Sunday 3/24/2013

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KET2: Nova; #3806 "Smartest Machine on Earth" [TV-G]; Investigates the world of artificial intelligence and profiles the computer that could be the "Smartest Machine on Earth." [High-Definition]

KETKY: Jubilee; #1401 "Rhonda Vincent & The Rage" [TV-G]; Award-winning Bluegrass artists Rhonda Vincent & The Rage perform a collection of bluegrass standards and original songs that is sure to please bluegrass fans old and new. A KET production filmed at the 2008 Renfro Valley Bluegrass Music Festival.

KET: Native Waters: A Chitimacha Recollection; [TV-G]; Journey into sacred places of the Atchafalaya Basin with author Roger Stouff, the son of the last chief of the Chitimacha Indians and a keeper of his family's oral tradition. Stouff shares native stories, beliefs, and perspectives about this often overlooked people. [High-Definition]

KET: Call The Midwife; #101 [TV-14]; In the spring of 1957, newly qualified midwife Jenny Lee arrives in the East End of London to begin her career. After overcoming the initial shock that her new home, Nonnatus House, is a convent and not a private hospital, she quickly becomes immersed in her new life. [High-Definition]

KET2: Frontline; #3008 "Inside Japan's Nuclear Meltdown" [TV-RE]; A continuing investigation of the crisis inside the Fukushima Dai-ichi nuclear complex after a devastating earthquake and tsunami struck Japan on March 11, 2011. With exclusive eyewitness testimony from key figures in the drama - including the Japanese Prime Minister and senior executives at the power company Tepco. [High-Definition]

KETKY: WoodSongs; #808 "Raul Malo & Brigid Kaelin" [TV-G]; Raul Malo, founder and frontman of the Grammy-winning, multi-platinum band the Mavericks, performs material from his album, Lucky One. Brigid Kaelin's latest album, West 28th Street, is part country, part vaudeville, and all-Americana.

KET: Call The Midwife; #102 [TV-14]; As Jenny Lee settles into her role, there is a new arrival at Nonnatus House - Chummy. A welcome pair of extra hands, Chummy sets about showing her worth, but her overwhelming desire to please and her inability to ride a bike prove obstacles in gaining the respect of Sister Evangelina. Meanwhile, a chance encounter with Mary, a pregnant young runaway, forces Jenny to see an unfamiliar, darker side of life. [High-Definition]

KET2: Independent Lens; #1312 "Have You Heard from Johannesburg? - Free at Last" [TV-PG]; The apartheid regime in Pretoria crumbles under pressure from a united popular uprising inside its borders, and crushing international pressure to reform. Nelson Mandela is freed from prison and in 1990 is elected president of a democratic South Africa. [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: Call The Midwife; #103 [TV-14]; Jenny is placed on the district nursing roster for a few weeks. During her rounds, she attends to Joe, a gentle old soldier, and a friendship forms. At the antenatal clinic, Trixie and Cynthia enroll Winnie as a new patient. In her 40s, Winnie, seems upset by her pregnancy. By contrast, her husband, Ted, is overjoyed. [High-Definition]

KET2: Secrets of the Dead; #1104 "The World's Biggest Bomb" [TV-PG]; Beginning in the 1950s, American and Soviet scientists engaged in a dangerous race to see who could build and detonate the world's largest bomb. [High-Definition]

KET: Raggs; #206 "Big and Small" [TV-Y]; When Raggs wants to get a great big present for Billy the Bat's birthday, he discovers that good things can come in small packages too. As the dogs get ready for their Mega Max Music Show, Pido explores the idea of creating a big backdrop for the band. [High-Definition]

KETKY: Historic Archaeology: Beneath Kentucky's Fields and Streets; Explores new archaeology investigations into the lives of farmers, slaves, soldiers, immigrants, and laborers during the 1800s in Kentucky. [High-Definition] Watch Online

KET: Barney & Friends; #1116 "The Shrinking Blankie/The Awful Tooth" [TV-Y]; Baby Bop's blankie seems to be getting smaller, and she's convinced that it's shrinking. Riff takes a bite of ice cream and realizes that he has a very sore tooth. [High-Definition]

KET: Sesame Street; #4319 "The Best House of the Year" [TV-Y]; The Three Little Pigs are building a strong house to enter the "Best House of the Year" contest. [High-Definition]

KET2: Religion & Ethics NewsWeekly; #1629 [TV-RE]; [High-Definition]

KETKY: Kentucky Music; #106 "Brett Ratliff"; Musician Brett Ratliff grew up in the historic coal camps of Van Lear, Kentucky, in Johnson County. His music echoes with an exquisite reverberation that's been a part of Kentucky culture for generations. [High-Definition]

KET2: bookclub@ket; #307 "Kentuckiana"; Host Bill Goodman and a panel of readers discuss author Johnny Payne's novel Kentuckiana, a darkly funny portrait of a dysfunctional Lexington family in the 1960s and '70s. A 2001 KET production. Watch Online

KETKY: Kentucky Collectibles; #103; Expert appraisers examine treasures including an original Woodstock poster, a Thomas Hart Benton lithograph, and an 18th century still life passed down through a Kentucky family for more than 200 years. [High-Definition] Watch Online

KET: Curious George; #112 "Doctor Monkey/Curious George the Architect" [TV-Y]; While the Man with the Yellow Hat gets his annual check-up, George discovers how handy a stethoscope can be for identifying a mysterious sound. At a construction site, George learns how bulldozers, cement mixers, and jackhammers work—and why it's not a good idea to let a monkey operate them. [High-Definition]

KET2: European Journal; #3112 "Russia's Dashboard Cameras - A Legal Necessity" [TV-G]

KETKY: Kentucky Afield; #2925 [TV-G]; A KET/Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources co-presentation hosted by Tim Farmer. [High-Definition]