It’s Monday, and gearheads in the US know what that means: Top Gear is on tonight! What’s more, car buffs and non alike can now see the test track driven by The Stig and celebrities on Google Maps!
Top Gear Test Track Now on Google Maps
Acorn TV Scores Big with British TV Fans
British TV-focused Acorn TV had a banner year in 2013, with subscriber and website visitation figures that broke records for the subscription video-on-demand service.
Pics: PBS at the Winter 2014 TCA Press Tour
Each January and July, the Television Critics Association (TCA) holds the TCA Press Tour in Pasadena, California, where US broadcast networks and cable channels present program previews and host panels that include some of their shows’ stars, producers, and writers.
DCI Banks, Death in Paradise, Father Brown, Scott & Bailey Station Lists Updated
Several of the British TV imports that arrived stateside last year have been huge hits with audiences and ratings winners for the local stations that have been airing them. And more stations have come on board.
Game of Thrones: Season 4: Full-Length Trailer
Across much of the US, winter is already here. But in Westeros, Winter is Coming. Also coming is the fourth season of the one of the most pirated television series ever — Game of Thrones — and HBO’s first full-length
Downton Abbey Season 4 Opener Breaks National and Local Ratings Records
Viewers have been flocking to PBS to follow the saga of the Crawleys in all their aristocratic glory since Downton Abbey debuted on this side of the pond in 2011. And this year they came out in droves for the
Downton Abbey: Season 4 Tidbits Plus WETA Screening Event
With Downton Abbey: Season 4 making its stateside premiere in just two days, fans on this side of the pond will finally get to see how the Crawley clan et. al. are faring six months after Matthew’s death. I was
Scott & Bailey Now Streaming Online [UPDATED]
Of the British police procedurals with female leads that have been shown in the US, only Prime Suspect, with its mix of DCI/DS Jane Tennison’s gritty police work and personal dramas, acquired a notable fan base. That is, until Scott
Happy Anniversary, A Christmas Carol!
I haven’t counted, but I’m guessing that right behind the number of holiday movies and television programs featuring Santa (a.k.a. Father Christmas) is the one for filmed adaptations of the classic A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens.
Downton Abbey: Series 4 Special Preview Events [UPDATED]
With just 40 days to go until the US premiere of Downton Abbey: Series 4, fans of the hit period drama are practically chomping at the bit to find out how Lady Mary and others of the Crawley household have
Happy Halloween from Cardiff!
We’re on holiday in the UK, so for the next couple of weeks The British TV Place will be blogging from the other side of the pond.
Brit TV News: The David Tennant Edition
David Tennant has been busy, busy, busy. And from all indications, his schedule is going to stay chock-full of projects for a while, which means fans of the Doctor Who and Broadchurch star have a lot of him to look