ADVANCE January 2026

IOWA PBS WORLD DAYTIME

5 AM 5:30 AM 6 AM 6:30 AM 7 AM 7:30 AM 8 AM 8:30 AM 9 AM 9:30 AM 10 AM 10:30 AM

Story in the Pub. Square

Newsroom Tokyo/ Direct Talk/Short Program Newsroom Tokyo/ Direct Talk/Short Program

Meredith Willson: America’s Music Man American Masters: Joe Papp in Five Acts

American Masters: Starring Dick Van Dyke

Mysteries of the Jesus Prayer

THU 1 BBC News

Closer to Truth Consuelo Mack To the Contrary Whitney Reynolds

American Masters: Blake Edwards: A Love Story in 24 Frames

Stories From the Stage

FRI 2 BBC News

POV Shorts

SAT 3 Whitney Reynolds

To the Contrary

Washington Week

The Boleyns: A Scandalous Family: Ambition

Market to Market

The Boleyns: A Scandalous Family: The Fall

Consuelo Mack The Chavis Chronicles

Whitney Reynolds Laura Flanders

Iowa Press

Washington Week

The Open Mind

DW Focus on Europe

DW Global Us

American Masters: Blake Edwards: A Love Story in 24 Frames

SUN 4 On Story

POV Shorts

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Nature: Attenborough and the Sea Dragon Voces on PBS: From Here/From There Animal Babies: First Year on Earth: First Steps

Finding Your Roots: Hidden Kin

POV: The Bitter Pill

MON 5 BBC News

POV Shorts

Penny: Champion

Stories From the Stage

The Boleyns: A Scandalous Family: Ambition The Boleyns: A Scandalous Family: Desire The Boleyns: A Scandalous Family: The Fall

TUE 6 BBC News Asia Insight

Public Defender

GZero World With Ian Story in the Pub. Square

Animal Babies: First Year on Earth: Testing Limits

Animal Babies: First Year on Earth: New Frontiers

WED 7 BBC News

POV: The Age of Water

THU 8 BBC News

Independent Lens

Closer to Truth Consuelo Mack To the Contrary Whitney Reynolds

Independent Lens: Storming Caesars Palace Lucy Worsley’s Holmes: Doctor and Detective

POV: Union

Penny: Champion Consuelo Mack The Chavis Chronicles

Stories From the Stage

FRI 9 BBC News

SAT 10 Whitney Reynolds

Washington Week

Market to Market

Lucy Worsley’s Holmes: Shadows and Sleuths

Whitney Reynolds Laura Flanders

Iowa Press

DW Focus on Europe

DW Global Us

POV: Union

Penny: Champion

SUN 11 On Story

Nature: Hummingbirds of Hollywood Cruise Boom: A Community on the Cusp of Change

Finding Your Roots: American Dreams

Independent Lens: The Big Payback

MON 12 BBC News

POV Shorts

Stories From the Stage

Lucy Worsley’s Holmes: Doctor and Detective Lucy Worsley’s Holmes: Fact and Fiction Lucy Worsley’s Holmes: Shadows and Sleuths

TUE 13 BBC News Asia Insight

Rust

GZero World With Ian Story in the Pub. Square

NOVA: Arctic Sinkholes Voces: American Sons

WED 14 BBC News

Weathered

Extinction: The Facts

Independent Lens: Greener Pastures POV: Winter’s Yearning

THU 15 BBC News

POV Shorts

Closer to Truth Consuelo Mack To the Contrary Whitney Reynolds

The Cost of Inheritance: An America ReFramed Special

Stories From the Stage

FRI 16 BBC News

The Five Demands

POV Shorts

SAT 17 Whitney Reynolds

Washington Week

Best of Living in Iowa

Best of Living in Iowa DW Global Us

Market to Market

Best of Living in Iowa

Best of Living in Iowa

Consuelo Mack The Chavis Chronicles

Whitney Reynolds Laura Flanders

Iowa Press

DW Focus on Europe

Civilizations: God and Art

The Cost of Inheritance: An America ReFramed Special

SUN 18 On Story

Nature: Tusker: Brotherhood of Elephants Niagara Movement: The Early Battle for Civil Rights

Finding Your Roots: Great Migrations Ida B. Wells: American Stories

Independent Lens: Razing Liberty Square

Better Next Big Thing

MON 19 BBC News

Stories From the Stage

Civilizations: The Second Moment of Creation

TUE 20 BBC News Asia Insight

Local, USA

GZero World With Ian Story in the Pub. Square

NOVA: What Are UFOs?

Dynamic Planet: Ice

Dynamic Planet: Fire

Civilizations: How Do We Look?

WED 21 BBC News

Becoming Thurgood: America’s Social Architect Fannie Lou Hamer’s America: An America ReFramed Special

Civilizations: God and Art

THU 22 BBC News

Breaking the Deadlock

Frontline

Closer to Truth Consuelo Mack To the Contrary Whitney Reynolds

Training for Freedom

Hope in the Struggle: The Josie Johnson Story

Stories From the Stage

FRI 23 BBC News

Local, USA

SAT 24 Whitney Reynolds

Washington Week

Best of Living in Iowa

Best of Living in Iowa DW Global Us

Market to Market

Best of Living in Iowa

Best of Living in Iowa Training for Freedom

Consuelo Mack The Chavis Chronicles

Whitney Reynolds Laura Flanders

Iowa Press

DW Focus on Europe

Fannie Lou Hamer’s America: An America ReFramed Special

SUN 25 On Story

Nature: San Diego: America’s Wildest City

Finding Your Roots: Caribbean Roots Reel South: The Only Doctor Dynamic Planet: Water

MON 26 BBC News

Heard

POV Shorts

Children in Crisis: The Story of CHIP NOVA: Asteroids: Spark of Life? American Masters: Elie Wiesel: Soul on Fire Simon Schama: The Holocaust, 80 Years On

Stories From the Stage

Civilizations: Encounters Civilizations: Renaissances

TUE 27 BBC News Asia Insight

POV Shorts

GZero World With Ian Story in the Pub. Square

Dynamic Planet: Earth

WED 28 BBC News

Independent Lens: Vivien's Wild Ride

Civilizations: Paradise on Earth

THU 29 BBC News

Closer to Truth Consuelo Mack

Stories From the Stage

FRI 30 BBC News

Heard

POV Shorts POV Shorts

SAT 31 Whitney Reynolds

To the Contrary

Washington Week

Best of Living in Iowa

Best of Living in Iowa

Market to Market

Best of Living in Iowa

Best of Living in Iowa

Consuelo Mack

Whitney Reynolds

Iowa Press

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