ADVANCE September 2025

WEDNESDAY 3

6:00 p.m. WORLD NOVA: Building the Eiffel Tower Learn about the revolutionary

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

engineering behind Paris’s most iconic landmark, the Eiffel Tower. TV-PG

6:30 p.m. Iowa PBS Iowa Life

(R-9/3, 9 p.m., WORLD)

Exploring Iowa’s Culinary History

Join a conversation with retired national TV reporter Harry Smith, meet a group of young dancers, and explore an accessible treehouse. (R-9/7, 10:30 a.m., Iowa PBS)

WORLD NHK Newsline 6:00 p.m. WORLD Girl Talk: A Local, USA Special

TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 16 AT 6 PM

Follow five girls on a top-ranked high school debate team as they strive to be the best. (R-9/7, 8 a.m., WORLD) TV-PG

7:00 p.m. Iowa PBS American Experience: Nixon

President Richard Nixon was a self made man who rose from modest Quaker beginnings in California to the most powerful office in the world. (R-9/5, 6 p.m., WORLD) TV-PG

6:30 p.m. Iowa PBS Road Trip Iowa:

Driftless Area Scenic Byway (R-9/6, 9 a.m., Iowa PBS)

WORLD Secrets of the Dead: The End of the Romans

7:00 p.m. Iowa PBS Nature: Soul of the Ocean

Follow an in-depth investigation into the real causes of the decline of the Roman Empire. TV-PG

Experience the soul of the ocean in a never-before-seen look at how life underwater co-exists. (R-9/7, 7 p.m., WORLD) TV-PG

8:00 p.m. WORLD Secrets of the Dead:

7:30 p.m. WORLD POV: Driver

The Herculaneum Scrolls Scientists attempt to read ancient scrolls carbonized by the eruption of Mt. Vesuvius. TV-PG

(See 9/1 at 10 p.m. on Iowa PBS) (R-9/6, 11 a.m., WORLD)

9:00 p.m. WORLD PBS News Hour 10:00 p.m. Iowa PBS American Experience:

8:00 p.m. Iowa PBS NOVA: Decoding da Vinci

What comes to mind when you think of Iowa food? From Iowa originals like Maid-Rites to beloved ethnic flavors to homemade cinnamon rolls—served with chili, of course—it’s fun to savor Iowa’s tastiest traditions. Pull up a chair, learn a few cooking tips and relish what you missed in history class in this fascinating presentation by Darcy Maulsby, author, farmer, speaker and avid home cook.

The impact of Leonardo da Vinci’s art on his science, and his science on his art, are explored. (R-9/9, 6 p.m., WORLD) TV-14

The American Vice President Take a look at the U.S. vice presidency, from a constitutional afterthought to a position of political importance. DVS/TV-PG

9:00 p.m. Iowa PBS Secrets of the Dead: Hidden in the Amazon

Recent discoveries shed new light on our understanding of pre Columbian societies in the Amazon. (R-9/9, 7 p.m., WORLD) DVS/TV-PG

WORLD DW The Day 10:30 p.m. WORLD BBC News 11:00 p.m. Iowa PBS Midsomer Murders:

WORLD PBS News Hour 10:00 p.m. Iowa PBS Pompeii: The New Dig: House of Treasures

Sins of Commission, Part 1 A prize-winning author is murdered on the eve of the Midsomer Literary Festival. TV-PG

Join the final chapter of Pompeii’s largest excavation in a generation. TV-PG

WORLD Amanpour and Company

WORLD DW The Day 10:30 p.m. WORLD BBC News

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