Tuesday 12/11/2012

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4:00 pm EST

KET: Arthur; #1502 "I Wanna Hold Your Hand/Whistling in the Wind" [TV-Y]; During a shopping trip to the mall, Binky gets caught doing the uncoolest of all the uncool things in the world -holding his mom's hand! The Tibbles look the same, they act the same, they even have the same number of hairs on their heads. So if they are supposed to be exactly the same, why can Tommy whistle while Timmy can't? [High-Definition]

KET2: Tennessee Wild Side; #2401 [TV-G]; Kids learn to shoot, breeding Hellbender salamanders, fly-fishing for gar, topwater tactics, and Dragon Boat races. [High-Definition]

KETKY: The Great Kentucky Gospel Shout Out; #200 "2003" [TV-G]; Gospel groups from Lexington, Louisville, Owensboro, Paducah, and Bowling Green, chosen through a series of regional showcases throughout Kentucky, perform on the Belvedere on the Louisville riverfront. A 2004 KET production.

4:30

KET: WordGirl; #110 "Mr. Big's Big Plan/Vocab Bee" [TV-Y7]; WordGirl must get to the bottom of Mr. Big's plan to steal the local election. Becky enters a vocabulary bee, but the Butcher's latest crime spree proves to be a major distraction for WordGirl. [High-Definition]

KET2: The Desert Speaks; #1903 "Beyond The Asphalt Part 1" [TV-G]; David heads west to visit the largest dune field in the United States, the Arizona Territorial Prison, the Sonoran Desert National Monument, and Picacho Peak State Park. [High-Definition]

5:00

KET: Wild Kratts; #108 "Build It Beaver" [TV-Y]; When the Wild Kratts creature adventurers accidentally break a beaver dam, they must lend a hand to help the beaver family rebuild it and restore the pond ecosystem for all the creatures who live there. They observe how the beavers make marvelous, complicated structures blocking the flow of water down a stream. Through building these dams, this remarkable animal single-handedly transforms the landscape, creating massive wetlands and homes for a huge variety of wildlife. [High-Definition]

KET2: MotorWeek; #3214 "BMW M5" [TV-G]; Road tests of the 2013 BMW M5 and 2013 Tesla Model S. [High-Definition]

KETKY: Roundabout U; #516; Carter and Clark catch up with members of the MSU Theater Department, including those who have already moved on and made it big. Also, Clark transforms into a leopard after attending a make-up class and Devan Reed talks about the local production of Small Town. [High-Definition] Watch Online

5:30

KET: The Electric Company; #305 "Wiki Wiki Walter" [TV-Y]; A beatboxing competition gets interesting when Shock's old beatboxing pal Wiki joins the challenge. [High-Definition]

KET2: Kentucky Afield; #2910 [TV-G]; A KET/Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources co-presentation hosted by Tim Farmer. [High-Definition]

KETKY: Kentucky Life; #906 "Estill County Arts/Henry Clay's Gardens/Elizabeth Kaiser Fine Candies" [TV-G]; Art on Main, an Estill County gallery that's helping to revitalize downtown Irvine; the volunteer-maintained formal gardens at Henry Clay's estate in Lexington; and a Bowling Green husband-and-wife team who create delicious, edible art. A 2003 KET production hosted by Dave Shuffett.

6:00

KET: BBC World News America; #17346 [TV-RE]; [High-Definition]

KET2: Fetch! With Ruff Ruffman; #415 "Ruff Needs His Herring Checked" [TV-Y]; Ruff has finally lost it! He's hearing a voice that no one else can hear. Even stranger, the voice is telling him to bake cookies to woo Charlene, the poodle next door. Ruff's sanity is at stake as he sends Isaac and Liza to meet with an audiologist to find out everything they can about hearing. And just in case the voice is right about the cookies, he sends Sterling and Brian to a cookie company! [High-Definition]

KETKY: Kentucky Tonight; #2004 "State Tax Reform"; A discussion about state tax reform. Guests: State Rep. Jim Wayne, D-Louisville; State Rep. Bill Farmer, R-Lexington; State Sen. Gerald Neal, D-Louisville; and State Sen. Paul Hornback, R-Shelbyville. [High-Definition] Watch Online

6:30

KET: Nightly Business Report; #32005 [TV-RE]; [High-Definition]

KET2: Cyberchase; #312 "Starlight Night" [TV-Y]; On Starlight Night, the annual holiday when all the stars in Cyberspace are refreshed for the new year, Hacker concocts a scheme to darken them forever instead. He sends Buzz and Delete to stop the production of new star circuits by kidnapping inventor Archimedes, and the kids have only hours to rescue him. [High-Definition]

7:00

KET: PBS NewsHour; #10517 [TV-RE]; [High-Definition]

KET2: Rick Steves' Europe; #704 "Florence: Heart of the Renaissance" [TV-G]; Rick explores Michelangelo's David, Botticelli's Birth of Venus, Ghiberti's Gates of Paradise, Fra Angelico's serene beauty, and the dome that kicked off the Renaissance. [High-Definition]

KETKY: Appalshop @ 40: Classics from the Collection; #102 "Big Lever" [TV-G]; In 1978 Richard Nixon chose Letcher County, Ky., for his first public appearance since resigning the presidency. Priceless footage of his visit introduces this incisive and sometimes hilarious look at the engines that drive American politics. The film explores the machinations of party politics in this rural and staunchly Republican county.

7:30

KET2: One to One with Bill Goodman; #741 "Jim Waters"; Jim Waters, president of the Bluegrass Institute for Public Policy Solutions, discusses the state pension crisis and what this Bowling Green-based think tank suggests for the 2013 General Assembly to fix the problem. A 2012 KET production. [High-Definition] Watch Online

8:00

KET: Jubilee; #1601 "Sam Bush Band"; Bluegrass legend Sam Bush and his band perform at the 3rd annual International Newgrass Festival. A 2012 KET production. [High-Definition] Watch Online

KET2: Saving The Titanic; [TV-PG]; The story of the disaster from below deck and the engineering crew who fought to hold back the power of the sea as the Titanic sank. [High-Definition]

KETKY: Kentucky Collectibles; #103; Expert appraisers examine treasures including an original Woodstock poster, a Thomas Hart Benton lithograph, and an 18th century still life passed down through a Kentucky family for more than 200 years. [High-Definition] Watch Online

8:30

KETKY: Quest for the Perfect Bourbon: Voices of Buffalo Trace; [TV-PG]; A compilation of interviews with the people and stories of the Buffalo Trace Distillery family, such as Master Distiller Emeritus Elmer T. Lee, and descendants of iconic figures Colonel E. H. Taylor Jr., Colonel Albert B. Blanton, and Pappy Van Winkle.

9:00

KET: The National Christmas Tree Lighting 2012; [TV-RE]; The festivities include performances and readings by top musicians and actors at President't Park. The evening is capped off by the ceremonial lighting of the National Christmas Tree by a very special guest! [High-Definition]

KET2: Titanic with Len Goodman; [TV-PG]; Len Goodman, a judge on Dancing with the Stars, discovers how the impact of the Titanic disaster is still felt. Goodman has his own connection to the ship. Before he was a dancer, he was a welder for Harland and Woolf, the company that built the Titanic in Belfast. [High-Definition]

KETKY: Settlement Schools of Appalachia; In the late 19th century, college-educated young women of the Bluegrass, influenced by the progressive movement, established several community schools in isolated areas of Eastern Kentucky. This 1995 KET production looks at the early history, growth, and contemporary roles of these Appalachian community institutions.

10:00

KET: Frontline; #2603 "The Undertaking" [TV-RE]; The world of Thomas Lynch, a poet and undertaker whose family has cared for the dead in a small Michigan town for three generations. [High-Definition]

KET2: Hollywood Biography; #504 "Gary Cooper: The Face of a Hero" [TV-PG]; Known for his personification of the Western Hero, it was Montana-born Gary Cooper's horse-riding skills that first brought him bit parts in movies - and he never lost his love of the great American outdoors.

KETKY: My Kentucky Home; #104 "Greenville (Part 2)"; Historian Tom Brizendine, Dorothy Martin, Becky Keith, and Jamie Wells discuss the history and exciting changes going on in Greenville.