ADVANCE July 2025

JULY SCHEDULE

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11:00 p.m. Iowa PBS Doctor Who: Colin Baker Movies: Trial of a Time Lord—The Ultimate Foe WORLD POV: unseen (See 7/5 at 7 p.m. on WORLD)

11:00 a.m. Iowa PBS Firing Line With Margaret Hoover WORLD Life in the Heart Land: Food Insecurity

3:19 p.m. Iowa PBS Doc Martin: Return to Sender

Martin and Louisa’s trip to London for his keynote address turns chaotic. TV-PG

Explore issues of and solutions to food access and equity in rural Virginia communities. TV-PG

3:30 p.m. WORLD

On Story: On Shogun: A Conversation With Justin Marks and Rachel Kondo Justin Marks and Rachel Kondo speak on their process of crafting award winning historical dramas. TV-PG

11:30 a.m. Iowa PBS PBS News Weekend WORLD America’s Heartland NOON Iowa PBS Iowa Press WORLD This American Land: Right Whales, Bird Collisions, Arizona Groundwater, Renegade Rancher 12:30 p.m. Iowa PBS Market to Market WORLD Start Up: The Lip Bar: Detroit, Michigan 1:00 p.m. Iowa PBS Variety Studio: Actors on Actors TV-PG WORLD Bloomberg Wall Street Week 1:30 p.m. Iowa PBS Variety Studio: Actors on Actors TV-PG 2:00 p.m. Iowa PBS Variety Studio: Actors on Actors TV-PG WORLD The Open Mind: The Big Bang and Us 2:30 p.m. Iowa PBS Doc Martin: Fly Me to the Moon

SUNDAY 6

6:00 a.m. Iowa PBS

Sit and Be Fit:

TLC for Your Back WORLD Washington Week With The Atlantic 6:30 a.m. Iowa PBS Garden Smart: Gardening in New York City WORLD The Open Mind: The Big Bang and Us (R-7/6, 2 p.m., WORLD) 7:00 a.m. Iowa PBS 7–10:30 a.m. See page 5. WORLD DW Focus on Europe 7:30 a.m. WORLD DW Global Us (R-7/6, 3 p.m., WORLD) 8:00 a.m. WORLD We Hold These Truths: The Global Quest for Liberty (See 7/2 at 6 p.m. on WORLD) TV-PG 9:00 a.m. WORLD Citizen Nation: Chasing Victory (See 7/3 at 6 p.m. on WORLD) 10:00 a.m. WORLD The Chavis Chronicles: Ayanna Gregory TV-PG 10:30 a.m. Iowa PBS Iowa Life (See 7/1 at 6:30 p.m. on Iowa PBS) WORLD Laura Flanders & Friends TV-PG

4:00 p.m. WORLD America ReFramed: No Time to Fail (See 7/3 at 7 p.m. on WORLD) 4:07 p.m. Iowa PBS Doc Martin: Love Will Set You Free

The residents of Portwenn may have to cope without Martin and Louisa after he’s offered a new job. TV-PG

4:56 p.m. Iowa PBS Doc Martin: Our Last Summer

As Martin and Louisa prepare to leave for London, their friends and family try to adapt. TV-PG

5:30 p.m. WORLD PBS News Weekend 5:45 p.m. Iowa PBS Doc Martin: Last Christmas in Portwenn

After an accident, Martin tries to confront some of his fears to get in the holiday spirit. TV-PG

6:00 p.m. WORLD A French Village: Commitment (February 5, 1941) (See 7/5 at 9 p.m. on WORLD)

Louisa’s father’s unannounced visit creates a conundrum for Martin. TV-PG

WORLD ICT Newscast 3:00 p.m. WORLD DW Global Us

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