April 2011 Highlights
DOCTOR WHO SEASON 6 - U.S. PREMIERE
Doctor Who is coming to America in a spectacular two-part season premiere on BBC AMERICA. The mysterious time traveler, the Doctor (Matt Smith), and his companions Amy (Karen Gillan) and Rory (Arthur Darvill), find themselves on a secret summons that takes them on an adventure from the desert in Utah - right to the Oval Office in1969. More details will be revealed in the coming weeks about this two-parter penned by ?Who supremo? Steven Moffat (Sherlock) and featuring guest star Mark Sheppard (Supernatural, Battlestar Galactica). Also set to return this season, Alex Kingston (ER, Flash Forward), as the irrepressible River Song. Part One of the Doctor Who premiere event airs Saturday, April 23, 9:00p.m. ET/PT
DOCTOR WHO REWIND
Countdown to the premiere of season six of Doctor Who with a special look back at all the best places, people and moments from season five. This hour-long special recaps the key happenings from season five and prepares viewers for the highly-anticipated premiere of season six. Doctor Who Rewindpremieres Saturday, April 23, 8p.m. ET/PT
DOCTOR WHO IN AMERICA
BBC AMERICA takes you behind the scenes of Doctor Who?s dramatic sixth season in this all-new special. Go inside the most highly-anticipated season of Doctor Who yet, with an exclusive look at the making of the season that will leave everyone talking. Doctor Who in America premieres Saturday, April 30, 10p.m. ET/PT
ROYALLY MAD ? BBC AMERICA ORIGINAL PREMIERE
Royally Mad features Cat Deeley as a spirited tour guide taking four of Amerca?s most enthusiastic Royal Wedding fanatics on a trip of a lifetime to London. The Royal Wedding fanatics have a chance to indulge in everything Royal Wedding-themed and will ultimately experience their own fairytale ending. Royally Mad: Part 1 premieres Tuesday, April 12, 10p.m. ET/PT, and Royally Mad: Part 2 premieres Tuesday, April 19, 10p.m. ET/PT
ROYAL WEDDING WEEK
BBC AMERICA is the home of the Royal Wedding and we?re counting down to the big day with an entire week jam-packed with original specials and documentaries covering all things royal. From Charles & Diana to William & Kate, go inside the history of England?s Royal Family with a host of BBC AMERICA premiere documentaries and specials. Plus, watch as Cat Deeley plays tour guide to four of America?s most enthusiastic Royal Wedding fanatics on a trip of a lifetime to London on the BBC AMERICA original special, Royally Mad. BBC AMERICA will have live coverage of the Royal Wedding on Friday, April 29. Details to be announced. It?s the best, most in-depth coverage of Royal Wedding Week and you?ll only find it on BBC AMERICA. Royal Wedding Week starts Tuesday, April 26 and continues through Saturday, April 30.
DIANA?S DRESSES - BBC AMERICA PREMIERE
Diana's Dresses explores the Diana phenomenon and the unique role her dresses play in keeping her memory alive. Diana?s Dresses premieres Sunday, April 24, 11:00a.m. ET/PT
PRINCESS DIANA: HER LIFE IN JEWELS ? BBC AMERICA PREMIERE
From fairy-tale wedding to tragic funeral, the extraordinary life of Diana, Princess of Wales, was a chronicle of jewels each marking distinct junctures in her life. Princess Diana: Her Life In Jewels premieres Sunday, April 24, 12:00p.m. ET/PT
PRINCE WILLIAM?S AFRICA ? U.S. PREMIERE
Prince William?s Africa had unprecedented access to the Prince, both in private and in public, as he undertook his first Royal Tour of Africa earlier last year. Speaking candidly to presenter Ben Fogle, Prince William reveals his passion for conservation in Africa and how the continent feels like his second home. His visit is also to support the Tusk Trust, the African wildlife conversation charity of which he?s the Royal Patron. He?s arranged for a group of London teenagers from the homeless charity Centrepoint, another venture he supports since visiting the charity as a child with his mother, to make their first trip to Africa and help Tusk with their building projects. The film also joined him as he escapes into the African bush for a research safari. Shot against the backdrop of Africa's breath-taking landscape and wildlife, the film offers a revealing insight into the man who will, one day, be King of England. Prince William?s Africa premieres on Sunday, April 24, 2:00pm ET/PT.
ROYAL LONDON- BBC AMERICA PREMIERE
They are the most famous celebrity family - their public appearances, private disputes and personal lives make headlines the world over. Now you can take a Royals' eye tour of one of the world's most famous capital cities as this fascinating documentary gives a historic and contemporary insight into centuries of Royal tradition, pomp, circumstance. Royal London premieres Wednesday, April 27, 8:00a.m. ET/PT
HOW TO BE A PRINCE, PARTS I & II- BBC AMERICA PREMIERE
On 21st June 2003, Prince William turned 21. This two-part documentary examines what it is like to be in line to the throne, documenting the life that Prince William has so far lived. It also draws on examples from the past, shows how he might, in his adult life, avoid making some of the same mistakes his ancestors have made before him. How To Be A Prince premieres parts I and II back to back starting Wednesday, April 27 at 11:00a.m. ET/PT
BBC AMERICA will air encore showings of documentaries: William & Kate: Modern Monarchy, William & Harry: The Brother Princes, Modern Monarchy: Here & There, All The Queen?s Horses, Memories of a Queen, Modern Monarchy: Dos & Don?ts, The Art of Diana, and Prince William & Prince Harry: Into The Future.
RAMSAY?S KITCHEN NIGHTMARES US SEASON 3 - BBC AMERICA PREMIERE
Superstar chef Gordon Ramsay is back in the USA for another season of Ramsay?s Kitchen Nightmares. There?s no shortage of abrasive straight-talk and no-nonsense critique in this all-new season as Ramsay visits twelve troubled restaurants and gives them one week to turn around. Plus, Gordon drops in to revisit some of his most memorable restaurant transformations from last season. Ramsay?s Kitchen Nightmares US Season 3 premieres Tuesday, April 5, 9p.m. ET/ PT
STUNTS
SELLERS MARKET
BBC AMERICA brings you an entire day of movies dedicated to the talents of the legendary actor Peter Sellers. From his career-defining performances as Chief Inspector Clouseau in The Pink Panther Strikes Again and Revenge of The Pink Panther to taking on the role of three characters in Dr. Strangelove, BBC AMERICA is showcasing the talents of one of Britain?s finest actors with a marathon of his greatest films. Sellers Market airs Sunday, April 3, 1:30p.m to 12a.m. ET/PT
BBC AMERICA PREMIERE ? MOVIES
DR. STRANGELOVE ? BBC AMERICA PREMIERE
An insane general starts a process to nuclear holocaust that a war room of politicians and generals frantically try to stop. Starring Peter Sellers, George C. Scott and Sterling Hayden. Dr. Strangelove premieres Sunday, April 3, 4:00p.m. ET/PT
MURDER BY DEATH ? BBC AMERICA PREMIERE
Millionaire Lionel Twain (Truman Capote) invites the five most brilliant private eyes to a dinner - and a murder. Can Sidney Wang (Peter Sellers), Dick Charleston (David Niven), Jessica Marbles (Elsa Lanchester), Milo Perrier (James Coco) and Sam Diamond (Peter Falk) see through an elaborate set-up staged by a criminal mastermind? Murder By Death premieres Sunday, April 3, 6:00p.m. ET/PT
DEATH AT A FUNERAL ? BBC AMERICA PREMIERE
Chaos ensues when a man (Matthew Mcfadyen) tries to expose a dark secret regarding a recently deceased patriarch of a dysfunctional British family. Death At A Funeral premieres Monday, April 4, 12:00a.m. ET/PT
BATMAN ? BBC AMERICA PREMIERE
The Dark Knight of Gotham City (Michael Keaton) begins his war on crime with his first major enemy being the clownishly homicidal Joker (Jack Nicholson). Batman premieres Thursday, April 7, 9:00p.m. ET/PT
THE X-FILES: FIGHT THE FUTURE
FBI Special Agents Mulder (David Duchovny) and Scully (Gillian Anderson) uncover what appears to be a government conspiracy attempting to hide the truth about an alien colonization of Earth. The X-Files: Fight The Future premieres Sunday, April 10, 8:00p.m. ET/PT
ENID ? BBC AMERICA PREMIERE
Enidis based on the life of children's writer Enid Blyton, portrayed by Helena Bonham Carter. The film, set in the 20th century, explored how the orderly, reassuringly clear worlds Blyton created within her stories contrasted with the complexity of her own personal life. Enid premieres Sunday, April 24, 6:00a.m. ET/PT
ONGOING PREMIERES:
Other series that will continue to premiere new episodes during April include:
Mondays: James May?s Road Trip
Wednesdays: The Tudors
Fridays: Law & Order: UK
Saturdays: Being Human