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Resurrecting Iraq’s “Eden”

7 pm Sunday on WILL-TV
In the early 1990s, Saddam Hussein destroyed the Mesopotamian Marshes when their inhabitants rebelled against him. Once the richest wildlife habitat in the Middle East, this beautiful “Garden of Eden” was reduced to mile after mile of scorched earth. One man is making trying to restore them. Watch a preview.

7 pm Tuesday on WILL-TV
How smart are dogs and what makes them such good companions? Watch a preview.

11:06 am Monday on Focus
Former major league baseball player Dave Winfield, who is hosting and narrating the Baseball Music Project at Krannert Center for the Performing Arts on Nov. 12, talks to guest host Jeff Bossert about the project and about how baseball can be rescued and revitalized. Bossert also talks to Bob Thompson, conductor of the music project, and Scott Schwartz of the U of I Sousa Archives.
WILL-FM’s Live and Local with Kevin Kelly features the Baseball Music Project at noon on Thursday, Nov. 11.

News from Illinois Public Media
Two Women Charged in Thefts from UI Library
Low-Income Dental Clinic Opening in Champaign Next Year
Quinn Declares Victory, Plans to Meet Brady for Lunch
Champaign County Residential Electronics Collection Set for Saturday
Brady Concedes, Quinn Wins Full Term as Governor
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An Election in Another World: Carol Spindel in Ivory Coast

The African nation of Ivory Coast holds critical elections at the end of the month. Urbana’s Carol Spindel, in the country where she has close ties, is sending back commentaries to Illinois Public Media. Listen to her commentaries and see her photos.
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Weekdays noon to 1pm
On the Monday edition of “Live and Local,” I’ll talk with David Lopez, director of TUNKUL Percusiones México, who will present music from the Mayans, Aztecs and other prehispanic Mexican cultures at the Doudna Fine Arts Center in Charleston Tuesday night. And we’ll hear from Barbara Zachow, who will lead Tuesday’s concert by the Parkland Chorus and Chamber Singers in Champaign.
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Watch “Live and Local” Guitar Performance

WILL-FM’s “Live and Local” features great performances of central Illinois musicians from noon-1 weekdays. Russel Brazzel, music director of the Springfield Classical Guitar Society, stopped by Friday to play for host Kevin Kelly. Check out the video of his performance of Hommage à Tàrrega by Joaquin Turina.
Classic Mornings with Vic Di Geronimo

Why have just a good morning, when you can have a classic morning? Join Vic for his new show right after “Morning Edition” on WILL-FM 90.9. He’ll share classical music and keep you company!
A Prairie Home Companion with Garrison Keillor

Garrison Keillor and friends present music, skits, and the latest news from Lake Wobegon.

7:30 pm Thursday, Oct. 28, on WILL-TV
The next new episode of Illinois Pioneers shows how the history of the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign is much richer than most of those who pass through the campus realize.
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McCollum Case in New Documentary

The Lord Is Not on Trial Here Today
Watch a followup discussion from Oct. 15 on WILL-TV
Filmmaker Jay Rosenstein tells the personal story behind McCollum vs. Board of Education, one of the most important First Amendment cases in U.S. history. Champaign mother Vashti McCollum took her fight against religious education in public schools to the U.S. Supreme Court and won.
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Champaign is celebrating its 150th anniversary and WILL-TV is looking back at the people, places and events that shaped its history. John Paul hosts the series.
Need to Know

Fridays at 7:30 pm on WILL-TV
Peabody Award-winning journalist Alison Stewart, and Pulitzer Prize-winning biographer and Newsweek editor Jon Meacham co-anchor this new weekly news and public affairs series. Find out more.
View Central Illinois Baseball Stories

Did you miss WILL-TV’s video stories about central Illinois baseball? Reporter/producer Jeff Bossert looked at the Eastern Illinois League, which celebrated its 75th anniversary this past summer, and the Danville Dans, drawing college players from across the nation.
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Illinois Gardener, 7 pm Thursdays

Answering Questions from Gardeners Across Illinois
Each week, host Dianne Noland and a panel of experts answer viewer questions about lawn and garden care. Because they share advice that’s tailored to Illinois growing conditions, the information is always what you need to know, when you need to know it.
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A 21st Century Holmes
UPDATE: For the benefit of those Comcast cable customers who experienced a loss of picture during the premiere of Sherlock on October 24, a prime-time repeat has been scheduled for 9:00 pm Thursday, October 28.

It’s Sherlock Holmes, but not as you know him!

Sherlock, airing on Masterpiece Mystery! on October 24, October 31 and November 7, takes the great detective in a new and intriguing direction. Leaving behind the trappings of author Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s Victorian era, this new series has Holmes and his faithful friend Watson meeting for the first time in modern London. This consulting detective has access to technology never available to his 19th century counterpart, but the mysteries are every bit as challenging!
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