Thursday 11/1/2012

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KET2: Nature; #2907 "Raccoon Nation" [TV-G]; Scientists follow a family of urban raccoons as they navigate the complex world of a big city. [High-Definition]

KET: A Place of Our Own; #6018 "Attachment and Bonding" [TV-G]; Attachment is the basis for all social and emotional development, pay attention to baby's signals and respond appropriately, and be sure to play with babies. [High-Definition]

KET2: Nova; #3704 "Ghosts of Machu Picchu" [TV-PG]; A new generation of archeologists probe areas of Machu Picchu that haven't been touched since the time of the Incas. [High-Definition]

KETKY: Crafting Tradition; Pioneer families made baskets, fishing nets, quilts, brooms, and furniture by hand, from whatever materials were available, because they had to. Today, these same items are mass-produced and readily available, but the hand-made versions persist for very different reasons. This 1993 KET documentary visits members of five Western Kentucky families to discover how they are preserving the tradition of hand-crafting these household items—and why they believe it is important to maintain this link to the past. Watch Online

KET: A Place of Our Own; #6019 "Managing Anxiety" [TV-G]; When a child gets upset, the provider should focus on reasons why children may become upset and acknowledge that anxiety is a real feeling. [High-Definition]

KET: Things That Go Bump in the Night; "Tales of Haunted New England" [TV-PG]; Tells stories of the supernatural, the unexplained, and the mysterious from across New England. [High-Definition]

KET2: Nova scienceNOW; #604 "Can I Eat That?" [TV-PG]; Scientists put food under the microscope to uncover exactly what's behind the mouth-watering flavors and textures we take for granted every day. [High-Definition]

KETKY: ... damn bad oyster: The Times of William Goebel, Governor; The Kentucky Governor who became the only U.S. Governor assassinated while in office. Archival material, contemporary footage, and interviews with historians and journalists tell Goebel's story and explore how his legacy affected Kentucky. A KET Fund for Independent production.

KET: The Haunting Tradition; Retells tales of the supernatural—hauntings, strange noises, and apparitions—passed on through generations of Western Kentucky storytellers. A 1993 KET production. Watch Online

KET2: Ellen DeGeneres: The Mark Twain Prize; [TV-14]; The work of Ellen DeGeneres is celebrated as she receives the Mark Twain Prize for American Humor. [High-Definition]

KETKY: Cratis Williams: Living the Divided Life; Cratis Williams was an eloquent defender of Appalachian culture and one of the most important scholars of the postwar era. In this 1980s documentary, he visits his ancestral homeland on Caines Creek in Eastern Kentucky's Big Sandy Valley and reminisces about confronting the stereotypes of Appalachian culture and personalities. Interviews with Pat Beaver, Grace Edwards, Loyal Jones, Jim Wayne Miller, David Williams, and Gurney Norman attest to the importance of Williams' work to a generation of artists, writers, and scholars.

KET: Southern Fried Fitness; #212 [TV-G]; Cooking with fresh fruits and vegetables from the market.

KETKY: Great Conversations; #304 "Katharine Graham and Andrea Mitchell" [TV-G]; In an interview taped in 1997, Katharine Graham, former publisher of The Washington Post and Pulitzer Prize-winning author, talks with Andrea Mitchell, Chief Foreign Affairs Correspondent, NBC News. [High-Definition]

KET: Classical Stretch: The Esmonde Technique; #823 "Stretch & Strengthen Your Lower Body" [TV-G]; [High-Definition]

KET2: Yellowstone: Land to Life; [TV-G]; Filmed over two years in all four seasons, this program explores how Yellowstone's geology influences where life exists and how it evolves. The film also contemplates humankind's relationship to Yellowstone, the world's first and most famous national park. [High-Definition]

KET2: Clifford the Big Red Dog; #140 "Blanket Blues/Dino Clifford" [TV-Y]; Clifford reluctantly agrees to let Cleo and T-Bone use his favorite blanket in a game of Super T-Bone, and they get it all dirty. Vaz's big sister, Theresa, digs for dinosaur fossils on Birdwell Island—with the dogs' help, of course. [High-Definition]

KETKY: Headwaters: Real Stories from Rural America; #108 "Labor" [TV-G]; "Justice in the Coalfields" is a behind-the-scenes look at the communities affected by the 1989 Pittston coal strike in southwest Virginia.

KET2: Wild Kratts; #138 "Birds of a Feather" [TV-Y]; Chris and Martin hope the Birds of Paradise in New Guinea will inspire Aviva to learn to dance. [High-Definition]

KET: Arthur; #1508 "Muffy's Classy Classics Club/Best Enemies" [TV-Y]; Muffy invites her friends to join a Pretty Pioneers book club but can't take their criticisms that the books are poorly written. Mom has new clients coming over and they have a daughter who is D.W.'s age - her name is even W.D.! They're going to be the best of friends! Turns out, no. They don't have anything in common. [High-Definition]

KETKY: Historic Archaeology: Beneath Kentucky's Fields and Streets; Explores new archaeology investigations into the lives of farmers, slaves, soldiers, immigrants, and laborers during the 1800s in Kentucky. [High-Definition] Watch Online