Tuesday 10/30/2012

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Noon EDT

KET: GED Connection; #103 "Getting Ideas on Paper" [TV-G]; Successful writers and adult learners share ideas on how to get started writing.

KET2: Charlie Rose; #18221 [TV-RE]; [High-Definition]

KETKY: One to One with Bill Goodman; #505 "Jim Host"; Bill sits down with Kentucky businessman and visionary Jim Host, founder of Host Communications, a worldwide sports marketing company. Host was the first chairman of the Alltech FEI 2010 World Equestrian Games and is currently spearheading efforts to complete a state-of-the-art basketball arena in downtown Louisville. A 2010 KET production. [High-Definition] Watch Online

12:30 pm

KET: Pre-GED Connection; #102 "The Writing Process" [TV-G]; Outlines a three-step process: generating ideas, writing a rough draft, and revising/editing.

KET2: Daniel Tiger's Neighborhood; #113 "Daniel Waits For Show And Tell/A Night Out At The Restaurant" [TV-Y]; Daniel is so excited to share a book he made with his class at "show and tell," but he's finding it very difficult to wait. Daniel and Katerina learn ways to make waiting time easier at a restaurant. [High-Definition]

KETKY: Bywords; #173 "Trish Pugh"; Trish Pugh, associate director of Actors Theater of Louisville, discusses the success of the theater. A 1980 KET production. Watch Online

1:00

KET: Super Why!; #102 "Hansel and Gretel" [TV-Y]; Peter Piper is angry at Red because she took his peppers without asking, and the Super Readers are trying to help Hansel and Gretel out of a sticky (sweet) situation. They get the witch's side of the story while Red learns to be more considerate. [High-Definition]

KET2: Caillou; #434 "It's Cold Outside! Brrr!" [TV-Y]; On a visit to Jonas' ranch, Caillou takes a sleigh ride and learns how maple sap is collected. An investigation into some small tracks in the snow puts Caillou, Jason, and Jeffrey on the trail of a mischievous and playful squirrel. [High-Definition]

KETKY: Kentucky's Underground Railroad—Passage to Freedom; An account of the fugitive slave movement in Kentucky, focusing on those who lived in Kentucky and sought to escape to the North. A 2000 KET production. Watch Online

1:30

KET: Dinosaur Train; #116 "Night Train/Fossil Fred" [TV-Y]; Dad, Buddy, and Tiny take a special ride on the Dinosaur Train at night, learning about animals that are active after dark, culminating at the Big Pond for a nature walk under the full moon. Buddy, Tiny, and Don play "detective" and search around the Big Pond for fossils. The kids end up finding an entire skeleton of a Jurassic dinosaur. [High-Definition]

KET2: Around the House with Matt and Shari; #104 "It's a Wrap" [TV-G]; Things that wrap around other things. Viewers are walked through a brief history of home styles explaining the different looks and details. Then, Matt discusses insulating in your home. Last, Shari shows how easy it is to make a new cover for an old pillow. [High-Definition]

2:00

KET: The Cat in the Hat Knows a Lot About That!; #128 "Flutter By Butterfly/Pretty In Pink" [TV-Y]; Sally and Nick pretend to be butterflies, but they're not very good at it. The Cat takes them to meet Bernadette the Monarch butterfly, who can teach them all about fluttering. Sally and Nick are having fun trying out different moves when the Cat arrives to show them some cool moves of his own. He learned them from Pinkie the flamingo. [High-Definition]

KET2: Garden Smart; #2712 [TV-G]; A beautiful front entrance sets the tone for your whole house and garden. Changing an entryway can provide some of the biggest bang for your buck. [High-Definition]

KETKY: Spirit of the Land; A profile of the nine Kentuckians who were part of the Lewis and Clark Corps of Discovery. Produced by Steve Barger with support from the KET Fund for Independent Production.

2:30

KET: Curious George; #212 "Scaredy Dog/Say Goodnight, George" [TV-Y]; George and Hundley try to store some old toys downstairs in the basement, but are scared off by a big creepy noise. George is out playing ball when the Man with the Yellow Hat calls him in for bedtime. But who can sleep when the sun is still out? [High-Definition]

KET2: Crossroads Café; #116 "The Bottom Line" [TV-PG]; Brashov tries to attract more business so he can impress the bank and qualify for a loan.

KETKY: Jewish Kentucky; The majority of Jewish Kentuckians immigrated in waves from Germany, Eastern Europe, or by virtue of religious intolerance. This special describes how a family from each of these categories found its way to the Commonwealth.

3:00

KET: Arthur; #804 "Fernkenstein's Monster/D.W., Dancing Queen" [TV-Y]; Fern's scary story is a little too scary—now the other kids are afraid of her. So she sets out to prove her skills as a writer by creating a story that's fun instead of frightening. Binky isn't having much luck teaching D.W. to dance, but is it the student or the teacher who needs more practice? [High-Definition]

KET2: Math Basics; #103 "Many Ways To Measure"; Customary and metric units of measure; tools and instruments for measuring; the use of a calculator in learning mathematics.

KETKY: Kentucky's Ohio River Towns; More than 650 miles of the Ohio River, from Catlettsburg in the east to Wickliffe in the west, form the northern border of Kentucky. Towns began to develop along the river in the 1790s, with each contributing to the growth of Kentucky and the movement west. Filmmaker Cory Lash explores the histories of 14 smaller river towns and their places in the history of the state as a whole. Produced with support from the KET Fund for Independent Production.

3:30

KET: WordGirl; #405 "Whammer Anniversary/Rat Trap" [TV-Y7]; Mr. and Mrs. Botsford leave Becky to babysit TJ so they can celebrate their anniversary at a local ice cream parlor. When the Whammer can't get the sundae he orders he starts whamming. Becky has to find a way to save her parents, babysit TJ, and keep her secret identity intact. After an anonymous source tips off Word Girl, Dr. Two Brains smells a rat and his name is Hal Hardbargain! In order to get revenge, he forces Hal to create the ultimate weapon, a ray that turns superheroes into cheese! \ [High-Definition]

KET2: In The Americas with David Yetman; #107 "Hawaii's Big Island: The Volcanos' Gifts" [TV-G]; David Yetman climbs over old and new lava flows to observe new lands emerging from the ocean. At night manta rays flock to the newly created seafloor of the Kona Coast. [High-Definition]

KETKY: Beyond the Stone Fences: Horse Farms of the Bluegrass; Explore the history and traditions of some of the area's fabled horse farms including Calumet, Three Chimneys, and Donamire. [High-Definition]

4:00

KET: Wild Kratts; #136 "A Bat in the Brownies" [TV-Y]; When a little brown bat crashlands into a plate of Jimmy Z's famous brownies, Martin and Chris out set out to convince Aviva, Jimmy Z, and Koki that bats are nothing to be afraid of. With bat activated Creature Power Suits, the brothers follow their new friend on a nocturnal fly about, and the entire crew must come to the rescue when the bat colony's roost is destroyed by a lightning bolt. [High-Definition]

KET2: Tennessee Wild Side; #2407 [TV-G]; A black powder shooting match in the hills of Fentress County, protecting hemlock forests from the hemlock wolly adelgid, fishing for bass in bad weather conditions, elk hunting, and a recipe for sauteed elk. [High-Definition]

KETKY: Roundabout U; #510; Carter and Clark celebrate Homecoming Weekend at Murray State University. Jim and Sarah catch up with Gary Moore to find out the details behind the Homecoming t-shirt's unique designs. Plus, Sarah talks with Michael Dobbs and Aimee Beasley who were crowned Homecoming King and Queen. [High-Definition] Watch Online

4:30

KET: The Electric Company; #105 "Lost and Spaced" [TV-Y]; At the school science fair, Lisa and her Skeleckian friend Dax get shrunk down and trapped inside their project - a perfect model of the solar system! [High-Definition]

KET2: Kentucky Afield; #2904 [TV-G]; A KET/Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources co-presentation hosted by Tim Farmer. [High-Definition]

KETKY: Kentucky Life; #722 "Minds Wide Open/Hickman" [TV-G]; In Fayette County, a volunteer organization sponsors an art program for mentally disabled adults. Host Dave Shuffett journeys to Fulton County to visit a historic clock tower, a black history museum, a company that sells nuts, and a broom-making shop. A 2001 KET production. Watch Online

5:00

KET: BBC World News America; #17304 [TV-RE]; [High-Definition]

KET2: MotorWeek; #3208 "Hyundai Elantra" [TV-G]; Road tests of the 2013 Hyundai Elantra GT/Coupe and the 2013 Mercedes-Benz GLK-Class. [High-Definition]

KETKY: Kentucky Tonight; #1943 "6th Congressional District"; A discussion with candidates in the 6th Congressional District race. Scheduled guests are:Garland "Andy" Barr, Republican Party; U.S. Rep. Ben Chandler, Democratic Party; and Randolph Vance, independent. [High-Definition] Watch Online

5:30

KET: Nightly Business Report; #31347 [TV-RE]; [High-Definition]

KET2: Cyberchase; #102 "Castleblanca" [TV-Y]; Hacker takes Dr. Marbles to Castleblanca, a cyberspace version of Transylvania, to carry out his plan of transferring Marbles' brainpower into a newly built robot named Megabyte. Summoned by Motherboard, the kids and Digit have to figure out which of the hundreds of castles Marbles is imprisoned in. To solve the problem, they must master the art of collecting, organizing, and graphing data and then draw conclusions from what they find. [High-Definition]

6:00

KET: PBS NewsHour; #10487 [TV-RE]; [High-Definition]

KET2: Fetch! With Ruff Ruffman; #317 "The People vs. Grandma Ruffman" [TV-Y]; Grandma Ruffman is in jail, having been accused of trying to break Ruff's twin, Scruff Ruffman, out of prison. Ruff sends two kids to be on Grandma's defense team, two others to examine forensic evidence, and the others to prosecute Grandma. They try the case with help from real lawyers in a real courtroom with a real judge. [High-Definition]

KETKY: Appalshop @ 40: Classics from the Collection; #107 "Long Journey Home" [TV-G]; This documentary dispels this myth of a "pure Anglo-Saxon" Appalachia as it explores the ethnic diversity of the region, the economic forces causing people to migrate into and out of the area, and the personal choices individuals make to stay, to leave, and to come back.