StudioAmped
thu, October 16 | 8:30 p.m. — The Gills
The Gills are a five-member band with an eclectic and soulful sound. They recently had the honor of performing as the opening act for Sheryl Crow in April 2008. The band was started by Jesse Wheeler who was diagnosed with leukemia in 2003. Wheeler turned to music as a form of support and therapy. Wheeler describes their music as upbeat and “Beatle-ish.” Today, The Gills members include: Jesse Wheeler (vocals, guitar), Nathan Dillaha (guitar), Andrew Prince (bass), Matthew Prince (drums) and Allan Castleberry (piano, keys). This episode will re-air on 10/22, 10 p.m. Visit Studio Amped for a preview.

American Experience
The Presidents
mon, october 20 | 8 p.m.— LBJ
mon, october 27 | 9 p.m. — LBJ
As part of the continuing series from American Experience, we examine three more 20th-century biographies that offer an intimate and compelling look at the men who have defined and re-defined the modern presidency, and who led the country through some of the most turbulent and consequential moments in our history. Former Naval officer, peanut farmer, born-again Christian and one-term governor of Georgia, Jimmy Carter miraculously captures the White House in 1976. He finds governing in Washington even more difficult than getting there. Nixon provides a reassessment of Richard Nixon’s life and political career. The program chronicles his achievements and defeats from his boyhood in Yorba Linda, California, to his rise to prominence as a virulent anti-communist congressman, to his presidency, including Nixon’s historic overtures to China and the Soviet Union, his divisive handling of the Vietnam War and his resignation in the face of the Watergate scandal. A two-part series on the life of Lyndon B. Johnson, chronicles his childhood in impoverished rural Texas; Johnson’s rise to political power on the strength of his public assistance message; the charges of ballot stuffing that haunted Johnson after his early run for the U.S. Senate; John F. Kennedy’s assassination and the self-doubt Johnson felt at having assumed the presidency through no effort of his own; and Johnson’s victory in the 1964 election, which he considered both a personal and political achievement. Visit American Experience.

Second Opinion
sundays |12:30 p.m.
(starting october 12)
Second Opinion is an informative, educational and entertaining medical series that shows you how doctors make decisions. It will give you a valuable education about disease, diagnosis, treatment and public health policy as doctors and health-care experts talk through real-life cases. Visit Second Opinion.

Masterpiece Contemporary
The Last Enemy
sundays | 8 p.m.
Written by acclaimed screenwriter Peter Berry, this five-part series follows a group of characters — including a scientist, an aid worker and a desperate father — who are each trying to deal with crises in their own lives when they unwittingly get caught up in a global mystery. The program takes an arresting and compelling look at how technology could transform Britain into a surveillance society — threatening human relationships and destroying trust. Part five will air on November 2. Visit Masterpiece.