Sunday 12/16/2012

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6:00 pm EST

KET: Rough Cut - Woodworking with Tommy Mac; #308 "Bamboo Vanity" [TV-G]; Tommy makes a simple bamboo vanity perfect as a base cabinet in a kitchen or bathroom. [High-Definition]

KET2: Nova; #3715 "Secrets of Stonehenge" [TV-G]; Granted exclusive access to the dig site at Bluestonehenge, a prehistoric stone circle monument recently discovered about a mile from Stonehenge, Nova cameras join a new generation of researchers finding important clues to the enduring mystery of Stonehenge. [High-Definition]

KETKY: Gentleman from Kentucky: John Sherman Cooper; A 1989 KET documentary on the life and political career of the revered statesman.

6:30

KET: 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

6:59

KET: To The Manor Born; #305; Richard is anxious to sign a profitable contract with the owner of a cosmetic company. To ward off her amorous advances, he pretends to be married to Audrey, who shrewdly takes the opportunity to make some changes on the estate.

7:00

KET: To The Manor Born; #305; Richard is anxious to sign a profitable contract with the owner of a cosmetic company. To ward off her amorous advances, he pretends to be married to Audrey, who shrewdly takes the opportunity to make some changes on the estate.

KET2: Moyers & Company; #149 "Fiscal Cliffs and Fiscal Realities" [TV-G]; [High-Definition]

KETKY: Kentucky Muse; #501 "Tracks of Imagination"; Meet the creative team at the Alexandria, Kentucky-based studio Applied Imagination, whose holiday and seasonal train displays meld botanical design and architecture, delighting crowds at botanical gardens across the United States. [High-Definition] Watch Online

7:30

KET: Last of the Summer Wine; #1035 "Here We Go Again Into The Wild Blue Yonder" [TV-PG]; Wally has finished the hang glider and it's ready to test.

7:30

KET: Last of the Summer Wine; #1035 "Here We Go Again Into The Wild Blue Yonder" [TV-PG]; Wally has finished the hang glider and it's ready to test.

7:58

KET: As Time Goes By; #103; Jean and Lionel have established an uneasy friendship, but does it give them a common ground on which to build a new relationship?

8:00

KET: As Time Goes By; #103; Jean and Lionel have established an uneasy friendship, but does it give them a common ground on which to build a new relationship?

KET2: Christmas with the Mormon Tabernacle Choir Featuring Jane Seymour and Nathan Gunn; [TV-G]; Actress Jane Seymour and baritone Nathan Gunn join the renowned Mormon Tabernacle Choir and Orchestra at Temple Square in a magnificent Christmas special featuring some of the season's best-loved songs. [High-Definition]

KETKY: Kentucky Muse; #203 "Mountain Born: The Jean Ritchie Story"; The long-awaited return of a 1996 KET production about the remarkable life of folk legend Jean Ritchie, from her childhood in Eastern Kentucky to international recognition.

8:28

KET: Are You Being Served?; #167 "Christmas 1976: The Father Christmas Affair"; Everyone wants to play Father Christmas, but who will finally be selected to personify the season?

8:29

KET: Are You Being Served?; #167 "Christmas 1976: The Father Christmas Affair"; Everyone wants to play Father Christmas, but who will finally be selected to personify the season?

8:29

KET: As Time Goes By; #161; Sandy's policeman boyfriend, Harry, calls with some important and unwelcome news. Alistair, who has dates with both girls in the household, suddenly realizes he wants Judith and wonders whether he should settle down. But his business is booming, so which will come first: work or romance?

9:00

KET: Masterpiece Classic; #4204 "Downton Abbey, Series II - Part Four" [TV-PG]; In the climactic battle of the war, Matthew and William go over the top to an uncertain fate; Vera plays a cruel endgame with Bates and Anna; and Daisy faces the severest test of her life. [High-Definition]

KET2: Dinosaur Wars: American Experience; #2303 [TV-G]; Two paleontologists uncovered the remains of 130 species of dinosaur and collected thousands of specimens, putting American science on the world stage in the late 1800s, but their professional rivalry left both men alone and almost penniless. [High-Definition]

KETKY: Summerstock; Kentucky filmmaker Robby Henson chronicles a year in the busy, eccentric life of Pioneer Playhouse, a regional repertory theater founded by his father, the late Eben Henson, in his hometown of Danville. From auditions with actors in New York City to carpooling to Kentucky, from first impressions to love affairs and feuds, and from stressful rehearsals to the tearing down of the very last set, the film details the unique challenges and special rewards of producing theater on a regional scale. Supported in part by the KET Fund for Independent Production.

10:00

KET: Masterpiece Classic; #4205 "Downton Abbey, Series II - Part Five" [TV-PG]; As the war nears its end, Downton's aristocrats and servants put their lives back together. Mary and Sir Richard go estate hunting. A mysterious wounded officer makes a shocking revelation. [High-Definition]

KET2: Olmsted and America's Urban Parks; [TV-G]; Examines the visionary urban planner and landscape architect's impact on the development of America's first great city parks in the late 19th century. With incredible foresight, Olmsted brought nourishing green spaces to New York, Boston, Chicago, San Francisco, Atlanta, and Louisville's beautiful city park system. [High-Definition]

KETKY: Live Music: The Tim Krekel Story; Filmmaker Morgan Atkinson examines the career of the famed rock musician and country music songwriter from Louisville who passed away in 2009. From his early days as lead guitarist for Jimmy Buffett to his role as a celebrated singer/songwriter, Atkinson follows the development of Krekel's craft while showing the struggle of sustaining a life in music.

11:00

KET: Globe Trekker; #1101 "Mid-Atlantic States" [TV-G]; Brianna Barnes begins her travels in New Jersey with a visit to Atlantic City and Wildwoods. Next it's on to Delaware, with stops in Lewes, Annapolis, and the Brandywine Valley. She heads to Philadelphia, Amish country, takes in the new Flight 93 memorial in Shanksville, and checks out the Andy Warhol Museum in Pittsburgh. In Virginia, Brianna encounters a replica of Stonehenge made entirely from Styrofoam and concludes her trip at Monticello, the home of Thomas Jefferson.

KET2: This Is America & The World; #1611 "Pres. Lester Brown (Earth Policy Institute)" [TV-G]

KETKY: Bluegrass and Backroads; #920; Skipping Boat School, Bumbershoots, Jackson's Orchard, and Bob Maurer's sheep are featured. [High-Definition]

11:30

KET2: bookclub@ket; #605 "Judge"; Host Bill Goodman and a panel of guests discuss Dwight Allen's debut novel, Judge. Set in Louisville, it explores the lives of a federal judge and those who survive him after his death. A 2004 KET production. Watch Online

KETKY: Kentucky Time Capsule; #102 "Three for Kentucky (Part 1)" [TV-G]; Made for the U.S. bicentennial in 1976, this film looks at three Kentucky families who came to the state 200 years ago and have remained in the same places ever since. Journalist Al Smith meets a horse breeder from the Bluegrass, a small-town lawyer, and a man of the woods who hunts with a long rifle. Watch Online

Midnight

KET: Religion & Ethics NewsWeekly; #1615 [TV-RE]; [High-Definition]

KET2: Christmas with the Mormon Tabernacle Choir Featuring Jane Seymour and Nathan Gunn; [TV-G]; Actress Jane Seymour and baritone Nathan Gunn join the renowned Mormon Tabernacle Choir and Orchestra at Temple Square in a magnificent Christmas special featuring some of the season's best-loved songs. [High-Definition]

KETKY: Kentucky Muse; #501 "Tracks of Imagination"; Meet the creative team at the Alexandria, Kentucky-based studio Applied Imagination, whose holiday and seasonal train displays meld botanical design and architecture, delighting crowds at botanical gardens across the United States. [High-Definition] Watch Online