Tuesday 2/26/2013

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KET2: Fetch! With Ruff Ruffman; #302 "When Home Is a House of Cards" [TV-Y]; While Ruff is trying to build a card table (which, of course, he naturally assumes is a table made of cards), he interviews the first candidate to be his new assistant: a mouse named Chet who abruptly moves into the Fetch 3000. [High-Definition]

KETKY: Kentucky Tonight; #2012 "Public Employee Pensions"; A discussion about public employee pensions. Scheduled guests: Kentucky Senate Majority Floor Leader Damon Thayer, R-Georgetown; State Rep. Brent Yonts, D-Greenville, chair of the House State Government Committee; Bryan Sunderland, vice president of public affairs for the Kentucky Chamber of Commerce; and Jason Bailey, director of the Kentucky Center for Economic Policy, a member of the Kentucky Public Pension Coalition. [High-Definition] Watch Online

KET2: Cyberchase; #409 "A Broom of One's Own" [TV-Y]; When Wicked puts a CyberSquad Seal of Approval on her new "Wickedy Brooms," it's up to Matt, Jackie, Inez, and Digit to make sure that the brooms are as good as she claims. The brooms pass the test—but Wicked doesn't, and the kids must race to Control Central to foil her scheme to take over Hacker's turf. [High-Definition]

KETKY: Kentucky Tonight; #2012 "Public Employee Pensions"; A discussion about public employee pensions. Scheduled guests: Kentucky Senate Majority Floor Leader Damon Thayer, R-Georgetown; State Rep. Brent Yonts, D-Greenville, chair of the House State Government Committee; Bryan Sunderland, vice president of public affairs for the Kentucky Chamber of Commerce; and Jason Bailey, director of the Kentucky Center for Economic Policy, a member of the Kentucky Public Pension Coalition. [High-Definition] Watch Online

KET2: Rick Steves' Europe; #701 "Rome: Ancient Glory" [TV-G]; Focusing on the grandeur of classical Rome, Rick visits the Colosseum, the Pantheon, and the empire's exquisite art. He bicycles the Appian Way and marvels at Roman engineering. [High-Definition]

KETKY: Appalshop @ 40: Classics from the Collection; #102 "Big Lever" [TV-G]; In 1978 Richard Nixon chose Letcher County, Ky., for his first public appearance since resigning the presidency. Priceless footage of his visit introduces this incisive and sometimes hilarious look at the engines that drive American politics. The film explores the machinations of party politics in this rural and staunchly Republican county.

KET2: One to One with Bill Goodman; #808 "Al Smith"; Al Smith, the longtime host of KET's Comment on Kentucky, talks about his new book, Kentucky Cured: Fifty Years in Kentucky Journalism, a collection of stories about mesmerizing people that he has met during his decades in the bluegrass state. A 2013 KET production. [High-Definition] Watch Online

KET: Makers: Women Who Make America; #101 [TV-14]; Meryl Streep narrates the compelling story of women's advancement in America in the past 50 years. [High-Definition]

KET2: Time Jumpers: Jumpin' Time; [TV-G]; Armed with infectious arrangements, amazing musicianship, and engaging personalities, the 11-member Nashville-based band known as the Time Jumpers performs a 26-song set packed with original compositions, Western swing, and familiar standards.

KETKY: Flaget High School: The Great Spirit Lives On; A look at the famed Louisville prep school whose alumni include Paul Hornung and Howard Schnellenberger. A KET production. [High-Definition] Watch Online

KETKY: Main Street: More Than Just a Place; [TV-G]; Meet visionaries from all across the Commonwealth who are working to preserve our downtowns' heritages and give back life to those boarded-up historical buildings.

KET2: America's Wildest Refuge; [TV-G]; Tucked into a remote corner of Alaska, the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge is a place where wilderness is experienced on an epic scale. Meet some of the refuge's wildest residents, including musk ox, caribou, and bears, and the scientists studying them. [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.

KET2: Scott & Bailey; #104 [TV-PG]; Adult movie star Vicky Birkinshaw is arrested on suspicion of murdering her husband after she reported his disappearance. Rachel has to go through the woman's pornography collection to look for clues. The case ends up taking a dark twist after Vicky's daughter turns up with an older boyfriend. [High-Definition]

KETKY: Historic Archaeology: Beneath Kentucky's Fields and Streets; Explores new archaeology investigations into the lives of farmers, slaves, soldiers, immigrants, and laborers during the 1800s in Kentucky. [High-Definition] Watch Online

KET: Legislative Update; #2516; Highlights from legislative proceedings of February 26, 2013. Watch Online

KETKY: Churchill Downs: From Start to Photo Finish; A pictorial history of the world-famous race track in Louisville, including famous horses and riders, great African-American jockeys, a look at how thoroughbred racing has changed over the years, and the evolution of the Kentucky Derby into the world's most famous horse race. A KET production.

KET: GED Connection; #117 "Themes in U.S. History" [TV-G]; Explores key events and themes—such as the nation's multicultural nature—that have made the United States what it is today.

KETKY: In Performance at the Governor's Mansion; #402 "The Poetry of Jazz/The Jazz of Poetry"; Features music by the Mike Tracy Quartet, readings by Frank X Walker and two former Governor's School for the Arts students, and a performance by jazz singer Gayle King of Louisville. A 2000 KET production.