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Stage and Screen Actress Dame June Whitfield Dies at 93
by Stephi Wild - December 29, 2018
Variety has reported that stage and screen actress Dame June Whitfield has died at age 93....
VIDEO: Watch the Trailer for the DOCTOR WHO New Year's Special - Series 12 Returns in 2020
by Kaitlin Milligan - December 10, 2018
BBC AMERICA released today the official trailer for the Doctor Who New Year's special, “Resolution,” premiering Tuesday, January 1st at 8/7c, followed by the World Darts Championship Final at 9:30/8:30c on BBC AMERICA....
Jodie Whittaker Confirms Return to DOCTOR WHO
by Kaitlin Milligan - December 07, 2018
The first female Doctor Who, Jodie Whittaker has confirmed that she will be returning for another season, according to The Hollywood Reporter. She is the first female to take on this role in the show's 55-year history!...
BBC America's BINGE FOR THE HOLIDAYS Launches 12/3
by Tori Hartshorn - November 20, 2018
This December, join BBC AMERICA for a month-long celebration of our favorite shows and movies! Binge for the Holidays kicks off on Monday, December 3 with fan-favorite “Movies That Sleigh” followed by themed binges each week celebrating the best of Sci-Fi, Earth and A Few of Our Favorite Thing...
BBC America to Present WHO YEAR'S DAY
by Kaitlin Milligan - November 14, 2018
Kick off 2019 in spectacular style with a New Year's Day special episode of Doctor Who on Tuesday, January 1st, moving from its traditional Christmas Day timeslot. Leading up to the first-ever “Who Year's Day,” BBC AMERICA will present a Doctor Who marathon, starting with all the Christmas spe...
BBC America Greenlights THE WATCH
by Kaitlin Milligan - October 31, 2018
On the heels of hit series Killing Eve and the introduction of the first female Doctor on Doctor Who, BBC AMERICA announced today the greenlight of the new original scripted series, The Watch, based on Sir Terry Pratchett's wildly popular “Discworld” novels, which have sold more than 90 million ...
BBC America Presents Halloween Week Programming 'BBC AAAAAAMERICA'
by Kaitlin Milligan - October 17, 2018
Starting Friday, October 26th, get in the spooky spirit with BBC AMERICA's Halloween Week of programming featuring movie marathons, a takeover of The X-Files, and hours of Hitchcockian horror. 'BBC AAAAAAMERICA' is here!...
Author Takes a Candid Look at Mental Illness through the Lens of her...
by Robert Diamond - October 12, 2018
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Season Premiere of DOCTOR WHO Sees Major Growth Over Previous Year
by Kaitlin Milligan - October 09, 2018
BBC AMERICA'S new season of Doctor Who, featuring Jodie Whittaker as the Thirteenth and first female Doctor, drew 1.4 million viewers and 658,000 Adults 25-54 in its 1:45pm global premiere. Doctor Who now ranks as the fastest growing drama on TV this year with a +48% increase over the previous sea...
BWW Review: DOCTOR WHO SEASON 11 on BBC America
by Lee Cooley - October 08, 2018
DOCTOR WHO Season 11 is off to a shaky start. Despite Jodie Whittaker (the 13th and first female Doctor) and her merry band of ethnically-diverse traveling companions, the first episode was trite and sloppy. Let's hope she isn't struck off the register as George Lazenby was for his one-and-done port...
Sundance Now and Shudder Announce the Premiere of A DISCOVERY OF WITCHES
by Kaitlin Milligan - October 08, 2018
Sundance Now, AMC Networks' direct-to-consumer SVOD service curated with high-quality dramas and crime thrillers, and SHUDDER, the leading premium streaming service for thriller, suspense and horror, announced today that the entire season of the captivating drama “A Discovery of Witches” will pr...
BWW Interview: Jodie Whittaker is Doctor Who
by E.H. Reiter - October 06, 2018
he Doctor played by Jodie Whittaker talks about playing the Doctor inthe new season premiering in a global simulcast on Sunday, October 7th on BBC!...
The Global Premiere of DOCTOR WHO Goes Coast to Coast
by Kaitlin Milligan - October 05, 2018
The highly-anticipated global premiere of BBC AMERICA's Doctor Who on Sunday, October 7th, will now be simulcasting coast-to-coast at 1:45pm ET/10:45am PT on the network. That evening, BBC AMERICA will air a special encore at 8pm ET/PT with bonus interviews with Jodie Whittaker and footage from...
Fathom Events to Show DOCTOR WHO Season Premiere Event in Theaters Nationwide
by Kaitlin Milligan - September 27, 2018
BBC Studios Americas in partnership with Fathom Events, is bringing the Thirteenth Doctor to theaters nationwide on October 10 and 11, and screening the feature-length premiere of The Woman Who Fell to Earth, the first episode of the all-new series of BBC AMERICA's Doctor Who. The two-night theatr...
BBC America Brings DOCTOR WHO to New York Comic Con for Global Premiere
by Kaitlin Milligan - September 26, 2018
The Doctor Who global premiere is getting even bigger. The new season of Doctor Who hits BBC AMERICA timed to the UK premiere broadcast on Sunday, October 7th at 1:45pm ET/PT. At the same time, fans at New York Comic Con will watch the premiere followed by a panel with star Jodie Whittaker, showrunn...
VIDEO: The Doctor is Landing in the New Trailer for DOCTOR WHO
by Kaitlin Milligan - September 20, 2018
The Doctor is landing soon! BBC AMERICA has revealed the official trailer for the upcoming season of Doctor Who, starring Jodie Whittaker as the Doctor. Alongside her team of friends – Ryan (Tosin Cole), Yasmin (Mandip Gill) and Graham (Bradley Walsh) – this new era is packed full of action, hu...
Delia Derbyshire Takes Centre Stage in Noctium Theatre's HYMNS FOR ROBOTS
by BWW News Desk - September 19, 2018
A local innovator and icon of 20th century music will be the focus of a new production by Coventry company Noctium Theatre this September....
David Tennant to Appear at Wizard World Austin 2018
by Kaitlin Milligan - September 05, 2018
David Tennant, who starred as the 'Tenth Doctor' on the long-running series 'Doctor Who,' has been added to the celebrity roster at this month's Wizard World Austin convention at the Austin Convention Center. He will appear on Friday and Saturday, Sept. 21-22, as Wizard World, Inc. (OTCBB: WIZD) con...
BBC America Announces New DOCTOR WHO to Premiere on October 7th
by Kaitlin Milligan - September 05, 2018
BBC AMERICA's Doctor Who is blazing a global trail to match Jodie Whittaker's revolutionary first season as the Doctor. The network's US premiere will start at the same time as the UK debut on-air on Sunday, October 7th (time to be announced), followed by a special encore in its new regular primetim...
Delia Derbyshire Takes Centre Stage in Noctium Theatre's HYMNS FOR ROBOTS
by Stephi Wild - August 30, 2018
A local innovator and icon of 20th century music will be the focus of a new production by Coventry company Noctium Theatre this September....
BBC AMERICA Announces Full List of Writers and Directors for the New Season of DOCTOR WHO
by Kaitlin Milligan - August 20, 2018
Today, BBC AMERICA announced the full list of writers and directors for the all-new season of Doctor Who, premiering this fall on BBC AMERICA. ...
BWW Previews: HBO Buys Right to Steven Moffat's Upcoming TV Series Based on THE TIME TRAVELER'S WIFE By Audrey Niffenegger
by Bonnie Lynn Wagner - August 09, 2018
Did you love the 2003 best-selling novel THE TIME TRAVELER'S WIFE by Audrey Niffenegger? Were you a fan of the 2009 movie adaptation starring Eric Bana and Rachel McAdams, or did you wish it dug a little deeper into the side characters that were so instrumental in making the story come to life? N...
HBO Announces Series Order for THE TIME TRAVELERS WIFE
by Tori Hartshorn - July 31, 2018
HBO Announces Series Order for THE TIME TRAVELERS WIFE...
BWW Previews: First Look at 2019 Amazon Prime Series GOOD OMENS, based on the book by Neil Gaiman and Sir Terry Pratchett
by Bonnie Lynn Wagner - July 26, 2018
In 2019, Amazon Prime is unveiling its next big title, Good Omens, based on the novel by Neil Gaiman (American Gods, Coraline) and the late Sir Terry Pratchett (Discworld). Gaiman is the series show runner and it's directed by Douglas Mackinnon (Doctor Who). The series is slotted to run for six e...
VIDEO: Watch the Trailer for James Cameron's ALITA: BATTLE ANGEL
by Macon Prickett - July 24, 2018
From visionary filmmakers James Cameron (AVATAR) and Robert Rodriguez (SIN CITY), comes ALITA: BATTLE ANGEL, an epic adventure of hope and empowerment. When Alita (Rosa Salazar) awakens with no memory of who she is in a future world she does not recognize, she is taken in by Ido (Christoph Waltz), a...
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