Tuesday 11/13/2012

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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: Kentucky Tonight; #2002 "Electoral College"; A discussion about the electoral college. Scheduled guests: Gary Gregg, director of the McConnell Center at the University of Louisville; Richard Labunski, a University of Kentucky journalism professor; Jane Rainey, an Eastern Kentucky University government professor; and Brian Clardy, a Murray State University history professor. [High-Definition] Watch Online

KET2: Cyberchase; #607 "Jimaya Jam" [TV-Y]; Hacker has discovered an army of awesome creatures he can use to rule Cyberspace, but they are carved in stone on the walls of the Pyramid of Jimaya. To bring the animals to life, he must steal the Sphere of Being, a magical orb closely guarded by three ghosts. How can he distract them so he can steal the Sphere? [High-Definition]

KET2: Rick Steves' Europe; #701 "Rome: Ancient Glory" [TV-G]; Focusing on the grandeur of classical Rome, Rick visits the Colosseum, the Pantheon, and the empire's exquisite art. He bicycles the Appian Way and marvels at Roman engineering. [High-Definition]

KETKY: Appalshop @ 40: Classics from the Collection; #109 "Harriette Arnow/Ourselves and That Promise" [TV-G]; In interviews filmed not long before her death, Harriet Simpson Arnow, author of the The Dollmaker, describes the basic biographical details of her life and reveals the difficulties of being a writer, a wife, and a mother. And. three contemporary Kentuckians, James Still, Robert Penn Warren, and Billy Davis, discuss their work and its relationship to the environment in which they live.

KET2: One to One with Bill Goodman; #740 "Andy Barr"; Bill sits down with Andy Barr, newly elected Republican congressman for Kentucky's 6th Congressional District. A 2012 KET production. [High-Definition] Watch Online

KET: Jubilee; #1612 "Act of Congress"; Act of Congress, an acoustic band from Birmingham, AL, perform at the 3rd annual International Newgrass Festival. A 2012 KET production. [High-Definition] Watch Online

KET2: Islands of Britain; #103 "The South" [TV-PG]; Clunes explores islands off the south coast including Guernsey in the Channel Islands, Sark, St. Michael's Mount, and the Scilly Isles. [High-Definition]

KETKY: Kentucky Collectibles; #104; Expert appraisers examine treasures including a baseball signed by several Hall of Famers, a watch fob known as "The Rock," and an Italian Revival Lamp worth a lot more than the purchase price of $25. [High-Definition] Watch Online

KETKY: On Bended Knees: The Night Rider Story; During the early 1900s, farmers in the Black Patch, the dark tobacco area of western Kentucky and Tennessee, resorted to violence against agents and warehouses of the tobacco monopoly. Produced by Brad Kimmel.

KET: American Masters; #1903 "Woody Guthrie: Ain't Got No Home" [TV-PG]; Virtually every American who has listened to the radio or gone to summer camp knows Woody Guthrie's "This Land Is Your Land," and his music has been recorded by everyone from the Mormon Tabernacle Choir to Irish rock band U2. The complex story of America's signature folk singer/songwriter is filled with frenetic creative energy and a treasure trove of cultural history—as well as personal imperfections and profound family tragedy. [High-Definition]

KET2: Hollywood Biography; #502 "Marilyn Monroe ... Beyond The Legend" [TV-PG]; This film features Marilyn Monroe's greatest moments on film - Gentlemen Prefer Blondes, How To Marry a Millionaire, The Seven-Year Itch, Some Like It Hot, and more. Those who knew her best, including Robert Mitchum, Shelley Winters, Sheree North, Susan Strasberg, Don Murray, Celeste Holm, and Josh Logan, share their memories. Richard Widmark narrates.

KET2: Pioneers of Television; #103 "Variety" [TV-G]; Celebrates the variety show, from Ed Sullivan's Toast of the Town and Milton Berle's Texaco Star Theater to Carol Burnett, the Smothers Brothers, and Laugh-In. [High-Definition]

KETKY: Brothers in Arms; Archival footage and interviews recall the experiences and accomplishments of the 101st Airborne "Screaming Eagles," the paratrooper unit that helped liberate France during World War II and is now based at Fort Campbell.

KET2: Pioneers of Television; #103 "Variety" [TV-G]; Celebrates the variety show, from Ed Sullivan's Toast of the Town and Milton Berle's Texaco Star Theater to Carol Burnett, the Smothers Brothers, and Laugh-In. [High-Definition]

KET: Frontline; #3023 "The Suicide Plan"; The world of assisted suicide, one of the most polarizing social issues of our time,is explored not only by the people choosing to die, but also by their "assisters," individuals and right-to-die organizations at risk of prosecution for their actions to hasten death. [High-Definition]

KET: GED Connection; #107 "Effective Sentences" [TV-G]; How to write complete and correct sentences and how to fix or improve problem sentences.

KETKY: Walden: The Ballad of Thoreau; The play is a conversation between Thoreau and Emerson set during the final two days Thoreau spent at his cabin before leaving Walden Pond.