BBC AMERICA COMIC-CON PANEL DOCTOR WHO: Panel and Q&A Sunday, July 15, 12:30-1:30pm HALL H New York, NY – BBC AMERICA’s (@BBCAMERICA) Doctor Who stars Matt Smith and Karen Gillan make their triumphant return to Comic-Con for a panel and Q&A moderated by Doctor Who pundit and creator of theNerdist, Chris Hardwick. They will be joined by star Arthur…
Read MoreStreet Date: July 31, 2012 DVD Suggested Retail Price: $19.97 ($24.98 in Canada) Length: Approx. 90 minutes/ single disc + UV digital copy New York, NY – BBC Home Entertainment announces the first title, Going For Gold – The ’48 Games, to be released simultaneously in both DVD and UltraViolet on July 31, 2012. UltraViolet allows you…
Read MoreNew York, NY — BBC AMERICA today announced start of production on season two of the original series Richard Hammond’s Crash Course. The (8 x 60) series, produced by BBC Worldwide Productions for BBC AMERICA, takes Hammond out of his comfort zone to face some of the biggest challenges of his life. Tod Mesirow executive produces the series set…
Read MoreNew York, NY – GOING FOR GOLD: THE ’48 GAMES Street Date: July 31, 2012 DVD Suggested Retail Price: $19.97 ($24.98 in Canada) Length: Approx. 90 minutes/ single disc + UV digital copy Thrown together as double sculling partners just six weeks before the 1948 Summer Olympics, Bert Bushnell (Matt Smith, Doctor Who), a boatbuilder’s son,…
Read MoreNew York, NY – Last spring, Oprah Winfrey traveled to Kingsland, Georgia with two acclaimed matchmakers to kick-off a 30-day social experiment challenging residents to focus on building love in their community. The town’s efforts are the focus of a new series, Lovetown, USA premiering on OWN: Oprah Winfrey Network on Sunday, August 19 at…
Read MoreNew York, NY – BBC AMERICA’s General Manager, Perry Simon, has greenlit a new cooking expedition series, Chef Race: UK vs U.S., which will premiere in Fall 2012. Executive produced by Jamie Oliver, the new original unscripted series (10 x 60) follows sixteen chefs, eight Brits versus eight Americans, as they race across the United States from…
Read MoreNew York, NY – TOP GEAR 18 Street Date: June 12, 2012 DVD Suggested Retail Price: $24.98 ($30.98 in Canada) Length: Approx. 465 minutes + bonus features / 3-disc set The world’s biggest car show is back for another exhilarating season of stars, cars and adventures in Top Gear 18. Join Richard Hammond, Jeremy Clarkson and James May…
Read MoreNew York, NY – The BAFTA nominated docu-comedy series Twenty Twelve, starring BAFTA nominee Hugh Bonneville (Downton Abbey), joins BBC AMERICA’s Ministry of Laughs comedy block just in time for the Summer Games. From executive producer Jon Plowman (The Office, Extras, Absolutely Fabulous) and writer John Morton (People Like Us), the series follows the team responsible for delivering the…
Read MoreArlington, VA — BBC Worldwide America Sales & Distribution and PBS announced today the sale of the first season of the critically acclaimed British drama, Call the Midwife to PBS. The series will premiere on September 30, 2012 at 8:00 p.m. leading into MASTERPIECE CLASSIC Upstairs Downstairs, transforming Sunday nights into a destination for drama…
Read MoreTHE DIAMOND QUEEN and THE QUEEN’S PALACES Street Date: May 29, 2012 Suggested Retail Price: DVD $19.98 each ($24.98 each in Canada) Length: The Diamond Queen is approx. 180 minutes + bonus features/ single disc The Queen’s Palaces is approx. 177 minutes + bonus features/ single disc New York, NY – BBC Home Entertainment is proud to celebrate Queen…
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