Sunday 12/23/2012

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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

12:30 pm

KET: 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

KET2: Burt Wolf: Travels & Traditions; #1208 "The Great Rivers of France: Lyon to Arles" [TV-G]; Burt tours the ancient city of Lyon, visits the winemakers of Beaujolais, stops at the Pope's Palace in Avignon, and visits the locations in Arles that inspired Van Gogh. [High-Definition]

1:00

KET: 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

KET2: Are You Being Served?; #168 "Christmas 1979: Punch and Judy"; The members of the floor staff enact a life-size Punch and Judy show to try to placate the rest of the Grace Brothers employees, whose picket lines they crossed.

KETKY: Headwaters: Real Stories from Rural America; #208 "Coal Bucket Outlaw/Applewise" [TV-G]; Built around a day in the life of a Kentucky coal truck driver, Coal Bucket Outlaw provides a direct look at where our energy comes from as well as the human and environmental price we pay for our heavy dependence on fossil fuels. Applewise profiles the Mullins family, third-generation apple growers, and their struggle to maintain and manage one of only two remaining family-run apple orchards in Wise County, VA.

1:30

KET: 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

1:30

KET2: Last of the Summer Wine; #1036 "In The Service of Humanity" [TV-PG]; Foggy decides to become a one-man rescue and assistance service, but his efforts don't quite produce the intended result.

2:00

KET: First Freedom: The Fight for Religious Liberty; [TV-PG]; This program profiles the generation of colonial Americans who raised the ideal of religious freedom to the level of a fundamental human right. [High-Definition]

KETKY: Deep Down; Two eastern Kentucky neighbors are at odds in a contentious community battle over a proposed mountaintop removal coal mine. [High-Definition]

2:01

KET2: As Time Goes By; #104; After a day spent together, Lionel leaves London to give a lecture. Jean pays him a surprise visit—and gets an unpleasant surprise herself.

2:31

KET2: To The Manor Born; #306; Facing a serious crisis in his business empire, Richard has no time for his daily battles with Audrey over running the estate.

3:00

KET2: Doc Martin; #506 "Don't Let Go" [TV-PG]; Joe Penhale is desperate to keep his ex-wife Maggie and show her he's changed. Aunt Ruth uncovers a chest of family heirlooms when she clears out a barn at the farm, including photos as Martin as a six-year-old schoolboy. Martin sets a date for the baby's christening without consulting Louisa. Tensions begin to rise between them. [High-Definition]

KETKY: 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]

3:01

KET2: Doc Martin; #506 "Don't Let Go" [TV-PG]; Joe Penhale is desperate to keep his ex-wife Maggie and show her he's changed. Aunt Ruth uncovers a chest of family heirlooms when she clears out a barn at the farm, including photos as Martin as a six-year-old schoolboy. Martin sets a date for the baby's christening without consulting Louisa. Tensions begin to rise between them. [High-Definition]

3:30

KET: Dissed-Respect: The Impact of Bullying; [TV-G]; This program combines role-playing scenes with candid interviews of students and authorities in the field. In addition it employs an alternative approach utilizing poetry, rap, and music to appeal to the sensibilities of today's students.

4:00

KET: 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

KET2: It's a Wonderful Red Green Christmas; [TV-G]; Sensing an entrepreneurial opportunity and a chance for fun, Red Green and the guys offer Possum Lodge as the ideal place to spend an old-fashioned Christmas.

KETKY: Berea College Christmas Concert...Music for All; [TV-G]; The popular Christmas concert features Berea College music groups including the award-winning Black Music Ensemble and the popular Bluegrass Ensemble performing traditional and contemporary holiday pieces for "all peoples of the earth."Â [High-Definition]

4:30

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

5:00

KET: The This Old House Hour; #1110 [TV-G]; Southern yellow pine board accents are installed and the roof deck gets PVC porch boards and a custom rail treatment. Plus, how to properly mulch garden beds and a natural gas line for a barbeque grill is installed. [High-Definition]

KET2: Pioneers of Television; #203 "Crime Dramas" [TV-G]; Groundbreaking actors Bill Cosby (I Spy) and Angie Dickinson (Police Woman) reveal the methods behind their successes as the first African-American and breakthrough female lead characters in a television series. Barbara Bain and Martin Landau share the secrets behind the success of the innovative hit Mission: Impossible, while the evolution of Peter Falk's amazing characterization in his role as Columbo is recalled. And James Garner, in his only recent interview, along with series creator Stephen J. Cannell, recounts the success of the The Rockford Files' reluctant crime solver. [High-Definition]

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

5:30

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

6:00

KET: Rough Cut - Woodworking with Tommy Mac; #309 "Laminated Bowl" [TV-G]; Tommy shows a super efficient method to make this bowl and craft it to perfection on the lathe. [High-Definition]

KET2: Nova; #3703 "Riddles of the Sphinx" [TV-G]; An international team of archeologists, architects, and engineers is racing against time to save the Sphinx from erosion. [High-Definition]