Friday 1/11/2013

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KET: WordWorld; #212 "Dog's Having a Party/Dog Wants to Play Ball" [TV-Y]; Dog and Duck want to throw a house party at Dog's house. But all they have is the letter H, and they don't know what to do with it! With the help of Sheep they soon realize that H is a fabulous letter. Dog wants to play ball, but he's having trouble communicating with his friends because they won't stop and listen to him. [High-Definition]

KET2: Charlie Rose; #19014 [TV-RE]; [High-Definition]

KETKY: Kentucky Afield; #2914 [TV-G]; A KET/Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources co-presentation hosted by Tim Farmer. [High-Definition]

12:30 pm

KET: Clifford the Big Red Dog; #124 "Who Me, Jealous?/A Bunny in a Haystack" [TV-Y]; When Mrs. Diller takes care of her sister's puppy for a weekend, Cleo thinks she has to "out-cute" the youngster to compete. Emily Elizabeth brings home the class rabbit, and the dogs learn what a big responsibility it is to have a pet. [High-Definition]

KETKY: Kentucky Life; #615 "Richard Taylor/Dr. C.C. Howard/William T. Young Library/Heartwood Industries" [TV-G]; A Kentucky poet laureate, the Kentucky doctor who attended Floyd Collins and Sgt. Alvin York, the William T. Young Library at the University of Kentucky in Lexington, and a Hartford factory that recycles old wooden materials into new flooring. A 2000 KET production hosted by Dave Shuffett. Watch Online

1:00

KET: GED Connection; #122 "Passing the GED Science Test" [TV-G]; An overview of the GED science test with sample questions and an explanation of the scientific method.

KET2: Caillou; #425 "Getting the Message" [TV-Y]; When Mom is busy on the phone all morning and doesn't have time for Caillou, he feels left out. In the park, Caillou makes friends with a deaf boy named Robbie and learns about communicating with sign language. [High-Definition]

KETKY: One to One with Bill Goodman; #706 "Nikky Finney"; University of Kentucky poet and professor Nikky Finney discusses being awarded the prestigious 2011 National Book Award for Poetry and her latest book, Head Off & Split. A 2012 KET production. [High-Definition] Watch Online

1:30

KET: Pre-GED Connection; #118 "Chemistry" [TV-G]; Defines an element, illustrates some chemical reactions, and explores practical applications of chemistry in everyday life—from cooking to making art.

KET2: Daniel Tiger's Neighborhood; #117 "Good Morning Daniel/Goodnight Daniel" [TV-Y]; Daniel has to get up for school but his playing and imagining distract him from his routine. After dinner, he has to follow his nighttime routine even though he would rather play. [High-Definition]

KETKY: Bywords; #227 "Wendell Ford"; Former Kentucky Governor Wendell Ford discusses his time in office from 1971-1974. A 1981 KET production.

2:00

KET: Super Why!; #128 "Sleeping Beauty" [TV-Y]; Princess Pea wants to play tea party, but Pig and his brothers want her to play Pirates instead. The Super Readers jump into the story of Sleeping Beauty to speak with a princess who loves sleeping as much as Princess Pea loves tea parties. But they discover that they'll have to apply their literacy powers to wake her ... and wake her ... and wake her again! [High-Definition]

KET2: Lidia's Italy In America; #202 "New York Italian Style" [TV-G]; Lidia shares three delicious recipes from Little Italy, New York. She prepares zucchini and eggplant parmigiana, Roberto's Chicken Piccante, and Skillet Cauliflower Torrisi. [High-Definition]

KETKY: News Quiz; #2814 [TV-G]; [High-Definition] Watch Online

2:15

KETKY: Telling Tales; #105 "Jack and the Giants"; A "Jack tale" which pits Jack against four giants, told by Appalachian storytellers Rich Kirby and Tom Bledsoe.

2:30

KET: Dinosaur Train; #139 "Paulie Pliosaurus/Elmer Visits the Desert" [TV-Y]; The Pteranodon family visit a marine reptile called Paulie Pliosaurus, the "T. Rex of the Ocean." Buddy and Paulie find that they actually have a lot in common. The Pteranodon family take their ocean friend Elmer Elasmosaurus to a place he's never been before: the desert! The kids compare the sandy terrain to Elmer's ocean, and meet a local lizard named Percy. [High-Definition]

KET2: Simply Ming; #1008 "Tenderizing with Guest Jamie Bissonnette" [TV-G]; Tender recipes include a Tellegio Kimchee Steak Bomb and a trio of halibut new style sashimi. [High-Definition]

KETKY: Town Branch: Lexington's Historic Watershed; A look at the origins, history, and future of the historic waterway that runs under Lexington, including a local initiative to educate the public about stream health and create a greenway trail for pedestrians and bicyclists.

3:00

KET: The Cat in the Hat Knows a Lot About That!; #119 "Thump/Squirreled Away" [TV-Y]; Twitch the rabbit teach Nick and Sally how to stop, look, and listen for danger. The kids meet Bucky the squirrel who is good at both hiding and finding things! Nick and Sally learn how to use landmarks to help them remember where they put things. [High-Definition]

KET2: Math Basics; #107 "Names for the Same Number"; The relationships between common fractions, decimals, and percents and how to convert among them; figuring discounts.

KETKY: Common Ground and Cleaner Water; Explores the impact of non-point-source pollution on Kentucky's waterways, with a focus on damage created by agricultural, recreational, and everyday household activities. A 2006 KET production. Watch Online

3:30

KET: Curious George; #608 "Dj George/Curious George Paints The Desert" [TV-Y]; At the radio station, George accidentally locks himself into the DJ booth. George decides to create a painting to replace his friend's ruined one. [High-Definition]

KET2: Math Basics; #108 "How Much?"; The base-10 system; working with decimal fractions less than 1; computing sales tax; weight, capacity, and volume; different ways of expressing the same amount or quantity.

4:00

KET: Arthur; #907 "Three's a Crowd/A Is for Angry" [TV-Y]; Marina wants to join Prunella and her mom in their early-morning yoga routine, but Prunella isn't sure she wants to share that special time with her mom. Arthur takes on Brain at a checkers competition, and everyone rallies behind him—until he lets out a "yowl" that alienates his fans. [High-Definition]

KET2: Joanne Weir's Cooking Confidence; #121 "Rustic Yet Refined" [TV-G]; Joanne makes a classic Italian frico, a spiced lentil and herb salad, and halibut wrapped in prosciutto. [High-Definition]

KETKY: Historic Archaeology: Beneath Kentucky's Fields and Streets; Explores new archaeology investigations into the lives of farmers, slaves, soldiers, immigrants, and laborers during the 1800s in Kentucky. [High-Definition] Watch Online

4:30

KET: WordGirl; #121 "Violet Superhero/Big Business" [TV-Y7]; Violet becomes "the Framer," and suddenly there's a new superhero in town. At first it seems that WordGirl is still doing all the crime fighting. But when the Butcher attacks, the Framer comes to the rescue. Mr. Big tries to rig Businesspaloozafest, putting on a spectacle at his booth to win ownership of the biggest building in town. [High-Definition]

KET2: Cuisine Culture; #110 "Arnaud Lallement, Reims, France" [TV-G]; Lallement demonstrates how to grill langoustines, braise lamb and make an explosive dessert, a Raspberry Vacheron. [High-Definition]

5:00

KET: Wild Kratts; #123 "Cheetah Racer" [TV-Y]; Chris and Martin announce that no creature or vehicle can travel as fast over the rough and tumble African savannah as the cheetah. Aviva takes the challenge and declares she will build a ground racer that can run even faster than a cheetah. [High-Definition]

KET2: Connections with Renee Shaw; #816 "Bianca Spriggs"; Affrilachian poet and performer Bianca Spriggs discusses "The Thirteen," an exhibit and performance revolving around the lives of 13 black women who were lynched in Kentucky during the 19th and 20th centuries. A 2013 KET production. [High-Definition] Watch Online

KETKY: Leadership Landscape; #110 "Jeff Van Note"

5:30

KET: The Electric Company; #125 "Franscent" [TV-Y]; Francine ruins both her science project and Lisa's. The two rivals need find a way to work together on a new project or they'll both fail. [High-Definition]

KET2: Louisville Life; #703 "Hadley Pottery/Rooibee Red Tea/Barbara Sexton Smith/Wendy Whelan"; A visit to Hadley Pottery reveals a proud tradition of creating beautiful handmade pottery; Rooibee Red Tea, a relatively new Louisville business which produces bottled teas that are getting national buzz; an interview with Barbara Sexton Smith, president and CEO for Fund for the Arts; and a look at the Kentucky Muse program featuring New York City Ballet principal dancer and Louisville native Wendy Whelan. A 2013 KET production hosted by Candyce Clifft. [High-Definition] Watch Online

KETKY: Kentucky Life; #922 "Pisgah Church/Artist Martin Rollins/Rogers Scholars" [TV-G]; The historic Pisgah Church in Woodford County, painter Martin Rollins of Louisville, and the Rogers Scholars Program's intensive one-week summer session for high school students from 42 counties in Southern and Eastern Kentucky. A 2003 KET production hosted by Dave Shuffett.

6:00

KET: BBC World News America; #17011 [TV-RE]; [High-Definition]

KET2: Fetch! With Ruff Ruffman; #506 "It's Ruff in the Ring" [TV-Y]; Ruff sends Shreya out to learn how to box. Marc and Marco engineer a safe boxing helmet. [High-Definition]

KETKY: Morehead & Northfork Railroad; The film depicts the rise and fall of the railroad from the early 1900's to the 1970's. The Morehead & NorthFork Railroad in Rowan County created jobs, a town, and saved many lives during the horrific 1939 flood. But now, it's a forgotten landmark which has a century long story to tell. [High-Definition]