Saturday 1/26/2013

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KET: Quilting Arts; #1001 "Modern Day Quilting" [TV-G]; A scrappy contemporary log cabin pillow with a modern quilt aesthetic, using illuminated letters as a design element for one-of-a-kind quilts, and accessories that make machine quilting easier. [High-Definition]

KET2: Garden Smart; #2912 [TV-G]; An unusual location and a gardener's use of uncommon plants provide great plant and craft ideas. [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.

12:30 pm

KET: Knitting Daily; #1002 "The Sweater" [TV-G]; A sweater construction tutorial, the vest knitalong, wool yarns beyond the basic merino blends, and adding edgings and trims to your sweater projects are featured. [High-Definition]

KET2: The Victory Garden; #3405 "Urban Oasis" [TV-G]; A city oasis atop a concert hall in Los Angeles and community gardens in New York City. [High-Definition]

1:00

KET: P. Allen Smith's Garden to Table; #202 "Back to Basics" [TV-G]; P. Allen Smith makes a visit to the Canterbury Shaker Village in New Hampshire. There he tours the vegetable garden and learns the art of broom making. Plus, Allen shares a favorite family recipe - Aunt Antha's Corn Pudding. [High-Definition]

KET2: Rough Cut - Woodworking with Tommy Mac; #101 "Trestle Table" [TV-G]; Tommy handpicks a piece of local New England black walnut to construct the table, demonstrating how to make mortise and tenon joints, spring joints for the table top, and bread board ends to prevent the wood from warping. [High-Definition]

KETKY: Adolph Rupp: Myth, Legend, and Fact; A documentary exploring the career and reputation of legendary University of Kentucky basketball coach Adolph Rupp. Former players, assistant coaches, and administrators address some of the commonly held perceptions about Rupp, his reputation, and his role in the civil rights issues of the 1960s. A production of WKYT-TV/Lexington.

1:30

KET: Garden Smart; #2811 [TV-G]; Summertime is berry time. Learn from berry experts as we visit growers who know their business. [High-Definition]

KET2: This Old House; #3217 "Essex 2012/13, Human Centered Design, and Demo" [TV-G]; The bad shed dormer is removed at the house and work starts on a barrier-free entry. [High-Definition]

2:00

KET: Burt Wolf: Travels & Traditions; #1204 "The Great Rivers of Europe: Cochem to Luxembourg" [TV-G]; Burt cruises along the Mosel River with stops in Cochem and Bernkastel in the middle of the Mosel wine region. He also tours the city of Luxembourg and cooks with Lea Linster, one of Europe's leading chefs and a major television personality. [High-Definition]

KET2: Ask This Old House; #1117 "Maintaining Kitchen Appliances/Installing A Rain Gutter" [TV-G]; How to maintain kitchen appliances and installing a rain gutter, downspout, and rain barrel. [High-Definition]

2:30

KET: Rick Steves' Europe; #711 "Venice and Its Lagoon" [TV-G]; Along with sampling the sumptuous art treasures of Venice and exploring its back-street wonders, Rick visits Murano for glass, Burano for lace, and murky Torcello for a sense of where Venice was born. [High-Definition]

KET2: Hometime; #2601 "Exterior Harmony: Doors and Stone" [TV-G]; The new home's architecture is enhanced with continuity of garage doors, entry doors and shutters. [High-Definition]

3:00

KET: Lidia's Italy In America; #201 "Italian Style Breakfast for Dinner" [TV-G]; Lidia makes a ricotta frittata; asparagus and onion frittata, and a sausage, egg, and pepper frittata. [High-Definition]

KET2: Woodsmith Shop; #602 "Book Rack and Mantel Clock" [TV-G]; The editors of Woodsmith create a stylish book rack or an elegant mantel clock in a weekend. [High-Definition]

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.

3:30

KET: Essential Pepin; #101 "Savory Staples" [TV-G]; Risotto With vegetables, Darphin potatoes, skillet sweet potato, green couscous, and corn polenta with mushroom ragout are prepared.

KET2: The Woodwright's Shop; #3206 "Screw Cuttin' Lathe" [TV-G]; Roy uses an 1889 foot-powered lathe to cut perfect threads, cones, and tapers in iron and brass. [High-Definition]

4:00

KET: America's Test Kitchen from Cook's Illustrated; #1213 "Soup and Bread from Scratch" [TV-G]; How to make the ultimate whole wheat sandwich bread and broccoli cheese soup with lots of broccoli flavor. [High-Definition]

KET2: New Fly Fisher; #707 "Hawke River Atlantics" [TV-G]; Bill Spicer travels into the wilds of Labrador to fly fish for massive Atlantic Salmon. [High-Definition]

KETKY: 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

4:30

KET: A Taste of History; #404 "Antigua: Harboring British Interests" [TV-G]; Antigua was home to Britain's second largest naval port during the 18th century, commanded by Lord Admiral Nelson. Chef Walter prepares seafood water and pumpkin pancakes in the shadow of a sugar plantation windmill and archeological dig. [High-Definition]

KET2: Primal Grill with Steven Raichlen; #306 "Bombay Blast" [TV-G]; Recipes include: tandoori salmon (washed with garlic water and marinated in spices, yogurt, and chickpea flour); two traditional Indian charcoal-grilled breads made from the same dough: naan and flaky; and Persian-inspired saffron chicken tikka kebabs. [High-Definition]

5:00

KET: Antiques Roadshow; #1703 "Corpus Christi, Hour Three" [TV-G]; Highlights include a 1912 portrait by Charles Courtney Curran, a Porfirio Salinas Bluebonnet oil painting, and a 1983 Helen Frankenthaler lithograph. [High-Definition]

KET2: MotorWeek; #3221 "Audi A7" [TV-G]; Road tests of the 2013 Audi A7 and the 2013 Hyundai Elantra GT/Coupe. [High-Definition]

KETKY: Lexington in the 40s: Swingin' in the Bluegrass; [TV-G]; Central Kentuckians recall the big band music scene in the Bluegrass during the World War II era, when Lexingtonians danced in clubs like Joyland, the Green Dome, and the Cotton Club and in the ballrooms of the Phoenix and Lafayette hotels. Archival photographs and film footage, some not seen since the 1940s, illustrate the memories of those places and times.

5:30

KET2: Bluegrass and Backroads; #903 "Cowango Studios, St Joseph Children Home, Ed Hamil"; Meet two artists in Paducah whose styles are very different, the annual picnic at St. Joseph Children's Home, meet sculptor Ed Hamilton, and visit Phelps Toys. [High-Definition]

6:00

KET: The Lawrence Welk Show; #1322 "Memories of Nat "King" Cole"; "L-O-V-E" opens the show with a bang! Tanya croons "Paper Moon," Clay Hart pleases with "Ramblin' Rose," and Sandi Griffiths and the girls are beautiful on the song "Too Young." Larry Hooper and the gang end this tribute with those "Lazy, Hazy, Crazy Days of Summer."

KET2: Nature; #3005 "Attenborough's Life Stories: Life On Camera" [TV-PG]; This miniseries focuses on three fields that David Attenborough feels have been transformed most profoundly: filmmaking, science, and the environment. He revisits the stories and locations that were featured in his landmark series, Attenborough's Life Stories. [High-Definition]

KETKY: Cratis Williams: Living the Divided Life; Cratis Williams was an eloquent defender of Appalachian culture and one of the most important scholars of the postwar era. In this 1980s documentary, he visits his ancestral homeland on Caines Creek in Eastern Kentucky's Big Sandy Valley and reminisces about confronting the stereotypes of Appalachian culture and personalities. Interviews with Pat Beaver, Grace Edwards, Loyal Jones, Jim Wayne Miller, David Williams, and Gurney Norman attest to the importance of Williams' work to a generation of artists, writers, and scholars.