ADVANCE May 2026

MAY SCHEDULE

11:00 a.m. Iowa PBS Firing Line With Margaret Hoover WORLD Great Lakes Now Series: Freighter Madness 11:30 a.m. Iowa PBS Compass Points From PBS News WORLD America’s Heartland NOON Iowa PBS Iowa Press WORLD Climate California: RPG TV-PG 12:30 p.m. Iowa PBS Market to Market WORLD Start Up: Tripslip—Detroit, Michigan 1:00 p.m. Iowa PBS Norman Borlaug: Journey to Statuary Hall

10:00 p.m. Iowa PBS Sister Boniface Mysteries: Toast to the Newly Dead A village resident makes an

May 30 at 2 p.m. Iowa PBS in Johnston Tea & Tips for Timeless Etiquette

unexpected and unwelcome cameo at a wedding rehearsal. (R-5/4, 11 p.m., Iowa PBS) TV-PG Get a heart-warming reminder of the pleasure of a delicious meal with ramen master Masamoto Ueda. 11:00 p.m. Iowa PBS Doctor Who Classic: Sylvester McCoy Movies: Time and the Rani WORLD The American Revolution: 6:00 a.m. Iowa PBS Sit and Be Fit WORLD Washington Week With The Atlantic 6:30 a.m. Iowa PBS 6:30–10:30 a.m. See page 5. WORLD The Open Mind (R-5/3, 2 p.m., WORLD) 7:00 a.m. WORLD DW Focus on Europe 7:30 a.m. WORLD DW Global Us 8:00 a.m. WORLD POV: Black Snow In a remote Siberian coal mining WORLD Come Back Anytime Conquer by a Drawn Game (See 5/2 at 7 p.m. on WORLD) SUNDAY 3 Photographer James Balog brings the 15-year Extreme Ice Survey project to a close. (R-5/3, 5:30 p.m., WORLD) TV-PG 10:00 a.m. WORLD The Chavis Chronicles: Evens Charles & Tiffany Williams-Brewer TV-PG 10:30 a.m. Iowa PBS Iowa Life (See 5/2 at 5:30 p.m. on Iowa PBS) WORLD Laura Flanders & Friends TV-PG city, residents discover deadly gases seeping into their homes. (R-5/3, 4 p.m., WORLD) TV-14 9:30 a.m. WORLD POV Shorts: Chasing Time

Follow an artistic journey from the corn fields of Iowa to the marble halls of Congress to honor Norman Borlaug. (R-5/5, 10:15 p.m., Iowa PBS)

We invite you to a truly delightful afternoon at the Iowa PBS studios for our Tea & Tips for Timeless Etiquette in the Modern Era. First, we’ll step into the elegance of the Downton Abbey era with a special viewing of The Manners of Downton Abbey , followed by Afternoon High Tea where you’ll enjoy delicious sandwiches and desserts. During tea, Blair Ryan, owner of The Standard Manner, will share practical etiquette tips you can use in everyday life — whether you’re at your own dinner table, hosting guests in your home or attending a dinner party. Expect engaging stories, a little humor, and practical takeaways that go beyond “which fork to use.”

WORLD Bloomberg Wall Street Week 1:30 p.m. Iowa PBS A Monumental Journey

In 1925, 12 Black lawyers pushed back against a society trying to suppress their legal work and founded the National Bar Association.

2:00 p.m. Iowa PBS

Terrace Hill Piano

Competition 2026 Some of the finest high school musicians in Iowa share their talents and skills for everyone to enjoy. (R-5/9, 5 p.m., Iowa PBS)

WORLD The Open Mind 2:30 p.m. WORLD ICT Newscast 3:00 p.m. Iowa PBS Nature:

Attenborough’s Wonder of Song As humankind gets noisier, the beautiful songs of the humpback whale are being drowned out. (R-5/20, 7 p.m., Iowa PBS) DVS/TV-PG WORLD Balancing Act With John Katko 3:30 p.m. WORLD On Story: Script to Screen: The Nice Guys TV-PG

Go to iowapbs.org/events or call 800.728.2828 to reserve your spot today.

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