ADVANCE May 2026

4:00 p.m. Iowa PBS Nature: Attenborough and the Jurassic Sea Monster

5:30 p.m. WORLD NHK Newsline 6:00 p.m. Iowa PBS PBS News Hour

TUNE IN:

Sir David Attenborough and experts unearth the fossil of the largest Jurassic predator ever known. (R 5/27, 7 p.m., Iowa PBS) DVS/TV-PG

(R-5/4, 9 p.m., WORLD) WORLD Independent Lens: Home Court Cambodian American basketball

WORLD POV: Black Snow

prodigy Ashley Chea’s life intensifies amid college recruitment, injury and triumph. (R-5/9, 1 p.m., WORLD) TV-PG

(See 5/3 at 8 a.m. on WORLD)

5:00 p.m. Iowa PBS Nature: Museum Alive With David Attenborough

7:00 p.m. Iowa PBS

Terrace Hill Piano Competition 2026 Sunday, May 3 2 p.m. on Iowa PBS .1 The Terrace Hill Endowment for the Musical Arts established the Terrace Hill Piano Competition in 1986. The event features talented young musicians from across the state. Tune in to hear this year’s performers.

Antiques Roadshow:

Sir David Attenborough takes us through London’s world-famous Natural History Museum. DVS/TV-PG

Grants Farm, Hour 2 (R-5/8, 5 p.m., Iowa PBS)

7:30 p.m. WORLD Who She Is

5:30 p.m. WORLD POV Shorts: Chasing Time

This film highlights just four of the women caught up in the Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women epidemic. (R-5/9, 2:30 p.m., WORLD) TV-PG

(See 5/3 at 9:30 a.m. on WORLD)

6:00 p.m. Iowa PBS Nature: Attenborough’s Life Journey

See Sir David Attenborough as you’ve never seen him before with behind the-scenes footage. DVS/TV-PG

8:00 p.m. Iowa PBS The American Revolution: The Soul of All America

WORLD A French Village: The Rope (See 5/2 at 9 p.m. on WORLD) 7:00 p.m. Iowa PBS Call the Midwife: Season 15, Episode 7

The war drags on and moves to new theaters: at sea, in Indian Country and in the South. (R-5/8, 7 p.m., WORLD) TV-14/DVS/ESP Cold Nights and Connection An Ojibwe photographer mourns his father, and a young Blackfeet woman finds refuge. TV-PG First Peoples, First Stories:

10:00 p.m. Iowa PBS Mr Bates vs The Post Office on Masterpiece: Episode 1 Mysterious financial losses lead the post office to prosecute village subpostmasters. DVS/TV-PG WORLD Asian Americans: Breaking Ground

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Despite the impending closure notice, a new cohort of junior doctors joins the midwives. DVS/TV-14 Woodpeckers: The Hole Story Get an intimate look at what makes woodpeckers special and explore their unique evolutionary journey. (R-5/3, 11 p.m., WORLD)

WORLD Nature:

Personal stories cast a new lens on U.S. history and the ongoing role that Asian Americans play. TV-14

8:30 p.m. WORLD

Stories From the Stage:

11:00 p.m. Iowa PBS Mr Bates vs The Post Office on Masterpiece: Episode 2

Maternal Journeys

9:00 p.m. WORLD PBS News Hour 10:00 p.m. Iowa PBS Road Trip Iowa:

8:00 p.m. Iowa PBS Emma: Episode 1

Alan Bates and the subpostmasters begin their fight for truth and justice. DVS/TV-14

Emma Woodhouse thinks herself the perfect matchmaker for others. Her friend, Mr. Knightley, has his doubts. TV-PG

WORLD Nature:

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

Woodpeckers: The Hole Story (See 5/3 at 7 p.m. on WORLD)

WORLD Finding Your Roots: Hidden in the Genes

WORLD DW The Day 10:30 p.m. Iowa PBS Iowa Life

Rebecca Hall and Lee Daniels learn about family mysteries through DNA detective work. TV-PG

MONDAY 4

This episode features a conversation with Harry Smith, Swan Ballet, and an accessible treehouse at the Iowa Arboretum. (R-5/10, 10:30 a.m., Iowa PBS)

4:30 p.m. Iowa PBS Rick Steves’ Europe: Northern Spain and the Camino de Santiago WORLD BBC World News 5:00 p.m. Iowa PBS Antiques Roadshow: Birmingham, Hour 3 WORLD France 24

9:00 p.m. Iowa PBS

The Count of Monte Cristo on Masterpiece: The Duel As Edmond’s revenge unfolds, Albert challenges him to a duel amid high stakes. DVS/TV-14 Invisible Nation See how Taiwan’s first female president manages complex global and geopolitical challenges. TV-PG

WORLD BBC News

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