Sunday 9/30/2012

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KET: Rough Cut - Woodworking with Tommy Mac; #109 "Serving Tray" [TV-G]; Though the serving tray in this episode may look simple, it involves a complicated compound angle that defeats many woodworkers. But, Tommy has a trick that makes compound angles easy. He provides detailed instruction and discusses the technique of creating compound angles. [High-Definition]

KET2: Nova; #3805 "Making Stuff Smarter" [TV-PG]; Host David Pogue looks into the growing number of smart materials that can respond, change, and even learn. [High-Definition]

KETKY: Settlement Schools of Appalachia; In the late 19th century, college-educated young women of the Bluegrass, influenced by the progressive movement, established several community schools in isolated areas of Eastern Kentucky. This 1995 KET production looks at the early history, growth, and contemporary roles of these Appalachian community institutions.

KET: The Victory Garden; #3405 "Urban Oasis" [TV-G]; A city oasis atop a concert hall in Los Angeles and community gardens in New York City. [High-Definition]

KET: To The Manor Born; #106; Despite abject poverty (by her standards), Audrey decides that she must take a holiday to keep up with her wealthy friends. But her little plan of a holiday at home back fires when Richard fails to go away for his vacation.

KET2: Moyers & Company; #138 "United States of Alec" [TV-G]; [High-Definition]

KETKY: Silas House - Visiting Author; Acclaimed Kentucky author Silas House discusses his book Eli the Good to an assembly at St. Catherine's College in Springfield, Kentucky. [High-Definition]

KET: Last of the Summer Wine; #1026 "Who Made A Bit of a Splash In Wales Then?" [TV-PG]; Foggy visits a lady friend in Wales, but what will happen when Compo and Clegg arrive?

KET: Last of the Summer Wine; #1026 "Who Made A Bit of a Splash In Wales Then?" [TV-PG]; Foggy visits a lady friend in Wales, but what will happen when Compo and Clegg arrive?

KET: As Time Goes By; #108; Jean's daughter leaves home so that her mother and Lionel can have the house to themselves for the weekend.

KET2: Call The Midwife; #101 [TV-14]; In the spring of 1957, newly qualified midwife Jenny Lee arrives in the East End of London to begin her career. After overcoming the initial shock that her new home, Nonnatus House, is a convent and not a private hospital, she quickly becomes immersed in her new life. [High-Definition]

KETKY: Louisville's Own Ali; Filmmaker Steve Crump takes a look at the life and times of boxing hero Muhammad Ali as seen from the perspective of his hometown. Features interviews with sportswriter Dave Kindred, radio journalist Bob Edwards, former Kentucky Gov. John Y. Brown, Louisville Mayor Jerry Abramson, former state Sen. Georgia Davis Powers, and others. Watch Online

KET: Are You Being Served?; #151 "Closed Circuit"; Grace Brothers management has decided to display advertisements on closed-circuit television in the store, and there's a new face in the men's wear department.

KET: Are You Being Served?; #151 "Closed Circuit"; Grace Brothers management has decided to display advertisements on closed-circuit television in the store, and there's a new face in the men's wear department.

KET: Masterpiece Classic; #4110 "Upstairs Downstairs (Part 3)" [TV-PG]; As 1936 comes to a close, 165 Eaton Place is in turmoil. The king is about to abdicate, Agnes (Keeley Hawes) is about to give birth, Persie (Claire Foy) toys with fascism, and Sir Hallam (Ed Stoppard) makes a shocking discovery about his past. [High-Definition]

KET2: Custer's Last Stand: American Experience; [TV-PG]; This biography of General George Armstrong Custer takes viewers on a journey from Custer's memorable, wild charge at Gettysburg to his lonely death at Battle of the Little Bighorn in 1876. [High-Definition]

KETKY: Bourbon and Kentucky: A History Distilled; [TV-G]; A look at the origins and growth of the bourbon business in Kentucky. Visits to several distilleries explore how and why bourbon was first distilled, how it is manufactured, and why it became so identified with Kentucky. Produced by historian Kent Masterson Brown with support from the KET Fund for Independent Production.

KET: Call The Midwife; #101 [TV-14]; In the spring of 1957, newly qualified midwife Jenny Lee arrives in the East End of London to begin her career. After overcoming the initial shock that her new home, Nonnatus House, is a convent and not a private hospital, she quickly becomes immersed in her new life. [High-Definition]

KETKY: The Narcotic Farm; [TV-PG]; Equal parts federal prison, treatment center, farm, and research laboratory, the Narcotic Farm was designed to rehabilitate addicts while helping researchers discover a cure for drug addiction. Built on a campus of rolling hills just outside Lexington in 1935 (now the site of a federal prison), this bold and ambitious public works project was shut down 40 years later amid scandal over its drug-testing program.

KET: Globe Trekker; #1122 "Panama & Colombia" [TV-RE]; In Panama City, Megan tries on different Panama hats and visits the Panama Canal. In Colombia, Megan finds herself witness to a point-blank shooting, stops by Bogota's police museum to see an exhibition of the infamous drug dealer Pablo Escobar, and then visits the Caribbean coast and the beautiful historic city of Cartagena.

KET2: This Is America with Dennis Wholey; #1552 "International Summit on the Teaching Profession, Part II" [TV-G]

KETKY: Bluegrass and Backroads; #919; Highlights include Old Kentucky Chocolates, Rustic Furniture, Coal Mining Museum, and the Owensboro BBQ Festival. [High-Definition]

KET2: bookclub@ket; #801 "The Memory Keeper's Daughter"; Host Bill Goodman and a panel of guests discuss Kim Edwards' debut novel about fraternal twins—a healthy boy and a girl with Down syndrome. A 2006 KET production. Watch Online

KETKY: Kentucky Time Capsule; #115 "Maestro (Part 2)"; A portrait of Moritz Bomhard, who studied music at Leipzig and Juilliard, taught at Princeton, and in 1952 came to Louisville to create the Kentucky Opera. Watch Online

KET2: Austin City Limits; #3709 "Arcade Fire" [TV-PG]; Alternative rock superstars Arcade Fire perform hits and tunes from their Grammy-winning LP, The Suburbs. [High-Definition]

KETKY: Silas House - Visiting Author; Acclaimed Kentucky author Silas House discusses his book Eli the Good to an assembly at St. Catherine's College in Springfield, Kentucky. [High-Definition]