ADVANCE September 2025

SEPTEMBER SCHEDULE

9:00 p.m. Iowa PBS Paul Hollywood Goes to Hollywood: Santa Fe Paul Hollywood arrives in New

8:00 p.m. WORLD Secrets of the Dead: Graveyard of the Giant Beasts

TUNE IN:

Scientists examine whether or not a 43-foot snake was the apex predator in northern Colombia 50 million years ago. TV-PG

Mexico, where he pays homage to Santa Fe with chili and cornbread. TV-PG

9:00 p.m. Iowa PBS

WORLD PBS News Hour 10:00 p.m. Iowa PBS

Becoming Thurgood:

America’s Social Architect Explore the life and legacy of the nation’s first Black American Supreme Court justice. (R-9/12, 8 p.m., WORLD) TV-14

POV: The Age of Water In rural Mexico, a community seeks answers, uncovering alarming truths about their water. (R-9/10, 7:30 p.m., WORLD) TV-14

Big Cats 24/7: The Rogue Boys Wednesday, September 10 7 p.m. on Iowa PBS .1 The team returns to Okavango Delta to catch up with old friends. Lionesses hunt nonstop to feed growing cubs. Leopardess Xudum moves on, and the new mom, Lediba, steps into the spotlight. Pobe, the cheetah, returns with two cubs of her own.

WORLD PBS News Hour 10:00 p.m. Iowa PBS Becoming Frederick Douglass Explore the role Fredrick Douglass played in securing the right to freedom for African Americans. TV-14 WORLD DW The Day 10:30 p.m. WORLD BBC News 11:00 p.m. Iowa PBS Midsomer Murders: The Maid in Splendour, Part 1 (See 9/4 at 9:30 p.m. on Iowa PBS) WORLD Amanpour and Company

WORLD DW The Day 10:30 p.m. WORLD BBC News 11:00 p.m. WORLD Amanpour and Company 11:30 p.m. Iowa PBS My Life Is Murder: Hidden Gems (See 9/6 at 10 p.m. on Iowa PBS)

TUESDAY 9

7:00 p.m. Iowa PBS Antiques Roadshow:

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

Vintage Baltimore 2021, Hour 1 (R-9/13, 5 p.m., Iowa PBS)

Roadtrip Nation: Thriving— Black Men in Higher Education Meet three young Black men pursuing their dreams in higher education. TV-PG Roadtrip Nation: Thriving— Black Men in Higher Education Watch as the roadtrippers explore careers in clean energy, astrophysics and government. TV-PG

WORLD

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

WORLD NHK Newsline 6:00 p.m. WORLD NOVA: Decoding da Vinci

TUNE IN:

7:30 p.m. WORLD

(See 9/3 at 8 p.m. on Iowa PBS) (R-9/16, 6 p.m., WORLD)

6:30 p.m. Iowa PBS Iowa Life

8:00 p.m. Iowa PBS Antiques Roadshow:

Celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Maintenance Shop in Ames, and learn about the rich history of Mexican rodeo. (R-9/14, 10:30 a.m., Iowa PBS)

Vintage Baltimore 2021, Hour 2

The Golden Year: Howard

WORLD

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

Sacred Planet With Gulnaz Khan Wednesday, September 10 9 p.m. on Iowa PBS .1 Examine the impact of climate change on sacred places around the world with journalist Gulnaz Khan. Meet faith leaders drawing on ancient wisdom and spiritual resilience to confront the crisis with hope and action in this powerful four-part series.

Women’s Basketball In 1974, Howard University formed its first women’s basketball team. This is their story.

FDR: The Center of the World/ Fear Itself Franklin D. Roosevelt’s family background, education, bout with polio and marriage are explored. (R-9/12, 6 p.m., WORLD) TV-PG

8:30 p.m. WORLD Stories From the Stage: Everyday Heroes

Some moments reveal the quiet power of showing up—for others and for ourselves.

WORLD Secrets of the Dead: Hidden in the Amazon

(See 9/3 at 9 p.m. on Iowa PBS)

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