ADVANCE January 2026

JANUARY SCHEDULE

7:00 p.m. Iowa PBS

9:00 p.m. Iowa PBS Secrets of the Dead: Plunderer: The Life and Times of a Nazi Art Thief, Part 1 The decades-long war crime of

TUNE IN:

Finding Your Roots:

Great Migrations Henry Louis Gates Jr. helps Wiz

Khalifa and Sanaa Lathan trace their ancestors. (R-1/18, 8 p.m., WORLD) TV-PG WORLD Weathered: After the LA Firestorm (See 1/7 at 9 p.m. on Iowa PBS) 8:00 p.m. Iowa PBS Historic Buildings of Iowa: Davenport

stealing Jewish masterpieces during World War II has never been fully exposed or resolved. TV-PG

WORLD PBS News Hour 10:00 p.m. Iowa PBS Secrets of the Dead: Plunderer: The Life and Times of a Nazi Art Thief, Part 2

Midsomer Murders: Market for Murder Thursday, January 15 7 p.m on Iowa PBS WORLD .3 During the wrestling meet on January 15, Midsomer Murders will air on Iowa PBS WORLD .3. It will also repeat immediately following the wrestling meet at 10 p.m. on Iowa PBS .1.

Journey to Eastern Iowa to explore the art and architecture of historic Davenport. David Attenborough explores extinction of species and how this crisis has consequences for us all. TV-14

The secret criminal network of those who profited off Nazi-looted art is finally revealed. TV-PG

WORLD Extinction: The Facts

WORLD DW The Day 10:30 p.m. WORLD BBC News 11:00 p.m. Iowa PBS Midsomer Murders: Murder on St. Malley’s Day, Part 2 (See 1/8 at 9:32 p.m. on Iowa PBS) WORLD Amanpour and Company

9:00 p.m. Iowa PBS Lucy Worsley Investigates: William the Conqueror

Take a closer look at William the Conqueror, whose brutal invasion forever changed England. TV-PG

6:00 p.m. Iowa PBS PBS News Hour

WORLD PBS News Hour 10:00 p.m. Iowa PBS Lucy Worsley Investigates: Madness of King George

THURSDAY 15

(R-1/14, 9 p.m., WORLD) WORLD Voces: American Sons

4:30 p.m. Iowa PBS Rick Steves’ Europe:

(See 1/12 at 10 p.m. on Iowa PBS)

Lucy Worsley uncovers royal papers and explores how George III’s mental illness changed Britain. DVS/TV-PG

London: Yesterday and Today

7:00 p.m. Iowa PBS

WORLD BBC News America 5:00 p.m. Iowa PBS Antiques Roadshow: Alaska Native Heritage Center, Hour 2 WORLD France 24 5:30 p.m. WORLD NHK Newsline 6:00 p.m. Iowa PBS PBS News Hour (R-1/15, 9 p.m., WORLD) WORLD The Five Demands

Nature: Tusker: Brotherhood of Elephants Follow the complex lives of giant

WORLD DW The Day 10:30 p.m. WORLD BBC News 11:00 p.m. Iowa PBS Midsomer Murders: Murder on St. Malley’s Day, Part 1 (See 1/8 at 9:32 p.m. on Iowa PBS) WORLD Amanpour and Company

elephant bulls in Amboseli and Mount Kilimanjaro. (R-1/18, 7 p.m., WORLD) DVS/TV-PG WORLD Independent Lens: Greener Pastures

Following four multigenerational family farms in the Midwest over several years, this film is a story of perseverance and survival within the farming industry in the heartland.

WEDNESDAY 14

8:00 p.m. Iowa PBS NOVA: What Are UFOs?

In 1969, a student protest against institutional racism turned into a full-blown uprising that temporarily shut down the City College of New York. TV-PG

4:30 p.m. Iowa PBS Rick Steves’ Europe: London: A Royal Tour WORLD BBC News America 5:00 p.m. Iowa PBS Antiques Roadshow: Ca’ d’Zan, Hour 3 WORLD France 24 5:30 p.m. WORLD NHK Newsline

Can science reveal the secrets of mysterious objects seen in our skies? (R-1/20, 6 p.m., WORLD) DVS/TV-PG

8:30 p.m. WORLD POV Shorts: Classroom 4

(See 1/4 at 10:30 p.m. on WORLD)

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