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6:30 p.m. Iowa PBS

11:00 p.m. Iowa PBS Midsomer Murders: Blue Herrings, Part 1

9:00 p.m. Iowa PBS NOVA: Star Chasers of Senegal

Iowa Life (R-3/31, 10:30 a.m., Iowa PBS)

A visionary scientist investigates the deep history of astronomy in West Africa. DVS

(See 3/21 at 9:30 p.m. on Iowa PBS)

7:00 p.m. Iowa PBS Finding Your Roots: Secret Lives

11:30 p.m. WORLD DW The Day

WORLD PBS NewsHour 10:00 p.m. Iowa PBS Nature’s Cleanup Crew

Henry Louis Gates Jr. helps comedians Carol Burnett and Niecy Nash solve deep family mysteries. (R-3/31, 8 p.m., WORLD) TV-PG

WEDNESDAY 27

Scavengers are busy in our cities, cleaning up waste like a little cleanup crew. TV-PG

8:00 p.m. Iowa PBS

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

American Experience:

WORLD BBC News 10:30 p.m. WORLD Amanpour and Company 11:00 p.m. Iowa PBS Midsomer Murders: Blue Herrings, Part 2

The Cancer Detectives Discover the lives of three people who worked together to slash the death rates from cervical cancer. (R-3/30, 6 p.m., WORLD) DVS/TV-14 Mathematical Vision of Maryam Mirzakhani The life and mathematical work of Maryam Mirzakhani is examined.

(R-3/27, 9 p.m., WORLD)

WORLD NHK Newsline 6:00 p.m. WORLD Independent Lens: Greener Pastures (See 3/25 at 10 p.m. on Iowa PBS) (R-3/30, 11 a.m., WORLD) 6:30 p.m. Iowa PBS Prairie Sportsman: Edge of Water Thrills (R-3/30, 9 a.m., Iowa PBS) TV-PG 7:00 p.m. Iowa PBS Nature: Remarkable Rabbits

WORLD Secrets of the Surface: The

(See 3/21 at 9:30 p.m. on Iowa PBS)

11:30 p.m. WORLD DW The Day

9:00 p.m. Iowa PBS

The Invisible Shield:

THURSDAY 28

The Old Playbook Discover how public health has doubled life expectancy, and how the system is now in jeopardy. (R-3/27, 8 p.m., WORLD) TV-PG

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

WORLD PBS NewsHour 10:00 p.m. Iowa PBS Extra Life: A Short History of Living Longer: Vaccines

Despite their remarkable ability to reproduce, many wild rabbits are in danger of being eradicated. (R-3/31, 7 p.m., WORLD) DVS/TV-PG

(R-3/28, 9 p.m., WORLD)

WORLD NHK Newsline 6:00 p.m. WORLD AfroPop: The Ultimate Cultural Exchange: She Had a Dream

8:00 p.m. Iowa PBS

Discover the role vaccination plays in our growing ability to prevent the spread of illness. (R-3/30, 7 a.m., WORLD) TV-14

NOVA: A.I. Revolution

Explore the promise, perils and possible future of new A.I. technologies taking the world by storm.

Ghofrane, a young Black Tunisian woman, is a committed activist who decides to go into politics. TV-PG

WORLD BBC News 10:30 p.m. WORLD Amanpour and Company

WORLD The Invisible Shield: The Old Playbook (See 3/26 at 9 p.m. on Iowa PBS)

6:30 p.m. Iowa PBS Iowa Ingredient: Turkey

(R-3/30, 11:30 a.m., Iowa PBS)

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