Wednesday 3/6/2013

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KET: GED Connection; #119 "Economics" [TV-G]; Business people and economics teachers explain the basics of money, finance, markets, and commerce.

KETKY: In Performance at the Governor's Mansion; #403 "Prestonsburg"; Features music from three different perspectives: the Lexington Singers, a community chorus; the River City Drum Corp, a group of young percussionists who perform traditional African rhythms; and the Kentucky Opry, a cast of instrumentalists and singers who take a "down-home" approach to entertainment. A 2000 KET production taped at the Mountain Arts Center in Prestonsburg.

KET: Bluegrass and Backroads; #911; Meet Kentucky painter Mitchell Tolle; attend a rehearsal and a performance with the Louisville Youth Orchestra; take a trip to Bernheim Forest; and discover Bramble Ridge, a Kentucky Farm Bureau Certified Roadside Market. [High-Definition]

KET2: Battle for the Elephants; [TV-PG]; An examination of the slaughter of elephants follows five people waging a battle for the elephant. Their stories reveal that this is an epic tale of supply and demand, of passion and profit, and of love and loss. [High-Definition]

KETKY: Composer at Work: Lorne Dechtenberg; Composer Lorne Dechtenberg, a music student at the University of Kentucky, shares his insight and passion for music as he completes his work, Honeymoon Symphony. This film follows Dechtenberg's creative process from writing to rehearsal to performance. [High-Definition] Watch Online

KET: Intelligence Squared; #101 "Are Elected Islamists Better Than Dictators?" [TV-PG]; The popular uprisings of the Arab Spring have left a leadership void that Islamist parties have been quick to fill. Will the Islamists, who once embraced violence, slowly liberalize as they face the difficulties of state leadership? Or will it mean the growth of anti-Americanism and radicalization in the region? [High-Definition]

KET2: Nature; #2801 "Echo: An Elephant to Remember" [TV-PG]; A look back at Echo, an elephant matriarch and subject of many films. [High-Definition]

KETKY: Lincoln in the Land of Bluegrass; Celebrates the 200th birthday of Abraham Lincoln by using bluegrass music to spotlight his Kentucky connections. Taped on location at the Riverpark Center in Owensboro.

KET: Frank Lloyd Wright's Boynton House: The Next Hundred Years; [TV-G]; An exclusive look inside the painstaking process of restoring and rehabilitating the Boynton House - one of the few Frank Lloyd Wright creations still functioning as a private, single-family residence in Rochester, New York. [High-Definition]

KET2: Half The Sky: Turning Oppression Into Opportunity for Women Worldwide; #102 [TV-M]; Diane Lane and Kristof investigate maternal mortality in Somaliland. In India, America Ferrera and Kristof get a firsthand look at the tradition of forced prostitution passed down from mothers to daughters. In Kenya, Olivia Wilde joins Kristof to see how women entrepreneurs are changing not only their lives but their communities. [High-Definition]

KETKY: LAND (and how it gets that way); [TV-PG]; Decades before sprawl made front-page news across America, the farmers, developers, and other citizens of Woodford County had already hit the courtrooms with clashing ideas on growth and development. Filmmaker Walter Brock uses their intimate and impassioned voices to examine how human character, ambition, and social class have shaped the American landscape. Produced with support from the KET Fund for Independent Production.

KET: Saving The Hansen House; [TV-G]; The story of a college professor who saves a dilapidated 250-year-old farmhouse in North Carolina. [High-Definition]

KETKY: Distinguished Kentuckian; #106 "Morton Holbrook" [TV-G]; Morton Holbrook, who began his practice in the Owensboro firm of U.S. Rep. Glover H. Cary and Judge Wilbur K. Miller, became one of Western Kentucky's foremost lawyers. He also worked tirelessly to improve higher education throughout the state. Veteran journalist Al Smith hosts. A 1989 KET production. Watch Online

KET: Woodsmith Shop; #610 "Patio Cart" [TV-G]; Learn how to construct a long-lasting outdoor project and apply the right finish to a stylish cart. [High-Definition]

KET2: Antiques Roadshow; #1210 "Spokane (Part 1)" [TV-G]; A 1905 bird's-eye-view map of Spokane, a necklace that flunks a critical test, and a framed photo and letters signed by President Abraham Lincoln. [High-Definition]

KETKY: Tom Owen's Louisville; #101 "St. James and Environs"; A Victorian neighborhood comes to life as Tom Owen explores the homes, statues, fountains, and gardens of St. James Court, Belgravia, and Central Park. Old Louisville's grand architecture reveals the story of a city's vibrant past.

KET: Kentucky Health; #804 "Surgical Treatment of Chest Disease"; Dr. Michael Bousamra, a Louisville surgeon with University Cardiothoracic Surgical Associates, discusses chest disease and surgical treatment for it. Watch Online

KET2: Clifford the Big Red Dog; #222 "Food for Thought/Friends 4ever" [TV-Y]; Clifford and the other dogs want to try a new dog food brand because the ads make it sound so good. T-Bone learns that his puppyhood friend Burger is coming to visit and starts regaling the others with stories about his old buddy. [High-Definition]