BBC AMERICA To Co-produce Jonathan Strange and Mr Norrell

Posted by on Monday, April 8th, 2013 in

New York, NY – Announced today, BBC AMERICA is co-producing for Supernatural Saturday a new drama series, Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell. Based on the bestselling novel by Susanna Clarke and adapted by Peter Harness (Wallander, Is Anybody There?), Jonathan Strange and Mr Norrell (7 x 60) is set during the Napoleonic Wars in an England where magic once existed and is about to…

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Celebrate Earth Day 2013 With BBC Home Entertainment

Posted by on Wednesday, April 3rd, 2013 in

New York – Earth Day is an opportunity to celebrate our planet. For over a decade now BBC Home Entertainment has worked to bridge that gap between the wide world and the individual by bringing groundbreaking natural history entertainment into the home. With a collection of award-winning like Planet Earth, Life, Frozen Planet and the recent Africa, we’ve done more than…

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The Geeks Come Out At Night – For BBC AMERICA

Posted by on Tuesday, April 2nd, 2013 in

New York, NY – BBC AMERICA’s new Supernatural Saturday line-up trended #1 in social and recorded one of the channel’s all-time highest rated nights. Over 2 million fans tuned in to Doctor Who: The Bells of Saint John on Saturday, March 30. Following Doctor Who,  BBC AMERICA’s original drama premiere, Orphan Black, scored over 1 million viewers, with new original comedy…

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BBC Home Entertainment Announces Spies Of Warsaw On Blu-ray/UV And DVD April 16

Posted by on Monday, April 1st, 2013 in

Street Date: April 16, 2013 Suggested Retail Price: DVD $19.98 ($24.98 in Canada) Blu-ray + Ultraviolet $24.98 ($30.98 in Canada) Length: Approx. 180 mins + bonus features / single disc New York, NY – BBC Home Entertainment brings the thrilling drama Spies of Warsaw to Blu-ray (with Ultraviolet copy) and DVD on April 16, 2013. The BBC AMERICA miniseries, based…

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Ahead Of Tonight’s Premiere, Doctor Who Announces All-star Cast For 50th Anniversary

Posted by on Saturday, March 30th, 2013 in

New York, NY – Ahead of tonight’s premiere, Doctor Who revealed some of the all-star cast that will mark the 50th anniversary.  David Tennant and Billie Piper will join current Doctor and companion, Matt Smith and Jenna-Louise Coleman, while John Hurt (Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy, Alien, Harry Potter) will also co-star. Last seen as the Doctor…

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BBC Home Entertainment Releases: April 2013 Highlights

Posted by on Tuesday, March 26th, 2013 in

New York, NY – ONE LIFE Street Date: April 9, 2013 Suggested Retail Price: Blu Ray + DVD + UV combo $24.97 Length: Approx. 85 mins + bonus material / 2-disc set BBC Home Entertainment brings the groundbreaking One Life narrated by  Daniel Craig (Skyfall, The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo) and directed by Michael Gunton (Earth: The Movie, Madagascar, and Africa) and…

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BBC AMERICA To Co-produce Burton And Taylor For Dramaville

Posted by on Friday, March 22nd, 2013 in

New York, NY – Announced today, BBC AMERICA is co-producing for Dramaville, Burton and Taylor, starring Dominic West (The Hour, The Wire) and Helena Bonham Carter (Lone Ranger, The King’s Speech), as Hollywood’s most famous volatile on-again-off-again lovers, Richard Burton and Elizabeth Taylor. The 90-minute drama follows their private and public relationship played out against their ill-fated appearance in a…

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All-new Doctor Who Details And Poster Images Revealed Ahead Of March 30 Premiere On BBC AMERICA

Posted by on Sunday, March 17th, 2013 in

New York, NY – The Doctor kicks off this new run of adventures by searching for his companion Clara – an Impossible Girl he’s already lost twice. Together they find themselves battling monsters on distant alien planets, trapped in a Russian submarine with a deadly passenger, chasing terrifying ghosts, delving into the heart of the…

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BBC Home Entertainment Unearths Three Dino Titles The Whole Family Will Enjoy: Extreme Dinosaurs, Predator Dinosaurs & Prehistoric Park

Posted by on Tuesday, March 12th, 2013 in

Street Date: March 12, 2013 Suggested Retail Price: $19.92 ($24.98 in Canada) each Extreme Dinosaurs Approx. 100 minutes/ single disc Predator Dinosaurs Approx. 100 minutes/ single disc Prehistoric Park Approx. 288 minutes/ 2-disc set New York, NY – BBC Home Entertainment presents exciting, terrifying and mind-blowing dinosaur discoveries with this trio of DVDs, all available March 12,…

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@BBCAMERICA Roadhouse Comes To SXSW

Posted by on Thursday, February 28th, 2013 in

New York, NY – Announced today, BBC AMERICA will make its inaugural appearance at @SXSW with the @BBCAMERICARoadhouse (Brush Sq Park, E 4th & Trinity) on March 8 and 9. The channel’s line-up of events include a night of British music featuring Frank Turner (@fthc) and Skinny Lister (@SkinnyLister) and hosted by television presenter Georgie Okell (@GeorgieOkell), a Friday night set by DJ Mel (@DJMel), Six Nations Rugbyviewing party…

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