All posts tagged 'BBC Four'
BBC Four Acquires UK Rights To Australian Drama ‘Mystery Road’
The BBC is adding a second Australian series to their line-up. Mere weeks after acquiring No Activity for BBC Two, the Beeb has inked a deal with All3Media International to secure the UK rights to Mystery Road for BBC Four. The series will premiere on Saturday September 22nd at 9pm with a double-bill. BBC Four Sets UK Premiere Date For ‘The Plague’
Spanish period drama The Plague will receive its UK premiere on BBC Four on Saturday September 1st at 9pm with a double-bill, it has been announced. BBC Four Acquires ‘The Plague’, Orders New Mark Gatiss Ghost Story ‘The Dead Room’ & More
BBC Four has acquired Spanish period drama The Plague in a deal with international distributor Sky Vision and given the green-light to The Dead Room, a new one-off ghost story from Mark Gatiss starring Simon Callow, Anjli Mohindra, Susan Penhaligon and Joshua Oakes-Rogers. Additionally, the channel has ordered a new factual series about the Yorkshire Ripper and a science documentary about eugenics. The programming announcements were made today by BBC Four Controller Cassian Harrison during a joint Meet The Controller session with BBC Two Controller Patrick Holland at the Edinburgh TV Festival. You can see the BBC Two shows that were announced here. 
BBC Four Sets UK Premiere Date For ‘Cardinal’ Season 2
BBC Four Sets Premiere Date For ‘Eric, Ernie & Me’
Eric, Ernie & Me - BBC Four's first single drama since Burton & Taylor - will premiere on Friday December 29th at 9pm, it has been announced. BBC Four Sets Premiere Date For ‘Detectorists’ Season 3
The third season of BBC Four's comedy series Detectorists will premiere on Wednesday November 8th at 10pm, it has been announced. BBC Four Returns To Single Drama With ‘Eric, Ernie & Me’; Acquires German Drama ‘Reformation’ & More
After abandoning them several years ago, BBC Four is making a return to single drama with a green-light for Eric, Ernie & Me, which tells the story of comedy scriptwriter Eddie Braben. The announcement was made by BBC Four Channel Editor Cassian Harrison as the Edinburgh International Television Festival.