ADVANCE July 2025

JULY SCHEDULE TUESDAY 15 5:00 p.m. WORLD France 24 5:30 p.m. Iowa PBS PBS News Hour (R-7/15, 9 p.m., WORLD) WORLD NHK Newsline 6:00 p.m. WORLD NOVA: Dino Birds

8:00 p.m. Iowa PBS

TUNE IN:

Human Footprint:

The Honey Trap Shane investigates the future of bees, from honey bees to wild native species, in a changing world. (R-7/22, 7 p.m., WORLD) TV-PG WORLD Frontline 9:00 p.m. Iowa PBS NOVA: When Whales Could Walk Giant fossils uncovered in the Sahara

Desert reveal new secrets of how whales evolved. (R-7/22, 6 p.m., WORLD) DVS/TV-PG

Fossils reveal how birds survived the killer asteroid and became today’s only living dinosaurs.

Walking With Dinosaurs: The Pack

WORLD PBS News Hour 10:00 p.m. Iowa PBS Evolution Earth: Islands

6:30 p.m. Iowa PBS Iowa Life

Wednesday, July 16 7 p.m. on Iowa PBS .1

This program presents giant pumpkins, the Capitol page program, broadcaster Bob Fisher and Spook Cave. (R-7/20, 10:30 a.m., Iowa PBS)

Seventy-one million years ago, a young albertosaurus, a relative of T. rex, needed to prove herself in a deadly hunting pack or face starvation. Today, paleontologists in Canada uncover her remains, using their evidence to reveal her battle for survival.

Remarkable island wildlife reveals insights into our rapidly changing planet. DVS/TV-PG

7:00 p.m. Iowa PBS Finding Your Roots: Hold the Laughter

WORLD DW The Day 10:30 p.m. WORLD BBC News 11:00 p.m. Iowa PBS Midsomer Murders: Painted in Blood, Part 2

Henry Louis Gates Jr. uncovers the roots of comedians Bob Odenkirk and Iliza Shlesinger. DVS/TV-PG

WEDNESDAY 16

WORLD Human Footprint: Dressed to Kill (See 7/9 at 8 p.m. on Iowa PBS) 8:00 p.m. Iowa PBS Renaissance: The Blood and the Beauty: Rivalry The arrival of Raphael ignites a new fire in Michelangelo and Leonardo’s intense rivalry. (R-7/18, 8 p.m., WORLD) TV-14 WORLD Expedition With Steve Backshall: Kyrgyzstan: Expedition Mountain Ghost

(See 7/10 at 9:30 p.m. on Iowa PBS)

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

WORLD Amanpour and Company

THURSDAY 17

(R-7/16, 9 p.m., WORLD)

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

POV Shorts: The Dream of a Horse Get a glimpse into the life of a teenage girl from a nomadic family. (R-7/19, 12:30 p.m., WORLD) TV-14

(R-7/17, 9 p.m., WORLD)

Steve searches for snow leopards, one of the world’s most endangered species, in Kyrgyzstan. (R-7/19, 9 a.m., WORLD) TV-PG

WORLD NHK Newsline 6:00 p.m. WORLD Citizen Nation: The Hustle

6:30 p.m. Iowa PBS Road Trip Iowa:

9:00 p.m. Iowa PBS Frontline WORLD PBS News Hour 10:00 p.m. Iowa PBS To Be Announced WORLD DW The Day 10:30 p.m. WORLD BBC News 11:00 p.m. Iowa PBS Midsomer Murders: Painted in Blood, Part 1

Stakes are high as teams across the country advance to a civics competition final. (R-7/20, 9 a.m., WORLD) TV-PG

Grant Wood Scenic Byway (R-7/19, 9 a.m., Iowa PBS)

WORLD POV: Made in Ethiopia

(See 7/14 at 10:30 p.m. on Iowa PBS) (R-7/19, 11 a.m., WORLD)

6:30 p.m. Iowa PBS Iowa Ingredient: Asparagus (R-7/19, 11:30 a.m., Iowa PBS)

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

A young albertosaurus, a relative of T. rex, earns her place in a fierce hunting pack. (R-7/20, 7 p.m., WORLD) TV-PG

(See 7/10 at 9:30 p.m. on Iowa PBS)

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