ADVANCE January 2026

9:00 a.m. WORLD The Cost of Inheritance: An America ReFramed Special

4:00 p.m. WORLD The Cost of Inheritance: An America ReFramed Special (See 1/18 at 9 a.m. on WORLD) 4:45 p.m. Iowa PBS Midsomer Murders: Destroying Angel, Parts 1 & 2

Explore the issue of reparations for Black Americans and the ramifications it holds. (R-1/18, 4 p.m., WORLD) TV-PG

Reserve your ticket to our genealogy workshop series! LEARN HOW TO RESEARCH YOUR FAMILY HISTORY

10:00 a.m. WORLD The Chavis Chronicles: Anasa Troutman TV-PG 10:30 a.m. Iowa PBS Iowa Life (See 1/12 at 9:30 p.m. on Iowa PBS) WORLD Laura Flanders & Friends TV-PG 11:00 a.m. Iowa PBS Firing Line With Margaret Hoover WORLD Great Lakes Now: Smart Sewers and Sunken Aircraft 11:30 a.m. WORLD America’s Heartland NOON Iowa PBS Iowa Press WORLD Climate California: Reclamation 12:30 p.m. Iowa PBS Market to Market WORLD Start Up: Just Elope—Dallas, Texas 1:00 p.m. Iowa PBS 2026 Iowa State Dance Team Championships (See 1/17 at 7 p.m. on Iowa PBS) WORLD Bloomberg Wall Street Week 2:00 p.m. WORLD The Open Mind: Life Beyond Us 2:30 p.m. WORLD ICT Newscast 3:00 p.m. Iowa PBS Midsomer Murders: Garden of Death, Parts 1 & 2 The decision to turn Midsomer Deverell’s memorial garden into a tea shop proves to be a fatal mistake for some members of the Inkpen family. TV-PG WORLD Balancing Act With John Katko 3:30 p.m. WORLD On Story: Script to Screen: Battlestar Galactica Ronald D. Moore discusses the process of path to completion for “Battlestar Galactica.” TV-PG Discover what it takes to grow figs and pistachios in the Central Valley of California.

Barnaby and Troy are dragged into a bizarre murder case at the Easterly Grange Hotel after a dog appears carrying a man’s disembodied hand in its mouth. TV-PG

5:00 p.m. WORLD POV: Winter’s Yearning

People in Maniitsoq, Greenland, hope for economic renewal with the construction of a smelting plant. TV-PG

6:00 p.m. WORLD A French Village: The Border (See 1/17 at 9 p.m. on WORLD) 6:28 p.m. Iowa PBS British Antiques Roadshow:

Sefton Park Palm House 2 (R-1/18, 11:30 p.m., Iowa PBS)

7:00 p.m. Iowa PBS

Curious about your roots and eager to explore your family’s history? Join Iowa PBS and the Iowa Genealogical Society for our four-part Genealogy Workshop series! Over four virtual sessions in February and March, you’ll learn essential genealogy techniques to navigate your own research and we’ll have experts to guide you. Don’t miss out on this unique opportunity to build your family tree and connect with your heritage. Sign up for our Genealogy Workshop series today!

Miss Scarlet on Masterpiece: Trafalgar Spring The divorce of a high society couple causes scandal when their settlement become public and their prize racehorse goes missing. DVS/TV-14

WORLD Nature: Tusker:

Brotherhood of Elephants (See 1/14 at 7 p.m. on Iowa PBS) (R-1/18, 11 p.m., WORLD)

8:00 p.m. Iowa PBS

All Creatures Great and Small on Masterpiece: Old Dog, New Tricks James and Siegfried clash over new technology at the vet practice. DVS/TV-14 WORLD Finding Your Roots: Great Migrations (See 1/13 at 7 p.m. on Iowa PBS) 9:00 p.m. Iowa PBS Bookish: Slightly Foxed, Part 2

Bliss and Book’s investigation into Harkup’s death continues as Book discovers some surprising evidence in the case of the bombsite skeletons. TV-14

WORLD Independent Lens: Razing Liberty Square

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A public housing community in Miami becomes ground zero for climate gentrification. TV-14

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