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When trying to do right went wrongKen Burns’ Prohibition series on WILL-TV

Plus a Champaign County perspective on the 18th Amendment

PATTERNS • OCTOBER 2011

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october 2011 Volume XXXIX, Number 4

patternsStill the arts program leader

By David Thiel, WILL-TV Program Director

There was a time when many believed that cable and satellite channels would make PBS unnecessary. The argument was that there

were entire networks devoted to the traditional genres of public television, so why should our nation continue to support non-commercial broadcast stations? (There are actually several good answers to that, not the least of which is that even “basic cable” costs several hundred dollars annually.)

In the past few years, former rival channels such as Arts & Entertainment (now just A&E) and Bravo have abandoned their pretense of providing a commercial alternative to the fine arts programming found on public TV. That’s not a knock against them; their primary job is to make money for their shareholders, and if reality shows and reruns pay their bills, so be it.

While the fine arts never left public TV, PBS wants to make sure you know that this is where you’ll find it. To that end they’re kicking off a PBS Arts Festival at 8 pm Fridays beginning Oct. 14. (See page 3 for descriptions of the first three programs.) The festival features music and dance, stage performances and documentaries, each originating from one of nine host cities, plus bonus content at a companion website, www.pbsarts.org.

Eight of the nine programs will be accompanied by a mini-documentary showcasing the arts community in the host city, and will also provide a brief opportunity for us to talk about what’s happening right here in central Illinois. Kevin Kelly, host of WILL-FM’s Live and Local, will be interviewing area artists and providing a calendar of upcoming events.

PBS and Illinois Public Media are leaders in television and radio arts programming. You’ll find classical and opera; jazz and blues; folk and country; ballet and modern dance; and even some good ol’ rock and roll right here on the WILL stations.

And while this first PBS Arts Festival itself may only last a couple of months, our commitment to fine arts is both year-round and decades-long. We appreciate your continued support of our efforts.

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In trying to do right, the country went wrongProhibition—the new three-part series by Ken Burns and Lynn Novick—tells the true story of the rise, rule and fall of the 18th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution. Though called the Noble Experiment, it was one of America’s most notorious civic failures, but remains a relevant, cautionary tale about the dangers of believing there can be a quick fix for complex social problems.

The series begins with the story of America’s growing concern about alcohol abuse in the 19th century. Saloons and taverns flourished with the increasing availability of hard liquor, and with that, a culture of men that neglected and abused their wives and children in favor of liquor. As families were being destroyed, many feared that the nation’s social fabric would disintegrate.

The stage was set for the 18th Amendment to sail through both Houses of Congress; it was ratified by the states in just 13 months. For the next 13 years, America would be split by a fierce cultural divide between “wet” and “dry” as Prohibition pit the city against the countryside, Protestants against Catholics, immigrants against native-born citizens. Prohibition turned law-abiding citizens into criminals, made a mockery of the justice system, allowed illicit drinking to seem glamorous, encouraged neighborhood gangs to form national crime syndicates, permitted government officials to bend and break the law, as well as fostered cynicism and hypocrisy

that corroded the social contract all across the country.

Following the election of Franklin D. Roosevelt in 1932,

Congress easily passed the 21st Amendment to

repeal the 18th. Its action was quickly ratified by the states

and in December 1933, Americans could once again legally buy a drink.

Prohibition airs at 7 pm Sunday-Tuesday, Oct. 2-4, on WILL-TV.

Temperance Hotbed: Prohibition in Champaign CountyChampaign-Urbana went dry early—in 1907—and remained so until Prohibition ended in 1933. Carrie Nation praised the communities, especially Urbana, as models of sober living and oversaw placement of a fountain at the corner of Main Street and Springfield Avenue in tribute.

Join host David Inge at 8:38 pm Sunday, Oct. 2, when he talks with News-Gazette writer-editor and local historian Tom Kacich about these revelations and much more. Temperance Hotbed: Prohibition in Champaign County explores area events rising from the 18th Amendment, including how Eliot Ness established his liquor-fighting prowess by helping organize raids in C-U.


Photo credits clockwise from above left: Courtesy of John Binder Collection, Chicago Tribune file photo, Library of Congress and © Scherl / Sueddeutsche Zeitung Photo / The Image Works.

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was married to a woman and has three children. Growing up as Danny, she felt different from before the time she knew she didn’t belong in the boys’ line on the playground. “When I look in the mirror, it’s like being born with a birth defect that nobody else sees,” she says.

Cris (inset), a student at Illinois State University, is an early 20s female transitioning to male. Korean and adopted by American parents, he is

living full-time as a man. The documentary shows him at the beginning of his transition and months later as his facial features begin changing after hormone injections. His family rejected him after he told them about his transition. They didn’t understand why he would make that “choice.” “I think it’s important for people to realize it’s not a choice,” he said. “It’s not a decision to have these feelings.”

Shayla (above) is a middle-aged male from Springfield, Ill., transitioning to female.

She is still presenting herself as a man at work, but living full-time as a woman otherwise. She appears in the program with her ex-wife, who has been supportive of Shayla’s transition. Shayla talks about the

awkwardness of going out in public while dressed as Shayla and seeing

people who know her as a man. “When I see people I know, they don’t recognize

Shayla,” she said.

U of I journalism professor Nancy Benson, who was Kate’s project adviser and helped her sort through more than 30 hours of footage, said the film is an exceptional master’s project. “I’ve seen other documentaries on the subject, but I have never seen it done with this kind of sensitivity and clarity about exactly what it’s like to go through the transitioning process,” she said.

Kate, who received her master’s degree in May, resigned recently as coordinator of the U of I cable channel UI-7 to move to Minneapolis where her husband, Matt, has taken a job in television news.

This is My Journey, a new documentary by Kate Brickman, explores the lives of three transgender people in central

Illinois who are in the process of transitioning from one gender to the other. Focusing on the emotional and psychological side of their journeys, the film tells the stories of Dana, Cris and Shayla as they struggle to maintain relationships with spouses, children, family and friends while searching for their true identity.

The film, a project for Kate’s University of Illinois master’s degree in journalism, airs at 8 pm Friday, Oct. 7, on WILL-TV. Kate said she avoided medical details about the transition process, instead focusing on how the transition played out in the daily lives of Dana, Cris and Shayla.

“I wanted to show them as real people with real everyday struggles,” said Kate. “When I started interviewing transgender people, a common theme was the feeling of not belonging. That’s something everyone can relate to.” Her goal for the documentary was to give viewers “the opportunity to open up their minds,” she said.

Dana is a middle-aged male from southern Illinois who is transitioning to female and still presenting herself as both a man and woman in various facets of her life. She’s religious, and has struggled to accept herself as transgender and Christian. She

A look at the emotional journey of

gender transitioning


include The Other Guys, Megamind, Stranger Than Fiction, Zoolander and Elf. In 2009, Ferrell debuted on Broadway by headlining the one-man comedy show You’re Welcome America: A Final Night with George W. Bush. He starred for seven seasons on SNL, creating such memorable characters as Craig, the Spartan Cheerleader, and musical middle school teacher Marty Culp, while also offering impressions of Janet Reno, Alex Trebek, Neil Diamond and the late, Chicago Cubs sportscaster Harry Caray.

As part of its commitment to increasing access and participation in the arts, PBS is offering a series of new programs coming to you at 8 pm Fridays on WILL-TV beginning Oct. 14, and continuing into December.

First up on Oct. 14, PBS Arts Festival from Minnesota presents a new production of Gilbert and Sullivan’s H.M.S. Pinafore from the Guthrie Theater in Minneapolis-St. Paul, featuring fresh musical arrangements ranging from big band swing to classic pop.

On Oct. 21, PBS Arts Festival from Seattle: Pearl Jam Twenty is a portrait of the socially-conscious band featuring never-before-seen archival footage, recent interviews and live performances in celebration of the group’s 20th anniversary.

Then on Oct. 28, PBS Arts Festival from Miami showcases the grace and beauty of one of America’s finest dance companies, Edward Villella’s Miami City Ballet, in a trio of signature works by George Balanchine and Twyla Tharp.

The Kennedy Center is honoring actor Will Ferrell with its annual Mark Twain Prize for American Humor in a

90-minute special at 8 pm Monday, Oct. 31, on WILL-TV. Christina Applegate, Jack Black, Zach Galifianakis, Greem Day, Conan O’Brien, John C. Reilly, Maya Rudolph, Molly Shannon and Shania Twain will pay tribute to Ferrell.

He rose from a television icon on Saturday Night Live to a film star whose credits

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Prairie PerformancesThis month’s concerts feature student and faculty artists, as well as performing ensembles from across central Illinois.

9 pmNight MusicGillian Martin, Bob Christiansen, Ward Jacobson, Scott Blankenship or John Zech keep you company through the night and into the morning. NPR News Headlines at 9:01.


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of Johannes Brahms10/8 Mstislav Rostropovich: The Russian Years,

1950-197410/15 The Record Critics: Irving Kolodin10/22 The Best-Selling Classical Recordings10/29 Famous Recordings of the Beethoven Quartets

Noon Afternoon at the Opera*Note: Early start at 11 am for Oct. 15 program.10/1 DIE WALKÜRE (R. Wagner). Donald Runni-

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10/8 SIEGFRIED (R.Wagner). Donald Runnicles, cond, with Ian Storey, Mark Delavan, Nina Stemme and the San Francisco Opera Orchestra.

10/15* DIE GÖTTERDÄMMERUNG (THE TWILIGHT OF THE GODS) (R. Wagner). Donald Run-nicles, cond, with Nina Stemme, Ian Storey, Andrea Silvestrelli and the San Francisco Opera Orchestra and Chorus.

10/22 OPERA GALA: Which Is Your Favorite Opera? (see page 18)

10/29 MADAME BUTTERFLY (G. Puccini). Patrick Summers, cond, with Ana Maria Martinez, Joseph Calleja and the Houston Grand Opera Orchestra and Chorus.

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7 pmClassics All NightBob Christiansen and Scott Blankenship keep you company Saturday night and into Sunday morning. NPR News Headlines at 7:01 and 10:01.

sundays7 amNPR Weekend Editionwith Audie Cornish

9 amSunday BaroqueSuzanne Bona provides relaxing early music by the likes of Bach, Handel and Vivaldi. Garrison Keillor’s The Writer’s Almanac at 9:01.

1 pmFrom the TopA live performance program featuring America’s best young classical musicians, hosted by pianist Christo-pher O’Riley.

2 pmA Prairie Home CompanionGarrison Keillor and friends present music, skits and the latest news from Lake Wobegon.

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5 pmClassical MusicMindy Ratner and Valerie Kahler are your hosts. NPR News Headlines at 7:01.

10 pmHarmoniaAngela Mariani presents Baroque and early music. NPR News Headlines at 10:01.

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WILL-AM 580’s series Examining Education returns in October at 6 pm Saturdays with five new episodes looking at big questions in education.

Host Elizabeth Goldsmith-Conley calls on nationally known experts to discuss the issues. Her topics and guests in October include:

Oct. 1: Charter schools—Chris Lubienski, University of Illinois associate professor of education policy, organization and leadership; Andrew Broy, president of the Illinois Network of Charter Schools; Gary Miron, education professor at Western Michigan University.

Oct. 8: Teacher tenure— Kate Rousmaniere, chair of the department of educational

leadership at Miami University, Ohio; Frederick Hess, director of educational policy studies at the American Enterprise Institute; Randi Weingarten, president of the American Federation of Teachers.

Oct. 15: School vouchers—Cecilia Elena Rouse, professor of economics and public affairs at Princeton University; Paul Peterson, professor of government and director of the Program on Education Policy and Governance at Harvard University; Martin Carnoy, education professor at Stanford.

Oct. 22: Standardized assessment—Laura Slover, senior vice-president, Achieve; Monty Neill, executive director of the National Center for Fair & Open Testing; Andrew Porter, dean and professor, Graduate School of Education at the University of Pennsylvania.

Oct. 29: Technology—Evangeline Pianfetti, assistant dean of technology, University of Illinois College of Education; Elliot Soloway, education and engineering professor, University of Michigan; S. Craig Watkins, professor of media studies, departments of radio-television-film and sociology, and the Center for African and African-American Studies, University of Texas-Austin.

Examining Education looks at teacher tenure, charter schools, other issues


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Travel(2-3 am; 8-9 am; 2-3 pm; 8-9 pm)Sun and Wed: Rick Steves’ Europe; Wild Photo Adventures Mon and Fri: Rick Steves’ Europe; Rudy Maxa’s World Tue and Thu: Globetrekker; Globetrekker

Gardening/Home Improvement(3-5 am; 9-11 am; 3-5 pm; 9-11 pm)Mon and Fri: Garden Smart/Garden Home (F); This Old House; Hometime; B OrganicTue and Thu: Victory Garden; Woodwright’s Shop; American Woodshop; Growing Bolder Wed and Sun: Mid-American Gardener; Ask This Old House; For Your Home; Katie Brown Workshop

Primetime Schedule

Monday-Friday 9:00 PBS NewsHour 10:00 Nightly Business Report 10:30 Journal Mondays 7:00 India with Sanjeev Bhaskar (10/3, 10/10); Wolves in Paradise (10/24); Legend of Pancho Barnes (10/31) 8:00 Nature 11:00 NOVA (10/3); Nature (10/10, 10/24); Crown of the Continent (10/17); Barnstorming (10/31) 11:30 Krakatoa (10/17)

Tuesdays 7:00 Colorblind (10/4) 8:00 History Detectives 11:00 Surviving the Tsunami: A NOVA Special (10/4); War of 1812 (10/11); Jerusalem (10/18); Paris: Luminous Years (10/25)

Wednesdays 7:00 Paperback Dreams (10/5); Independent Lens (10/19) 8:00 Tavis Smiley Reports: Too Important to Fail (10/5); Frontline 11:00 Secrets of the Dead (10/5); POV (10/12); Underdog Plaza (10/19); Carhenge: Genius or Junk? (10/26)11:30 Independent Lens (10/26)

Thursdays 7:00 NOVA; Portrait of Paul Erdos (10/13) 8:00 Secrets of the Dead (10/6, 10/27); NOVA (10/13) 11:00 NOVA (10/6); Julia Robinson and Hilbert’s Tenth Problem (10/13); Geocache (10/20); Secrets of the Dead (10/27) 11:30 Minds Behind the Station (10/20)

Fridays 7:00 The Spartans (10/7); Independent Lens (10/14); Global Voices (10/28) 8:00 The Spartans (10/7); Women, War & Peace 11:00 The Spartans (10/7); Maria Tallchief (10/14); POV (10/21); Julia Robinson and Hilbert’s Tenth Problem (10/28)

Saturdays 7:00 Washington Week 7:30 McLaughlin Group 8:00 Need to Know 8:30 Inside Washington 9:00 This Emotional Life (10/1); Prohibition (10/8); Battle of Hood and Bismarck (10/15); Krakatoa (10/22); Paris: Luminous Years (10/29) 10:00 Battle of Hood and Bismarck (10/15) 10:30 Crown of the Continent (10/22) 11:00 India with Sanjeev Bhaskar (10/1, 10/15); Prohibition (10/8); Underdog Plaza (10/22); Global Voices (10/29)

Sundays 7:00 2501 Migrants: A Journey (10/2); America Beyond the Color Line (10/9, 10/16); POV (10/23); American Masters (10/30) 8:00 Paraiso for Sale (10/2); America Beyond the Color Line (10/9, 10/16); Underdog Plaza (10/23) 8:30 Hapa: One Step at a Time (10/30) 9:00 Global Voices 10:00 India with Sanjeev Bhaskar (10/2, 10/16); Global Voices (10/23) 10:30 India with Sanjeev Bhaskar (10/9); Carhenge: Genius or Junk? (10/30) 11:00 A Climb for Peace (10/2); Independent Lens (10/16, 10/30); Global Voices (10/23) 11:30 Columbus Day Legacy (10/9)

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Arts and Crafts(5-6 am; 11-noon; 5-6 pm; 11-midnight)Sun and Wed: Knit & Crochet Today; Gary Spetz’s Painting Wild Places with WatercolorMon and Fri: Martha’s Sewing Room; Grand View Tue and Thu: Fons & Porter’s Love of Quilting; Best of the Joy of Painting

Saturday Marathons in OctoberA six-hour block of themed programmingOctober 1: Journey to Latin America In honor of Hispanic Heritage month, Art Wolfe, Richard Bangs and Joseph Rosendo will take you to Mexico, Costa Rica, Guatemala and beyond. October 8: Now That’s Italian Celebrate all things Italian with cooking and travel. October 15: Girly Girl Georgia Bonesteel, Donna Dewberry, Vicki Payne and Sloan Payne Rutter make items that a little girl would adore. October 22: O Canada The itinerary includes Quebec, Alberta, Vancouver and Toronto. October 29: Autumn Harvest As the weather gets cooler, we look ahead to harvest time.

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1:30 pm Painting and How To M: Best of Joy of Painting Tu: Paint This with Jerry Yarnell W: Painting with Paulson Th: Around the House F: Painting and Travel with

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Market to Market (M) Nightly Business Report (T-F) Body Electric (M, W, F) Sit and Be Fit (T, Th) Clifford Wild Kratts Curious George The Cat in the Hat Super WHY! Dinosaur Train Sesame Street Sid the Science Kid WordWorld Super Why! Barney & Friends The Cat in the Hat A Place of Our Own Sewing Programs Painting and How To Programs How To Programs Martha Speaks Arthur WordGirl Wild Kratts Design Squad Nation (F) Electric Company/ Fetch! (F) BBC World News Nightly Business Report PBS NewsHour

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Mr. Rogers’ Neighborhood Angelina Ballerina Curious George The Cat in the Hat Super WHY! Dinosaur Train Thomas & Friends Bob the Builder Sid the Science Kid A Place of Our Own P. Allen Smith’s Garden Home/ Growing a Greener World (begins 10/29) P. Allen Smith’s Garden to Table Mid-American Gardener Victory Garden America’s Test Kitchen Cook's Country Rachel’s Favorite Food for Living Chef John Besh’s New Orleans Cuisine Culture Sweet Life with Charles Xaver/ Kimchi Chronicles (begins 10/15) Ebert Presents at the Movies Heartland Highways Hometime This Old House Hour Rick Steves’ Europe Lawrence Welk

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Is artistic talent inherited?That’s the question Craft in America (right)explores at 9 pm Monday, Oct. 17. Highlights in-clude the glass creations of the Marioni family in Seattle, the inventions of ceramicist Cliff Lee and metal artist Holly Lee in rural Pennsylvania, as well as the inspirations that Oklahoma bootmaker Lisa Sorell provides for her daughters. Former president Jimmy Carter also shares stories of the late Ed Moulthrop, a fellow Georgian known as the father of modern woodturning, and the family of craft artists who followed in his footsteps.

Are we alone in the universe?Powerful telescopes (below) and unmanned space missions have revealed a wide range of dynamic environments—atmospheres thick with organic molecules, active volcanoes and vast saltwater oceans. In NOVA’s Finding Life Beyond Earth (8 pm Wednesday, Oct. 19), top astrobiologists explain how these places are changing the way we think about the potential for life in our solar system.

Exploring the truth and mythmaking of historyThe War of 1812 (pictured above) airing at 8 pm Monday, Oct. 10, presents the American battle against the British, Canadian colonists and Native American warriors that shaped the geography and identity of North America. Stunning re-enactments, evocative animation and the incisive commentary of key experts re-veal little-known sides of an important war.

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Celebrating women’s global efforts toward peaceA new Women, War and Peace (left) series at 9 pm Tuesdays beginning Oct. 11, examines the courageous actions of women around the world. I Came to Testify (Oct. 11) is the story of 16 women in the Bosnian town of Foca whose testimony resulted in new interna-tional laws about sexual violence in war. Pray the Devil Back to Hell (pictured left, airing on Oct. 18) highlights the Liberian women, both Christian and Muslim, who banded together to bring an end to civil war in their country. Peace Unveiled (Oct. 25) follows three women in Afghanistan who maneuver against formidable odds to ensure that women are included in peace talk negotiations with the Taliban.

Nature examines resurgence of Chernobyl’s wildlifeIn the season premiere, scientists document the growing numbers of wolves and other wildlife thriving in the area contaminated by the 1986 Chernobyl nuclear di-saster. This new insight offers a fascinating window into a future after a collapse of hu-man civilization. Radioactive Wolves (left) airs at 7 pm Wednesday, Oct. 19. .

A new series from Masterpiece Mystery!Set in the Scottish city of Edinburgh, Jason Isaacs (pictured above, of Harry Potter, and the The Patriot) stars as private investigator Jackson Brodie, a tough former soldier and policeman with a heart of gold, in the Case Histories series based on the Kate Atkinson novels. The programs air at 8 pm Sundays. In episode 1 (Oct. 16), Jackson takes on the cold case of a girl who went missing 30 years earlier, helps a grieving father find the man who murdered his daughter and tracks down the niece of a mysterious seductress. In episode 2 (Oct. 23), Jackson searches for a drowning victim’s identity and also meets a crime novelist caught in a road rage incident. Episode 3 (Oct. 30) finds Jackson injured in a train wreck. A teenage sidekick who saves his life insists that he return the favor by finding her missing employer.

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WILL-TVFriday Night Public Affairs 7:00 Washington Week 7:30 Need to Know

BritCom Saturday Night 8:00 As Time Goes By 8:30 The Old Guys 9:00 Keeping Up Appearances 9:30 Black Books10:00 Red Green Show10:30 Doctor Who11:15 Doctor Who Confidential

1Saturday 7:00 Antiques Roadshow (TV-G)

Raleigh, N.C. Part 1 of 3. Repeated from 7 pm Monday.

8:00 BritCom Saturday Night See above.

11:30 Austin City Limits (TV-PG) Mumford and Sons/Flogging Molly.

2Sunday 7:00 Prohibition (TV-PG) (DVS)

A Nation of Drunkards. Part 1 of 3. See article page 1. Repeated 9 pm; midnight and 2 am Monday; 2 am Thursday; and 1 pm Sunday, 10/9.

8:38 Temperance Hotbed: Prohibition in Champaign County See article page 1. Repeated 10:38 pm; and 2:38 pm Sunday, 10/9.

9:00 Prohibition (TV-PG) (DVS) Repeated from 7 pm.

10:38 Temperance Hotbed: Prohibition in Champaign County Repeated from 8:38 pm.

11:00 Ebert Presents at the Movies (TV-G) 11:30 Roadtrip Nation (TV-G)

3Monday 7:00 Prohibition (TV-PG) (DVS)

A Nation of Scofflaws. Part 2 of 3. See article page 1. Repeated 9 pm; midnight and 2 am Tuesday; 2 am Friday; midnight Saturday; and 1 am and 3 pm Sunday, 10/9.


11:00 Charlie Rose

4Tuesday 7:00 Prohibition (TV-PG) (DVS)

A Nation of Hypocrites. Part 3 of 3. See article page 1. Repeated 9 pm; midnight and 2 am Wednesday; 2 am Saturday; and 3 am and 5 pm Sunday, 10/9.


11:00 Charlie Rose

5Wednesday 7:00 Nature

Dogs That Changed the World: The Rise of the Dog. Part 1 of 2. Using DNA analysis, scientists have now pieced together the puzzle of canine evolution. Repeated midnight Thurs-day.

8:00 NOVA (TV-G) (DVS) Building The Great Cathedrals. Experiments reveal the architectural secrets, including hidden formulas drawn from the Bible, that enabled cathedral builders to achieve these marvels of human achievement and artistry. Repeated 1 am Thursday.

9:00 NOVA (TV-G) (DVS) Quest for Solomon’s Mines. Two groundbreak-ing expeditions offer new clues into the legend of King Solomon, revealing the source of the great wealth that powered the first mighty Bib-lical kingdoms. Repeated 4 am Thursday.

10:00 Last of the Summer Wine10:30 Are You Being Served? 11:00 Charlie Rose

6Thursday 7:00 Mid-American Gardener (TV-G)

Repeated 11 am Saturday. 7:30 Growing a Greener World (TV-G)

Tips for maximizing a garden’s beauty with less water.

8:00 Hustle (TV-14) Signing Up to Wealth. Albert has found a new mark: Richard Brennan, who runs an adult video production company and has a passion for race horses.

9:00 Agatha Christie’s Poirot (TV-PG) The Third Floor Flat. No sooner has a new tenant moved into the third floor flat of Poirot’s mansion block than she is murdered, giving the sleuth a crime to solve on his very own doorstep. Repeated 3 pm Sunday, 10/16.

10:00 Last of the Summer Wine10:30 Are You Being Served?11:00 Charlie Rose

7Friday 7:00 Friday Night Public Affairs

See above left. 8:00 This Is My Journey (TV-G)

See article page 2. Repeated 1 am Sunday, 10/16; and 1 am 10/23.

9:00 Out in the Silence (TV-PG) (DVS) A same-sex wedding announcement in a small American town’s newspaper ignited a firestorm of controversy, but also encouraged residents to find common ground on issues that divide the community.


8Saturday 7:00 Antiques Roadshow (TV-G


8:00 BritCom Saturday Night See above left.


WILL-TV11:30 Austin City Limits (TV-PG)

Raphael Saadiq/Black Joe Lewis.

9Sunday 7:00 Nature (TV-G)

Dogs That Changed The World: Dogs by De-sign. Part 2 of 2. As we multiply and transform the many breeds of dogs, honing their looks and their sizes, we also change our relation-ship with them, and theirs with us. Repeated 4 am Tuesday; 7 pm Wednesday; and midnight Thursday.

8:00 Masterpiece Mystery! (TV-PG) (DVS) Inspector Lewis, Series IV: The Gift of Promise. During an investigation of a brutal bludgeoning, what seems to be a blackmail plot gone wrong turns into a case much more sinister. Repeated midnight Monday; and 2 am Tuesday.

9:30 Architect Robert A.M. Stern: Presence of the Past (TV-G) Through the experiences of Stern—owner of a successful New York architectural firm, prolific author and dean of architecture at Yale—this program explores how he bridges modern architecture’s divide between modernists and traditionalists. Repeated 1:30 am Monday; and 3:30 am Tuesday.

10:00 Ebert Presents at the Movies (TV-G)10:30 Globe Trekker (TV-PG)

Food Hour: Brazil.11:30 Roadtrip Nation (TV-G)

10Monday 7:00 Antiques Roadshow (TV-G)

Raleigh, N.C. Part 3 of 3. Repeated 4 am Thursday; and 7 pm Saturday.

8:00 The War of 1812 (TV-PG) (DVS) See article page 10. Repeated midnight Tuesday; and 2 am Wednesday.


11Tuesday 7:00 History Detectives (TV-PG)

A one-of-a-kind photograph presents the ques-tion of whether the African American featured in it wearing a Confederate uniform is slave or free; a payment ledger raises issues about Hollywood’s fair payment of Native Americans; an ornate stock certificate unlocks secrets to the earliest days of Harlem. Repeated 1 am Wednesday; and 4 am Friday.

8:00 Frontline The Anthrax Files. Taking a hard look at the FBI’s investigation of the country’s most noto-rious act of bioterrorism, the anthrax attacks of 2001, and whether Army scientist Bruce Ivins really carried them out.

9:00 Women, War & Peace (TV-14) I Came to Testify. See article page 11. Repeated 2 am Thursday; and 3 am Sunday.


12Wednesday 7:00 Nature (TV-G)

Dogs That Changed The World: Dogs by De-sign. Part 2 of 2. Repeated from 7 pm Sunday.

8:00 NOVA Dogs Decoded. Recent discoveries reveal the science behind the remarkable bond between humans and their dogs, spurring new ques-tions about what this could mean for our rela-tionships with other animal species. Repeated 1 am Thursday; and 2 am Friday.

9:00 Ferrets: The Pursuit of Excellence (TV-PG) Ohio’s annual Ferret Buckeye Bash is the largest and most popular ferret show in the country, drawing hundreds of top breeders and ferret enthusiasts in a quest for prizes and prestige. Repeated 3 am Friday.


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Repeated 11 am Saturday. 7:30 This Old House (TV-G) 8:00 Hustle (TV-14)

Getting Even. The grifters vow to take down a nursing home owner who’s trying to deceive and bilk the home’s residents of their money and possessions. Repeated 5 pm Sunday.

9:00 Agatha Christie’s Poirot (TV-PG) Triangle at Rhodes. The Belgian sleuth is called back to help solve the murder of Val-entine, one of his fellow guests at the Palace Hotel in Rhodes. Repeated 4 pm Sunday.



See page 12. 8:00 PBS Arts from Minnesota: Gilbert and Sul-

livan’s H.M.S Pinafore (TV-G) See article page 3. Repeated 1 am Saturday; and 2 am Monday.

10:30 Independent Lens (TV-PG) Wham! Bam! Islam! Kuwaiti psychologist Naif Al-Mutawa battles religious leaders and the global marketplace to create The 99, a comic book series starring superheroes exemplify-ing the 99 attributes of Allah. Repeated 2 am Sunday.

11:30 Charlie Rose



8:00 BritCom Saturday Night See page 12.

11:30 Austin City Limits (TV-PG) Widespread Panic.

16Sunday 7:00 Country Music: In Performance at the

White House Some of country music’s legends as well as contemporary artists perform at the White House in this new PBS special.

8:00 Masterpiece Mystery! (TV-PG) Case Histories. Part 1 of 3. See article page 11. Repeated midnight Monday; and 2 am Tuesday.

10:00 Ebert Presents at the Movies (TV-G)10:30 Globe Trekker (TV-PG) (DVS)

Southern Mexico.11:30 Roadtrip Nation (TV-G)


Atlantic City, N.J. Part 1 of 3. Repeated 1 am Tuesday; 3 am Wednesday; and 7 pm Saturday.

8:00 Antiques Roadshow (TV-G) Salt Lake City, Utah. Part 3 of 3. Repeated 4 am Wednesday.

9:00 Craft In America (TV-PG) (DVS) Family. See article page 10. Repeated mid-night Tuesday; and 2 am Wednesday.



An investigation into a raid on the federal armory in Harpers Ferry; addressing why U.S. troops were in Siberia during World War I; siz-ing up a Ronald McDonald costume. Repeated 1 am Wednesday; and 4 am Thursday.

8:00 Frontline Lost in Detention. Under President Obama, deportations and detentions have reached re-cord levels. The get-tough policy has brought complaints of abuse and harsh treatment, including charges that families have been unfairly separated.

Dancing with the DevilIan Hobson, pianoUI Women’s Chorus, Andrea Solya, choir conductor

Liszt Mephisto Waltz No. 1 Hungarian Fantasy Dante Symphony

Sinfonia da CameraIan Hobson, music director

Saturday, October 227:30 p.m.

Contact Krannert Center Ticket Office for tickets.Call 217/333-6280 or 800/KCPATIX or visit www.krannertcenter.com

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WILL-TV 9:00 Women, War & Peace (TV-PG)

Pray The Devil Back to Hell. See article page 11. Repeated 3 am Thursday.


19Wednesday 7:00 Nature (TV-PG) (DVS)

Radioactive Wolves. See article page 11. Repeated midnight Thursday; 7 pm Sunday; and 4 am Tuesday.

8:00 NOVA (TV-G) Finding Life Beyond Earth. Parts 1 and 2. See article page 10. Repeated 1 am Thursday; and 2:30 am Friday.




A Designer’s Paradise. Billy finally gets his shot to play the inside man with Danny in a plot to con Clarissa Bartwell, an immoral “fashionista.” Repeated 5 pm Sunday.

9:00 Agatha Christie’s Poirot (TV-PG) Problem at Sea. Cruising around the Mediter-ranean, Poirot is asked by the ship’s captain to investigate the murder of one of his fellow passengers. Repeated 4 pm Sunday.



See page 12. 8:00 PBS Arts from Seattle: Pearl Jam Twenty

(TV-PG) See article page 3. Repeated 1 am Saturday; and 2 am Monday.

10:30 Independent Lens (TV-PG) Donor Unknown/All About Me. See article page 17. Repeated 3 am Sunday.


Atlantic City, N.J. Part 1 of 3. Repeated from 7 pm Monday.


11:30 Austin City Limits (TV-PG) The Decemberists/Gillian Welch & David Rawlings.

23Sunday 7:00 Nature (TV-PG) (DVS)

Radioactive Wolves. See article page 11. Repeated from 7 pm Wednesday.

8:00 Masterpiece Mystery! (TV-PG) Case Histories. Part 2 of 3. See article page

11. Repeated midnight Monday; and 2 am Tuesday.


Central America: Costa Rica & Nicaragua.11:30 Roadtrip Nation (TV-G)


Atlantic City, N.J. Part 2 of 3. Repeated 1 am Tuesday; 3 am Wednesday; and 3 am and 7 pm Saturday.

8:00 Antiques Roadshow (TV-G) Milwaukee, Wisc. Part 1 of 3. Repeated 4 am Wednesday.

9:00 Typeface (TV-G) A look at the junction of historical and con-temporary, urban and rural through the lens of printmaking, a craft kept alive by artists who teach and attend monthly workshops at the Hamilton Wood Type Museum in Two Rivers, Wisc.



A Civil War soldier’s letter, fabric from an air-craft that could be linked to Charles Lindbergh and a 1950s comic book, Negro Romance. Repeated 1 am Wednesday; and 4 am Thursday.

8:00 Frontline Death by Fire. New science raises doubts about the conviction of Cameron Todd Willing-ham, executed in 2004 for the arson deaths of his three young children. Did Texas execute an innocent man?

9:00 Women, War & Peace (TV-PG) Peace Unveiled. See article page 11. Repeated 3 am Thursday.


26Wednesday 7:00 Nature (TV-PG) (DVS)

Invasion of the Giant Pythons. Florida’s Everglades National Park has been overrun by tens of thousands of giant pythons that are jeopardizing the delicate balance of one of the nation’s last great wildlife refuges. Repeated midnight Thursday; and 4 am Friday.

8:00 NOVA (TV-PG) Iceman Murder Mystery. Scientists attempt to unravel more mysteries from Otzi, an ancient mummy, revealing not only the details of his death, but an entire way of life during the Cop-per Age. Repeated 1 am Thursday; and 2 am Friday.

9:00 Julia Robinson and Hilbert’s Tenth Problem (DVS) The inspiring life story of pioneering American mathematician Julia Robinson and her major contribution to solving one of the 20th cen-tury’s most vexing mathematical questions.

10:00 Last of the Summer Wine


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10:30 Are You Being Served?11:00 Charlie Rose



Conning The Artists. The grifters may have met their match when they’re forced to play Russian Roulette with sushi after scamming a Japanese businessman. Repeated 5 pm Sunday.

9:00 Agatha Christie’s Poirot (TV-PG) The Incredible Theft. After a vital design sheet for a new fighter aircraft is spirited out of the minister of armaments country home in pre-war Britain, Poirot is asked to track down the thief. Repeated 4 am Sunday.



See page 12. 8:00 PBS Arts from Miami: Miami City Ballet

Dances Balanchine & Tharp (TV-G) See article page 3. Repeated 1 am Saturday; and 3 am Monday.

9:30 Independent Lens (TV-PG) Lives Worth Living. See article page 17. Repeated 2 am Sunday.

10:30 Are You Being Served?11:00 Charlie Rose

East Meets WestSunday, November 6 • 7:00 pmMcKinley Presbyterian Church, Champaign

Yu-Chen Wang, zheng

Respighi Botticelli TriptychProkofiev Overture on Hebrew ThemesTan Dun Zheng ConcertoHaydn Symphony No. 104 “London”

217-355-9077 • www.PrairieEnsemble.org

2011–2012 Concert SeasonKevin Kelly, Music Director


Atlantic City, N.J. Part 2 of 3. Repeated from 7 pm Monday.


11:30 Austin City Limits (TV-PG) Steve Miller Band/Preservation Hall Jazz Band.

30Sunday 7:00 America In Primetime (TV-PG)

Man of the House. See article page 17. Repeated midnight Monday.

8:00 Masterpiece Mystery! (TV-PG) Case Histories. Part 3 of 3. See article page 11. Repeated 1 am Monday.


Bolivia.11:30 Roadtrip Nation (TV-G)


Unique Antiques. A showcase of some of the most outlandish, kitschy and morbidly fascinat-ing antiques and collectibles of the series’ last decade.

8:00 Will Ferrell: The Kennedy Center Mark Twain Prize (TV-PG)

See article page 3. 9:30 TBA10:00 Last of the Summer Wine10:30 Are You Being Served?11:00 Charlie Rose


New programs from Independent LensDonor Unknown (10 pm Friday, Oct. 21) is the story of JoEllen Marsh and her search for the sperm donor father she knows only as Donor 150. Follow her journey, from the dis-covery of 13 half-siblings to the moment Jeffrey Harrison—Donor 150—steps forward to reveal himself, and JoEllen’s decision to travel to meet him. Not quite the father she may have expect-ed, Jeffrey lives with four dogs and a pigeon in a broken-down RV in a Venice Beach, Calif., parking lot. In the 1980s he supplemented his meager income by becoming a sperm donor at California Cryobank, never knowing what the outcome of those donations would be.

Then at 9:30 Friday, Oct. 28, Lives Worth Living looks at Fred Fay’s struggle to survive after a devastating spinal cord injury. His alli-ance with a small group of dedicated activists to form the disability rights movement helped drive the nation towards equal rights.

A look at TV’s classic charactersAmerica in Primetime presents some of the most compelling shows on tele-vision today, as well as those of the past, by focusing on key character ar-chetypes that have remained a staple of primetime. The first episode, Man of the House (7 pm Sunday, Oct. 30), showcases the man’s role as king of his castle in classic family sitcoms—The Andy Griffith Show and The Dick Van Dyke Show—as well as a more intricate, conflicted figure in modern shows such as The Cosby Show, The Sopranos and Everybody Loves Raymond.

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America in Primetime - The Dick Van Dyke Show (above) Everybody Loves Raymond (right)

Independent Lens - Donor Unknown (above) and Lives Worth Living (below)

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Words in the Wind coming November 10 Children’s books come to life in this fundraising event for Illinois Public Media’s Book Mentor Project. Starring actors from The Station Theatre, Parkland College Theatre and the University of Il-linois Department of Theatre, this year’s Words in the Wind concert of books is Thursday, Nov. 10, at 7 pm. Plan now to join us at Faith United Method-ist Church, 1719 S. Prospect Ave., in Champaign. More details are coming in November’s Patterns and online at will.illinois.edu. Questions? Contact Molly Delaney, Illinois Public Media’s educational outreach director, at 217-333-7300 or at [email protected].

Get tickets to the Ronny Cox concertYour pledge of support to WILL Radio during a special fundraising version of The Midnight Special on AM 580—Saturday, Oct. 15, from 2-4 pm—is the way to get tickets to the Ronny Cox (right) concert at 7:30 pm Monday, Nov. 7, in WILL Studio X. This intimate concert also features a selection of desserts—mini éclairs, cheesecake squares, three-layer brownies and mini tarts—provided by Strawberry Fields in Urbana. Dessert wine will be provided by Friar Tuck with locations in Savoy, Springfield, Bloomington and Peoria.

Best known for his roles in films and television shows, Cox has been a singer-songwriter and sto-ryteller for more than 40 years, offering a unique blend of folk and country. Learn more at his web-site: www.ronnycox.com.


In Deaf Jam, October’s Illinois Public Media Community Cinema offering, filmmaker Judy Lieff chronicles a journey of self-real-ization for deaf teen Aneta Brodski, (left) as she reveals her passions, frustrations and sense of humor through her exploration of American Sign Language (ASL) Poetry.

Unique among her deaf high school friends, Aneta longs to fully participate in the hearing world. Her artistry evolves within her ASL poetry group, and eventually she decides to compete in a spoken word poetry slam.

With ties to rap and hip-hop culture, the U.S. National Poetry Slams for youth are widespread, but Aneta is among the first deaf teens to brave that highly verbal arena.

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Show your support for WILL Radio October 20-25 It all starts with Power Hour at 7 am Thursday, Oct. 20, on WILL-AM and WILL-FM.

Which is your favorite opera?

In addition to the regular lineup of great radio programs, don’t miss Opera Gala on FM 90.9 from 1-4 pm Saturday, Oct. 22, when Roger Coo-per, Mike Cervone and John Frayne will play excerpts from your favorite operas and discuss their favorites. It’s three hours of good stories, thrilling singing and fun giveaways!

A new website for mobile devices, m.willag.org, now provides access to WILL’s on-air agricultural programming and other agricultural news.

The Pre-Opening Market Report, Opening Market Report and Closing Market Report are available on the site each weekday minutes after they air on WILL-AM 580 radio. Commodity Week is available on the site by 6 pm Fridays before its 11:30 am Saturday radio broadcast.

“We know producers can’t always be near a computer or pick up a good radio signal when they’re working. We’re glad we could launch the site now,” said Illinois Public Media agricultural director Dave Dickey. “It has the information farmers care most about, like our analysis and discussion of the weather.”

On the mobile site, users can also access agricultural news from the University of Illinois College of Agricultural, Consumer and Environmental Sciences including Farmdocdaily, The Bulletin and ACES News, and sign up to receive the WILL Ag enewsletter.

The mobile site also has a QR-Code that can be scanned by a smart phone to take a user directly to the mobile website.

Todd Gleason, host of the Closing Market Report and Commodity Week, helped design the mobile site. “We strive to be on the leading edge of farm broadcasting, and are happy we’re able to bring our agricultural analysis to a new platform,” he said.

WILL Agriculture goes mobile!

A free screening of the film and a discussion of issues it raises will be held at 6 pm Tuesday, Oct. 4, in Robeson Rooms A & B of the Champaign Public Library (200 W. Green St.), which is partnering with Illinois Public Media to present the 10-film Community Cinema series. The film will be shown with closed-captions for the hearing-impaired and an English sign language interpreter will sign the discussion.

Deaf Jam airs on WILL-TV in Novem-ber as part of the Independent Lens series.


Even if it isn’t working as transportation, your car, van or truck still has value when you donate it to WILL.

Estate gift continues donor’s love of WILL-TV

A longtime WILL-TV supporter found a unique way to include the station in her will: by naming WILL as a beneficiary of her savings and retirement accounts. It’s not surprising, considering Betty Jean “Jan” Dolan’s strong work ethic and generous nature.

Born in 1918 on the family farm in rural Sullivan, Betty Jean remained a resident of that community until she became a secretary with the Standard Oil Com-pany (later Amoco Oil) in Decatur. Over the course of her career there, she quietly supported the things she cared about. “She was involved in her church and a number of organizations, includ-ing the St. Mary’s Hospital Auxiliary,” said her niece, Nancy Kuhns. “After her death last December, her tax preparer said, ‘Betty always gave away an above- average amount each year,’ so the gener-osity outlined in her will was in keeping with her priorities,” Kuhns said.

“My aunt loved music, travel programs and anything about Illinois, along with its history,” she added. “When Patterns ar-rived, she eagerly marked the shows she didn’t want to miss.”

Among her choices was the annual PBS presentation of A Capitol Fourth, broadcast live from the nation’s capitol

each July 4 to celebrate our country’s independence.

This year, Kuhns and her sisters watched the festivities live on the mall in Washington, D.C., but returned to their hotel to find the replay of the program on TV. “It was the perfect oc-casion for us to share more memories of Aunt Jan,” she said.

Betty’s gift exemplifies the model for individual support of public media—bringing together supporters who contribute however they choose—to create quality programs that everyone can enjoy. You, too, can leave a legacy for WILL by naming the station as a beneficiary of your IRA, mutual fund or annuity. For more information, please see our website (will.illinois.edu/support/giftplanning/) or con-tact Danda Beard, director of major gifts, at 217-333-9393.

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