WITH GWEN IFILL

FRIDAY, APRIL 11 @ 9:00PM

TONIGHT: SEBELIUS RESIGNS, CIVIL RIGHTS SUMMIT, INCOME INEQUALITY, CLINTON & BUSH POLITICAL DYNASTIES

Late word Thursday that Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius will resign on Friday. A holdover from President Obama’s first term, she is stepping down after the flawed rollout of the Affordable Care Act enrollment website. Alex Wayne of Bloomberg News will join us to discuss Sebelius’ five-year tenure in Obama’s Cabinet and who her likely successor might be.

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INSIDE ANIMAL MINDS

BIRD GENIUS

WEDNESDAY, JUNE 24 @ 9:00PM

When it comes to intelligence, we humans are clearly the most gifted animals around. But what make us so special? Is it our ability to make and use tools? To solve complex problems? Or plan for the future? It might seem that way, but today, researchers are discovering other creatures with impressive brains that have mastered all those skills. Surprisingly, many are bird brains. Crows bend and shape sticks to create custom-made spears for hunting grubs, and they are just one among a growing list of bird species whose impressive problem-solving abilities are shocking scientists and revolutionizing our understanding of animal intelligence.

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EPISODE 1 – YOUR INNER FISH

WEDNESDAY, APRIL 9 @ 8:00PM

How did your body become the complicated, quirky, amazing machine it is today? Anatomist Neil Shubin uncovers the answers in this new look at human evolution. Using fossils, embryos and genes, he reveals how our bodies are the legacy of ancient fish, reptiles and primates — the ancestors you never knew were in your family tree.

In the first episode, “Your Inner Fish,” he journeys back to a time, some 375 million years ago, when the first fish crawled up onto land. Shubin’s quest for the fossil record of this primeval predecessor takes viewers from highway cuts in rural Pennsylvania to the remote Arctic.

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THE DAVE CLARK FIVE

GLAD ALL OVER

SATURDAY, AUGUST 27 @ 6:00PM

The Dave Clark Five were the first English group to tour America (in May 1964), thus spearheading the British Invasion. The band achieved a record-breaking 15 consecutive Top 20 U.S. hit singles within a two-year period — more than any other group in the world except the Beatles. The Dave Clark Five appeared a record-breaking 18 times on “The Ed Sullivan Show,” with its weekly audience of 70 million viewers — more than any other rock, pop or R&B artist. They took the world by storm and helped change the rock scene, blasting hit after hit over the world’s radio airwaves. (2 Hours)

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BROTHERS HYPNOTIC

MONDAY, APRIL 7 @ 11:00PM

Eight brothers who were forged into a band as children by their father, Chicago jazz maverick Phil Cohran, now try to march to their own beat on the streets of New York and in the music business as the Hypnotic Brass Ensemble.

Eight brothers who were forged into a band as children by their father, Chicago jazz maverick Phil Cohran, now try to march to their own beat on the streets of New York and in the music business as the Hypnotic Brass Ensemble. The eight young men who make up the Hypnotic Brass Ensemble are all sons of Phil Cohran, a legendary Chicago trumpeter who turned his back on commercial music to pursue astral jazz (with the “cosmic philosopher” of jazz, Sun Ra), proto-funk, and a passionately Afrocentric lifestyle. Cohran’s ultimate avant-garde work, however, may have been his own sons, who were raised communally on Chicago’s South Side with Cohran and their two mothers, complete with homemade clothes, veganism, and alternative holidays.

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AT THE WHITE HOUSE

WOMEN OF SOUL

FRIDAY, JUNE 5 @ 8:00PM

“Women of Soul: In Performance at the White House” is a PBS music special taped in the East Room of the White House, celebrating the great “foremothers” of American music, with songs expressing the struggles and achievements of women. President and Mrs. Obama will hosted the event on Thursday, March 6, 2014. The all-star concert will include performances by Tessanne Chin, Melissa Etheridge, Aretha Franklin, Ariana Grande, Patti LaBelle, Janelle Monáe and Jill Scott, with Greg Phillinganes as music director.

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SEASON 3 EPISODE 2

SUNDAY, APRIL 6 @ 9:00PM

Trixie is upset when Sister Julienne promotes Jenny to “acting sister,” but their relationship is eventually restored. A patient who’s carrying a baby who wasn’t fathered by her husband accepts that the only solution is adoption. Cynthia, inspired by a lecture on the art of natural childbirth, helps a patient experience a peaceful and calm birth. Alec and his friends try to persuade Jenny to go on a nuclear disarmament march, but she declines for the sake of her patients.

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MR. SELFRIDGE

SEASON 2 EPISODE 2

SUNDAY, MARCH 8 @ 8:00PM

EPISODE 2: “Empire Week” at Selfridges symbolizes all that Britain has to fight for, and it’s up to Agnes to create displays that evoke every corner of the realm. Overwhelmed, she gets unexpected help. Meanwhile, Harry gets an unexpected visit from Lord Loxley, who is suspiciously civil and offers to line up a celebrity guest for the celebration. But he wants advice from Harry in return. Mr. Crabb calls on American know-how to help Mr. Grove keep his job. Frank has a date with Kitty. Miss Mardle makes a startling revelation. And all await Mr. Churchill’s arrival at the store…

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JAMES NAUGHTON: THE SONGS OF RANDY NEWMAN

SATURDAY, APRIL 5 @ 9:00PM

James Naughton has played his fair share of scoundrels, lotharios and would-be legends. Tonight, he takes on the work of Randy Newman, who specializes in just those sorts of characters. Naughton serves up all of Newman’s sardonic wit, but don’t be surprised if this two-time Tony Award winner also gets you rooting for these characters in spite of yourself.

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WITH GWEN IFILL

FRIDAY, APRIL 4 @ 9:00PM

The Supreme Court issued a major campaign finance decision this week striking down some limits on federal campaign donations. The ruling comes four years after the court opened the door to unlimited political spending with its Citizens United decision. Supporters say striking down limits is a victory for free speech while critics say the ruling will provide a gateway to corruption. While the debate rages on, the court’s ruling is expected to dramatically change the political landscape ahead of the 2014 midterm and 2016 presidential elections.

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