TV Schedules

Kentucky Muse

Eighty-Eight Keys, Three Hundred Years

This celebration of the 300th anniversary of the piano features Dr. Diane Earle of Kentucky Wesleyan and the Owensboro Symphony Orchestra. Earle tells about the history of the instrument and performs piano works by a variety of composers. A 2009 KET production.

Kentucky Muse

Harry Pickens: In the Garden of Music

Louisville pianist Harry Pickens performs a variety of selections of jazz and original pieces and shares his ideas on music and its ability to bring people together. A 2010 KET production.

bookclub@ket

Ruby River

Host Bill Goodman and a panel of readers discuss Lynn Pruett's debut novel, which pits the proprietress of an Alabama truck stop against a Pentecostal minister. A 2003 KET production.

Kentucky Collectibles

Folk Art Phonograph Dancers; Tiffany Racing Trophy; Kentucky Connection Book

Expert appraisers examine treasures including folk art phonograph dancers, a Tiffany Kentucky racing trophy, and a book with a connection to one of Kentucky's beloved historians. A 2013 KET Production.

Downstream

Bourbon County

This episode features Hartfield & Co., a Bourbon County distillery in Paris; fishing on Hinkston Creek by the Colville Covered Bridge; kayaking on the Russell Fork River, and sampling homemade apple wine. A 2020 Production.

Kentucky Life

Putting Kentucky on the Map, Henry Faulkner, Lexington's Main Street

Explore the history of mapmaking in Kentucky; learn how artist and poet Henry Faulkner's upbringing in Kentucky influenced his life and work; and take a tour of Lexington's Main Street to discover the buildings and objects that tell the city's history. A 2026 KET production.

Distinguished Kentuckian

John Jacob Niles

Legendary singer/songwriter John Jacob Niles was also a tireless advocate for folk music who collected traditional songs and inspired others to help in the preservation work. Some of his memorable compositions include "Black Is the Color of My True Love's Hair" and "I Wonder as I Wander." A 1975 KET production.

Tim Farmer's Country Kitchen

Down Home Country Meal: Chicken Fried Venison, Succotash & Dirty Rice

Make some Chicken fried venison with succotash and dirty rice for a down-home country meal.

Kentucky Afield

Kentucky Collectibles

Folk Art Phonograph Dancers; Tiffany Racing Trophy; Kentucky Connection Book

Expert appraisers examine treasures including folk art phonograph dancers, a Tiffany Kentucky racing trophy, and a book with a connection to one of Kentucky's beloved historians. A 2013 KET Production.

WoodSongs Kids

Aiden Muse & Sawyer Cook

Banjo player Aidan Muse; guitarist Sawyer Cook.

In Frame: The Man Behind the Museum Hotel

In 2006, art collector and entrepreneur Steve Wilson opened the first 21c Museum Hotel in Louisville, Ky. Follow him as he builds his latest Museum Hotel in Durham, N.C., navigating a maze of art fairs and construction sites to bring his artistic vision to life. A 2017 Production.

At Leisure's Edge: A Journey Through Kentucky's Historic Black Parks

From 1942 to 1956, Kentucky city park systems were segregated by state mandate. This program takes a look at seven historically Black parks and explores how the African American communities in Kentucky used the public spaces of parks to construct uplifting community identities despite segregation. Produced by Boyd Shearer with support from the KET Fund for Independent Production. A 2001 Production.

Appalshop @ 40: Classics from the Collection

Buffalo Creek: An Act of God/Buffalo Creek Revisited

On February 26, 1972, a coal-waste dam owned by the Pittston Company collapsed at the head of a crowded hollow in southern West Virginia. The disaster left 125 dead and 4,000 homeless. Interviews with survivors, representatives of union and citizen's groups, and officials of the Pittston Company are juxtaposed with actual footage of the flood. Filmed ten years after the Flood, "Buffalo Creek Revisited" looks at the second disaster, in which the survivors' efforts to rebuild the communities are thwarted by government insensitivity and a century-old pattern of corporate control of the region's land and resources. A 2011 Production.

Bywords

David Jenkins, Gary Johnson

David Jenkins and Gary Johnson, from the Louisville Zoo, discuss herpetology, reptiles, and snakes of Kentucky. A 1981 KET production.

Our Kids

Kentucky Collectibles

Folk Art Phonograph Dancers; Tiffany Racing Trophy; Kentucky Connection Book

Expert appraisers examine treasures including folk art phonograph dancers, a Tiffany Kentucky racing trophy, and a book with a connection to one of Kentucky's beloved historians. A 2013 KET Production.

Kentucky Time Capsule

Knee High to a Sculpture

In the early 1970s-before she became a playwright and won both a Pulitzer Prize and a Tony Award-Marsha Norman worked in her hometown of Louisville as a social worker, teacher, and freelance writer. In this film, young Marsha makes Louisville's statues "talk" for a group of schoolchildren. A 2003 KET Production.

Kentucky Muse

Eighty-Eight Keys, Three Hundred Years

This celebration of the 300th anniversary of the piano features Dr. Diane Earle of Kentucky Wesleyan and the Owensboro Symphony Orchestra. Earle tells about the history of the instrument and performs piano works by a variety of composers. A 2009 KET production.

Kentucky Muse

Harry Pickens: In the Garden of Music

Louisville pianist Harry Pickens performs a variety of selections of jazz and original pieces and shares his ideas on music and its ability to bring people together. A 2010 KET production.

The Farmer & The Foodie

Artisanal Cheese - Wildcat Mountain Cheese

Maggie and Lindsey visit a third-generation dairy farm in East Bernstadt, Kentucky to learn about the cheese-making process including hooping and cutting fresh Swiss cheese curd. The versatile and beloved ingredient is on display in recipes like cheese souffle, pimento cheese, quick-pickled Swiss chard stems and the ultimate cheese board.

Tim Farmer's Country Kitchen

Down Home Country Meal: Chicken Fried Venison, Succotash & Dirty Rice

Make some Chicken fried venison with succotash and dirty rice for a down-home country meal.

Headwaters: Real Stories from Rural America

Commitment

"Hands On: A Year in an Eastern Kentucky Classroom" is a warm, funny look at education reform. "Belinda," is the portrait of an AIDS activist.

Run That by Me Again

Kentucky vs. Oklahoma, 1951

Guests include John Griggs, Dom Fucci, and Walt Yowarsky. A 1977 KET production.

Our Kids

Bywords

David Jenkins, Gary Johnson

David Jenkins and Gary Johnson, from the Louisville Zoo, discuss herpetology, reptiles, and snakes of Kentucky. A 1981 KET production.

The Juniper Club

Marking its 100th anniversary, The Juniper Club was started in 1909 by a group of Louisville gentlemen who modeled their devotion to the great outdoors after Teddy Roosevelt.

Kentucky Life

The Bell Observatory, CMH23 Radio, Hopewell Museum, Butchertown

The Bell Observatory at Western Kentucky University inspires future astronomers; a partnership between Prestonsburg's Mountain Arts Center and online radio station, CMH23 Radio, aims to support the next generation of country music legends; Chip visits the Hopewell Museum in Paris, Ky.; the history of Butchertown, one of Louisville's oldest neighborhoods. A 2024 KET production.

Downstream

Bourbon County

This episode features Hartfield & Co., a Bourbon County distillery in Paris; fishing on Hinkston Creek by the Colville Covered Bridge; kayaking on the Russell Fork River, and sampling homemade apple wine. A 2020 Production.

Conversations with Champions

Bobby Washington and George Wilson

Bobby Washington and George Wilson talk about the old Dunbar High in Lexington, Kentucky. A 2017 KET Production.

In Frame: The Man Behind the Museum Hotel

In 2006, art collector and entrepreneur Steve Wilson opened the first 21c Museum Hotel in Louisville, Ky. Follow him as he builds his latest Museum Hotel in Durham, N.C., navigating a maze of art fairs and construction sites to bring his artistic vision to life. A 2017 Production.

At Leisure's Edge: A Journey Through Kentucky's Historic Black Parks

From 1942 to 1956, Kentucky city park systems were segregated by state mandate. This program takes a look at seven historically Black parks and explores how the African American communities in Kentucky used the public spaces of parks to construct uplifting community identities despite segregation. Produced by Boyd Shearer with support from the KET Fund for Independent Production. A 2001 Production.

Kentucky Life

The Bell Observatory, CMH23 Radio, Hopewell Museum, Butchertown

The Bell Observatory at Western Kentucky University inspires future astronomers; a partnership between Prestonsburg's Mountain Arts Center and online radio station, CMH23 Radio, aims to support the next generation of country music legends; Chip visits the Hopewell Museum in Paris, Ky.; the history of Butchertown, one of Louisville's oldest neighborhoods. A 2024 KET production.

Kentucky Afield

Tim Farmer's Country Kitchen

Down Home Country Meal: Chicken Fried Venison, Succotash & Dirty Rice

Make some Chicken fried venison with succotash and dirty rice for a down-home country meal.

Kentucky Collectibles

Folk Art Phonograph Dancers; Tiffany Racing Trophy; Kentucky Connection Book

Expert appraisers examine treasures including folk art phonograph dancers, a Tiffany Kentucky racing trophy, and a book with a connection to one of Kentucky's beloved historians. A 2013 KET Production.

Kentucky Edition

In Frame: The Man Behind the Museum Hotel

In 2006, art collector and entrepreneur Steve Wilson opened the first 21c Museum Hotel in Louisville, Ky. Follow him as he builds his latest Museum Hotel in Durham, N.C., navigating a maze of art fairs and construction sites to bring his artistic vision to life. A 2017 Production.

Kentucky Afield

Headwaters: Real Stories from Rural America

Commitment

"Hands On: A Year in an Eastern Kentucky Classroom" is a warm, funny look at education reform. "Belinda," is the portrait of an AIDS activist.