BBC AMERICA HD

BBC Worldwide launches BBC AMERICA HD on July 20 with the high-definition simulcast of BBC AMERICA. BBC AMERICA HD kicks off with an extraordinary week of sci-fi U.S. premieres - the return of the channel’s highest rated series, Torchwood, the latest Doctor Who special, Planet of the Dead, the BBC AMERICA co-production, Being Human and the thrilling season finale of Primeval, Season 3.

Torchwood: Children of Earth

BBC AMERICA’s top-rated series, Torchwood, returns for an epic television event over five consecutive nights with the U.S. premiere of Torchwood: Children of Earth. Torchwood: Children of Earth premieres on Monday, July 20, 9:00 - 10:15 p.m. ET/PT. A new episode premieres each night from Monday, July 20 through Friday, July 24, 9:00 - 10:15 p.m. ET/PT.  The previous night’s episode will encore at 8:00 p.m. ET/PT.

David Tennant and Russell T Davies Attending Comic-Con 2009

In support of BBC AMERICA’s U.S. premiere of four Doctor Who Specials, the Doctor himself, David Tennant, will appear alongside writer/executive producer Russell T Davies at this year’s Comic-Con in San Diego.

 

Being Human

Mixing the mythic with the commonplace, the farcical with the horrific and the domestic with the epic, Being Human, a BBC AMERICA co-production, is a witty and extraordinary look into the lives of three twenty-somethings and their secret double-lives – as a werewolf, a vampire and a ghost. Being Human premieres Saturday, July 25, at 9:00 p.m. ET/PT.

Doctor Who: The Next Doctor and Doctor Who: Planet of the Dead

This summer, BBC AMERICA airs two U.S. premiere specials of television’s longest running science fiction series, Doctor Who. 
Doctor Who: The Next Doctor premieres Saturday, June 27, 9:00 p.m. ET/PT and Doctor Who: Planet of the Dead premieres Sunday, July 26, 8:00 p.m. ET/PT.

Friday Night with Jonathan Ross

The host, Jonathan Ross, is one of the BBC’s best know personalities and has won four BAFTAs, a British Comedy Award, Broadcast Award and the Indie Award for Best Entertainment Program. Friday Night With Jonathan Ross premieres Friday, June 12, 8:00 p.m. ET/PT.
 

Gordon Ramsay's F Word - Season 4

The irrepressible Gordon Ramsay returns with a U.S. premiere season of television’s most entertaining food show, Gordon Ramsay's F Word. Gordon Ramsay’s F Word premieres Wednesday, June 17, 9:00 p.m. ET/PT.