Saturday 2/23/2013

EARLY | MORNING | AFTERNOON | EVENING | NOW PLAYING

6:00 pm EST

KET: The Lawrence Welk Show; #1326 "Salute to New York City"; From the opening number "New York, New York" to the finale - a toe tapping medley of "The Bowery" and "Sidewalks Of New York," this show moves with the hustle and excitement of the Big Apple itself.

KET2: Nature; #2802 "A Murder of Crows" [TV-PG]; New research has shown that crows are among the most intelligent animals in the world. [High-Definition]

6:30

KETKY: Rovers, Wrestlers, and Stars: The Quonset Auditorium; [TV-PG]; Chronicles Quonset Auditorium in Bowling Green, Kentucky, which served local legends and national stars in the post-WW II entertainment boom. Through oral histories, the film provides a glimpse into the lives of diverse entertainers, ranging from country, R&B, and gospel musicians to professional wrestlers whose paths intersected during a time when segregation was being challenged. [High-Definition]

7:00

KET: Louisville Life; #710 "Stitzel-Weller Distillery and the Van Winkle Family/Joy Perrine/Young Professionals Association/Apocalypse Brew Works"; The legacy of the Stitzel-Weller Distillery and the Van Winkle family; a profile of Joy Perrine, bartender at Equus Restaurant and Jack's Lounge, picked a top bartender by Esquire Magazine, and co-author of The Kentucky Bourbon Cocktail Book; an interview with Phillip Roberts, vice president of development with the Young Professionals Association of Louisville; and visit Kentucky's latest microbrewery, Apocalypse Brew Work. A 2013 KET production hosted by Candyce Clifft. [High-Definition] Watch Online

KET2: Classic Gospel; #808 "Homecoming Texas Style" [TV-G]; "Give the World a Smile," "Just a Little While," and more songs are performed in Fort Worth, Texas. [High-Definition]

KETKY: WoodSongs; #803 "Cherryholmes/Kenny White" [TV-G]; The reigning "first family of bluegrass" performs songs from their latest album Cherryholmes IV Common Threads. Grammy- nominated producer, piano player, and singer/songwriter Kenny White performs with selections from Comfort in the Static, his long-awaited newest release.

7:30

KET: The Red Green Show; #108 "The Badger Project" [TV-G]; Old Man Sedgwick gets a badger caught in his pants.

8:00

KET: Kentucky Life; #1812 "StorySLAM/Caldwell County Marker/Coralee and The Townies/Gangsters Dueling Piano Bar/Moonbow"; Spend an evening at Headliners Music Hall in Louisville for the popular StorySLAM, a part of NPR's Moth Radio Hour; in Caldwell County, a marker recounts the history of the Night Rider movement begun by Dr. David Amoss who organized tobacco farmers against an unfair monopoly; enjoy the music of Lexington-based band Coralee and The Townies; at Newport's Gangsters Dueling Piano Bar, bar patrons join the piano players for high energy, singalong fun; and experience the famous Moonbow at Cumberland Falls State Park in Whitley County. A 2013 KET production hosted by Dave Shuffett. [High-Definition] Watch Online

KET2: History Detectives; #306 "Secrets of the Tape/Mountain Mail Bag/Banned Birth Control Box" [TV-PG]; A man in Opelika, AL thinks he may have the first commercially produced car tape player in the U.S. Was its technology stolen from the Nazis in the closing days of World War II? A resident of Modesto, CA wonders whether an unusual leather satchel was used by a Norwegian immigrant who risked life and limb to hand-deliver the mail across the Sierra Mountains in the years before the Civil War. And a Missouri resident shows an unusual wooden box that may once have contained a birth control device. How would a family in remote, rural Missouri have obtained such a device during a time when they were banned as lewd and immoral?

KETKY: My Kentucky Home; #106 "Lyon County"; The program features Lyon County native, historian, and Kentucky Supreme Court Justice Bill Cunningham, who grew up across the street from the "Castle on the Cumberland," the Eddyville penitentiary; Otha Munsey discusses the issues of relocation and preparation for a new community; Louise Coleman talks about closing down her beauty shop and beginning anew; and historian Odell Walker discusses the need for community unity in moving forward today.

8:30

KET: Kentucky Afield; #2921 "Spring Turkey Call-In 2013" [TV-G]; Tim Farmer and experts from the Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources answer viewers' queries about turkey hunting. [High-Definition]

9:00

KET: Movie Classics; #1063 "Once" [TV-14]; An Irish street musician and a Czech immigrant collaborate on a number of songs that reflect the story of their blossoming love. Glen Hansard and Marketa Irglova star. (2006) [High-Definition]

KET2: Last of the Summer Wine; #1045 "The Waist Land" [TV-PG]; After stumbling across a health farm, the trio decide there's money to be made in selling junk food to the residents.

KETKY: Olmsted in Louisville; Renowned landscape architect Frederick Law Olmsted is best known for designing New York's Central Park. But his last achievement was the design of Louisville's elaborately beautiful city park system. A 2000 KET production. Watch Online

9:29

KET2: Keeping Up Appearances; #202; Hyacinth is thrilled when the wealthy Mrs. Fortescue asks the Buckets to give her a lift into town.

9:30

KET2: Keeping Up Appearances; #202; Hyacinth is thrilled when the wealthy Mrs. Fortescue asks the Buckets to give her a lift into town.

10:00

KET2: Are You Being Served?; #102 "Dear Sexy Knickers"; A love note from Mr. Lucas, intended for Miss Brahm, goes astray.

KETKY: Shakertown: Into a More Perfect Order; [TV-G]; Explores the beliefs, struggles, and successes of the people who once lived in Kentucky's two Shaker villages at Pleasant Hill and South Union. Produced by Michael Breeding MEDIA with support from the KET Fund for Independent Production.

10:30

KET: Out of Order; [TV-G]; Addresses the decline in civil discourse and the news media's role in it, partisan gridlock, gerrymandering, vanishing commitment to reasonable compromise, the vilification of moderates, and declining civic engagement. [High-Definition]

KET2: As Time Goes By; #113; Lionel is upset about his first signing session at a bookshop; meanwhile, Alistair and Jean are trying to encourage their friends to attend.

11:00

KET: Austin City Limits; #3813 "Esperanza Spalding" [TV-PG]; Jazz/soul singer/bassist Esperanza Spalding performs in support of her LP, Radio Music Society. [High-Definition]

KET2: Jubilee; #1611 "Rockin' Acoustic Circus"; Rockin' Acoustic Circus, four young performers with a unique acoustic fusion sound, perform at the 3rd annual International Newgrass Festival. A 2012 KET production. [High-Definition] Watch Online

KETKY: A Walk with Simon Kenton; Clancy Brown hosts a walk in the footsteps of legendary frontiersman Simon Kenton, a key figure behind America's westward expansion and the settlement of Kentucky and Ohio. A 2000 KET production. Watch Online

Midnight

KET: DCI Banks; #106 "Dry Bones That Dream" [TV-PG]; Banks and Morton must learn to reconcile their conflicting policing styles and personalities while trying to unravel the murder of a local accountant. [High-Definition]

KET2: Nature; #2802 "A Murder of Crows" [TV-PG]; New research has shown that crows are among the most intelligent animals in the world. [High-Definition]

KETKY: At Leisure's Edge: A Journey Through Kentucky's Historic Black Parks; From 1942 to 1956, Kentucky city park systems were segregated by state mandate. This program takes a look at seven historically black parks and explores how the African-American communities in Kentucky used the public spaces of parks to construct uplifting community identities despite segregation. Produced by Boyd Shearer with support from the KET Fund for Independent Production.