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Friday, August 21

12:00 am ET 11:00 pm CT
KET	Amanpour and Company
KET2	Visions of Italy: Southern Style Embark on a seamless journey along Italy's rugged western coastline to the toe of the boot at Reggio di Calabria, then travel inland through the countryside to Rome. This program features stunning aerial footage, a poetic narrative and a soundtrack that captures the region's charms.
KETKY	Headwaters: Real Stories from Rural America Hazel Dickens: It's Hard to Tell the Singer from the Song From the coalfields of West Virginia to the factories of Baltimore, Hazel Dickens has lived the songs she sings. A pioneering woman in bluegrass and country music, Hazel has influenced generations of songwriters and musicians. Her songs of hard work, hard times, and hardy souls also have bolstered working people at picket lines and union rallies throughout the land. Her powerful, piercing vocals power the soundtracks for "Harlan County USA" and "Matewan." A 2003 Production.

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1:00 am ET 12:00 am CT
KET	Nature Lions of the Skeleton Coast Three orphaned lion cubs fend for themselves on the Skeleton Coast of Namibia.
KET2	Agatha Christie: Lucy Worsley on the Mystery Queen Cat Among the Pigeons Lucy Worsley explores Agatha Christie's haunted, unconventional early life to discover the origins of her talent for murder - and uncovers some carefully concealed secrets.
KETKY	Kentucky Afield

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1:30 am ET 12:30 am CT
KETKY	Bluegrass and Backroads A new felting process for wool at Lan Mark Farms; two self-taught Kentucky folk artist whose work is in great demand; a visit to JD Dairy farm; and a look at McCain Farm, one of the finalists of Kentucky Farm Bureau's Young Farm Family Contest. A 2011 Production.

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2:00 am ET 1:00 am CT
KET	Nova Cat Tales Learn what science can tell us about our relationship with cats. Did humans ever really domesticate felines?
KET2	Masterpiece Downton Abbey Season 3 - Part Two The fate of Downton Abbey hinges on a letter from a dead man. Edith and Sir Anthony face their own fateful moment. Mrs. Hughes confronts a crisis.
KETKY	The Farmer & The Foodie Food as Medicine Maggie and Lindsey discuss the medicinal properties of the food we grow and eat with an integrative health practitioner. They also demonstrate how to grow one's own food even if you're lacking garden space. In the kitchen, they make meatball soup with vegetable broth and serve beef liver pate on sourdough. A 2025 KET production.

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2:30 am ET 1:30 am CT
KETKY	Downstream Kentucky Lake/Marshall County KY - A Big Dam Adventure Located in the western corner of the state, Kentucky Lake is one of the largest manufactured lakes in the world. In this episode we learn about the dam that made the lake and the ghost towns that lie beneath it. We'll visit the Dam Brew Haus and try local beers, learn how to wake surf, play some mini-golf with some unique animals, try local cuisine at Belew's Dairy Bar and wrap up with a sampling of over 30 beers at the inaugural Old Beach Craft Beer Bash. A 2023 Production.

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3:00 am ET 2:00 am CT
KET	Resolve to Solve with Miles O'Brien Wild Climate Fixes from Cows and Beavers Explore how feeding cattle tiny amounts of red seaweed can dramatically reduce methane emissions, and how beavers are reshaping the American West to help combat droughts and wildfires.
KET2	Masterpiece Downton Abbey Season 3 - Part Three Two social revolutions arrive at Downton Abbey: the Irish civil war and the fight for women's suffrage. A mysterious conspiracy keeps Anna and Bates apart.
KETKY	WoodSongs Appalachian Road Show & Jessica Willis Fisher Appalachian Roadshow brings their powerhouse bluegrass to the stage; Americana and folk artist Jessica Willis Fisher; young banjo picker Alex Davis.

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4:00 am ET 3:00 am CT
KET	Help! We Bought a Village Season 2, Episode Three Burglars target a historical settlement in Puglia; it's the moment of truth for a French village.
KET2	American Masters Little Richard: The King and Queen of Rock and Roll Celebrate the life and influence of Little Richard and his role in rock history with Paul McCartney, Keith Richards, Mick Jagger, Elton John and other artists.
KETKY	Lanham Brothers Jamboree Featuring Barry Lanham and The Footstompin Express Cloggers, Jeff Hardesty, Jade Hagan, Erica Roberts, Ansley Christian, Joe Christian and Elijah Christian. A 2026 production.

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4:30 am ET 3:30 am CT
KETKY	WoodSongs Kids Adalyn Ramey & Arizona Wildflowers Songwriter and guitarist Adalyn Ramey; family band Arizona Wildflowers.

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5:00 am ET 4:00 am CT
KET	Help! We Bought a Village Season 2, Episode Four A family feels the financial strain of trying to resurrect an Italian ghost village.
KETKY	Run That by Me Again Western Kentucky vs. Michigan, 1966 Guests include Wayne Chapman and Clem Haskins. A 1980 KET production.

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5:30 am ET 4:30 am CT
KETKY	Kentucky Time Capsule Forgotten People, Forgotten Land Suburban growth in the 1950s and '60s brought many problems to southwest Jefferson County, where poor zoning, a lack of services, and government neglect created frustration and resentment. A 2003 KET Production.

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6:00 am ET 5:00 am CT
KET	Happy Yoga with Sarah Starr Sunflower Glo Bask in the golden sunflower glow as you enjoy a modified yoga session using a chair for support.
KET2	BBC News
KETKY	Movies of Color: Black Southern Cinema Examines African American independent filmmaking in the South between 1915 and 1945, highlighting the films of Oscar Micheaux, Spencer Williams, Eloyce Gist, and Clarence Muse. Produced by independent Kentucky filmmaker Tom Thurman. A 2001 KET Production.

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6:30 am ET 5:30 am CT
KET	Yoga in Practice Connect to Your Softer Side This fluid sequence incorporates the Moon Salutation, providing a calming effect.
KET2	NHK Newsline

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7:00 am ET 6:00 am CT
KET	Wild Kratts Mom of a Croc Chris and Martin are determined to prove to Aviva that there's more to crocodiles than their reputation as scary brutes. They use an egg disguise, created by the young inventor, to infiltrate a crocodile nest for an insider's look at the challenging journey of the infant crocs. They also discover the importance of heat in the life cycle of the croc and that heat can even move from one object to another by a process called conduction.
KET2	Sit and Be Fit Lymphatic System Mary Ann uses soothing music and slow gentle movements to stimulate the lymphatic system.
KETKY	Hotel Roanoke: The Grand Old Lady on the Hill Explore the history of Hotel Roanoke from a bleak structure on a barren hill to the historic hotel that continues today to welcome guests. A 2020 Production.

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7:30 am ET 6:30 am CT
KET	Weather Hunters Weather Icons The kids help Al put on a one-of-a-kind weather presentation when the power goes out.
KET2	Healthful Indian Flavors with Alamelu Lemon Rice/Eggplant Masala/Lima Beans/Rice Options Alamelu shows how easy it is to prepare lemon rice and eggplant marsala. Also, how to select the right type of rice.

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8:00 am ET 7:00 am CT
KET	Lyla in the Loop Lyla Can't Sleep/Hairdos and Hair Don'ts Lyla can't fall asleep and tries to figure out what's wrong with her sleep routine. Lyla tries to do her own hairstyle with Stu's help.
KET2	Paint This with Jerry Yarnell Hide and Seek, Part 2 Jerry continues showing how to form and highlight the snowdrifts using brighter glazes of white.
KETKY	WoodSongs Appalachian Road Show & Jessica Willis Fisher Appalachian Roadshow brings their powerhouse bluegrass to the stage; Americana and folk artist Jessica Willis Fisher; young banjo picker Alex Davis.

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8:30 am ET 7:30 am CT
KET	Carl the Collector Whole Lotta Lotta/Leaf It to Carl Lotta is upset when Skyler calls her "headphone girl." There's a new kid in school.
KET2	Growing a Greener World Oh Deer - Dealing with Four-legged Garden Pests (Atlanta, GA) Explore humane, low-cost, and straightforward methods to deal with deer and divert other furry friends away from our plants for good.

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9:00 am ET 8:00 am CT
KET	Sesame Street The Wet Dog Wiggles Sam, Julia and Elmo learn important lessons while teaching their dogs new tricks.
KET2	This Old House Walpole Ranch with ADU \| Welcome to Walpole A Walpole ranch is reimagined with an ADU for ageing parents, a primary suite bump-out, smarter baths and better flow from garage to new mudroom and kitchen.
KETKY	Bywords Robert E. Green Robert E. Green, hotel owner, talks about his career. A 1981 KET production.

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9:30 am ET 8:30 am CT
KET	Daniel Tiger's Neighborhood Mad at the Crayon Factory/Mad at School Daniel gets mad that he doesn't get a crayon box right away. Daniel and O are building a cardboard car contraption at school, but when it breaks, they get mad.
KET2	Ask This Old House Running Power to a Shed Basic tools and supplies needed to paint a room; compost versus disposal; how to run underground power from a house to a shed.
KETKY	Inside Louisville Meet Kentucky Native and Master Magician Lance Burton You may know Lance Burton as a master magician with a history of performing in Las Vegas and around the world. You may not know he's a Louisville native who still calls Kentucky home. Learn what ignited Burton's passion for magic, explore his decades-long career and discover his commitment to giving back to the place he calls home. A 2026 KET production.

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10:00 am ET 9:00 am CT
KET	Work It Out Wombats! Zadie to the Rescue/Cake Mistake Zadie follows Ellie on her EMT calls. The Wombats bake a boat-shaped birthday cake.
KET2	Rick Steves' Europe West England Quaint Cotswold villages; the New Age capital of Glastonbury, with its legends of the Holy Grail and King Arthur; and the dramatic prehistoric stone circles of Stonehenge and Avebury are explored.
KETKY	Kentucky Life Chihuly at Maker's Mark, Cousin Emmy: The Barren County Spitfire, Professional Sports in Kentucky World-renowned glass artist Dale Chihuly opens a new exhibit at Maker's Mark in Loretto; Cynthia May Carver, from Barren County, outgrew her humble beginnings and became a pioneer of country music in the 1940s and 1950s; and a look at professional sports in Kentucky. A 2025 KET production.

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10:30 am ET 9:30 am CT
KET	Donkey Hodie Camera Club/Special Memory Day Jeff, Donkey and Panda take fun photos around Someplace Else. Greeble invites the pals to share in his holiday.
KET2	Outside Beyond the Lens Alabama Hills Jeff, David, and Zack set up camp in Alabama Hills, and discover a different side of this movie-making hotspot.
KETKY	The Farmer & The Foodie Food as Medicine Maggie and Lindsey discuss the medicinal properties of the food we grow and eat with an integrative health practitioner. They also demonstrate how to grow one's own food even if you're lacking garden space. In the kitchen, they make meatball soup with vegetable broth and serve beef liver pate on sourdough. A 2025 KET production.

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11:00 am ET 10:00 am CT
KET	Phoebe & Jay Find Phoebe/Trick Shot Phoebe decides to go play by herself after a disagreement on the playground. A playful rivalry between Pete and Craig turns into an epic hoops battle.
KET2	Bare Feet in NYC with Mickela Mallozzi Nuyorican Barrios Mickela digs deeper into the long-standing Puerto Rican whose influence stretches across all of New York City.
KETKY	Kentucky Health Heart and Lung Transplants: Who Gets Them and Why Matthias Loebe, MD, PhD, discusses cardiac transplantation. A 2024 KET production.

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11:30 am ET 10:30 am CT
KET	Xavier Riddle and the Secret Museum I Am George Washington/I Am Susan B. Anthony Yadina isn't sure how to be a good leader, so the kids go back and meet one of the greatest leaders in history: George Washington. The kids meet Susan B. Anthony, who always stood up for the rights of all people.
KET2	Joseph Rosendo's Steppin' Out A Wonderful World of Festivals - A 20th Anniversary Celebration How modern and ancient festivals open a window into a people's soul.
KETKY	Imperial China: The Art of the Horse An exploration of the majesty of the horse and of 3,000 years of Chinese history as captured in 350 priceless artifacts, exhibited together for the first time at Kentucky's International Museum of the Horse in the summer of 2000. Produced in 2000 for KET by Michael Breeding MEDIA.

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12:00 pm ET 11:00 am CT
KET	Elinor Wonders Why Olive's Library; Nature Walk Olive receives so many books for her birthday that her shelf becomes crammed and she has no room! It's Nature Day at school and Elinor, Olive and Ari have to make a Nature Walk at recess.
KET2	Christina Cooks: Back to the Cutting Board Beauty From the Inside Out Can we create beautiful skin and hair with the food we eat? Christina cooks with a renowned dermatologist in Rome to create a simple recipe for beauty.
KETKY	Movies of Color: Black Southern Cinema Examines African American independent filmmaking in the South between 1915 and 1945, highlighting the films of Oscar Micheaux, Spencer Williams, Eloyce Gist, and Clarence Muse. Produced by independent Kentucky filmmaker Tom Thurman. A 2001 KET Production.

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12:30 pm ET 11:30 am CT
KET	Rosie's Rules The Catrina Mystery/The Lucky Dragon For their Day of the Dead celebration, Rosie is in charge of the Catrina doll, but it keeps disappearing. Rosie celebrates Lunar New Year with The Lius.
KET2	New Orleans Cooking with Kevin Belton Gettin' Crabby Crab cakes, soft shell crab amandine, and crabmeat stuffed shrimp are prepared.

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1:00 pm ET 12:00 pm CT
KET	Molly of Denali Bubbling Up/Eenie Eenie Aye Over Suki digs up an old bone tool covered with markings, which Molly, Tooey and Oscar determine is an important archaeological discovery.
KET2	Lidia's Kitchen Cook Together Fried panzerotti; ricotta soup; gnocchi with sauce from Erice.
KETKY	WoodSongs Appalachian Road Show & Jessica Willis Fisher Appalachian Roadshow brings their powerhouse bluegrass to the stage; Americana and folk artist Jessica Willis Fisher; young banjo picker Alex Davis.

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1:30 pm ET 12:30 pm CT
KET	Alma's Way Alma's Song Alma and Eddie want to win the Song of Summer Contest, but what should their song be about?
KET2	To Dine For with Kate Sullivan Ron Finley, Master Gardener Location: Alta Adams in Los Angeles Master gardener Ron Finley, founder of The Ron Finley Project in South Central Los Angeles, talks about life lessons learned from gardening.

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2:00 pm ET 1:00 pm CT
KET	Odd Squad The New Ozzie/Bad Luck-It Is Ozzie is torn between solving oddness or helping Opie, who has been promoted to Head of the Department of Help. Ozzie has Bad-luck-itis.
KET2	Outside Beyond the Lens Alabama Hills Jeff, David, and Zack set up camp in Alabama Hills, and discover a different side of this movie-making hotspot.
KETKY	The Farmer & The Foodie Food as Medicine Maggie and Lindsey discuss the medicinal properties of the food we grow and eat with an integrative health practitioner. They also demonstrate how to grow one's own food even if you're lacking garden space. In the kitchen, they make meatball soup with vegetable broth and serve beef liver pate on sourdough. A 2025 KET production.

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2:30 pm ET 1:30 pm CT
KET	Arthur D.W.'s Deer Friend/Buster Hits the Books On a camping trip, D.W. befriends a large deer and decides to try to take him home with her. For the first time in his school career, Buster has to actually read a book?and he only has one week.
KET2	Bare Feet in NYC with Mickela Mallozzi Nuyorican Barrios Mickela digs deeper into the long-standing Puerto Rican whose influence stretches across all of New York City.
KETKY	Kentucky Life Chihuly at Maker's Mark, Cousin Emmy: The Barren County Spitfire, Professional Sports in Kentucky World-renowned glass artist Dale Chihuly opens a new exhibit at Maker's Mark in Loretto; Cynthia May Carver, from Barren County, outgrew her humble beginnings and became a pioneer of country music in the 1940s and 1950s; and a look at professional sports in Kentucky. A 2025 KET production.

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3:00 pm ET 2:00 pm CT
KET	A Chef's Life The World Is Your Oyster Vivian goes to Cedar Island to explore the new culture of farm-raised oysters in the Southeast.
KET2	Joseph Rosendo's Steppin' Out A Wonderful World of Festivals - A 20th Anniversary Celebration How modern and ancient festivals open a window into a people's soul.
KETKY	Bywords Robert E. Green Robert E. Green, hotel owner, talks about his career. A 1981 KET production.

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3:30 pm ET 2:30 pm CT
KET	This Old House Salvage Helps The Bottom Line Norm installs an old door in the hallway. Kevin visits a career day for the trades. In Rhode Island, twin built-in beds are made.
KET2	Rick Steves' Europe West England Quaint Cotswold villages; the New Age capital of Glastonbury, with its legends of the Holy Grail and King Arthur; and the dramatic prehistoric stone circles of Stonehenge and Avebury are explored.
KETKY	Inside Louisville Meet Kentucky Native and Master Magician Lance Burton You may know Lance Burton as a master magician with a history of performing in Las Vegas and around the world. You may not know he's a Louisville native who still calls Kentucky home. Learn what ignited Burton's passion for magic, explore his decades-long career and discover his commitment to giving back to the place he calls home. A 2026 KET production.

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4:00 pm ET 3:00 pm CT
KET	Help! We Bought a Village Season 2, Episode Five Wedding bells ring at an Italian borgo; a French hamlet's glamping site opens.
KET2	This Old House Walpole Ranch with ADU \| Welcome to Walpole A Walpole ranch is reimagined with an ADU for ageing parents, a primary suite bump-out, smarter baths and better flow from garage to new mudroom and kitchen.
KETKY	Kentucky Life Hot Brown; Downtown Destination - Henderson; Roebling Bridge; Iroquois Hunt Club Kentucky's signature Hot Brown from Louisville's Brown Hotel, the river town of Henderson is the Downtown Destination, northern Kentucky's Roebling Bridge, and the Iroquois Hunt Club and its innovative Hound Welfare Fund are featured.

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4:30 pm ET 3:30 pm CT
KET2	Ask This Old House Running Power to a Shed Basic tools and supplies needed to paint a room; compost versus disposal; how to run underground power from a house to a shed.
KETKY	The Farmer & The Foodie Food as Medicine Maggie and Lindsey discuss the medicinal properties of the food we grow and eat with an integrative health practitioner. They also demonstrate how to grow one's own food even if you're lacking garden space. In the kitchen, they make meatball soup with vegetable broth and serve beef liver pate on sourdough. A 2025 KET production.

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5:00 pm ET 4:00 pm CT
KET	Nature Lions of the Skeleton Coast Three orphaned lion cubs fend for themselves on the Skeleton Coast of Namibia.
KET2	America's Test Kitchen Pork and Potatoes An herb-crusted pork roast, potholders and perfect roasted fingerling potatoes are featured.
KETKY	Kentucky Health Heart and Lung Transplants: Who Gets Them and Why Matthias Loebe, MD, PhD, discusses cardiac transplantation. A 2024 KET production.

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5:30 pm ET 4:30 pm CT
KET2	Cook's Country Chicken and Cornbread Recipes include cast iron baked chicken and blueberry cornbread with honey butter.
KETKY	Imperial China: The Art of the Horse An exploration of the majesty of the horse and of 3,000 years of Chinese history as captured in 350 priceless artifacts, exhibited together for the first time at Kentucky's International Museum of the Horse in the summer of 2000. Produced in 2000 for KET by Michael Breeding MEDIA.

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6:00 pm ET 5:00 pm CT
KET	BBC World News America
KET2	Antiques Roadshow Shelburne Museum Hour 1 Shocking finds include a 1999 Pokemon Card collection, Winold Reiss Morning Star mixed-media art and a Raymond Yard platinum & diamond ring.
KETKY	WoodSongs Kids Adalyn Ramey & Arizona Wildflowers Songwriter and guitarist Adalyn Ramey; family band Arizona Wildflowers.

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6:30 pm ET 5:30 pm CT
KET	Kentucky Edition
KETKY	Run That by Me Again Western Kentucky vs. Michigan, 1966 Guests include Wayne Chapman and Clem Haskins. A 1980 KET production.

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7:00 pm ET 6:00 pm CT
KET	PBS News Hour
KET2	Finding Your Roots Westward Bound Henry Louis Gates, Jr. traces the family trees of talk show host Sara Haines and playwright Tracy Letts - traveling from frontier towns in the American West to surprising places in the East.
KETKY	Kentucky Muse Murder, They Wrote A behind-the-scenes look at the drama, suspense, and fun of the first International Mystery Writers' Festival, held at Owensboro's RiverPark Center in June 2007. This KET production follows several plays, including an award-winning entry by a Kentucky native, from rehearsals to final presentation. A 2008 KET Production.

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8:00 pm ET 7:00 pm CT
KET	Comment on Kentucky Journalists from around the state discuss the news of the week with host Bill Bryant.
KET2	Doc Martin Season 10, Episode Nine: Last Christmas in Portwenn In the series finale, Portwenn is full of festive cheer - until Martin tells Leonard that he needs to stop playing Santa while he awaits the results of his medical tests. Leonard decides to show "Doc the Grinch" the magic of Christmas, with unintended consequences, and Louisa works to arrange a Christmas parade through Portwenn. After a mishap, Martin confronts some of his fears and tries to embrace the holiday spirit.
KETKY	Kentucky Life Hot Brown; Downtown Destination - Henderson; Roebling Bridge; Iroquois Hunt Club Kentucky's signature Hot Brown from Louisville's Brown Hotel, the river town of Henderson is the Downtown Destination, northern Kentucky's Roebling Bridge, and the Iroquois Hunt Club and its innovative Hound Welfare Fund are featured.

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8:30 pm ET 7:30 pm CT
KET	Washington Week with The Atlantic
KETKY	Kentucky Collectibles Benjamin Mills Rifle and Privy Digging Learn about the history and value of a Benjamin Mills rifle and host Dave Shuffett goes privy digging in search of treasures. A 2013 KET Production.

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9:00 pm ET 8:00 pm CT
KET	Great Performances at the Met Eugene Onegin Soprano Asmik Grigorian returns to the Met as Tatiana, opposite baritone Igor Golovatenko as the tragic Onegin, in this ardent operatic adaptation of Pushkin.
KETKY	Distinguished Kentuckian Father Ralph Beiting A conversation with Father Ralph Beiting, a Roman Catholic priest and founder of the Christian Appalachian Project. Beiting began dreaming of helping people in Appalachia help themselves out of poverty in 1946 when, as a seminarian, he accompanied several priests on preaching trips to the mountains of Eastern Kentucky. A 1976 KET production.

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9:06 pm ET 8:06 pm CT
KET2	Movie Classics A Fish Called Wanda In London, four different people team up for a jewel heist, then try to double-cross one another for the loot, all while attempting to fool a very proper barrister. Starring John Cleese, Jamie Lee Curtis, Kevin Kline and Michael Palin (1988).

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10:00 pm ET 9:00 pm CT
KETKY	Kentucky Edition

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10:30 pm ET 9:30 pm CT
KETKY	WoodSongs Appalachian Road Show & Jessica Willis Fisher Appalachian Roadshow brings their powerhouse bluegrass to the stage; Americana and folk artist Jessica Willis Fisher; young banjo picker Alex Davis.

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11:00 pm ET 10:00 pm CT
KET2	Kentucky Edition

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11:30 pm ET 10:30 pm CT
KET2	Comment on Kentucky Journalists from around the state discuss the news of the week with host Bill Bryant.
KETKY	Reel Visions: Spotlight on Kentucky Filmmakers Films by Amy Trivinomo, Steve Middleton, Edward Franklin, and Nicholas Cartwright Short films include: "Milk and Honey" by Amy Trivinomo, "Fire in the Mountains" by Steve Middleton"Un Hijo de Cualquier Madre es un Demonio" by Edward Franklin, and "Arcadian Carnage" by Nicholas Cartwright. A 2010 KET production.

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11:58 pm ET 10:58 pm CT
KET	Star Gazers Two False Comets of Scorpius Host Trace Dominguez offers a brief synopsis of what's happening in the night sky.

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12:00 am ET 11:00 pm CT
KET	BBC News
KET2	The Red Green Show The Poker Game Red loses in the weekly poker game and develops tactics to get even. Bill takes Harold apple picking, and Red builds a personal jetpack. Albert Schultz guest stars as Arnie Dogan, local roofer and country-Western songwriter.
KETKY	Movies of Color: Black Southern Cinema Examines African American independent filmmaking in the South between 1915 and 1945, highlighting the films of Oscar Micheaux, Spencer Williams, Eloyce Gist, and Clarence Muse. Produced by independent Kentucky filmmaker Tom Thurman. A 2001 KET Production.

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