as rebuilding efforts stall. TV-14

explores how gospel and preaching achieved platinum-selling success. (R-12/21, 2 p.m., WORLD) TV-PG

6:30 p.m. Iowa PBS Iowa Ingredient: French Holiday (R-12/21, 11:30 a.m., Iowa PBS) 7:00 p.m. Iowa PBS Father Brown: The Scars of War Sullivan asks for Father Brown’s help when Mrs. Devine’s son Eddie is framed for murder. WORLD Local, USA: With Peter Bradley

9:00 p.m. Iowa PBS Midsomer Murders: Death of a Stranger, Parts 1 & 2

7:30 p.m. Iowa PBS Iowa Press

(R-12/21, 8:30 a.m., WORLD)

DCI Barnaby returns from a holiday to discover that an unidentified tramp has been beaten to death in the woods near the village of Marshwood. TV-PG

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

(R-12/21, 8 a.m., WORLD)

8:30 p.m. Iowa PBS Studio 3 LIVE: The Texas Tenors: Home for the Holidays (See 12/13 at 8:30 p.m. on Iowa PBS) (R-12/24, 7 p.m., Iowa PBS) 9:00 p.m. WORLD PBS News Hour 9:30 p.m. Iowa PBS Austin City Limits: Nathaniel Rateliff & the Night Sweats/Adia Victoria TV-PG

WORLD PBS News Hour 10:00 p.m. WORLD BBC News 10:30 p.m. WORLD Amanpour and Company 10:40 p.m. Iowa PBS Sister Boniface Mysteries: The Book of Shadows

Abstract artist Peter Bradley, who is 79 and has been overlooked since the 1970s, reflects on life and shares his artistic process on the cusp of his rediscovery. (R-12/21, 9 p.m., WORLD)

(See 12/14 at 8 p.m. on Iowa PBS)

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