Sunday 11/4/2012

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KET: The McLaughlin Group; #3045 "Sandy The Superstorm Slams The U.S. Election Day Upon Us" [TV-RE]

KET2: Louisville Life; #401 "D.W. Griffith/Smith-Berry Winery/National Park Service in Ky./Dr. Joseph McGowan/Carmichael's Bookstore" [TV-G]; A look back at the life of Kentucky native and legendary film director D.W. Griffith and his controversial 1915 film Birth of A Nation; a visit to Smith-Berry Winery in Henry County; a brief look at Kentucky's five properties that fall under the National Parks Service - Mammoth Cave is featured in the new Ken Burns documentary, The National Parks: America's Best Idea;an interview with Dr. Joseph McGowan, president of Bellarmine University; and a visit to Carmichael's Bookstore. A 2009 KET production hosted by Candyce Clifft. [High-Definition] Watch Online

KETKY: Kentucky Muse; #403 "Tin Can Buddha: Shades of Blue"; Tin Can Buddha (Mitch Ivanoff, Rodney Hatfield, and Lee Carroll) is joined by Caroline Dahl, Harry Pickens, Gail Wynters and other Kentucky performers in a blues- and piano-focused concert recorded at the Kentucky Center for the Arts. A 2011 KET production. [High-Definition] Watch Online

12:30 pm

KET: Comment on Kentucky; #3901; Journalists from around the state discuss news of the day with host Ferrell Wellman. Guests: Joe Arnold, political reporter, WHAS-TV in Louisville; Jack Brammer, political writer, Lexington Herald-Leader; and Tom Loftus, Frankfort Bureau chief, Louisville Courier-Journal. A KET production. [High-Definition] Watch Online

KET2: Burt Wolf: Travels & Traditions; #1203 "The Great Rivers of Europe: Cologne to Zell" [TV-G]; Burt sails along the Rhine from Cologne to Rudesheim where he visits a museum dedicated to mechanical musical instruments. Along the way he passes the Lorelei Rock and explains the real story of how it got famous for luring ships into the rocks. Then he visits the city of Zell. [High-Definition]

1:00

KET: One to One with Bill Goodman; #739 "Al Cross"; Bill and Al Cross preview the 2012 election. Cross is the director of the Institute for Rural Journalism and Community Issues at the University of Kentucky, Louisville Courier-Journal columnist, and KET election night analyst. A 2012 KET production. [High-Definition] Watch Online

KET2: Are You Being Served?; #157 "Monkey Business"; When the staff members learn that Grace Brothers may be bought by the Japanese, they decide to go right to the top and ring up the prime minister's residence, where they get visiting U.S. President Reagan on the phone.

KETKY: Headwaters: Real Stories from Rural America; #201 "A Place in the Country" [TV-G]; Profiles of several small towns document the diversity of rural America, the complexity and depth of the challenges facing it, and the hard and effective work that rural community developers are doing to meet the challenges and provide opportunities. An Appalshop production hosted by Ray Suarez.

1:30

KET: Connections with Renee Shaw; #809 "2012 Election"; A discussion about the presidential race from three different perspectives: a Democrat, a Republican, and one independent who feels jilted by both choices. They discuss messages, policies, advertising, the impact of the debates, and parse out worse case scenarios of a statistical tie in the electoral college vote. Renee's guests are: Brian Clardy, Murray State University History professor; Stephen McFayden, Lexington attorney; and Osi Onyekwuluje, a Bowling Green attorney. [High-Definition] Watch Online

KET2: Last of the Summer Wine; #1031 "The Flag and Futher Snags" [TV-PG]; Foggy collects his flag and achieves his dream...for a little while.

2:00

KET: Masterpiece Classic; #4101 "Downton Abbey (Part 1)" [TV-PG]; When the Titanic goes down, Lord Grantham loses his immediate heirs and his daughter Mary loses her fiancé, throwing Downton Abbey and its servants into turmoil. The new heir turns out to be Matthew, a lowly lawyer with novel ideas about country life. Starring Hugh Bonneville, Dame Maggie Smith, and Elizabeth McGovern. [High-Definition]

KET2: As Time Goes By; #113; Lionel is upset about his first signing session at a bookshop; meanwhile, Alistair and Jean are trying to encourage their friends to attend.

KETKY: Market Warriors; #109 "Antiquing In Burlington, KY" [TV-PG]; Miller, John, Bob, and Kevin are off to the races at the Burlington Antique Show in Burlington, Kentucky, where they visit a well-known gem of a market. The pickers are challenged with discovering unique lighting among the 200 vendors. Notable picks include a Marilyn Monroe thermometer, a pair of mid-century modern chairs, and a chrome headboard. [High-Definition]

2:29

KET2: To The Manor Born; #204; An itinerant arrives to ask for work from Richard. He is disinclined to make the offer, but Audrey forcibly reminds Richard of his manorial duties.

3:00

KET2: Doc Martin; #407 "Do Not Disturb" [TV-PG]; To solve her farm's money problems, Aunt Joan starts a small bed-and-breakfast business. Pauline's suspicions are confirmed when she steams open a confidential letter addressed to Martin and discovers his contract offer for the London job. Martin deals with the victim of an accident without hesitation, proving to both himself and Edith that his blood phobia is completely cured, and he is now fully able to be a surgeon in London again. [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.

3:30

KET: Currier & Ives: Perspectives on America; #101 "Printmakers to the People" [TV-G]; Chronicles how printmaker Nathaniel Currier and accountant James Merritt Ives met and how they built their phenomenally successful printmaking company. Through lithography, the two literally changed Americans' view of the world. [High-Definition]

3:46

KET2: Islands of Britain; #102 "The West" [TV-PG]; The journey includes tiny island of Piel, near Barrow-in-Furness in Cumbria; the chain of islands known as the Outer Hebrides in Scotland, which are surrounded by some of the most dangerous seas in Britain; the Isle of Man; and Rathlin, the only inhabited island off the coast of Northern Ireland. [High-Definition]

3:46

KET2: Islands of Britain; #102 "The West" [TV-PG]; The journey includes tiny island of Piel, near Barrow-in-Furness in Cumbria; the chain of islands known as the Outer Hebrides in Scotland, which are surrounded by some of the most dangerous seas in Britain; the Isle of Man; and Rathlin, the only inhabited island off the coast of Northern Ireland. [High-Definition]

4:00

KET: Kentucky Afield; #2905 "2012 Fall Hunting Call-In" [TV-G]; Tim Farmer and experts from the Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources answer viewers' queries about hunting. [High-Definition]

KETKY: Kentucky Highway 31W; Documents the 200-year history of the road that, long before the interstates, was the connecting link between Louisville and Nashville.

4:30

KETKY: Kentucky Afield; #2905 "2012 Fall Hunting Call-In" [TV-G]; Tim Farmer and experts from the Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources answer viewers' queries about hunting. [High-Definition]

4:33

KET2: First Face: The Buck Starts Here; [TV-G]; Considers the circumstances leading to the creation of Gilberts Stuart's most famous portrait of George Washington. The film is structured around a historical recreation of the Washington portrait, followed by a series of attempt to "finish" the famously unfinished image.

5:00

KET: The This Old House Hour; #1105 [TV-G]; Steps to the roof deck and the giant stump left over from the old Norway maple are removed. Plus, planting several varieties of palm trees, information on new light bulbs, and replacing an old heating system and hot water heater with a smaller and more efficient single appliance. [High-Definition]

KET2: Mark Russell's America; [TV-G]; The documentary features clips from some of Russell's more than 100 public television specials (1975-2004). Presidential campaigns, congressional antics and defining moments from the Iran-Contra affair, the first Gulf War, and the Monica Lewinsky scandal provide ample comedic fodder for his poetic satire. Russell, in a present-day interview, provides context for his most memorable moments and offers humorous reminisces. [High-Definition]

5:30

KETKY: Kentucky Life; #1012 "Buffalo Trace Distillery/Salato Wildlife Education Center/Junkman Albert Hartmann/Natural Bridge Sky Lift" [TV-G]; Host Dave Shuffett visits Buffalo Trace Distillery in Frankfort, the oldest continuously operating distillery in America; talks with Fish and Wildlife Commissioner Tom Bennett about the new buffalo exhibit at the Salato Wildlife Education Center; and introduces Al Hartmann of Covington, who turns junk into miniature replicas of antique cars, World War II battleships, and more. Also, a ride on the privately owned Natural Bridge Sky Lift. A 2004 KET production. Watch Online

6:00

KET: Rough Cut - Woodworking with Tommy Mac; #304 "Mitered Hall Table" [TV-G]; Tommy makes a mitered hall table out of one giant slab of figured maple. [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: Ordinary People, Extraordinary Courage; Draws the national phenomenon of the Underground Railroad into sharp focus by revealing the contributions of ordinary people, both free and enslaved, whose courageous acts on both sides of the Ohio River helped overthrow the institution of slavery. [High-Definition]