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First Look: Supernatural Saturday Premieres March 30

New Doctor Who artwork, the Doctor and Clara/Oswin on a motorbike

BBC AMERICA just announced this via press release:

Doctor Who, original series Orphan Black and Chris Hardwick’s all-new comedy-variety talk show The Nerdist premiere March 30 on BBC AMERICA as part of Supernatural Saturday. Leading the night is BBC AMERICA’s highest rated series, ...

BBCA Hits the Road, Heading to SXSW

This isn't our first rodeo. (BBCA)

BBC AMERICA just announced this via press release:

Announced today, BBC AMERICA will make its inaugural appearance at @SXSW with the @BBCAMERICA Roadhouse (Brush Sq Park, E 4th & Trinity in Austin, TX) on March 8 and 9. The channel’s line-up of events include a night of British ...

Top Gear Thursday: Want Stars Like James McAvoy and Bruce Willis? Watch ‘Top Gear’

James McAvoy in a reasonably priced car (TopGear.com)

Red hot James McAvoy is next week’s Star in A Reasonably Priced Car (premiering March 4). The Scottish actor’s driving, writes TopGear.

Vote for ‘Doctor Who’ in TV Guide’s Fan Favorites Awards

They're back: Matt Smith and Jenna-Louise Coleman return to BBC AMERICA on March 30. (Photo: BBC AMERICA)

It may seem like we’re traveling back to December 2012 when Doctor Who triumphed in the annual TV Guide Magazine Fan Favorites Cover Poll … but, no, it’s not sci-fi, TV Guide is hosting another round of Fan Favorites Awards.

Cast Announced for BBC America’s New Drama Series ‘The Musketeers’ from Adrian Hodges

(FanPop)

BBC AMERICA just announced this via press release:

Casting has been announced for BBC AMERICA’s new drama series, The Musketeers, premiering in 2014. Luke Pasqualino (Skins, The Borgias) will star as D’Artagnan alongside Musketeers Tom Burke (Great Expectations, The Hour) as ...

Top Gear Thursday: Did You Know You Could Play Rugby in Your Car?

Field of wheels (BBC America)

Next week’s episode of Top Gear (February 25) involves serial indignities to the new Kia Cee’d involving a rock legend, an American cop, curry and (we’re sure you saw this one coming) eels. Oh, and then the boys redefine the term ...

Top Gear Thursday: Singer Amy Macdonald Fulfills Dream as ‘Top Gear’ Guest

The Stig and Amy Macdonald (BBC America)

Amy Macdonald’s appearance as next week’s Star in a Reasonably Priced Car represents an important milestone for the Scottish singer, who also happens to be a five-star petrolhead.  And even though we’ve known for months now that ...

Top Gear Thursday: Jeremy, Richard and James Take American Road Trip

Leaving Las Vegas (BBC America)

Road trip. Do any two words — with the exception of Top Gear, of course — strike such excitement in the hearts of car lovers, especially American car lovers?

Top Gear Thursday: Watch Season 19 Videos and Super Bowl Car Ads

The Stig faces off with Damian Lewis, right. (BBC America)

The following was not lost on us: the triumphant return of the Super Bowl of TV car shows takes place just one day after the Super Bowl itself. As far as we’re concerned, Sunday’s Super Bowl XLVII is definitely an appropriate ...

BBC AMERICA’s ‘Ripper Street’ Renewed for Second Season

Jerome Flynn, Matthew Macfadyen, and Adam Rothenberg from 'Ripper Street' (Photo: BBC AMERICA)

BBC AMERICA has just announced that its co-production Ripper Street, the crime drama set in 1889 London, has been picked up for a second, eight-episode season, which will air in 2014. The series stars Matthew Macfadyen, Jerome Flynn and ...