Sunday 1/20/2013

EARLY | MORNING | AFTERNOON | EVENING | NOW PLAYING

6:00 pm EST

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.

6:30

KET: Kentucky Collectibles; #102; Expert appraisers examine treasures including pottery from Newcomb College, a 1946 Martin Guitar, and some of the rarest marbles in the world. [High-Definition] Watch Online

7:00

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

KET2: Moyers & Company; #202 "Fighting The Filibuster" [TV-RE]; [High-Definition]

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

7:29

KET: 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!

7:30

KET: 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 Spirituals; [TV-PG]; Slaves created the spiritual, a musical form built on African roots and biblical texts, for deliverance and for communication. The American Spiritual Ensemble, founded by University of Kentucky professor Everett McCorvey, honors the painful history of this American art form while introducing its message of hope to contemporary audiences around the world. Produced by Eren McGinnis and Ari Palos with support from the KET Fund for Independent Production.

8:00

KET2: 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: Gethsemani; [TV-G]; Explores life at the Abbey of Gethsemani in Nelson County, one of the best-known monasteries in the world, showcasing its beauty and serenity while examining the struggles of those who live there. Produced and directed by Morgan Atkinson with support from the KET Fund for Independent Production, this program received a Gabriel Award from the Catholic Academy for Communications Arts Professionals.

8:00

KET: 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.

8:00

KET: 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.

8:28

KET: 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.

8:29

KET: 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.

9:00

KET: Masterpiece Classic; #4303 "Downton Abbey, Season 3 - Part 3" [TV-PG]; Two social revolutions arrive at Downton Abbey: the Irish civil war and the fight for women's suffrage. A mysterious conspiracy keeps Anna and Bates apart. [High-Definition]

KETKY: Saint Joseph College: A Triumph of Faith; A historical documentary about the Bardstown college, once a leading institution of religion and learning in the South.

9:30

KET2: The Spirituals; [TV-PG]; Slaves created the spiritual, a musical form built on African roots and biblical texts, for deliverance and for communication. The American Spiritual Ensemble, founded by University of Kentucky professor Everett McCorvey, honors the painful history of this American art form while introducing its message of hope to contemporary audiences around the world. Produced by Eren McGinnis and Ari Palos with support from the KET Fund for Independent Production.

10:00

KET: Chatsworth House; #101 [TV-PG]; Join the 12th Duke and Duchess as the house is being prepared to open to the public. It is the busiest time of year for the house staff and everyone has a role to play including the Duke and Duchess as they join the annual litter clean up around the estate. [High-Definition]

KET2: The Abolitionists: American Experience; #102 "The Abolitionists, Part Two" [TV-PG]; Douglass escapes slavery, eventually joining Garrison in the anti-slavery movement. Threatened with capture by his former owner, Douglass flees to England, returning to the U.S. in 1847. He launches his own anti-slavery paper. John Brown meets with Douglass, revealing his radical plan to raise an army, attack plantations, and free the slaves. Harriet Beecher Stowe publishes Uncle Tom's Cabin in 1852. [High-Definition]

10:30

KETKY: Beyond the Stone Fences: Horse Farms of the Bluegrass; Explore the history and traditions of some of the area's fabled horse farms including Calumet, Three Chimneys, and Donamire. [High-Definition]

11:00

KET: Globe Trekker; #1107 "East Texas" [TV-G]; Zay takes roping lessons and experiences the famous Gun Show in Ft. Worth, visits the Book Depository with an eyewitness to the Kennedy assassination in Dallas, travels to the oil fields in Kilgore, stops at the Huntsville State Penitentiary, tours the Johnson Space Center with Alan Bean in Houston, and celebrates the 4th of July in Chappell Hill.

KET2: This Is America & The World; #1616 "Ambassador Guomundur Arni Stefansson (Iceland)" [TV-G]; Ambassador of Iceland, Guomundur Arni Stefansson discusses Iceland's economic collapse and recovery as well as their neutrality and focus on equal rights.

KETKY: Bluegrass and Backroads; #905 "Dummy Museum, Sheep Farm, and Hillbilly"; Vent Haven Museum is home to ventriloquist's dummies, raising sheep at Lan Mark Farms, the Hillbilly Festival in Pikeville, and Lovell's Orchard is one of Kentucky Farm Bureau's Certified Farm Markets. [High-Definition]

11:30

KET2: bookclub@ket; #703 "One Vacant Chair"; Host Bill Goodman and a panel of guests discuss Joe Coomer's comic and poignant novel about life, death, and family ties. A 2005 KET production. Watch Online

KETKY: Kentucky Time Capsule; #107 "With Hands and Heart" [TV-G]; Two centuries ago, the Shakers established a community in Kentucky called Pleasant Hill. Helen Hayes narrates this look at life inside the community, drawn from letters and other historical documents. Watch Online

Midnight

KET: Religion & Ethics NewsWeekly; #1620 [TV-RE]; [High-Definition]

KET2: Masterpiece Classic; #4303 "Downton Abbey, Season 3 - Part 3" [TV-PG]; Two social revolutions arrive at Downton Abbey: the Irish civil war and the fight for women's suffrage. A mysterious conspiracy keeps Anna and Bates apart. [High-Definition]

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