Friday 3/15/2013

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KET2: The This Old House Hour; #1124 [TV-G]; Salvaged hearth tile and stained quarter-sawn oak floors revive the look of the original cottage. Also, installing several types of surge protection and how to cut and shape rocks for hardscaping projects are shared. [High-Definition]

KETKY: Summerstock; Kentucky filmmaker Robby Henson chronicles a year in the busy, eccentric life of Pioneer Playhouse, a regional repertory theater founded by his father, the late Eben Henson, in his hometown of Danville. From auditions with actors in New York City to carpooling to Kentucky, from first impressions to love affairs and feuds, and from stressful rehearsals to the tearing down of the very last set, the film details the unique challenges and special rewards of producing theater on a regional scale. Supported in part by the KET Fund for Independent Production.

KET: Into Deep Space: The Birth of the Alma Observatory; [TV-G]; The engineering, construction, and scientific discoveries of the ALMA telescope in the Chilean Andes are explored. [High-Definition]

KET2: The Storm That Swept Mexico; [TV-PG]; The complex historical, social, political, economic, and cultural forces that shaped the Mexican Revolution, influenced its course, and determined its consequences and legacy. [High-Definition]

KETKY: Kentucky Life on the Road; #909 "Along Highway 62" [TV-G]; In a special expanded edition, host Dave Shuffett tours Kentucky by driving from Maysville to Wickliffe on U.S. 62. Stops along the way include visits to Georgetown, Versailles, Bardstown, Elizabethtown, Central City, Princeton, and Paducah. A 2003 KET production. Watch Online

KET: Shattered Sky: The Battle for Energy, Economy, and Environment; [TV-G]; The story of how America led the world after scientists reported a giant hole in the ozone layer. [High-Definition]

KET: Thousand Invisible Cords: Connecting Genes to Ecosystems; [TV-G]; Scientists look at how an entire landscape can be changed by changing one gene in a plant or animal. [High-Definition]

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: Ted Bassett: A Kentucky Gentleman; Discover the extraordinary life of the longtime Keeneland Race Course executive Ted Bassett, a native Kentuckian who was a decorated World War II marine and former head of the state police. Through interviews with friends, colleagues, and contemporaries a picture emerges of a humble, self-effacing man who, believing in service to others, achieved great things. [High-Definition] Watch Online

KET2: Nova; #3909 "Cracking Your Genetic Code" [TV-PG]; What will it mean when most of us can afford to have the information in our DNA read, stored, and available for analysis? Nova reveals we stand on the verge of a revolution in medicine, the first effects of which are already upon us. [High-Definition]

KETKY: Distinguished Kentuckian; #107 "William H. Neal" [TV-G]; A profile of William H. Neal, a civic leader from Owensboro. Neal talks about his first job as a newspaper carrier at the age of 9, his aspirations of becoming a professional baseball player, and his 36-year career with Western Kentucky Gas Company. A 1985 KET production. Watch Online

KET: Telling Tales; #114 "Mutsmag"; The story of a humble gift and a brave little girl, told by Appalachian storyteller Anndrena Belcher.

KET: 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

KET2: Clifford the Big Red Dog; #104 "Clifford's Carnival/Clifford's Doggy Reunion" [TV-Y]; When the islanders team up to put on the Fall Carnival, Jetta thinks she should be the team's boss. Emily and Clifford are excited about a visit from Cousin Laura and her dog, Rex. But it turns out the visitors have changed since their last visit. [High-Definition]

KETKY: Kentucky Muse; #403 "Tin Can Buddha: Shades of Blue"; Tin Can Buddha (Mitch Ivanoff, Rodney Hatfield, and Lee Carroll) is joined by Caroline Dahl, Harry Pickens, Gail Wynters and other Kentucky performers in a blues- and piano-focused concert recorded at the Kentucky Center for the Arts. A 2011 KET production. [High-Definition] Watch Online

KET2: Wild Kratts; #113 "Mystery of the Weird Looking Walrus" [TV-Y]; Chris and Martin are out to investigate why the walrus looks so weird, but then find out that Zach Varmitech has kidnapped an entire herd to mine precious pearls for Donita Donata's fashion line. The Wild Kratts team figures out that walrus' have incredible powers that have a lot to do with how they look. They must employ the walrus' super suction and other amazing powers against Zach to save the herd and return them back home to their Arctic domain. [High-Definition]

KET: Arthur; #1307 "Portrait of the Artist as a Young Tibble/The Secret Guardians" [TV-Y]; The Tibble Twins set out on new business venture - selling their pre-school art masterpieces to earn enough money to buy the coveted Krummy Kreepy Kastle. As their business takes off, so does their own appreciation for their art. When Arthur, Binky and Sue Ellen stumble upon a beautiful and private woodland oasis right by their homes, they vow they vow to tell no one and keep it as their secret spot. Before long, however,they start to find evidence of human habitation. [High-Definition]

KETKY: Dialogue on Public Issues; #414 "Jim Waters"; A discussion with Jim Waters, president of the Bluegrass Institute for Public Policy Solutions. [High-Definition]