Tuesday 4/2/2013

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KET: GED Connection; #102 "Passing the GED Writing Test" [TV-G]; Advice on how to prepare for the GED writing test, with sample test questions.

KET2: Caillou; #517 "Growing Up Caillou" [TV-Y]; Caillou wants to run a marathon, just like Daddy. Caillou likes sailing with Daddy and Grandpa. Rosie has had a growth spurt and Caillou wants one too. [High-Definition]

KETKY: One to One with Bill Goodman; #539 "Dr. Rallie McAllister"; Dr. Rallie McAllister is the co-founder of Momosa Publishing and the co-author of The Mommy MD Guides. The book offers professional and personal perspectives, advice, and 900 tips for soon-to-be moms. Dr. McAllister is a physician and the mother of three sons. Her newspaper column, Your Health, appears in more than 30 papers. A 2010 KET production. [High-Definition] Watch Online

12:30 pm

KET: Pre-GED Connection; #115 "Geography" [TV-G]; Explores the relevance of geography—from the impact of humans on the environment to how places and regions define our world.

KET2: Daniel Tiger's Neighborhood; #102 "Daniel Visits School/Daniel Visits The Doctor" [TV-Y]; Daniel is nervous about visiting school for the first time until he learns that asking questions is the best way to handle the anxiety that comes with new experiences. Daniel makes a book with all the information he knows about the doctor before he goes for his checkup. [High-Definition]

KETKY: Bywords; #341 "Sylvia Clay"; Sylvia Clay, noted textile artist. A 1985 KET production.

1:00

KET: Super Why!; #209 "Princess Gwennie Saves The Day" [TV-Y]; Princess Pea pretends she's a queen but Red doesn't know what to be! The super readers fly into the story of a princess with a silly sense of humor and a big job to do. They help Gwennie use her talents to save the day, and Red discovers her own special gifts. [High-Definition]

KET2: Garden Smart; #2909 [TV-G]; A landscape makeover of a historic 1920's era home including planning, demolishing, and rebuilding. [High-Definition]

KETKY: Sojourn of the Strings; [TV-G]; From slave cabins on the plantation, through the minstrel era, into white Appalachia and eventually into the hands of Pete Seeger, this film traces the evolution of the banjo. [High-Definition]

1:30

KET: Dinosaur Train; #103 "Beating the Heat/Flowers for Mom" [TV-Y]; Buddy and Tiny travel to the Jurassic to make a new friend, Morris Stegosaurus, and discover how this huge dinosaur keeps cool in the heat. The kids go to the big pond to look for flowers to give to Mom on her special Mothers Day. They find many different flowers while following a very busy bee. [High-Definition]

KET2: P. Allen Smith's Garden Home; #1209 "Garden & Home Alternatives" [TV-G]; P. Allen Smith shares tips on do-it-yourself projects at home and in the garden using broken terra cotta saucers, how to turn bulbs into party favors, and using recycled Christmas lights to light a garden path. [High-Definition]

2:00

KET: The Cat in the Hat Knows a Lot About That!; #204 "No Night Today/Fun in the Sun" [TV-Y]; Nick and Sally want to keep playing, but it's getting dark. They meet Astronaut Audrey and learn about the solar system. The kids meet Hilda the Hippo who teaches them that hippos make their very own sunscreen to protect them from the hot sun. [High-Definition]

KET2: Math Basics; #109 "Dimensions"; Basic concepts in geometry, including length, width, and area; using maps and grids; expressing locations in three dimensions.

KETKY: Adolph Rupp: Myth, Legend, and Fact; A documentary exploring the career and reputation of legendary University of Kentucky basketball coach Adolph Rupp. Former players, assistant coaches, and administrators address some of the commonly held perceptions about Rupp, his reputation, and his role in the civil rights issues of the 1960s. A production of WKYT-TV/Lexington.

2:30

KET: Curious George; #119 "The Truth About George Burgers/Curious George in the Dark" [TV-Y]; George accidentally loses a batch of Giardino burgers that Chef Pisghetti made for the firemen's picnic. Though he's not usually afraid of the dark, George discovers that it can be a little scary when you're deep inside a mysterious cave. [High-Definition]

KET2: Crossroads Café; #103 "Worlds Apart" [TV-PG]; When her boyfriend arrives from Mexico, Rosa must make a difficult decision. Brashov grapples with insomnia. Vocabulary: talking about wants.

3:00

KET: Arthur; #606 "Citizen Frensky/D.W.'s Backpack Mishap" [TV-Y]; Sensational headlines and embarrassing photos make Francine's new newspaper, the Frensky Star, a great success—except that now none of her friends is speaking to her. Someone makes off with D.W.'s backpack but leaves a different one in its place, and she uses the objects in it as clues to try to puzzle out the identity of the thief. [High-Definition]

KET2: Tennessee Wild Side; #2505; How a new threat to rattlesnakes could tip the balance of nature, turkey hunting vocabulary, identifying birds in the backyard, the benefits of outdoor classrooms, and cool characters carved from common wood are explored. [High-Definition]

3:30

KET: WordGirl; #513 "Dinner Or Consequences, Part 1/Dinner Or Consequences, Part 2" [TV-Y7]; Dr. Two Brains steals the city's milk and uses it and his new ray to turn the city into cheese! WordGirl has to stop Dr. Two Brains even if it means missing her family feast and having to face the consequences. [High-Definition]

KET2: The Desert Speaks; #1409 "Desolation Canyon River Journey" [TV-G]; A trip down Utah's Green River explores its best-known geographical feature, the prehistoric creatures buried along its banks in Dinosaur National Monument, as well as Desolation Canyon. One of the wildest, least inhabited areas remaining in the U.S., this 84-mile-long gorge is deeper at some points than the Grand Canyon and exposes sediments accumulated over millions of years.

4:00

KET: Wild Kratts; #209 "Shadow: The Black Jaguar" [TV-Y]; Zach Varmitech has decided to "catnap" a Black Jaguar to use as a symbol for his new spybots. [High-Definition]

KET2: MotorWeek; #3230 "Chevrolet Camaro1le" [TV-G]; The 2013 Chevrolet Camaro 1LE and 2013 BMW Alpina B7 are road tested. Tire problems are highlighted. [High-Definition]

KETKY: Roundabout U; #532; [High-Definition] Watch Online

4:30

KET: The Electric Company; #305 "Wiki Wiki Walter" [TV-Y]; A beatboxing competition gets interesting when Shock's old beatboxing pal Wiki joins the challenge. [High-Definition]

KET2: Kentucky Afield; #2926 [TV-G]; A KET/Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources co-presentation hosted by Tim Farmer. [High-Definition]

KETKY: Kentucky Life; #1215 "Vent Haven Ventriloquism Museum/Trooper Island" [TV-G]; The Vent Haven Ventriloquism Museum in Fort Mitchell, which hosts an annual international convention for more than 400 ventriloquists, and Trooper Island, a camp on Dale Hollow Lake developed by the Kentucky State Police for Kentucky young people. A 2006 KET production hosted by Dave Shuffett. Watch Online

5:00

KET: BBC World News America; #17092 [TV-RE]; [High-Definition]

KET2: Fetch! With Ruff Ruffman; #315 "Feeling Sheepish, Ruff?" [TV-Y]; Ruff agrees to watch his sister's sheep, assuming that "sheep" means one sheep. When hundreds of them arrive, they stampede the doghouse, forcing Ruff and Blossom to barricade themselves inside the bathroom. Ruff sends two kids to learn to herd sheep and two more to Utah, where they learn about bighorn sheep and their habitat. [High-Definition]

KETKY: Kentucky Tonight; #2015 "2013 General Assembly"; Bill and his guests discuss the 2013 General Assembly. Scheduled guests: Kentucky Senate President Robert Stivers, R-Manchester; Kentucky House Majority Whip Tommy Thompson, D-Owensboro; Kentucky Senate Minority Caucus Chair Johnny Ray Turner, D-Prestonsburg; and State Rep. Brad Montell, R-Shelbyville. [High-Definition] Watch Online

5:30

KET: Nightly Business Report; #32085 [TV-RE]; [High-Definition]

KET2: Cyberchase; #117 "Return to Sensible Flats" [TV-Y]; Something is amiss with the bliss of Sensible Flats: The reservoir is dry, the town is out of water, and people are moving away as fast as they can. But why? When the kids and Digit use line graphs to reveal the true story of what happened, all lines lead to the town's newest resident—who just happens to be Hacker. [High-Definition]

6:00

KET: PBS NewsHour; #10597 [TV-RE]; [High-Definition]

KET2: Rick Steves' Europe; #705 "Florentine Delights and Tuscan Side Trips" [TV-G]; Enjoy more of the exquisite artistic treasures of Florence and a couple of rival cities and cultural capitals in their own right, Pisa and Lucca. [High-Definition]

KETKY: Appalshop @ 40: Classics from the Collection; #107 "Long Journey Home" [TV-G]; This documentary dispels this myth of a "pure Anglo-Saxon" Appalachia as it explores the ethnic diversity of the region, the economic forces causing people to migrate into and out of the area, and the personal choices individuals make to stay, to leave, and to come back.