Friday 11/9/2012

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KET: GED Connection; #106 "Writing Style and Word Choice" [TV-G]; Purpose and audience affect how authors compose various kinds of written pieces.

KETKY: Jubilee; #1608 "Nedski and Mojo with Jana"; Nedski and Mojo with Jana, known for their banjo-guitar and mandolin-guitar duets, perform at the 3rd annual International Newgrass Festival. A 2012 KET production. [High-Definition] Watch Online

KET: 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

KET2: The This Old House Hour; #1106 [TV-G]; Repointing the old brick foundation, repairing the sagging front porch, rebuilding the rotted historic porch railing to meet conservation district standards, and spray foam insulation begins in the balloon frame house. Plus, the guys visit New York. Richard tours a scale model of the entire city in Queens and Kevin works with a local electrician to add task lighting to a dark kitchen in Brooklyn. [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: Doc Martin; #408 "The Wrong Goodbye" [TV-PG]; Martin and Pauline are surprised by the number of patients coming to see him on the last day before he moves to London. Martin is driving out of Portwenn with the moving men when he sees Tasha fall from the Harbour Day stage. With a little bit of help from a guilty Bert and Al, he is able to diagnose Tasha's medical condition, and is shocked to learn that she is married to taxi driver Tommy, and that he is driving Louisa to her hospital appointment. [High-Definition]

KET2: Ferrets: The Pursuit of Excellence; [TV-PG]; Ohio's annual Ferret Buckeye Bash is the largest and most popular ferret show in the country. Hundreds of top breeders, seasoned experts, and ferret enthusiasts pamper and parade their pets in a quest for prizes and prestige. [High-Definition]

KETKY: At Leisure's Edge: A Journey Through Kentucky's Historic Black Parks; From 1942 to 1956, Kentucky city park systems were segregated by state mandate. This program takes a look at seven historically black parks and explores how the African-American communities in Kentucky used the public spaces of parks to construct uplifting community identities despite segregation. Produced by Boyd Shearer with support from the KET Fund for Independent Production.

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: 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]

KETKY: Burgoo! Legendary Stew of the South; [TV-G]; Explores the Kentucky origins and modern chefs of this unique concoction.

KET2: 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]

KETKY: Take on the South; #101 "Does The Road To The White House Run Through The South?" [TV-G]; Opposing perspectives on the importance of the South in presidential elections from Dr. Earl Black, professor of political science at Rice University and author of The Vital South: How Presidents Are Elected, and Dr. Thomas Schaller, associate professor of political science at the University of Maryland and author of Whistling Past Dixie: How Democrats Can Win Without the South. [High-Definition]

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]

KET2: 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: Distinguished Kentuckian; #117 "Adolph Rupp" [TV-G]; Adolph Rupp, one of the most successful coaches in the history of college basketball, coached the University of Kentucky men's basketball team from 1930 to 1972 and built the program into a national powerhouse. A 1975 KET production. Watch Online

KET: DanceSense; #109 "Jazz Dance"; Explores jazz dance and the elements of improvisation and syncopation and looks at how dances are constantly evolving. Watch Online

KET: 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: Clifford the Big Red Dog; #206 "Clifford Grows Up/Jetta's Sweater" [TV-Y]; A flashback sequence shows how the Howards tried to make Clifford comfortable in their city apartment—until he just got so big they had to move to Birdwell Island. Jetta's grandmother gives her a sweater, and Jetta mistakenly gives it to Emily Elizabeth. Not wanting to admit her mistake, she tries all kinds of tricks to get it back. [High-Definition]

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