ADVANCE December 2025

DECEMBER SCHEDULE TUESDAY 30 5:00 p.m. WORLD France 24 5:30 p.m. Iowa PBS PBS News Hour (R-12/30, 9 p.m., WORLD) WORLD NHK Newsline 6:00 p.m. WORLD A Town Called Victoria: The Fire

7:00 p.m. Iowa PBS New Year’s Eve Specials WORLD American Masters: Starring Dick Van Dyke (See 12/22 at 8 p.m. on Iowa PBS) 9:00 p.m. WORLD PBS News Hour 10:00 p.m. WORLD DW The Day 10:30 p.m. WORLD BBC News 11:00 p.m. Iowa PBS John Williams: The Berlin Concert

TUNE IN:

When the media moves on after a local mosque is burned, the town must reflect on its racist history. TV-14

New Year’s Eve Programming

6:30 p.m. Iowa PBS Iowa Life

Monday, December 31 7 p.m. on Iowa PBS .1 As of press time for this issue of Advance , PBS had not yet announced its lineup for New Year’s Eve. Be sure to check our schedule online at iowapbs.org as the day gets closer for more information.

Celebrated composer and conductor John Williams makes his debut with the Berliner Philharmoniker.

Visit a peacock farmer and meet a professor who hiked across Iowa to document changes.

WORLD Amanpour and Company

7:00 p.m. Iowa PBS American Masters:

Starring Dick Van Dyke (See 12/22 at 8 p.m. on Iowa PBS) (R-12/31, 7 p.m., WORLD) WORLD A Town Called Victoria: The Suspect

11:30 p.m. Iowa PBS

Examine the events that caused a suspect to be accused of arson. TV-14

London Parade—A Tribute to 40 Years Join London New Year’s Day Parade founder Bob Bone for an insider’s look at this spectacular event.

8:00 p.m. WORLD A Town Called Victoria: The Trial

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

WEDNESDAY 31

9:00 p.m. Iowa PBS American Masters: Blake Edwards: A Love Story in 24 Frames

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 Meredith Willson:

Discover the life and career of director Blake Edwards, one of Hollywood’s most iconic figures. DVS/TV-14

(R-12/31, 9 p.m., WORLD)

WORLD PBS News Hour 10:00 p.m. WORLD DW The Day 10:30 p.m. Iowa PBS Tom Lehrer—Live in Copenhagen 1967

America’s Music Man Meet America’s music man, Meredith Willson, and find out how he caught the world’s ear with his catchy tunes.

Satirist Tom Lehrer performs “The Elements,” “Pollution” and more songs in this concert from 1967.

6:30 p.m. Iowa PBS Road Trip Iowa: Covered Bridges Scenic Byway

WORLD BBC News 11:00 p.m. WORLD Amanpour and Company

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