ADVANCE May 2026

MAY SCHEDULE

Country music fans won’t want to miss Grammy-winning Billy Dean, live and up close at Iowa PBS. With five #1 hits— including “Somewhere in My Broken Heart” and “I Miss Billy the Kid”—he’s been a defining voice in country music for decades. Join us for an unforgettable afternoon of country music at this Studio 3 LIVE episode recording. Reserve your seat today at iowapbs.org/events.

In addition to great new programs, you can stream popular classic British dramas like these on

Iowa PBS Passport. Start watching them today! Billy Dean live at Iowa PBS! Sunday, June 14 at 3 p.m.

10:00 p.m. Iowa PBS Mr Bates vs The Post Office on Masterpiece: Episode 3

6:00 p.m. Iowa PBS PBS News Hour

10:00 p.m. Iowa PBS

Independent Lens: Natchez Tourism, memory and race collide in a Mississippi town built on antebellum nostalgia. (R-5/13, 6:30 p.m., WORLD) DVS/TV-14

(R-5/11, 9 p.m., WORLD) WORLD Betrayed: Surviving an American Concentration Camp Learn the story of a group of

Alan allies with the post office in his search for justice, but can he trust them? DVS/TV-14 A Question of Loyalty The impact of Asian Americans on the country’s past, present and future is explored through stories. TV-PG

WORLD Asian Americans:

WORLD DW The Day 10:30 p.m. WORLD BBC News 11:00 p.m. WORLD Amanpour and Company 11:30 p.m. Iowa PBS Vienna Blood: The Last Seance, Part 1 (See 5/9 at 10 p.m. on Iowa PBS) 4:30 p.m. Iowa PBS Rick Steves’ Europe: Florentine Delights and Tuscan Side Trips WORLD BBC World News 5:00 p.m. Iowa PBS Antiques Roadshow: Charleston, Hour 2 WORLD France 24 5:30 p.m. WORLD NHK Newsline 6:00 p.m. Iowa PBS PBS News Hour (R-5/12, 9 p.m., WORLD) WORLD NOVA: TUESDAY 12

Japanese Americans incarcerated by the U.S. government during World War II. TV-PG

7:00 p.m. Iowa PBS

Antiques Roadshow:

11:00 p.m. Iowa PBS Mr Bates vs The Post Office on Masterpiece: Episode 4

Grants Farm, Hour 3 (R-5/15, 5 p.m., Iowa PBS) WORLD We Said No! No!: A Story of Civil Disobedience

Alan and his friends finally get their chance in court against the post office. DVS/TV-14

This story of civil disobedience is set against the backdrop of the internment of Japanese Americans.

WORLD Life on Earth: Attenborough’s Greatest Adventure (See 5/6 at 7 p.m. on Iowa PBS) (R-5/16, 7 a.m., WORLD)

8:00 p.m. Iowa PBS Antiques Roadshow:

Santa Fe’s Museum Hill, Hour 3 (R-5/14, 5 p.m., Iowa PBS) First Peoples, First Stories: The Ties That Bind A Navajo teen works to keep a promise to his grandmother, and an injured basketball player tries to reconnect with his sister. TV-PG

MONDAY 11 4:30 p.m. Iowa PBS Rick Steves’ Europe: WORLD BBC World News 5:00 p.m. Iowa PBS Antiques Roadshow: Charleston, Hour 1 WORLD France 24 5:30 p.m. WORLD NHK Newsline

WORLD

Florence: Heart of the Renaissance

8:30 p.m. WORLD 9:00 p.m. Iowa PBS

Stories From the Stage:

Beg, Borrow or Steal

Road Trip Iowa: Highway 18

(R-5/16, 9 a.m., Iowa PBS)

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

Decoding the Universe: Cosmos (See 5/6 at 8 p.m. on Iowa PBS)

This episode features conservationist Ron Howing, xBk’s Tobi Parks, Em’s Coffee Co. and the pyramids of Avery. (R-5/16, 5:30 p.m., Iowa PBS)

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