ADVANCE May 2026

JOIN IOWA PBS IN CELEBRATING AMERICA’S 250TH ANNIVERSARY Tune in every Sunday at 1 p.m. through June to watch documentaries highlighting Iowans whose revolutionary ideas and actions have helped shape our state and nation. Visit the Revolutionary Iowans exhibit in your community, on display in each of Iowa’s 99 counties, highlighting Iowans whose leadership, innovation and advocacy embody a revolutionary spirit.

Go to iowapbs.org/america250 to find the exhibit near you and stream many of these inspiring documentaries.

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 2 (See 5/16 at 10 p.m. on Iowa PBS)

8:00 p.m. Iowa PBS

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

American Masters: W.E.B. Du Bois: Rebel With a Cause Explore the life and legacy of the notable Black scholar and civil rights pioneer. (R-5/22, 7 p.m., WORLD) DVS/TV-14 Shane goes on a global journey to discover how supermarkets have reshaped our lives and our planet. TV-PG

(R-5/20, 9 p.m., WORLD)

A Life Reimagined:

WORLD

The George Masa Story Unravel the life of George Masa, a Japanese immigrant who was an extraordinary photographer. TV-PG

WORLD Human Footprint: Shelf Life

TUESDAY 19

7:00 p.m. Iowa PBS Nature:

9:00 p.m. WORLD PBS News Hour 10:00 p.m. Iowa PBS George Washington Carver: An Uncommon Life

4:30 p.m. Iowa PBS Rick Steves’ Europe: Venice and Its Lagoon WORLD BBC World News 5:00 p.m. Iowa PBS Antiques Roadshow: Albuquerque, Hour 2 WORLD France 24 5:30 p.m. WORLD NHK Newsline 6:00 p.m. Iowa PBS PBS News Hour (R-5/19, 9 p.m., WORLD) WORLD NOVA:

Attenborough’s Wonder of Song (See 5/3 at 3 p.m. on Iowa PBS) (R-5/24, 7 p.m., WORLD)

7:30 p.m. WORLD Independent Lens:

This documentary uncovers Carver’s complexities and reveals the full impact of his life and work.

Light of the Setting Sun (See 5/18 at 10 p.m. on Iowa PBS)

8:00 p.m. Iowa PBS NOVA: When Whales Could Walk

WORLD DW The Day 10:30 p.m. WORLD BBC News 11:00 p.m. Iowa PBS Midsomer Murders: Hidden Depths, Part 1

Egyptian desert fossils reveal clues to the evolution of the biggest animals on Earth. (R-5/26, 6 p.m., WORLD) TV-PG/DVS/ESP Shared Planet: Waters Dive into the stories of people setting a new standard for aquatic wildlife protection. (R-5/26, 7 p.m., WORLD) TV-PG

9:00 p.m. Iowa PBS

(See 5/14 at 9:35 p.m. on Iowa PBS)

Decoding the Universe: Quantum (See 5/13 at 8 p.m. on Iowa PBS)

WORLD Amanpour and Company

7:00 p.m. Iowa PBS Finding Your Roots: Stranger Than Fiction

WEDNESDAY 20

WORLD PBS News Hour 10:00 p.m. Iowa PBS The Green Planet: Desert Worlds

4:30 p.m. Iowa PBS Rick Steves’ Europe: WORLD BBC World News 5:00 p.m. Iowa PBS Antiques Roadshow: Albuquerque, Hour 3 WORLD France 24

Henry Louis Gates Jr. reveals inspiring ancestors of novelist Amy Tan and poet Rita Dove. (R-5/24, 8 p.m., WORLD) TV-14

European Travel Skills, Part 1

Plants can spend decades waiting for rain or travel to find it in the hostile world of the desert. DVS/TV-PG

WORLD Shared Planet: Forests

(See 5/13 at 9 p.m. on Iowa PBS)

WORLD DW The Day 10:30 p.m. WORLD BBC News

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