ADVANCE December 2025

VOL. 56, NO. 12 DECEMBER 2025 IOWA PBS

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December 14 at 2:54 p.m. Sense and Sensibility

Celebrate Jane Austen’s 250th birthday with these specials in December.

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December 21 at 3 p.m. Emma