ADVANCE October 2025

7:00 p.m. Iowa PBS As Time Goes By

11:00 p.m. Iowa PBS Doctor Who: The Five Doctors The Doctor and five of his

OCTOBER

Lionel unexpectedly receives a letter from ex-wife Margaret. (R-10/5, 11 p.m., Iowa PBS)

reincarnations have been summoned back to Gallifrey. TV-PG

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WORLD POV: Hummingbirds

WORLD POV: Hummingbirds

Two women tell their own coming of-age story, transforming their hometown on the Texas border. (R-10/4, 11 p.m., WORLD) TV-14

(See 10/4 at 7 p.m. on WORLD)

SUNDAY 5

7:30 p.m. Iowa PBS Last of the Summer Wine: In the Service of Humanity

6:00 a.m. Iowa PBS Sit and Be Fit: Move and Be Fit WORLD Washington Week With The Atlantic 6:30 a.m. Iowa PBS 6:30–10:30 a.m. See page 5. WORLD The Open Mind: Missionaries, Vigilantes, and Public Safety (R-10/5, 2 p.m., WORLD) 7:00 a.m. WORLD DW Focus on Europe 7:30 a.m. WORLD DW Global Us (R-10/5, 3 p.m., WORLD) 8:00 a.m. WORLD America ReFramed: Hamtramck, USA (See 10/2 at 7 p.m. on WORLD) (R-10/5, 4 p.m., WORLD) 9:00 a.m. WORLD Enemy of the Reich: The Noor Inayat Khan Story (See 10/2 at 8 p.m. on WORLD) (R-10/5, 5 p.m., WORLD) 10:00 a.m. WORLD Laura Flanders & Friends TV-PG 10:30 a.m. Iowa PBS Iowa Life WORLD Laura Flanders & Friends TV-PG 11:00 a.m. Iowa PBS Firing Line With Margaret Hoover WORLD Life in the Heart Land: Veterans TV-PG 11:30 a.m. Visit the Color the Wind Kite Festival, a small town newspaper partnership and a braille competition.

(R-10/5, 11:30 p.m., Iowa PBS) TV-PG

8:00 p.m. Iowa PBS Queens of Mystery: Death by Vinyl, Part 1

Terrace Hill Des Moines

Mattie is assigned the case of a lost dog, but it gets put on hold when one of the band’s members turns up murdered. (R-10/9, 11:01 p.m., Iowa PBS)

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8:30 p.m. WORLD Our Time: Immigrants and Refugees—“Las Hijas” (The

Daughters) and “Leaving Africa” The human costs of immigration in the U.S. as told through immigrant families and refugees. TV-14

Orchestra Iowa Cedar Rapids

Get 50% off Masterworks and Chamber performance tickets purchased during the month; valid for full price tickets only. Call for additional details. 319.366.8203 | artsiowa.com/orchestra-iowa Danish Windmill Museum Elk Horn Climb to the top and watch the sails go around on America’s only authentic working Danish windmill which serves as a historical and educational museum. 712.764.7472 | danishwindmill.com

9:00 p.m. Iowa PBS Miss Fisher’s Murder Mysteries: Deadweight

Phyrne’s investigation of a gang leader’s death leads her into the dangerous world of fight rigging. TV-14 A French Village: What Is Your Name? (October 28, 1941) Yvon is arrested by Heinrich Muller, but refuses to denounce his fellow comrades. (R-10/5, 6 p.m., WORLD) Jean gets more information from police chief Caron about a missing ring. TV-PG Meet the members of the Taco Mafia and learn how their youth shaped who they are today. TV-PG

WORLD

10:00 p.m. Iowa PBS The Madame Blanc Mysteries

WORLD Taco Mafia: Familia

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10:30 p.m. WORLD Taco Mafia: Amor

Iowa PBS PBS News Weekend WORLD America’s Heartland

Love and family shape how the Taco Mafia runs their restaurants. TV-PG

Saffron, one of the rarest spices, helped one couple realize their dreams.

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