Iowa Public Television

All Upcoming Episodes

• Game Day (#1604)

  NFL superstar twin brothers Tiki and Ronde Barber share how they learned about team effort as kids.

  • Thu, December 4, 2:00 AM on IPTV

• Show Way (#1605)

  A family's women began creating quilts with secret maps to freedom during the years of slavery.

  • Thu, December 4, 2:30 AM on IPTV

• The Paper Crane (#409)

  A restaurant owner gets a magical gift from a stranger, a paper crane that comes alive and dances.

  • Thu, December 4, 3:00 AM on IPTV

• The Runaway Duck (#410)

  Egbert, a toy duck, has adventures after being tied to a car's bumper. LeVar visits Chesapeake Bay.

  • Thu, December 4, 3:30 AM on IPTV

• Rumpelstiltskin (#412)

  A strange small man helps a miller's daughter spin straw into gold in exchange for her first child.

  • Thu, December 4, 4:00 AM on IPTV

• Best Friends (#413)

  In this tale, a girl feels lonely and betrayed when her best friend goes away for the summer.

  • Thu, December 11, 2:00 AM on IPTV

• Meanwhile Back at the Ranch (#414)

  A bored rancher goes to the town not knowing that he will miss an eventful day back at the ranch.

  • Thu, December 11, 2:30 AM on IPTV

• The Bionic Bunny Show (#501)

  Wilbur is an ordinary rabbit who becomes a TV superhero at work. Go behind the scenes of Star Trek.

  • Thu, December 11, 3:00 AM on IPTV

• Bugs (#502)

  LeVar visits Insect World for a look at some fascinating bugs. Monarch butterflies are featured.

  • Thu, December 11, 3:30 AM on IPTV

• The Robbery at the Diamond Dog Diner (#503)

  Lola Dog hides her diamonds from jewel thieves but Glenda Feathers reveals the secret hiding place.

  • Thu, December 11, 4:00 AM on IPTV

• Brush (#504)

  A little boy adopts a large brush that surprisingly comes to life and behaves like a dog.

  • Thu, December 18, 2:00 AM on IPTV

• The Purple Coat (#505)

  A visit to NY's garment district, the Fashion Institute of Technology and a paper mache artist.

  • Thu, December 18, 2:30 AM on IPTV

• Barn Dance! (#506)

  Levar takes a team of horses to a barn dance in Tennessee and meets a band and a fiddle maker.

  • Thu, December 18, 3:00 AM on IPTV

• Duncan and Dolores (#507)

  A close up look at cats, big and small, starts with tigers and their trainers at Marine World in CA.

  • Thu, December 18, 3:30 AM on IPTV

• Knots on a Counting Rope (#508)

  Visit with a New York news anchor, who anchors local news despite her deformity on both hands.

  • Thu, December 18, 4:00 AM on IPTV

• Mummies Made In Egypt (#509)

  Levar goes to the Boston Museum of Fine Arts which houses the largest mummy collection in the U.S.

  • Thu, December 25, 2:00 AM on IPTV

• Mufaro's Beautiful Daughters (#510)

  This special on African culture and Black American heritage includes musicians and instruments.

  • Thu, December 25, 2:30 AM on IPTV

• Humphrey The Lost Whale: A True Story (#601)

  A humpback whale loses his way from his family and ends up in a life threatening situation.

  • Thu, December 25, 3:00 AM on IPTV

• Stay Away from the Junkyard! (#602)

  This story is about a little girl who discovers a wonderful friend in a small town junkyard.

  • Thu, December 25, 3:30 AM on IPTV

• Little Nino's Pizzeria (#603)

  As Levar's dinner guest list gets bigger, so does the pizza. A visit to a family fireworks business.

  • Thu, December 25, 4:00 AM on IPTV

Past Episodes

These episodes of Reading Rainbow aired in the last few months on Iowa Public Television.

• Show Way (#1605)
• Game Day (#1604)
• Boxes for Katje (#1603)
• I Lost My Tooth In Africa (#1602)
• The Biggest Test in the Universe (#1601)
• Two Old Potatoes and Me (#1505)
• Beegu (#1504)
• Mr. George Baker (#1503)
• Unique Monique (#1502)
• Visiting Day (#1501)
• June 29, 1999 (#1005)
• And Still The Turtle Watched (#1004)
• Is This A House for Hermit Crab? (#1003)
• If You Give A Mouse A Cookie (#1002)
• Follow The Drinking Gourd (#1001)
• Silent Lotus (#910)
• The Salamander Room (#909)
• Mrs. Katz and Tush (#908)
• The Furry New: How to Make A Newspaper (#907)
• Amazing Grace (#906)
• Berloiz The Bear (#905)
• Through Moon and Stars and Night Skies (#904)
• Seashore Surprises (#903)
• The Piggy in the Puddle (#902)
• Sophie and Lou (#810)
• Rechenka's Eggs (#809)
• Sam The Sea Cow (#808)
• The Wall (#807)
• Tar Beach (#806)
• Snowy Day: Stories and Poems (#805)
• Kate Shelley and the Midnight Express (#804)
• Raccoons and Ripe Corn (#802)
• Opt: An Illusionary Tale (#801)
• Fox on the Job (#710)
• Galimoto (#709)
• The Legend of the Indian Paintbrush (#708)
• The Adventure of Taxi Dog (#707)
• Sunken Treasure (#705)
• Florence and Eric Take The Cake (#704)
• Jack, The Seal and the Sea (#702)
• Sport Pages (#610)
• Bored - Nothing to Do! (#609)
• Toothgnasher Superflash (#608)
• Desert Giant (#607)
• Dive to the Coral Reefs (#606)
• Dinosaur Bob and His Adventures with the Family Lazardo (#605)
• Ludlow Laughs (#604)
• Little Nino's Pizzeria (#603)
• Stay Away from the Junkyard! (#602)
• Humphrey The Lost Whale: A True Story (#601)
• Mufaro's Beautiful Daughters (#510)
• Mummies Made In Egypt (#509)
• Knots on a Counting Rope (#508)
• Duncan and Dolores (#507)
• Barn Dance! (#506)
• The Purple Coat (#505)
• Brush (#504)
• The Robbery at the Diamond Dog Diner (#503)
• Bugs (#502)
• The Bionic Bunny Show (#501)
• Meanwhile Back at the Ranch (#414)
• Best Friends (#413)
• Rumpelstiltskin (#412)
• The Runaway Duck (#410)
• The Paper Crane (#409)

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