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BBC America's Orphan Black was technically a Canadian-produced show; it was the first significant original program to become ratings hit for the BBC's Americanized commercial arm. It was the only one that debuted before BBC Worldwide decided to sell half ownership to AMC Networks. It also
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BBC America was once best known as a chief importer of British programming for American audiences — and still is to some degree, if only as the U.S. linear broadcast home of Doctor Who. However, the rise of streaming services like Netflix and Amazon, with their expansive libraries and significant
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Orphan Black was a big surprise hit for BBC America in 2013. The Canadian sci-fi thriller television series by Graeme Manson and John Fawcett launched the career of She-Hulk's Tatiana Maslany. Though the series concluded in 2017, it has already spawned a comic book series, audio dramas, and
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In November 1963, a small black and white children's program to teach youngsters science and history debuted on the BBC. Those who wrote and filmed "An Unearthly Child" had no idea that by the 202s, their little science fiction series Doctor Who would have become one
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After the BBC turned new Doctor Who casting announcements into media circuses in the past decade, Bad Wolf is making its new tenure felt right away. On Sunday, May 8, with little fanfare and no prior warning, the BBC Twitter account revealed showrunner Russell T. Davies chose Sex Education'
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On October 18, 1922, the British Broadcasting Corporation will turn 100 years old. As the world's oldest national broadcaster, and the largest broadcaster globally by the number of employees, the BBC is known worldwide. It is famously funded by a royal charter. It operates under an agreement with
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Coming into Doctor Who knowing that there's only one more episode until regeneration is always a surreal experience. Even though the franchise has promised the BBC centennial special will be feature-length, providing more than the usual 45-60 minute runtime to wrap up all the loose ends, it'
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Though these final two episodes of Killing Eve debuted a week apart for streaming viewers, they technically form a two-hour series finale for linear viewers. The first hour, "Making Dead Things Look Nice," certainly opens with a feeling of finality. Eve has killed Lars; her mission is accomplished.
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The time of the Thirteenth Doctor is drawing to a close. But before Jodie Whittaker says goodbye to Doctor Who for good she's starring in a trio of feature-length specials prior to her regeneration. The first installment, "Eve of the Daleks," aired this past New Year&
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After the early years of the Doctor Who reboot, there has always been an awkward pause between its titular character's regenerations. Season 1 to Season 2 sidestepped having a gap because the show made no other changes initially. The news that the series was recasting Ninth Doctor Christopher
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When Russell T. Davies was announced in 2021 to be returning to Doctor Who as showrunner after a decade away from the franchise, it shocked the Whovian fandom. While some were less thrilled to perceive the franchise as going backward (or who weren't fans of Davies' first
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There was a time when BBC America was the leading purveyor of BBC series in America, the only other source to watch U.K. shows that wasn't PBS. But streaming changed that reality, as Netflix and Amazon brought shows over in bulk, using budgets that dwarfed the basic