ADVANCE January 2025

8:00 p.m. Iowa PBS

10:00 p.m. Iowa PBS Europe’s New Wild: Return of the Titans

TUNE IN:

Lucy Worsley Investigates:

William the Conqueror Take a closer look at William the Conqueror, whose brutal invasion forever changed England. (R-1/17, 8 p.m., WORLD) TV-PG WORLD When Disaster Strikes: A Perfect Storm: Mozambique

Travel to the Carpathian Mountains and beyond, where Europe’s most iconic species are thriving. DVS/TV-PG

WORLD BBC News 10:30 p.m. WORLD Amanpour and Company 11:00 p.m. Iowa PBS Midsomer Murders: A Grain of Truth, Part 2

The extraordinary story of bravery and hope after Cyclone Idai strikes Mozambique is chronicled. TV-PG

9:00 p.m. Iowa PBS

6:30 p.m. Iowa PBS Prairie Sportsman: Danny’s Deer and Offal Wildlife Viewing (R-1/18, 9 a.m., Iowa PBS) TV-PG 7:00 p.m. Iowa PBS Nature: Patrick and the Whale Lucy Worsley Investigates: William the Conqueror Tuesday, January 14 8 p.m. on Iowa PBS .1 On October 14, 1066, the vast armies of King Harold of England and William, Duke of Normandy, fought for the English crown. Harold was killed in battle, and William emerged victorious, forever more to be known as William the Conqueror.

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

Journey to America: With

Newt and Callista Gingrich This program features inspiring immigrant stories from those who have come to the U.S. (R-1/15, 6 p.m., WORLD) TV-14

11:30 p.m. WORLD DW The Day

THURSDAY 16

WORLD PBS News Hour 10:00 p.m. WORLD BBC News 10:30 p.m. Iowa PBS

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

89th Annual Anisfield-Wolf Book Awards Personal stories from the 2024 recipients are featured. (R-1/20, 7:30 p.m., WORLD) TV-PG

(R-1/16, 9 p.m., WORLD)

WORLD NHK Newsline 6:00 p.m. WORLD Independent Lens: A Thousand Pines

WORLD Amanpour and Company 11:00 p.m. Iowa PBS Midsomer Murders: A Grain of Truth, Part 1

It’s an intimate portrait showing the balance between reforestation and family. TV-14

6:30 p.m. Iowa PBS Iowa Ingredient: Arugula (R-1/18, 11:30 a.m., Iowa PBS) 7:00 p.m. Iowa PBS

Patrick Dykstra has a life-changing encounter with a sperm whale and discovers its hidden world. (R-1/19, 7 p.m., WORLD) DVS/TV-14

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

11:30 p.m. WORLD DW The Day

7:30 p.m. WORLD Independent Lens: Without Arrows (See 1/13 at 10 p.m. on Iowa PBS) (R-1/18, 11 a.m., WORLD) 8:00 p.m. Iowa PBS NOVA: Black Hole Universe

College Wrestling: University of Nebraska-Kearney at Grand View

WEDNESDAY 15

WORLD Fannie Lou Hamer’s America:

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

An America ReFramed Special Explore and celebrate the life of a fearless Mississippi sharecropper turned-activist for human rights. (R-1/18, 10 p.m., WORLD) TV-14

Join astrophysicist Janna Levin on a voyage to the frontiers of black hole science. (R-1/21, 6 p.m., WORLD)

(R-1/15, 9 p.m., WORLD)

8:30 p.m. WORLD

9:00 p.m. Iowa PBS Secrets of the Dead: Death in Britannia

WORLD NHK Newsline 6:00 p.m. WORLD Journey to America: With Newt and Callista Gingrich (See 1/14 at 9 p.m. on Iowa PBS)

POV Shorts:

Recorded Memory This episode presents two stories of quilted heirlooms and generational nostalgia. (R-1/19, 9:30 a.m., WORLD) TV-14

A discovery of a skeleton dating back to the Roman occupation of Britain provokes many questions. (R-1/21, 7 p.m., WORLD) DVS/TV-14

WORLD PBS News Hour

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