Sunday 10/7/2012

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KET: Bluegrass Underground; #205 "David Mayfield Parade" [TV-PG]; Raised on show business in a family band, David Mayfield made his name with award-winning progressive bluegrass group Cadillac Sky. The singer/guitarist mixes acoustic-alternative and cutting-edge Americana with great showmanship. [High-Definition]

KET2: Nature; #2609 "Kilauea: Mountain of Fire" [TV-G]; Kilauea, on Hawaii's Big Island, is the world's most active volcano. Its latest eruption began in 1983 and hasn't stopped. It is here that filmmaker Paul Atkins finds himself getting a shot few have ever filmed — the cataclysmic meeting of 2,000-degree lava and 75-degree ocean water. [High-Definition]

KETKY: A Native Presence; A discussion of the presence of Native Americans in Kentucky's past, as well as current events that show how Kentuckians are embracing this heritage. A look back at the infamous Slack Farm looting incident, in which hundreds of graves were desecrated, focuses on laws passed since then to protect archaeologically and culturally important sites, while scenes from powwows and other events around the state show the vitality of the state's contemporary American Indian community. A 1995 KET production.

KET: Official Best of Fest; #205 "Love VIII" [TV-G]; Ireland's The Confession, Australia's Flowers and Weeds, and Ireland's Scoring are about love. [High-Definition]

KET: POV; #2510 "Give Up Tomorrow" [TV-PG]; One of the most sensational trials in the Philippines exposes shocking corruption in the country's judicial system. Two grieving mothers, entangled in a case that ends a nation's use of capital punishment but fails to free an innocent man, dedicate more than a decade to executing or saving him. [High-Definition]

KET2: Nova; #3713 "Trapped in an Elevator" [TV-G]; Across North America, elevators move 325 million passengers every day. This program reveals the secret life of these ubiquitous machines and investigates personal stories of those who have been caught inside when they fail. [High-Definition]

KETKY: Jubilee; #1604 "The Farewell Drifters"; Nashville-based quintet The Farewell Drifters perform at the 3rd annual International Newgrass Festival. A 2012 KET production. [High-Definition] Watch Online

KET2: POV; #2510 "Give Up Tomorrow" [TV-PG]; One of the most sensational trials in the Philippines exposes shocking corruption in the country's judicial system. Two grieving mothers, entangled in a case that ends a nation's use of capital punishment but fails to free an innocent man, dedicate more than a decade to executing or saving him. [High-Definition]

KETKY: WoodSongs; #1010 "Janie Fricke with The Roys plus The Matt Flinner Trio" [TV-G]; Country artist Janie Fricke and The Roys perform some of her best-known music from her album, Country Side of Bluegrass, followed by Matt Flinner, one of the hottest and most creative mandolin players on the acoustic scene.

KET: American Masters; #2204 "Garrison Keillor: The Man on the Radio in the Red Shoes" [TV-PG]; Follows raconteur Garrison Keillor — and his crew of actors, musicians, and technical staff — as he criss-crosses the country, broadcasting, recording, and revealing himself. [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.

KET2: Ribbon of Sand; [TV-G]; Profiles the transitory islands of North Carolina's Outer Banks that are doomed to disappear. Meryl Streep reads excerpts from Rachel Carson's writings. [High-Definition]

KET: Into Deep Space: The Birth of the Alma Observatory; [TV-G]; The engineering, construction, and scientific discoveries of the ALMA telescope in the Chilean Andes are explored. [High-Definition]

KET2: Antiques Roadshow; #1115 "Salt Lake City (Part 3)" [TV-G]; A set of golf clubs once owned by George "Gix" Von Elm, 18th-century Chinese white jade carvings, and a Mormon advertisement on textiles accompanied by a copy of Brigham Young's Invasion Proclamation. [High-Definition]

KETKY: Music Makes A City; The dramatic and surprising story of the Louisville Orchestra, which earned international prominence by becoming the capital of new music in the 1950s. It's also the story of two men, conductor Robert Whitney and Mayor Charles Farnsley, who helped revitalize and transform a city that had been hard hit by a devastating flood in 1937. [High-Definition]

KET: Raggs; #206 "Big and Small" [TV-Y]; When Raggs wants to get a great big present for Billy the Bat's birthday, he discovers that good things can come in small packages too. As the dogs get ready for their Mega Max Music Show, Pido explores the idea of creating a big backdrop for the band. [High-Definition]

KET: Barney & Friends; #1116 "The Shrinking Blankie/The Awful Tooth" [TV-Y]; Baby Bop's blankie seems to be getting smaller, and she's convinced that it's shrinking. Riff takes a bite of ice cream and realizes that he has a very sore tooth. [High-Definition]

KETKY: Lincoln: The Kentucky Years; Based on the KET documentary Lincoln: 'I, too, am a Kentuckian', the program explores Lincoln's early life in Kentucky and its impact on him. Watch Online

KET: Sesame Street; #4192 "Y a Quest Y Not" [TV-Y]; Telly, Abby, and Elmo look to the book How to be a Knight for a Day to tell them how to become knights. First, they have to wear a suit of shining armor. Next, they must sing a knight song, so they sing. Then they must go on a quest. But they don't know what to search for! As Elmo, Telly, and Abby think about their quest, they hear a whimpering letter "Y." When they ask the letter "Y" why he is crying, he tells them he is unsure of his purpose in life. [High-Definition]

KET2: Religion & Ethics NewsWeekly; #1605 [TV-RE]; [High-Definition]

KETKY: Kentucky Music; #108 "John P. Rodgers"; John P. Rogers, a young Carter County musician, is a talented multi-instrumentalist who has studied old-time music of his region. [High-Definition]