Sunday 12/23/2012

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6:00 am EST

KET: Sesame Street; #4309 "Practice Makes Proud" [TV-Y]; Leela gives Elmo some pointers about how to play basketball and after much practice, he scores! [High-Definition]

KET2: Religion & Ethics NewsWeekly; #1616 [TV-RE]; [High-Definition]

KETKY: Kentucky Music; #106 "Brett Ratliff"; Musician Brett Ratliff grew up in the historic coal camps of Van Lear, Kentucky, in Johnson County. His music echoes with an exquisite reverberation that's been a part of Kentucky culture for generations. [High-Definition]

6:30

KET2: bookclub@ket; #810 "Appalachian Home Cooking: History, Culture, and Recipes"; Bill Goodman and a panel of readers discuss Pikeville College professor Mark F. Sohn's book of recipes and culinary history, which traces how food traditions in Appalachia developed over two centuries of miners' and schoolkids' lunches, church picnics, Sunday dinners, and family reunions. A 2006 KET production. Watch Online

KETKY: Kentucky Collectibles; #105; A look back at some of the best moments from the first season of Kentucky Collectibles. [High-Definition] Watch Online

7:00

KET: Curious George; #609 "Junky Monkey/Jumpy Warms Up" [TV-Y]; George is on a mission to clean up his neighborhood, but where others see trash, George sees treasures hidden in alleys, sidewalk, and recycling bins. One cold winter's day, George and the Man with the Yellow Hat find an unexpected houseguest living in their country home - Jumpy Squirrel! [High-Definition]

KET2: European Journal; #3051 "Spain Says Adios to The Siesta" [TV-RE]

KETKY: Kentucky Afield; #2912 [TV-G]; A KET/Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources co-presentation hosted by Tim Farmer. [High-Definition]

7:30

KET: The Cat in the Hat Knows a Lot About That!; #117 "A Long Winter's Nap/The Tree Doctor" [TV-Y]; Sally and Nick are so excited to go ice skating tomorrow they can't asleep! Boris the bear can help! Dr. Twiggles the tree doctor teaches the kids how trees eat - through their leaves and roots. [High-Definition]

KET2: Classical Stretch: The Esmonde Technique; #819 "Tone Your Abs & Strengthen Your Legs" [TV-G]; [High-Definition]

KETKY: Bluegrass and Backroads; #901; Sculptor Craig Kaviar has been passionately making sculpture and functional metal work for over 30 years, a world-class medical camping facility for medically fragile children and their families, a visit to Keeneland Racecourse, and Knoth's Bar-B-Que is a roadside institution in western Kentucky. [High-Definition]

8:00

KET: Super Why!; #138 "Twas the Night Before Christmas..." [TV-Y]; 'Twas the night before Christmas, and all through Storybrook Village, not a creature was stirringâ€¦except for Whyatt, who has an important question for Santa! So the Super Readers catch up with Santa and his reindeer as they gallop from rooftop to rooftop and unravel the mystery of Santa's childhood, discovering how to help spread the magic of the holiday. [High-Definition]

KET2: Wai Lana Yoga; #508 "Energize Your Spine!" [TV-G]

KETKY: Louisville Life; #407 "Rainbow Blossom Natural Food Market/ Foxhollow Farm Center/Johnny Unitas/Stewart Lussky/Minature Animals" [TV-G]; Rob Auerbach, founder of Rainbow Blossom Natural Food Market, and his daughter Summer discuss the recent opening of their Highlands store which was designed to earn LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) green certification; a visit to Foxhollow Farm Center, where compassionate and earth-friendly farming are practiced; the great Johnny Unitas; an interview with Stewart Lussky, interim executive director of the Festival of Faiths; and Over the Rainbow Farm owner Cindy Feathers and her miniature animals. A 2009 KET production hosted by Candyce Clifft. [High-Definition] Watch Online

8:30

KET: Dinosaur Train; #212 "Don's Winter Wish/Festival of Lights" [TV-Y]; When the Pteranodon family travels back to the North Pole, Don declares that it's his "winter wish" to see snow fall again. While visiting the North Pole, the Conductor suggests that the family stop off at Aurora Borealis Station on an enormous frozen lake to see the Aurora Borealis. [High-Definition]

KET2: Travelscope; #202 "Germany's Holiday Markets" [TV-G]; Joseph explores northern Germany's Christmas markets, where there's more to the joy of the holiday season than baubles and trinkets.

KETKY: Comment on Kentucky; #3908; Journalists from around the state discuss news of the day with host Ferrell Wellman. Guests: Joe Arnold, political reporter, WHAS-TV in Louisville; Jack Brammer, political writer, Lexington Herald-Leader; and Ronnie Ellis, Frankfort reporter, CNHI, Inc. A KET production. [High-Definition] Watch Online

9:00

KET: Daniel Tiger's Neighborhood; #102 "Daniel Visits School/Daniel Visits The Doctor" [TV-Y]; Daniel is nervous about visiting school for the first time until he learns that asking questions is the best way to handle the anxiety that comes with new experiences. Daniel makes a book with all the information he knows about the doctor before he goes for his checkup. [High-Definition]

KET2: Christmas with the Annie Moses Band; [TV-G]; This live concert from Nashville includes such classic Christmas songs as "O Come, O Come Emmanuel," "God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen," "Hark!," and many more. [High-Definition]

KETKY: Connections with Renee Shaw; #813 "M.A.D.E. (Motivating Youth All Day Everyday)"; Teaching life lessons beyond classroom textbooks is what a former UK football player and a one-time incarcerated gang member have in common. Quincy Murdock and Logan Avritt are working to improve GPA's for at-risk kids and dial down the lure of gangs and violence. It's called M.A.D.E. - Motivating Youth All Day Everyday. A 2012 KET production. [High-Definition] Watch Online

9:30

KET: Sid the Science Kid; #217 "Get Up and Move!" [TV-Y]; Sid is super excited, because teacher Susie announced that today is full of surprises - healthy surprises! [High-Definition]

KETKY: One to One; #212 "Molly Bingham"; Photojournalist and filmmaker Molly Bingham discusses her 10 months in Iraq filming Meeting Resistance. Set in the Adhamiya neighborhood of Baghdad, the documentary profiles eight insurgents, each with his or her own reasons for opposing the American-led occupation. A 2007 KET production hosted by Bill Goodman. Watch Online

10:00

KET: To the Contrary with Bonnie Erbe; #2141 [TV-RE]; [High-Definition]

KET2: Biz Kid$; #402 "Debt: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly" [TV-G]; It's easy to spend more than you make with credit cards. Learn to avoid the pitfalls of overspending by keeping a spending journal, sticking to a budget, and living a cash existence. Meet the owner of a carpet cleaning company and a radio DJ who have both learned how to manage debt. [High-Definition]

KETKY: Great Conversations:; #1403 "Michio Kaku and James Canton"; Futurist Michio Kaku, a theoretical physicist, tenured professor, co-creator of the string field theory, and author of Physics of the Future: How Science Will Shape Human Destiny and Our Daily Lives by the Year 2100, is interviewed by James Canton, global futurist, social scientist, author, and CEO and chairman of the Institute for Global Futures. [High-Definition] Watch Online

10:30

KET: Inside Washington; #2436 [TV-G]

KET2: Cyberchase; #702 "The Emperor Has Snow Clothes" [TV-Y]; Hacker has crowned himself Emperor of Penguia and deposited the real emperor as a frozen statue in a distant corner of the site. The CyberSquad arrives just as a crippling snowstorm makes its way across Penguia in a path that seems destined to collide with their rescue. Digit uses updates on the storm's progress from cyberweathercaster Stormy Gale to help the kids track the storm. [High-Definition]

11:00

KET: Moyers & Company; #150 "What We Can Learn from Lincoln" [TV-G]; [High-Definition]

KET2: Saving The Ocean; #105 "Swordfish!, Part 2" [TV-G]; A story about sustainable harpoon fishing focuses on a group of Canadian fishermen off Nova Scotia. [High-Definition]

KETKY: Kentucky Life; #1509 "Santa Train/Civil War Christmas/Nazareth, Ky./State Parks Holiday Celebrations" [TV-G]; Every year since 1943 on the Saturday before Thanksgiving the Santa Train, laden with gifts for mountain children, winds its way through the mountains with Old Saint Nick, and this year Dave meets celebrity guest Wynonna Judd. Also, learn how Kentuckians celebrated Christmas during the Civil War; make a visit to Nazareth, Ky., during an auspicious month; and Dave visits Rough River Dam State Resort Park for Winter Wonderland, and finds out how the state parks serve the Commonwealth during the holidays. A 2009 KET production hosted by Dave Shuffett. [High-Definition] Watch Online

11:30

KET2: 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

KETKY: Kentucky Time Capsule; #101 "A Dream Come True" [TV-G]; A look at the history of Jenkins—a town built from scratch during the Kentucky coal boom—as reflected in an amazing cache of photographs taken more than 80 years ago. Watch Online

Noon

KET: The McLaughlin Group; #3052 [TV-RE]

KET2: Louisville Life; #407 "Rainbow Blossom Natural Food Market/ Foxhollow Farm Center/Johnny Unitas/Stewart Lussky/Minature Animals" [TV-G]; Rob Auerbach, founder of Rainbow Blossom Natural Food Market, and his daughter Summer discuss the recent opening of their Highlands store which was designed to earn LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) green certification; a visit to Foxhollow Farm Center, where compassionate and earth-friendly farming are practiced; the great Johnny Unitas; an interview with Stewart Lussky, interim executive director of the Festival of Faiths; and Over the Rainbow Farm owner Cindy Feathers and her miniature animals. A 2009 KET production hosted by Candyce Clifft. [High-Definition] Watch Online

KETKY: Kentucky Muse; #106 "A Novel Approach"; Visits the homes of three Kentucky writers for conversations on inspirations and the writing process. Sheila Williams of Newport is the author of Dancing on the Edge of the Roof and On the Right Side of a Dream. Kirby Gann of Louisville is the author of The Barbarian Parade and Our Napoleon in Rags. And Silas House of Eastern Kentucky is the author of Clay's Quilt, A Parchment of Leaves, and The Coal Tattoo. Watch Online