Geek Boners Over Firefly, THE NERDIST: YEAR IN REVIEW Sneak Peek #3

Watch a hysterical exclusive sneak peek clip from BBC America’s new original special THE NERDIST: YEAR IN REVIEW, featuring special guests Nathan Fillion (Castle, Firefly) and Wil Wheaton (Eureka, Star Trek: The Next Generation). The Nerdist: Year In Review *** Premiering Saturday Dec 24 at 9/8c *** immediately following Doctor Who: Best of the Christmas Specials at 8/7c, only on BBC America.

Here, host Chris Hardwick, his sidekicks Matt Mira & Jonah Ray, and guest Wil Wheaton geek out over their shared love of Nathan Fillion’s series with Joss Whedon, Firefly: “we’re huge, huge, huge fans…”

Plus: Get the inside scoop about Nathan’s summer pool parties (hint: try the Greek ribs!) and find out about whom Wil Wheaton says, “If someone draws a you better-looking, it’s like a picture of the sun.”

The Nerdist: Year in Review is the first of BBC America’s five all new Nerdist Specials based on comedian, writer, Doctor Who fan and web pundit Chris Hardwick’s immensely popular Nerdist podcast, the Internet’s Top Ranked Podcast.

The Christmas Eve Special is a one-hour year-end review where Hardwick and his team of nerd experts review the best of the U.S. and the UK’s top nerd moments, gadgets and superheroes of 2011, and geek-tastic reviews of the year’s best moments from Comic Con and Doctor Who.

PLUS Special guests: Nathan Fillion, Wil Wheaton, Kumail Nanjiani (Franklin & Bash), and Interviews with David Tennant (Doctor Who’s 10th Doctor) and Simon Pegg (Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol, Shaun of the Dead).

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S-A-N-T-A | Super Simple Songs

New HD version of “S-A-N-T-A” is now available on the Super Simple Songs – Christmas DVD! Get it on Amazon! bit.ly/SuperSimpleSongsChristmasDVD_Amazon

Merry Christmas!
We hope you enjoy this BINGO-style tribute to our favorite jolly fellow, Santa Claus.
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Music: Traditional
Adapted Lyrics: Copyright 2009 Super Simple Learning®
Video: Copyright 2011 Super Simple Learning®

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S-A-N-T-A Lyrics:
Red hat, white beard, twinkle in his eye.
Santa is his name-o.
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And Santa is his name-o.

Red hat, white beard, twinkle in his eye.
Santa is his name-o.
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And Santa is his name-o.

Red hat, white beard, twinkle in his eye.
Santa is his name-o.
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And Santa is his name-o.

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Santa is his name-o.
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MATT SMITH: Karen Gillan is “mad as a box of cats!” (The Graham Norton Show)

Watch an exclusive SNEAK PEEK from the all new Christmas Special episode of THE GRAHAM NORTON SHOW before the U.S. Premiere *** Christmas Eve, Saturday, Dec 24 at 10/9c *** immediately following BBC America’s all new original special THE NERDIST: YEAR IN REVIEW at 9/8c.

The UK’s biggest, most outrageous talk show is back for a new season with must-see guests. This week: Doctor Who’s Eleventh Doctor MATT SMITH, plus The X-Files’ Gillian Anderson, UK comedian Russell Kane, The Choir’s Gareth Malone and the Military Wives’ Choir, and more! Plus: Norton’s trademark comedy monologues and eccentric stories.

Here, Matt Smith talks about the recently-announced bombshell that beloved companion Karen Gillan (Amy Pond) will be leaving the series next year. As Matt says, “I’ll miss Karen, she’s one of my best mates… but she’s a firecracker!”

Then, Graham dares him to kick a football around on the stage. Forget traveling all of time and space, can he handle the pressure? And can Graham actually throw a football?!

Don’t miss all new episodes of The Graham Norton Show, every Saturday at 10/9c. For more on The Graham Norton Show: visit http://www.bbcamerica.com/the-graham-norton-show/

The Graham Norton Show presented by the Ministry of Laughs, BBC America’s Saturday night comedy block. Coming soon to the Ministry of Laughs: That Mitchell and Webb Look, Katy Brand’s Big Ass Show, Peep Show, The Thick of It, and more.

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WAIT WAIT…DON’T TELL ME!: Behind-the-Scenes #2

Get an exclusive inside look at BBC America’s all new Original Special WAIT WAIT…DON’T TELL ME!: A ROYAL PAIN IN THE NEWS before the Premiere *** Friday Dec 23 at 8/7c *** only on BBC America – and discover the fascinating journey as NPR’s Peabody Award-winning radio quiz show comes to television for the first time ever!

Enjoy interviews with host Peter Sagal, official judge & scorekeeper Carl Kasell, panelists Paula Poundstone, Alonzo Bodden and Nick Hancock, guest Neil Gaiman, executive producer Doug Berman, and BBC America’s General Manager Perry Simon – on the origins of bringing the acclaimed radio show to TV and the magic of doing the show on such a memorable stage set.

As Peter Sagal jokes, “The worst thing that could happen is I could get really used to it, start demanding all the accoutrements of being a television star: mistresses, a drug habit, tabloid coverage… Other than that, I think it should be fun.”

Plus: Don’t miss as Carl Kasell pronounces Doctor Who’s iconic Eleventh Doctor meal fish fingers & custard… for the first time, in his classic radio voice.

BBC AMERICA and NPR are bringing the acclaimed radio quiz show to television with a 2011 year-in-review special. Join host Peter Sagal and official judge and scorekeeper Carl Kasell for an evening of informative fun as they lead a panel of both US and UK talent through 2011’s biggest events. The Special looks back at the year’s top stories from an American and British perspective and includes listener contests.

PLUS: award-winning writer Neil Gaiman (Coraline, The Sandman, Doctor Who: The Doctor’s Wife) as the featured guest for the classic multiple-choice quiz segment “Not My Job.”

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WAIT WAIT…DON’T TELL ME!: Behind-the-Scenes #3

Get an exclusive inside look inside the sold-out studio taping for BBC America’s all new Original Special WAIT WAIT…DON’T TELL ME!: A ROYAL PAIN IN THE NEWS before the Premiere *** Friday Dec 23 at 8/7c *** only on BBC America.

Go inside Chicago’s Chase Auditorium and get the inside scoop as host Peter Sagal, official judge & scorekeeper Carl Kasell, panelists Paula Poundstone, Alonzo Bodden and Nick Hancock and special guest Neil Gaiman prepare to bring the NPR’s Peabody Award-winning radio quiz show comes to television for the first time ever!

As award-winning writer NEIL GAIMAN (Coraline, The Sandman, Doctor Who: The Doctor’s Wife) says, “The three questions they give you are carefully extracted from the sum-total of world knowledge to be three things you don’t know.”

BBC AMERICA and NPR are bringing the acclaimed radio quiz show to television with a 2011 year-in-review special. Join host Peter Sagal and official judge and scorekeeper Carl Kasell for an evening of informative fun as they lead a panel of both US and UK talent through 2011’s biggest events. The Special looks back at the year’s top stories from an American and British perspective and includes listener contests.

PLUS: award-winning writer Neil Gaiman (Coraline, The Sandman, Doctor Who: The Doctor’s Wife) as the featured guest for the classic multiple-choice quiz segment “Not My Job.”

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STATE OF PLAY ep 4 Trailer

Following the critically acclaimed series Luther, The Hour and Whitechapel , BBC AMERICA’s Dramaville presents another opportunity to see the award-winning conspiracy drama, STATE OF PLAY. Don’t miss an all new episode of the celebrated miniseries *** Wednesday Dec 28 at 10/9c *** only on BBC America.

Written by Paul Abbott (Shameless) and directed by David Yates (Harry Potter movies, Sex Traffic), the miniseries stars Bill Nighy (Love Actually, Pirates of the Caribbean), John Simm (Life on Mars, Doctor Who), David Morrissey (Viva Blackpool, South Riding), James McAvoy (X-Men: First Class, Wanted) and Kelly Macdonald (Boardwalk Empire) in a rollercoaster thriller of deceptions and collusion in the corridors of power.

This week, Cal (John Simm) and his team corner Dominic Foy, who is clearly running scared. They discover a connection between Foy and a firm who lobby on behalf of the oil industry. Is it a coincidence that Stephen Collins (David Morrissey) chairs the Energy Select Committee in the House of Commons?

Every Wednesday night, BBC America is home to DRAMAVILLE, the home for groundbreaking British drama. Hosted by Emmy & Golden Globe Award nominee Idris Elba (The Wire, The Office, Thor). For more, visit http://www.bbcamerica.com/dramaville.

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SNEAK PEEK: BBC America’s Premieres in 2012

2012 is gearing up to be BBC America’s best year ever with new series premieres that you cannot miss!

• UNCUT version of the groundbreaking nature series PLANET EARTH
• From the creator of Skins UK comes the supernatural thriller THE FADES
• Richard Hammond’s new series set here in America — CRASH COURSE
• The globe-hopping, adventure, culinary, travel (whew!) show NO KITCHEN REQUIRED
• The all new season of DOCTOR WHO

And in Summer 2012, BBC America brings you the new series from the minds of Tom Fontana and Barry Levinson — COPPER!