Friday 12/28/2012

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KET2: Fetch! With Ruff Ruffman; #420 "Ruff Pigs Out and Has a Whale of a Time" [TV-Y]; The lost legendary Helmet of Victory is so close Ruff can almost taste it! He's just learned that the Helmet is somewhere in Old Sturbridge Village, a town that time forgot. The FETCHers head off to the village, and then undergo a series of elimination trials to retrieve the Helmet. [High-Definition]

KETKY: Once Upon a Vision; Depicts the early days of Berea College. Author Alex Haley serves as host and storyteller. Watch Online

KET2: Cyberchase; #109 "Clock Like an Egyptian" [TV-Y]; Dr. Marbles finds the encryptor chip that will enable him to delete Motherboard's virus in an ancient pyramid. But then the mummy who guards the pyramid finds Marbles. When the kids and Digit arrive, they must work their way through the chambers of the pyramid, find Dr. Marbles, and escape before a trap set by the mummy seals them inside forever. Unfortunately, they have no clock or watch to tell them how much time has gone by. [High-Definition]

KET2: Kentucky Collectibles; #104; Expert appraisers examine treasures including a baseball signed by several Hall of Famers, a watch fob known as "The Rock," and an Italian Revival Lamp worth a lot more than the purchase price of $25. [High-Definition] Watch Online

KETKY: Bourbon and Kentucky: A History Distilled; [TV-G]; A look at the origins and growth of the bourbon business in Kentucky. Visits to several distilleries explore how and why bourbon was first distilled, how it is manufactured, and why it became so identified with Kentucky. Produced by historian Kent Masterson Brown with support from the KET Fund for Independent Production.

KET2: Consuelo Mack WealthTrack; #927 "Key Investment Decision" [TV-RE]

KET: Comment on Kentucky; #3909; 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: Doc Martin; #507 "Cats and Sharks" [TV-PG]; Bert Large's restaurant business is in financial trouble. Eleanor comes to Bert's rescue with a plan to boost business at the restaurant. She digs in to help but begins to feel ill. Louisa insists she must see the Doc and Morwenna calls an ambulance. Martin plans to leave Portwenn to resume his career as a surgeon after his baby's christening. [High-Definition]

KETKY: A Night of Stars; The famed bluegrass trio The Kruger Brothers perform with the Murray State University Symphonic Wind Ensemble.

KET2: Movie Classics; #1052 "A Walk in the Clouds" [TV-14]; A married chocolate salesman agrees to pose for a day as the new husband of a pregnant vineyard heiress in postwar California. Keanu Reeves, Aitana Sanchez-Gijon, and Anthony Quinn star. (1995) [High-Definition]

KETKY: The Ascending Journey; For Nancy Clauter, a music professor at the University of Kentucky and principal oboe with the Lexington Philharmonic, the diagnosis of non-curable cancer meant not only facing mortality, but also the loss of her ability to communicate through music. Follow Nancy's journey as she fights to continue to play and inspire others through her strength and her song. [High-Definition]

KET: American Masters; #2601 "Joffrey: Mavericks of American Dance" [TV-PG]; Tracing the struggles and triumphs of the Joffrey Ballet from 1956 to the present, the film features interviews with former and current Joffrey dancers; the breakthroughs of choreographers Twyla Tharp, Laura Dean, and Margo Sappington; and excerpts from signature works "Astarte," "Trinity," and "Billboards." [High-Definition]

KETKY: Appalshop @ 40: Classics from the Collection; #104 "Hand Carved" [TV-G]; Chester Cornett made chairs for Presidents and his work is displayed in museums across the country. In this film, Chester fells a tree on the site of his family's homeplace on the top of Pine Mountain in southeastern Kentucky and transports it back to his small apartment and workshop in inner-city Cincinnati. He uses simple hand tools to chop, whittle, and carve the wood into an exquisite, eight-legged, "two-in-one" rocker.

KETKY: Jubilee - Summertime Blues; #1507 "Kenny Neal"; A modern swamp blues master, this Louisiana native gives a sizzling performance at the 2010 W.C. Handy Blues & Barbecue Festival in Henderson, Kentucky. A 2011 KET production. [High-Definition] Watch Online

KET: WoodSongs; #1107 "Lurrie Bell and Lisa Biales" [TV-G]; Chicago blues guitarist Lurrie Bell performs songs from his album, The The Devil Ain't Got No Music, followed by soulful singer Lisa Biales and songs from her latest, Just Like Honey.

KETKY: Reel Visions: Spotlight on Kentucky Filmmakers; #122 "Films by Thom Southerland and Michael Molloy"; Thom Southerland's film Last Glimpse explores the idea of the supernatural and the dynamics of family relationships. A video by Michael Molloy called CJIII is an art installation that illustrates his feelings about a close friend being sent to Iraq. [High-Definition] Watch Online