Tuesday 1/8/2013

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KET2: Fetch! With Ruff Ruffman; #503 "You Can't Teach an Orange Dog New Tricks" [TV-Y]; Ruff sends Marco and Shreya to Disney's Animal Kingdom to learn how to care for large animals. Rubye learns the art of magic from Penn & Teller. [High-Definition]

KETKY: Kentucky Tonight; #2006 "2013 General Assembly"; A discussion about the 2013 General Assembly. Scheduled guests: Governor Steve Beshear, D-Kentucky; Kentucky House Speaker Greg Stumbo, D-Prestonsburg; and Kentucky Senate President Designate Robert Stivers, R-Manchester. [High-Definition] Watch Online

KET2: Cyberchase; #407 "The Case of the Missing Memory" [TV-Y]; Under the guise of a peace mission, Wicked arrives at Control Central with a handful of bad guys. But when someone steals Motherboard's precious Memory Integrator, Digit and the kids must figure out what they know, what they don't know, and what they need to know. [High-Definition]

KET2: Rick Steves' Europe; #708 "London: Historic and Dynamic" [TV-G]; In many-faceted London, Rick ponders royal tombs in Westminster Abbey, learns how to triple the calories of an English scone at teatime, discovers treasures in the British Library, and more. [High-Definition]

KETKY: Appalshop @ 40: Classics from the Collection; #106 "Strangers and Kin" [TV-G]; The film traces the evolution of the "hillbilly" image through Hollywood films, network news and entertainment shows, dramatic renderings of popular literature, and interviews with contemporary Appalachians to demonstrate how stereotypes are created, reinforced, and often used to rationalize exploitation.

KET2: One to One with Bill Goodman; #801 "Gov. Steve Beshear"; Bill sits down with Kentucky Governor Steve Beshear to preview the 2013 legislative session. A 2013 KET production. [High-Definition] Watch Online

KET: Jubilee; #1604 "The Farewell Drifters"; Nashville-based quintet The Farewell Drifters perform at the 3rd annual International Newgrass Festival. A 2012 KET production. [High-Definition] Watch Online

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: Cassius Marcellus Clay: An Audacious American; A documentary about the great Kentucky emancipationist that follows his bold and fearless journey through the 19th century landscape of bitter politics and duels, palatial homes and beautiful women, slavery, the Civil War, and a diplomatic mission which led to the purchase of Alaska. A Michael Breeding MEDIA production. [High-Definition]

KET: The Abolitionists: American Experience; #101 "The Abolitionists, Part One" [TV-PG]; Shared beliefs about slavery bring together Angelina Grimke, Frederick Douglass, William Lloyd Garrison, Harriet Beecher Stowe, and John Brown. The abolitionist movement, however, is in disarray and increasing violence raises doubts about the efficacy of its pacifist tactics. [High-Definition]

KET2: Diamond Queen; #101 [TV-G]; Andrew Marr tells the childhood story of the young girl who never expected to reign. He looks closely at the influence of her grandfather, father and mother and the impact of the abdication, and examines exactly what the Queen's role as head of state actually entails. [High-Definition]

KETKY: Jefferson Davis—American President; #101 "American Patriot"; Born in Western Kentucky, Jefferson Davis spends his boyhood in Rosemont, MS and then is schooled in Lexington and at West Point. After enduring the tragic loss of his first wife, Sarah Knox Taylor, he blazes a political path that leads him to Washington as a Mississippi representative in Congress. He marries Varina Howell, enters the Mexican War, and returns a hero. He is appointed to the Senate but leaves Washington in 1851 to run for governor of Mississippi. In 1861, he leaves his second term with the stirrings of secession.

KET: Frontline; #3102 "The Education of Michelle Rhee" [TV-RE]; The legacy Michelle Rhee, the former chancellor of Washington, D.C., public schools, and her tumultuous three-year tenure as she attempted to fix a broken school system. [High-Definition]

KET2: Michael Feinstein's American Songbook; #201 "Time Machines" [TV-PG]; Explores how technology has preserved - and altered - the way we think about the great songs and singers of the past. Michael Feinstein introduces viewers to soundies, the historic building where "jam sessions" were born, and an eclectic array of performers and collectors who help keep the music alive. [High-Definition]

KETKY: Spirit of the Land; A profile of the nine Kentuckians who were part of the Lewis and Clark Corps of Discovery. Produced by Steve Barger with support from the KET Fund for Independent Production.

KETKY: My Kentucky Home; #105 "Grayson County"; Marking 200 years plus, share the excitement of a county that celebrates with the Honey Fest, Community Days, and an old fashion County Fair. Meet Allen Hemberger, who worked on Avatar and King Kong, as well as Kevin Mudd, organizer for the nationally known Fiddler's Contest, along with a host of others who exemplify the moral fiber of Grayson County.

KET: Kentucky Life; #1307 "Lincoln Wedding" [TV-G]; At the Lincoln Homestead Park in Springfield, a reenactment of the wedding of Abraham Lincoln's parents kicks off the three-year Lincoln Bicentennial celebration sponsored by the Kentucky Historical Society. A 2007 KET production hosted by Dave Shuffett. Watch Online

KET: GED Connection; #128 "Number Sense" [TV-G]; Explores the language of math and how you can use logic and common sense to make number problems more manageable.

KETKY: KMEA Marching Band Championships 2012; #1701; Performances by finalists in all five classes of the 2012 Kentucky high school marching band championships. A production of Great American Video. [High-Definition]