ADVANCE July 2025

JULY SCHEDULE

TUESDAY 1

PROGRAM GUIDE KEY

TUNE IN:

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

Programs with this flag are new to our

broadcast schedule. IOWA PBS .1: Our primary channel. Antenna viewers can find it on the .1 channel. * IOWA PBS KIDS .2: Programming for kids. See schedule on page 5. Antenna viewers can find it on the .2 channel. * IOWA PBS WORLD .3: Public affairs, science, history, independent films and more. Antenna viewers can find it on the .3 channel. * IOWA PBS CREATE .4: How-to programs. See schedule on pages 8–11. Antenna viewers can find it on the .4 channel. * * Cable and satellite subscribers: Please contact your service providers for information on where they carry Iowa PBS’s channels in their lineup. DVS/DVI: Narrative descriptions for the visually impaired. This setting is often found in the accessibility menu. ESP: This program is available in Spanish through the SAP. Visit iowapbs.org/espanol for help. Este programa está disponible en español a través del programa de audio secundario (SAP, por sus siglas en inglés). Visite iowapbs.org/espanol para obtener más información. TV-PG: May be unsuitable for younger children. TV-14: May be unsuitable for children under 14. TV-MA: May be unsuitable for children under 17. Some ratings may be followed by initials describing the nature of the content: L=Language • V=Violence • AS=Adult situations • N=Nudity • S=Sexual content.

(R-7/1, 9 p.m., WORLD)

WORLD NHK Newsline 6:00 p.m. WORLD NOVA: Great Mammoth Mystery

An excavation of a site in Southwest England reveals traces of ancient mammoths and Neanderthals. TV-PG

Iconic America: Statue of Liberty Tuesday, July 1 8 p.m. on Iowa PBS .1 This episode explores the evolving meaning of the Statue of Liberty as a symbol for a “nation of immigrants,” and how it embodies our values and our conflicts, from abolition and women’s suffrage to the treatment of refugees.

6:30 p.m. Iowa PBS Iowa Life

Meet author Rachel Yoder, service dogs helping the deaf, and a family engaged in egg production. (R-7/6, 10:30 a.m., Iowa PBS)

7:00 p.m. Iowa PBS Finding Your Roots: Fathers and Sons Henry Louis Gates Jr. introduces LeVar Burton and Wes Studi to the family they’ve never known. (R-7/6, 8 p.m., WORLD) DVS/TV-PG

11:00 p.m. WORLD Amanpour and Company 11:02 p.m. Iowa PBS Midsomer Murders: A Talent for Life, Part 1

WORLD Human Footprint: Shelf Life

Shane goes on a global journey to discover how supermarkets have reshaped our lives and our planet. TV-PG

IOWA PBS 5:00–6:30 AM SUNDAY 5:00 am PBS News Weekend

8:00 p.m. Iowa PBS Iconic America: Our Symbols and Stories With David Rubenstein: The Statue of Liberty Examine the evolving meaning the Statue of Liberty has for a “nation of immigrants.” (R-7/4, 8 p.m., WORLD) TV-PG/DVS/ESP WORLD Expedition With Steve Backshall: Kamchatka: Expedition Grizzly River Steve Backshall takes on white water and explores pristine wilderness on the Kamchatka peninsula. TV-PG

Barnaby and Troy investigate a double murder after two bodies are discovered by the river. TV-PG

5:30 am Firing Line With Margaret Hoover 6:00 am Sit and Be Fit

MONDAY

WEDNESDAY 2

5:00 am DW Focus on Europe 5:30 am BBC News 6:00 am Classical Stretch 5:00 am DW Global Us 5:30 am BBC News 6:00 am Classical Stretch 5:00 am DW euromaxx 5:30 am BBC News 6:00 am Classical Stretch 5:00 am This Is America 5:30 am BBC News 6:00 am Classical Stretch 5:00 am To the Contrary 5:30 am BBC News 6:00 am Classical Stretch

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

TUESDAY

(R-7/2, 9 p.m., WORLD)

WEDNESDAY

WORLD NHK Newsline 6:00 p.m. WORLD We Hold These Truths:

9:00 p.m. Iowa PBS Frontline WORLD PBS News Hour 10:00 p.m. Iowa PBS Statue of Liberty

THURSDAY

The Global Quest for Liberty Explore the enduring influence of the Declaration of Independence at home and around the world. (R-7/5, 10 p.m., WORLD) TV-PG

Ken Burns chronicles the history of the Statue of Liberty and what it represents to all Americans. TV-PG

FRIDAY

6:30 p.m. Iowa PBS Road Trip Iowa: Loess Hills National Scenic Byway North (R-7/3, 8 p.m., Iowa PBS)

WORLD DW The Day 10:30 p.m. WORLD BBC News

SATURDAY

5:00 am Firing Line With Margaret Hoover 5:30 am My Money Mentors 6:00 am The Best of the Joy of Painting

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