Advance December 2022

TUESDAY 20

WORLD Independent Lens: We Believe in Dinosaurs

TUNE IN:

A $120 million Noah’s Ark exhibit backed by the Creation Museum is built in Williamstown, Kentucky. (R-12/24, 11 a.m., WORLD) TV-PG

5:00 p.m. WORLD France 24 5:30 p.m. IowaPBS PBS NewsHour WORLD NHK Newsline 6:00 p.m. WORLD In a Different Key

7:00 p.m. IowaPBS

(R-12/20, 9 p.m., WORLD)

The Letter: A Message for

Our Earth The film brings to life the

transformative vision of Pope Francis’ encyclical letter on the environment, to inspire lasting action for our common home.

(See 12/13 at 8 p.m. on Iowa PBS)

The Letter: A Message for Our Earth Wednesday, December 21 7 p.m. on Iowa PBS .1 This film features Pope Francis and diverse stories from India, Senegal, Hawaii and the Brazilian Amazon. Each of these local leaders represents a voice that is not being heard—the voice of wildlife, the voice of the Indigenous, the voice of the youth and the voice of the poor.

6:30 p.m. IowaPBS Woodsmith Shop: Arts & Crafts Sideboard, Part 1 (R-12/24, 1:30 p.m., Iowa PBS) 7:00 p.m. IowaPBS Finding Your Roots: The New World

8:00 p.m. WORLD Frontline 8:30 p.m. IowaPBS Greta Thunberg: A Year to Change the World: Episode 1 9:00 p.m. IowaPBS To Be Announced WORLD PBS NewsHour 9:30 p.m. IowaPBS Greta Thunberg: A Year to Change the World: Episode 2 Greta Thunberg visits the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, and speaks to miners in Poland. 10:00 p.m. IowaPBS George Washington Carver: An Uncommon Life Activist Greta Thunberg sails across the ocean and draws attention to the impact of climate change.

Henry Louis Gates Jr. traces ancestors of actor John Lithgow and journalist Maria Hinojosa. (R-12/25, 8 p.m., WORLD) TV-PG

8:00 p.m. IowaPBS Lucy Worsley’s 12 Days of Tudor Christmas Discover the surprising Tudor origins of some favorite Christmas traditions. WORLD The Good Road: Richmond, Virginia— Holy River

11:00 p.m. IowaPBS Death in Paradise

(See 12/15 at 8 p.m. on Iowa PBS)

11:30 p.m. WORLD DW The Day

Meet the activists and scientists who transformed Richmond with hard work, perseverance and art. TV-PG

WEDNESDAY 21

8:30 p.m. WORLD The Good Road: San Juan, Puerto Rico: The Art of Community

5:00 p.m. WORLD France 24 5:30 p.m. IowaPBS PBS NewsHour

George Washington Carver’s rise from slavery to scientific accomplishment has inspired millions.

Earl Bridges and Craig Martin explore the aftermath of Hurricane Maria, which devastated the island. TV-PG

WORLD BBC World News 10:30 p.m. IowaPBS Greta Thunberg: A Year to Change the World: Episode 3

9:00 p.m. IowaPBS Mary Berry’s Country House at Christmas (See 12/19 at 10 p.m. on Iowa PBS) (R-12/25, 5 p.m., Iowa PBS) WORLD PBS NewsHour 10:00 p.m. IowaPBS Rick Steves’ European Christmas

(R-12/21, 9 p.m., WORLD)

WORLD NHK Newsline 6:00 p.m. WORLD POV Shorts: The Calling

Greta Thunberg investigates potential solutions to limit climate change in Switzerland and Denmark.

Three London neighbors share their devotion to Islam, Christianity and football in “The Masses.” (R-12/24, 12:30 p.m., WORLD) TV-PG Prairie Sportsman: Recreating on Ice and a River Lake Restored (R-12/24, 9 a.m., Iowa PBS) TV-PG

WORLD Amanpour and Company 11:30 p.m. IowaPBS Broadchurch: Season 3, Episode 5 (See 12/17 at 10 p.m. on Iowa PBS) WORLD DW The Day

Rick celebrates Christmas in England, France, Norway, Germany, Austria, Switzerland and Italy. (R-12/24, 8 a.m., Iowa PBS)

6:30 p.m. IowaPBS

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

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