Tuesday 3/12/2013

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Noon EST

KET: GED Connection; #121 "Geography" [TV-G]; Explores the relevance of geography—from the impact of humans on the environment to how places and regions define our world.

KET2: Caillou; #502 "Can Do Caillou" [TV-Y]; Caillou practices to learn how to roller skate. Caillou wants to take a picture of a rabbit in Grandma's garden, but it proves a harder task then he thought. Clementine can whistle and Caillou can't! [High-Definition]

KETKY: One to One with Bill Goodman; #503 "Joe Craft"; Bill speaks with Hazard native Joe Craft III, president and CEO of Alliance Resource Management, one of the largest coal producers in the world. An alumni of the University of Kentucky, Craft has provided funding for the Joe Craft Center, a state-of-the-art practice facility for UK's men's and women's basketball team and the future Wildcat Coal Lodge, home to the men's UK basketball team. A 2010 KET production. [High-Definition] Watch Online

12:30 pm

KET: Pre-GED Connection; #109 "Poetry" [TV-G]; Poet Sonia Sanchez reads from her work and shows how to analyze a poem, U.S. Poet Laureate Robert Pinsky introduces the "Favorite Poem Project," and people talk about how poetry can be a powerful means of expression.

KET2: Daniel Tiger's Neighborhood; #110 "Daniel Shares His Tigertastic Car/Katerina Shares Her Tutu" [TV-Y]; Daniel has a new toy car and struggles to share it with the others. Daniel and Katerina decide to perform a Jungle Dance show but need to find a way to share the same tutu. [High-Definition]

KETKY: Bywords; #326 "Bill Mardis"; Bill Mardis, of the Commonwealth Journal, talks about his career is newpaper and radio. A 1984 KET production.

1:00

KET: Super Why!; #130 "The Goose and the Golden Eggs" [TV-Y]; Red's friends would love to try some of her delicious apples, but Red wants to keep them all for herself. The story of the goose who laid golden eggs provides some lessons in greed vs. sharing. [High-Definition]

KET2: Garden Smart; #2906 [TV-G]; Our guest gardener thinks it is possible to take a few exciting, unique plants and create a beautiful garden. Take a look at an exceptional garden in a unique part of the United States. [High-Definition]

KETKY: Independence Hall: Its History, Its Legacy....; The story of the little known origins of the Pennsylvania State House, later to be known as Independence Hall. Commissioned to be built under royal decree, the building was the largest in in the American colonies. Its architectural style became synonymous with the best of American ideals. [High-Definition]

1:30

KET: Dinosaur Train; #205 "Buddy Explores The Tyrannosaurs/Rainy Day Fight" [TV-Y]; Buddy, an adopted T. rex, wishes he knew more about his ancestors. So, Dad takes him and Tiny on the Dinosaur Train back to the early Cretaceous, to visit Rodney Raptorex. The kids are stuck cooped up in the nest for a long, rainy spell which leads to them fighting. [High-Definition]

KET2: P. Allen Smith's Garden Home; #1206 "Stepping Back In Time" [TV-G]; P. Allen Smith tours Monticello, Thomas Jefferson's home in Charlottesville, Virginia; Longwood Mansion, the largest octagonal house in the United States, a National Historic Landmark in Natchez, Mississippi; and the home of the famous architect, Frank Lloyd Wright in Oak Park, Illinois. [High-Definition]

2:00

KET: The Cat in the Hat Knows a Lot About That!; #108 "Rain Game/No Sssweater Is Better" [TV-Y]; Nick and Sally explore each level of the rain forest and meet some toucans and howler monkeys. Slyde the snake who shows Nick and Sally how he sheds his skin when it gets too small for him. [High-Definition]

KET2: Math Basics; #103 "Many Ways To Measure"; Customary and metric units of measure; tools and instruments for measuring; the use of a calculator in learning mathematics.

KETKY: The War of 1812; [TV-PG]; Explores this significant event from divergent points of view. Leading historians, battle re-enactors, and historic images help bring this defining conflict to life. [High-Definition]

2:30

KET: Curious George; #702 "We Otter Be Friends/Sir George and the Dragon" [TV-Y]; After an otter swims away with Mr. Quint's boat keys, a stranded George tries everything he can to retrieve them. George is starring in his first play. Under the hot stage lights, George falls asleep and dreams he's a guarding a medieval castle! [High-Definition]

KET2: Crossroads Café; #123 "The Gift" [TV-G]; Brashov is convinced that everyone has forgotten his birthday. Then someone from his past pays an unexpected visit. Vocabulary: making invitations.

KETKY: The War of 1812; [TV-PG]; Explores this significant event from divergent points of view. Leading historians, battle re-enactors, and historic images help bring this defining conflict to life. [High-Definition]

3:00

KET: Arthur; #1306 "When Carl Met George/D.W. Swims with the Fishes" [TV-Y]; George is excited about spending time with his new friend, Carl, who seems to know all kind of cool facts about trains and about... well lots of things! Then George learns that Carl has Asperger's Syndrome - a form of autism that makes Carl see the world differently than most people. D.W. and James enter the pre-school swim meet and recruit their big siblings to coach them. All goes swimmingly until Arthur and Molly start taking their jobs a little too seriously. [High-Definition]

KET2: Tennessee Wild Side; #2502; A scientific study of the urban forest at Radnor Lake, deer hunting with some wounded warriors, a tasty recipe for sauger, and a monster cat at the Tennessee Aquarium are featured. [High-Definition]

3:30

KET: WordGirl; #509 "Monkey Business/Say It Again, Eileen" [TV-Y7]; When an overzealous Chuck strikes, it's up to Captain Huggy Face to single-handedly save the day. Can WordGirl stop Eileen from transforming into the Birthday Girl before the bake sale? [High-Definition]

KET2: The Desert Speaks; #1406 "Tracks in the Shifting Sand" [TV-G]; More sand dunes: The Algodones Dunes in Southern California's Imperial Sand Dunes National Recreation Area stretch across more than 200 square miles and attract more than 1.4 million visitors each year. In stark contrast, Mexico's isolated Gran Desierto Dunes lie within a biosphere reserve and are protected from large crowds by a nearly inaccessible road. This dune system is known for unique formations and hardy native plants that have adapted to the constantly shifting winds. Finally, a visit to Coral Pink Sand Dunes State Park in southern Utah explores the stories told by animal tracks left in the sand.

4:00

KET: Wild Kratts; #201 "Bad Hair Day" [TV-Y]; Chris and Martin try to help a lion named "He who breathes fire" get back to his pride. [High-Definition]

KET2: MotorWeek; #3227 "Lotus Evora IPS" [TV-G]; The 2013 Lotus Evora IPS and the 2013 Audi allroad are driven. Cheap gas issues are discussed. [High-Definition]

KETKY: Roundabout U; #529; Carter and Clark spend some time in the Occupational Safety and Health department talking with students and former students to learn about the program. [High-Definition] Watch Online

4:30

KET: The Electric Company; #101 "Skills" [TV-Y]; Keith is invited to join the Electric Company, but before he can take the oath, Francine swoops in and steals his special skill. Can the Electric Company help him get it back, or will Keith be powerless forever? [High-Definition]

KET2: Kentucky Afield; #2822 [TV-G]; A KET/Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources co-presentation hosted by Tim Farmer. [High-Definition]

KETKY: Kentucky General Assembly Live; #628

5:00

KET: BBC World News America; #17071 [TV-RE]; [High-Definition]

KET2: Fetch! With Ruff Ruffman; #308 "Do-se-dos and Do-se-don'ts" [TV-Y]; Ruff is depressed because he accidentally painted his doghouse "dingy gray." To cheer himself up, he sends Sammy and DJ to learn how to square dance and Harsha and Jay off to the zoo to learn about gorillas and their habitat. [High-Definition]

KETKY: Once Upon a Vision; Depicts the early days of Berea College. Author Alex Haley serves as host and storyteller. Watch Online

5:30

KET: Nightly Business Report; #32070 [TV-RE]; [High-Definition]

KET2: Cyberchase; #103 "R-Fair City" [TV-Y]; Disguised as a gypsy, Hacker lures Digit to a fantastic cyber amusement park and holds him captive. When the kids arrive, they analyze the games of chance, figure out which ones are fair, and use what they learn to find Hacker and try to beat him at his own game before it is too late. [High-Definition]

6:00

KET: PBS NewsHour; #10582 [TV-RE]; [High-Definition]

KET2: Rick Steves' Europe; #702 "Rome: Baroque Brilliance" [TV-G]; Rick rambles through the venerable heart of Rome, admires breathtaking Bernini statues, ponders sunbeams inside St. Peter's Basilica, and mingles with the Romans during an early-evening stroll. Following an exquisite Roman dinner, he joins locals after dark, lacing together the Eternal City's most romantic nightspots. [High-Definition]

KETKY: Appalshop @ 40: Classics from the Collection; #104 "Hand Carved" [TV-G]; Chester Cornett made chairs for Presidents and his work is displayed in museums across the country. In this film, Chester fells a tree on the site of his family's homeplace on the top of Pine Mountain in southeastern Kentucky and transports it back to his small apartment and workshop in inner-city Cincinnati. He uses simple hand tools to chop, whittle, and carve the wood into an exquisite, eight-legged, "two-in-one" rocker.