ADVANCE May 2026

MAY SCHEDULE

7:00 p.m. Iowa PBS As Time Goes By:

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We’ll Always Have Paris (R-5/31, 11 p.m., Iowa PBS) TV-PG Stand Together As One (R-5/30, 11 p.m., WORLD) TV-PG

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7:30 p.m. Iowa PBS Last of the Summer Wine: Going to Gordon’s Wedding

(R-5/31, 11:30 p.m., Iowa PBS) TV-PG

8:00 p.m. Iowa PBS

Death in Paradise As Mervin wrangles this impossible murder, his colleagues struggle with their new boss’s unusual working methods. WORLD King of Them All: The Story of King Records 9:00 p.m. Iowa PBS Miss Fisher’s Murder Mysteries: Death By Miss Adventure Phryne faces a wall of secrecy and lies while investigating the death of a female factory worker. TV-14 An Explosion The standoff at the school continues. Anselme is determined to extract revenge on the militia. (R-5/31, 6 p.m., WORLD) A French Village: Queen of the Night, Part 2 Max and Oskar are drawn into the sphere of nationalistic groups who despise Vienna’s immigrants. DVS/TV-14 Red Storm Rising: The Struggle for the American Communist Party Explore the history of the Communist Party USA, from its formation to its eventual decline. TV-PG 11:00 p.m. Iowa PBS Doctor Who Classic: Sylvester McCoy Movies: Silver Nemesis WORLD Stand Together As One (See 5/30 at 7 p.m. on WORLD) WORLD WORLD 10:00 p.m. Iowa PBS Vienna Blood: Discover how King Records played a central role in shaping American popular music. TV-PG

1:00 p.m. Iowa PBS America’s Test Kitchen: Spiced and Sweet WORLD American Experience: Seabiscuit (See 5/26 at 8 p.m. on Iowa PBS) 1:30 p.m. Iowa PBS Woodsmith Shop: Prairie-Style Tall Clock 2:00 p.m. Iowa PBS This Old House: Walpole Adu | A Double Homecoming WORLD American Experience: Victory in the Pacific (See 5/29 at 7 p.m. on WORLD) 2:30 p.m. Iowa PBS Ask This Old House: Outdoor TV, Granite Firepit 3:00 p.m. Iowa PBS Fons & Porter’s Love of Quilting: On-Point Illusion 3:30 p.m. Iowa PBS Quilting Arts: Mastering New Materials

4:00 p.m. Iowa PBS

Garden Smart: An Impressive Private Estate With Equally Impressive Gardens WORLD To the Contrary With Bonnie Erbe 4:30 p.m. Iowa PBS Prairie Sportsman: Action Trackchairs and Empowering Youth With Disabilities TV-PG WORLD Washington Week With The Atlantic (R-5/31, 6 a.m., WORLD) 5:00 p.m. Iowa PBS Road Trip Iowa: Highway 34 WORLD Balancing Act With John Katko (R-5/31, 3 p.m., WORLD) 5:30 p.m. Iowa PBS IHSAA Roundup Take a look back at a handful of the incredible and inspiring stories and achievements of Iowa’s top male student-athletes. WORLD Firing Line With Margaret Hoover (R-5/31, 11 a.m., Iowa PBS) 6:00 p.m. Iowa PBS The Lawrence Welk Show: America on the Move WORLD Grandma Stand (See 5/9 at 10 p.m. on WORLD)

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