ADVANCE December 2025

SUNDAY 21

4:00 p.m. WORLD Local, USA: Public Enemies, Private Friends

TUNE IN:

6:00 a.m. Iowa PBS Sit and Be Fit WORLD Washington Week With The Atlantic (See 12/19 at 7 p.m. on Iowa PBS) 6:30 a.m. Iowa PBS 6:30–10:30 p.m. WORLD The Open Mind: Life Beyond Us (R-12/21, 2 p.m., WORLD) 7:00 a.m. WORLD DW Focus on Europe 7:30 a.m. WORLD DW Global Us 8:00 a.m. WORLD Local, USA: Public Enemies, Private Friends (See 12/18 at 7 p.m. on WORLD) (R-12/21, 4 p.m., WORLD) 9:30 a.m. WORLD Eddy’s World (See 12/13 at 8:30 p.m. on WORLD) (R-12/21, 5:30 p.m., WORLD) 10:00 a.m. WORLD The Chavis Chronicles: Charles Cantu TV-PG 10:30 a.m. Iowa PBS Iowa Life (See 12/16 at 6:30 p.m. on Iowa PBS) WORLD Laura Flanders & Friends TV-PG 11:00 a.m. Iowa PBS Firing Line With Margaret Hoover WORLD Life in the Heart Land: Trees TV-PG 11:30 a.m. Iowa PBS PBS News Weekend WORLD America’s Heartland NOON Iowa PBS Iowa Press WORLD This American Land: Meeting a Growing Fire Challenge; Ghost Gear; Healthy Farms, Cleaner Water; Birth of Upper Mississippi River Refuge Market to Market WORLD Start Up: Tiger Tail USA— Kent, Washington 1:00 p.m. Iowa PBS Studio 3 LIVE: The Texas Tenors: Home for the Holidays (See 12/8 at 9:30 p.m. on Iowa PBS) WORLD Bloomberg Wall Street Week 12:30 p.m. Iowa PBS

(See 12/18 at 7 p.m. on WORLD)

4:46 p.m. Iowa PBS Emma (3 of 4)

Emma teases Mr. Knightley about Jane and examines her own feelings for Frank. TV-PG

5:30 p.m. WORLD Eddy’s World 5:38 p.m. Iowa PBS Emma (4 of 4)

American Masters: Starring Dick Van Dyke

(See 12/13 at 8:30 p.m. on WORLD)

Monday, December 22 8 p.m. on Iowa PBS .1

What was intended as a day of fun turns into a day of agony on the Box Hill excursion. TV-PG

2:00 p.m. Iowa PBS Studio 3 LIVE: An Irish Christmas With Michael Londra (See 12/19 at 8:30 p.m. on Iowa PBS) (R-12/23, 7 p.m., Iowa PBS) WORLD The Open Mind: Life Beyond Us 2:30 p.m. WORLD ICT Newscast 3:00 p.m. Iowa PBS Emma (1 of 4) Celebrate the life and career of legendary actor Dick Van Dyke on his 100th birthday. Known for iconic roles in “Mary Poppins,” “Chitty Chitty Bang Bang,” and his classic CBS sitcom, Van Dyke has delighted audiences on screen and stage for eight decades.

6:00 p.m. WORLD A French Village: He Is Caught Who Thinks to Catch (See 12/20 at 9 p.m. on WORLD) 6:32 p.m. Iowa PBS Christmas on the Danube (See 12/14 at 5:32 p.m. on Iowa PBS) 7:00 p.m. Iowa PBS All Creatures Great and Small on Masterpiece: Homecoming Jimmy’s Christening Day is interrupted by the arrival of a surprise visitor. DVS/TV-PG WORLD Nature: Santa’s Wild Home (See 12/17 at 7 p.m. on Iowa PBS) (R-12/21, 11 p.m., WORLD) 8:00 p.m. Iowa PBS All Creatures Great and Small on Masterpiece: Uninvited Guests

Emma Woodhouse thinks herself the perfect matchmaker for others. Her friend, Mr. Knightley, has his doubts. TV-PG

Tristan and Carmody’s first meeting doesn’t go well, and James confronts his unresolved feelings. DVS/TV-PG

WORLD Balancing Act With John Katko 3:30 p.m. WORLD On Story: Script to Screen: American Psycho

WORLD Finding Your Roots: Forgotten Journeys

(See 12/9 at 8 p.m. on Iowa PBS)

9:00 p.m. Iowa PBS

Guinevere Turner discusses her process of writing the infamous slasher film. TV-PG

Happiness: Episode 3 Charlie champions Gloria’s vision, despite Adrian’s resistance. TV-14

3:52 p.m. Iowa PBS Emma (2 of 4)

WORLD The American Revolution: The Soul of All America

Although uninterested in marriage herself, Emma hopes to meet the elusive Frank Churchill at a village Christmas party. TV-PG

After Valley Forge and Monmouth, the war moves to other theaters. Navies battle overseas, while armies advance in Indian Country and the South. TV-14

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