Saturday 11/17/2012

EARLY | MORNING | AFTERNOON | EVENING | NOW PLAYING

6:00 pm EST

KET: The Lawrence Welk Show; #1312 "Thanksgiving"; "There's No Place Like Home For The Holidays" sets the mood for this holiday show. Guy & Ralna sing the touching "A House With Love In It," Joe Feeney reminds us to "Be Thankful," and Ken Delo and Arthur Duncan team up for a rare song & dance on "Back In Your Own Backyard." Bob Lido and the Hotsy Totsy Boys lead the group in a fun filled "Baby Face" and "We Gather Together" sets a perfect mood for the Thanksgiving feast to follow.

KET2: Nature; #3004 "An Original DUCKumentary" [TV-PG]; The story follows a wood duck family and discovers how a male and female create a bond, migrate together across thousands of miles, nurture and protect a brood of chicks, and come full circle as they head to their wintering grounds. [High-Definition]

7:00

KET: Louisville Life; #404 "Tori Murden McClure/Abbey of Gethsemani/Southern Baptist Seminary Sesquicentennial/John Gordon/Capriole Goat Cheese" [TV-G]; Adventurer and educator Tori Murden McClure shares details of her Louisville life, including why her new book, A Pearl in the Storm, focuses on her first unsuccessful attempt to row across the Atlantic; a visit to the Abbey of Gethsemani; a brief history of the Southern Seminary, the first seminary of the Southern Baptist Convention; John Gordon, chief meteorologist at the National Weather Service in Louisville, discusses the odd weather Louisville has received over the past 12 months; and the tasty and natural goat cheese of Capriole. A 2009 KET production hosted by Candyce Clifft. [High-Definition] Watch Online

KET2: Classic Gospel; #509 "The Best of the Isaacs" [TV-G]; The Isaacs family "was bluegrass before bluegrass was cool." Now, they've won the hearts of audiences all across the U.S. and Canada. Their performances are fast becoming one of the most anticipated portions of the Gaither Homecoming events.

KETKY: WoodSongs; #1102 "Family Music: The McEuens & The Snyder Family Band" [TV-G]; The McEuens perform songs from their album, The McEuen Sessions-For All The Good, followed by the bluegrass sounds of The Snyder Family Band and their latest, Stages.

7:30

KET: The Red Green Show; #1110 "Stay Tuned" [TV-PG]; When the government erects a building that blocks the Lodge's satellite signal, the men build a huge tower for their dish. Red uses dryer hoses to make the Possum Van more aerodynamic, attaches a propane tank to a lawn sprinkler to make an instant campfire, and turns his car into a miniature garbage truck. Some of the guys encounter a bear on a fishing trip.

8:00

KET: Kentucky Life; #1506 "Kelly Green Men/Hell for Certain/Bardstown Ghost Trek/Bourbon Red Turkeys" [TV-G]; Learn about the legend of an alien abduction from 1955 in Kelly, Ky.; "Our Town" visits Hell for Certain, located in Leslie County; go on tour of the paranormal with Patti Starr, a certified ghost hunter; and farmer Kathy Wheeler and chef Mark Williams of Brown-Forman reintroduce Kentucky to what was once America's most popular turkey. A 2009 KET production hosted by Dave Shuffett. [High-Definition] Watch Online

KET2: History Detectives; #708 "Mussolini Dagger/Liberia Letter/N.E.A.R. Device" [TV-G]; A dagger that may have belonged to dictator Benito Mussolini, letters from a man who may have been part of the post-slavery exodus to Liberia, and a device that could have had something to do with nuclear attack preparedness. [High-Definition]

KETKY: From This Valley; Author and outdoorsman Gurney Norman explores Eastern Kentucky's Big Sandy region, including its trails, its people, its history, and its rich literary heritage. A 1989 KET production. Watch Online

8:30

KET: Kentucky Afield; #2907 [TV-G]; A KET/Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources co-presentation hosted by Tim Farmer. [High-Definition]

8:59

KET2: Last of the Summer Wine; #1033 "Earnshaw Strikes Again" [TV-PG]; Foggy upsets the others by denying the existence of the ancient Yorkshire gods.

9:00

KET: Movie Classics; #1052 "A Walk in the Clouds" [TV-14]; A married chocolate salesman agrees to pose for a day as the new husband of a pregnant vineyard heiress in postwar California. Keanu Reeves, Aitana Sanchez-Gijon, and Anthony Quinn star. (1995) [High-Definition]

KET2: Last of the Summer Wine; #1033 "Earnshaw Strikes Again" [TV-PG]; Foggy upsets the others by denying the existence of the ancient Yorkshire gods.

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

9:29

KET2: To The Manor Born; #206; Audrey throws her back out gathering firewood. Richard is most attentive to her needs, even offering her a ski holiday should she recover in time.

9:30

KET2: To The Manor Born; #206; Audrey throws her back out gathering firewood. Richard is most attentive to her needs, even offering her a ski holiday should she recover in time.

9:59

KET2: Are You Being Served?; #159 "Goodbye Mrs. Slocombe"; When Mrs. Slocombe is forcibly retired, Mr. Humphries and Captain Peacock go to bat for her and succeed in getting her job back. Then they are retired in the same manner.

10:00

KET2: Are You Being Served?; #159 "Goodbye Mrs. Slocombe"; When Mrs. Slocombe is forcibly retired, Mr. Humphries and Captain Peacock go to bat for her and succeed in getting her job back. Then they are retired in the same manner.

KETKY: Independence Hall: Its History, Its Legacy....; The story of the little known origins of the Pennsylvania State House, later to be known as Independence Hall. Commissioned to be built under royal decree, the building was the largest in in the American colonies. Its architectural style became synonymous with the best of American ideals. [High-Definition]

10:30

KET2: As Time Goes By; #101; Former lovers Lionel and Jean meet again by accident after 38 years. Each has been married and is now alone, and over the years many things have changed.

10:30

KET2: As Time Goes By; #101; Former lovers Lionel and Jean meet again by accident after 38 years. Each has been married and is now alone, and over the years many things have changed.

10:42

KET: Kentucky's Natural Heritage; #104 "Murphy's Pond"; Murphy's Pond is 175 acres of bald cypress swamp and a haven for rare plants and animals. Murphy's is reputed to be the home of the world's largest concentration of cottonmouth snakes (also known as water mocassins). Watch Online

11:00

KET: Austin City Limits; #3701 "Mumford and Sons/Flogging Molly" [TV-PG]; Mumford & Sons perform cuts from their hit album, Sigh No More. Flogging Molly hits highlights from their career. [High-Definition]

KET2: 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

KETKY: Olmsted in Louisville; Renowned landscape architect Frederick Law Olmsted is best known for designing New York's Central Park. But his last achievement was the design of Louisville's elaborately beautiful city park system. A 2000 KET production. Watch Online

Midnight

KET: Bluegrass Underground; #211 "Vince Gill" [TV-PG]; Country star and multiple Grammy winner Vince Gill, known for his razor-sharp instrumental skills, expressive tenor voice, richly varied songwriting, and superb choice of backup musicians, performs honky tonk ballads, bluegrass, and country rock. [High-Definition]

KET2: Nature; #3004 "An Original DUCKumentary" [TV-PG]; The story follows a wood duck family and discovers how a male and female create a bond, migrate together across thousands of miles, nurture and protect a brood of chicks, and come full circle as they head to their wintering grounds. [High-Definition]

KETKY: Wendell Ford: From Yellow Creek to the Potomac; A personal retrospective of the career of Kentucky's most prominent political leader in the last quarter of the 20th century. This 1999 KET production explores not only Ford's career as a state senator, lieutenant governor, governor, and U.S. senator, but also the state of politics in the late 20th century.