TV Schedules

Kentucky Muse

Coal Black Voices

The Affrilachian Poets, an ensemble of African American and minority writers from Appalachia and the South, challenge the notions of an all-white region and culture and celebrate their African heritage and rural roots. Their work gives voice to the pleasures and power of family, land, good food, artistic community, music, and transformation. A 2008 KET Production.

bookclub@ket

Rafting Rise

Host Bill Goodman and a panel of guests discuss Joe Survant's "Rafting Rise," a collection of narrative poems set in Southcentral Kentucky's Rough, Green, and Ohio river basins in 1916 and '17. A 2004 KET production.

Kentucky Collectibles

Harvey Joiner Painting; Neil Armstrong Photograph; Chester Cornett Exhibit

Expert appraisers examine the history and value of a Harvey Joiner painting and a signed Neil Armstrong photograph. Amy Hess travels to the Kentucky Folk Art Center in Morehead for a look at the Chester Cornett rocking chair exhibit. A 2014 KET Production.

Downstream

Spirits with Spirits

Starting at historic Biancke's Restaurant, Kyle and Carrie are prompted to check out the spooky aura of Roh's Opera House in downtown Cynthiana, Kentucky. After a night of paranormal activity at Ashford Acres, Carrie paddles the South Fork of the Licking River while Kyle visits Maiden City Brewery and the Pike Street Wine House. They end their adventure at the Dailey Grind, where Kyle reveals a real pain in the neck! A 2023 KET production.

Kentucky Life

Kentucky Caviar, Louisville Nimble Thimbles, the Franklin 13 Horses

Explore the presence of caviar in Kentucky through America's Best Caviar in Paducah; Louisville Nimble Thimbles is a non-profit quilting guild that serves the Jefferson County area; and neglected horses in Franklin County are on the road to recovery. A 2025 KET production.

Distinguished Kentuckian

Harry Caudill

Author Harry Caudill is interviewed by Louisville journalist Bob Schulman. Caudill, author of "Night Comes to the Cumberlands," is credited with focusing national attention on Appalachia and helping to launch the federal War on Poverty. A 1977 KET production.

Tim Farmer's Country Kitchen

Planting Seeds, Make Greenhouse, Dandelion Jelly, Salad from Your Yard

It's time to think about planting your seeds, foraging and more! Head to Versailles, Ky., to learn how to plant seeds, create your own greenhouse at home, how to bottom water, when to transplant your plant and more. Then forage for dandelions for some tasty jelly or greens for a salad out of your yard.

Kentucky Afield

Kentucky Collectibles

Harvey Joiner Painting; Neil Armstrong Photograph; Chester Cornett Exhibit

Expert appraisers examine the history and value of a Harvey Joiner painting and a signed Neil Armstrong photograph. Amy Hess travels to the Kentucky Folk Art Center in Morehead for a look at the Chester Cornett rocking chair exhibit. A 2014 KET Production.

WoodSongs Kids

The Hodnett Family Band & The Roan Street Ramblers

The Hodnett Family Band and The Roan Street Ramblers perform.

Our Kentucky

Explore in high-definition the scenic and natural beauty that is Kentucky.

Great Leaders: The Black Odyssey of Lyman Johnson

A biography of Kentucky civil rights pioneer Lyman Johnson, told mostly in his own words.

Appalshop @ 40: Classics from the Collection

Sunnyside of Life

Celebrates the legacy of the country music dynasty of the Carter Family by focusing on the Carter Family Fold in Maces Spring, Va., an old-time music hall founded in 1975 by Janette, Joe, and Gladys, the children of A.P. and Sara Carter. The film features Saturday night performances at the Fold by such artists as the Home Folks, Red Clay Ramblers, and Hot Mud Family. The film also includes a history of the Carter Family. A 2011 Production.

Bywords

Bob Sexton

Dr. Robert Sexton, executive director of the Prichard Committee for Academic Excellence, talks about the issues in higher education. A 1981 KET production.

The Remarkable Clarks

Captain William Clark of Lewis and Clark was the younger brother of Louisville founder George Rogers Clark. As part of the bicentennial celebration of the Lewis and Clark expedition, this docudrama looks back over the lives of the two brothers and their sister, Lucy Clark Croghan. Staged at the Croghan home, Locust Grove in Louisville, it was written and performed by Mandy Dick, Mel Hankla, and Bob Pilkington. A 2002 KET production.

Kentucky Collectibles

Harvey Joiner Painting; Neil Armstrong Photograph; Chester Cornett Exhibit

Expert appraisers examine the history and value of a Harvey Joiner painting and a signed Neil Armstrong photograph. Amy Hess travels to the Kentucky Folk Art Center in Morehead for a look at the Chester Cornett rocking chair exhibit. A 2014 KET Production.

Kentucky Time Capsule

A Symptom of the '70s

Louisville's public transportation system had once been a source of pride. But by the early 1970s, it was in terrible condition, and the buses were on the brink of stopping forever. The city seemed caught in a bureaucratic daze, unable or unwilling to take bold action to save the system. A 2003 KET Production.

Kentucky Muse

Coal Black Voices

The Affrilachian Poets, an ensemble of African American and minority writers from Appalachia and the South, challenge the notions of an all-white region and culture and celebrate their African heritage and rural roots. Their work gives voice to the pleasures and power of family, land, good food, artistic community, music, and transformation. A 2008 KET Production.

The Farmer & The Foodie

Corn - Walnut Grove Farms

Maggie and Lindsey explore how Walnut Grove Farms uses corn in the commodity and consumer markets. In the kitchen, they prepare a pinto bean stuffed acorn squash with a cornmeal crust and cornmeal fried pickles. For dessert, they make a cornmeal pound cake with bourbon flambeed apples a la mode. A 2025 KET production.

Tim Farmer's Country Kitchen

Planting Seeds, Make Greenhouse, Dandelion Jelly, Salad from Your Yard

It's time to think about planting your seeds, foraging and more! Head to Versailles, Ky., to learn how to plant seeds, create your own greenhouse at home, how to bottom water, when to transplant your plant and more. Then forage for dandelions for some tasty jelly or greens for a salad out of your yard.

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.

Run That by Me Again

N.I.T. Championship, 1956

Guests include Coach Peck Hickman, Charles Tyra, Bill Darragh, Phil Rollins, and Jim Morgan. A 1980 KET production.

The Remarkable Clarks

Captain William Clark of Lewis and Clark was the younger brother of Louisville founder George Rogers Clark. As part of the bicentennial celebration of the Lewis and Clark expedition, this docudrama looks back over the lives of the two brothers and their sister, Lucy Clark Croghan. Staged at the Croghan home, Locust Grove in Louisville, it was written and performed by Mandy Dick, Mel Hankla, and Bob Pilkington. A 2002 KET production.

Bywords

Bob Sexton

Dr. Robert Sexton, executive director of the Prichard Committee for Academic Excellence, talks about the issues in higher education. A 1981 KET production.

Unbridled Vines: Kentucky's Finest

Kentucky's growing winemaking industry is explored. The film features exclusive interviews with winemakers detailing their agritourism contributions and highlighting their triumphs and challenges in producing quality spirits. A 2014 production.

Kentucky Life

Tami Booher; Bodley-Bullock House; Downtown Shelbyville; Robert Vannevel

Appalachian artist Tami Booher uses the palette knife technique to create textured landscapes and nature scenes; a visit to the 200-year-old Bodley-Bullock House in Lexington's Gratz Park; Amy Hess explores downtown Shelbyville; and in Casey County, Dave meets master wood worker Robert Vannevel.

Downstream

Spirits with Spirits

Starting at historic Biancke's Restaurant, Kyle and Carrie are prompted to check out the spooky aura of Roh's Opera House in downtown Cynthiana, Kentucky. After a night of paranormal activity at Ashford Acres, Carrie paddles the South Fork of the Licking River while Kyle visits Maiden City Brewery and the Pike Street Wine House. They end their adventure at the Dailey Grind, where Kyle reveals a real pain in the neck! A 2023 KET production.

Conversations with Champions

Kyle Macy

Billy speaks with former University of Kentucky basketball legend Kyle Macy. Macy is currently an assistant coach for the Transylvania University men's basketball team. A 2017 KET Production.

Our Kentucky

Explore in high-definition the scenic and natural beauty that is Kentucky.

Great Leaders: The Black Odyssey of Lyman Johnson

A biography of Kentucky civil rights pioneer Lyman Johnson, told mostly in his own words.

Kentucky Life

Tami Booher; Bodley-Bullock House; Downtown Shelbyville; Robert Vannevel

Appalachian artist Tami Booher uses the palette knife technique to create textured landscapes and nature scenes; a visit to the 200-year-old Bodley-Bullock House in Lexington's Gratz Park; Amy Hess explores downtown Shelbyville; and in Casey County, Dave meets master wood worker Robert Vannevel.

Kentucky Afield

Tim Farmer's Country Kitchen

Planting Seeds, Make Greenhouse, Dandelion Jelly, Salad from Your Yard

It's time to think about planting your seeds, foraging and more! Head to Versailles, Ky., to learn how to plant seeds, create your own greenhouse at home, how to bottom water, when to transplant your plant and more. Then forage for dandelions for some tasty jelly or greens for a salad out of your yard.

Kentucky Collectibles

Harvey Joiner Painting; Neil Armstrong Photograph; Chester Cornett Exhibit

Expert appraisers examine the history and value of a Harvey Joiner painting and a signed Neil Armstrong photograph. Amy Hess travels to the Kentucky Folk Art Center in Morehead for a look at the Chester Cornett rocking chair exhibit. A 2014 KET Production.

Kentucky Edition

Our Kentucky

Explore in high-definition the scenic and natural beauty that is Kentucky.

Kentucky Afield

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.