ADVANCE December 2024

DECEMBER SCHEDULE

MONDAY 23

3:30 p.m. WORLD On Story: James Grey: A Conversation Explore the evolution of the creative process for writer-director James Gray. TV-PG 4:00 p.m. Iowa PBS Miss Scarlet and the Duke on Masterpiece: The Heir It’s a race against time for Eliza as she helps the heir to an unclaimed fortune. DVS/TV-PG WORLD Local, USA: With Peter Bradley (See 12/19 at 7 p.m. on WORLD) 5:00 p.m. Iowa PBS Miss Scarlet and the Duke on Masterpiece: The Jewel of the North Eliza teams up with the Duke, Moses and her old enemy Patrick Nash to find out what’s in a deadly package. DVS/TV-PG WORLD Road Trip Iowa: Great River Road National Scenic Byway—South 5:30 p.m. WORLD PBS News Weekend 6:00 p.m. Iowa PBS Celebrity Antiques Road Trip: Amol Rajan & Grace Dent Journalists Grace Dent and Amol Rajan search East Anglia for profitable antiques. TV-14 WORLD American Masters: Brenda Lee: Rockin’ Around (See 12/16 at 9 p.m. on Iowa PBS) 7:00 p.m. Iowa PBS Lucy Worsley’s Holmes vs. Doyle: Shadows and Sleuths

TUNE IN:

5:00 p.m. WORLD France 24 5:30 p.m. Iowa PBS PBS News Hour WORLD NHK Newsline 6:00 p.m. WORLD Sabbath: Part 1

(R-12/23, 9 p.m., WORLD)

Explore the history and practice of an ancient concept that is rooted in the biblical story of creation.

Call the Midwife Holiday Special 2024 Wednesday, December 25 7 p.m. on Iowa PBS It’s Christmas 1969, and the funfair and carol concert add color to frosty Poplar. Yet, the festive spirit at Nonnatus House is dampened by the spread of influenza alongside growing fears of an escaped prisoner after a spate of break-ins.

6:30 p.m. Iowa PBS

British Antiques Roadshow:

Clissold Park 1 (R-12/28, 4:30 p.m., Iowa PBS)

7:00 p.m. Iowa PBS Antiques Roadshow: Junk in the Trunk 12

R-12/28, 5 p.m., Iowa PBS)

WORLD Sabbath: Part 2

The exploration of sabbath beliefs and practices continues with a look at the potential it offers for healing a stressed-out world.

9:00 p.m. Iowa PBS All Creatures Great and Small on Masterpiece: By the Book

8:00 p.m. Iowa PBS Home for Christmas With Jim McDonough

Carmody is challenged with learning how to be a vet. Helen waits for some personal news. DVS/TV-PG

Iowan and international Steinway piano artist Jim McDonough performs beloved Christmas songs. The auxiliary police of New York City’s Chinatown is made up of Chinese seniors who volunteer their time to patrol the neighborhood. (R-12/28, 12:30 p.m., WORLD)

WORLD To Be Announced 10:00 p.m. Iowa PBS

WORLD Local, USA: Chinatown Auxiliary

Velvet: Paris When Alberto and Ana join Raul on a trip to Paris, Cristina shows up unexpectedly.

While Doyle’s star declined after a public spat with a famous magician, Sherlock Holmes found life beyond his author on stage and screen. TV-PG Darkness and Light Explore the many ways humans think about death through the stories of seven people who are grappling with questions about mortality. (R-12/22, 11 p.m., WORLD) TV-PG Into the Night:

WORLD An American Conscience: The Reinhold Niebuhr Story

8:30 p.m. WORLD Stories From the Stage: Holiday Spirit

The story of theologian, ethicist and writer of the Serenity Prayer Reinhold Niebuhr is showcased.

WORLD

Top storytellers share stories that conjure the holiday spirit.

11:00 p.m. WORLD Into the Night: Darkness and Light (See 12/22 at 7 p.m. on WORLD) 11:30 p.m. Iowa PBS Iowa Life: Holiday Episode (R-12/24, 6:30 p.m., Iowa PBS)

9:00 p.m. Iowa PBS The Savoy at Christmas

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

8:00 p.m. Iowa PBS All Creatures Great and Small on Masterpiece: Right Hand Man

WORLD PBS News Hour 10:00 p.m. Iowa PBS

Busy and exhausted, James and Helen cannot get any time together. DVS/TV-PG

Crane Candlelight Concert: Celebrating a Miracle This concert features contemporary and traditional Christmas music, as well as some Hanukkah-related songs and hymns.

WORLD BBC News

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