Thursday 10/25/2012

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KET: Workplace Essential Skills; #115 "Writing Memos and Letters" [TV-G]; The importance of knowing the audience and purpose for your memos and letters and the appropriate formats to use in various circumstances. Watch Online

KETKY: Studio 89; #607 "Matraca Berg"; Nashville Hall of Fame songwriter and Grammy nominee Matraca Berg performs songs from her new album, The Dreaming Fields. [High-Definition]

KET: The Hopewell Haunting; In September 1934, local pastor Walter Howell attempted to end the rumors of a haunted house outside Hopewell in Greenup County by spending the night there with just a Bible for company. But by the end of a night full of mysterious noises and voices, furniture moving on its own, and other oddities, Howell became a believer instead. This film on the haunting was based on an interview with Howell recorded in 1953 by paranormal investigator Simon Coots.

KET2: Nature; #3002 "Magic of the Snowy Owl" [TV-PG]; This episode explores the world of the snowy owl, a bird recently made popular by Hedwig, Harry Potter's faithful companion, and looks at how these majestic birds survive in the tundra on the North Slope of Alaska. [High-Definition]

KETKY: Eight Acres of History: Lexington's African Cemetery No. 2; [TV-G]; A documentary about a historic African-American cemetery and the small band of Lexingtonians who have spent years restoring it. Thousands are buried at African Cemetery No. 2, including the winning jockey of the first Kentucky Derby, a number of Buffalo Soldiers, and a member of the Civil War's 54th Massachusetts Regiment. The 141-year-old cemetery was neglected and overgrown before volunteers began the work of restoring the grounds and gathering the life stories of those buried there. Produced by the Lexington Public Library's Cable Channel 20.

KET: A Place of Our Own; #6113 "Interactive Language" [TV-G]; A rich language environment lays the foundation for success. Create opportunities to talk and listen to your child, and give your child time to express thoughts and feelings. [High-Definition]

KET2: Nova; #3815 "Iceman Murder Mystery" [TV-PG]; Scientists investigate Otzi the Iceman, the famous mummified corpse pulled from a glacier in the Italian Alps nearly two decades ago, revealing not only the details of Otzi's death, but an entire way of life. [High-Definition]

KETKY: Living the Story: The Civil Rights Movement in Kentucky; [TV-PG]; Based on interviews collected for the Civil Rights Movement in Kentucky Oral History Project, this documentary explores Kentucky's civil rights history and presents the personal experiences of men and women who recall life in a segregated society and the struggle to bring about social justice. Produced by Arthur Rouse and Joan Brannon for the Kentucky Oral History Commission/Kentucky Historical Society. Betsy Brinson, executive producer. Watch Online

KET: A Place of Our Own; #6121 "Emotional Literacy" [TV-G]; Emotional literacy is one's ability to be able to label an emotion or a feeling first, then be able to understand what that feeling is, and lastly to be able to express it appropriately. Express your own feelings to model good behavior and use words to label your child's feelings. [High-Definition]

KET: Race 2012; [TV-PG]; America's increasingly complex racial landscape is examined through the lens of the 2012 election. With a frank, behind-the-scenes approach, the documentary navigates the high-stakes world of racial pollsters, strategists, spin doctors, and candidates as they compete for voters of many ethnic and racial groups. [High-Definition]

KET2: Nova scienceNOW; #603 "How Smart Can We Get?" [TV-PG]; From a man who suddenly acquired an extraordinary musical gift after a freak head injury to a "memory athlete" who can remember strings of hundreds of random numbers, David Pogue meets people stretching the boundaries of what the human mind can do. [High-Definition]

KETKY: Prominent Kentuckians in the United States Senate; #101 "Henry Clay: Kentucky Titan"; Henry Clay, Sr., was a lawyer, politician, and skilled orator who represented Kentucky separately in both the Senate and in the House of Representatives and was also Secretary of State from 1825 to 1829. [High-Definition]

KET: Tom Wolfe Gets Back to Blood; [TV-G]; Take a journey with the iconic American author as he researches subject matter for his new book. The documentary is both an ode to the elusive literary giant and a voyage through the best and worst of Miami. [High-Definition]

KET2: Cuban Missile Crisis: Three Men Go to War; [TV-PG]; The documentary tells the inside story of the Cuban Missile Crisis and its three central characters - John F. Kennedy, Fidel Castro, and Nikita Khrushchev. [High-Definition]

KETKY: Civil War and Reconstruction in the Border States; In celebration of the inauguration of R. Owen Williams, Transylvania University's twenty-fifth president, four nationally recognized speakers and former colleagues of President Williams take part in a symposium about the Civil War and Reconstruction. Presentations by David W. Blight, professor of American History, Yale University; Annette Gordon-Reed, professor of law and history, Harvard University; and John McCardell Jr., vice-chancellor and president, The University of the South. Jed Shugerman, assistant professor of law, Harvard University moderates. [High-Definition]

KET2: Secrets of the Dead; #1201 "The Man Who Saved The World" [TV-PG]; Follow the drama and debate the B-59 Soviet submarine during the critical point in the Cold War. The story of what happened that fateful day remained hidden for decades, only emerging in Russia in recent years. [High-Definition]

KETKY: Great Conversations; #303 "Andrew Ross Sorkin and Bethany MacLean" [TV-G]; Andrew Ross Sorkin, financial columnist for The New York Times and author of Too Big to Fail: The Inside Story of How Wall Street and Washington Fought to Save the Financial System - and Themselves, a real-life thriller about the most tumultuous period in American financial history since the Great Depression, is interviewed by Bethany McLean, contributing editor to Vanity Fair, co-author of The Smartest Guys in the Room, about the collapse of Enron, and the forthcoming All the Devils Are Here: The Hidden History of the Financial Crisis. A 2010 KET production taped at the Kentucky Center for the Performing Arts in Louisville. [High-Definition]

KET: Classical Stretch: The Esmonde Technique; #822 "Full Bar Workout to Loosen Your Hips" [TV-G]; [High-Definition]

KET2: Clifford the Big Red Dog; #136 "Two's Company/Fair-Weather Friends" [TV-Y]; All of the dogs are excited that their old friend K.C. is visiting for a few days, but Cleo gets so carried away that she completely ignores Clifford and T-Bone. When bad weather threatens the annual Back-to-School Barbecue at Jetta's house, the dogs set out to see whether they can stop the rain from falling. [High-Definition]

KETKY: Headwaters: Real Stories from Rural America; #107 "Old-Time Country Music" [TV-G]; "Sunny Side of Life" tells the story of the Carter Family Fold in Hiltons, VA.