ADVANCE January 2026

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Sara’s Weeknight Meals: Salmon; May the North Be With You

Jean feels her life is uneventful and wants Lionel to come up with a surprise to pep things up. TV-PG WORLD Civilizations: Renaissances (5 of 9) The connections and rivalries between Renaissance Italy and the Islamic empires are explored. TV-PG

WORLD Consuelo Mack WealthTrack 10:30 a.m.

Iowa PBS Lidia’s Kitchen: The Dinner Dance WORLD The Whitney Reynolds Show: Living Past Your Expiration 11:00 a.m. Iowa PBS Christopher Kimball’s Milk Street Television: Easy Enchiladas WORLD Breaking the Deadlock: A Matter of Life and Death (See 1/20 at 8 p.m. on Iowa PBS) 11:30 a.m. Iowa PBS Iowa Ingredient: Trout NOON Iowa PBS Relish WORLD Becoming Thurgood: America’s Social Architect (See 1/19 at 10 p.m. on Iowa PBS) 12:30 p.m. Iowa PBS Cook’s Country: Glazed Pork and Potatoes 1:00 p.m. Iowa PBS America’s Test Kitchen: Catalan Supper WORLD POV: Against the Tide (See 1/23 at 6 p.m. on WORLD) 1:30 p.m. Iowa PBS Woodsmith Shop: Tools & Techniques 2:00 p.m. Iowa PBS This Old House 2:30 p.m. Iowa PBS Ask This Old House WORLD POV: Made in Ethiopia (See 1/23 at 7:30 p.m. on WORLD) 3:00 p.m. Iowa PBS Fons & Porter’s Love of Quilting: Passion Flower 3:30 p.m. Iowa PBS Quilting Arts: Paint, Pigment, Play 4:00 p.m. Iowa PBS Garden Smart: Getting Kids Into a Garden WORLD To the Contrary With Bonnie Erbe

7:30 p.m. Iowa PBS Last of the Summer Wine: The 30s Car

Tractor Wars Sunday, January 25 1 p.m. on Iowa PBS .1

(R-1/25, 11:30 p.m., Iowa PBS) TV-PG

8:00 p.m. Iowa PBS Death in Paradise

Naomi’s best friend’s father is murdered at a wedding in Saint Barnabas. (R-1/29, 11:05 p.m., Iowa PBS) TV-PG WORLD Civilizations: Paradise on Earth (6 of 9)

In the early 20th century, hundreds of companies were experimenting with vehicles to bring power farming to agriculture. By 1929, Deere, Ford and International Harvester were among the few dozen companies that remained.

One of humanity’s deepest artistic urges, the depiction of nature, is explored. TV-PG

9:00 p.m. Iowa PBS Miss Fisher’s Murder Mysteries: Blood and Money Phryne investigates the

4:30 p.m. Iowa PBS Prairie Sportsman: Heart of Western Minnesota TV-PG WORLD Washington Week With The Atlantic (R-1/25, 6 a.m., WORLD) 5:00 p.m. Iowa PBS Road Trip Iowa: Driftless Area Scenic Byway WORLD Balancing Act With John Katko (R-1/25, 3 p.m., WORLD) 5:30 p.m. Iowa PBS Iowa Life (See 1/19 at 9:30 p.m. on Iowa PBS) (R-1/25, 10:30 a.m., Iowa PBS) WORLD Firing Line With Margaret Hoover (R-1/25, 11 a.m., Iowa PBS) 6:00 p.m. Iowa PBS The Lawrence Welk Show: America’s Wonderland WORLD Civilizations: Encounters (4 of 9)

disappearance of a young boy, and another boy is found in a shallow grave. TV-14 Forced Labor The new mayor of Villeneuve supports drafting young Frenchmen to be sent off to Germany. (R-1/25, 6 p.m., WORLD) A French Village:

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10:00 p.m. Iowa PBS Sister Boniface Mysteries: Stage Fright

The Amateur Dramatic Society’s production turns to drama after its lead actor is killed. (R-1/26, 11:30 p.m., Iowa PBS) TV-PG Four people explore the rapidly shifting needs of the workforce and meet inspiring professionals. 11:00 p.m. Iowa PBS Doctor Who: Peter Davison Movies: The Visitation WORLD Civilizations: Encounters (4 of 9) (See 1/24 at 6 p.m. on WORLD) WORLD Roadtrip Nation: Skill Shift

Advances in seafaring and a thirst for trade and exploration sent human beings around the planet. (R-1/24, 11 p.m., WORLD) TV-PG

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