ADVANCE January 2025

JANUARY SCHEDULE

THURSDAY 9

10:00 p.m. Iowa PBS

TUNE IN:

Jesse Ventura Shocks the World Follow Jesse Ventura’s implausible career path and larger-than-life personality. TV-PG

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

WORLD BBC News 10:30 p.m. WORLD Amanpour and Company 11:00 p.m. Iowa PBS Midsomer Murders: The Debt of Lies, Part 1

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

WORLD NHK Newsline 6:00 p.m. WORLD POV: Tokyo Uber Blues

A debt-laden graduate becomes a Tokyo Uber Eats biker and confronts the gig economy’s harsh truths. TV-14

Jesse Ventura Shocks the World Tuesday, January 7 10 p.m. on Iowa PBS .1 Jesse Ventura is many things, but boring isn’t one of them. This documentary explores the people, values and experiences that shaped him, 25 years after the former pro wrestler surprisingly became governor of Minnesota.

(See 1/2 at 9 p.m. on Iowa PBS) (R-1/30, 9 p.m., Iowa PBS)

6:30 p.m. Iowa PBS Iowa Ingredient: Brussels Sprouts (R-1/11, 11:30 a.m., Iowa PBS) 7:00 p.m. Iowa PBS Father Brown: The Hermit of Hazelnut Cottage Brenda faces ghosts from her past and becomes embroiled in a local dispute that ends in murder. WORLD America ReFramed: The Place That Makes Us

11:30 p.m. WORLD DW The Day

WEDNESDAY 8

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

9:00 p.m. Iowa PBS Secrets of the Dead: Abandoning the Titanic

(R-1/8, 9 p.m., WORLD)

Meet the Youngstown, Ohio, activists and leaders who have chosen not to abandon their hometown, but to stay, rebuild and make a life for themselves. (R-1/11, 10 p.m., WORLD)

WORLD NHK Newsline 6:00 p.m. WORLD POV Shorts: Boom and Bust

A team investigates the identity of the captain of a “mystery ship” that turned away from the Titanic. (R-1/14, 7 p.m., WORLD) DVS/TV-PG WORLD PBS News Hour 10:00 p.m. Iowa PBS Europe’s New Wild: The Missing Lynx

Two stories. Two states. Stories of politics, economy, families and preserving memories. (R-1/11, 12:30 p.m., WORLD) TV-14

8:00 p.m. Iowa PBS Death in Paradise: Christmas 2023, Part 1 Neville’s mother is in town for Christmas while the team investigates a murder. TV-PG 8:30 p.m. WORLD POV Shorts: Jardines

6:30 p.m. Iowa PBS Prairie Sportsman: Hooks and Hazards (R-1/11, 9 a.m., Iowa PBS) TV-PG WORLD Independent Lens: Minted (See 1/6 at 10 p.m. on Iowa PBS) (R-1/11, 11 a.m., WORLD) 7:00 p.m. Iowa PBS Nature: Attenborough and the Jurassic Sea Monster

Across the Iberian Peninsula, rewilding efforts allow the rare Iberian lynx to flourish once again. DVS/TV-PG

In one of the few queer-focused shelters in Tijuana, asylum-seekers process heartbreak and joy as they await uncertain futures. (R-1/12, 9:30 a.m., WORLD) TV-14

WORLD BBC News 10:30 p.m. WORLD Amanpour and Company 11:00 p.m. Iowa PBS Midsomer Murders: The Debt of Lies, Part 2

9:00 p.m. Iowa PBS

Sir David Attenborough and experts unearth the fossil of the largest Jurassic predator ever known. (R-1/12, 7 p.m., WORLD) DVS/TV-PG

Midsomer Murders: A Grain of Truth, Parts 1 & 2

A trendy organic bakery in a restored mill is causing resentment amongst several villagers. (Part 1: R-1/14, 11 p.m., Iowa PBS) (Part 2: R-1/15, 11 p.m., Iowa PBS) TV-PG

(See 1/2 at 9 p.m. on Iowa PBS)

11:30 p.m. WORLD DW The Day

8:00 p.m. Iowa PBS NOVA: Black Hole Apocalypse

Join astrophysicist Janna Levin on a mind-blowing voyage to the frontiers of black hole science. (R-1/14, 6 p.m., WORLD)

WORLD PBS News Hour 10:00 p.m. WORLD BBC News

WORLD Frontline: Maui’s Deadly Storm (See 1/7 at 9 p.m. on Iowa PBS)

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