ADVANCE December 2024

10:30 p.m. WORLD Amanpour and Company 11:00 p.m. Iowa PBS Hope Street

6:30 p.m. Iowa PBS Christmas on the Danube

TUNE IN:

(See 12/6 at 6:30 p.m. on Iowa PBS)

7:00 p.m. Iowa PBS

Call the Midwife Holiday

(See 12/21 at 10 p.m. on Iowa PBS)

Special 2024 It’s Christmastime in 1969 Poplar, but fears of the flu and an escaped prisoner loom over Nonnatus House. (R-12/25, 10 p.m., Iowa PBS)

11:30 p.m. WORLD DW The Day

TUESDAY 24

7:30 p.m. WORLD Independent Lens: Mama Bears

Midsomer Murders Thursday, December 26 9 p.m. on Iowa PBS DCI Barnaby and his trusty sidekick, DS Jamie Winter, return with a new season of perplexing crimes. In season 23, the duo finds themselves thrust into new weird and wonderful worlds, from doomsday prepping to artisan bakeries. No matter the setting, they are sure to find eccentric characters and peculiar murders.

5:00 p.m. WORLD DW The Day 5:30 p.m. Iowa PBS PBS News Hour

Conservative beliefs have defined their lives. Now they’re championing their LGBTQ children. (R-12/28, 11 a.m., WORLD) TV-14

9:00 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) WORLD PBS News Hour 10:00 p.m. Iowa PBS Call the Midwife Holiday Special 2024 (See 12/25 at 7 p.m. on Iowa PBS) WORLD BBC News 10:30 p.m. WORLD Amanpour and Company 11:30 p.m. WORLD DW The Day

(R-12/24, 9 p.m., WORLD)

WORLD NHK Newsline 6:00 p.m. WORLD NOVA: Lost Tombs of Notre Dame (See 12/18 at 8 p.m. on Iowa PBS) 6:30 p.m. Iowa PBS Iowa Life: Holiday Episode (R-12/26, 11:30 p.m., Iowa PBS) 7:00 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-12/25, 9 p.m., Iowa PBS) WORLD Secrets of the Dead: Eiffel’s Race to the Top (See 12/18 at 9 p.m. on Iowa PBS) 8:00 p.m. Iowa PBS Christmas With Wartburg 2024 (See 12/21 at 7 p.m. on Iowa PBS) WORLD Secrets of the Dead: Decoding Hieroglyphics 9:00 p.m. Iowa PBS Joy—Christmas With the Tabernacle Choir (See 12/17 at 7 p.m. on Iowa PBS) WORLD PBS News Hour 10:00 p.m. WORLD BBC News A review of how ancient Egyptian hieroglyphics were first translated 200 years ago is showcased. TV-PG

10:30 p.m. Iowa PBS

Classic Christmas With the Bach Festival Society: Joyful Sounds The Bach Festival Choir and Orchestra perform a beloved Central Florida Tradition from the Knowles Memorial Chapel.

WORLD Amanpour and Company 11:30 p.m. Iowa PBS European Christmas Markets

THURSDAY 26

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

(See 12/13 at 6:30 p.m. on Iowa PBS)

WORLD DW The Day

WEDNESDAY 25

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

5:00 p.m. WORLD DW The Day 5:30 p.m. Iowa PBS PBS News Hour

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

As the trial concludes, the people of Victoria, Texas, grapple with shocking revelations. TV-14

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

WORLD NHK Newsline 6:00 p.m. WORLD POV: An Act of Worship

6:30 p.m. Iowa PBS Iowa Ingredient: Potluck Celebrations

Dive into a counter narrative and collective memory of the past 30 years of Muslim life in America. TV-14

(R-12/28, 11:30 a.m., Iowa PBS)

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