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Torn apart in 1921 by one of the worst racially-motivated massacres in the nation’s history, the Tulsa neighborhood known as "Black Wall Street" rose from the ashes. Watch "Goin' Back to T-Town," on American Experience, Tues., Feb. 9, at 9/8 pm on KET.
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Tonight at 9:30/8:30 on KET, discover a never-before-seen Johnny Cash concert from 1973, recently found in Sony’s vault. Songs include "Big River," "A Boy Named Sue," "If I were a Carpenter” and "Folsom Prison Blues." June Carter Cash also performs.
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A new Austin City Limits features singer-songwriter-multi-instrumentalist @HERMusicx , this SATURDAY at 11:30/10:30 pm on KET.
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Tonight at 7/6, watch one of the greatest moments in rock and roll history as Elvis performs some of his best-known songs. This 1968 television special—his first—was a brilliant milestone for Elvis and saved his career.
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On tonight's new Austin City Limits, singer-songwriter-multi-instrumentalist @HERMusicx . Tune in at 11:30/10:30 pm on KET.
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Journalists Gretchen Carlson and Don Lemon were able to overcome biases in their careers, drawing parallels to relatives who met profound challenges of their own. Tune in for Finding Your Roots at 8/7 pm on KET.
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Starring Rose Williams and Theo James, and based on Jane Austen's unfinished novel, Sanditon premieres Sunday, Jan. 12 at 9/8 pm on Masterpiece on KET... Mark your calendars!
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Beginning Monday, KET’s normal weekday program lineup will be replaced with a special schedule of shows geared to at-home learning for students of all ages. More info:
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A new season on Call the Midwife begins Sun., March 29, at 8/7 pm on KET!
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. @tanehisicoates , @ava , @janetmock see their ancestors - of all colors - placed into the greater context of black history, 8/7 pm KET
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Kristin Chenoweth sings "Over the Rainbow" with Kevin Stites, Audra McDonald performs "Moon River" with Bramwell Tovey, and Sutton Foster sings Bernstein's "On the Town" with Brian Stokes Mitchell along with Gustavo Dudamel and the LA Phil, tonight at 10/9 on KET.
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A new season of Call the Midwife starts March 25, at 8/7 pm on KET!
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Congratulations to our own @ReneeKET on getting her own day! @LexingtonKyGov declared June 15 Renee Shaw Day and we couldn't be any more proud of her!
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Tune-in alert! See Kentucky's own @JordanSmithLive in his new holiday concert special, airing Monday, Dec. 5 at 9/8 pm on KET!
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Call the Midwife: Sister Julienne navigates a complex situation with a Pakistani family facing an unexpected pregnancy. Sister Monica Joan's pride and independence are in jeopardy as her sight deteriorates, 8/7 pm KET
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See Kentucky's own @JordanSmithLive in his new holiday concert special, airing on Monday, Dec. 5 at 9/8 pm on KET!
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Benedict Cumberbatch (Sherlock) portrays tormented painter Vincent Van Gogh in docudrama at 10/9 pm on KET2.
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Sanditon S2 premieres March 20 and we have 5 posters to give away! Like, retweet, and fill out this form: for a chance to win a poster. U.S. mailing addresses only. Entries accepted through Sunday, Feb. 20. #Sanditon #SanditonS2and3
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Journalists Gretchen Carlson and Don Lemon were able to overcome biases in their careers, drawing parallels to relatives who met profound challenges of their own. Tune in for Finding Your Roots tonight at 8/7 on KET.
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I don’t talk sports, but ⁦ @KySportsRadio ⁩ Matt Jones does when he joins me on @KET Connections. We do talk another fave sport - politics. Will HE ever run for office? Find out Sunday at 12noonET on @KET .
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Look who got a new historical marker today! #KET50
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TONIGHT! Tune-in for a holiday concert special starring Kentucky's own @JordanSmithLive , 9/8 pm on KET!
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ICYMI, #Sanditon will return for a second and third season! You can stream the first season now, with KET Passport. #SanditonIsSaved
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Now streaming: Dive into the love affair between Hollywood and Broadway as In Concert at the Hollywood Bowl celebrates classic songs from Broadway musicals and classic cinema. Feat. Kristin Chenoweth, Audra McDonald, Sutton Foster, and more.
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Candidate conversations continue tonight on @KyTonightKET . At 8/7 pm, @ReneeKET talks with Democrats for U.S. Senate: @Booker4KY , @MikeForKY and @AmyMcGrathKY . At 9./8 pm, she talks with Democrats for Congress in KY-6: @joshhicksky and @Kemph2020 .
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A new season of Call the Midwife arrives tonight at 8/7 on KET! See the first two episodes, back to back.
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The stage is set, the curtain rises...we are ready to begin. #SherlockPBS at 9/8 pm on KET.
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Tomorrow at noon/11 am on Inside Louisville, @kelseykstarks talks w/ @RacingLouFC 's @Savannah_DeMelo on playing for @USWNT at this year’s World Cup, and @nadia_nadim , who is using her story to help educate and connect with other refugees in Louisville.
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ONLINE: Horse racing memorabilia, @Oldfriendsfarm , and Derby City artistry on a special #KyDerby -themed episode of KET’s KY Life from 2016:
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Wishing a very happy birthday to the one and only @ReneeKET !
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On tonight's season finale of Sanditon, at 9/8, Alison gets ready to leave Sanditon with her dreams in tatters. Charlotte considers what her future will look like, Georgiana learns some shocking truths, and Esther faces a bleak future. Will anyone have a happily ever after?
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Restored to ultra HD, "The Civil War," from filmmaker @KenBurns , begins tonight at 9/8 pm on KET! http://t.co/JS9Qg96jKU
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ONLINE: @JBONAMASSA talks guitars with KET's Kentucky Collectibles. Watch online, anytime.
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@Carole_King & @JamesTaylor_com Live at the Troubadour, 9:30/8:30 pm KET | Support KET
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Now on KET, or streaming anytime, the story of pack horse librarians - women hired by the Franklin Roosevelt's WPA during the Great Depression to travel on horseback to deliver library books and magazines to people in Eastern Kentucky.
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KY Collectibles: Vince Gill shares details of his guitar collection & early KY years @VGcom
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. @rosannecash performs a deeply personal concert on The Kate, at 11/10 pm on KET.
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Harlan's own @JordanSmithLive , season 9 winner of @NBCTheVoice , stars in a holiday concert program, 9/8 pm KET!
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Tonight at 9/8 on #SanditonPBS , Charlotte attempts to distance herself from Colbourne, but as they are repeatedly thrown into each other's orbit, their chemistry rises along with Ralph's suspicions.
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Tonight at 9/8, the premiere of the final season of #SanditonPBS . Fiance in tow, Charlotte arrives back in Sanditon for Georgiana's 21st birthday party, but seeing Colbourne again leaves her feeling uncertain. | PREVIEW:
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Receive @Celtic_Woman KY concert tickets as our thank you gift when you support KET. Details
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Tom reveals why one case has impacted him more than most, on an all-new Call the Midwife at 8/7 pm on KET.
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KET first signed on the air September 23, 1968. Today, on the 50th anniversary, tune in at 3/2 pm for the premiere of The KET Story. It will also air in primetime Monday at 9/8 pm. #KET50 Read more about our anniversary here:
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. @HenryLouisGates shows how Africa helped shape the modern world in Africa's Great Civilizations, a 3-part series starting 2/27
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At 9/8 pm on an all-new #SanditonPBS , Charlotte starts her new job as a governess for the mysterious Alexander Colbourne. Alison is determined to be reunited with her knight in shining armor, and Georgiana finds out some bad news from Antigua. .
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Remembering Leonard Nimoy: An intimate journey into the personal life of the actor and director best known for playing Spock, 2/1 pm KET
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A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving: Peppermint Patty invites everyone to Charlie Brown's for Thanksgiving, even though he's going to see his grandmother. Snoopy decides to cook his own version of a Thanksgiving meal with help from his friends. At 7:30/6:30 pm on KET and PBS Kids.
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In light of the passing of Dr. Pearse Lyons, founder and CEO of Alltech, KET will re-air a 2016 One to One w/Bill Goodman interview with Lyons. Tune in Friday, March 9 at 9:30/8:30 pm on KET. The program is also available online.
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KET's tribute to civil rights activist and former KY senator Georgia Davis Powers:
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At 9/8 pm on an all-new Sanditon, tension mounts for Charlotte when Colbourne and Colonel Lennox reunite at Lady Denham’s garden party. | PREVIEW:
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ONLINE: On "Conversations with Champions," host Billy Reed talks with @upikebears men's basketball head coach, Kelly Wells @CoachKellyWells
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Sunday at 12 pm/11 am, in a re-airing of a 2008 episode of Connections, @ReneeKET talks w/ feminist scholar bell hooks about her postmodern view of feminism and race, her book "Belonging: A Culture of Place," and her work at @bereacollege . bell hooks died Wednesday, at age 69.
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@Celtic_Woman Destiny: New songs, plus beloved tracks, 9:30/8:30 pm KET2 | Support KET:
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Coming up tonight at 9/8 on KET, "Black in Blue," the story of four African American football players at the @universityofky who broke the color line in the @SEC in the 1960s.
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Now on KET: La Frontera: Savor the sights, sounds, and flavors of the U.S.-Mexico border alongside acclaimed chef and James Beard Award-winning host @PatiJinich as she experiences the region’s rich culture, people, and cuisine.
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Black holes are the most enigmatic, mysterious, and powerful objects in the universe. Anything that falls into them vanishes. Explore what can they tell us about the nature of space, time, and gravity, WEDNESDAY on @novapbs ​, 9/8 pm KET.
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. @HenryLouisGates uncovers the trade networks and educational institutions that transformed Africa's Great Civilizations. Tonight 9/8p KET
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. @HenryLouisGates talks about new mini-series "Black America Since MLK: And Still I Rise," starting 11/15 at 8/7 pm on KET.
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ONLINE: "Unity: The Latin Tribute to Michael Jackson" featuring @SheilaEdrummer & more. http://t.co/GdNtpyiEOH http://t.co/LnhNiSS2E3
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Tonight at 9/8p on KET, Professor @HenryLouisGates explores the impact of the Atlantic trading world & the dynamism of 19th-century Africa
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Support KET & see @Celtic_Woman at one of their March KY concerts as a thank-you! Details:
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Now on KET: #SanditonPBS : Georgiana gets a surprise visit. Colbourne’s shooting party goes ahead and Charlotte has to confront all that she’s lost.
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Tonight at 9/8, Meryl Streep and Jim Broadbent star in The Iron Lady (2011). In her twilight years, former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher reflects on her life and career as she finally prepares to dispose of the belongings of her late husband, Denis.
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Today beginning at 2:30/1:30, live coverage of the #FancyFarm political picnic on KET and . Follow @ReneeKET and @PubAffairsKET for more.
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@Celtic_Woman perform new songs + their most loved tracks, 9/8 pm KET2 | Support KET:
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See @Celtic_Woman live in Bowling Green at @TheSKyPAC on 3/23 when you support KET. Details:
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PBS Digital Innovator James Wampler, a Shelby County science teacher, uses technology to foster curiosity.
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Tonight at 8/7 on #FindingYourRoots , @dionnewarwick and @thedanieb learn about their distant ancestors - breaking down the barriers imposed by slavery.
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WATCH NOW: @Newshour travels to Pikeville to learn if health care could revive an Appalachian economy devastated by the loss of coal jobs:
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ONLINE: Great Conversations: @colsonwhitehead , author of The Underground Railroad, winner of Nat'l Book Award:
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See @Celtic_Woman live in Bowling Green at @TheSKyPAC on 3/23 when you support KET. Details:
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16-year-old @TheKCSD (Kenton County Schools) student Will Broomhead has received back-to-back awards from the PBS Emperor Science program to support his research to fight cancer. Read more about his work, here.
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Tonight at 9/8, the penultimate episode of #SanditonPBS . Charlotte and Colbourne rush to Augusta's aid, and it's revealed whether Edward has changed. Charlotte must make a difficult decision about her future.
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#FindingYourRoots , hosted by @HenryLouisGates , is back with a new season Tue., January 4, 2022! Season 8 guests include @TonyDanza , @leedanielsent , @ReginaKing , @terrycrews , @ErinBurnett , @mariolopezviva , @leslieodomjr , and many more.
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Complete #FancyFarm coverage and analysis starts now on KET and .
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Now on KET: A new @frontlinepbs examines how state governments, including Kentucky's, and Wall Street led America's public pensions into a $4-trillion hole, and investigates the consequences for teachers, police, firefighters, and other public servants.
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Our congratulations to Bill Goodman, who has been named the new executive director of the KY Humanities Council.
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Tonight at 9/8, part one of @KenBurns ' Benjamin Franklin. After building a printing empire in Philadelphia, Franklin gains worldwide fame from electricity experiments then spends years in London trying to keep Britain and America together as his family comes apart.
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Join us July 4 at 8/7 pm for A Capitol Fourth featuring Carole King, the Broadway cast of Beautiful feat. Vanessa Carlton, the Muppets of Sesame Street, Vanessa Williams, Lee Brice, The O'Jays, Yolanda Adams, The National Symphony Orchestra and more, hosted by John Stamos.
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Finding Your Roots: Tea Leoni and Gaby Hoffmann both have lives shaped by family mysteries. They are introduced to the identities and life stories of their ancestors, thanks to DNA detective work, 8/7 pm KET
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Tonight on a new #SanditonPBS , Georgiana faces a nearly impossible task in trying to find a lawyer, but help arrives from a surprising place. Arthur makes a new friend. | PREVIEW:
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@Celtic_Woman perform new songs + their most loved tracks, 8/7 pm KET | Support KET:
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“Hamilton’s America,” a behind-the-scenes documentary about the smash Broadway hit “Hamilton,” starts NOW on KET!
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Remembering Leonard Nimoy, an intimate journey into the personal life of the actor and director, offers a glimpse into his battle with COPD, the lung disease that took his life, 8/7 pm KET2
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Take a look back at Mister Rogers' Neighborhood, the PBS series that premiered nationally 50 years ago and became a landmark in children's television, at 8/7 pm on KET.
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A tribute Georgia Davis Powers, civil rights activist and first African American elected to KY Senate:
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Did you miss it? Watch the season premiere of Call the Midwife online at
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ONLINE EXTRA: KET captures the action at the 2018 KYA (Kentucky Youth Assembly) sponsored by @KYYMCA . See how the experience educates Kentucky teens about the legislative process and empowers them to want to make a difference.
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Now on KET: Sanditon: With the approach of Sanditon's regatta, the success of the resort hangs in the balance - as do various romances.
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KET is pleased to announce the launch of our new 24/7 KET PBS KIDS Channel today with @louisvillemayor and @MetroUnitedWay in Louisville!
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Parents and families, new resource to support children's play and learning, 24-7 kids channel on @KET ! @louisvillemayor @MetroUnitedWay
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KET programs have been honored with six 2023 @OhioValleyEmmy Regional Emmy Nominations and @ReneeKET will be inducted into The Silver Circle, in recognition of her lasting contributions to the television industry. More: .
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Now on KET: Part one of @KenBurns ' Benjamin Franklin. After building a printing empire in Philadelphia, Franklin gains worldwide fame from electricity experiments then spends years in London trying to keep Britain and America together as his family comes apart.
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Now on KET2: @ThisOldHouse Jenn and the homeowners select pavers, the water main is replaced, and Richard updates a water filter.
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Great Conversations: At the @KYAuthorForum , @davidfrum a senior editor at @TheAtlantic and former speechwriter for President George W. Bush., discusses his book Trumpocracy: The Corruption of the American Republic with former U.S. Representative @DavidJollyFL at 9/8 pm on KET.
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The countdown is on! A new Call the Midwife Christmas special airs Dec. 25 at 9/8 pm on KET.
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A behind-the-scenes #callthemidwife Christmas photo exclusive! Shelagh Turner (Laura Main) gets ready for her Christmas Special close-up...
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Congratulations to KY's 2017 #PBSDigitalInnovator Ashley Judd of Tyner Elem. in Jackson Co @juddashley87 Learn more:
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Now on KET: @IndependentLens When God Sleeps: Explore the journey of Iranian musician Shahin Najafi, forced into hiding after hardline clerics issue a fatwa for his death, incensed by a rap song that focuses on the oppression of women, sexism, and human rights abuses.
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