Wednesday 11/14/2012

EARLY | MORNING | AFTERNOON | EVENING | NOW PLAYING

6:00 am EST

KET: Wai Lana Yoga; #106 "Cats and Fish" [TV-G]

KET2: Clifford the Big Red Dog; #209 "Princess Cleo/Basketball Stories" [TV-Y]; Cleo learns that she is a princess and starts enjoying all her new privileges, but soon learns that her friends are more important to her than her crown. Charley misses the big exhibition basketball game with Skyscraper Jackson, so Emily, Vaz, and Jetta each write a story about the game so he can relive it through their eyes. [High-Definition]

KETKY: Leadership Landscape; #102 "David Jones Sr."; Kirt talks to David Jones Sr., co-founder and chairman emeritus of Humana, Inc.

6:30

KET: Body Electric; #1712 "Tallahassee, FL" [TV-G]

KET2: Wild Kratts; #133 "The Gecko Effect" [TV-Y]; There's a mystery to be solved, as the Wild Kratts team wonders how a Gecko lizard climbs up smooth surfaces and can even climb upside down. The gang uses their Miniaturizer to shrink down and discover it's all about physics. [High-Definition]

KETKY: Exploring an American Original; #109 "Kentucky Elk Country Corridor"; On a quiet, peaceful hike in the Eastern Kentucky hills, Dave encounters vistas that haven't changed since pioneer days as well as huge elk, recently reintroduced to the area. The region is also full of reminders that here coal is king.

7:00

KET: Arthur; #1402 "The Agent of Change/D.W. Unties the Knot" [TV-Y]; The latest animated hit in movie theaters about a boy and his truck has left Muffy and Francine disappointed. Why doesn't there seem to be any cool female characters on screen? So with the help of a very talented artist, Molly, the "Group of Three" set out to make their own movie! After watching "The Wedding Channel," D.W. wants to get married! And, having no idea what this really means, she starts planning herself the biggest unicorn wedding imaginable. [High-Definition]

KET2: Newsline; #3227 [TV-RE]; [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

7:30

KET: Martha Speaks; #405 "Return Of The Bookbots: The Case Of The Missing Words, Part One & Two" [TV-Y]; Armed with the power to bring nouns from books to life, the Announcer is wreaking havoc on Wagstaff City. The Announcer has put the city into grammatical peril. Fortunately, the Bookbots have discovered a secret weapon: adjectives. [High-Definition]

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

8:00

KET: Curious George; #218 "King Doggie/The Lucky Cap" [TV-Y]; The Princess of Bratvia scoops up Hundley, claiming that he is in fact a royal dog. The Man with the Yellow Hat gives George a new cap, and suddenly all of his misfortunes turn into windfalls. [High-Definition]

KET2: Body Electric; #1712 "Tallahassee, FL" [TV-G]

KETKY: Kentucky Life; #1601 "Dave Does It/Ashland's Winchester Avenue/Mark Whitley/The Treehouse B & B" [TV-G]; It's "Batter Up" as Dave joins the Men's Senior Baseball League team in Louisville in the first Dave Does It of the season; a visit to Ashland's Winchester Avenue, location of several arts and cultural centers; a follow-up visit with Bowling Green artist Mark Whitley, a woodworker whose creations now find homes in museums; and scenic Stoner Creek draws guests to The Treehouse B & B in Bourbon County.A 2010 KET production hosted by Dave Shuffett. [High-Definition] Watch Online

8:30

KET: The Cat in the Hat Knows a Lot About That!; #134 "Amazing Eyes/Water Walkers" [TV-Y]; Three different animals with very different ways of seeing help the kids find a missing guinea pig. Cat takes the kids to Splishy Splashy Pond to meet Walker the water strider, who shows them how he can stay on top of the water with the help of air bubbles. [High-Definition]

KET2: TV411; #120 "Understanding the Concept of Probability, Words with Multiple Meanings, a Look at Dyslexia"; While reading a pamphlet on breast cancer, Laverne explains the basics of probability and odds. Elizabeth Daniels Squire, a novelist who is also dyslexic, talks about her work, and Antonio Mora of ABC News reports on dyslexia. Also: different meanings for the same word, how to learn and remember new words, a quiz about water and the human body, and the word genetics.

KETKY: Kentucky Health; #802 "Modern Cancer Care"; Dr. Alfonso Cervera discusses modern cancer care. Watch Online

9:00

KET: Super Why!; #210 "The Great Robot Race" [TV-Y]; Whyatt and his puppy want to win the porridge race, but the bowl of breakfast cereal keeps falling off the puppy's back. The reading friends visit The Great Robot Race and encounter a boy named Bradbury who is determined to help his robo-doggie win a race too! [High-Definition]

KET2: GED Connection; #128 "Number Sense" [TV-G]; Explores the language of math and how you can use logic and common sense to make number problems more manageable.

KETKY: Take on the South; #102 "What was the Most Influential Southern Novel of the 20th Century?" [TV-G]; Opposing perspectives on which southern writer and novel was most influential in the 20th century from Trudier Harris, distinguished professor, University of North Carolina Chapel Hill, and Dr. Noel Polk, professor emeritus, Mississippi State University. [High-Definition]

9:30

KET: Dinosaur Train; #219 "An Apatosaurus Adventure/Nature Art" [TV-Y]; The Pteranodon kids visit the Jurassic Time Period to meet Apollo Apatosaurus, who likes adventure. Mrs. Pteranodon cleans out the clutter from the family nest and the kids are amazed at the pile of stuff. [High-Definition]

KET2: GED Connection; #116 "Passing the GED Social Studies Test" [TV-G]; Tips on reading and interpreting maps, charts, and graphics; information on the content areas covered on the social studies section of the GED Test; and sample test questions.

10:00

KET: Sesame Street; #4261 "The Shape O' Bots" [TV-Y]; Telly, Elmo, and Rosita are playing Shape-O-Bots, robots that actually transform into shapes to help people. Andy, a guy in need of shapes, rushes in and explains that he needs an octagon to help stop people from crashing into him. [High-Definition]

KET2: Gary Spetz's Painting Wild Places! with Watercolors; #506 "Burnt Forest" [TV-G]; Gary hikes through a previously "burned out" forest and paints a scene of its recovery.

KETKY: Living by Words; Kentucky writers Bobbie Ann Mason, Wendell Berry, Ed McClanahan, Gurney Norman, and James Baker Hall read from their works and talk about their long-time friendships, their creative writing teachers at the University of Kentucky, and their relationships with Kentucky. The joint reading featured in the program was recorded at UK's Singletary Center for the Arts on October 18, 2001. A 2002 KET production.

10:30

KET2: Scheewe Art Workshop; #1119 "Dimensional Sunflowers" [TV-G]; The bold and bright colors of sunflowers offer great inspiration and provide an excellent lesson in creating depth and texture.

11:00

KET: Daniel Tiger's Neighborhood; #109 "A Trip To The Enchanted Garden/A Trip To The Crayon Factory" [TV-Y]; The Tiger family head all head to the Enchanted Garden where Mom Tiger shows Daniel the strawberry patch. Daniel Tiger, Miss Elaina, and Katerina Kittycat take a fun trip to the factory to see how crayons are made but O the Owl can't come because he's sick. [High-Definition]

KET2: Sew It All; #312 "Sweet Sweatshirts, Jenny Wilding Cardon" [TV-G]; Take sweatshirts from drab to fab by transforming them into three stylish garments. [High-Definition]

11:30

KET: Sid the Science Kid; #221 "Seed The Science Kid" [TV-Y]; Sid discovers seeds in his apple and decides that seeds really get in the way when you're trying to eat the apple! This leads Sid to investigate seeds with his friends at the Science Center, where they learn that many living things grow in life cycles. [High-Definition]

KET2: Martha's Sewing Room; #3111 "Romancing Your Wardrobe" [TV-G]; Faux tatting on a ladies' blouse, dainty table linen, antique technique on faux puffing, and machine embroidery lettering.

KETKY: Harriet Van Meter: A Life Extraordinary; From her basement in Lexington, Harriet Van Meter started the International Book Project to collect and distribute books to war-torn and impoverished regions around the world, hoping to help bring some measure of peace, understanding, and stability to these areas. To date, the IBP has distributed more than five million books, and Van Meter was a finalist for the 1986 Nobel Peace Prize. Produced by Arthur Rouse and Kiley Lane with support from the KET Fund for Independent Production.

Noon

KET: WordWorld; #304 "Think in the Rink/X Marks the Spot" [TV-Y]; Duck and Dog want to join Sheep and Frog in their ice skating show. Although Frog warns Duck and Dog to be careful as they practice, the enthusiastic duo gets carried away and carelessly break the ice skating rink. Duck must search high and low for his letter X that has gone missing. His good pal Shark accompanies him. Duck hears the letter X everywhere he goes, but why can't he find it? And why does Shark have a stomachache? Both mysteries are solved when Frog builds an X-ray to look inside Shark's stomach. [High-Definition]

KET2: Charlie Rose; #18232 [TV-RE]; [High-Definition]

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.