Wednesday 11/7/2012

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KET2: Fetch! With Ruff Ruffman; #403 "The Ruffmeal Needs More Roughage" [TV-Y]; In order to be a huge success, all Ruff's new "Ruff Meal" needs is a good jingle and about 50 pounds less packaging. He deploys Talia, Isaac, and Liza to work with a chef to come up with a healthier, more sustainable lunch. He then sends Bethany to meet with Keith Lockhart and the Boston Pops to master "Stars and Stripes Forever" for his jingle. [High-Definition]

KETKY: Roundabout U; #511; In Nashville, Jim and Sarah sit in on the International Entertainment Buyers Association (IEBA) conference that is known to introduce students to the music industry. They talk tp music professionals and students who have experienced all that IEBA has to offer. [High-Definition] Watch Online

KET2: Cyberchase; #601 "Digit's B-day Surprise" [TV-Y]; To keep their surprise party a surprise, the kids pretend to have forgotten Digit's birthday. Hacker tries to take advantage of the situation by convincing Digit that he is his one true friend. But his real aim is to reprogram the cyboid to gain access to Motherboard. [High-Definition]

KETKY: 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: Burt Wolf: Travels & Traditions; #908 "Cruising Provence" [TV-G]; Burt cruises the French Riviera and Provence along a Mediterranean coastline that made it a playground for the rich and famous. The region is filled with ancient ruins, 2000 year old towns, unique shops and good things to eat and drink. The warm weather, intense sunlight, and magnificent scenery attracted artists like Van Gogh, Cezanne, Picasso and Matisse. Burt takes us to the places were Van Gogh painted and contrasts the paintings with today's landscape.

KETKY: Conversations with Champions; #105 "Tom Hammond" [TV-G]; Host Billy Reed talks with Lexington native and NBC sportscaster Tom Hammond. He is one of the network's staple on-air presenters and covers everything from the Olympics to the Kentucky Derby. A Georgetown College production. [High-Definition] Watch Online

KET2: The Truth About Money with Ric Edelman; #225 [TV-G]; Rick looks at the balance between risk and reward hundreds of feet above the ground. Explore the world of digital media with Variety's Neil Stiles and Ric answers questions about the safety of foreign bonds. [High-Definition]

KET: Nature; #3003 "Animal Odd Couples" [TV-G]; This film looks at remarkable cross-species relationships, and through caregivers, biologists, and animal behaviorists, explores what they suggest about the nature of animal emotions. [High-Definition]

KET2: Broadway: The American Musical; #105 "Tradition (1957-1979)/Putting It Together (1980 - Present)" [TV-PG]; West Side Story brings untraditional subject matter to the musical stage and attracts a new breed of director/choreographers who insist on performers who can dance, sing, and act. Rock 'n' roll, the civil rights movement, and Vietnam usher in new talents who begin taking musical theater in daring new directions with innovative productions like Hair, the first Broadway musical with an entire score of rock music. [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]

KET: Nova; #3914 "Mystery of Easter Island" [TV-PG]; Radical new theories explore how and why the ancient islanders built and moved nearly 900 giant statues. One theory supposes that the islanders used ropes to "walk" the statues upright. With the help of a 15-ton replica statue, a team sets out to test this high-risk, seemingly unlikely theory. [High-Definition]

KET2: 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]

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: Nova scienceNOW; #605 "What Are Animals Thinking?" [TV-PG]; David Pogue meets and competes with a menagerie of smart critters that challenge preconceived notions about what makes us different expanding our understanding about how animals really think. [High-Definition]

KETKY: Magic on the Ether: Western Kentucky Radio History; Nostalgic trip revisits the early days of radio in the Paducah area.

KET2: 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.

KETKY: WoodSongs; #1101 "Gary "Biscuit" Davis & The Hackensaw Boys" [TV-G]; Three-time National Banjo Champion Gary "Biscuit" Davis performs followed by The Hackensaw Boys playing songs from their latest efforts, The Old Sound of Music, Vol. 1 and The Old Sound of Music, Vol. 2.

KET: Kentucky Life; #1203 "Brian Maslyar/Kentucky School of Craft/Pickin' at Newton's" [TV-G]; Photographer Brian Maslyar visits the Red River Gorge and offers pointers for taking better nature photos. The Kentucky School of Craft in Hindman teaches crafts and business skills as part of an ambitious community development effort. Joe Cissell meets host Dave Shuffett at a country store near Bardstown for some old-time guitar picking. A 2006 KET production. Watch Online

KET: Workplace Essential Skills; #119 "Reading Reports and Manuals" [TV-G]; Usage, organization, and comprehension skills for reports and manuals. Watch Online