Friday 12/14/2012

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KET: GED Connection; #115 "Drama" [TV-G]; Explores the elements of drama through a play written by an adult learner and goes behind the scenes to see how the written word is translated to the stage.

KETKY: Jubilee; #1613 "Sam Bush and Friends"; Newgrass originator Sam Bush joins a variety of performers onstage at the 3rd annual International Newgrass Festival. A 2012 KET production. [High-Definition] Watch Online

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: The This Old House Hour; #1111 [TV-G]; New granite steps, a timeless window seat, and some MDF doors cleverly disguised as wainscoting are featured. Plus, the proper way to use hand planes and a cracked stone walkway is repaired. [High-Definition]

KETKY: Renfro Valley: Kentucky's Country Music Capital; A look at the history of the renowned music barn through archival footage and interviews. A KET Fund for Independent Production. Watch Online

KET: Doc Martin; #505 "Remember Me" [TV-PG]; PC Joe Penhale has an unexpected visitor in the shape of his ex-wife Maggie. Joe takes her to Large's restaurant, where fellow diner Martin quickly spots that Maggie is showing symptoms of amnesia. Louisa's mother Eleanor catches up with her old school friend Paul, a local fisherman, who takes her out on a date. Morwenna arrives at the surgery with an injured foot. PC Penhale warns Martin and Louisa that if they do not register a name for their baby soon, the state will be forced to step in. [High-Definition]

KET2: Live from Lincoln Center; #3703 "The Richard Tucker Opera Gala" [TV-G]; The Richard Tucker Music Foundation features its 2012 award winner joined by world-renowned opera luminaries and members of the Metropolitan Opera Orchestra. [High-Definition]

KETKY: Thomas D. Clark: In His Own Words; In interviews conducted over the last two years of his life, distinguished Kentucky historian Dr. Thomas D. Clark (1903-2005) reflects on the state's past; current issues facing the Commonwealth; and his own 70-year career as researcher, writer, teacher, and advocate. A 2005 KET production.

KET: Masterpiece Classic; #4202 "Downton Abbey, Series II - Part Two" [TV-PG]; Downton is turned into a convalescent home with Thomas in charge. Meanwhile, Lavinia and Sir Richard's secret comes out, Anna tracks down Bates, and Branson seizes his chance to strike a blow for Ireland. [High-Definition]

KETKY: Kentucky Aviation Pioneer Matthew B. Sellers; The Carter County native who invented the retractable landing gear for airplanes and made the first powered flight in Kentucky.

KET: Masterpiece Classic; #4203 "Downton Abbey, Series II - Part Three" [TV-PG]; Isobel and Cora lock horns over control of Downton's medical role, Mrs. Bird starts a soup kitchen, and Matthew and William embark on a perilous patrol behind German lines. [High-Definition]

KET2: Secrets of the Dead; #1103 "China's Terracotta Warriors" [TV-PG]; Reveals that the Chinese may have had Henry Ford beat by more than 2,000 years with their own assembly line used to produce 8,000 lavishly-painted terracotta warriors. [High-Definition]

KETKY: Take on the South; #106 "How Has The South Shaped American Music?" [TV-G]; Dr. Walter Edgar and author and scholar Dr. William Ferris discuss the roots of American Music. [High-Definition]

KET2: Antiques Roadshow; #1204 "Orlando (Part 1)" [TV-G]; A photo signed by the entire cast of the hit TV series Bonanza, a sterling silver Tiffany vase, and a collection of etchings and dry points by James McNeill Whistler. [High-Definition]

KETKY: Distinguished Kentuckian; #122 "Father Ralph Beiting" [TV-G]; A conversation with Father Ralph Beiting, a Roman Catholic priest and founder of the Christian Appalachian Project. Beiting began dreaming of helping people in Appalachia help themselves out of poverty in 1946 when, as a seminarian, he accompanied several priests on preaching trips to the mountains of Eastern Kentucky. A 1976 KET production. Watch Online

KET: Telling Tales; #103 "The Buzzard and the Monkey"; An African-American tale, told by John O'Neal, in which the buzzard learns a lesson.

KET: 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

KET2: Clifford's Really Big Movie; [TV-Y]; Worried that he costs too much to feed, Clifford runs away to join a carnival and win a lifetime supply of Tummy Yummies. [High-Definition]

KETKY: Kentucky Muse; #105 "Ellis Wilson—So Much to Paint"; Follows the career of Kentucky native Ellis Wilson (1899-1977), an African-American artist whose passion for painting took him from his hometown of Mayfield to a successful career in New York. His work captured the daily lives of African Americans and helped open doors for many younger black artists. This update of a 2000 KET documentary includes a look at Ellis Wilson works discovered since the program's premiere. Watch Online