Thursday 3/28/2013

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Noon EST

KET: GED Connection; #126 "Physics" [TV-G]; Explores the physics involved in roller coasters, space flight, sound, electricity, and MRI technology.

KET2: Caillou; #514 "Caillou Helps Out" [TV-Y]; Grandma shows Caillou her composter. Caillou and Daddy make a visit to a tree farm to buy a new tree. When Miss Martin asks the class to think up ways to save water, Caillou takes it to heart. [High-Definition]

KETKY: One to One with Bill Goodman; #533 "Jerry Rickett"; Jerry Rickett, president and CEO of Kentucky Highlands Investment Corporation, a community development corporation which focuses on venture capital and entrepreneurial development and has been designated the lead entity of one of three original Rural Empowerment Zones, discusses the company's work. A 2010 KET production [High-Definition] Watch Online

12:30 pm

KET: Pre-GED Connection; #114 "Civics and Government" [TV-G]; Explores the foundations and structure of American government and the rights and responsibilities of citizenship.

KET2: Daniel Tiger's Neighborhood; #120 "Daniel's Sleepover/Backyard Camping" [TV-Y]; Daniel notices some things that are just a bit scary when goes to Prince Wednesday's for a sleepover. O the Owl is a little hesitant to sleep in an unfamiliar setting when camping in the backyard. [High-Definition]

KETKY: Bywords; #338 "Peggy Caldwell"; Peggy Caldwell golfer, horse trainer, works with "gated horses" and Tennessee Walkers. She discusses "game chickens". A 1984 KET production.

1:00

KET: News Quiz; #2825 [TV-G]; [High-Definition] Watch Online

KET2: It's Sew Easy; #308 "Pants" [TV-G]; An easy and quick pair of yoga pants are created and a simple design for lounge pants is shared. [High-Definition]

KETKY: Head of the Holler; #105 "Billy Edd Wheeler and 'Mr. Appalachia' Loyal Jones" [TV-G]; Award-winning songwriter Billy Edd Wheeler and Loyal 'Mr. Appalachia' Jones reminisce about their student days at Berea College and their work after graduation. [High-Definition]

1:14

KET: Telling Tales; #116 "Passing It On"; A documentary about the storytelling tradition with Appalachian folklorist Anndrena Belcher.

1:15

KET: Telling Tales; #116 "Passing It On"; A documentary about the storytelling tradition with Appalachian folklorist Anndrena Belcher.

1:30

KET: Dinosaur Train; #226 "Dinosaur Train Submarine: A Sea Turtle Tale/Rocket Train" [TV-Y]; Baby Archelons hatch from eggs on the beach and the family follows them as they swim away. Tiny and Buddy find out that a newer train will be riding the same tracks as the Dinosaur Train. [High-Definition]

KET2: Scrapbook Memories; #1610 "Flowers" [TV-G]; Combining flowers and phrases for a pretty project, miniature blooms as an accent on cards, and quick techniques for decorating fabric blooms. [High-Definition]

2:00

KET: The Cat in the Hat Knows a Lot About That!; #117 "A Long Winter's Nap/The Tree Doctor" [TV-Y]; Sally and Nick are so excited to go ice skating tomorrow they can't asleep! Boris the bear can help! Dr. Twiggles the tree doctor teaches the kids how trees eat - through their leaves and roots. [High-Definition]

KET2: Math Basics; #108 "How Much?"; The base-10 system; working with decimal fractions less than 1; computing sales tax; weight, capacity, and volume; different ways of expressing the same amount or quantity.

KETKY: Lincoln in the Land of Bluegrass; Celebrates the 200th birthday of Abraham Lincoln by using bluegrass music to spotlight his Kentucky connections. Taped on location at the Riverpark Center in Owensboro.

2:30

KET: Curious George; #704 "Where's The Firedog?/Toot Toot Tootsie Goodbye" [TV-Y]; George's canine friend Blaze keeps running away from the firehouse. When Blaze winds up in the animal shelter, George and his firefighter friend Sam learn how to keep her safe. Toots the blues-singing germ is back and the Man with the Yellow Hat has a cold. [High-Definition]

KET2: Crossroads Café; #102 "Growing Pains" [TV-PG]; Henry's plans to work at the café unravel, and a demanding health and safety inspector pays a visit. Topics: making introductions; immigrant families in a new culture.

3:00

KET: Arthur; #701 "Cast Away/The Great Sock Mystery" [TV-Y]; Arthur is thrilled that a weekend of fly-fishing with his dad means no D.W. for two days—but then a change of plans forces them to include her. Baby Kate, Pal, and some of their furry friends team up to investigate where socks go when they disappear from the laundry. [High-Definition]

KET2: Celtic Pilgrimage with John O'Donohue; [TV-G]; Best-selling Irish author, poet, and philosopher John O'Donohue journeys through the sacred landscape of western Ireland. Actor Mike Farrell introduces the program.

KETKY: Kentucky Life; #1307 "Lincoln Wedding" [TV-G]; At the Lincoln Homestead Park in Springfield, a reenactment of the wedding of Abraham Lincoln's parents kicks off the three-year Lincoln Bicentennial celebration sponsored by the Kentucky Historical Society. A 2007 KET production hosted by Dave Shuffett. Watch Online

3:30

KET: WordGirl; #226 "Oh What A Tangled Knot You Tie, Amazing Rope Guy/Kid Action News" [TV-Y7]; As a villain, the Amazing Rope Guy is not so amazing. He discovers that his true talent is mimicking others. When he goes on a crime spree impersonating all of the villains of the city WordGirl must find a way to end his career as an imposter. This just in: Becky, Scoops, and Violet won a chance to host Kids Action News at Noon. While covering a story of the largest grilled cheese sandwich, WordGirl swoops in to stop Chuck and Dr. Two Brains from snagging the sandwich. WordGirl and Captain Huggy Face team up again to save the sandwich, the city, and the news hour. [High-Definition]

4:00

KET: Wild Kratts; #122 "Koala Balloon" [TV-Y]; Martin and Chris help a koala stranded in the Australian Outback get back to his Eucalyptus forest. [High-Definition]

KET2: The Aviators; #107 [TV-G]; Air traffic control tower, walkaround checks, the Quesnel Air Show, and a profile of pilot John Lovelace. [High-Definition]

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

4:30

KET: The Electric Company; #312 "A Fistful of Confetti" [TV-Y]; It's Neighborhood Record Day and everyone in town is trying to break silly records. [High-Definition]

KET2: Tracks Ahead; #714 "St. Kitts Scenic Railway" [TV-G]; Visit a Caribbean sugar cane line that has found a new, more glamorous life; ride a spectacular three stage rail line in the Minami Alps outside of Tokyo; visit one of the largest Z gauge layouts around; and look in on a museum that operates one of the last great steam locomotives in the United States. [High-Definition]

KETKY: Kentucky Life; #1212 "Belle of Louisville/Kizito Cookies/Headley-Whitney Museum/Elsie Harris" [TV-G]; Host Dave Shuffett rides the Belle of Louisville, the oldest operating river steamboat; meets a woman from Uganda who sells her homemade cookies in downtown Louisville; explores the jewel collection at Lexington's Headley-Whitney Museum; and introduces a profile of Lexington painter Elsie Harris. A 2006 KET production. Watch Online

5:00

KET: BBC World News America; #17087 [TV-RE]; [High-Definition]

KET2: Fetch! With Ruff Ruffman; #312 "Socket to Me" [TV-Y]; Blossom says that Ruff is using too much electricity, even though he's only running an electric leaf blower, a vacuum, a blender, all the lights, the washing machine, the dryer, and a karaoke machine. To humor her, he sends Sam and Sammy to figure out how he can decrease his energy consumption. [High-Definition]

KETKY: One to One with Bill Goodman; #809 "James Klotter"; Dr. James Klotter, State Historian of Kentucky and professor of history at Georgetown College, talks about his book Bluegrass Renaissance: The History and Culture of Central Kentucky, 1792 - 1852, a new publication that highlights the beauty and benefits of Central Kentucky. A 2013 KET production. [High-Definition] Watch Online

5:30

KET: Nightly Business Report; #32082 [TV-RE]; [High-Definition]

KET2: Cyberchase; #308 "Be Reasonable" [TV-Y]; Hacker returns to the Cybrary to wreak revenge on Ms. Fileshare and succeeds in trapping the kids when they try to rescue her. They must make their escape before he steals one of the Cybrary's most valuable books—the one that explains the most secret inner workings of Motherboard. [High-Definition]

KETKY: 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

6:00

KET: PBS NewsHour; #10594 [TV-RE]; [High-Definition]

KET2: Just Seen It; #111 [TV-PG]; The animated movie The Croods, the thriller Dead Man Down, and Spring Breakers are reviewed. [High-Definition]

KETKY: Wendell Berry's Thoughts in the Presence of Fear; With film footage of rural Kentucky as a backdrop, author Wendell Berry expresses his thoughts in the days following the September 11 attack.