Tuesday 2/5/2013

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KET2: Fetch! With Ruff Ruffman; #515 "Birds Are Handy!" [TV-Y]; Emmie and Rubye head out to Wyoming to work with songbirds in the field. Ruff sends Marc and Shreya to learn how to dance with their hands. [High-Definition]

KETKY: Kentucky Tonight; #2009 "Industrial Hemp"; A discussion about industrial hemp. Scheduled guests: Kentucky Agriculture Commissioner James Comer; Kentucky State Police Commissioner Rodney Brewer; former Kentucky State Treasurer Jonathan Miller, founder of The Recovering Politician; and Dan Smoot, vice president of Operation UNITE. [High-Definition] Watch Online

KET2: Cyberchase; #303 "A World Without Zero" [TV-Y]; Discouraged by a poison pen campaign devised by Hacker, Mister Z decides to leave Gollywood, taking his zeroes with him. The sudden disappearance of the number 0 causes confusion and chaos, and the kids and Digit try to get Mister Z back by showing him that he does indeed have a value. [High-Definition]

KET2: Rick Steves' Europe; #712 "European Travel Skills, Part I" [TV-G]; The first of a three-part mini-series distills Rick Steves' 30 years of travel experience into 30 minutes of practical advice on how to have a fun, affordable, and culturally broadening trip to Europe. [High-Definition]

KETKY: Appalshop @ 40: Classics from the Collection; #110 "Sourwood Mountain Dulcimers/John Jacob Niles" [TV-G]; I.D. Stamper, a master dulcimer builder and player from Letcher County, Ky., and John McCutcheon, a young musician, play together, swap tunes, discuss musical traditions, and demonstrate the difference between hammered and mountain-style dulcimer. And, a portrait of John Jacob Nile, the adding machine repairman who came to eastern Kentucky in 1909 and became a much-noted "arranger, expander, collector, recorder, and performer" of traditional Appalachian ballads. The film shows Niles in concert, at home, at work arranging his music, and explaining the historical place of balladry in American music.

KET2: One to One with Bill Goodman; #805 "Sen. Robert Stivers"; Bill talks with State Sen. Robert Stivers (R-Manchester) about being elected president of the Kentucky Senate and the upcoming legislative session. A 2013 KET production. [High-Definition] Watch Online

KET: Jubilee; #1608 "Nedski and Mojo with Jana"; Nedski and Mojo with Jana, known for their banjo-guitar and mandolin-guitar duets, perform at the 3rd annual International Newgrass Festival. A 2012 KET production. [High-Definition] Watch Online

KET2: Pioneers of Television; #304 "Miniseries" [TV-PG]; LeVar Burton, Ed Asner, Louis Gossett Jr., and other discuss Roots. Peter Strauss and Susan Blakely offer fresh insights into Rich Man, Poor Man and all of the key players from the landmark miniseries The Thorn Birds appear. [High-Definition]

KETKY: Instrument Maker: Homer Ledford; [TV-G]; A chronicle of the creation of a dulcimer, from conception to finished instrument, interwoven with the life story of Winchester craftsman Homer Ledford, America's premier dulcimer maker. Produced by Stan Petrey with support from the KET Fund for Independent Production.

KETKY: Rebound: A Basketball Story; In the fall of 1980, the small town of Independence, Kentucky was rocked by a massive gas explosion at its high school. In the face of adversity, a group of young men picked up the pieces of their lives the way they knew best - by playing basketball. With no school to attend or gym to practice in, the boy's varsity basketball team realized a dream by winning the state championship. In the process, they inspired their fellow students and united the entire community. Nick Clooney narrates. [High-Definition]

KET: Silicon Valley: American Experience; [TV-PG]; A look at the creation of the integrated circuit and the monumental impact the microchip had on modern life are examined. [High-Definition]

KET2: King George and Queen Mary; #101; Born and brought up in the Victorian age, King George V was conservative to his fingertips. Yet in the face of unstoppable social change after WWI he turned out to be a remarkable innovator, creating the House of Windsor, embracing democratic reform, and reinventing many of the royal traditions. [High-Definition]

KET2: Scott & Bailey; #101 [TV-PG]; Janet and Rachel investigate the case of a pregnant girl who was killed in her bedroom. Rachel's love life ends up taking a turn for the worse and Janet receives a telephone call that reawakens a past tragedy. [High-Definition]

KETKY: Tobacco Blues; Can a good person grow tobacco? As the cigarette war rages, small-scale American tobacco farmers have been the overlooked casualties. Dynamic filmmaking duo Eren McGinnis and Christine Fugate travel across Kentucky to meet families who have been growing this crop for generations and examine how they are facing the consequences of this fuming controversy. Produced with support from the KET Fund for Independent Production.

KET: The Mysterious Lost State of Franklin; [TV-PG]; In 1784 frontier settlers formed the State of Franklin out of the western portion of North Carolina, a pivotal yet oft-forgotten post-Revolutionary War rebellion and attempted secession. [High-Definition]

KET: Legislative Update; #2502; Highlights from legislative proceedings of February 5, 2013. Watch Online

KETKY: Wendell Berry's Thoughts in the Presence of Fear; With film footage of rural Kentucky as a backdrop, author Wendell Berry expresses his thoughts in the days following the September 11 attack.

KET: GED Connection; #136 "Data Analysis" [TV-G]; Defines mean, median, and mode and shows how to organize data on charts and graphs and analyze statistical trends.

KETKY: A Tribute and a Toast to Opera; University of Kentucky opera students salute the best of opera with performances of a wide array of pieces from time-honored composers. Recorded before a live audience at the UK Singletary Center for the Arts, the production also features the UK Symphony Orchestra under the direction of conductor John Nardolillo. Dr. Everett McCorvey, director of the UK Opera Theatre, provides introductions and explanations of the selections. The program also includes behind-the-scenes looks at preparations for the gala from both the conductor's and the director's perspectives. A 2005 KET production.