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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