Sunday 2/24/2013

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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.

KET2: Nova; #4008 "Mind of a Rampage Killer" [TV-PG]; As the nation tries to understand the tragic events at Newtown, new theories are investigated and reveal most destructive rampage killers are driven not by the urge to kill, but the wish to die. [High-Definition]

KETKY: 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

KET: Independent Lens; #1408 "The Powerbroker: Whitney Young's Fight for Civil Rights" [TV-PG]; Whitney M. Young Jr. was one of the most celebrated and controversial leaders of the civil rights era. This documentary follows his journey from segregated Kentucky to head of the National Urban League. [High-Definition]

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: WoodSongs; #804 "Rhonda Vincent & The Rage/Next Best Thing" [TV-G]; Rhonda Vincent and her band The Rage return to celebrate their latest CD, Taken followed by up-and-coming Next Best Thing, a bluegrass ensemble from Johnson City, Tenn.

KET: American Masters; #2602 "Sister Rosetta Tharpe: The Godmother of Rock & Roll" [TV-PG]; During the 1940s, 50s, and 60s, Sister Rosetta Tharpe introduced the spiritual passion of her gospel music into the secular world of popular rock 'n roll. This flamboyant African American gospel superstar was a natural born performer and rebel. She was a major influence on generations of black and white musicians including Chuck Berry, Little Richard, Elvis Presley, and more. [High-Definition]

KETKY: ... damn bad oyster: The Times of William Goebel, Governor; The Kentucky Governor who became the only U.S. Governor assassinated while in office. Archival material, contemporary footage, and interviews with historians and journalists tell Goebel's story and explore how his legacy affected Kentucky. A KET Fund for Independent production.

KET: Faith in the Hood; [TV-G]; A compelling look at the inner city focuses on the spiritual life of a Washington, DC neighborhood.

KET2: Ribbon of Sand; [TV-G]; Profiles the transitory islands of North Carolina's Outer Banks that are doomed to disappear. Meryl Streep reads excerpts from Rachel Carson's writings. [High-Definition]

KET2: Independent Lens; #1408 "The Powerbroker: Whitney Young's Fight for Civil Rights" [TV-PG]; Whitney M. Young Jr. was one of the most celebrated and controversial leaders of the civil rights era. This documentary follows his journey from segregated Kentucky to head of the National Urban League. [High-Definition]

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

KET: 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.

KET: Raggs; #202 "Keeping Clean" [TV-Y]; All the dogs love bath time, well, all the dogs except Pido - he thinks baths are boring. The rest of the dogs work together to show Pido all the fun things you can do to have a great bath that is not boring. The clubhouse is a mess and Trilby tries to rally the dogs to help clean up. [High-Definition]

KETKY: Classical Discovery: Euntaek Kim and Kentucky's Young Musicians Perform; In a concert from the W.L. Lyons Brown Theatre in Louisville, 17-year-old pianist Euntaek Kim and young Louisville-area musicians offer a moving interpretation of Schumann's Carnaval. Behind-the-scenes segments profile the Gheens Great Expectations project, which brought Kim to Louisville, and the extraordinary young artist himself. Also featured are the Louisville Youth Choir, the New Albany A Cappella Singers, and the Louisville Youth Orchestra conducted by Robert Franz. A 2005 KET production.

KET: Barney & Friends; #1416 "Best In Show/Ducks and Fish" [TV-Y]; When the kids decide to have a Dog Show to show off their pets, BJ feels a little left out. He doesn't have a dog, and he sure wishes he did! Barney sees Riff protecting a nest full of duck eggs. [High-Definition]

KET: Sesame Street; #4314 "Sesame Street-O-Saurus" [TV-Y]; Grover, Elmo, and Rosita imagine that they are Paleontologists, scientists who dig to find fossils. [High-Definition]

KET2: Religion & Ethics NewsWeekly; #1625 [TV-RE]; [High-Definition]

KETKY: Kentucky Music; #102 "John Harrod and Tona Barkley"; Owen County musicians John Harrod and Tona Barkley perform music influenced by forgotten Kentucky artists like African American fiddler Bill Livers and Lily May Ledford, who recorded and performed with the group Coon Creek Girls. [High-Definition]