ADVANCE October 2025

OCTOBER SCHEDULE

MONDAY 27

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

The Iowa Space Grant Consortium, a NASA-sponsored program, promotes opportunities aligned with NASA’s mission by stimulating research, offering student opportunities in STEM, and providing education and outreach programs for all Iowans. The ISGC is dedicated to continually improving and inspiring Iowans’

(R-10/27, 9 p.m., WORLD)

futures in STEM, developing the STEM workforce and bringing NASA opportunities home. Learn more at iaspacegrant.org

WORLD NHK Newsline 6:00 p.m. WORLD Odd Hours, No Pay, Cool Hat

America’s volunteer firefighters encounter surprising challenges and triumphs while serving their communities. TV-PG

6:28 p.m. Iowa PBS British Antiques Roadshow: Sefton Park Palm House 1 7:00 p.m. Iowa PBS Antiques Roadshow: Kooky & Spooky WORLD POV: I Didn’t See You There

Reid Davenport chronicles issues faced by disabled people in his film, “I Didn’t See You There.” TV-PG

8:00 p.m. Iowa PBS

American Experience:

Kissinger: Part 1 Explore Kissinger’s life, from his childhood in Germany to architect of American foreign policy. (R-10/31, 6 p.m., WORLD) DVS/TV-14

6:00 p.m. Iowa PBS Celebrity Antiques Road Trip:

9:00 p.m. Iowa PBS

The Gold on Masterpiece: Vengeance Is Easy, Justice Is Hard Palmer discovers that he is wanted by the police. DVS/TV-14

Baroness Oona King and Dame Jenni Murray Baroness Oona King and Dame Jenni Murray go head-to-head around London. TV-PG

8:30 p.m. WORLD Stories From the Stage: Laughing Matters

WORLD Breaking the Deadlock

(See 10/21 at 8 p.m. on Iowa PBS)

WORLD A French Village:

10:00 p.m. Iowa PBS

Settling Scores (October 31, 1941) (See 10/25 at 9 p.m. on WORLD)

Sometimes, the best way to handle unexpected moments is to find the humor in them.

Velvet: The Night of the Pins Alberto is back from his honeymoon in Rome and excited to return to the store. TV-14 Travel the country to find out why LBGTQ+ safe spaces matter and how they survive. TV-PG

7:00 p.m. Iowa PBS Miss Austen on Masterpiece: Episode 2 As Cassandra falls ill, her mind is flooded with memories of difficult times. DVS/TV-PG WORLD Nature: Walrus: Life on Thin Ice (See 10/22 at 7 p.m. on Iowa PBS) (R-10/26, 11 p.m., WORLD) 8:00 p.m. Iowa PBS Maigret on Masterpiece: Maigret’s Failure, Pt 2 As Maigret reels from his failure to protect Fumal, he also suffers a devastating personal blow. DVS/TV-14 WORLD Finding Your Roots: Moving on Up (See 10/21 at 7 p.m. on Iowa PBS)

9:00 p.m. WORLD PBS News Hour 9:30 p.m. Iowa PBS The American Revolution: An Inside Look

WORLD All We’ve Got

11:00 p.m. WORLD Nature: Walrus: Life on Thin Ice (See 10/22 at 7 p.m. on Iowa PBS) 11:30 p.m. Iowa PBS Last of the Summer Wine: Bicycle Made for Three (See 10/25 at 7:30 p.m. on Iowa PBS)

(See 10/5 at 2:30 p.m. on Iowa PBS) (R-10/28, 9:30 p.m., Iowa PBS)

10:00 p.m. Iowa PBS Courtmaker John Marshall and the Forging of America’s Supreme Court (See 10/26 at 1 p.m. on Iowa PBS) (R-10/30, 7 p.m., WORLD) WORLD DW The Day

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