ADVANCE October 2024

OCTOBER SCHEDULE

8:00 p.m. Iowa PBS

10:00 p.m. Iowa PBS Wonders of Mexico: Burning North

TUNE IN:

Citizen Nation:

Chasing Victory Teen contestants across the country embark on a year-long civics competition. (R-10/19, 7 a.m., WORLD) TV-PG Cuba—Behind Closed Doors Discover the many innovative ways Cubans are supporting one another from within the isolated island. The Good Road: Havana,

The animals of natural wonders of two great deserts, the Sonoran and Chihuahuan, are highlighted. (R-10/13, 6 p.m., WORLD) DVS

WORLD BBC News 10:30 p.m. WORLD Amanpour and Company 11:00 p.m. Iowa PBS Midsomer Murders: For Death Prepare, Part 2 (See 10/3 at 9 p.m. on Iowa PBS) 11:30 p.m. WORLD DW The Day

WORLD

8:30 p.m. WORLD The Good Road: St. Thomas, USVI— Not Just a Rock

Big Cats 24/7: Episode 5

Follow a team of scientists in the Virgin Islands as they study coral disease. TV-PG

Wednesday, October 9 7 p.m. on Iowa PBS .1 Lioness Matho must protect her cubs alone, while leopard mum Xudum reveals her newborns with danger looming nearby.

9:00 p.m. Iowa PBS

THURSDAY 10

Frontline: The VP Choice:

Vance vs. Walz Investigate the lives and views of JD Vance and Tim Walz as they run for vice president TV-PG

5:00 p.m. WORLD France 24 5:30 p.m. Iowa PBS PBS News Hour

WORLD PBS News Hour 10:00 p.m. Iowa PBS Frontline: The Choice 2024: Harris vs. Trump

(R-10/10, 9 p.m., WORLD)

6:30 p.m. Iowa PBS

WORLD NHK Newsline 6:00 p.m. WORLD VOCES American Historia: The

Prairie Sportsman:

Hooks and Hazards (R-10/12, 9 a.m., Iowa PBS)

Investigating the lives and characters of Kamala Harris and Donald Trump, as they seek the presidency.

Untold History of Latinos: Threads in the American Tapestry (See 10/7 at 9 p.m. on Iowa PBS)

7:00 p.m. Iowa PBS

WORLD BBC News 10:30 p.m. WORLD Amanpour and Company 11:30 p.m. Iowa PBS Midsomer Murders: For Death Prepare, Part 1 (See 10/3 at 9 p.m. on Iowa PBS) WORLD DW The Day

Big Cats 24/7: Episode 5 The team witnesses a baby boom in the Delta. (R-10/13, 7 p.m., WORLD) TV-PG

6:30 p.m. Iowa PBS Iowa Ingredient: Potatoes (R-10/12, 11:30 a.m., Iowa PBS) 7:00 p.m. Iowa PBS Father Brown: The Forensic Nun

7:30 p.m. WORLD Frontline 8:00 p.m. Iowa PBS

Father Brown investigates when his old friend Sister Boniface is implicated in the murder. The Music Never Ends The Mambo Legends Orchestra is committed to keeping the sounds of the great Afro-Cuban bandleaders alive for future generations. (R-10/12, 9 p.m., WORLD) TV-14 VOCES: Mambo Legends:

NOVA: Solar System:

Strange Worlds Discover how the effects of gravity produce a variety of weird worlds in our solar system. (R-10/15, 6 p.m., WORLD) DVS

WEDNESDAY 9

WORLD

5:00 p.m. WORLD France 24 5:30 p.m. Iowa PBS PBS News Hour

9:00 p.m. Iowa PBS

Secrets of the Dead:

Mozart’s Sister Investigate the 250-year-old mystery of Wolfgang Mozart’s sister, Maria Anna. (R-10/15, 7 p.m., WORLD) TV-PG

(R-10/9, 9 p.m., WORLD)

WORLD NHK Newsline 6:00 p.m. WORLD POV: In the Rearview

WORLD PBS News Hour

(See 10/7 at 10 p.m. on Iowa PBS) (R-10/12, 11 a.m., WORLD)

18 ADVANCE | OCTOBER 2024