Sunday 1/20/2013

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KET: The McLaughlin Group; #3104 [TV-RE]

KET2: 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

KETKY: Kentucky Muse; #503 "Frank X Walker: I Dedicate This Ride"; Through poetry and drama, Kentucky writer and Affrilachian Poets founder Frank X Walker illuminates the life of 19th century African-American jockey Isaac Murphy. The program includes dramatic segments performed by Lexington Children's Theatre. [High-Definition] Watch Online

12:30 pm

KET: Comment on Kentucky; #3912; Journalists from around the state discuss news of the day with host Ferrell Wellman. Guests: Bill Estep, Somerset bureau reporter, Lexington Herald-Leader; Jacqueline Pitts, political producer, cn/2's Pure Politics; and Mike Wynn, Frankfort bureau reporter, Louisville Courier-Journal. A KET production. [High-Definition] Watch Online

KET2: Burt Wolf: Travels & Traditions; #1302 "Florence, Italy" [TV-G]; Burt, travel expert Steve Perillo, and Burt's youngest son Nicholas, visit the Salvatore Ferragamo Museum, find out how product placement influenced the artworks of the Renaissance, and tour the great tourist attractions of the city. [High-Definition]

KETKY: Impresario; Profiles Everett McCorvey, director of the opera program at the University of Kentucky, as he tours from West Virginia to Brazil with the American Spiritual Ensemble and mounts a stage production of Mozart's Don Giovanni. Produced by Eren McGinnis and Ari Palos with support from the KET Fund for Independent Production.

1:00

KET: One to One with Bill Goodman; #803 "Janna McMahan"; Author Janna McMahan, a University of Kentucky graduate, discusses her career as a best-selling novelist and writer. A 2013 KET production. [High-Definition] Watch Online

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: Headwaters: Real Stories from Rural America; #101 "Life Stories" [TV-G]; The lives of two African-American women in eastern Kentucky: Mabel Parker Hardison Smith taught school for more than 35 years in the coalfields of eastern Kentucky. Evelyn Williams, coal miner's daughter and wife, domestic worker and mother of nine, battled to save her land from destruction by a large oil and gas firm.

1:30

KET: Connections with Renee Shaw; #817 "Michelle Tooley"; Michelle Tooley, the Eli Lilly Professor of Religion at Berea College, talks about global violence against women and poverty. A 2013 KET production. [High-Definition] Watch Online

1:30

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!

1:30

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!

2:00

KET: Slavery By Another Name; [TV-PG]; A harrowing story of how in the South, even as chattel slavery came to an end, new forms of involuntary servitude, including convict leasing, debt slavery and peonage, took its place with shocking force. [High-Definition]

KETKY: A Native Presence; A discussion of the presence of Native Americans in Kentucky's past, as well as current events that show how Kentuckians are embracing this heritage. A look back at the infamous Slack Farm looting incident, in which hundreds of graves were desecrated, focuses on laws passed since then to protect archaeologically and culturally important sites, while scenes from powwows and other events around the state show the vitality of the state's contemporary American Indian community. A 1995 KET production.

2:00

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.

2:00

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.

2:29

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

3:00

KET2: 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]

KETKY: Wilderness Road; Author and University of Kentucky professor Gurney Norman retraces the route of the famous pioneer trail from Kingsport, TN to Boonesborough and gets perspectives on the region's history from a retired forester, a Cherokee teacher, and a Laurel County farmer. A 1991 KET production. Watch Online

3:30

KET: Kentucky Muse; #503 "Frank X Walker: I Dedicate This Ride"; Through poetry and drama, Kentucky writer and Affrilachian Poets founder Frank X Walker illuminates the life of 19th century African-American jockey Isaac Murphy. The program includes dramatic segments performed by Lexington Children's Theatre. [High-Definition] Watch Online

4:00

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: Hollywood Biography; #510 "Ingrid Bergman" [TV-PG]; Presents the remarkably talented but down-to-earth Ingrid Bergman who became a screen icon of romantic love. Actors Liv Ullmann, Angela Lansbury, Anthony Quinn, Jose Ferrer, and Colleen Dewhurst are interviewed. John Gielgud narrates.

KETKY: Born Too Soon; Reveals the shocking statistics and long-term effects of premature birth in Kentucky; its connections to smoking, poverty and environment; the impact of scheduling for convenience; and efforts across the state to prevent this serious and costly trend. A 2010 KET production. [High-Definition] Watch Online

4:30

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

5:00

KET: The This Old House Hour; #1114 [TV-G]; Finishing touches are coming together on the driveway, walk-in closets, home automation, and some remarkable wallpaper in the powder room. Plus, Terrazzo floors are restored and a cracked floor joist is repaired. [High-Definition]

KET2: Life On Fire; #103 "The Surprise Salmon" [TV-G]; In Alaska, scientists investigate a race of salmon that faced the death of their natal river 2,000 years ago. [High-Definition]

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

5:30

KETKY: 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

6:00

KET: Rough Cut - Woodworking with Tommy Mac; #313 "Media Center" [TV-G]; Tommy visits Jim Craig, legendary hockey goalie, to create a media center. [High-Definition]

KET2: Nova; #3905 "Ice Age Death Trap" [TV-G]; In a race against developers in the Rockies, archaeologists uncover a unique site packed with astonishingly preserved bones of mammoths, mastodons, and other giant extinct beasts, opening a vivid window on the vanished world of the Ice Age. [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.