ADVANCE October 2024

NOON Iowa PBS Pati’s Mexican Table: Swinging Spirits 12:30 p.m. Iowa PBS Cook’s Country: Unexpected Beef and Potatoes WORLD First Attack Ads: Hollywood vs. Upton Sinclair

5:30 p.m. WORLD PBS News Weekend

OCTOBER

(R-10/6, 11:30 a.m., Iowa PBS)

6:00 p.m. Iowa PBS The Lawrence Welk Show: Salute to Male Singers WORLD

Taco Mafia: Supervivencia Edgar and Sara recap their wedding, Beto discusses health issues, and Discada hosts a pop-up. TV-PG Taco Mafia: Sacrificio The Taco Mafia reflects on how they support each other through catastrophic life events. TV-PG

Explores how Hollywood moguls helped political forces take on socialist Upton Sinclair in 1934.

1:00 p.m. Iowa PBS

6:30 p.m. WORLD

America’s Test Kitchen:

Fall Bounty WORLD POV: The Song of the Butterflies (See 10/4 at 6 p.m. on WORLD) 1:30 p.m. Iowa PBS Woodsmith Shop: Just Right Workbench 2:00 p.m. Iowa PBS This Old House: Nashville | Moving Day WORLD American Experience: Zoot Suit Riots (See 10/4 at 7 p.m. on WORLD) 2:30 p.m. Iowa PBS Ask This Old House: Cracked Drywall Repair, Radiator Baseboard Cover 3:00 p.m. Iowa PBS Fons & Porter’s Love of Quilting: Diamond Sparkle WORLD American Experience: The American Vice President (See 10/1 at 7 p.m. on Iowa PBS) 3:30 p.m. Iowa PBS Fit 2 Stitch: Diane Von Furstenberg The Classic Wrap Dress 4:00 p.m. Iowa PBS Garden Smart: Deer— A Garden Problem Countrywide (R-10/6, 6:30 a.m., Iowa PBS) WORLD To the Contrary With Bonnie Erbe (R-10/6, 1 p.m., WORLD) 4:30 p.m. Iowa PBS British Antiques Roadshow: Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh 3 WORLD Washington Week With The Atlantic (R-10/6, 6 a.m., WORLD) 5:00 p.m. Iowa PBS Antiques Roadshow: Vintage Atlantic City, Hour 2 WORLD DW Focus on Europe (R-10/6, 7 a.m., WORLD)

7:00 p.m. Iowa PBS Keeping Up Appearances: A Celebrity for the Barbecue (R-10/6, 11 p.m., Iowa PBS) TV-PG WORLD Independent Lens: El Equipo

Des Moines Playhouse Des Moines

In “Dracula: A Comedy of Terrors ,” running October 18–November 3, Jonathan Harker gets more than he bargained for with his mysterious client. Dracula is single, and his first choice for love is Lucy, Jonathan’s fiancé. 515.277.6261 | dmplayhouse.com

An unlikely collaboration changes the course of forensic science and international human rights. (R-10/5, 11 p.m., WORLD) TV-14

7:30 p.m. Iowa PBS Keeping Up Appearances: Country Retreat

Terrace Hill Des Moines

(R-10/6, 11:30 p.m., Iowa PBS) TV-PG

8:00 p.m. Iowa PBS

Sister Boniface Mysteries: A Tight Squeeze While on a movie set, Felix is called in to investigate the murder of a director. (R-10/10, 10:30 p.m., Iowa PBS) TV-PG

Visit the Iowa governor’s residence, designated as a National Historic Landmark in 2003. Tour reservations must be made 48 hours in advance. 515.281.7205 | terracehill.iowa.gov Danish Windmill Museum Elk Horn Climb to the top, see the grinding stones and watch the sails go around on America’s only authentic working Danish windmill, which serves as a historical and educational museum. 712.764.7472 | danishwindmill.com

8:30 p.m. WORLD POV Shorts: On Caregiving and Grace This episode features stories of courageous empathy in the face of loss. TV-PG 9:00 p.m. Iowa PBS Miss Fisher’s Murder Mysteries: Raisins and Almonds A death in a bookshop plunges Phryne into the diverse worlds of Jewish politics, alchemy and poison. TV-14 WORLD VOCES on PBS: From Here/From There (De Aqui/De Alla) (See 10/3 at 7 p.m. on WORLD) (R-10/6, 8 a.m., WORLD)

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