Wednesday 4/3/2013

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KET: GED Connection; #101 "Orientation" [TV-G]; An overview of the GED test and how this series and its accompanying workbooks and online lessons can help adults prepare.

KET2: Caillou; #518 "Good Friend Caillou" [TV-Y]; Caillou is annoyed Clementine is being a copycat. Caillou is excited about the opportunity to draw a poster for his friend Ted, at the grocery store. [High-Definition]

KETKY: One to One with Bill Goodman; #540 "Curt Tofteland"; A discussion with Curt Tofteland, founder and artistic director of Shakespeare Behind Bars, a moving film, where the protagonists are not merely defined by their crimes but are afforded dignity and a chance to look truth in the eye, and embrace it. Prisoners from the Luther Luckett Correctional Complex cast themselves in roles of Shakespeare's The Tempest reflecting their personal history and fate. 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; #103 "Daniel's Babysitter/Daniel Goes to School" [TV-Y]; Prince Tuesday comes to babysit Daniel Tiger while Mom Tiger and Dad Tiger go out dancing. When Daniel joins the rest of his friends at school, he doesn't want his Dad to leave - until Dad Tiger reminds him that "grownups come back." [High-Definition]

KETKY: Bywords; #342 "Frank Lambert"; Frank Lambert, new CEO of Bellknap, Inc. hardware manufacturer. A KET production.

1:00

KET: Super Why!; #210 "The Great Robot Race" [TV-Y]; Whyatt and his puppy want to win the porridge race, but the bowl of breakfast cereal keeps falling off the puppy's back. The reading friends visit The Great Robot Race and encounter a boy named Bradbury who is determined to help his robo-doggie win a race too! [High-Definition]

KET2: Crafting at the Spotted Canary; #308 "Things That Hang in the Window" [TV-G]; Windows are decorated with textiles, but can also be adorned with photos, crystals, and banners. Learn how to think of this space as a decorative element of the home. [High-Definition]

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

1:30

KET: Dinosaur Train; #104 "I'm a T. Rex!/Ned the Quadruped" [TV-Y]; Buddy travels to Rexville on the dinosaur train and meets Delores Tyrannosaurus and her daughter Annie. When he sees that he shares all the same features, Buddy learns that he is a Tyrannosaurus Rex! Buddy and Tiny tour the dinosaur train and earn their junior conductor hats while their friend Ned, a four-legged, long-necked Brachiosaurus and regular train rider, tags along. [High-Definition]

KET2: For Your Home; #2403 "Taking Green Uptown" [TV-G]; Vicki and Sloan give an uptown condo a green, chic makeover using the latest, innovative furnishings, ideas, and projects. Learn how to create your own headboard using recycled wood, natural fabrics, and materials.

2:00

KET: The Cat in the Hat Knows a Lot About That!; #120 "Finola's Farm/Pick Your Friends" [TV-Y]; Nick and Sally are sitting down to breakfast but have run out of milk. The Cat arrives to take them to Finola's Farm to have breakfast with Finola. First they learn how to milk a cow, then they discover that cows' milk can be made into butter and cheese and best of all--ice cream! It's Valentine's Day and Nick and Sally disagree hotly on how to decorate the card they're making for the Cat. Does this mean they aren't really best friends? The Cat takes them to meet Sheldon, a tortoise who knows all about friendship. [High-Definition]

KET2: GED Connection; #119 "Economics" [TV-G]; Business people and economics teachers explain the basics of money, finance, markets, and commerce.

KETKY: Flaget High School: The Great Spirit Lives On; A look at the famed Louisville prep school whose alumni include Paul Hornung and Howard Schnellenberger. A KET production. [High-Definition] Watch Online

2:30

KET: Curious George; #303 "For the Birds/Curious George-asaurus" [TV-Y]; George thinks the birds must be starving because the seeds he puts out keep disappearing at an alarming rate. Then he gets a clue about what's really going on when he finds a big, bushy tail sticking out of the feeder. Professor Wiseman asks the Man with the Yellow Hat to help assemble some rare dinosaur bones into a skeleton in time for an important archaeologist to see them. [High-Definition]

KET2: Pre-GED Connection; #124 "Ratio, Proportion, and Percent" [TV-G]; Explores how and why people use ratios, proportions, and percentages to compare numbers and solve problems.

KETKY: A Way of Life: Basketball in Kentucky; [TV-G]; Kentucky independent filmmaker Morgan Atkinson chronicles his native state's love for boys' high school basketball. Spanning more than 80 years of game lore and traditions, the story is told by the players, coaches, fans, journalists, and historians who make Kentucky's game so distinctive and focuses particularly on the state championship tournament known as the Sweet Sixteen—one of the few in the nation that allows small schools to compete against the big ones.

3:00

KET: Arthur; #702 "Francine's Split Decision/Muffy Goes Metropolitan" [TV-Y]; With the big bowling tournament and her cousin's bar mitzvah happening at exactly the same time, Francine tries to figure out a way to be two places at once. Muffy finally gets to visit the big city when Sue Ellen invites her to Crown City for a weekend, and the realities of city life turn out to be nothing like her fantasies. [High-Definition]

KET2: Clodagh's Irish Food Trails; #110 "The Midlands - Athlone and Mullingar" [TV-G]; After visiting two local markets, Clodagh meets one of Ireland's very few full-time bee-keepers and organic dairy farmers on the shores of Lough Ennell. [High-Definition]

3:30

KET: WordGirl; #303 "The Invisi-Bill Hand/Birthday Town" [TV-Y7]; When Invisi-Bill and Big Left Hand Guy team up, Invisi-Bill quickly becomes jealous when he doesn't get any publicity for being the true villain that he is. WordGirl uses his need for fame to trick him into revealing himself. At "Mr. Big's Birthday Time All the Time Party Supply Store" all of the parents are going crazy! They think every day is their child's birthday. WordGirl has to find a way to shut off Mr. Big's mind control device and get the Birthday Girl to stop being so greedy. [High-Definition]

KET2: Ciao Italia; #2112 "Roast Pork, Tuscan Style/Arista!" [TV-G]; Mary Ann travels to Tuscany to host a group of eager students who want to experience terrific Tuscan-style cooking. They team up to create Tuscan black cabbage soup, roast pork, sauteed mushrooms, a delicate zucchini tart, and Biscotti di Prato.

4:00

KET: Wild Kratts; #211 "Rainforest Stew" [TV-Y]; Chris and Martin go in search of an obscure tropical rainforest creature to add to their Life Lists. [High-Definition]

KET2: Smart Travels with Rudy Maxa; #508 "Sydney" [TV-G]; Australia's stunning metropolis, Sydney seduces with its glorious harbor, carefree attitude, and sunny beaches. From the Opera House to the Harbor Bridge to Circular Quay, Rudy basks in the sights along the harbor. He surfs at Bondi Beach and explores the Blue Mountains.

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

4:30

KET: The Electric Company; #212 "The Unmuffins" [TV-Y]; Something funny is going on. The Pranksters are being very helpful and The Electric Company is being awfully unfriendly. Will Jessica be able to fix things so everyone is back to normal? [High-Definition]

KET2: Travelscope; #311 "Williamsburg, Virginia - America's Historic Triangle" [TV-G]; Traces America's birth in Jamestown, Colonial Williamsburg, and Yorktown, Va. Also, Joseph kayaks the Chickahominy River, sails on a four-masted schooner, and partakes of the area's family fun. [High-Definition]

KETKY: Kentucky Life; #1216 "Paul Rusch/Toyota" [TV-G]; A Japanese-themed edition commemorating Toyota's 20th anniversary in Kentucky includes tours of the auto plant and Georgetown's Yuko-en (friendship garden) as well as a profile of Episcopal missionary Paul Rusch. The Louisville cleric, who went to Japan in 1925, is credited with introducing the county fair, American football, and the John Deere tractor to the mountainous region where he served. A 2006 KET production hosted by Dave Shuffett. Watch Online

5:00

KET: BBC World News America; #17093 [TV-RE]; [High-Definition]

KET2: Fetch! With Ruff Ruffman; #316 "I'll Ruff and I'll Ruff and I'll Blow Your House Down" [TV-Y]; Ruff is having a lot of trouble with Chet, his new mouse assistant. Chet needs training, and it would be nice if he lived somewhere other than in the Fetch 3000. So Ruff sends DJ to a dog obedience school to become an expert trainer, and Noel, Sammy, and Jay go to engineering school to learn to construct a new home for Chet—out of straw. [High-Definition]

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

5:30

KET: Nightly Business Report; #32086 [TV-RE]; [High-Definition]

KET2: Cyberchase; #705 "Father's Day" [TV-Y]; It's the annual Father's Day Parade in Tikiville, and Creech's father, Max (Matthew Broderick), is this year's Cyberdad of the Year. Max was once a schoolmate of Hacker's - and continually bested Hacker in all of their endeavors. Hacker has decided it's time to get even. Using secret codes and a band of bad guys, he rolls into action, cleverly changing the code each step of the way to keep those "earthbrats" from catching on. Will Hacker succeed in spoiling Father's Day and embarrassing Max? Or will our heroes figure out the pattern to his codes in time to stop him? [High-Definition]

KETKY: Connections with Renee Shaw; #824 "Janet Steele Holloway"; Janet Steele Holloway, founder of Women Leading Kentucky and author, discusses her coming of age autobiography A Willful Child. [High-Definition] Watch Online

6:00

KET: PBS NewsHour; #10598 [TV-RE]; [High-Definition]

KET2: Burt Wolf: Travels & Traditions; #708 "A Tuscan Harvest, Italy" [TV-G]; Burt takes part in the fall grape harvest just south of Siena, learning what makes the wines of Tuscany so famous, how the grapes are cared for, and how the wine is produced. Then a gastronomic tour of the region spotlights its most famous dishes.

KETKY: Conversations with Champions; #207 "Tom Jurich"; Billy Reed discusses character and integrity in sports with University of Louisville Athletic Director Tom Jurich, a position he has held since 1997. Before Louisville, Jurich was AD at Colorado State and Northern Arizona. One of his greatest accomplishments was bringing Rick Pitino to the University of Louisville. [High-Definition]