TV Schedules

Wonder: The Lives of Anna & Harlan Hubbard

The story of Anna and Harlan Hubbard, who led their lives as few people in modern times have and in doing so found contentment and freedom. Living in a boat house they built, sustained by food they raised or caught, supported by no electricity, the Hubbards, found their way without modern conveniences. Kentucky author Wendell Berry narrates.

Kentucky to the World

Dana Canedy

Dana Canedy is senior vice president and publisher of Simon and Schuster, the first African American to lead a top U.S. publishing imprint. She speaks with Richard Green, former editor of the Courier Journal, about her trailblazing career and growing up in Kentucky. Canedy was previously the administrator of The Pulitzer Prizes and is a former reporter and senior editor for The New York. Canedy is a UK alum and was inducted into the UK Hall of Distinguished Alumni in 2020.  A 2021 production.

Jubilee

The Best of the 2012 IBMA Fan Fest (Part 2)

More performances of original songs from artists featured at the 2012 International Bluegrass Music Association Fanfest in Nashville. A 2013 KET Production.

Lanham Brothers Jamboree

Featuring Barry Lanham and The Footstompin Express Cloggers, Marty Brown, Blue View, and comedy with Randy Lanham. A 2015 Production.

Kentucky Music

Don and Carmen Rogers

Musicians Don and Carmen Rogers perform. Both are talented songwriters whose music has been recorded.

Wonder: The Lives of Anna & Harlan Hubbard

The story of Anna and Harlan Hubbard, who led their lives as few people in modern times have and in doing so found contentment and freedom. Living in a boat house they built, sustained by food they raised or caught, supported by no electricity, the Hubbards, found their way without modern conveniences. Kentucky author Wendell Berry narrates.

Crafting Tradition

Pioneer families made baskets, fishing nets, quilts, brooms, and furniture by hand, from whatever materials were available, because they had to. Today, these same items are mass-produced and readily available, but the hand-made versions persist for very different reasons. This 1993 KET documentary visits members of five Western Kentucky families to discover how they are preserving the tradition of hand-crafting these household items?and why they believe it is important to maintain this link to the past. A 1993 KET Production.

Eight Acres of History: Lexington's African Cemetery No. 2

A documentary about a historic African American cemetery and the small band of Lexingtonians who have spent years restoring it. Thousands are buried at African Cemetery No. 2, including the winning jockey of the first Kentucky Derby, a number of Buffalo Soldiers, and a member of the Civil War's 54th Massachusetts Regiment. The 141-year-old cemetery was neglected and overgrown before volunteers began the work of restoring the grounds and gathering the life stories of those buried there. Produced by the Lexington Public Library's Cable Channel 20. A 2010 Production.

On the Ohio with John Ed Pearce

Pulitzer Prize-winning writer and columnist John Ed Pearce cruises down the Ohio River, stopping frequently along the way to relate historical anecdotes and facts about the river, its people, and its towns. A 1987 KET production.

Lanham Brothers Jamboree

Featuring Barry Lanham and The Footstompin Express Cloggers, Marty Brown, Blue View, and comedy with Randy Lanham. A 2015 Production.

WoodSongs Kids

Wyatt Ellis & Owen Brockman

Twelve-year-old master musician Wyatt Ellis plays mandolin, guitar and fiddle; banjo player Owen Brockman, 12, is part of Tomorrow's Bluegrass Stars and the "IBMA Kids on Bluegrass" program.

WoodSongs

Cutter & Cash and Phoebe White

Bluegrass sensations Cutter & Cash and accomplished yodeler Phoebe White perform.

Crafting Tradition

Pioneer families made baskets, fishing nets, quilts, brooms, and furniture by hand, from whatever materials were available, because they had to. Today, these same items are mass-produced and readily available, but the hand-made versions persist for very different reasons. This 1993 KET documentary visits members of five Western Kentucky families to discover how they are preserving the tradition of hand-crafting these household items?and why they believe it is important to maintain this link to the past. A 1993 KET Production.

Eight Acres of History: Lexington's African Cemetery No. 2

A documentary about a historic African American cemetery and the small band of Lexingtonians who have spent years restoring it. Thousands are buried at African Cemetery No. 2, including the winning jockey of the first Kentucky Derby, a number of Buffalo Soldiers, and a member of the Civil War's 54th Massachusetts Regiment. The 141-year-old cemetery was neglected and overgrown before volunteers began the work of restoring the grounds and gathering the life stories of those buried there. Produced by the Lexington Public Library's Cable Channel 20. A 2010 Production.

On the Ohio with John Ed Pearce

Pulitzer Prize-winning writer and columnist John Ed Pearce cruises down the Ohio River, stopping frequently along the way to relate historical anecdotes and facts about the river, its people, and its towns. A 1987 KET production.

Appalachia in the Academy: The Making of Eastern Kentucky Scholars

Follows three students from Appalachia through their first year at the University of Kentucky, chronicling the unique stereotypes and challenges they face as well as their successes. Produced by Christopher Stapel with support from the KET Fund for Independent Production. A 2008 Production.

Music Anywhere

Kelsey Waldon; Catherine Irwin; Josh Nolan; Great Peacock; Dawn Landes

Performances by artists at the Well Crafted Festival held at Shaker Village of Pleasant Hill include Kelsey Waldon, Catherine Irwin (of Freakwater), Josh Nolan, Great Peacock, and Dawn Landes. A 2015 Production.

Jubilee

The Best of the 2012 IBMA Fan Fest (Part 2)

More performances of original songs from artists featured at the 2012 International Bluegrass Music Association Fanfest in Nashville. A 2013 KET Production.

Kentucky Life

The Little School That Could, Nada Tunnel, Kentucky Museum, Lexington's 1833 Cholera Epidemic

Jackson Independent School District in Breathitt County is at the center of a community effort to preserve local agriculture and feed hungry kids in the process; the history of Nada Tunnel, a former railroad tunnel that is often referred to as "The Gateway to the Red River Gorge"; Chip visits the Kentucky Museum in Bowling Green; and a look back at the 1833 cholera epidemic in Lexington. A 2026 KET production.

Kentucky Afield

Bluegrass and Backroads

Rock Bottom Soap; Woodford Reserve Bourbon; Bluegrass Youth Ballet

Rock Bottom Soap, Woodford Reserve Bourbon, and the Bluegrass Youth Ballet are visited. A 2018 Production.

Wonder: The Lives of Anna & Harlan Hubbard

The story of Anna and Harlan Hubbard, who led their lives as few people in modern times have and in doing so found contentment and freedom. Living in a boat house they built, sustained by food they raised or caught, supported by no electricity, the Hubbards, found their way without modern conveniences. Kentucky author Wendell Berry narrates.

The Mountain Minor

Appalachian music plays a crucial role in unifying a family across generations, beginning in the 1930s. Charlie struggles with leaving his present life and family in Ohio to return to his childhood Kentucky home and the music and lifestyle that once defined him. But first, he must pass his musical heritage on to his grandkids.

Jesse Stuart

Explores the writings and philosophy of Eastern Kentucky's poet of the people through scenes shot at Stuart's home in Greenup County's W Hollow, interviews with scholars and family members, home movies, and readings by Stuart. A 1992 KET production.

Music Anywhere

Kelsey Waldon; Catherine Irwin; Josh Nolan; Great Peacock; Dawn Landes

Performances by artists at the Well Crafted Festival held at Shaker Village of Pleasant Hill include Kelsey Waldon, Catherine Irwin (of Freakwater), Josh Nolan, Great Peacock, and Dawn Landes. A 2015 Production.

Kentucky Music

Don and Carmen Rogers

Musicians Don and Carmen Rogers perform. Both are talented songwriters whose music has been recorded.

WoodSongs

Cutter & Cash and Phoebe White

Bluegrass sensations Cutter & Cash and accomplished yodeler Phoebe White perform.

Lanham Brothers Jamboree

Featuring Barry Lanham and The Footstompin Express Cloggers, Marty Brown, Blue View, and comedy with Randy Lanham. A 2015 Production.

Music Anywhere

Kelsey Waldon; Catherine Irwin; Josh Nolan; Great Peacock; Dawn Landes

Performances by artists at the Well Crafted Festival held at Shaker Village of Pleasant Hill include Kelsey Waldon, Catherine Irwin (of Freakwater), Josh Nolan, Great Peacock, and Dawn Landes. A 2015 Production.

Jubilee

The Best of the 2012 IBMA Fan Fest (Part 2)

More performances of original songs from artists featured at the 2012 International Bluegrass Music Association Fanfest in Nashville. A 2013 KET Production.

Comment on Kentucky

Journalists from around the state discuss the news of the week with host Bill Bryant.