Tuesday 4/2/2013

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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.

KET2: One to One with Bill Goodman; #810 "Keith O'Brien"; Author Keith O'Brien discusses his book Outside Shot: Big Dreams, Hard Times, and One County's Quest for Basketball Greatness, about the Scott County Cardinals and their 2009-2010 season. [High-Definition] Watch Online

KET: Jubilee; #1613 "Sam Bush and Friends"; Newgrass originator Sam Bush joins a variety of performers onstage at the 3rd annual International Newgrass Festival. A 2012 KET production. [High-Definition] Watch Online

KET2: American Masters; #2204 "Garrison Keillor: The Man on the Radio in the Red Shoes" [TV-PG]; Follows raconteur Garrison Keillor — and his crew of actors, musicians, and technical staff — as he criss-crosses the country, broadcasting, recording, and revealing himself. [High-Definition]

KETKY: Ashland's Field of Dreams; Cincinnati Reds sportscaster Marty Brenneman narrates this sentimental look at playing baseball in Central Park in Ashland, Ky., during the 1950s. Watch Online

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]

KET: Kind Hearted Woman; #102 [TV-14]; Robin Charboneau, a divorced mother and Oglala Sioux woman, fights in tribal court with her ex-husband for custody of her children, even after he's convicted of sexually molesting his daughter and another child. [High-Definition]

KETKY: Kentucky Aviation Pioneer Matthew B. Sellers; The Carter County native who invented the retractable landing gear for airplanes and made the first powered flight in Kentucky.

KET2: Carhenge: Genius or Junk?; Outside Alliance, NE, a whimsical monument rises from the desolate prairie: 38 spray-painted vintage automobiles stacked and buried upright in a post-modern replication of the British prehistoric stone circle Stonehenge. While drawing the curious from far and wide, Carhenge also represents a challenge to one community's definitions of art, freedom of expression, and appropriate land use.

KET2: Scott & Bailey; #107 [TV-PG]; In the first of a two-part story, the badly burned body of a disabled man turns up in a remote part of Manchester and a few days later another corpse is discovered. Meanwhile, Janet throws her husband out and Rachel's estranged brother turns up on her doorstep. [High-Definition]

KETKY: My Kentucky Home; #101 "Crittenden County"; A historical look at Crittenden County and its economic and social contribution to the state.

KETKY: A Walk with Boone; Historians Thomas D. Clark and John Mack Faragher follow the Kentucky trail of America's most famous pioneer, Daniel Boone. A 1997 KET production. Watch Online

KET: Kentucky Life; #1413 "Bluegrass Youth Ballet/Bluegrass Animal Rehabilitation and Hyperbaric Center" [TV-G]; The Bluegrass Youth Ballet and its creator, Adalhi Aranda Corn, share creativity, artistry, and Mexican culture with students and the community through dance as well as other forms of artistic expression. Woodford County's Bluegrass Animal Rehabilitation and Hyperbaric Center is setting new standards in animal medical care. A 2008 KET production hosted by Dave Shuffett. Watch Online

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.

KETKY: In Performance at the Governor's Mansion; #603 "Salute to American Music"; A musical journey through American history, beginning with brass band music of the mid-1800s as performed by Saxton's Cornet Band. Pianist Ray Johnson of Louisville follows with a salute to America's music, jazz, paying special homage to Duke Ellington. The Juggernaut Jug Band winds up the evening with an eclectic mix of rousing tunes from the 1930s to contemporary times. A 2003 KET production.

KET: Bluegrass and Backroads; #1003; Meet woodcarver Tim Hall, matt sculptor Craig Kaviar, and a finalist in the Kentucky Farm Bureau Outstanding Young Farm Family contest. Also, a tour of WKU's School of Broadcasting is featured. [High-Definition]

KET2: Kind Hearted Woman; #102 [TV-14]; Robin Charboneau, a divorced mother and Oglala Sioux woman, fights in tribal court with her ex-husband for custody of her children, even after he's convicted of sexually molesting his daughter and another child. [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]