ADVANCE January 2023

JANUARY SCHEDULE

9:00 p.m. WORLD PBS NewsHour 10:00 p.m. IowaPBS Rick Steves’ Europe: Portugal’s Heartland WORLD BBC World News 10:30 p.m. IowaPBS Samantha Brown’s Places to Love: Cruising the Inside Passage of Alaska WORLD Amanpour and Company 11:00 p.m. IowaPBS Hamish Macbeth: The Great Lochdubh Salt Robbery (See 1/12 at 8 p.m. on Iowa PBS) 11:30 p.m. WORLD DW The Day

7:30 p.m. WORLD Bridge to Justice: The Life of Franklin H. Williams

TUNE IN:

This documentary explores the life and work of Franklin Williams, a civil rights leader, lawyer and Peace Corps organizer. (R-1/28, 8:30 p.m., WORLD)

8:00 p.m. IowaPBS Antiques Roadshow: Fort Worth, Hour 3 WORLD Life on the Line: Still the Calling With the hospital facing a financial crisis, there’s concern that the hospital itself may not survive the pandemic. TV-PG 8:30 p.m. WORLD Stories From the Stage: First

American Experience: Zora Neale Hurston:

Claiming a Space Tuesday, January 17 8 p.m. on Iowa PBS .1

There is a first time for everything. In many cases, firsts are game changers, becoming unforgettable lessons for life. (R-1/21, 12:30 p.m., WORLD) Scouting for Toys A pair of Lego collectors look to pick up some sought-after sets to add to their collection. TV-PG

This new biography explores the life of the influential author whose groundbreaking anthropological work would challenge assumptions about race, gender and cultural superiority that had long defined the field in the 19th century.

WEDNESDAY 18

9:00 p.m. IowaPBS

5:00 p.m. WORLD France 24 5:30 p.m. IowaPBS PBS NewsHour WORLD NHK Newsline 6:00 p.m. WORLD Heard

6:00 p.m. WORLD Beyond the Elements on NOVA: Reactions (See 1/11 at 8 p.m. on Iowa PBS) 6:30 p.m. IowaPBS Woodsmith Shop: Have a Seat— Building a Stick Chair (R-1/21, 1:30 p.m., Iowa PBS) 7:00 p.m. IowaPBS Finding Your Roots: Secret Lives Henry Louis Gates, Jr. helps

(R-1/18, 9 p.m., WORLD)

WORLD PBS NewsHour 10:00 p.m. IowaPBS

Independent Lens:

The Big Payback The passage of the first-ever reparations for slavery bill in Illinois stirs up a national debate. (R-1/18, 7:30 p.m., WORLD) DVS/TV-14

Inspiring stories of people who grew up in America’s public housing projects are highlighted. TV-PG

6:30 p.m. IowaPBS Prairie Sportsman:

WORLD BBC World News 10:30 p.m. WORLD Amanpour and Company 11:30 p.m. IowaPBS Midsomer Murders: Last Man Out, Part 1 (See 1/12 at 9 p.m. on Iowa PBS) WORLD DW The Day

Rick-A-Shay, Regals and Goats (R-1/21, 9 a.m., Iowa PBS) TV-PG

7:00 p.m. IowaPBS

comedians Carol Burnett and Niecy Nash solve deep family mysteries. (R-1/22, 8 p.m., WORLD) TV-PG

Nature: Wildheart Immerse yourself in Scotland’s wild highlands with its magnificent 500-year-old Scots pine tree. (R-1/22, 7 p.m., WORLD) DVS/TV-PG

WORLD Secrets of the Dead: The Caravaggio Heist

(See 1/11 at 9 p.m. on Iowa PBS)

8:00 p.m. IowaPBS

7:30 p.m. WORLD Independent Lens: The Big Payback (See 1/16 at 10 p.m. on Iowa PBS) (R-1/21, 11 a.m., WORLD) 8:00 p.m. IowaPBS Beyond the Elements on NOVA: Indestructible

TUESDAY 17

American Experience: Zora Neale Hurston: Claiming a Space Meet the influential author and anthropologist whose work reclaimed and honored Black life. (R-1/20, 7 p.m., WORLD) DVS/TV-PG Searching: Our Quest for Meaning in the Age of Science: The Stars & the Ospreynone Physicist Alan Lightman focuses on the ocean and the stars in relation to the material world.

5:00 p.m. WORLD France 24 5:30 p.m. IowaPBS PBS NewsHour

Scientists look for ways to make indestructible glass and plastic, but minimize environmental harm. (R-1/24, 6 p.m., WORLD) DVS/TV-PG

(R-1/17, 9 p.m., WORLD)

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WORLD NHK Newsline

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