Saturday 12/8/2012

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KET: The Lawrence Welk Show; #1315 "Do You Remember?"; You'll probably remember every song on this show - from "Que Sera Sera (Whatever Will Be Will Be)" to "The Girl That I Marry." Norma Zimmer gives a beautiful performance of "My Favorite Things" and you'll laugh as Larry Hooper and Buddy Merrill cut up during "Sleepin' At The Foot Of The Bed." The Lawrence Welk Orchestra is in the spotlight for a medley of songs from the Rodgers and Hammerstein musical "Carousel" and you won't want to miss Buddy Merrill's impromptu guitar solo on "My Blue Heaven".

KET2: Nature; #2606 "Is That Skunk?" [TV-G]; Intrepid researchers and cameramen track skunks day and night, uncovering how they hunt, forage, mate, and raise their young. [High-Definition]

KETKY: Jewish Kentucky; The majority of Jewish Kentuckians immigrated in waves from Germany, Eastern Europe, or by virtue of religious intolerance. This special describes how a family from each of these categories found its way to the Commonwealth.

KET: Louisville Life; #701 "Jeff Dupre/Guitar Emporium/Bernson's Corner"; Meet award-winning filmmaker and Louisville native Jeff Dupre, who started his career working with Ken Burns and is the talent behind PBS' Circus, Carrier, and Broadway: The American Musical; for over 35 years, Guitar Emporium has been a fixture in Louisville's Highlands neighborhood; and reporter Barry Bernson, known for his off-beat stories, discusses his book, Bernson's Corner: A Reporter's Notebook. A 2012 KET production hosted by Candyce Clifft. [High-Definition] Watch Online

KET2: Classic Gospel; #510 "A Billy Graham Music Homecoming Volume 1" [TV-G]; Artists who have appeared on Billy Graham Crusades come together to sing and share incredible stories. Songs include "How Great Thou Art," "His Eye Is On The Sparrow," and "The Wonder of It All."

KETKY: WoodSongs; #1105 "Masters of the Acoustic Guitar featuring Laurence Juber, Pete Huttlinger & Macyn Taylor" [TV-G]; Grammy-winning guitarist Laurence Juber, acoustic guitar player Pete Huttlinger, and 17 year-old guitarist Macyn Taylor perform.

KET: The Red Green Show; #1111 "The Butter Man" [TV-PG]; Red and Harold work through the difficulties that arise from giving someone an inappropriate Christmas gift. Red demonstrates elaborate gift-detecting techniques so you can find out what you're getting without unwrapping it, uses a ceiling fan to trim his tree, and cleans up wrapping paper with a shop vac. The men build a lawn display of Santa's sleigh and reindeer using a wringer washer and some garden gnomes and share special Christmas messages.

KET: Kentucky Life; #609 "Antebellum Archaeology/Llama Farm/Warsaw" [TV-G]; 19th-century artifacts from an archaeological dig at Riverside Farm near Louisville; Seldom Scene Farm in Woodford County, where Paul and Lindy Huber raise llamas and alpacas; and the historic small town of Warsaw in Gallatin County. A 2000 KET production hosted by Dave Shuffett. Watch Online

KET2: History Detectives; #709 "WPA Mural Studies/George Washington Miniature/Japanese Balloon Bomb" [TV-G]; Mural studies that may have been commissioned by the WPA in the 1930s or 40s, a miniature painting that may depict George Washington, and a balloon scrap that may be a missing piece of a secret weapon. [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.

KET: Kentucky Afield; #2910 [TV-G]; A KET/Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources co-presentation hosted by Tim Farmer. [High-Definition]

KET: Movie Classics; #1054 "Soldier in the Rain" [TV-PG]; An Army supply sergeant's tragic hero is a portly master sergeant who knows his way around. Jackie Gleason, Steve McQueen, and Tuesday Weld star. (1963)

KET2: Last of the Summer Wine; #1034 "Here We Go Into The Wild Blue Yonder" [TV-PG]; Compo wants to impress Nora by taking up hang gliding.

KETKY: Roads Home—The Life and Times of A.B. Happy Chandler; A compelling look at the life and career of Southern "stump speaking" politician A.B. "Happy" Chandler. At age 89, Chandler looks back on a colorful past, which included becoming America's youngest governor in 1935, serving in the U.S. Senate during World War II, and ushering African-Americans into baseball as Commisioner of Baseball during the 1950s. A 1987 production. Watch Online

KET2: To The Manor Born; #304; A rare tropical bird nesting on the estate causes a flurry of interest by local naturalists. Audrey is unimpressed, at least until she discovers a way to turn the event to her own financial advantage.

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.

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.

KET2: Are You Being Served?; #166 "Christmas Cracker 1975"; The holidays are at hand, and the staff dresses up to try to boost sales.

KET: Burt Wolf: Taste of Freedom; #102 "Hanukkah" [TV-G]; Burt uncovers the history of the Jewish Festival of Lights, visits the largest and most comprehensive collection of Hanukkah lamps in the world, explains why potato pancakes and doughnuts are served, and discovers the secret of the spinning dreidel.

KET2: As Time Goes By; #102; Lionel and Jean make vague promises to keep in touch, but there is doubt as to whether they really will.

KET: Austin City Limits; #3606 "Steve Martin/Sarah Jarosz" [TV-PG]; Comedian Steve Martin picks up his banjo with the Steep Canyon Rangers for new tunes in the old tradition. Young Texan Sarah Jarosz rewrites the bluegrass rules with her original songs and style. [High-Definition]

KET2: Jubilee; #1614 "Best of the 2011 International Newgrass Festival"; The Best of the 2011 International Newgrass Festival features highlight performances from 13 groups. [High-Definition] Watch Online

KETKY: Once Upon a Vision; Depicts the early days of Berea College. Author Alex Haley serves as host and storyteller. Watch Online

KET: Bluegrass Underground; #212 "The Black Lillies" [TV-PG]; The Knoxville, Tennessee band performs selections from their album, 100 Miles of Wreckage and other songs. [High-Definition]

KET2: Nature; #2606 "Is That Skunk?" [TV-G]; Intrepid researchers and cameramen track skunks day and night, uncovering how they hunt, forage, mate, and raise their young. [High-Definition]

KETKY: Louisville's Own Ali; Filmmaker Steve Crump takes a look at the life and times of boxing hero Muhammad Ali as seen from the perspective of his hometown. Features interviews with sportswriter Dave Kindred, radio journalist Bob Edwards, former Kentucky Gov. John Y. Brown, Louisville Mayor Jerry Abramson, former state Sen. Georgia Davis Powers, and others. Watch Online