Thursday 2/7/2013

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3:00 pm EST

KET: The Cat in the Hat Knows a Lot About That!; #135 "Super Cleaner Uppers/Itty Bitty Water" [TV-Y]; Sandy the Sand Hopper teach the kids the difference between natural "garbage" and man-made trash. The Cat takes the kids to Drippety Dry Desert to meet three creatures who are experts at conserving water. [High-Definition]

KET2: Math Basics; #105 "Estimation"; Four methods of estimating—front-end estimation, clustering, rounding, and compatible numbers—and how to decide which to use.

3:30

KET: Curious George; #509 "Follow That Boat/Windmill Monkey" [TV-Y]; Steve needs an A to pass his history class and his model papyrus boat is sure to make the grade. George helps him test the boat in Endless Park's pond, but a sudden rainstorm sweeps it down the sewer grate! While searching for the boat, Steve and George learn that debris from the street ends up in the ocean. George proudly finishes planting his rooftop garden when he turns around to find that Compass and his friends have eaten all the seeds. While buying more seeds, George spots a windmill and learns how the wind can power just about anything. [High-Definition]

KET2: Crossroads Café; #114 "Life Goes On" [TV-PG]; The café employees try to cope while Brashov is in the hospital. Vocabulary: describing things; cultural information: the hospital environment.

KETKY: Coming to Ground; Explores the change in Kentucky agriculture over the last decade and chronicles the efforts of Kentucky's farmers and policy makers as they moved from dependency on tobacco to a more diverse and sustainable agriculture. [High-Definition]

4:00

KET: Arthur; #1604 "Get Smart/Baby Steps" [TV-Y]; A battle begins when HUGO, the new interactive whiteboard, corrects Mr. Ratburn in front of the class. D.W. enlists the help of Brain to determine if her sister Kate is above average, below average, or just average-average. [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]

4:08

KETKY: Coming to Ground; Explores the change in Kentucky agriculture over the last decade and chronicles the efforts of Kentucky's farmers and policy makers as they moved from dependency on tobacco to a more diverse and sustainable agriculture. [High-Definition]

4:30

KET: WordGirl; #208 "Bonkers for Bingo/The Ballad of Steve McClean" [TV-Y7]; Granny May is the city's newest bingo champion. WordGirl challenges Granny May in a bingo tournament to make sure that she's given up her evil ways. There's a new villain in town: the snazzy, cool, and sanitized Steve McClean. Dr. Two-Brains teams-up with WordGirl to defeat Steve McClean, restore order, and reclaim his status as the number one villain. [High-Definition]

5:00

KET: Wild Kratts; #216 "Blowfish Blowout" [TV-Y]; When the miniaturized Kratt Brothers get swept up in a current of plankton and head to the most populated and diverse habitat on Earth - the coral reef. [High-Definition]

KET2: The Aviators; #101 [TV-G]; EAA AirVenture, US Air Force C5M, Tiger Moth, Miracle on the Hudson hero Jeff Skiles, and Flat spin survivor. [High-Definition]

KETKY: Kentucky Collectibles; #101; Expert appraisers examine treasures including an autographed Babe Ruth baseball, a Harpers Ferry pistol, and an amazing snuff bottle collection. [High-Definition] Watch Online

5:30

KET: The Electric Company; #304 "Pies for Puppies" [TV-Y]; Jessica and Danny Rebus are competing to sell the most pies at the Pies for Puppies bake sale. [High-Definition]

KET2: Tracks Ahead; #707 "The Dakota Southern Railroad" [TV-G]; Talk with a man whose hard work has resurrected a short line railroad in South Dakota; visit an astounding 15 inch gauge railroad on a game preserve in the Midwest; visit Kyoto, Japan, and look in on a steam museum and train ride; and head to the Smoky Mountains for a visit to a new public layout. [High-Definition]

KETKY: Kentucky Life; #1019 "Garden Club of Kentucky/Colonial House Furniture/W.T. Stinson" [TV-G]; The headquarters of the Garden Club of Kentucky in Nannine Clay Wallis' 1851 home in Paris; Colonial House, a family-run furniture workshop in Auburn that has been creating fine furniture since 1952; and stained-glass artist W.T. Stinson. A 2004 KET production hosted by Dave Shuffett. Watch Online

6:00

KET: BBC World News America; #17038 [TV-RE]; [High-Definition]

KET2: Fetch! With Ruff Ruffman; #513 "Look What the Dog Dug Up!" [TV-Y]; After digging up an ancient sarcophagus in his backyard, Ruff sends the FETCHers out to authenticate the artifact and verify the age of the mummy. [High-Definition]

KETKY: 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

6:30

KET: Nightly Business Report; #32047 [TV-RE]; [High-Definition]

KET2: Cyberchase; #506 "The Flying Parallinis" [TV-Y]; Hacker strands Jackie atop Mount Wayupthere, and the rest of the CyberSquad has to act fast to save her. TW, a spunky young member of the Flying Parallinis, agrees to help them search for the elusive Diamond Joe—the mysterious figure who holds the secret to Jackie's release. [High-Definition]

KETKY: bookclub@ket; #406 "Payne Hollow: Life on the Fringe of Society"; Host Bill Goodman and a panel of readers discuss Harlan and Anna Hubbard's simple life on the Ohio River in Trimble County. Eschewing electricity, telephones, and other trappings of the 20th century, the Hubbards tended their garden, fished the river, and lived lives akin to those of settlers a century earlier. A 2002 KET production. Watch Online

7:00

KET: PBS NewsHour; #10559 [TV-RE]; [High-Definition]

KET2: Equitrekking Adventures; #608 "Southern Quebec" [TV-G]; Darley explores Quebec's snowy trails by horses, skis, and dogsleds and visits the city of Montreal, sampling some French pastries in Old Montreal and getting an insiders look at the Canadian horses in Mont Royal Park. [High-Definition]

KETKY: My Kentucky Home; #102 "Caldwell County"; A historical look at Caldwell County.

7:30

KET2: Louisville Life; #707 "Sleep Rock Thy Brain/Barry Wooley Designs/55,000 Degrees/Nuts n Stuff"; A look at Sleep Rock Thy Brain, a new collaborative production at the Actors Theatre of Louisville; meet lifestyle designer Barry Wooley; Mary Gwen Wheeler, executive director for 55,000 Degrees, talks about the goal of adding 40,000 bachelor's degrees and 15,000 associate's degrees by 2020; and visit Nuts n Stuff, a very unique bulk store in the Louisville area. A 2013 KET production hosted by Candyce Clifft. [High-Definition] Watch Online

8:00

KET: Antiques Roadshow; #1705 "Boston, Hour Two" [TV-G]; Highlights include a 1950 Selmer alto saxophone, an impressive George Gershwin collection, and 1970s Beatles memorabilia. [High-Definition]

KET2: The This Old House Hour; #1119 [TV-G]; Reviving a neglected water feature, drilling for both a new water well and for geothermal wells, caring for orchids as houseplants, and installing a kitchen wall cabinet. [High-Definition]

KETKY: Kentucky Afield; #2918 [TV-G]; A KET/Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources co-presentation hosted by Tim Farmer. [High-Definition]

8:30

KETKY: Bluegrass and Backroads; #907; Meet chainsaw master Sam Dunning; attend the Marion County Ham Days Festival; visit Flaggy Meadows Fiberworks in Springfield; and meet Tommy Rothrock, another chainsaw master. [High-Definition]

9:00

KET: Doc Martin; #105 "Of All the Harbors in All the Towns" [TV-PG]; An old flame of Martin's Aunt Joan sails back into her life and whisks her off her feet. But her suitor, John Slater, is seriously ill with a life threatening heart condition, as Doc Martin discovers when he insists on running tests on him.

KET2: Masterpiece Classic; #4305 "Downton Abbey, Season 3 - Part 5" [TV-PG]; Robert and Cora are not speaking. The servants are shunning Matthew's mother, Isobel. And Matthew and Robert have fallen out. Bates takes a gamble. [High-Definition]

KETKY: Time on the River; Kentucky author Gurney Norman hosts a historical look at the important role the Kentucky River played in the settlement of the state. A 1987 KET production. Watch Online