ADVANCE May 2024

MAY SCHEDULE MONDAY 13 5:00 p.m. WORLD France 24 5:30 p.m. Iowa PBS PBS NewsHour (R-5/13, 9 p.m., WORLD) WORLD NHK Newsline 6:00 p.m. WORLD POV Shorts: Comic Culture A practical traffic solution in

8:00 p.m. Iowa PBS

TUNE IN:

The Express Way With Dulé Hill: Chicago In Chicago, Dulé Hill explores why art and activism are synonymous. (R-5/17, 6 p.m., WORLD) TV-14 Learn how humans begin life as a single cell and grow into beings of more than 37 trillion cells. TV-PG Frontline: A Dangerous Assignment: Uncovering Corruption in Maduro’s Venezuela Discover the shadowy figure at the heart of a corruption scandal spanning from Venzuela to the U.S. (R-5/15, 8 p.m., WORLD)

WORLD Amazing Human Body: Grow

9:00 p.m. Iowa PBS

Photographic Justice: The Corky Lee Story Monday, May 13 9 p.m. on Iowa PBS .1 Using his camera as a “weapon against injustice,” Corky Lee is a Chinese American photographer whose art is his activism. His unforgettable images of Asian American life empowered generations. This film’s intimate portrait reveals the triumphs and tragedies of the man behind the lens.

Stockholm becomes a human failure in “The Traffic Separating Device.” TV-PG

6:30 p.m. Iowa PBS

British Antiques Roadshow:

Bishop’s Palace 1 (R-5/18, 4:30 p.m., Iowa PBS) WORLD Independent Lens: The Donut King

WORLD PBS NewsHour 10:00 p.m. WORLD BBC News 10:30 p.m. Iowa PBS Asian Americans: A Question of Loyalty (See 5/4 at 8 p.m. on WORLD) WORLD Amanpour and Company 11:30 p.m. Iowa PBS Midsomer Murders: Dark Autumn, Part 1 (See 5/9 at 9:30 p.m. on Iowa PBS) WORLD DW The Day

The rise and fall of Ted Ngoy, the entrepreneur behind the Christy’s Doughnuts empire, is featured. TV-14

7:00 p.m. Iowa PBS

Antiques Roadshow: Stan Hywet Hall & Gardens, Hour 3 (R-5/18, 5 p.m., Iowa PBS)

TUESDAY 14

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

8:00 p.m. Iowa PBS Antiques Roadshow: Charleston, Hour 2 WORLD

Local, USA: Against the

Current This episode presents a powerful look at how residents of Virginia’s Eastern Shore are facing rising sea waters.

(R-5/14, 9 p.m., WORLD)

WEDNESDAY 15

WORLD NHK Newsline 6:00 p.m. WORLD NOVA: Why Bridges Collapse (See 11/8 at 9 p.m. on Iowa PBS) 6:30 p.m. Iowa PBS Iowa Life

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

9:00 p.m. Iowa PBS

Photographic Justice:

The Corky Lee Story Explore the life of a photographer on a quest to ensure the preservation of Asian American life. (R-5/15, 7 p.m., WORLD) TV-14

Explore breakdancing, a 1968 plane crash and community revitalization through the arts. (R-5/19, 10:30 a.m., Iowa PBS)

(R-5/15, 9:30 p.m., WORLD)

WORLD NHK Newsline 6:00 p.m. WORLD China: Frame by Frame

WORLD PBS NewsHour 10:00 p.m. Iowa PBS American Masters: Amy Tan: Unintended Memoir

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

Filmmaker Bill Einreinhofer reflects on the time he spent in China, what he discovered, what he learned and the dramatic changes he witnessed. (R-5/18, noon, WORLD) TV-14

Explore the life of the groundbreaking author of “The Joy Luck Club” in this intimate portrait. (R-5/25, 7 p.m., WORLD) DVS/TV-PG

Henry Louis Gates Jr. uncovers the roots of comedians Bob Odenkirk and Iliza Shlesinger. (R-5/19, 8 p.m., WORLD)

6:30 p.m. Iowa PBS

WORLD BBC News 10:30 p.m. WORLD Amanpour and Company 11:30 p.m. WORLD DW The Day

Road Trip Iowa: Iowa Valley

WORLD A Brief History of the Future: Tomorrows (See 5/8 at 8 p.m. on Iowa PBS)

Scenic Byway (R-5/18, 9 a.m., Iowa PBS)

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