Thursday 11/29/2012

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KET2: Fetch! With Ruff Ruffman; #411 "Blossom Bawls While Ruff Has a Ball with Balls" [TV-Y]; Ruff tries to market "Ruffball," a brand new game that's supposed to sweep the nation! Unfortunately, Ruffball is interesting for only about six seconds. Ruff sends Talia and Liza to meet with a physics teacher to learn how to make Ruffball a little more exciting; and he sends Sterling to a stadium to learn how to broadcast a baseball game on the radio. [High-Definition]

KETKY: One to One with Bill Goodman; #719 "Dr. Morris Grubbs"; Dr. Morris Grubbs, assistant dean in the office of Graduate Academic Services at the University of Kentucky, is a former student of farmer, author, essayist, and poet Wendell Berry. Grubbs discusses books he has edited related to Berry and the national award Berry received from the National Endowment for the Humanities this spring. A 2012 KET production. [High-Definition] Watch Online

KET2: Cyberchase; #203 "Harriet Hippo and the Mean Green" [TV-Y]; Hacker infects Motherboard with a new virus that causes her to make cyber-citizens do bad things. To make the antidote, Digit and the kids have to find and mix several ingredients and combine some strange fractions: 2/5 of the Electro-Root, 2/8 of the Healing Stone, and 1/3 of a box of Hacker's wig gel. [High-Definition]

KETKY: bookclub@ket; #807 "Grant and Sherman: The Friendship That Won the Civil War"; Bill Goodman and a panel of guests discuss Richmond author Charles Bracelen Flood's book about the personal lives, war exploits, and friendship of Civil War generals Ulysses S. Grant and William Tecumseh Sherman. A 2006 KET production. Watch Online

KET2: Covered Bridges of Kentucky; Explore Kentucky's remaining covered bridges. Dave Shuffett talks with author Robert Laughlin about the bridges and his lifelong passion for researching and documenting them. Visit the Fleming County Covered Bridge Museum, examine the truss designs of the remaining bridges, and take a photo tour of each bridge. A 2012 KET production. [High-Definition]

KETKY: The Haunting Tradition; Retells tales of the supernatural—hauntings, strange noises, and apparitions—passed on through generations of Western Kentucky storytellers. A 1993 KET production. Watch Online

KET: Kentucky Collectibles; #199; Hosts Dave Shuffett and Amy Hess take a look back at some of their favorite moments from the first season. Highlights include a collection of rare snuff bottles, an Italian Revival Lamp with a local connection, and an 18th century still life worth an amount you'll have to see to believe! [High-Definition]

KET2: Alone in the Wilderness, Part 2; [TV-G]; Dick Proenneke's simple, yet profound account of his 30-year adventure in the remote Alaska wilderness continues in this sequel to Alone in the Wilderness. He continues to document his journey through his 16mm wind-up Bolex camera, capturing his own amazing craftsmanship, the stunning Alaskan wildlife and scenery, and even a visit from his brother, Jake.

KETKY: Kentucky Afield; #2908 [TV-G]; A KET/Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources co-presentation hosted by Tim Farmer. [High-Definition]

KETKY: Bluegrass and Backroads; #917; The Renaissance Festival, Special Olympics, furniture maker Mark Whitley, and Farmer of the Year Jim Sidebottom are featured. [High-Definition]

KET: Doc Martin; #503 "Born with a Shotgun" [TV-PG]; Sleepless nights are taking their toll on Martin and Louisa. Aunt Ruth is dealing with an intruder on the farm who has stolen the hubcaps from her car. The thief is identified as Michael Dunwich, who lives with his mother Shirley on a neighboring farm. Shirley makes an appointment with Martin to discuss the crippling stomach pains she has been suffering. [High-Definition]

KETKY: Kentucky Life; #1427 "Lincoln: "I, Too, Am A Kentuckian"" [TV-G]; In a special expanded edition of Kentucky Life, host Dave Shuffett travels from Hodgenville to Springfield, IL to Washington, DC to explore the life and career of Kentucky's most famous native son. The program examines the many Kentucky people and places that profoundly influenced Abraham Lincoln with stops at his birthplace and boyhood home near Hodgenville, the Mary Todd Lincoln House in Lexington, the Louisville home of close friend Joshua Speed, and many other Lincoln-related sites. A 2008 KET production.

KET2: Dr. Fuhrman's Immunity Solution!; [TV-G]; Dr. Joel Fuhrman explains how we can become almost totally resistant to colds, influenza, and other infections. [High-Definition]

KET: Great Performances; #3712 "Rod Stewart: Merry Christmas, Baby" [TV-G]; The legendary rocker performs classic songs from "Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas" to "Auld Lang Syne," and duets with Michael Buble, Cee-Lo Green, Mary J. Blige, and Ella Fitzgerald. [High-Definition]

KET2: Rick Steves' Europe with Abandon!; [TV-G]; Rick Steves highlights the quintessential experiences of European travel - great food, fun-loving people, and vivid culture. In Scandinavia, he savors seafood freshly caught from a fjord, delights in the riveting beat of flamenco in Andalucia in southern Spain and joins in celebrating a new day in Bosnia - once war-torn, but now bursting with promise. [High-Definition]

KET: Grand Canyon Serenade; [TV-G]; A stunning portrait of the Grand Canyon region set to the world-class music of Tchaikovsky, Brahms, and Dvorak. [High-Definition]

KETKY: Jubilee; #1611 "Rockin' Acoustic Circus"; Rockin' Acoustic Circus, four young performers with a unique acoustic fusion sound, perform at the 3rd annual International Newgrass Festival. A 2012 KET production. [High-Definition] Watch Online