ADVANCE March 2024

11:00 a.m. WORLD NOVA: Hunt for the Oldest DNA Follow the quest to recover DNA

8:00 p.m. WORLD Carole King & James Taylor: Just Call Out My Name

millions of years old, revealing a lost world from before the Ice Age. TV-PG

Join the legendary performers in a look back at their decades-long careers and ongoing partnership. (R-3/9, 10 p.m., Iowa PBS)

NOON WORLD POV: Unapologetic

9:00 p.m. Iowa PBS Studio 3 LIVE: Best of Season 1 Mickey Davis takes viewers on a

TUESDAY, MARCH 19 6:30 PM Getting Your Garden Ready for Planting

Meet two abolitionists whose experiences shaped their activism and views on Black liberation. TV-14

musical journey through the 10 acts featured on season 1. (R-3/10, 9 p.m., WORLD)

12:30 p.m. Iowa PBS America: The Land We Live In

Rediscover America’s hidden treasures and national wonders through the lens of a 19th-century book.

10:00 p.m. WORLD Freddie Mercury: The Tribute Concert (See 3/1 at 10 p.m. on Iowa PBS) 10:30 p.m. Iowa PBS

1:30 p.m. WORLD Local, USA: HBCU Week: Tradition and Competition

Charley Crockett: Live From the Ryman Grab a front-row seat to the country and blues singer’s first-ever show at the fabled auditorium.

Dive into HBCU football culture and discover the camaraderie and competition that define HBCU sports.

2:00 p.m. Iowa PBS Iowa PBS Pregame Show WORLD American Experience: Fly With Me

SUNDAY 3

Meet the pioneering women who changed the world while flying it. TV-14

6:00 a.m. Iowa PBS Sit and Be Fit: Pulse, Press, Pull-Up WORLD Washington Week With The Atlantic 6:30 a.m. Iowa PBS Gardening with Steil

2:30 p.m. Iowa PBS

IGHSAU Girls State Basketball

Championships: Class 4A

If you left the plant debris and leaves in the perennial garden all winter (a good idea), then spring is the time to do some clean-up. Join us Tuesday, March 19 at 6:30 p.m. for the next one-hour virtual event in our Ask the Expert series. Aaron Steil, host of Gardening With Steil will lead us through all of the garden tasks that can be started in spring to prepare for the upcoming growing season. Then you’ll be able to ask him questions during the Q&A session that follows.

4:00 p.m. WORLD To the Contrary With Bonnie Erbe (R-3/3, 1 p.m., WORLD) 4:30 p.m. WORLD Washington Week With The Atlantic (R-3/3, 6 a.m., WORLD) 4:45 p.m. Iowa PBS IGHSAU Girls State Basketball Championships: Class 2A 5:00 p.m. WORLD DW Focus on Europe (R-3/3, 7 a.m., WORLD) 5:30 p.m. WORLD PBS News Weekend 6:00 p.m. WORLD The Big Band Years (My Music Presents) Nick Clooney and Peter Marshall host

Aaron Steil and Cindy Haynes discuss plant passions, worm composting and autonomous mowers. (R-3/9, 10:30 a.m., Iowa PBS)

WORLD The Open Mind

(R-3/3, 2 p.m., WORLD)

7:00 a.m. WORLD DW Focus on Europe 7:30 a.m. WORLD DW Global Us (R-3/3, 3 p.m., WORLD) 8:00 a.m. Iowa PBS Suze Orman’s Ultimate Retirement Guide The personal finance expert provides essential advice on planning for and thriving in retirement. (R-3/11, 9:30 p.m., WORLD) WORLD Eyes on the Prize: Power! 1966–1968

a nostalgic look at hit makers and songs of the 1930s and ’40s. (R-3/9, 4:30 p.m., Iowa PBS)

The call for Black Power takes various forms across communities in Black America. (R-3/3, 4 p.m., WORLD) TV-PG

Go to iowapbs.org/events to register for this free virtual event.

7:00 p.m. Iowa PBS

IGHSAU Girls State Basketball

Championships: Class 1A

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