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The Graham Norton Show - Season 11

The UK’s biggest talk show is truly based on the people, trends, stories, and aspects of celebrity culture that interest Graham Norton most. And as always, expect Norton’s trademark comedy monologues and eccentric stories.The Graham Norton Show premiered Saturday, April 28, 11:00pm ET/PT.

Upcoming guests:
Saturday, May 19 – Guests include Kristen Stewart, Chris Rock, Stephen Mangan and Engelbert Humperdinck

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White Heat

White Heat, the next installment of BBC AMERICA’s Dramaville, charts the lives of seven friends from 1965 through to present day. The stylish and suspenseful drama, straddling almost five decades, follows lives, loves and destinies shaped by the political events of each era, connecting the dots of their relationships born, bound and broken over time and ultimately reunited after the death of one of them. White Heat premiered Wednesday, May 9, 10:00pm ET/PT as part of Dramaville.

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The Thick Of It

The BAFTA award-winning team is back for another series of acclaimed political comedy. The Thick of It stars Peter Capaldi (In the Loop, Torchwood: Children of Earth) as the Prime Minister's Machiavellian spin-doctor Malcolm Tucker, who seeks to unpick the latest muddles that have been dumped onto his plate. The Thick of It premiered Saturday, April 28 at midnight as part of the Ministry of Laughs.

Twitter: @BBCAMERICA #thickofIt

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Planet Earth

Starting April 29, BBC AMERICA proudly presents two episodes every Sunday of the original Planet Earth series narrated by Sir David Attenborough. From the world’s greatest rivers and impressive gorges to the mightiest mountains, the hidden underground caves and caverns, Planet Earth is the ultimate picture of our world. Planet Earth: Great Plains airs Sunday, May 20, 8:00pm ET/PT and Planet Earth: Jungles airs Sunday, May 20, 9:00pm ET/PT.

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Richard Hammond’s Crash Course

Richard Hammond, host of the world’s biggest car show Top Gear, takes the ultimate driving test in his new series Richard Hammond’s Crash Course. As he travels across the U.S., Hammond has only days to master the skills it takes to operate America’s largest and most dangerous vehicles. Richard Hammond’s Crash Course premiered Monday, April 16, 10:00pm ET/PT.

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Top Gear

Top Gear is back for a mind-blowing Season 18 full of amazing stunts, challenges and special features. Find out why this season has been anticipated like no other as the Top Gear team, led by Jeremy Clarkson, takes cars to the limit and beyond, often in some of the most far-flung corners of the world. The special two-hour premiere of Top Gear aired Monday, April 16 at 8:00pm ET/PT. The series will then move to its regular time slot with new episodes airing on Mondays at 8:30pm ET/PT.

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Jamie's Meals in Minutes

Jamie Oliver brings his years of experience to the culinary uninspired in this energetic food series, Jamie’s Meals in Minutes, premiering in BBC AMERICA’s daytime lineup. Giving solid instruction in a tough talking, fast paced, as-live style, he creates great home-cooked meals from scratch. Jamie’s Meals in Minutes premiered with back-to-back episodes on Tuesday, May 1, 1:00pm ET/PT.

Twitter: @BBCAMERICA, @JamieOliver Hashtags: #MealsinMins

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No Kitchen Required

BBC AMERICA’s new original adventure cooking competition series, No Kitchen Required, follows three chefs as they are dropped into a remote location where each must work with the locals to hunt, forage and collect ingredients to create a locally-inspired meal that will be judged by the community. No Kitchen Required premiered Tuesday, April 3, 10:00pm ET/PT.

Upcoming new episodes:
New Mexico – premieres Tuesday, May 22, 10:00pm ET/PT
Belize – premieres Tuesday, May 29, 10:00pm ET/PT
Florida – premieres Tuesday, June 5, 10:00pm ET/PT

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Twenty Twelve

As BBC AMERICA warms up for the London Olympics, the actors and creators of some of Britain’s most iconic comedies come together for a new comedy, Twenty Twelve, which follows a team responsible for delivering the biggest show on earth: the London Olympics. Twenty Twelve premieres Saturday, June 30 as part of the Ministry of Laughs.

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Inside Men

Inside Men, the next installment of BBC AMERICA’s Dramaville, follows three security depot employees, who plan and execute a multi-million pound cash heist. Every day they watch as millions of pounds worth of cash is counted, bound and stored in a vault. They see more money than they could ever dream of earning slowly pass them by. That is, until they decide to take it. Inside Men premieres Wednesday, June 20, 10:00pm ET/PT as part of Dramaville.

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Copper

COPPER is BBC AMERICA’s first original drama from Emmy®-winner Tom Fontana, Academy Award®-nominee Will Rokos, Academy Award®-winner Barry Levinson and Christina Wayne. Set in 1860s New York City, the 10-part drama centers on Kevin Corcoran (Tom Weston-Jones, MI-5), an intense, rugged Irish immigrant cop working the city’s notorious Five Points and up to the contrasting worlds of elegant Fifth Avenue and an emerging African-American community in rural northern Manhattan. COPPER premieres Sunday, August 19, 9:00pm ET/PT.

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Discovering Lennon

Discovering Lennon shines a light on the bold and beautiful ideas of John Lennon, the artist. The avant-garde rock and roller is placed into today’s context by his contemporaries and current pop culture and political commentators. Discovering Lennon premieres Tuesday, June 19, 9:00pm ET/PT.

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Going for Gold – The '48 Games

Going for Gold – The ’48 Games is an inspiring story of how two young British men, Bert Bushnell (Matt Smith, Doctor Who) and Dickie Burnell (Sam Hoare, Jane Eyre), were thrown together just weeks before the final of the 1948 London Olympics and rose above distinctions of birth and class to defy the odds and become gold medalists. Going for Gold – The ’48 Games premieres Wednesday, June 25, 9:00pm ET/PT as part of Dramaville.

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The Brit List

Who are the top 20 sexiest, coolest and baddest Brits? BBC AMERICA’s pop culture correspondent Asha Leo breaks it down in a new series of specials. The Brit List: 20 Sexiest premieres Tuesday, June 12 10:00pm ET/PT, The Brit List: 20 Coolest premieres Tuesday, June 19 10:00pm ET/PT and The Brit List: 20 Baddest premieres Tuesday, June 26 10:00pm ET/PT.

Twitter: @BBCAMERICA Hastags: #BritList

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