Wednesday 3/13/2013

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KET2: Burt Wolf: Travels & Traditions; #705 "Aachen, Germany" [TV-G]; While touring Aachen, Burt learns the strange legends surrounding its ancient fountains, why the healing powers of its hot springs have been famous for more than 2,000 years, and what made it one of the most important pilgrimage sites in Europe. The city's signature foods include spice cookies—more than 45,000 tons of which are sold each year.

KETKY: Conversations with Champions; #204 "Joker Phillips"; Billy Reed sits down with Joker Phillips, head football coach at the University of Kentucky, to discuss the character, ethics, and integrity exemplified by his team in losing star Randall Cobb to the NFL draft a year early and ending the 27-year losing streak to Tennessee. [High-Definition]

KET2: The Truth About Money with Ric Edelman; #216 [TV-G]; Ric explores the pitfallls of buying a vacation home, tells how to locate a lost retirement account from a previous employer, and interviews country music legend Randy Travis about the financial realities behind show-biz glamour. [High-Definition]

KET: Celtic Woman - Believe; [TV-G]; Celtic Woman perform classic Irish songs, timeless Pop anthems, and inspirational songs with their signature Celtic Woman twist. [High-Definition]

KET2: Magic Moments—The Best of '50s Pop (My Music #102); Mary Lou Metzker, Phyllis McGuire, Pat Boone, Debbie Reynolds, and Patti Page host a mix of new live performances and archival footage featuring a cavalcade of 1950s pop music legends. Performers include the McGuire Sisters (who reunite for the first time since 1967), the Lennon Sisters, the Chordettes, the Crew Cuts, the Four Lads, the Four Aces, the Four Coins, Don Cherry, and Gogi Grant. Tribute montages also highlight the work of Dean Martin, Perry Como, Rosemary Clooney, and Johnny Ray. [High-Definition]

KETKY: Louisville's Own Ali; Filmmaker Steve Crump takes a look at the life and times of boxing hero Muhammad Ali as seen from the perspective of his hometown. Features interviews with sportswriter Dave Kindred, radio journalist Bob Edwards, former Kentucky Gov. John Y. Brown, Louisville Mayor Jerry Abramson, former state Sen. Georgia Davis Powers, and others. Watch Online

KETKY: Covered Bridges of Kentucky; Explore Kentucky's remaining covered bridges. Dave Shuffett talks with author Robert Laughlin about the bridges and his lifelong passion for researching and documenting them. Visit the Fleming County Covered Bridge Museum, examine the truss designs of the remaining bridges, and take a photo tour of each bridge. A 2012 KET production. [High-Definition]

KET: Easy Yoga for Arthritis with Peggy Cappy; [TV-G]; Exercise designed to address all joints which have stiffened with age or become less mobile from injury or inactivity. [High-Definition]

KET: Easy Yoga for Easing Pain; [TV-G]; Peggy Cappy explains and demonstrates why yoga can effectively alleviate the pain in painful joints. [High-Definition]

KET2: Grand Canyon Serenade; [TV-G]; A stunning portrait of the Grand Canyon region set to the world-class music of Tchaikovsky, Brahms, and Dvorak. [High-Definition]

KETKY: Crafting Tradition; Pioneer families made baskets, fishing nets, quilts, brooms, and furniture by hand, from whatever materials were available, because they had to. Today, these same items are mass-produced and readily available, but the hand-made versions persist for very different reasons. This 1993 KET documentary visits members of five Western Kentucky families to discover how they are preserving the tradition of hand-crafting these household items—and why they believe it is important to maintain this link to the past. Watch Online

KETKY: WoodSongs; #806 "Tennessee Mafia Jug Band/Sweetback Sisters" [TV-G]; The Tennessee Mafia Jug Band with Leroy Troy are a frolicking fivesome that brightens up the stage with rib-tickling old time tunes. The Sweetback Sisters sings songs from their first full-length album, Chicken Ain't Chicken.

KET: Kentucky Life; #1402 "Luci Center/Model Airplanes/Papermaker/Kentucky Ridge State Forest" [TV-G]; The Luci Center, a therapeutic riding center that uses horses to help people with disabilities; model plane enthusiasts; artist Virginia Petty, who makes her own paper out of various types of pulp; and scenery from Kentucky Ridge State Forest. A 2008 KET production hosted by Dave Shuffett. Watch Online

KET: Workplace Essential Skills; #125 "Orientation" [TV-G]; An introduction to the series and its accompanying workbooks. Watch Online

KETKY: Studio 89; #604 "Robin Lacy and DeZydeco"; This six-piece group has been set apart from the mainstream with their unique instrumentation. Taking the lessons learned from the roots of New Orleans and Louisiana music and culture, Robin Lacy and DeZydeco has added its own original songwriting and classic crowd pleasers. [High-Definition]

KET: Burt Wolf: Taste of Freedom; #108 "Carnival" [TV-G]; In New Orleans, Shrovetide kicks off with the Reveler's Ball, marking the beginning of the Carnival season. Burt unlocks the secretive society of the Krewe of Comus, discovers what happens when you get the coin in your king cake, learns how to make pecan pralines, and gets in touch with his wilder side.

KET2: Nature; #2811 "Survivors of the Firestorm" [TV-PG]; After bushfires tore through the Australian state of Victoria in February 2009, burned and traumatized survivors showed a remarkable ability to bounce back, and the environment an extraordinary capacity for healing. [High-Definition]

KETKY: Homestretch: Racehorse Rescue; [TV-G]; The fates of losing racehorses and the lifesaving rehabilitation they can share with prisoners on their way back to society. [High-Definition]