ADVANCE May 2025

MAY SCHEDULE

7:00 p.m. Iowa PBS Father Brown: The Numbers of the Beast Mrs. McCarthy strikes it lucky at the church bingo with the help of a Romani fortune-teller. TV-PG WORLD Asian Americans: A Question of Loyalty The impact of Asian Americans on

9:00 p.m. WORLD PBS News Hour 9:30 p.m. Iowa PBS

TUNE IN:

ACL 10th Annual Hall of Fame Honors Garth Brooks TV-PG

10:00 p.m. WORLD Bloomberg Wall Street Week (R-5/11, 1 p.m., WORLD) 10:30 p.m. Iowa PBS 11:00 p.m. WORLD Amanpour and Company 11:30 p.m. Iowa PBS Songs at the Center: Hannah Aldridge, Julie Williams, Melody Walker, Part 2 TV-PG 6:00 a.m. Iowa PBS The Best of the Joy of Painting: Wayside Pond WORLD To the Contrary With Bonnie Erbe (R-5/10, 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-5/10, 4:30 p.m., WORLD) 7:00 a.m. WORLD Mango House (See 5/9 at 6 p.m. on WORLD) (R-5/10, 1 p.m., WORLD) 8:00 a.m. Iowa PBS Ireland With Michael: Sunny South East WORLD Market to Market (R-5/11, 12:30 p.m., Iowa PBS) 8:30 a.m. Iowa PBS Rick Steves’ Europe: European Travel Skills, Part I WORLD Iowa Press (R-5/11, noon, Iowa PBS) 9:00 a.m. Iowa PBS Road Trip Iowa: Grant Wood Scenic Byway (R-5/24, 5 p.m., WORLD) WORLD Pati Jinich Explores Panamericana: Juneau & Whitehorse—Sister Cities (See 5/6 at 8 p.m. on Iowa PBS) (R-5/10, 3 p.m., WORLD) Live From The Old Steeple: John Jorgenson Bluegrass Band TV-PG SATURDAY 10

the country’s past, present and future is explored through stories. (R-5/10, 10 p.m., WORLD) TV-PG

8:00 p.m. Iowa PBS

Cook’s Country: Classic Cookout Saturday, May 10 12:30 p.m. on Iowa PBS .1 Test cook Ashley Moore makes a showstopping blueberry cream pie, and Toni Tipton-Martin talks about the rarity of blue foods in nature. Equipment expert Adam Ried shares recommended travel utensil sets. Hosts Bridget Lancaster and Julia Collin-Davison fry up sweet-tea-brined fried chicken.

The Brokenwood Mysteries: A Merry Bloody Christmas Mike and his team investigate the murder of a man dressed as Santa, who was found with his throat slit. American Delivery Explore stories of women as they navigate the challenges of pregnancy and mental health. (R-5/11, 9 a.m., WORLD) TV-PG

WORLD

9:00 p.m. WORLD PBS News Hour 9:30 p.m. Iowa PBS

6:00 p.m. WORLD

Midsomer Murders: The Green Man, Parts 1 & 2

Mango House Get insight into the refugee experience and some of the issues they face. (R-5/10, 7 a.m., WORLD) TV-PG

The Midsomer canal tunnel collapses during a restoration project, revealing ancient human bones with a recent skeleton hidden among them. (Part 1: R-5/13, 11 p.m., Iowa PBS) (Part 2: R-5/14, 11 p.m., Iowa PBS) TV-PG

6:30 p.m. Iowa PBS History With David Rubenstein: Danielle Allen TV-PG 7:00 p.m. Iowa PBS Washington Week With The Atlantic (R-5/10, 6:30 a.m., WORLD) WORLD Your Serve or Mine Explore how U.S. table tennis players inspired generations of American and Chinese students. (R-5/10, 2 p.m., WORLD) 7:30 p.m. Iowa PBS Iowa Press (R-5/10, 8:30 a.m., WORLD) 8:00 p.m. Iowa PBS Market to Market (R-5/10, 8 a.m., WORLD) WORLD Pati Jinich Explores Panamericana: Juneau & Whitehorse—Sister Cities (See 5/6 at 8 p.m. on Iowa PBS) (R-5/10, 9 a.m., WORLD) 8:30 p.m. Iowa PBS Studio 3 LIVE: The Nadas

10:00 p.m. WORLD DW The Day 10:30 p.m. WORLD BBC News 11:00 p.m. WORLD Amanpour and Company 11:10 p.m. Iowa PBS Sister Boniface Mysteries: Never Too Deadly to Die

(See 5/3 at 8 p.m. on Iowa PBS)

FRIDAY 9

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

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

WORLD NHK Newsline

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