Saturday 1/19/2013

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KET: The Lawrence Welk Show; #1321 "200 Years of American Music"; This exciting show opens as the band and all hands get together for "Yankee Doodle." Myron Floren plays "Skip To My Lou" and Guy and Ralna sing "Home Sweet Home." A real highlight is when Lawrence leads his musical family in "The Stars And Stripes Forever."

KET2: Nature; #2913 "Cracking The Koala Code" [TV-PG]; The day-to-day dramas of an extended family of koalas, seen through the eyes of the scientists studying their every move and vocalization. Discover how koalas survive and thrive on a diet poisonous to almost all other herbivorous mammals. [High-Definition]

KET: Louisville Life; #705 "Blackacre State Nature Preserve/Adrienne & Co. Bakery and Cafe/Mayor Greg Fischer/The Marcus Lindsey"; Visit Blackacre State Nature Preserve and Historic Homestead where urban children can explore farm life; taste the tempting treats of Adrienne & Co. Bakery and Cafe; an interview with Louisville Mayor Greg Fischer; and the unique space of The Marcus Lindsey. A 2013 KET production hosted by Candyce Clifft. [High-Definition] Watch Online

KET2: Classic Gospel; #803 "Cathedrals Farewell Celebration" [TV-G]; The Statler Brothers, the Oak Ridge Boys, and Sandi Patty are among the friends paying tribute to the venerable Cathedrals Quartet as they retired after 50 years singing gospel music. [High-Definition]

KETKY: WoodSongs; #1111 "Joan Osborne" [TV-G]; Multiple Grammy nominee Joan Osborne performs songs from her new release, Bring It on Home.

KETKY: WoodSongs; #1111 "Joan Osborne" [TV-G]; Multiple Grammy nominee Joan Osborne performs songs from her new release, Bring It on Home.

KET: The Red Green Show; #103 "The Beer Project" [TV-G]; Responding to the high price of beer, the men of the Possum Lodge decide to save money by brewing their own rather than curtailing consumption.

KET: Kentucky Life; #617 "Lincoln's Boyhood Home/McConnell Springs/Firefighter Training/Log Cabins" [TV-G]; Knob Hill Farm, where Abraham Lincoln spent his toddler and preschool years; the site where Lexington was founded, now a park and education center maintained by a volunteer foundation; airport training for firefighters who have to battle blazes aboard airplanes; and log cabins around the state. A 2000 KET production hosted by Dave Shuffett. Watch Online

KET2: History Detectives; #301 "The Spirit of St. Louis/Gary Powers' "Suicide Pin"/Image of Apache Warrior Geronimo" [TV-G]; Two brothers from Parsippany, NJ check up on their uncle's claim that he built the engine for Charles Lindbergh's Spirit of St. Louis. A toolmaker and artist in Kansas City wonders whether two peculiar liquid-containing pins, wrapped in a newspaper dated 1960, could be the prototypes for a poison-filled pin that U2 pilot Gary Powers was carrying when his spy plane was shot down over the Soviet Union. And a Kentucky woman tries to discover the connection between her great-great-grandfather, lieutenant governor of the New Mexico territory in the 1870s, and a photo of legendary Apache warrior Geronimo.

KETKY: Kentucky - An American Story; #101 "The Land"; A look at the migration of Daniel Boone and thousands of settlers through the Cumberland Gap, coal mining, tobacco farming, the TVA, and the horse farms of the Bluegrass. The film reminds viewers that Kentucky has a proud and valuable history that is deeply intertwined with the American experience. [High-Definition] Watch Online

KET: Kentucky Afield; #2916 [TV-G]; A KET/Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources co-presentation hosted by Tim Farmer. [High-Definition]

KET: Movie Classics; #1058 "Platoon" [TV-PG]; Two sergeants and a private join others lost in war along the 1967 Cambodian border. Tom Berenger, Willem Dafoe, and Charlie Sheen star. (1986)

KET2: Last of the Summer Wine; #1040 "One of the Places Unexplored By Man" [TV-PG]; Compo wants his photograph taken - in Nora Batty's bedroom!

KETKY: The Feuds of Bloody Breathitt: Kentucky's Untold Story; For more than 40 years, Breathitt County was home to the most violent and destructive feuds the United States has ever known. This film looks at that forgotten history as told by the descendants of the feudists and some of Breathitt County's most colorful characters.

KET2: Keeping Up Appearances; #103; Invited to her favorite stately home, Hyacinth looks forward to soaking up a little culture.

KET2: Are You Being Served?; #162 "Gambling Fever"; The staff has taken to betting on the horses. After being caught watching a race, Mr. Humphries mimes the action to everyone else over the security camera.

KETKY: Along Kentucky 80; Journalist John Ed Pearce travels across southern Kentucky on state Hwy. 80, from the Breaks of the Big Sandy on the Virginia border to Columbus-Belmont Battlefield State Park on the Mississippi River. Stops along the way include Mammoth Cave, Lake Cumberland, Logan County sites with historic connections to Jesse James and Andrew Jackson, the South Union Shaker village, Bowling Green, and Cadiz. A 1992 KET production. Watch Online

KET2: As Time Goes By; #108; Jean's daughter leaves home so that her mother and Lionel can have the house to themselves for the weekend.

KET: Austin City Limits; #3808 "Norah Jones/Kat Edmonson" [TV-PG]; Norah Jones sings songs from her album Little Broken Heart and Kat Edmonson showcases her album, Way Down Low. [High-Definition]

KET2: Jubilee; #1606 "Dread Clampitt"; Dread Clampitt performs a fusion of bluegrass, rock 'n' roll, jazz, and Cajun funk at the 3rd annual International Newgrass Festival. A 2012 KET production. [High-Definition] Watch Online

KETKY: The Crash of 1929: American Experience; #308 [TV-G]; Throughout most of 1929, the stock market was rising steadily, and few critics could be found. It was a "new era" when anyone could get rich. But in truth, only a small group of bankers, brokers, and speculators grew fabulously wealthy by manipulating the stock market. The unbounded optimism of the age gave way to shock and despair when reality finally hit on October 29th. [High-Definition]

KET: DCI Banks; #101 "Aftermath" [TV-PG]; Number 27 The Hill is a seemingly ordinary house in an ordinary street. But when police officers Janet Taylor and Dennis Morrisey arrive, it is clear things are far from normal. The young, beautiful Lucy Payne is unconscious and bleeding from a head wound. Hiding in the cellar is her husband - Marcus Payne - desperate to protect his secret. [High-Definition]

KET2: Nature; #2913 "Cracking The Koala Code" [TV-PG]; The day-to-day dramas of an extended family of koalas, seen through the eyes of the scientists studying their every move and vocalization. Discover how koalas survive and thrive on a diet poisonous to almost all other herbivorous mammals. [High-Definition]

KETKY: Eight Acres of History: Lexington's African Cemetery No. 2; [TV-G]; A documentary about a historic African-American cemetery and the small band of Lexingtonians who have spent years restoring it. Thousands are buried at African Cemetery No. 2, including the winning jockey of the first Kentucky Derby, a number of Buffalo Soldiers, and a member of the Civil War's 54th Massachusetts Regiment. The 141-year-old cemetery was neglected and overgrown before volunteers began the work of restoring the grounds and gathering the life stories of those buried there. Produced by the Lexington Public Library's Cable Channel 20.