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october 2011
When
trying to do right went wrong
Ken Burns’ Prohibition series on WILL-TV
Plus a Champaign County perspective on the 18th Amendment
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october 2011 Volume XXXIX, Number 4 Still 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.
o ng to d i y r t In
right, the country went wrong
Prohibition—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. 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.
Temperance Hotbed: Prohibition in Champaign County Champaign-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. PATTERNS • OCTOBER 2011 1
A look at the
emotional journey of gender transitioning
T
his 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 2 PATTERNS • OCTOBER 2011
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.
The arts on stage, coast to coast 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 WILLTV beginning Oct. 14, and continuing into s Miami City Ballet 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.
Photo: Courtesy of © Kyle Froman Photography
Photo: Courtesy of Danny Clinch
s Pearl Jam
Will Ferrell honored for humor 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
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. PATTERNS • OCTOBER 2011 3
weekdays
WILL-FM 90.9 and HD1 106.5 in Danville
6 am NPR Morning Edition with Renee Montagne, Steve Inskeep and Jim Meadows
9 am Classic Mornings with Vic Di Geronimo Join Vic for music and companionship and make each morning a classic morning!
Noon Live and Local with Kevin Kelly Kevin’s get-together features music and a daily serving of news about, and interviews with, area musicmakers, plus a calendar of regional music events.
1 pm Afternoon Classics Julie Amacher, Lynn Warfel and Mindy Ratner keep you company throughout the afternoon. Garrison Keillor’s The Writer’s Almanac is at 1:01. NPR News Headlines at 3:01.
5 pm NPR All Things Considered with Robert Siegel, Melissa Block and Michele Norris
7 pm The Evening Concert Great orchestras from the great concert venues. Listings are subject to change.
Monday:
Live! At the Concertgebouw 10/3 10/10 10/17
Netherlands Radio Chamber Philharmonic Philippe Herreweghe, cond; Alexander Lonquich, piano SCHUMANN; BEETHOVEN Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra Bernard Haitink, cond; Emanuel Ax, piano BRAHMS Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra Jan Willem de Vriend, cond; Gregor Horsch, cello HANDEL; MOZART Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra Daniel Harding, cond; Lang Lang, piano CHOPIN; BRAHMS Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra Kristjan Jarvi, cond NIELSEN; STRAVINSKY
sTodd Levy (7 pm, 10/26)
Wednesday:
Santa Fe Chamber Music Festival 10/5
Jennifer Frautschi, violin; William Preucil, violin HAYDN; BRAHMS 10/12 Harvey deSouza, violin; Benny Kim, violin HAYDN; ARENSKY 10/19 Allan Vogel, oboe; Benny Kim, violin TELEMANN; TCHAIKOVSKY 10/26 Todd Levy, clarinet; Orion String Quartet SCHUMANN; SMETANA
The Keeping Score Series: 13 Days When Music Changed Forever First public performance of the Eroica: BEETHOVEN 10/14 Launch of the first “Ring” cycle at Bayreuth: WAGNER 10/21 Opening day of the Exposition Universelle in Paris: DEBUSSY 10/28 The premiere of Elektra: RICHARD STRAUSS 10/7
Thursday:
Cleveland Orchestra (New Season, month two)
Tuesday:
Thomas Dausgard, cond; Frank Peter Zimmerman, violin SIBELIUS; NIELSEN 10/13 Giancarlo Guerrero, cond; Augustin Hadelich, violin MENDELSSOHN; ELGAR 10/20 Jiri Belohlavek, cond; Horacio Gutierrez, piano HAYDN; RACHMANINOFF 10/27 Kurt Masur, cond; David Fray, piano BEETHOVEN; BRAHMS
Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Friday:
10/24 10/31
10/4 Bernard Haitink, cond; Emanuel Ax, piano, MOZART; BRAHMS 10/11 John Eliot Gardiner, cond; Robert Levin, piano BEETHOVEN; SCHUMANN 10/18 Sir Mark Elder, cond; Alisa Weilerstein, cello All DVORAK program 10/25 Ricardo Muti, cond R. STRAUSS; PROKOFIEV
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10/6
Prairie Performances This month’s concerts feature student and faculty artists, as well as performing ensembles from across central Illinois.
9 pm Night Music Gillian 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.
saturdays & sundays saturdays 7 am NPR Weekend Edition with Scott Simon
9 am Classics By Request John Frayne plays requests for two hours at this time each Saturday. Submit requests at classreq@illinois. edu or 217-265-5084. Garrison Keillor’s The Writer’s Almanac at 9:01.
11 am Classics of the Phonograph
sNina Stemme (noon, 10/1)
John Frayne’s weekly exploration of memorable recordings from the 20th century. *Note: Early start at 10 am for Oct. 15 program. 10/1 Bruno Walter’s Recordings of the Symphonies of Johannes Brahms 10/8 Mstislav Rostropovich: The Russian Years, 1950-1974 10/15 The Record Critics: Irving Kolodin 10/22 The Best-Selling Classical Recordings 10/29 Famous Recordings of the Beethoven Quartets
Noon Afternoon at the Opera
sundays 7 am NPR Weekend Edition with Audie Cornish
9 am Sunday Baroque
FPO Suzanne Bona provides relaxing early music by the
*Note: Early start at 11 am for Oct. 15 program. 10/1 DIE WALKÜRE (R. Wagner). Donald Runnicles, cond, with Nina Stemme, Mark Delavan, Anja Kampe, Brandon Jovanovich and the San Francisco Opera Orchestra and Chorus. 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 Runnicles, 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.
4 pm NPR All Things Considered 5 pm A Prairie Home Companion Garrison Keillor and friends present music, skits, and the latest news from Lake Wobegon. [Also Sundays at 2 pm]
7 pm Classics All Night Bob Christiansen and Scott Blankenship keep you company Saturday night and into Sunday morning. NPR News Headlines at 7:01 and 10:01.
likes of Bach, Handel and Vivaldi. Garrison Keillor’s The Writer’s Almanac at 9:01.
1 pm From the Top A live performance program featuring America’s best young classical musicians, hosted by pianist Christopher O’Riley.
2 pm A Prairie Home Companion Garrison Keillor and friends present music, skits and the latest news from Lake Wobegon.
4 pm NPR All Things Considered 5 pm Classical Music Mindy Ratner and Valerie Kahler are your hosts. NPR News Headlines at 7:01.
10 pm Harmonia Angela Mariani presents Baroque and early music. NPR News Headlines at 10:01.
11 pm The Romantic Hours Music, poetry and romance with Mona Golabek.
midnight Classical Music Scott Blankenship and John Zech are your hosts throughout the night and into the morning.
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101.1 and 90.9 HD2
weekdays
saturdays
6-9 am Classical Music
7-9 am Classical Music
9 am-noon Classic Mornings with Vic Di Geronimo
9-11 am Classics by Request
Join Vic for music and companionship and make each morning a classic morning!
Noon-1 pm Live and Local with Kevin Kelly Kevin’s get-together features music and a daily serving of news about, and interviews with, area musicmakers, plus a calendar of regional music events.
1 pm - overnight Classical Music/Friday: Prairie Performances 7-9 pm
John Frayne plays requests at this time each Saturday. Submit requests at classreq@illinois.edu or 217-265-5084.
11 am-Noon Classics of the Phonograph John Frayne’s weekly exploration of memorable recordings from the 20th century. See page 5 for listings.
Noon-overnight Classical Music
sundays all day Classical Music
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.
Examining Education looks at teacher tenure, charter schools, other issues 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 6 PATTERNS • OCTOBER 2011
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.
FM 90.9 HD3
AM 580 Listener Comments: 217-333-0853 / willamfm@illinois.edu
Saturday
Sunday
5:00
BBC Overnight Continued
City Club Forum
6:00
Commodity Week
Inside Europe
6:30
Illinois Gardener
Monday–Friday NPR Morning Edition with Jim Meadows
7:00
NPR Weekend Edition
BBC World Briefing
9:00
Car Talk
Focus with David Inge NPR News 10:01/11:01
10:00
Wait Wait ... Don’t Tell Me
11:00
State Week in Review
Says You
11:30
Commodity Week
Car Talk
The Afternoon Magazine with Celeste Quinn NPR News 12:01
Noon
Travel with Rick Steves
On the Media
Fresh Air
1:00
This American Life
The Closing Market Report NPR News 2:01
2:00
The Midnight Special
BBC Business Daily
2:36
The World
3:00
All Things Considered with Jeff Bossert
4:00
NPR All Things Considered
All Things Considered
5:00
The People’s Pharmacy
Keepin’ the Faith with Steve Shoemaker
6:00
Examining Education (see page 6)
This American Life
Fresh Air
7:00
Living on Earth
BBC World Service
8:00
Latino USA
To the Best of Our Knowledge
8:30
Left, Right & Center
9:00
Alternative Radio
New Dimensions
10:00
Bookworm
Le Show
10:30
New Letters on the Air
11:005 am
BBC World Service
On Point BBC World Service
NPR Weekend Edition
Media Matters with Bob McChesney The Tavis Smiley Show
Wait Wait ...
BBC World Service
Bold Listing = National/International News
10:07 am
10/5 Cooking 10/11 Lawn & Garden Care 10/12 Nutrition 10/17 Home Care 10/21 Personal Finance
11:07
Focus monthly guests
10/6 Computers 10/7 Dog Behavior & Care 10/10 Family Medicine
Weather Monday-Friday Weather Forecast: 5:33, 6:33, 7:33, 8:33 am; 12:35, 4:33, 5:33 pm Saturday and Sunday Occasional updates
Agriculture Dave Dickey, agriculture director; Todd Gleason, host, Closing Market Report & Commodity Week
Pre-Opening Market Report: 8:49 am; Opening Market Report: 9:49 am; Market Update: 10:58 and 11:58 am; Ag and Stock Market Report: 12:55 pm; Settlements: 1:58 pm; Closing Market Report: 2:06 pm. To listen to archived ag reports, sign up for the Illinois Public Media Ag E-newsletter, or download our agricultural podcasts, visit www.willag.org. Call 217-333-3434 for market analysis, updated at 9:15 am and 3:15 pm daily.
Illinois Public Media News The news from Illinois Public Media’s award-winning staff of reporters — Jim Meadows, Jeff Bossert and Sean Powers—can be heard during Morning Edition, The Afternoon Magazine and All Things Considered. PATTERNS • OCTOBER 2011 7
12.3
WILL-TV Cooking
(midnight-2 am; 6-8 am; noon-2 pm; 6-8 pm) Sun and Wed: America’s Test Kitchen; Lidia’s Italy; Chef John Besh’s New Orleans; Nick Stellino Cooking with Friends Mon and Fri: Simply Ming; Lidia’s Italy; Ciao Italia; Primal Grill Tue and Thur: Jacques Pepin: More Fast Food; Vine Talk/Food Trip with Todd English (begins 10/11); Kimchi Chronicles; Made in Spain/Taste This! (begins 10/11)
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 Organic Tue 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
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 Watercolor Mon 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 October
A six-hour block of themed programming October 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. See the full Create schedule at will.illinois.edu
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)
12.2 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 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)
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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See the full World schedule at will.illinois.edu
Thursdays
WILL-TV daytime
David Thiel, Program Director
Monday - Friday
Saturday
Sunday
Market to Market (M) Nightly Business Report (T-F)
5:00
Mr. Rogers’ Neighborhood
French in Action
Body Electric (M, W, F) Sit and Be Fit (T, Th) Clifford
5:30
Angelina Ballerina
Destinos
6:00 6:30 7:00 7:30 8:00 8:30 9:00 9:30 10:00
Curious George
Curious George
The Cat in the Hat Super WHY!
The Cat in the Hat Super WHY!
Dinosaur Train Thomas & Friends
Dinosaur Train Cyberchase
Wild Kratts Curious George The Cat in the Hat Super WHY!
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) 10:30 P. Allen Smith’s Garden to Table
Fetch! Electric Company Word Girl The Truth About Money
Super Why!
11:00 Mid-American Gardener
America’s Heartland
Barney & Friends
11:30 Victory Garden Noon America’s Test Kitchen
Market to Market
The Cat in the Hat A Place of Our Own
12:30 Cook's Country
eligion + Ethics R Newsweekly
Sewing Programs
1:00
Rachel’s Favorite Food for Living
1:30
Chef John Besh’s New Orleans
2:00 2:30
Cuisine Culture
Dinosaur Train Sesame Street Sid the Science Kid WordWorld
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How To Programs
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Painting and How To Programs
Martha Speaks Arthur WordGirl Wild Kratts Design Squad Nation (F)
3:00 3:30 4:00
Electric Company/ Fetch! (F)
4:30
BBC World News
5:00
Nightly Business Report PBS NewsHour 1:00 pm Sewing M: Fons & Porter’s Love of Quilting Tu: Sewing with Nancy W: Quilting Arts Th: Martha’s Sewing Room F: It’s Sew Easy
5:30 6:00
The McLaughlin Group
Specials
Sweet Life with Charles Xaver/ Kimchi Chronicles (begins 10/15) Ebert Presents at the Movies Heartland Highways Hometime This Old House Hour
Motorweek
10/2 1:00, Doing Virtuous Business 2:00, Leading with Kindness 3:00, Good Corporate Citizen 4:00, Agatha Christie’s Poirot/Four & Twenty Blackbirds 10/9 1:00, Prohibition (until 7:00) 2:38, Prohibition in Champaign County 10/16 1:00, Do Not Go Gently 2:00, Following Dreams 3:00, Agatha Christie’s Poirot/Third Floor Flat 4:00, Agatha Christie’s Poirot/ Triangle at Rhodes 10/23 1:00, Ready to Retire? 2:00, Outsmarting Investment Fraud 3:00, Facing End of Life Choices 4:00, Agatha Christie’s Poirot/ Problem at Sea 10/30 1:00, Lords of the Gourd 2:00, Dracula: Theater of the Mind 3:00, Frankenstein: Theater of the Mind 4:00, Agatha Christie’s Poirot/The Incredilbe Theft
Hustle Rick Steves’ Europe Lawrence Welk
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 Roger & Sarah Bansemer
Doctor Who 2:00 pm How To M: The Piano Guy Tu: Wai Lana Yoga W: Garden Smart Th: Scrapbook Soup F: Woodsmith Shop
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That’s the question Craft in America (right) explores at 9 pm Monday, Oct. 17. Highlights include 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. Photo: Courtesy of Stephen McCarthy; WNED-TV, Buffalo/ Toronto and Florentine Films/Hott Productions Inc.
Photo: Courtesy of Mark Markley
Is artistic talent inherited?
Photo: Courtesy of Claire Billet
Exploring the truth and mythmaking of history The 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 reveal little-known sides of an important war.
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.
A 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 international 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.
In the season premiere, scientists document the growing numbers of wolves and other wildlife thriving in the area contaminated by the 1986 Chernobyl nuclear disaster. This new insight offers a fascinating window into a future after a collapse of human civilization. Radioactive Wolves (left) airs at 7 pm Wednesday, Oct. 19. .
Photo: Courtesy of © Steffan Hill 2010/BBC/Ruby Films
Photo: Courtesy of Klaus Feichtenberger Photo: Courtesy of Pewee Flomoku
Celebrating women’s global efforts toward peace
Nature examines resurgence of Chernobyl’s wildlife
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.
WILL-TV Friday Night Public Affairs 7:00 Washington Week 7:30 Need to Know
BritCom Saturday Night 8:00 8:30 9:00 9:30 10:00 10:30 11:15
As Time Goes By The Old Guys Keeping Up Appearances Black Books Red Green Show Doctor Who 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. 9:00 Prohibition (TV-PG) (DVS) Repeated from 7 pm. 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. 9:00 Prohibition (TV-PG) (DVS) Repeated from 7 pm. 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 Thursday. 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 groundbreaking expeditions offer new clues into the legend of King Solomon, revealing the source of the great wealth that powered the first mighty Biblical kingdoms. Repeated 4 am Thursday. 10:00 Last of the Summer Wine 10:30 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 Wine 10:30 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. 10:00 Last of the Summer Wine 10:30 Are You Being Served? 11:00 Charlie Rose
8Saturday 7:00 Antiques Roadshow (TV-G Raleigh, N.C. Part 2 of 3. Repeated from 7 pm Monday. 8:00 BritCom Saturday Night See above left.
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WILL-TV 11:30 Austin City Limits (TV-PG) Raphael Saadiq/Black Joe Lewis.
9Sunday 7:00 Nature (TV-G) Dogs That Changed The World: Dogs by Design. Part 2 of 2. As we multiply and transform the many breeds of dogs, honing their looks and their sizes, we also change our relationship 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. 10:00 Last of the Summer Wine 10:30 Are You Being Served? 11:00 Charlie Rose
11Tuesday 7:00 History Detectives (TV-PG) A one-of-a-kind photograph presents the question 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 notorious 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. 10:00 Last of the Summer Wine 10:30 Are You Being Served? 11:00 Charlie Rose
12Wednesday 7:00 Nature (TV-G) Dogs That Changed The World: Dogs by Design. 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 questions about what this could mean for our relationships 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. 10:00 Last of the Summer Wine 10:30 Are You Being Served? 11:00 Charlie Rose
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13Thursday 7:00 Mid-American Gardener (TV-G) 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 Valentine, one of his fellow guests at the Palace Hotel in Rhodes. Repeated 4 pm Sunday. 10:00 Last of the Summer Wine 10:30 Are You Being Served? 11:00 Charlie Rose
14Friday 7:00 Friday Night Public Affairs See page 12. 8:00 PBS Arts from Minnesota: Gilbert and Sullivan’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 exemplifying the 99 attributes of Allah. Repeated 2 am Sunday. 11:30 Charlie Rose
15Saturday 7:00 Antiques Roadshow (TV-G) Raleigh, N.C. Part 3 of 3. Repeated from 7 pm Monday. 8:00 BritCom Saturday Night See page 12. 11:30 Austin City Limits (TV-PG) Widespread Panic.
Sinfonia da Camera Ian Hobson, music director
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)
17Monday 7:00 Antiques Roadshow (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 midnight Tuesday; and 2 am Wednesday. 10:00 Last of the Summer Wine 10:30 Are You Being Served? 11:00 Charlie Rose
18Tuesday 7:00 History Detectives (TV-PG) An investigation into a raid on the federal armory in Harpers Ferry; addressing why U.S. troops were in Siberia during World War I; sizing 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 record levels. The get-tough policy has brought complaints of abuse and harsh treatment, including charges that families have been unfairly separated.
2011–2012 Season Saturday, October 22 7:30 p.m.
Dancing with the Devil
Ian Hobson, piano UI Women’s Chorus, Andrea Solya, choir conductor Liszt
Mephisto Waltz No. 1 Hungarian Fantasy Dante Symphony
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. 10:00 Last of the Summer Wine 10:30 Are You Being Served? 11:00 Charlie Rose
11. Repeated midnight Monday; and 2 am Tuesday. 10:00 Ebert Presents at the Movies (TV-G) 10:30 Globe Trekker (TV-PG) Central America: Costa Rica & Nicaragua. 11:30 Roadtrip Nation (TV-G)
19Wednesday
24Monday
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. 10:00 Last of the Summer Wine 10:30 Are You Being Served? 11:00 Charlie Rose
7:00 Antiques Roadshow (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 contemporary, 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. 10:00 Last of the Summer Wine 10:30 Are You Being Served? 11:00 Charlie Rose
20Thursday 7:00 Mid-American Gardener (TV-G) Repeated 11 am Saturday. 7:30 This Old House (TV-G) 8:00 Hustle (TV-14) 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 Mediterranean, Poirot is asked by the ship’s captain to investigate the murder of one of his fellow passengers. Repeated 4 pm Sunday. 10:00 Last of the Summer Wine 10:30 Are You Being Served? 11:00 Charlie Rose
21Friday 7:00 Friday Night Public Affairs 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.
22Saturday 7:00 Antiques Roadshow (TV-G) Atlantic City, N.J. Part 1 of 3. Repeated from 7 pm Monday. 8:00 BritCom Saturday Night See page 12. 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
25Tuesday 7:00 History Detectives (TV-PG) A Civil War soldier’s letter, fabric from an aircraft 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 Willingham, 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. 10:00 Last of the Summer Wine 10:30 Are You Being Served? 11:00 Charlie Rose
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 Copper 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 century’s most vexing mathematical questions. 10:00 Last of the Summer Wine PATTERNS • OCTOBER 2011 15
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Botticelli Triptych Overture on Hebrew Themes Zheng Concerto Symphony No. 104 “London”
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10:30 Are You Being Served? 11:00 Charlie Rose
27Thursday 7:00 Mid-American Gardener (TV-G) Repeated 11 am Saturday. 7:30 This Old House (TV-G) 8:00 Hustle (TV-14) 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 prewar Britain, Poirot is asked to track down the thief. Repeated 4 am Sunday. 10:00 Last of the Summer Wine 10:30 Are You Being Served? 11:00 Charlie Rose
29Saturday 7:00 Antiques Roadshow (TV-G) Atlantic City, N.J. Part 2 of 3. Repeated from 7 pm Monday. 8:00 BritCom Saturday Night See page 12. 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. 10:00 Ebert Presents at the Movies (TV-G) 10:30 Globe Trekker (TV-PG) Bolivia. 11:30 Roadtrip Nation (TV-G)
28Friday
31Monday
7:00 Friday Night Public Affairs 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
7:00 Antiques Roadshow (TV-G) Unique Antiques. A showcase of some of the most outlandish, kitschy and morbidly fascinating 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 TBA 10:00 Last of the Summer Wine 10:30 Are You Being Served? 11:00 Charlie Rose
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A look at TV’s classic characters America in Primetime presents some of the most compelling shows on television today, as well as those of the past, by focusing on key character archetypes 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. Photo: Courtesy of Ron Tom/CBS
Photo: Courtesy of The Walnut Times archives
America in Primetime The Dick Van Dyke Show (above) Everybody Loves Raymond (right)
New programs from Independent Lens Independent Lens - Donor Unknown (above) and Lives Worth Living (below)
Donor 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 discovery 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 expected, 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 alliance with a small group of dedicated activists to form the disability rights movement helped drive the nation towards equal rights.
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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 Illinois 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 Methodist 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 delaney1@illinois.edu.
Get tickets to the Ronny Cox concert Your 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 storyteller for more than 40 years, offering a unique blend of folk and country. Learn more at his website: www.ronnycox.com. 18 PATTERNS • OCTOBER 2011
membership news & events October Community Cinema: Deaf Jam In Deaf Jam, October’s Illinois Public Media Community Cinema offering, filmmaker Judy Lieff chronicles a journey of self-realization 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.
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 closedcaptions for the hearing-impaired and an English sign language interpreter will sign the discussion. Deaf Jam airs on WILL-TV in November as part of the Independent Lens series.
WILL Agriculture goes mobile! 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.
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 Cooper, 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! PATTERNS • OCTOBER 2011 19
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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 Company (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, including 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 aboveaverage amount each year,’ so the generosity 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 arrived, 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 occasion 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 contact Danda Beard, director of major gifts, at 217-333-9393.
Fund a radio or TV program with your vehicle? Even if it isn’t working as transportation, your car, van or truck still has value when you donate it to WILL.
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Cabaret
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TOTA Block Party
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St. Louis Symphony
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National Acrobats of the People’s Republic of China
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Dance for People with Parkinson’s
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Sinfonia da Camera: Dancing with the Devil
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Tokyo String Quartet with Alon Goldstein, piano
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