Wednesday 3/27/2013

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KET2: Burt Wolf: Travels & Traditions; #707 "St. Gallen, Switzerland" [TV-G]; Burt tours the town of St. Gallen, a center of clothing design and textile manufacturing for more than 1,000 years. Its other attractions include marzipan bakers and great restaurants.

KETKY: Conversations with Champions; #206 "Kenny Davis"; Former Georgetown College NAIA All-American Kenny Davis, Captain of the USA's 1972 Olympic Basketball Team, speaks about his Olympics experience in Munich - both the heartbreak and lifelong disappointment of losing the controversial Gold Medal basketball game to the Russians, and the horrific memory of the slaughter of 11 Israeli athletes by Palestinian terrorists during those same ill-fated Games. [High-Definition]

KET2: The Truth About Money with Ric Edelman; #218 [TV-G]; Ric explores how you can take a top-of-the-line exotic sports car for a drive without being taken to the cleaners. Plus, he interviews legendary boxing promoter Bob Arum, and tells a live audience how to evaluate a financial adviser. [High-Definition]

KET: Nature; #2911 "River of No Return" [TV-PG]; A young couple spends their year-long honeymoon living in a protected wilderness area in Idaho. [High-Definition]

KET2: Great Performances at the Met; #703 "The Tempest" [TV-PG]; Composer Thomas Ades conducts the Metropolitan Opera premiere of his own work, with baritone Simon Keenlyside starring as Prospero. [High-Definition]

KETKY: Settlement Schools of Appalachia; In the late 19th century, college-educated young women of the Bluegrass, influenced by the progressive movement, established several community schools in isolated areas of Eastern Kentucky. This 1995 KET production looks at the early history, growth, and contemporary roles of these Appalachian community institutions.

KET: Nova; #4013 "Meteor Strike" [TV-PG]; Scientists hunt for debris and clues to the origin and makeup of a meteor that landed in Russia on February 15th, 2013. According to NASA, the Siberian Meteor, which exploded with the power of 30 Hiroshima bombs, was the largest object to burst in the atmosphere since a 1908 event near Siberia's Tunguska river. [High-Definition]

KETKY: Louisville: 30 Years of Change; A documentary portrait of Louisville in the 1940s through the 1960s—decades that brought change through a powerful mix of war, race, and music. Old photographs and vintage film reveal a lost world that continues to shape and inspire our time. A 2002 KET production based on newly restored documentaries shot in the 1970s by local filmmaker Al Shands.

KET: Nova; #3906 "Hunting The Elements" [TV-PG]; Enter the world of weird, extreme chemistry on a quest to unlock the secrets of the elements. [High-Definition]

KET2: Placido Domingo: Greatest Living Tenor; [TV-G]; Legendary tenor Placido Domingo discusses his storied career, his "friendly" rivalry with Luciano Pavarotti, the future of opera, and how long he plans to keep singing. [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: Workplace Essential Skills; #104 "Résumés, Tests, and Choices" [TV-G]; Writing effective résumés and preparing for employment tests. Watch Online

KETKY: Studio 89; #606 "Barnaby Bright"; Indie folk rock duo Barnaby Bright perform songs from their latest album, Gravity. [High-Definition]

KET: Burt Wolf: Taste of Freedom; #110 "Easter" [TV-G]; How a rabbit jumped into the moon; the intricate egg decorating tradition of the Ukraine; the ultimate Easter eggs, created for the czars of Russia; and a walk down Fifth Avenue on Easter.

KET2: Nature; #2911 "River of No Return" [TV-PG]; A young couple spends their year-long honeymoon living in a protected wilderness area in Idaho. [High-Definition]

KETKY: Churchill Downs: From Start to Photo Finish; A pictorial history of the world-famous race track in Louisville, including famous horses and riders, great African-American jockeys, a look at how thoroughbred racing has changed over the years, and the evolution of the Kentucky Derby into the world's most famous horse race. A KET production.