TV Schedules

Kentucky Muse

Harry Dean Stanton: Crossing Mulholland

Kris Kristofferson, Billy Bob Thornton, critic Leonard Maltin are among those interviewed in this profile of Kentucky-born character actor Harry Dean Stanton. The documentary explores Stanton's early life in Kentucky, his love of music, and his extensive work in films, including his leading role in "Paris, Texas". A 2011 KET production.

bookclub@ket

Nathan Coulter

Host Bill Goodman and a panel of readers discuss Wendell Berry's 1960 novel, a portrayal of a boy's coming-of-age in rural Kentucky that was the genesis of a long-running series of books and stories about the fictional town of Port William. A 2002 KET production.

Kentucky Collectibles

Philadelphia Revival Pie Crust Table; Athens Schoolhouse Antiques Show

Expert appraisers examine a Philadelphia Revival Pie Crust Table and the Collectibles crew visits the Athens Schoolhouse Antiques Show. A 2018 KET Production.

Downstream

Dix River

Paddle downstream to uncover the unidentified history and secrets of the Dix River, also known as "the artery into the heart of Kentucky life." A 2017 Production.

Kentucky Life

Disco Balls, Sadie Price: Bowling Green's Victorian Pioneer, The Gateway to Kentucky, Transylvania University

Explore the manufacturing history of the disco ball in Louisville and meet a local artist who is keeping the tradition alive; Sarah Frances Price was a botanist and scientific illustrator from Bowling Green who paved the way for future generations of curious minds; Chip visits the Cumberland Gap to learn about its vital role in Kentucky's history; and Transylvania University was instrumental in the growth of Lexington, as well as the University of Kentucky. A 2026 KET production.

Distinguished Kentuckian

O. Leonard Press

A profile of KET's founding executive director, O. Leonard Press. His reminiscences about the early days of public broadcasting in Kentucky provide a fascinating glimpse of people, places, and events spanning a 40-year period from 1952 to 1992. A 1992 production of Video Editing Services, Lexington.

Tim Farmer's Country Kitchen

DIY Sourdough Starter, 2 Bread Recipes, Smoked Pork Loin and Asian Slaw

Make your own sourdough bread from SCRATCH! Start with a 5-day sourdough starter to use in 2 different recipes with delicious results! Brine and smoke a pork loin for a thin sliced pork sandwich with a side of Asian slaw.

Kentucky Afield

Kentucky Collectibles

Philadelphia Revival Pie Crust Table; Athens Schoolhouse Antiques Show

Expert appraisers examine a Philadelphia Revival Pie Crust Table and the Collectibles crew visits the Athens Schoolhouse Antiques Show. A 2018 KET Production.

WoodSongs Kids

Phoebe White & Kyle Yang

Classically trained pianist Kyle Yang takes the stage. Phoebe White is a 12-year-old yodeler and guitar player.

The Sound: Frank Harlow, Luthier

In a rare interview, luthier Frank Harlow talks about his career, how he makes his custom resonator guitars, and the artists who have used them. A 2017 Production.

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. A 2009 Production.

Appalshop @ 40: Classics from the Collection

Long Journey Home

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. A 2011 Production.

Bywords

Gary Burbank

Louisville disc jockey and broadcaster Gary Burbank discusses his offbeat radio career. A 1980 KET production hosted by Milton Metz.

Our Kids

Meet a student in the Cybersecurity pathway, learn about brain health and check out agriculture education. Hosted by Ballard High School correspondent Gabriel Shea. A 2026 production.

Kentucky Collectibles

Philadelphia Revival Pie Crust Table; Athens Schoolhouse Antiques Show

Expert appraisers examine a Philadelphia Revival Pie Crust Table and the Collectibles crew visits the Athens Schoolhouse Antiques Show. A 2018 KET Production.

Kentucky Time Capsule

Three for Kentucky (Part 1)

Made for the U.S. bicentennial in 1976, this film looks at three Kentucky families who came to the state 200 years ago and have remained in the same places ever since. Journalist Al Smith meets a horse breeder from the Bluegrass, a small-town lawyer, and a man of the woods who hunts with a long rifle. A 2003 KET Production.

Kentucky Muse

Harry Dean Stanton: Crossing Mulholland

Kris Kristofferson, Billy Bob Thornton, critic Leonard Maltin are among those interviewed in this profile of Kentucky-born character actor Harry Dean Stanton. The documentary explores Stanton's early life in Kentucky, his love of music, and his extensive work in films, including his leading role in "Paris, Texas". A 2011 KET production.

The Farmer & The Foodie

FoodChain

Maggie and Lindsey visit FoodChain in Lexington, Kentucky, to learn about its work in aquaponics, food literacy and education, and provide free meals to the community from its commercial kitchen. Back in the kitchen, they stuff and roast a whole tilapia and put their spin on the classic fish and chips. A 2026 KET production.

Tim Farmer's Country Kitchen

DIY Sourdough Starter, 2 Bread Recipes, Smoked Pork Loin and Asian Slaw

Make your own sourdough bread from SCRATCH! Start with a 5-day sourdough starter to use in 2 different recipes with delicious results! Brine and smoke a pork loin for a thin sliced pork sandwich with a side of Asian slaw.

Headwaters: Real Stories from Rural America

To Save the Land and People

A history of early grassroots efforts to stop strip mining in Eastern Kentucky, where broad-form deeds signed at the beginning of the 20th century let coal operators destroy land to get at the minerals underneath without getting the permission of, or compensating, the surface owner. The Appalachian group To Save the Land and People used every means possible - from legal petitions and local ordinances to guns and dynamite - to fight the abuses. A 2003 Production.

Run That by Me Again

Pasadena Bowl, 1970

Cookie Brinkman, John Madeya, Tom Jesukaitas, and other guests recall the 1970 bowl game between Louisville and Long Beach State. A 1977 KET production.

Our Kids

Meet a student in the Cybersecurity pathway, learn about brain health and check out agriculture education. Hosted by Ballard High School correspondent Gabriel Shea. A 2026 production.

Bywords

Gary Burbank

Louisville disc jockey and broadcaster Gary Burbank discusses his offbeat radio career. A 1980 KET production hosted by Milton Metz.

Murals of the Holocaust

Murals of the Holocaust (Ket)

For 20 years, students enrolled in Western Kentucky University's VAMPY program, a summer camp for Verbally and Mathematically Precocious Youth, have designed and created murals about the Holocaust. Watch as students work on the 2017 mural and explore Never Again, an exhibition of past murals at Louisville's Jewish Community Center.

Kentucky Life

Indoor Rock Climbing; Memory-Dwight Yoakam; Chained Rock; Dafford River Murals; Maysville Murals

We visit Vertical Excape in Bowling Green to experience one of the fastest-growing sports in Kentucky and the world; country singer Dwight Yoakam talks about his Kentucky roots in this Kentucky Life Memory; Chained Rock has been overlooking the city of Pineville for more than 80 years; Louisiana artist Robert Dafford has turned mundane floodwalls into works of art in Paducah and Covington in this 2021 Ohio Valley Chapter Regional Emmy Award-nominated segment. Kentucky Life Moment - the Dafford murals in Maysville.

Downstream

Dix River

Paddle downstream to uncover the unidentified history and secrets of the Dix River, also known as "the artery into the heart of Kentucky life." A 2017 Production.

Conversations with Champions

Mike Pratt

Billy speaks with Mike Pratt, a former UK basketball player under legendary coach Adolph Rupp and former head coach at UNC Charlotte. A 2016 KET Production.

The Sound: Frank Harlow, Luthier

In a rare interview, luthier Frank Harlow talks about his career, how he makes his custom resonator guitars, and the artists who have used them. A 2017 Production.

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. A 2009 Production.

Kentucky Life

Indoor Rock Climbing; Memory-Dwight Yoakam; Chained Rock; Dafford River Murals; Maysville Murals

We visit Vertical Excape in Bowling Green to experience one of the fastest-growing sports in Kentucky and the world; country singer Dwight Yoakam talks about his Kentucky roots in this Kentucky Life Memory; Chained Rock has been overlooking the city of Pineville for more than 80 years; Louisiana artist Robert Dafford has turned mundane floodwalls into works of art in Paducah and Covington in this 2021 Ohio Valley Chapter Regional Emmy Award-nominated segment. Kentucky Life Moment - the Dafford murals in Maysville.

Kentucky Afield

Tim Farmer's Country Kitchen

DIY Sourdough Starter, 2 Bread Recipes, Smoked Pork Loin and Asian Slaw

Make your own sourdough bread from SCRATCH! Start with a 5-day sourdough starter to use in 2 different recipes with delicious results! Brine and smoke a pork loin for a thin sliced pork sandwich with a side of Asian slaw.

Kentucky Collectibles

Philadelphia Revival Pie Crust Table; Athens Schoolhouse Antiques Show

Expert appraisers examine a Philadelphia Revival Pie Crust Table and the Collectibles crew visits the Athens Schoolhouse Antiques Show. A 2018 KET Production.

Kentucky Edition

The Sound: Frank Harlow, Luthier

In a rare interview, luthier Frank Harlow talks about his career, how he makes his custom resonator guitars, and the artists who have used them. A 2017 Production.

Kentucky Afield

Headwaters: Real Stories from Rural America

To Save the Land and People

A history of early grassroots efforts to stop strip mining in Eastern Kentucky, where broad-form deeds signed at the beginning of the 20th century let coal operators destroy land to get at the minerals underneath without getting the permission of, or compensating, the surface owner. The Appalachian group To Save the Land and People used every means possible - from legal petitions and local ordinances to guns and dynamite - to fight the abuses. A 2003 Production.