ADVANCE September 2025

11:30 p.m. Iowa PBS The American Revolution: An Inside Look

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

TUNE IN:

Loess Hills National Scenic Byway—South (R-9/27, 9 a.m., Iowa PBS)

(See 9/16 at 10:30 p.m. on Iowa PBS) (R-9/30, 9:30 p.m., Iowa PBS)

WORLD POV: The Bitter Pill

(See 9/22 at 9 p.m. on Iowa PBS) (R-9/27, 11 a.m., WORLD)

TUESDAY 23

7:00 p.m. Iowa PBS

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

Big Cats 24/7: Reunion Xudum lionesses struggle to feed their cubs as Lediba and Pobe fight to protect their young. (R-9/28, 7 p.m., WORLD) TV-PG NOVA: Human: Journeys Follow Homo sapiens as they venture out of Africa and spread farther than any other human species. (R-9/30, 6 p.m., WORLD) DVS/TV-PG

Statue of Liberty Tuesday, September 23 8 p.m. on Iowa PBS .1 This 1985 Ken Burns film chronicles the creation and history of the Statue of Liberty and what it represents to all Americans. It traces the development of the monument— from its conception, to its complicated and often controversial construction, to its final dedication—and offers interviews with a wide range of Americans to explore its meaning.

(R-9/23, 9 p.m., WORLD)

8:00 p.m. Iowa PBS

WORLD NHK Newsline 6:00 p.m. WORLD NOVA: Human: Origins

(See 9/17 at 8 p.m. on Iowa PBS)

6:30 p.m. Iowa PBS Iowa Life

WORLD VOCES: Letters to Eloisa

(See 9/13 at 8 p.m. on WORLD)

Get to know author Rachel Yoder, learn about service dogs helping the deaf, and meet a family engaged in egg production. (R-9/28, 10:30 a.m., Iowa PBS)

9:00 p.m. Iowa PBS

Sacred Planet With Gulnaz Khan: Saving the World’s Forests Global warming is upending centuries-old Shinto and Buddhist traditions in Japan. (R-9/30, 7 p.m., WORLD) TV-PG

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

7:00 p.m. Iowa PBS Finding Your Roots: Mexican Roots The families of Mario Lopez and Melissa Villaseno shed light on the Mexican American experience. (R-9/28, 8 p.m., WORLD) DVS/TV-PG WORLD Sacred Planet With Gulnaz Khan: Stopping the Desert (See 9/17 at 9 p.m. on Iowa PBS) 8:00 p.m. Iowa PBS Statue of Liberty (See 9/6 at 7 p.m. on WORLD) WORLD Age of Nature: Understanding 9:00 p.m. Iowa PBS Frontline: Hurricane Helene’s Deadly Warning Examine how Hurricane Helene became an ominous warning about America’s lack of preparedness. WORLD PBS News Hour 10:00 p.m. Iowa PBS Rising: Surviving the Surge A new understanding of nature is helping scientists and activists find surprising ways to fix it. TV-PG

WORLD PBS News Hour 10:00 p.m. Iowa PBS Earth’s Sacred Wonders: Visions of the Divine

Ghosts of Christmas Past, Part 1 (See 9/18 at 9:30 p.m. on Iowa PBS)

WORLD Amanpour and Company

Meet an orthodox Christian who must deliver a holy flame into the hands of his bishop in Jerusalem. DVS

WEDNESDAY 24

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

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

(R-9/24, 9 p.m., WORLD)

Ghosts of Christmas Past, Part 2 (See 9/18 at 9:30 p.m. on Iowa PBS)

WORLD NHK Newsline 6:00 p.m. WORLD The Latinx Photography Project Discover how a town in rural California is working to integrate two distinct ethnic and linguistic

WORLD Amanpour and Company

THURSDAY 25

groups through photography. (R-9/27, 12:30 p.m., WORLD)

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

This gripping look at Hurricane Ian follows survivors, scientists, first responders and communities as they navigate the destruction and endure the recovery.

(R-9/25, 9 p.m., WORLD)

WORLD NHK Newsline

WORLD DW The Day

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