ADVANCE September 2024

WEDNESDAY 4

11:00 p.m. Iowa PBS Midsomer Murders: Worm in the Bud, Part 2

SEPTEMBER

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

When Susan Bartlett is found dead, Barnaby and Troy find themselves in a whirlwind of witchcraft, potions, infidelity and land feuds. TV-PG

(R-9/4, 9 p.m., WORLD)

11:30 p.m. WORLD DW The Day

WORLD NHK Newsline 6:00 p.m. WORLD POV: Portraits and Dreams Revisit photographs taken by

THURSDAY 5

Kentucky schoolchildren in the 1970s and the place where they were created. TV-PG

5:00 p.m. WORLD France 24 5:30 p.m. Iowa PBS PBS News Hour WORLD NHK Newsline 6:00 p.m. WORLD My Ascension

6:30 p.m. Iowa PBS

Dubuque Symphony Orchestra Dubuque Purchase tickets this month for the concert on October 5. During the performance, Ottorino Respighi’s “Pine of Rome” takes listeners on a musical journey through the Eternal City. 563.557.1677 | dubuquesymphony.org

Prairie Sportsman:

Hooked on the St. Croix (R-9/7, 9 a.m., Iowa PBS) TV-PG

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

7:00 p.m. Iowa PBS Ancient Invisible Cities: Athens

Uncover the hidden secrets of ancient Athens, from silver mines to the buildings on the Acropolis. (R-9/10, 6 p.m., WORLD) DVS/TV-PG Rise of the Freemen Explore the anger, desperation and ideology that turned a group of longtime Montana farmers and ranchers into a seething anti government movement. (R-9/7, 11 a.m., WORLD) TV-PG

A suicide attempt left 16-year-old varsity cheerleader Emma Benoit paralyzed, but propelled her to use her experience to help others find hope. (R-9/23, 10:30 p.m., Iowa PBS) TV-PG

WORLD

6:30 p.m. Iowa PBS Iowa Ingredient: Bacon

Greater Des Moines Botanical Garden Des Moines

(R-9/7, 11:30 a.m., Iowa PBS)

7:00 p.m. Iowa PBS Father Brown: The Show Must Go On The drama offstage eclipses the drama in the latest production by the Kembleford Players. TV-PG WORLD America ReFramed: No Time to Fail Amidst an onslaught of attacks from a sitting president, local election administrators in Rhode Island work to secure the vote for their community during the 2020 election. (R-9/7, 9 p.m., WORLD)

From colorful unknowns to hidden gnomes, you’ll be surprised by what you find in the Botanical Garden’s always-friendly climate, no matter the season. 515.323.6290 | dmbotanicalgarden.com

8:00 p.m. Iowa PBS Ancient Invisible Cities: Cairo

3D scanning is used to explore Egypt’s ancient treasures, including the Great Pyramid of Giza. (R-9/10, 7 p.m., WORLD) DVS/TV-PG

9:00 p.m. Iowa PBS Ancient Invisible Cities: Istanbul

Reiman Gardens Ames

3D imaging technology is used to uncover the often invisible treasures of the city of Istanbul. (R-9/10, 8 p.m., WORLD) DVS/TV-PG

Embrace your inner child with the new exhibit, “Garden Playhouses,” featuring 11 whimsical garden playhouses designed by local and national artists and architects. 515.294.2710 | reimangardens.com

8:00 p.m. Iowa PBS Death in Paradise

WORLD PBS News Hour 10:00 p.m. Iowa PBS Impossible Builds: The Scorpion Tower

Neville is left perplexed when a lottery winner is found dead and her body then disappears.

8:30 p.m. WORLD POV Shorts: The Spectrum of Divide This episode features two perspectives on how shared beliefs connect and divide. (R-9/7, 10:30 p.m., WORLD) TV-PG

Follow the construction of one of the most complex skyscrapers ever to make it off the drawing board.

WORLD BBC News 10:30 p.m. WORLD Amanpour and Company

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