ADVANCE January 2026

10:30 p.m. WORLD

11:30 p.m. Iowa PBS Sister Boniface Mysteries: Stage Fright

TUNE IN:

POV Shorts: La Orquesta

A retired music teacher starts Georgia’s first youth orchestra for immigrant families. TV-PG

(See 1/24 at 10 p.m. on Iowa PBS)

11:00 p.m. WORLD Nature: San Diego:

TUESDAY 27 4:30 p.m. Iowa PBS Rick Steves’ Europe: The Best of Sicily WORLD BBC News America 5:00 p.m. Iowa PBS Antiques Roadshow:

America’s Wildest City (See 1/21 at 7 p.m. on WORLD)

11:30 p.m. Iowa PBS Last of the Summer Wine: The 30s Car TV-PG

Secrets of the Dead: Queens of Combat Wednesday, January 28 9 p.m. on Iowa PBS .1 What if there were women hidden among the ranks of Ancient Rome’s fearsome gladiators? A group of experts combine history, archaeology and forensic investigation in a quest to prove women also fought in the arena.

MONDAY 26

Philbrook Museum, Hour 1

WORLD France 24 5:30 p.m. WORLD NHK Newsline 6:00 p.m. Iowa PBS PBS News Hour

4:30 p.m. Iowa PBS Rick Steves’ Europe: European Festivals II WORLD BBC News America 5:00 p.m. Iowa PBS Antiques Roadshow:

(R-1/27, 9 p.m., WORLD)

NOVA: Asteroids: Spark of Life? What if violent asteroid impacts actually jump-started life on Earth? Explore a dramatic new theory. (R-1/28, 7 p.m., Iowa PBS) TV-PG The Road We Took Henry Louis Gates Jr. maps the roots of actor Lizzie Caplan and comedian Hasan Minhaj. TV-PG An extraordinary team of marine experts dive into the impacts of our warming planet on our oceans. TV-PG Elie Wiesel: Soul on Fire Learn about the life and career of Elie Wiesel, Holocaust survivor and Nobel Peace Prize-winner. (R-1/28, 6 p.m., WORLD) TV-14 Amid the world’s ecosystems in chaos, can science, nature and tradition prepare us for the future? TV-PG Finding Your Roots: American Masters:

WORLD

Hotel del Coronado, Hour 3

WORLD France 24 5:30 p.m. WORLD NHK Newsline 6:00 p.m. Iowa PBS PBS News Hour

8:30 p.m. WORLD Stories From the Stage: Getting Away With It

7:00 p.m. Iowa PBS

Sometimes life tempts us to test the limits.

(R-1/26, 9 p.m., WORLD) WORLD Children in Crisis: The Story of CHIP Discover how citizens in Pittsburgh banded together to create America’s first health insurance program for the children of working poor families and revolutionize children’s healthcare. TV-14 Antiques Roadshow: Georgia State Railroad Museum, Hour 1 (R-1/30, 5 p.m., Iowa PBS) 7:00 p.m. Iowa PBS WORLD Reel South: The Only Doctor The one doctor left in rural Clay County, Georgia, seeks to serve her community. TV-14 8:00 p.m. Iowa PBS Antiques Roadshow: Old Sturbridge Village, Hour 1 (R-1/29, 5 p.m., Iowa PBS) WORLD POV Shorts: Boom and Bust

9:00 p.m. Iowa PBS Road Trip Iowa: River Bluffs Scenic Byway (R-1/31, 9 a.m., Iowa PBS) WORLD PBS News Hour 9:30 p.m. Iowa PBS Iowa Life

WORLD Dynamic Planet: Water

8:00 p.m. Iowa PBS

See how service dogs help veterans, meet a student inventor and visit Byron’s Bar. (R-1/31, 5:30 p.m., Iowa PBS)

10:00 p.m. Iowa PBS

Independent Lens:

Vivien’s Wild Ride Vivien Hillgrove confronts memories of loss and resilience as she deals with losing her sight. (R-1/28, 7:30 p.m., WORLD) DVS/TV-14

WORLD Dynamic Planet: Earth

9:00 p.m. WORLD PBS News Hour

WORLD DW The Day 10:30 p.m. WORLD BBC News 11:00 p.m. WORLD Amanpour and Company

Two stories. Two states. Stories of politics, economy, families and preserving memories. (R-1/31, 12:30 p.m., WORLD) TV-14

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