ADVANCE October 2025

OCTOBER SCHEDULE

6:30 a.m. Iowa PBS 6:30–10:30 a.m. See page 5. WORLD The Open Mind: The Retroactivity Dilemma (R-10/19, 2 p.m., WORLD) 7:00 a.m. WORLD DW Focus on Europe 7:30 a.m. WORLD DW Global Us (R-10/19, 3 p.m., WORLD) 8:00 a.m. WORLD From Rails to Trails (See 10/16 at 7 p.m. on WORLD) (R-10/19, 4 p.m., WORLD) 9:00 a.m. WORLD Troubled Water (See 10/16 at 8 p.m. on WORLD) (R-10/19, 5 p.m., WORLD) 10:00 a.m. WORLD Laura Flanders & Friends (See 10/12 at 10:30 a.m. on WORLD) 10:30 a.m. Iowa PBS Iowa Life (See 10/14 at 6:30 p.m. on Iowa PBS) WORLD Laura Flanders & Friends TV-PG 11:00 a.m. Iowa PBS Firing Line With Margaret Hoover WORLD Life in the Heart Land: Justice Reform

NOON Iowa PBS Iowa Press WORLD

9:00 p.m. Iowa PBS Miss Fisher’s Murder Mysteries: Marked for Murder Phryne investigates the gruesome murder of a local captain of an Australian Rules Football team. TV-14 WORLD A French Village:

This American Land: Future of Public Lands; 2000 Miles of Opportunity; Mapping Wetland Jewels; Black Farmers

12:30 p.m. Iowa PBS Market to Market WORLD

The Traitor (October 31, 1941) Daniel is arrested by Heinrich after helping Marcel escape. (R-10/19, 6 p.m., WORLD)

Start Up: We Rock the Spectrum—Novi, Michigan

1:00 p.m. Iowa PBS

10:00 p.m. Iowa PBS The Madame Blanc Mysteries

Great Performances at the Met: Il Barbiere Di Siviglia Il Barbiere Di Siviglia retakes the stage in this madcap production. TV-PG

Jean investigates a murder and a forgery that could be related. (R-10/20, 11:30 p.m., Iowa PBS) TV-PG

WORLD Bloomberg Wall Street Week 2:00 p.m. WORLD The Open Mind: The Retroactivity Dilemma 2:30 p.m. WORLD ICT Newscast 3:00 p.m. WORLD DW Global Us 3:30 p.m. WORLD On Story: Script to Screen: “Watchmen”

WORLD Taco Mafia: Supervivencia Pop-ups at Discada, wedding

celebrations and new beginnings. The Taco Mafia does some reflecting. TV-PG

10:30 p.m. WORLD Taco Mafia: Sacrificio

The Taco Mafia reflects on past fundraising efforts to support team members in times of need. TV-PG

11:00 p.m. Iowa PBS Doctor Who: Colin Baker Movies:

Trial of a Time Lord— The Mysterious Planet WORLD VOCES: Almost American

Damon Lindelof and Cord Jefferson discuss writing their Emmy-winning episode. TV-PG

(See 10/18 at 7 p.m. on WORLD)

4:00 p.m. Iowa PBS

Examine the different perspectives on how best to address the issue of jail overcrowding. TV-PG

Great Performances: The Magic of Grace Bumbry

SUNDAY 19

Discover Grace Bumbry’s rise to global opera fame in her signature role of “Carmen.” TV-PG

11:30 a.m. Iowa PBS PBS News Weekend WORLD America’s Heartland

6:00 a.m. Iowa PBS Sit and Be Fit WORLD Washington Week With The Atlantic

WORLD From Rails to Trails

(See 10/16 at 7 p.m. on WORLD)

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