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British drama series such as ‘Wolf Hall’ and ‘Peaky Blinders’ will have a new home on South African television from 18 October 2015, when BBC First launches on MultiChoice’s DStv platform.
Following the introduction of BBC Brit (channel 120) and BBC Earth (channel 184) in September, the debut of BBC First makes South Africa the first country in the world to launch all three of BBC Worldwide’s new global genre brands. BBC First is the new home of British drama.
With talent in front of and behind the camera, the channel gives audiences the chance to see unforgettable stories that challenge, immerse and entertain – all from a distinctly British perspective.
The new channel will challenge perceptions and exceed expectations while delivering quality entertainment content to discerning viewers.
In October on BBC First, viewers can look forward to highly rated and star-studded BBC drama offerings including ‘Wolf Hall’, a historical mini-series based on Hilary Mantel’s Booker-winning novels about the rise of Thomas Cromwell in ‘Henry VIII’s Tudor court’, starring Mark Rylance and Damian Lewis (‘Homeland’); and ‘Esio Trot’, described by the UK press as a “warm, witty and whimsical” film adaptation of the delightful children’s novel by Roald Dahl, written by Richard Curtis and starring Dame Judi Dench and Dustin Hoffman.
The period drama ‘Downton Abbey’ returns for its much-anticipated fifth series in addition to brand new sci-fi time-travelling heroics in ‘Doctor Who’ season nine and sun-drenched murder-mystery series ‘Death in Paradise’.
BBC First is also home to long-running soap opera ‘EastEnders’ (celebrating its 30th year of chronicling the ups and downs of the colourful inhabitants of London’s East End), airing Monday to Thursday at 6 pm and ‘Casualty’ airing Fridays at 6 pm.
Read more at:
http://www.televisionpost.com/television/bbc-first-launches-in-south-africa/
Following the introduction of BBC Brit (channel 120) and BBC Earth (channel 184) in September, the debut of BBC First makes South Africa the first country in the world to launch all three of BBC Worldwide’s new global genre brands. BBC First is the new home of British drama.
With talent in front of and behind the camera, the channel gives audiences the chance to see unforgettable stories that challenge, immerse and entertain – all from a distinctly British perspective.
The new channel will challenge perceptions and exceed expectations while delivering quality entertainment content to discerning viewers.
In October on BBC First, viewers can look forward to highly rated and star-studded BBC drama offerings including ‘Wolf Hall’, a historical mini-series based on Hilary Mantel’s Booker-winning novels about the rise of Thomas Cromwell in ‘Henry VIII’s Tudor court’, starring Mark Rylance and Damian Lewis (‘Homeland’); and ‘Esio Trot’, described by the UK press as a “warm, witty and whimsical” film adaptation of the delightful children’s novel by Roald Dahl, written by Richard Curtis and starring Dame Judi Dench and Dustin Hoffman.
The period drama ‘Downton Abbey’ returns for its much-anticipated fifth series in addition to brand new sci-fi time-travelling heroics in ‘Doctor Who’ season nine and sun-drenched murder-mystery series ‘Death in Paradise’.
BBC First is also home to long-running soap opera ‘EastEnders’ (celebrating its 30th year of chronicling the ups and downs of the colourful inhabitants of London’s East End), airing Monday to Thursday at 6 pm and ‘Casualty’ airing Fridays at 6 pm.
Read more at:
http://www.televisionpost.com/television/bbc-first-launches-in-south-africa/
