ADVANCE March 2024

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3:30 p.m. Iowa PBS

5:30 p.m. Iowa PBS Celtic Thunder—Odyssey

8:00 p.m. Iowa PBS

Irish Dance—Steps of

Nolly on Masterpiece Without warning, British soap opera star Noele “Nolly” Gordon is fired from her hit series. DVS/TV-14

Freedom Breathtaking Irish dance performances chart the evolution of this global dance phenomenon.

Filmed in an Irish manor estate, this captivating musical journey features music, storytelling and Irish Culture

WORLD PBS News Weekend 6:00 p.m. WORLD History With David Rubenstein: Ada Ferrer 6:30 p.m. WORLD History With David Rubenstein: Ian Toll TV-PG 7:00 p.m. Iowa PBS Call the Midwife: Season 13, Episode 1 Nonnatus House kicks off a new pupil midwife training. TV-14 WORLD Nature: Primates: Family Matters (2 of 3) (See 3/13 at 7 p.m. on Iowa PBS) (R-3/17, 11 p.m., WORLD)

WORLD Finding Your Roots:

WORLD On Story: Script to Screen: A Quiet Place

Things We Don’t Discuss (See 3/12 at 7 p.m. on Iowa PBS)

Screenwriters Scott Beck and Bryan Woods discuss the storytelling process.

9:00 p.m. Iowa PBS

Alice & Jack on Masterpiece: Episode 1 Alice and Jack meet, but a deep and powerful trauma from Alice’s past causes her to reject Jack. DVS/TV-14 Mae West: Dirty Blonde Dive into the life and career of groundbreaking writer, performer and subversive star Mae West. (R-3/24, 2:30 p.m., Iowa PBS) TV-14 Seaside Hotel: The Nail When a sea mine washes ashore, it becomes the beginning of a dramatic end to the guests’ holiday. TV-14

4:00 p.m. WORLD Eyes on the Prize: The Keys to the Kingdom 1974–1980 (See 3/14 at 7 p.m. on WORLD) 4:30 p.m. Iowa PBS Michael Flatley’s Lord of the Dance: The Impossible Tour

WORLD American Masters:

The legendary dance show returns with a new generation, led onstage by Lord of the Dance Matt Smith. TV-PG

10:00 p.m. Iowa PBS

5:00 p.m. WORLD Why This Moment

People in Richmond, Virginia, protest against acts of police brutality against people of color. TV-PG

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