Friday 4/5/2013

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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; #520 "Caillou Shows Responsibility" [TV-Y]; Miss Martin agrees to loan Caillou a preschool book, as long as he promises to take care of it. Leo accidentally breaks Mr. Bones (Miss Martin's model skeleton) and tries to get Caillou to help him put it back together. Jeffrey and Jason make up silly names for their classmates. [High-Definition]

KETKY: One to One with Bill Goodman; #543 "Sena Jeter Naslund"; Sena Jeter Naslund, the New York Times bestselling author of Ahab's Wife, Four Spirits, and Abundance: A Novel of Marie Antoinette, discusses her latest novel Adam & Eve. The book explores both the dark nature of fundamentalism and the brightness of true faith. Taped at the Louisville Public Library. A 2010 KET production. [High-Definition] Watch Online

12:30 pm

KET: Pre-GED Connection; #116 "Life Science" [TV-G]; Explores a variety of life science topics, from basic biology to genetics to ecosystems.

KET2: Daniel Tiger's Neighborhood; #105 "Prince Wednesday Finds A Way To Play/Finding A Way To Play On Backwards Day" [TV-Y]; Daniel and Katerina Kittycat find a way to play together with Prince Wednesday at school. Daniel and O the Owl learn to compromise when Miss Elaina plans a backwards play date at her house. [High-Definition]

KETKY: Bywords; #345 "Mary Lou Whitney"; Mary Lou Whitney, Internaltional hostess, talks about her life and her many activities and fund raisers. A 1985 KET production.

1:00

KET: Super Why!; #212 "Monty's Adventures In Music Town" [TV-Y]; The super readers soar into the book Monty's Adventures in Music Town and meet a loveable monster who is having trouble picking an instrument to play for the big show. [High-Definition]

KET2: Lidia's Italy In America; #214 "For The Love of Soup" [TV-G]; Soup is a great start to any meal and Lidia explores two different types: minestrone and artichoke soup. She travels to Le Marche in Italy to learn about ricotta cheese and finishes off the meal with her favorite Italian cheesecake recipe. [High-Definition]

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

1:30

KET: Dinosaur Train; #203 "Stargazing on the Night Train/Get Into Nature!" [TV-Y]; Sidney Sinovenator, who knows more about the stars than anyone, takes the family up to his favorite stargazing spot, "Starry Hill," and teaches the kids why the stars seem to move across the night sky. When the kids build their own version of a nest on the beach, below their actual family nest up on the cliff, they get the idea to turn their beach nest into a clubhouse. [High-Definition]

KET2: Simply Ming; #1020 "Grilling with Andy Husbands" [TV-G]; Boston-based chef Andy Husbands and Ming prepare Thai buffalo salad, grilled mussels and clams with tomatoes, and a polenta cake. [High-Definition]

KETKY: Our Kids; #908; News and features about classroom projects and activities in Louisville-area schools.

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: Appalachia: A History of Mountains and People; #101 "Time and Terrain" [TV-PG]; Explores Appalachia's unique mosaic of plant, animal, and early human life. [High-Definition]

2:30

KET: Curious George; #121 "Surprise Quints/Muddy Monkey" [TV-Y]; Mr. Quint returns from his fishing trip before his surprise birthday party is ready, so George is assigned the job of keeping him busy until the appointed time. George loses his favorite bath toy, Sproingy the Frog, and refuses to take a bath. [High-Definition]

KET2: Math Basics; #110 "Patterns and Statistics"; Pattern recognition; tessellations; number patterns; displaying numeric data with graphs; introduction to statistics; sampling and probability.

3:00

KET: Arthur; #608 "Rhyme for Your Life/For Whom the Bell Tolls" [TV-Y]; Binky falls asleep while trying to write a poem and dreams he is trapped in Verseberg, where it's a crime not to rhyme. He tangles with the big purple orange and meets William Carlos Williams—but will he ever be able to escape the curse of verse? D.W. loses her voice, and Arthur thinks it's a dream come true. But then Mom asks him to take care of her, and he finds himself at the mercy of his little sister and her cowbell. [High-Definition]

KET2: Joanne Weir's Cooking Confidence; #207 "Making Waves Or Marrakech Express" [TV-G]; Recipes include romaine waves with honey and cardamom and Moroccan Merguez Lamb burgers. [High-Definition]

KETKY: Serviam: To Lead and To Serve; [TV-G]; Explores five leaders who have placed the needs of others before their own. From Black Hawk Down and the Rwandan genocide to being held captive in Beirut, these leaders chose their profession to serve a greater purpose.

3:30

KET: WordGirl; #304 "The Pretty Princess and Mr. Big Power Hour/Clean Up in Aisle Eleven" [TV-Y7]; WordGirl's wildest dream has come true: she's part of an episode of Pretty Princess. It seems like the perfect situation until we realize the villainous Mr. Big is behind this scheme. WordGirl must escape the grips of Mr. Big's remote control in order to save the city. Bob agrees to be a "substitute WordGirl" for a ribbon cutting ceremony at the grocery store while Becky participates in the debate club. When Lady Redundant Woman and her clones stage a heist that's beyond Huggy's control, Becky must choose between the debate club and her quest for justice. [High-Definition]

KET2: Pati's Mexican Table; #208 "Tequila!" [TV-G]; Recipes include ancho chile and orange juice tequila chaser, fresh jicama and orange pico de gallo, coffee flan with tequila whipped cream, and more. [High-Definition]

4:00

KET: Wild Kratts; #124 "Kerhonk" [TV-Y]; When Martin's and Chris' Creature Power Suits unexpectedly get jammed in Proboscis monkey mode and the top monkey of the troop is injured protecting a youngster from a crocodile, the Kratt brothers find themselves stepping into the injured monkey's role. They uncover some of the different methods animals utilize to communicate important information to each other. [High-Definition]

KET2: Connections with Renee Shaw; #825 "Byron Hurt"; Acclaimed filmmaker Byron Hurt talks about his latest film, Soul Food Junkies, the history and hazards of the high-fat cuisine and the love it inspires. [High-Definition] Watch Online

KETKY: Leadership Landscape; #109 "Bill Samuels"; A discussion with Bill Samuels, chairman emeritus of Makers Mark.

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: Louisville Life; #712 "Victor Mature/Spot5/Greater Louisville Inc. - Craig J. Richard/Claudia Sanders Dinner House"; Learn about legendary Hollywood star Victor Mature, the latest person elected to Louisville's Hometown Heroes program; visit Spot5, where staff and teachers have created an art supply store, gallery, and teaching studio; an interview with Craig J. Richard, the new president and CEO of Greater Louisville Inc.; and experience the southern hospitality and cooking of Claudia Sanders Dinner House. A 2013 KET production hosted by Candyce Clifft. [High-Definition] Watch Online

KETKY: Kentucky Life; #1218 "Old Friends Racehorse Retirement/Tapestry Artist/Heartland Dulcimer Club" [TV-G]; Midway's Old Friends Racehorse Retirement, which provides a home to former multi-million-dollar racing stallions who were sold to breeding operations overseas; tapestry artist Joanna Sosnicki; and the music of the Heartland Dulcimer Club in Elizabethtown. A 2006 KET production hosted by Dave Shuffett. Watch Online

5:00

KET: BBC World News America; #17095 [TV-RE]; [High-Definition]

KET2: Fetch! With Ruff Ruffman; #314 "Arrgh—All Me Eggs Are Cracked" [TV-Y]; There's a pirate curse on Ruff's family, thanks to an ancestor named Blackmuzzle. To break it, Ruff sends Sammy and Jay to the Florida Keys to search the ocean floor for Blackmuzzle's treasure. Meanwhile, Harsha and Sam work at a grocery store and compete in a grocery-bagging showdown. [High-Definition]

KETKY: The William T. Young Story; A rare glimpse of one of Kentucky's most extraordinary businessmen, horseman William T. Young, whose philanthropic and community contributions have had a major impact on the Commonwealth. The story is told through interviews with Young and his family, friends, and business colleagues and is narrated by his friend Tommy Smothers. A 2002 KET production.

5:30

KET: Nightly Business Report; #32088 [TV-RE]; [High-Definition]

KET2: Cyberchase; #306 "The Grapes of Plath" [TV-Y]; A terrible cyberglitch afflicts the young prince of the Crab Kingdom, and Hacker is determined to exploit the situation. Can the CyberSquad cure the prince before all is lost? [High-Definition]

6:00

KET: PBS NewsHour; #10600 [TV-RE]; [High-Definition]

KET2: EcoSense for Living; #101 "Household Tips" [TV-G]; Learn some household tips for saving money while going easier on the planet.

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