Tuesday 3/19/2013

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Noon EST

KET: GED Connection; #123 "Life Science" [TV-G]; Explores a variety of life science topics, from basic biology to genetics to ecosystems.

KET2: Caillou; #507 "Blast Off to Space Caillou" [TV-Y]; Caillou and Leo sqabble on on a toy shuttle they decided to share. Grandpa coaches Caillou's soccer team. [High-Definition]

KETKY: One to One with Bill Goodman; #515 "Paul Wagner"; A conversation with Academy Award-winning independent filmmaker Paul Wagner. Wagner, who most recently directed Thoroughbred for KET, discusses his approach to filmmaking, his success in the industry - his documentary The Stone Carvers won both the Oscar and Emmy Awards, and his time in Kentucky and travels to Dubai and other locations filming Thoroughbred. A 2010 KET production. [High-Definition] Watch Online

12:30 pm

KET: Pre-GED Connection; #111 "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.

KET2: Daniel Tiger's Neighborhood; #113 "Daniel Waits For Show And Tell/A Night Out At The Restaurant" [TV-Y]; Daniel is so excited to share a book he made with his class at "show and tell," but he's finding it very difficult to wait. Daniel and Katerina learn ways to make waiting time easier at a restaurant. [High-Definition]

KETKY: Bywords; #331 "Kate Ireland"; Kate Ireland, national chairman of Frontier Nursing Service (FNS), talks about the history of the FNS. A 1984 KET production.

1:00

KET: Super Why!; #160 "The Muddled-Up Fairytales" [TV-Y]; Everyone is busy and Whyatt doesn't know what to do with himself! So Super Why and his friends fly into the story Muddled Up Fairytales where they visit a young dragon new to Fairytale Land who is eager to find a legend of his own. But when Dragon tries to move in with The Three Pigs, he sets off a wacky chain of events that turns the whole land upside down! The superhero readers need to help Dragon find his Happily Ever After! [High-Definition]

KET2: Garden Smart; #2907 [TV-G]; Many people don't know where to start when planning a garden. Experts show how to design a garden. [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

1:30

KET: Dinosaur Train; #221 "Tiny and the Crocodile/Meet The Grandparents" [TV-Y]; Team Pteranodon travels to Dienosuchas Swamp to meet Deanna Dienosuchas, a 40 foot crocodile with a crabby attitude. The kids delight in realizing they share similar traits with their grandparents. [High-Definition]

KET2: P. Allen Smith's Garden Home; #1207 "Garden Fun with Kids" [TV-G]; Allen brings kids in the garden to learn how to make flowers turn a different color, make mosaics with rocks and homemade salt dough, and assemble a birdbath for the garden. [High-Definition]

2:00

KET: The Cat in the Hat Knows a Lot About That!; #112 "You Should Be Dancing/Batty for Bats" [TV-Y]; Nick and Sally plan to put on a show for their moms, but they can't finish their dance without falling down! The Cat in the Hat takes them to meet one of the best dancers in the world, Tango, a bird of paradise! With a few costume-changes and a little practice, Nick and Sally are finally able to show their moms their new dance - without falling down! Sally and Nick play a game of blindfolded tag but they can't seem to find each other! Luckily the Cat has a friend who is always able to find his way in the dark. He takes them to meet Zapata, a bat who teaches the kids about echolocation. [High-Definition]

KET2: Math Basics; #105 "Estimation"; Four methods of estimating—front-end estimation, clustering, rounding, and compatible numbers—and how to decide which to use.

KETKY: Looking at Painting; #101 "Realism"; Four Kentucky realist painters—Gaela Erwin (Louisville), Dal Macon (Whitley County), Laurin Notheisen (Bowling Green), and Sheldon Tapley (Danville)—illustrate how the real world inspires and informs their work.

2:30

KET: Curious George; #111 "Water to Ducks/Animal Magnetism" [TV-Y]; After a heavy rain, George finds ducks swimming in a big puddle next to the country house. But as the puddle starts to shrink, the ducks fly away. A mission to hang his newest masterpiece on the refrigerator and an encounter with a giant junkyard crane teach George a lot about magnets. [High-Definition]

KET2: Crossroads Café; #125 "Comings and Goings" [TV-G]; Henry pursues his plans to become a rock star, and Katherine's going-away party takes an unexpected turn. Vocabulary/grammar: talking about plans and possibilities.

3:00

KET: Arthur; #1210 "The Perfect Game/D.W.'s Furry Freakout" [TV-Y]; Francine is excited for Mr. Ratburn's coolest assignment yet - he's asked them to design their very own model cities! D.W. finds a stray kitten and begs to keep it. But the unbearably cute kitten soon turns out to be a lot more than D.W. can handle. [High-Definition]

KET2: Tennessee Wild Side; #2503; The first artificial cave built for hibernating bats, a student who prefers the woods to the beach, new turkey hunting gear, fishing for catfish, and a modern-day arrow maker are featured. [High-Definition]

KETKY: Murray State University Provost's Concert: A Salute to Retiring Provost Dr. Gary Brockway; A concert starring banjo great Alison Brown and singer/songwriter Terry Mike Jeffrey and featuring of the Murray State University Symphonic Wind Ensemble under the direction of Dennis Johnson. The concert salutes Dr. Gary Brockway, Murray State vice president for academic affairs and provost, who retires after 34 years with the university. A Murray State production. [High-Definition]

3:30

KET: WordGirl; #501 "Seize The Cheese/Ms. Question's Riddle Rampage!" [TV-Y7]; Dr. Two-Brains is apple picking with his henchmen and making plans to seize cheese. Ms. Question has put up a toll that citizens must answer a riddle to get through or else be stuck in traffic. [High-Definition]

KET2: The Desert Speaks; #1407 "Sea to Sky: Along an Incan Road" [TV-G]; Sandwiched between the Pacific Ocean and the Andes are enigmatic remains of pre-Incan cultures. They include the famed Nazca lines, drawings of hummingbirds, monkeys, and parrots that stretch hundreds of feet along the desert floor; spiral structures that provided access to the labyrinth of underground canals and aqueducts used by the Nazcans for irrigation; a former colonial capital of the Spanish that was built on an ancient Incan site; and a burial ground on the shores of a high Andean lake that has been used for millennia.

4:00

KET: Wild Kratts; #115 "Octopus Wildkratticus" [TV-Y]; When Martin accidentally knocks the Creature Power Suits into a deep Arctic trench, Aviva takes the brothers to search for them in her brand-new Octopod submarine. But after the gang encounters what seems to be a very strange new species of underwater octopus, they figure out that something has gone very wrong in the deep sea. [High-Definition]

KET2: MotorWeek; #3228 "Ford Focus St" [TV-G]; The 2013 Ford Focus ST and 2013 Hyundai Veloster Turbo are road tested. LED lights are discussed. [High-Definition]

KETKY: Roundabout U; #530; [High-Definition] Watch Online

4:30

KET: The Electric Company; #103 "Lights, Camera, Beetles" [TV-Y]; Jessica and Hector plan to surprise their cousin with a bug zoo for his birthday party. When Francine steals the prized rhino beetle, it's up to the Electric Company to get it back in time to save the party. [High-Definition]

KET2: Kentucky Afield; #2721 [TV-G]; A KET/Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources co-presentation hosted by Tim Farmer. [High-Definition]

KETKY: Kentucky Life; #1205 "Yatesville Lake/Damon Farmer/Asphalt Institute/Natcher Strings" [TV-G]; Yatesville Lake State Park in Lawrence County; artist Damon Farmer of Woodford County, who travels the world creating elaborate sand sculptures; an international trade organization headquartered in Fayette County that does research and marketing on asphalt; and a music education program at Bowling Green's Natcher Elementary School founded by Western Kentucky University music professor William Scott. A 2006 KET production hosted by Dave Shuffett. Watch Online

5:00

KET: BBC World News America; #17078 [TV-RE]; [High-Definition]

KET2: Fetch! With Ruff Ruffman; #309 "The Dogvinci Code" [TV-Y]; Ruff's Uncle MacRuffmantosh gives him a new mystery to be solved. It seems that a sneaky society of cats has been hiding the secret behind Mona Lisa's smile for more than 500 years. MacRuffmantosh has uncovered a secret notebook, written by Leonardo da Vinci's dog, Dog Vinci, with details that will reveal the truth. [High-Definition]

KETKY: Kentucky Tonight; #2013 "2013 General Assembly"; Bill and his guests discuss the 2013 General Assembly. Scheduled guests: Kentucky Senate Majority Floor Leader Damon Thayer, R-Georgetown; State Rep. John Tilley, D-Hopkinsville, chair of the House Judiciary Committee; Kentucky House Minority Whip John Carney, R-Campbellsville; and State Sen. Morgan McGarvey, D-Louisville. A 2013 KET production. [High-Definition] Watch Online

5:30

KET: Nightly Business Report; #32075 [TV-RE]; [High-Definition]

KET2: Cyberchase; #406 "A Change of Art" [TV-Y]; Heartbroken after losing to the kids yet again, Hacker throws himself into sculpture and starts giving his work away. The problem is, wherever one of his artworks turns up, the power goes off. [High-Definition]

6:00

KET: PBS NewsHour; #10587 [TV-RE]; [High-Definition]

KET2: Rick Steves' Europe; #703 "Rome: Back-Street Riches" [TV-G]; Venturing through the crusty Trastevere district, Rick visits the historic Jewish Ghetto, enjoys art treasures in a string of rarely visited churches, and uncovers charms of hidden Rome that compete with its marquee sights. [High-Definition]

KETKY: Appalshop @ 40: Classics from the Collection; #105 "Buffalo Creek: An Act of God/Buffalo Creek Revisited" [TV-G]; On February 26, 1972, a coal-waste dam owned by the Pittston Company collapsed at the head of a crowded hollow in southern West Virginia. The disaster left 125 dead and 4,000 homeless. Interviews with survivors, representatives of union and citizen's groups, and officials of the Pittston Company are juxtaposed with actual footage of the flood. Filmed ten years after the Flood, Buffalo Creek Revisited looks at the second disaster, in which the survivors' efforts to rebuild the communities are thwarted by government insensitivity and a century-old pattern of corporate control of the region's land and resources.