ADVANCE June 2025

7:00 p.m. Iowa PBS The Outback: The Kimberley Comes Alive Meet the diverse humans and

6:30 p.m. Iowa PBS Iowa Ingredient: Trout WORLD Best of Living in Iowa:

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Powerhouse Knitting Sisters, Healing a Community

creatures who inhabit the Kimberley region in Western Australia. TV-PG

Use your digital Friends MemberCard throughout the month for two-for-one admission to the following venues. Please present your digital MemberCard when purchasing or picking up your tickets. BENEFITS MEMBERCARD This interactive history museum tells the story of how Iowans transformed the fertile prairies of the Midwest into the most productive farmland in the world. At the 500-acre open-air museum, visitors travel through historical time periods spanning 300 years while on-site interpreters provide seasonal activities and demonstrations. 515.278.5286 | lhf.org Explore Dubuque’s history at this unique site, which includes the Mathias Ham House, Arriandeaux Cabin, Humke Schoolhouse and a historic granary. Costumed interpreters provide guided tours and share stories of Mathias Ham, the city of Dubuque, life on the Mississippi River and life during the Victorian era. 800.226.3369 | rivermuseum.com/hamsite Living History Farms Urbandale Mathias Ham House Historic Site Dubuque

7:00 p.m. Iowa PBS Father Brown:

Return of the Trumpeters

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Experience one of the greatest conservation success stories with the majestic trumpeter swan.

The Tower of Lost Souls Father Brown joins forces with Chief Inspector Valentine to investigate two deaths at Helmsley House. TV-PG

8:00 p.m. Iowa PBS The Outback: The Dry Season

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The Outback comes to life during the dry season, as turtles lay eggs and athletes dive for pearls. TV-PG In October 1979, Pope John Paul II `ALN UVo €nor rnVk rc rUN 4aVrNL 1rArNo as leader of the Roman Catholic Church.

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WORLD The Pope’s Visit to Iowa

8:00 p.m. Iowa PBS

The Brokenwood Mysteries: As If Nothing Had Happened When a resident from a rest home in Brokenwood goes missing, it quickly becomes apparent that his whereabouts are of vital importance in solving a case. Mars was once a blue water world studded with active volcanoes. Did life ever form on the planet? (R-6/7, 10 p.m., WORLD)

9:00 p.m. Iowa PBS The Outback: Return of the Wet

The Outback skies explode with thunder and rain, beginning a new season in this ancient land. TV-PG

WORLD NOVA: The Planets: Mars

WORLD PBS News Hour 10:00 p.m. Iowa PBS NOVA: Ancient Earth: Birth of the Sky

See how Earth transformed from a barren hellscape to a planet capable of sustaining life. DVS/TV-PG

9:00 p.m. WORLD PBS News Hour 9:33 p.m. Iowa PBS

WORLD DW The Day 10:30 p.m. WORLD BBC News 11:00 p.m. Iowa PBS Midsomer Murders:

Midsomer Murders: The Maid in Splendour, Parts 1 & 2 A barman from a local pub is shot dead as he walks near a ruined cottage in the woods. (Part 1: R-6/10, 11 p.m., Iowa PBS) (Part 2: R-6/11, 11 p.m., Iowa PBS)

Sins of Commission, Part 2 A prize-winning author is murdered on the eve of the Midsomer Literary Festival. TV-PG

10:00 p.m. WORLD DW The Day 10:30 p.m. WORLD BBC News 11:00 p.m. WORLD Amanpour and Company 11:10 p.m. Iowa PBS Sister Boniface Mysteries: How to Murder a Tune

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

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The nuns are excited to be involved in a religious TV show, but a murder disrupts proceedings. TV-PG

(R-6/5, 9 p.m., WORLD)

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