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BBC America Announces ‘Ministry of Laughs’ Comedy Block

By | Posted on May 4th, 2011

Britcom fans can rejoice. BBC America has just announced that it is launching a new comedy block starting Saturday, June 18th. Come Fly With Me, Friday Night Dinner, and a new season of The Inbetweeners are among the titles acquired for premieres.

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BBC America Sponsors British Comedy Shorts at Atlanta Film Festival

By | Posted on April 27th, 2011

No offense, Spike Lee: we all know that the Brits are the true original kings and queens of comedy. On Royal Wedding Friday (April 29), BBC America will celebrate British comedic royalty at the Atlanta Film Festival, sponsoring an ...

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Doctor Who’s Day Roundup: Matt Smith Earns TV BAFTA Nomination

By | Posted on April 26th, 2011

By rights, this first item deserves its own blog post, a golden one, with special calligraphy and a dusting of glitter all over, but no, it’s Who’s Day, and that means we’ve got certain obligations to meet.

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‘Battlestar Galactica’ is BBC America-Bound

By | Posted on April 21st, 2011
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Today (April 21), Anglophenia posted an exclusive interview with Jamie Bamber about his new NBC pilot 17th Precinct and the British Invasion currently hitting American TV. Well, Bamber fans, here's some major news. The show that made him famous, Battlestar Galactica, will be airing on BBC America starting Saturday, June 18.

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‘Being Human’ Season 4, ‘Bedlam,’ ‘Outcasts’ Set for BBCA Premieres

By | Posted on April 21st, 2011
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Fans may still be reeling over Being Human‘s stunning third season finale. (I think I heard a collective NOOOOOO! the night the episode aired.

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New ‘Doctor Who’ Season Premieres April 23 on BBC America

By | Posted on March 9th, 2011
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Big news! Entertainment Weekly has exclusively announced that the new season of Doctor Who is set to premiere Saturday, April 23.

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WATCH: BBC America Offers Congrats to Henry Cavill, New Superman

By | Posted on February 3rd, 2011

In a new promo, BBC America offers its congratulations to Tudors star Henry Cavill on his new role as Superman. “Whether as a royal playboy or Man of Steel, no one fills out a pair of tights like you do,” the cheeky ...

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‘Luther’ Star Idris Elba Nominated For Two NAACP Image Awards

By | Posted on January 12th, 2011

Idris Elba, who plays the title role on BBC America’s Luther, can add a couple more accolades to his Golden Globe nomination. The British star is nominated for two NAACP Image Awards, including Outstanding Actor in a TV Movie, ...

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Doctor Who’-Themed Prank at MIT

By | Posted on August 26th, 2010

Check this out – the TARDIS has landed at MIT? In their latest “hack,” those merry pranksters at the prestigious Cambridge, Massachusetts university placed a replica of the Doctor’s traveling machine atop a ...

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Industry Vet Perry Simon New General Manager at BBCA

By | Posted on August 26th, 2010

There’s a new gunslinger in town: Perry Simon has been named General Manager for BBC Worldwide America’s Channels divisions, which means he’ll be in charge of BBC AMERICA, BBC AMERICA HD, Video on Demand, ...

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