ADVANCE July 2025

7:00 p.m. Iowa PBS Walking With Dinosaurs: The River Dragon

6:00 p.m. WORLD Citizen Nation: Chasing Victory

July 29 at 6:30 pm Behind the Blue Ribbon SCREENING EVENT

Teen contestants across the country embark on a year-long civics competition. (R-7/6, 9 a.m., WORLD) TV-PG

A spinosaurus struggles to keep his family alive in the deadliest place in Earth’s history. (R-7/6, 7 p.m., WORLD) TV-PG POV: Break the Game This moving exploration of gamer culture examines the realities of online harassment, and the mental health implications of living a digital life. (R-7/5, 11 a.m., WORLD) TV-14

6:30 p.m. Iowa PBS Iowa Ingredient: Cauliflower (R-7/5, 11:30 a.m., Iowa PBS) 7:00 p.m. Iowa PBS Father Brown: The Angel of Mercy When a woman dies in her sleep at Powderham House residential home, Father Brown suspects something sinister is going on. TV-PG WORLD America ReFramed: No Time to Fail Amidst an onslaught of attacks from a sitting president, local election administrators in Rhode Island work to secure the vote for their community during the 2020 election. (R-7/6, 4 p.m., WORLD) 8:00 p.m. Iowa PBS Road Trip Iowa: Loess Hills National Scenic Byway North (R-7/5, 9 a.m., Iowa PBS) 8:30 p.m. Iowa PBS The Des Moines Symphony’s Yankee Doodle Pops Music Director and Conductor Joseph Giunta and the musicians of the Des Moines Symphony perform time honored patriotic favorites. (R-7/4, 8:30 p.m., Iowa PBS) In Watts, a 12-year-old female boxer trains to be crowned the 2019 Junior Olympics champion. TV-PG WORLD POV Shorts: Team Meryland

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8:00 p.m. Iowa PBS

Human Footprint: The Enemy of My Enemy

We enlist allies from nature to fight in our battles. But is the enemy of an enemy always a friend? (R-7/8, 7 p.m., WORLD) TV-PG

WORLD Frontline 9:00 p.m. Iowa PBS NOVA: Iceman Reborn

Murdered more than 5,000 years ago, Otzi the Iceman is the oldest known natural mummy. (R-7/8, 6 p.m., WORLD) TV-PG

In our newest documentary, experience the Iowa State Fair as you never have before by going behind-the-scenes with four individuals responsible for maintaining some of its most cherished traditions. Follow a young hog farmer, a corn dog concessionaire, the butter cow sculptor and the fair CEO as they navigate the 11 days of Iowa’s biggest celebration and beyond. Enjoy Campbell’s Concessions corn dogs and refreshing lemonade before you find a seat in our auditorium. With themed photo ops and nods to beloved fair traditions, this celebration is the next best thing to being on the fairgrounds yourself. Doors will open at 6 p.m. with the film beginning at 6:30 p.m.

WORLD PBS News Hour 10:00 p.m. Iowa PBS NOVA: Ancient Earth: Humans

How did Earth give rise to humans? See what made our species’ existence possible. DVS/TV-PG

WORLD DW The Day 10:30 p.m. WORLD BBC News 11:00 p.m. Iowa PBS Midsomer Murders: A Talent for Life, Part 2

9:00 p.m. WORLD PBS News Hour 10:00 p.m. Iowa PBS Midsomer Murders:

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

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Death and Dreams, Parts 1 & 2 The investigation into an elaborate suicide leads Barnaby to suspect the dead man may have had help pulling the trigger. (Part 1: R-7/8, 11 p.m., Iowa PBS) (Part 2: R-7/9, 11 p.m., Iowa PBS)

THURSDAY 3

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

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

(R-7/3, 9 p.m., WORLD)

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