ADVANCE May 2024

8:30 a.m. Iowa PBS Rick Steves’ Europe: Italy’s Amalfi Coast WORLD Iowa Press

1:30 p.m. Iowa PBS Woodsmith Shop: Patio Planter 2:00 p.m. Iowa PBS This Old House: New Jersey | Spring Forward WORLD Her War, Her Story: World War II

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(R-5/26, noon, Iowa PBS)

9:00 a.m. Iowa PBS Road Trip Iowa: Covered Bridges Scenic Byway WORLD USS Iowa

The stories of more than two dozen women’s experiences during World War II are shared. TV-PG

2:30 p.m. Iowa PBS

Explore a symbol of power and the stories of those who served through triumph and tragedy. (R-5/27, 9 p.m., Iowa PBS) TV-PG

Ask This Old House: Firebox Restoration, Tool Storage Organization

Great Performances: Purlie Victorious Sunday, May 26 1 p.m. on Iowa PBS .1 Enjoy this comedic play starring Tony winner Leslie Odom Jr. telling the story of a Black preacher’s scheme to reclaim his inheritance and win back his church from a plantation owner. Written by Ossie Davis with direction by Tony winner Kenny Leon.

9:30 a.m. Iowa PBS In Julia’s Kitchen With Master Chefs: Mark Militello 10:00 a.m. Iowa PBS Key Ingredient With Sheri Castle: Oysters at Home WORLD Consuelo Mack WealthTrack 10:30 a.m. Iowa PBS Lidia’s Kitchen: Welcome to My Kitchen WORLD The Whitney Reynolds Show: Midlife Movement 11:00 a.m. Iowa PBS America’s Test Kitchen: What’s for Dinner? Bacon! WORLD Armed With Language

3:00 p.m. Iowa PBS Fons & Porter’s Love of Quilting: A Pillowcase of Yo-Yos WORLD 1st to Fight: Pacific War Marines

Experiences of the 1st Marine Division on the Pacific island of Guadalcanal in 1942 are documented. TV-PG

3:30 p.m. Iowa PBS Fit 2 Stitch: Guest Matt Porter, Fashion Educator at UNT 4:00 p.m. Iowa PBS Garden Smart: Building a Pollinator Garden (R-5/26, 6:30 a.m., Iowa PBS) WORLD To the Contrary With Bonnie Erbe (R-5/26, 1 p.m., WORLD) 4:30 p.m. Iowa PBS British Antiques Roadshow: Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh 3 WORLD Washington Week With The Atlantic (R-5/26, 6 a.m., WORLD) 5:00 p.m. Iowa PBS Antiques Roadshow: Junk in the Trunk 13 WORLD DW Focus on Europe (R-5/26, 7 a.m., WORLD) 5:30 p.m. WORLD PBS News Weekend (R-5/26, 11:30 a.m., Iowa PBS) 6:00 p.m. Iowa PBS The Lawrence Welk Show: The Songs of Cole Porter WORLD Final Landing on Iwo Jima This “then and now” look at the Japanese island at the heart of a brutal World War II battle follows two men as they visit the historic war site. (R-5/26, 10 p.m., Iowa PBS) TV-PG

11:30 p.m. Iowa PBS Sound on Tap: Sierra Blanca TV-PG WORLD DW The Day

SATURDAY 25

Discover the story of how a military intelligence school in Minnesota played a pivotal role in ending World War II. TV-PG

6:00 a.m. Iowa PBS The Best of the Joy of Painting: Golden Knoll WORLD To the Contrary With Bonnie Erbe (R-5/25, 4 p.m., WORLD) 6:30 a.m. Iowa PBS 6:30–8 a.m. See page 5. WORLD Washington Week With The Atlantic (R-5/25, 4:30 p.m., WORLD) 7:00 a.m. WORLD Rising Against Asian Hate: One Day in March (See 5/24 at 6 p.m. on WORLD) 8:00 a.m. Iowa PBS Joseph Rosendo’s Steppin’ Out: Costa Rica, Central America— Pura Vida! WORLD Market to Market (R-5/26, 12:30 p.m., Iowa PBS)

11:30 a.m. Iowa PBS Iowa Ingredient: Peaches NOON Iowa PBS Sara’s Weeknight Meals: Havana Weeknights WORLD The Tuskegee Airmen: Return to Ramitelli

Return to the Ramitelli airfield in Italy and discover the stories of the Tuskegee Airmen. (R-5/27, 11 p.m., Iowa PBS) TV-PG

12:30 p.m. Iowa PBS Cook’s Country: Italian Comfort Food Classics 1:00 p.m. Iowa PBS Christopher Kimball’s Milk Street Television: Bundt Cake, Butter Bars & Meringue WORLD The Seabees on Iwo Jima

Explore the story of the men who were best known for building jungle airfields, the Seabees of WWII. TV-PG

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