ADVANCE October 2025

FRIDAY 3

7:00 p.m. Iowa PBS Father Brown:

5:00 p.m. WORLD France 24 5:30 p.m. Iowa PBS PBS News Hour WORLD NHK Newsline 6:00 p.m. WORLD Reel South: Veritas

The Sacrifice of Tantalus When Mallory’s pursuit of a fugitive ends in disaster, a familiar face returns to hunt the culprit.

WORLD America ReFramed: Hamtramck, USA

(R-10/3, 9 p.m., WORLD)

Going behind the scenes of small town politics, this documentary explores the beauty and challenges that come with multiculturalism. (R-10/5, 8 a.m., WORLD)

The surviving Cuban-American dissidents give the full story of the failed Bay of Pigs invasion. (R-10/4, 7 a.m., WORLD) TV-14

8:00 p.m. Iowa PBS The Brokenwood Mysteries: Stone Cold Dead

6:30 p.m. Iowa PBS

It appears that Brokenwood might have to come to terms with having its first serial killer. WORLD Enemy of the Reich: The Noor Inayat Khan Story

The Last Independent

Automaker: The Alliance See how Gerry Meyers became the youngest CEO of any American car company. TV-PG

Noor-un-Nisa Inayat Khan, a female radio operator and British spy during World War II, is profiled. (R-10/5, 9 a.m., WORLD) TV-PG

7:00 p.m. Iowa PBS Washington Week With The Atlantic (R-10/4, 6:30 a.m., WORLD) WORLD Independent Lens: Children of Las Brisas During Venezuela’s spiraling collapse, families find hope in El Sistema youth orchestra. (R-10/4, 2 p.m., WORLD) TV-14

9:00 p.m. WORLD PBS News Hour 9:32 p.m. Iowa PBS Midsomer Murders:

The Debt of Lies, Parts 1 & 2 Barnaby investigates the murder of a new arrival to the gated community of Challis Court. (Part 1: R-10/7, 11 p.m., Iowa PBS) (Part 2: R-10/8, 11 p.m., Iowa PBS) TV-PG

7:30 p.m. Iowa PBS Iowa Press

(R-10/4, 8:30 a.m., WORLD)

8:00 p.m. Iowa PBS Market to Market

10:00 p.m. WORLD DW The Day 10:30 p.m. WORLD BBC News 11:00 p.m. WORLD Amanpour and Company 11:05 p.m. Iowa PBS Queens of Mystery: Murder in the Dark, Part 2

(R-10/4, 8 a.m., WORLD)

8:30 p.m. Iowa PBS

Studio 3 LIVE: Kevin Burt and Big Medicine Featuring Bob Dorr Blues, soul and roots power from Kevin Burt and Big Medicine, joined by Iowa legend Bob Dorr. In Watts, a twelve-year-old female boxer trains to be crowned the 2019 Junior Olympics champion. (R-10/4, 9:30 a.m., WORLD) TV-PG 9:00 p.m. WORLD PBS News Hour 9:30 p.m. Iowa PBS ACL Presents: Willie Nelson & Family WORLD POV Shorts: Team Meryland

Detective Sgt. Mattie Stone’s list of murder suspects includes a publisher, literary agent and author.

Willie Nelson returns to the Austin City Limits stage alongside family and friends. TV-PG

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