PBS Offers Special Coverage and Programming From the BBC to Mark the Coronation of His Majesty The King and Her Majesty The Queen Consort
ARLINGTON, VA; MAY 3, 2023 – PBS will offer viewers the BBC’s live uninterrupted coverage of THE CORONATION on Saturday, May 6, 2:30 a.m.–10:00 a.m. ET (check local listings) on PBS, PBS.org and the PBS App. The live coverage of the crowning of King Charles III and Queen Consort Camilla at Westminster Abbey is only…
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OVATION TV SIGNS DEAL WITH BBC STUDIOS FOR DEATH IN PARADISE AND SHAKESPEARE & HATHAWAY: PRIVATE INVESTIGATORS
Los Angeles, CA – April 26, 2023 Ovation TV, America’s premier arts network, has signed a deal with BBC Studios for non-exclusive linear rights of two beloved detective series: the fish-out-of-water Death in Paradise (88 x 60’) and the quirky Shakespeare & Hathaway: Private Investigators (40 x 60’). The deal, which provides Ovation with premium mystery…
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BBC OFFERS SWEEPING LINE-UP OF SPECIAL PROGRAMMING AROUND KING CHARLES III AND THE QUEEN CONSORT’S CORONATIONS FOR GLOBAL AUDIENCES
WASHINGTON, D.C. – APRIL 26, 2023—The BBC has announced its comprehensive programming slate for viewers around the world (outside of the UK) to commemorate the Coronation of Their Majesties The King and The Queen Consort. Featuring a live broadcast of the ceremony on the BBC News channel and on BBC.com and a wide-range of on-air…
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BBC STUDIOS LAUNCHES NEW BBC EARTH FAST CHANNEL AHEAD OF EARTH DAY
New York, NY – April 17, 2023 – Just in time for Earth Day, BBC Studios – creator, producer and distributor of unparalleled British content globally – has launched a brand-new BBC Earth free ad-supported television (FAST) channel. Available now, the BBC Earth FAST channel brings over 450 hours of the BBC Studios Natural History…
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Sir David Attenborough to explore UK’s prehistoric era in Attenborough and the Giant Sea Monster (w/t) for BBC One and iPlayer
Following on from the huge success of Wild Isles, Sir David Attenborough is now turning his attention to explore more about the UK’s prehistoric era. The documentary follows David as he unearths the discovery of a lifetime: the skull of a giant Pliosaur, one of the most ferocious Jurassic predators ever known. This enormous prehistoric…
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ONCE UPON A TIME IN NORTHERN IRELAND, the New Series from Award-Winning Director James Bluemel, Tells Extraordinary Human Stories from Those Who Lived Through The Troubles
Arlington, VA; April 6, 2023 – As the 25th anniversary of the agreement approaches, ONCE UPON A TIME IN NORTHERN IRELAND gives voice to the people who lived through Northern Ireland’s violent past by sharing intimate, unheard testimonies from all sides of the conflict. Premiering in May, the powerful new five-part series combines unfiltered personal…
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CHANGING PLANET Returns to Monitor Changes in Some of Earth’s Most Vulnerable Ecosystems
ARLINGTON, VA; March 23, 2023 – CHANGING PLANET returns for a second year to revisit some of our planet’s most vulnerable ecosystems and provide updates on how communities are working to develop resilience in the face of climate change. Two new hosts, Ella Al-Shamahi, a paleoanthropologist and stand-up comic, and Ade Adepitan, a television presenter, Paralympian and children’s author,…
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EXPLOSIVE FINAL SEASON OF THE CRITICALLY-ACCLAIMED CRIME DRAMA HAPPY VALLEY PREMIERES MONDAY, MAY 22 ON ACORN TV, AMC+ AND BBC AMERICA
“Supremely well-acted, well-paced and compelling…” – New Statesman “…one of British television’s greatest sagas.” – The Independent “…one of the greatest trilogies in modern television.” – The Guardian FINAL SEASON AVAILABLE NOW – SCREENERS.COM WATCH AND EMBED OFFICAL TEASER DOWNLOAD PHOTOS NEW YORK – MARCH 23, 2023 – Acorn TV, AMC+ and BBC AMERICA welcome…
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BBC COMEDY THRILLER “AM I BEING UNREASONABLE?” PREMIERES APRIL 11 AS A HULU ORIGINAL
(BBC/Hulu’s Am I Being Unreasonable? Is written by and stars Daisy May Cooper (R) and Selin Hizli (L)) View Trailer: Here Key Art and Photos: Here February 23, 2023 (Santa Monica, CA) In a deal with BBC Studios, Hulu has acquired the U.S. rights to all episodes of the new genre-bending comedy thriller, Am I…
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Season 12 of the Beloved British Drama CALL THE MIDWIFE Premieres March 19, 2023 on PBS
ARLINGTON, VA (February 13, 2023) – PBS announced today that the critically acclaimed British drama CALL THE MIDWIFE will return for its 12th season Sundays, March 19 – May 7, 2023 at 8:00 p.m. ET (check local listings) on PBS, PBS.org and the PBS app. The eight-part series, which follows the nurses, midwives and nuns from Nonnatus House in…
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