TV Schedules

Headwaters: Real Stories from Rural America

Coal Bucket Outlaw/Applewise

Built around a day in the life of a Kentucky coal truck driver, "Coal Bucket Outlaw" provides a direct look at where our energy comes from as well as the human and environmental price we pay for our heavy dependence on fossil fuels. "Applewise" profiles the Mullins family, third-generation apple growers, and their struggle to maintain and manage one of only two remaining family-run apple orchards in Wise County, VA.

Kentucky Afield

Bluegrass and Backroads

Dean Hill Photography; Sock Monkeys; Kentucky Railway Museum; Kentucky Bison Co.

Dean Hill Photography, Sock Monkeys, Kentucky Railway Museum, and Kentucky Bison Company are featured. A 2018 Production.

The Farmer & The Foodie

Beekeeping/Honey

Maggie and Lindsey step into the world of bees and learn about the honey harvesting process with apiarist Dr. Amanda Skidmore and beekeeper Tim Sheehan of My Harrodsburg Honey. In the kitchen, they create a menu featuring hot honey chicken and waffles, and a honey whole wheat flatbread topped with white sauce, bacon and asparagus.

Downstream

Waste Not, Want Not: Louisville Creeks, Forks, Beers and History

Our visit to Louisville features a unique story on what happens when liquids go down the drain. We paddle on the Beargrass Creek as well as the Floyd's Fork, along the way stopping to learn about Prohibition in Kentucky at the Frazier Museum and of course trying a beer or two at Against the Grain and Apocalypse Brew Works. A 2017 Production.

WoodSongs

McLain Family Band

The McLain Family Band, recent inductees into the Kentucky Music Hall of Fame, celebrates their career with a brand new album box set.

Lanham Brothers Jamboree

Featuring Wade Hayes, Paul Moseley, and Barry Lanham and The Footstompin Express Cloggers. A 2015 Production.

WoodSongs Kids

Sullivan Sisters & Elle Townley

The Sullivan Sisters of Evanston, Illinois, winners of the Galax Old Fiddlers' Convention; Elle Townley, 14, placed first in the Old Settler's Music Festival Youth Talent Competition.

Run That by Me Again

Kentucky vs. Tennessee, 1954

Guests include Dick Rushing, William Wheeler, Howard Schnellenberger, Bill Arnsparger, and Clarence Underwood. A 1977 KET production.

Kentucky Time Capsule

The Craziest Thing You Ever Saw

In the mid-1970s, Louisville searched for a way to bring life and excitement to its declining downtown. For some, the solution was a clock created by sculptor Barney Bright. A 2003 KET Production.

Anne Braden: Southern Patriot

This film explores the extraordinary life of this American civil rights leader. Anne Braden was hailed by Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. in his 1963 Letter from Birmingham Jail as a white southerner whose rejection of her segregationist upbringing was "eloquent and prophetic." Braden's story explores not only the dangers of racism and political repression but also the power of a woman's life spent in commitment to social justice. A 2012 production.

Great Leaders: Wilson Wyatt Story

The story of former Louisville Mayor Wilson Wyatt, who later was elected Lieutenant Governor of Kentucky under Bert Combs in 1959. A 2013 KET production.

WoodSongs

McLain Family Band

The McLain Family Band, recent inductees into the Kentucky Music Hall of Fame, celebrates their career with a brand new album box set.

Bywords

Trish Pugh

Trish Pugh, associate director of Actors Theater of Louisville, discusses the success of the theater. A 1980 KET production.

Inside Louisville

Kentucky Life

Armadillos in the Bluegrass, Iron Horse Capitol of Kentucky, Liberty Hall, Clack Mountain Clay

Learn why Kentucky is seeing an increase in armadillos; Lexington became a pivotal crossroads during westward expansion with the invention of the steam locomotive; Chip visits Liberty Hall in Frankfort, the historic home that belonged to U.S. Senator John Brown; Quinn Maher harvests clay from Clack Mountain in Rowan County and demonstrates his creative process. A 2026 KET production.

The Farmer & The Foodie

Beekeeping/Honey

Maggie and Lindsey step into the world of bees and learn about the honey harvesting process with apiarist Dr. Amanda Skidmore and beekeeper Tim Sheehan of My Harrodsburg Honey. In the kitchen, they create a menu featuring hot honey chicken and waffles, and a honey whole wheat flatbread topped with white sauce, bacon and asparagus.

Kentucky Health

Environmental Justice: Coming Clean on the Air We Breathe

Arnita Gadson, executive director of the West Jefferson County Community Task Force, discusses environmental justice. A 2025 KET production.

Louisville's Olmsted Parks

Frederick Law Olmsted designed Central Park in New York City and hundreds of parks nationwide, but you can find what's been called the defining park system of his career in Louisville. Composed of 18 parks and six parkways, Louisville's Olmsted Park system is not only pastoral and full of activities, it brims with historical links and footnotes. Jackie Hays, a veteran broadcaster in Louisville, narrates this special. A 2015 KET production.

Anne Braden: Southern Patriot

This film explores the extraordinary life of this American civil rights leader. Anne Braden was hailed by Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. in his 1963 Letter from Birmingham Jail as a white southerner whose rejection of her segregationist upbringing was "eloquent and prophetic." Braden's story explores not only the dangers of racism and political repression but also the power of a woman's life spent in commitment to social justice. A 2012 production.

WoodSongs

McLain Family Band

The McLain Family Band, recent inductees into the Kentucky Music Hall of Fame, celebrates their career with a brand new album box set.

The Farmer & The Foodie

Beekeeping/Honey

Maggie and Lindsey step into the world of bees and learn about the honey harvesting process with apiarist Dr. Amanda Skidmore and beekeeper Tim Sheehan of My Harrodsburg Honey. In the kitchen, they create a menu featuring hot honey chicken and waffles, and a honey whole wheat flatbread topped with white sauce, bacon and asparagus.

Kentucky Life

Armadillos in the Bluegrass, Iron Horse Capitol of Kentucky, Liberty Hall, Clack Mountain Clay

Learn why Kentucky is seeing an increase in armadillos; Lexington became a pivotal crossroads during westward expansion with the invention of the steam locomotive; Chip visits Liberty Hall in Frankfort, the historic home that belonged to U.S. Senator John Brown; Quinn Maher harvests clay from Clack Mountain in Rowan County and demonstrates his creative process. A 2026 KET production.

Bywords

Trish Pugh

Trish Pugh, associate director of Actors Theater of Louisville, discusses the success of the theater. A 1980 KET production.

Inside Louisville

Kentucky Life

Waveland History; Post-It Picasso; Miner's Songs; Wylie Caudill

Learn the history of the 19th century Greek Revival mansion Waveland, now a state landmark; a Letcher County teacher is posting colorful murals with an unusual medium; the 1931 song by Florence Reece that became an anthem for the union miners' cause during the Harlan County Wars; and the bright murals of artist and Cynthiana native Wylie Caudill.

The Farmer & The Foodie

Beekeeping/Honey

Maggie and Lindsey step into the world of bees and learn about the honey harvesting process with apiarist Dr. Amanda Skidmore and beekeeper Tim Sheehan of My Harrodsburg Honey. In the kitchen, they create a menu featuring hot honey chicken and waffles, and a honey whole wheat flatbread topped with white sauce, bacon and asparagus.

Kentucky Health

Environmental Justice: Coming Clean on the Air We Breathe

Arnita Gadson, executive director of the West Jefferson County Community Task Force, discusses environmental justice. A 2025 KET production.

Louisville's Olmsted Parks

Frederick Law Olmsted designed Central Park in New York City and hundreds of parks nationwide, but you can find what's been called the defining park system of his career in Louisville. Composed of 18 parks and six parkways, Louisville's Olmsted Park system is not only pastoral and full of activities, it brims with historical links and footnotes. Jackie Hays, a veteran broadcaster in Louisville, narrates this special. A 2015 KET production.

WoodSongs Kids

Sullivan Sisters & Elle Townley

The Sullivan Sisters of Evanston, Illinois, winners of the Galax Old Fiddlers' Convention; Elle Townley, 14, placed first in the Old Settler's Music Festival Youth Talent Competition.

Run That by Me Again

Kentucky vs. Tennessee, 1954

Guests include Dick Rushing, William Wheeler, Howard Schnellenberger, Bill Arnsparger, and Clarence Underwood. A 1977 KET production.

Kentucky Muse

Tracks of Imagination

Meet the creative team at the Alexandria, Kentucky-based studio Applied Imagination, whose holiday and seasonal train displays meld botanical design and architecture, delighting crowds at botanical gardens across the United States. A 2012 KET Production.

Kentucky Life

Waveland History; Post-It Picasso; Miner's Songs; Wylie Caudill

Learn the history of the 19th century Greek Revival mansion Waveland, now a state landmark; a Letcher County teacher is posting colorful murals with an unusual medium; the 1931 song by Florence Reece that became an anthem for the union miners' cause during the Harlan County Wars; and the bright murals of artist and Cynthiana native Wylie Caudill.

Kentucky Collectibles

Transferware Platter; Gibson Guitars; Gorham Sterling Flatware; Early KY Road Sign

Experts appraise a 19th-century transferware platter, Melody Maker and Archtop Gibson guitars, Gorham sterling flatware, and an early Kentucky road sign. A 2018 KET Production.

Distinguished Kentuckian

Morton Holbrook

Morton Holbrook, who began his practice in the Owensboro firm of U.S. Rep. Glover H. Cary and Judge Wilbur K. Miller, became one of Western Kentucky's foremost lawyers. He also worked tirelessly to improve higher education throughout the state. Veteran journalist Al Smith hosts. A 1989 KET production.

Kentucky Edition

WoodSongs

McLain Family Band

The McLain Family Band, recent inductees into the Kentucky Music Hall of Fame, celebrates their career with a brand new album box set.

Reel Visions: Spotlight on Kentucky Filmmakers

Films by Heather Freeman and Eric Anderson

"Pennipotens" is an animated re-interpretation of a Flemish fairytale. Also, "Horses on Mars" is featured.

Cassius Marcellus Clay: An Audacious American

A documentary about the great Kentucky emancipationist that follows his bold and fearless journey through the 19th century landscape of bitter politics and duels, palatial homes and beautiful women, slavery, the Civil War, and a diplomatic mission which led to the purchase of Alaska. A 2012 Michael Breeding MEDIA production.