Thursday 12/6/2012

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1:00 pm EST

KET: GED Connection; #113 "Fiction" [TV-G]; Explores elements of fiction in short stories by Edgar Allan Poe, Flannery O'Connor, and James Baldwin and the contemporary novel Breath, Eyes, Memory by Edwidge Danticat, who reads an excerpt from the book.

KET2: Caillou; #402 "Lost and Found" [TV-Y]; Caillou loses his voice and has to find other ways to communicate. While searching for a missing sock, Caillou accidentally locks himself in the basement. Daddy comes to the rescue—and locks himself in, too. [High-Definition]

KETKY: One to One with Bill Goodman; #614 "Jim Leach"; Bill sits down with Jim Leach, chairman of the National Endowment for the Humanities, to discuss the subject of Leach's nationwide speaking tour, "Words Do Matter," about civility in public discourse. A 2011 KET produciton. [High-Definition] Watch Online

1:30

KET: Pre-GED Connection; #112 "Themes in World History" [TV-G]; Major events, inventions, and ideas that have shaped the world and its cultures, from ancient Egypt to the modern Middle East.

KET2: Daniel Tiger's Neighborhood; #108 "Something Special for Dad/I Love You, Mom" [TV-Y]; Daniel visits the Post Office and joins Mr. McFeely on his "speedy delivery" to give Dad a special letter! Daniel wants to make banana bread for Mom Tiger and visits Baker Aker's Bakery to learn about the bread-making process. [High-Definition]

KETKY: Bywords; #201 "Frank Ashley/Malcolm Kilduff"; Press secretary Frank Ashley, and broadcaster Malcolm Kilduff, discuss the topic of news media. A 1981 KET production. Watch Online

2:00

KET: News Quiz; #2812 [TV-G]; [High-Definition] Watch Online

KET2: It's Sew Easy; #205 "Construction Blueprints" [TV-G]; A lesson on hemming, a down to earth lesson on fit, and a unique method of sewing without pins. [High-Definition]

KETKY: Head of the Holler; #101 "Silas House"; National best-selling novelist Silas House talks about growing up in eastern Kentucky, the changes he's seen, the inspiration for his novels, and his passion for preserving Appalachia's hills and hollows. House is the National Endowment for the Humanities chair in Appalachian Studies at Berea College where he teaches Appalachian literature. A Berea College production.

2:15

KET: Telling Tales; #102 "The Two Gals"; A story about a good sister and a bad sister, told by Appalachian storyteller Anndrena Belcher.

2:29

KETKY: Seven Sisters; A moving profile of seven sisters who grew up in rural Kentucky, outside West Liberty, during the Great Depression. Produced by Patrick Donohew with support from the KET Fund for Independent Production.

2:30

KET: Dinosaur Train; #115 "The Old Spinosaurus and the Sea/A Spiky Tail Tale" [TV-Y]; Dad takes the kids on the Dinosaur Train to fish in a new place, where they meet a huge, grumpy, old dinosaur, called a Spinosaurus, that doesn't want the kids in his Sea. Buddy and Tiny help settle an argument between Morris Stegosaurus and Alvin Allosaurus, two very big dinosaurs - one with a very spiky tail, the other with a mouthful of sharp teeth. [High-Definition]

KET2: Scrapbook Soup; #207 "New Materials" [TV-G]; A wildlife photo frame on canvas, embellishments for an old photo, add paint and more for a special page, and embossing on various materials. [High-Definition]

KETKY: Seven Sisters; A moving profile of seven sisters who grew up in rural Kentucky, outside West Liberty, during the Great Depression. Produced by Patrick Donohew with support from the KET Fund for Independent Production.

3:00

KET: The Cat in the Hat Knows a Lot About That!; #104 "A Plan for Sand/Whale Music" [TV-Y]; Carmela the Camel teaches teaches the kids how camels are adapted to live in a dry, sandy climate. Humphrey the Humpback Whale teaches the kids that whales communicate by singing, and that it's not how you sing that matters, but what you're saying in the song. [High-Definition]

KET2: Math Basics; #102 "Getting Up to Speed"; Basic concepts of arithmetic: addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division.

3:30

KET: Curious George; #701 "Monkey Down Under/Bright Lights, Little Monkey" [TV-Y]; George and The Man with the Yellow Hat visit the land down under for an Australian outback safari adventure! George, Allie, and Bill go on a late-night search for a mysterious creature - the Perseids. [High-Definition]

KET2: Crossroads Café; #126 "Winds of Change" [TV-G]; The café employees face difficult choices about their futures.

4:00

KET: Arthur; #408 "1001 Dads/Prunella's Prediction" [TV-Y]; Buster says he's not coming to the Father's Day picnic because he has other plans, but Arthur worries that he's really sad about his parents' divorce and embarrassed to show up alone. Inspired by a fortune teller's prediction, Prunella confidently tells everyone that she'll be getting a pair of oh-so-fashionable flashpants for her birthday. When she gets a watch instead, she can't face the other kids. [High-Definition]

KET2: My Generation; #3019 "Less Is More" [TV-G]; Be amazed as you discover how little you actually need to be happy, expatriates are living large with less, celebrity chef Ming Tsai cooks up a delicious and cheap meals, and meet the man who vowed to live with only the essentials. [High-Definition]

KETKY: LAND (and how it gets that way); [TV-PG]; Decades before sprawl made front-page news across America, the farmers, developers, and other citizens of Woodford County had already hit the courtrooms with clashing ideas on growth and development. Filmmaker Walter Brock uses their intimate and impassioned voices to examine how human character, ambition, and social class have shaped the American landscape. Produced with support from the KET Fund for Independent Production.

4:30

KET: WordGirl; #203 "Slumber Party Pooper /Line Lessons with Lady Redundant Woman" [TV-Y7]; Becky finally convinces her parents to let her have her first slumber party. But who invited Eileen, a.k.a. The Birthday Girl? Becky has to find a way to placate the bratty guest and still have fun at her own party. It's the last straw when someone cuts Beatrice Bixby in line. She transforms into Lady Redundant Woman and dispatches her copies to dole out some payback in the form of rude behavior. It's up to WordGirl to put a stop to their impolite ways. [High-Definition]

KET2: Living Smart; #309 "Coping with Prickly People" [TV-PG]; Sister Roselle Haas addresses an obstacle that will affect anyone on a day-to-day basis, no matter our personal or work environment: dealing with irksome or frustrating people. Sister Haas shares with us how we can free ourselves from the affects of other people's prickly behavior. She also explains valuable ways that we can achieve balance of the body, mind, and spirit.

5:00

KET: Wild Kratts; #135 "Quillber's Birthday Present" [TV-Y]; It's Aviva's birthday, and Chris and Martin decide to collect shed porcupine quills to make a beautiful necklace as a gift. As they tag along with an African Crested Porcupine, they discover that animals have different ways and features to defend themselves from predators. [High-Definition]

KET2: The Piano Guy; #1211 [TV-G]; How to play the folk standard "Go Tell It On The Mountain" and a jazzy chromatic ending. Featured guests include Bradley Sowash, Bobby Floyd, and Andy LaVerne. [High-Definition]

KETKY: Kentucky Collectibles; #102; Expert appraisers examine treasures including pottery from Newcomb College, a 1946 Martin Guitar, and some of the rarest marbles in the world. [High-Definition] Watch Online

5:30

KET: The Electric Company; #306 "Shrink, Shrank, Shrunk!" [TV-Y]; Manny borrows the Skeleckian Shrinkanator 3002 and Marcus and Jessica accidentally get shrunk. [High-Definition]

KET2: Tracks Ahead; #807 "The Mollibahn" [TV-G]; Ride the route of royalty through the countryside and streets of northern Germany, visit a great O gauge club in New York, ride into the Kentucky hills, and stop for a concert on top of Colorado's LaVeta pass. [High-Definition]

KETKY: Kentucky Life; #903 "Motorbike Champ/Kenny's Country Cheese/Miniature Donkeys" [TV-G]; Shelby County's Ryan Young, a six-time national champion bike rider; Kenny Mattingly and his family in Barren County, who make cheese right on their farm; and a Larue County man who raises miniature donkeys. A 2003 KET production.

6:00

KET: BBC World News America; #17341 [TV-RE]; [High-Definition]

KET2: Fetch! With Ruff Ruffman; #412 "Ruff Bounces Back" [TV-Y]; Ruff is under a lot of pressure. To his dismay, he's recently heard that schnauzers are the most intelligent breed of dogs. Meanwhile Chet has shredded his final term paper for obedience school. So Ruff decides to send Talia and Isaac to determine which dog breed is the most intelligent. He sends Sterling and Brian to learn about pressure, specifically air pressure, as they play wheelchair basketball. [High-Definition]

KETKY: One to One; #105 "Nick Clooney"; Host Bill Goodman speaks with Nick Clooney. A 2006 KET production. Watch Online

6:30

KET: Nightly Business Report; #32002 [TV-RE]; [High-Definition]

KET2: Cyberchase; #602 "When Penguins Fly" [TV-Y]; On one special night each year, the penguins of Penguia take flight to deliver gifts to young borgs across the virtual universe. Fluff is participating for the first time, so he invites Matt, Jackie, Inez, and Digit to come along. They head to the Ice Palace, where the gifts are made and magic snowflakes are sprinkled on the penguins so they can fly. [High-Definition]

KETKY: bookclub@ket; #412 "Come Back to the Farm"; Host Bill Goodman and a panel of readers discuss a collection of short stories by Jesse Stuart. The 16 stories reflect the essence of Appalachia, portraying the pioneer spirit, self-reliance, and humor of the hill people of Stuart's homeland. A 2002 KET production. Watch Online

7:00

KET: PBS NewsHour; #10514 [TV-RE]; [High-Definition]

KET2: Equitrekking Adventures; #608 "Southern Quebec" [TV-G]; Darley explores Quebec's snowy trails by horses, skis, and dogsleds and visits the city of Montreal, sampling some French pastries in Old Montreal and getting an insiders look at the Canadian horses in Mont Royal Park. [High-Definition]

KETKY: My Kentucky Home; #103 "Greenville (Part 1)"; Historian Tom Brizendine, Dorothy Martin, Becky Keith, and Jamie Wells discuss the history and exciting changes going on in Greenville.