Thursday 1/17/2013

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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: 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

KET2: Cyberchase; #309 "The Snelfu Snafu (Part 1)" [TV-Y]; The long-lost encryptor chip, the one computer component that can bring Motherboard back to full power, turns up for sale on the popular cybersite U-WANT, U-BID. The kids save up money and manage to outbid Hacker for the precious chip. But when they implant it into Motherboard, Hacker takes over Cyberspace! [High-Definition]

KETKY: 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

KET2: Equitrekking Adventures; #605 "Arizona" [TV-G]; Darley travels from Northeastern Arizona down to the border of Mexico to explore the diversity of this southwestern state. She rides at a 300-year-old hacienda style ranch in the high Sonoran desert with a real cowboy guide. Outside of Phoenix, Darley saddles up to ride old gold mining routes and pan for gold with a modern day prospector in the Bradshaw Mountains. [High-Definition]

KETKY: Sojourn of the Strings; [TV-G]; From slave cabins on the plantation, through the minstrel era, into white Appalachia and eventually into the hands of Pete Seeger, this film traces the evolution of the banjo. [High-Definition]

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

KET: Antiques Roadshow; #1702 "Corpus Christi, Hour Two" [TV-G]; Highlights include vintage flash art at a local tattoo parlor, John Lennon's signature, and a book inscribed by Salvador Dali. [High-Definition]

KET2: The This Old House Hour; #1116 [TV-G]; Work begins on a 1935 English-style cottage the homeowners hope to turn into an accessible in-law residence for aging parents. Plus, hanging a flat panel television on the wall, different types of electrical outlets, and controlling yard insects without the use of pesticides are highlighted. [High-Definition]

KETKY: Kentucky Afield; #2915 [TV-G]; A KET/Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources co-presentation hosted by Tim Farmer. [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]

KET: Doc Martin; #102 "Gentlemen Prefer" [TV-PG]; Despite his disastrous introduction to life in the sleepy village of Portwenn, the former surgeon decides to stay and give it a go. The waiting room is full with patients enjoying tea and biscuits served by Elaine. It seems the previous doctor allowed his patients to treat his office as a drop-in cafe to share their ailments, but not necessarily to seek medical treatment. Elaine's inefficiency pushes Martin over the edge and he fires her. News of her dismissal spreads around the village like wildfire, and Martin becomes universally disliked. [High-Definition]

KET2: Masterpiece Classic; #4302 "Downton Abbey, Season 3 - Part 2" [TV-PG]; The fate of Downton Abbey hinges on a letter from a dead man. Edith and Sir Anthony face their own fateful moment. Mrs. Hughes confronts a crisis. [High-Definition]

KETKY: Kentucky Chamber Day 2013; #201; At the opening of the 2013 General Assembly, business leaders from across Kentucky listen to the governor and the state's top legislative leaders share their visions for Kentucky's economy, government, and politics at the 18th Annual Kentucky Chamber Day in Lexington. [High-Definition] Watch Online

KET: Market Warriors; #114 "Antiquing In Chicago, Il" [TV-PG]; The pickers must find something from the 1970s at the Randolph Street Market in Chicago, Illinois. Notable finds include a pair of mid-century fiberglass chairs, a modern coffee table, and an Aunt Jemima clock. [High-Definition]

KET2: Secrets of Highclere Castle; [TV-PG]; It may be more famous now than any time in its 1,300-year history as the setting of Downton Abbey, but England's Highclere Castle has its own stories to tell. See how all the inhabitants of Highclere lived and find out how the current inhabitants spend $1 million in annual upkeep funds. [High-Definition]

KETKY: On the Ohio with John Ed Pearce; Pulitzer Prize-winning writer and columnist John Ed Pearce cruises down the Ohio River, stopping frequently along the way to relate historical ancedotes and facts about the river, its people, and its towns. A 1987 KET production. Watch Online

KETKY: Green Buildings; [TV-G]; Looks at green buildings from the Solar Decathlon competition in Washington, D.C. to the restoration of New Orleans. [High-Definition]

KET: Kentucky Life; #1313 "Quilt Barns/Riding for Hope" [TV-G]; Classic quilt designs painted on barns throughout Eastern Kentucky and the equine-based therapy of Central Kentucky Riding for Hope, where horses, medical personnel, and volunteers work to help people with disabilities achieve self-esteem, confidence, coordination, and a sense of achievement. A 2007 KET production hosted by Dave Shuffett. Watch Online

KETKY: Sludge; Examines the aftermath of an Eastern Kentucky environmental disaster: the massive October 2000 coal slurry spill in Martin County. Approximately 300 million gallons of coal waste broke through underground mine workings and entered the Big Sandy River, killing all aquatic life in more than 30 miles of river and damaging municipal water systems.

KET: GED Connection; #131 "Fractions" [TV-G]; What fractions represent, how to judge the relative sizes of different fractions, calculating with them, and solving everyday fraction problems.

KETKY: 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