Sunday 1/13/2013

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6:00 am EST

KET: Sesame Street; #4192 "Y a Quest Y Not" [TV-Y]; Telly, Abby, and Elmo look to the book How to be a Knight for a Day to tell them how to become knights. First, they have to wear a suit of shining armor. Next, they must sing a knight song, so they sing. Then they must go on a quest. But they don't know what to search for! As Elmo, Telly, and Abby think about their quest, they hear a whimpering letter "Y." When they ask the letter "Y" why he is crying, he tells them he is unsure of his purpose in life. [High-Definition]

KET2: Religion & Ethics NewsWeekly; #1619 [TV-RE]; [High-Definition]

KETKY: Kentucky Music; #109 "Nikkos Pappas and Seth Folsom"; Nikos Pappas from Lexington, Kentucky, is a champion fiddler having taken home multiple awards. He performs with Seth Folsom from Louisville, a musician and world-class banjo maker. [High-Definition]

6:30

KET2: bookclub@ket; #301 "All the King's Men"; Host Bill Goodman and a panel of readers discuss Robert Penn Warren's Pulitzer Prize-winning novel, All the King's Men, based on the life of Huey Long. A 2001 KET production. Watch Online

KETKY: 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

7:00

KET: Curious George; #607 "Feeling Antsy/Maple Monkey Madness" [TV-Y]; George spots an army of ants, something the Man with the Yellow Hat warned his messy monkey about. George learns that maple syrup comes from trees, so he and Allie team up to replenish the Man's syrup supply. [High-Definition]

KET2: European Journal; #3102 "Germany's Bounty of Green Energy Overloads The Power Grid" [TV-G]

KETKY: Kentucky Afield; #2915 [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; #902 "Pain Relief: Foot Pain Workout" [TV-G]; [High-Definition]

KETKY: Bluegrass and Backroads; #904; Visit two artists who paint with wax and recycled objects, meet students who go to one of the best farrier schools in the world, sheep are sheared and their wool is spun on spinning wheels at Sweet Home Spun, and the vineyards of Talon Winery. [High-Definition]

8:00

KET: Super Why!; #126 "Rumpelstiltskin" [TV-Y]; Princess Pea's father is too busy to help her tie her skates, so the Super Readers pay a call on another princess whose funny little helper is far too busy to help her spin straw into gold. Can they guess how the story of Rumpelstiltskin will turn out? [High-Definition]

KET2: Wai Lana Yoga; #511 "Enjoy Supple Joints" [TV-G]

KETKY: Louisville Life; #704 "The Kentucky Opera/Vendome Copper & Brass Works/Donna Hargens/The Western Library"; A look at the history of the Kentucky Opera, celebrating its 60th season; a visit to Vendome Copper & Brass Works; an interview with Jefferson Co. Public Schools Superintendent Donna Hargens; and The Western Library has been remodeled with a new addition - the African-American Archives Reading Room. A 2013 KET production hosted by Candyce Clifft. [High-Definition] Watch Online

8:30

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: GED Connection; #115 "Drama" [TV-G]; Explores the elements of drama through a play written by an adult learner and goes behind the scenes to see how the written word is translated to the stage.

KETKY: Comment on Kentucky; #3911; Journalists from around the state discuss news of the day with host Ferrell Wellman. Guests: Jack Brammer, political writer, Lexington Herald-Leader; Kenny Colston, Frankfort bureau chief, Kentucky Public Radio; and Joe Gerth, political writer, Louisville Courier-Journal. A KET production. [High-Definition] Watch Online

9:00

KET: 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]

KET2: GED Connection; #127 "Passing the GED Math Test" [TV-G]; Advice on what to expect from and how to prepare for the GED math test, including information on the calculator used on the test.

KETKY: 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

9:30

KET: Sid the Science Kid; #206 "Where Did the Water Go?" [TV-Y]; While brushing his teeth, Sid wonders what happens to all the dirty water when it goes down the drain. At The Science Center, Sid and his friends explore how water travels in and out of our homes through pipes. And here's something Sid and his friends never realized: there's lots of water in the world, but you can't drink it all! [High-Definition]

KET2: 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: One to One with Bill Goodman; #802 "Dr. James Heckman"; Dr. James Heckman, Nobel Laureate and a professor of economics at the University of Chicago, discusses the economic gains to be realized by investing in early childhood education. A 2013 KET production. [High-Definition] Watch Online

10:00

KET: To the Contrary with Bonnie Erbe; #2144 [TV-RE]; [High-Definition]

KET2: SciGirls; #202 "Mother Nature's Shoes" [TV-G]; Nature's designs, from polar bear paws to penguin flippers, inspire Elin and her best friends to design a safer shoe for walking on Minnesota's icy winter streets. [High-Definition]

KETKY: Great Conversations; #102 "Elizabeth Gilbert and ZZ Packer" [TV-G]; ZZ Packer, author of Drinking Coffee Elsewhere and a 1990 graduate of Seneca High School in Louisville, interviews author Elizabeth Gilbert about her #1 New York Times bestselling memoir Eat, Pray, Love: One Woman's Search for Everything Across Italy, India, and Indonesia and her novel, Stern Men. A KET production taped at the Kentucky Center for the Performing Arts in Louisville.

10:30

KET: Inside Washington; #2439 [TV-G]

KET2: Cyberchase; #107 "The Poddleville Case" [TV-Y]; The diabolical Hacker wreaks havoc when he steals the power pods of Poddleville, a cybercity filled with patterns. Our heroes must use math and logic to crack the double pattern that unlocks the Poddles' cyberpower vault before Hacker and his henchmen do. [High-Definition]

11:00

KET: Moyers & Company; #201 "Paul Krugman On Why Jobs Come First" [TV-RE]; [High-Definition]

KET2: Saving The Ocean; #108 "Trinidad's Turtle Giants" [TV-G]; After local leaders launched a crusade to end the slaughter of Trinidad's thousand-pound leatherback turtles, the turtles were transformed from shark bait to tourist attraction. [High-Definition]

KETKY: Kentucky Life; #616 "Sally Brown Nature Preserve/Treasure Hunter/Wise Village Pickers/Lexington Cemetery" [TV-G]; A Nature Conservancy preserve in Garrard County; Tracy Watkins of Jessamine County, who goes treasure hunting with a metal detector; Powell County young people learning to play bluegrass music from legends of the form; and the lush flora of the Lexington Cemetery. A 2000 KET production hosted by Dave Shuffett. Watch Online

11:30

KET2: Kentucky Collectibles; #101; Expert appraisers examine treasures including an autographed Babe Ruth baseball, a Harpers Ferry pistol, and an amazing snuff bottle collection. [High-Definition] Watch Online

KETKY: Kentucky Time Capsule; #104 "The Craziest Thing You Ever Saw" [TV-G]; In the mid-1970s, Louisville searched for a way to bring life and excitement to its declining downtown. For some, the solution was a clock created by sculptor Barney Bright. Watch Online

Noon

KET: The McLaughlin Group; #3103 [TV-RE]

KET2: Louisville Life; #704 "The Kentucky Opera/Vendome Copper & Brass Works/Donna Hargens/The Western Library"; A look at the history of the Kentucky Opera, celebrating its 60th season; a visit to Vendome Copper & Brass Works; an interview with Jefferson Co. Public Schools Superintendent Donna Hargens; and The Western Library has been remodeled with a new addition - the African-American Archives Reading Room. A 2013 KET production hosted by Candyce Clifft. [High-Definition] Watch Online

KETKY: Kentucky Muse; #502 "Wendy Whelan: Moments of Grace"; Interviews and performance segments take you into the life of New York City Ballet principal dancer Wendy Whelan, a Louisville native who began dancing with the Louisville Ballet Company as a child. [High-Definition] Watch Online