Sunday, March 31

7:00 AM The Bookworm Bunch "Corduroy," "Elliot Moose," "George Shrinks," "Marvin the Tap Dancing Horse," "Seven Little Monsters" and "Timothy Goes to School." [CC]

9:00 AM Arthur [CC]

9:30 AM DragonflyTV [CC]

10:00 AM Right on the Money [CC]

10:30 AM Health Diary [CC]

11:00 AM To the Contrary [CC]

11:30 AM Tony Brown's Journal [CC]

12:00 PM Healthweek [CC]

12:30 PM Religion and Ethics Newsweekly [CC]

1:00 PM McLaughlin Group

1:30 PM The Life of Jesus Christ
Joined in progress The story of Jesus Christ unfolds in this uplifting musical drama featuring a 300-voice choir, a 40-piece orchestra and a 1400-member cast and crew. [CC]

2:15 PM Andrea Bocelli: Sacred Arias "Easter"
The world-renowned tenor sings "Ave Maria" and other beloved Italian arias in a special holiday concert in Rome.

3:15 PM Movie "Easter Parade" (1948)
Fred Astaire and Judy Garland become dance partners in the classic musical with songs by Irving Berlin including "A Couple of Swells" and "Steppin' Out With My Baby."

5:00 PM Jesus Christ Superstar
Glenn Carter and Jerome Pradon star in a Great Performances adaptation of Andrew Lloyd Webber's controversial musical depicting Jesus Christ's final days as seen by his betrayer Judas Iscariot. [CC]

7:00 PM The Lost Gods of Easter Island with David Attenborough
Sir David Attenborough's search for the origins of a wooden figure he bought at an auction leads him to the famed Easter Island. [CC]

8:00 PM Nature "Obsession with Orchids"
Orchid growers discuss their obsession with these exotic flowers. [CC][DVS]

9:00 PM American Experience "Fatal Flood"
A 1927 Mississippi River flood killed over 1,000 people, left one million people homeless and pitted blacks against whites in one rural town. [CC]

10:00 PM "Bringing Down A Dictator"

10:55 PM The Vicar of Dibley "Easter Special"
Geraldine and the parishioners consider what they may give up in preparation for Easter. [CC]

11:35 PM The Industry "Beaver Creek: Live"
Viewer discretion advised. Alan volunteers to shoot the Beaver Creek show live. [CC]

Monday, April 1

12:00 AM Eastenders

1:00 AM Literary Visions

2:00 AM Discovering Psych.

3:00 AM Western Tradition

4:00 AM Portrait of a Family

5:00 AM Intro to Marketing

6:00 AM Destinos

6:30 AM There's a separate page for WHYY's daytime schedule.

6:00 PM The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer [CC]

7:00 PM The Nightly Business Report [CC]

7:25 PM Are You Being Served?
"Monkey Business" An escaped monkey resolves a protest at the store. [CC]

8:00 PM Antiques Roadshow "Boston, MA" Part 1 of 3
Appraisers examine a Hummel figurine of an F-84 bomber and the remains of a falcon mummy. [CC] (R/Sat., 6th, noon)

9:00 PM Masterpiece Theatre "The Way We Live Now" Part 1 of 4
In this adaptation of Anthony Trollope's Victorian-era novel, shady financier Augustus Melmotte (David Suchet) enters into a get-rich-quick scheme and attempts to find a husband for his daughter Marie. Continues Mon., 8th at 9 p.m. [CC] [DVS]

11:00 PM Diary of a City Priest
The film stars David Morse as Father John McNamee, a Philadelphia priest who experiences struggles and joys as he serves one of the city's toughest neighborhoods. [CC]

Tuesday, April 2

12:00 AM Charlie Rose

1:00 AM Economics USA

2:00 AM Lost Gods of Easter Island

3:00 AM Belief & Believers

4:00 AM American Adventure

5:00 AM Taking the Lead

6:00 AM French in Action

6:30 AM There's a separate page for WHYY's daytime schedule.

6:00 PM The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer [CC]

7:00 PM The Nightly Business Report [CC]

7:25 PM As Time Goes By
Alistair suggests Lionel sell his country house. [CC]

8:00 PM NOVA "Vanished"
Detectives reconstruct the final minutes of a mysterious plane crash in the Andes Mountains. [CC] (R/Sat., 6th, 6 a.m.)

9:00 PM The Shape of Life "Origins/Life on the Move" Part 1 of 3
The first episode of this series using scientific inquiry to chronicle the dramatic rise of the animal kingdom explores evidence that one single animal gave rise to all others. Continues Tue., 9th at 9 p.m. [CC][HD]

11:00 PM In the Life "Comfort in Crisis"
The program profiles domestic partners affected by the events of 9/11. [CC]

Wednesday, April 3

12:00 AM Charlie Rose

1:00 AM It's Strictly Buisness

2:00 AM By the Numbers

3:00 AM Sociological Imagination

4:00 AM Something Ventured

5:00 AM World of Chemistry

6:00 AM Destinos II

6:30 AM There's a separate page for WHYY's daytime schedule.

7:25 PM Last of the Summer Wine
"Who's Thrown Her Tom Cruise Photographs Away?" Marina decides it's time to give up her interest in men. [CC]

8:00 PM American Family "La Estrella (The Star)"

9:00 PM Commanding Heights: The Battle for the World Economy "The Battle of Ideas" Part 1 of 3
The first episode in a series on the new global economy identifies how the world moved towards, and then away from, government control. Continues Wed., 10th at 9 p.m. [CC][DVS]

11:00 PM A Day's Work, A Day's Pay
Personal stories of people in New York's workfare program shed light on the complex challenges of moving from welfare to work. [CC]

Thursday, April 4

12:00 AM Charlie Rose

1:00 AM World of Abnormal Psychology

2:00 AM Voices in Democracy

3:00 AM Against All Odds

4:00 AM Examined Life

5:00 AM Worlds of Childhood

6:00 AM French in Action II

6:30 AM There's a separate page for WHYY's daytime schedule.

7:25 PM Keeping Up Appearances
Hyacinth learns that country life is not quite as she thought. [CC]

8:00 PM Issues PA: Meet the Candidates
WHYY's Tracey Matisak interviews Pennsylvania gubernatorial candidates Robert Casey Jr., Ed Rendell and Mike Fisher. [CC]

10:00 PM Battle for the Holy Land
Frontline reveals the tactics and strategies behind the ongoing fighting in the Middle East. [CC]

11:00 PM Beyond the Border
Four Mexican brothers face hardships when they come to Kentucky in search of a better life. [CC]

Friday, April 5

12:00 AM Charlie Rose

1:00 AM Business & the Law

2:00 AM Faces of Culture

3:00 AM Western Tradition

4:00 AM America in Perspective

5:00 AM Western Tradition

6:00 AM Adele's Way

6:30 AM There's a separate page for WHYY's daytime schedule.

6:00 PM The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer [CC]

7:00 PM Nightly Business Report [CC]

7:30 PM Iris Murdoch: Strange Love
Coinciding with the current release of the acclaimed film Iris starring Judi Dench, the program looks at the public and private life of the colorful and prolific English author who was stricken with Alzheimer's disease.

8:00 PM NOW with Bill Moyers [CC]

9:00 PM Washington Week in Review [CC]

9:30 PM Wall $treet Week with Louis Rukeyser [CC]

10:00 PM Billy Wilder: The Human Comedy, An "American Masters" Special (R)
This program is a portrait of the film director whose credits include "Some Like It Hot," "Sunset Boulevard," "Love in the Afternoon" and "The Apartment." The documentary looks at what it means to be one of the most successful film directors, producers and screenwriters of Hollywood's Golden Age. For Wilder's first television biography, AMERICAN MASTERS was given unprecedented access to his personal archives. In addition, the program includes scenes from Wilder classics and interviews with wife Audrey Wilder, actresses Nancy Olson and Shirley MacLaine, critic Andrew Sarris and writer Robert Towne. Narrated by the late Walter Matthau.

11:00 PM Senior Year "This Too Shall Pass"
Conclusion The students' graduation is seen in a home movie montage as the kids end their public school careers and face the future. [CC] (R/Wed., 24th, 11 p.m.)

Saturday, April 6

12:00 AM Charlie Rose

1:00 AM American Cinema

2:00 AM Ethics in America

3:00 AM Nutrition

4:00 AM A Writer's Exchange

5:00 AM Dealing with Diversity

6:00 AM NOVA's "Vanished"

7:00 AM Sesame Street [CC]

8:00 AM Plaza Sesamo

8:30 AM Redwall "Malkariss" [CC]

9:00 AM Anne of Green Gables: The Animated Series "Oh Brother!" [CC]

9:30 AM The Victory Garden [CC]

10:00 AM This Old House [CC]

10:30 AM Hometime "Habitat for Humanity: Women Build" [CC]

11:00 AM New Yankee Workshop "Four Drawer Chest" [CC]

11:30 AM Bargain Hunt "Lancashire"

12:00 PM Antiques Roadshow "Boston, MA" Part 1 of 3 [CC]

1:00 PM New Jewish Cuisine "Fish" [CC]

1:30 PM America's Test Kitchen "Muffins and Scones" [CC]

2:00 PM Christina Cooks "The Italian Table" [CC]

2:30 PM Michael Chiarello's Napa "Pasta Maria" [CC]

3:00 PM Jacques Pepin Celebrates "Dinner Party al Fresco" [CC]

3:30 PM Flavors of America with Chef Jim Coleman "Boston Breakfast" [CC]

4:00 PM Ciao Italia "Rustic Focaccia" [CC]

4:30 PM Lidia's Italian-American Kitchen Italian-American Favorites "Our Friend, the Cod" [CC]

5:00 PM Rick Steves' Europe "London: Royal and Rambunctious" [CC]

5:30 PM New Yankee Workshop "Wooden Bowls" [CC] (R/Sat., 13th, 11 a.m.)

6:00 PM This Old House [CC] (R/Sat., 13th, 10 a.m.)

6:30 PM Hometime "Autumn Woods Completion: Decorating" [CC] (R/Sat., 13th, 10:30 a.m.)

7:00 PM The Lawrence Welk Show
"April Showers" Host: Bob Ralston.

8:00 PM The Ed Sullivan Show
The Rolling Stones, Richard Pryor, Wayne Newton, Debbie Reynolds and others perform.

8:30 PM The Red Skelton Show
The beloved comedian keeps the audience laughing as the always-drunk Willie Lump Lump, with sketches including "Corn on the Cob," and "Debt of a Salesman."

9:00 PM Movie "My Left Foot" (1989)
Viewer discretion advised. In this true-life drama, Daniel Day-Lewis portrays Irish writer-artist Christy Brown, a victim of cerebral palsy who taught himself to write and paint using only his left foot.

10:45 PM Kurosawa
This Great Performances special celebrates the noted Asian filmmaker, whose works include The Seven Samurai and Rashomon, with interviews and archival film footage never before seen in the West. [CC]