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Beyond Measure - S1 E11

Premiered On: 03/17/2011

Explores the interplay between culture and economy while looking at the economic history of the Appalachian region. Focusing primarily on current events, the film puts the challenges of large-scale job loss in historical context and documents efforts of citizens to rebuild their communities. A 2011 Production.

• Thursday March 19, 2026 8:00 am ET on KETKY
• Thursday March 19, 2026 7:00 am CT on KETKY

Sunnyside of Life - S1 E1

Premiered On: 01/06/2011

Celebrates the legacy of the country music dynasty of the Carter Family by focusing on the Carter Family Fold in Maces Spring, Va., an old-time music hall founded in 1975 by Janette, Joe, and Gladys, the children of A.P. and Sara Carter. The film features Saturday night performances at the Fold by such artists as the Home Folks, Red Clay Ramblers, and Hot Mud Family. The film also includes a history of the Carter Family. A 2011 Production.

• Thursday March 26, 2026 8:00 am ET on KETKY
• Thursday March 26, 2026 7:00 am CT on KETKY

Big Lever - S1 E2

Premiered On: 01/13/2011

In 1978 Richard Nixon chose Leslie County, Ky., for his first public appearance since resigning the presidency. Priceless footage of his visit introduces this incisive and sometimes hilarious look at the engines that drive American politics. The film explores the machinations of party politics in this rural and staunchly Republican county. A 2011 Production.

• Thursday April 2, 2026 8:00 am ET on KETKY
• Thursday April 2, 2026 7:00 am CT on KETKY

Coalmining Women/In Ya Blood - S1 E3

Premiered On: 01/20/2011

Interviewed at home and on the job, women coal miners tell of the conditions that led them to seek employment in this traditionally male-dominated industry and the problems they encountered once hired. And, the story of a typical young man from Appalachia in the summer after his senior year in high school. He must face the difficult decision faced by many Appalachian youth - whether to stay in the mountains or leave in search of a "better life." A 2011 Production.

• Thursday April 9, 2026 8:00 am ET on KETKY
• Thursday April 9, 2026 7:00 am CT on KETKY

Hand Carved - S1 E4

Premiered On: 01/27/2011

Chester Cornett made chairs for Presidents and his work is displayed in museums across the country. In this film, Chester fells a tree on the site of his family's homeplace on the top of Pine Mountain in southeastern Kentucky and transports it back to his small apartment and workshop in inner-city Cincinnati. He uses simple hand tools to chop, whittle, and carve the wood into an exquisite, eight-legged, "two-in-one" rocker. A 2011 Production.

• Thursday April 16, 2026 8:00 am ET on KETKY
• Thursday April 16, 2026 7:00 am CT on KETKY

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Sourwood Mountain Dulcimers/John Jacob Niles - S1 E10

• Thursday March 12, 2026 8:00 am ET on KETKY
• Thursday March 12, 2026 7:00 am CT on KETKY

Harriette Arnow/Ourselves and That Promise - S1 E9

• Thursday March 5, 2026 8:00 am ET on KETKY
• Thursday March 5, 2026 7:00 am CT on KETKY

Nimrod Workman: To Fit My Own Category/Coal Miner: Frank Jackson/UMWA: A House Divided - S1 E8

• Thursday February 26, 2026 8:25 am ET on KETKY
• Thursday February 26, 2026 7:25 am CT on KETKY