Author Archives: Kevin Wicks

WATCH: Behind-the-Scenes of ‘Doctor Who’ Premiere ‘The Bells of Saint John’

By | Posted on March 30th, 2013
Jenna-Louise Coleman and Matt Smith in 'Doctor Who' (Photo: BBC AMERICA)

“James Dean: eat your heart out!” If you’ve seen “The Bells of Saint John,” the midseason premiere of Doctor Who, you’ve just witnessed a whirlwind travelogue of a few iconic London sites (notably the ...

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Live-Blogging the ‘Doctor Who’ Premiere, ‘The Bells of Saint John’

By | Posted on March 30th, 2013
Jenna-Louise Coleman in 'The Bells of Saint John' (Photo: BBC AMERICA)

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‘Doctor Who’: Billie Piper Nominated for British Equivalent of a Tony Award

By | Posted on March 26th, 2013
Billie Piper, Jonjo O'Neill and Anastasia Hille in 'The Effect.' (Photo: Ellie Kurtz.)

The competition is fierce for Britain’s top award in West End theater, the Olivier. The nominees for the U.K.

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Matt Smith, Jenna-Louise Coleman Among A-List Lineup for BBC AMERICA’s ‘Nerdist’

By | Posted on March 25th, 2013
Chris Hardwick and the Matt Smith robot on the season premiere of 'The Nerdist' (Photo: BBC AMERICA)

This season’s guest lineup began to come together for BBC AMERICA’s Nerdist chat show over the weekend, and fittingly for host and Doctor Who fan Chris Hardwick, there’s a strong Whovian contingent forming within the ...

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WATCH: Frank Turner Performs at BBC AMERICA’s SXSW Roadhouse

By | Posted on March 22nd, 2013
Frank Turner performs live at the BBC America Roadhouse at South By Southwest in Austin. (Photo: Kerry Gray/Getty Images)

British folk-punk artist Frank Turner has amassed a loyal following through hard touring and brash live shows. He hit the big time in 2012 with two massive achievements, performing at the Olympics opening ceremony and selling out the ...

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British Breakout Interview: Daley, Holding It Down for English Soul Men

By | Posted on March 22nd, 2013
Daley visits the BBC AMERICA office and enjoys a cuppa. English Breakfast with lots of milk, if you're wondering. (Photo: Dave Gustav Anderson)

BBC AMERICA welcomed Daley to our office, the second British breakout star to pop by for a good old cuppa and a chat. The Manchester-born soul singer broke out when he guested on the Gorillaz‘s single “Doncamatic,” but ...

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‘Doctor Who’ Alum Karen Gillan Joins Adult Swim’s ‘NTSF:SD:SUV::’

By | Posted on March 21st, 2013
Karen Gillan: We said farewell to Amy Pond on 'Doctor Who,' but Karen Gillan shows no signs of disappearing. She quickly scored several post-'Who' film roles and became a dazzling presence on the talk show circuit. This sexy Scottish ginger has legs. (Photo by Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP)

Karen Gillan continues to add credits to her post-Amy Pond career. The former Doctor Who companion has joined the cast of Adult Swim’s live-action terrorism drama spoof NTSF:SD:SUV:: as Daisy, a Quartermaster-like tech expert, ...

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‘Girls’ Creator/Star Lena Dunham: British Television Has Shaped Me

By | Posted on March 21st, 2013
Lena Dunham, creator and star of HBO's 'Girls' (Photo: Chris Pizzello/Invision/AP)

Might there be a bit of Edina Monsoon or Nessa Jenkins in Lena Dunham‘s controversial, post-feminist creations on Girls? The Golden Globe-winning star and creator of the acclaimed HBO series cited British TV as an influence when ...

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WATCH: ‘Downton Zombey’ Takes ‘Abbey’ to World of ‘The Walking Dead’

By | Posted on March 20th, 2013
'Downton Zombey' (Photo: Rob Kutner)

To quote Chris Hardwick, “This is AMAZEBALLS.” Our friends over at the Nerdist have alerted us to this brilliant Walking Dead-inspired Downton Abbey parody, in which some of our dearly departed Abbey-ites return from the ...

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Steve Coogan to Star in ‘House’ Creator’s ABC Pilot: Is He the Next Hugh Laurie?

By | Posted on March 19th, 2013
Steve Coogan (Photo: Rex Features via AP Images)

Before Hugh Laurie started pulling seven-figure salaries and faking an American accent on House, he was beloved stateside only by Anglophiles who knew him from his long-running Britcom partnership with Stephen Fry. Then David Shore ...

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