"Reveal"ing New Series

BBC America Reveals is a brand-new weekly documentary slot starting this June, Sunday nights at 10:00 p.m. Packed with intriguing celebrity profiles, Royal specials and real-life stories, this new programming block shines a light on contemporary Britain.



The first story, The Real Queens of England, reveals the true stories of men who love glitter and glamour. The documentary follows a collagen-lipped mother’s boy, a man whose wife of twenty years doesn’t mind his sequin-studded gowns, a very fussy fashion stylist who pitches a fit on camera and political correspondent Pink Peter, a ladies’ man who, in his pink Mercedes, out-pinks even Barbie. But men with powder puffs are not all necessarily gay — find out all about the beautifully camp men of Britain.

The Real Queens of England premieres Sunday, June 3, 10:00 p.m. ET/PT.



On Father’s Day, BBC AMERICA looks into the relationship between two internationally famous men who happen to be father and son. Charles & William: Royal Rivals? is a special look at Prince Charles and Prince William — both future Kings of England. The documentary explores the close relationship they enjoy, but also their surprisingly different upbringings and outlooks on life. Will William’s character and public opinion lead to William ascending to the throne ahead of his father, creating a damaging rivalry?

Charles & William: Royal Rivals? premieres Sunday, June 17, 10:00 p.m. ET/PT.



Love Me, Love My Doll focuses on a group of men who have fallen in love with their life-size dolls, called “Real Dolls.” For these men, their $10,000 lifelike, built-to-order creations have replaced human women. Get personal with these men as they welcome you into their homes and give you a peek at their lives with synthetic dreamgirls.

Love Me, Love My Doll premieres Sunday, June 24, 10:00 p.m. ET/PT.

Cameron Diaz in 7 For All Mankind Roxanne’s in Mercer

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Escada Opening

On May 3, 2007, Hilary Swank and other celebrities came to support the ESCADA Beverly Hills Store Opening Celebration hosted by Swank and Vogue magazine. The stylish ladies were red-carpet ready in the following Escada fashions:

Hilary Swank The Reaping

The Oscar Award winning actress was stunning in a bottle green liquid sequin strapless cocktail dress from the Fall 2007 collection.

Naomi Watts King Kong

Watts, expecting her first baby, wore a custom-made eggplant chiffon pleated Grecian inspired off the shoulder dress.

Maria Bello Thank You For Smoking

Bello wore a brown satin 3/4 sleeve cowl neck dress with chartreuse sash tie from the Fall 2007 collection.

Angela Bassett Akeelah and the Bee

Bassett a navy blue cocktail dress accented with a modern bow drop waist, pleated front and pockets.

Geena Davis Commander in Chief

Davis wore a black matte silk pencil dress with cream chiffon pleated v-neck bust.

Marley Shelton Grindhouse

The Grindhouse star wore a black silk jersey plunging neck gown highlighted by a silver crystal detailed front and a diamond shaped open back.

Gabrielle Union Running with Scissors

Union chose a black tulle strapless party dress with white satin embroidered bust.

Sophia Bush One Tree Hill

Bush chose a brown and black cap sleeve dress with striped detailing from the Pre-Fall 2007 collection.

Sanaa Lathan Nip/Tuck

Lathan showed off her curves in a black & silver beaded and embroidered strapless cocktail dress.

Melissa George The Amityville Horror

George wore a white sophisticated tuxedo suit with Swarovski crystal button.

Lauren Graham Gilmore Girls

Graham, who's show has just been canceled, wore a white and gold brocade pencil skirt paired with a sparkling gold dolman sleeve sweater from the Pre-Fall 2007 collection.

Amerie Singer

R&B singer Amerie, glittered in an iridescent zebra print cocktail dress accented with clear Swarovski crystal trim.

Devon Aoki Sin City

Aoki, who was in "Sin City," wore a nude knit pleated mini dress accented with tied waist.

Ana Ortiz Ugly Betty

This Ugly Betty co-star, who will marry this summer, sparkled in a long sleeve plunging neck silver pencil dress.

Shiva Rose Actress

Rose chose a black lace pencil dress accented with black beading.

30 years later … Star Wars: Why It Endures, Why We Need It ... And Why It’s Still Such Fun
Newt Gingrich, Nancy Pelosi, Dan Rather, Peter Jackson,
Camille Paglia and Other Thought Leaders Discuss the Charm, Enduring Impact and Mythic Underpinnings in Two-Hour Special

Star Wars™: The Legacy Revealed On The History Channel®
World Premiere Monday, May 28, 2007 at 9 p.m. ET/PT

Star Wars: The Legacy Revealed

Thirty years ago, an unheralded film known as Star Wars opened in theaters and took audiences on a groundbreaking journey to a galaxy far, far away. It instantly seized the public’s imagination, and three decades later still claims that grasp.

Now, a new special from The History Channel seeks to understand why the emotional impact of the Star Wars Saga remains as relevant as ever. The two-hour special, Star Wars: The Legacy Revealed, is a World Premiere on The History Channel on Monday, May 28 at 9pm ET/PT.

Through interviews with politicians, academics, journalists and critics – all of whom weigh in on the enduring appeal of George Lucas’s creations – the special demonstrates that Star Wars isn’t just a high-action adventure in space. It’s a remarkably complex and sophisticated story about power, politics, sin, spirituality and redemption—almost Shakespearean in its power, humor, presentation and influence.

The special makes the argument that Star Wars’ intensely compelling stories—borrowed from diverse traditions, from Greek mythology and American westerns to the Bible and even Vaudeville—compel us to explore some of the biggest questions of our time. Star Wars: The Legacy Revealed explores that view through interviews with politicians, academics, journalists and critics, who all weigh in on the creations of George Lucas. The special shows how seldom a movie can make us laugh and think about our role in the universe—which may be why it has stood the test of time.

“The enduring appeal of Star Wars,” says Tom Brokaw, “is that it’s this vastly entertaining piece of cinema that also leaves you … with the idea that there are some real issues out there that we ought to be thinking about—good and evil, and right and wrong, and heroism. Generations of people a long time from now will be enthralled by it, just as we are enthralled by the story of Robin Hood or King Arthur’s Court or any of the Shakespearean tales.”

The special unites a diverse group of high-profile Star Wars fans, from filmmakers to politicians to journalists. Their comments punctuate the still jaw-dropping footage from all six episodes of the Star Wars Saga.

“The idea of the underdog who’s on the right side defeating the overdog who’s on the wrong side is a deeply American mythology,” says former Republican House Speaker Newt Gingrich, who climbed a high political fence to agree with current Democrat House Speaker Nancy Pelosi on the movies’ impact. Says Pelosi: “The legacy of George Lucas fits very comfortably among the classics of all time, whether ancient or modern. “

Adds Lord of the Rings director Peter Jackson: “You don’t even have to ask, ‘Will it stand the test of time?’ It has and it will.”

This action-adventure film with lighthearted moments and touching purity, demands that we focus on current fundamental themes, including environmentalism, racism and the temptations of power and greed. As author Carl Silvio notes, at times the movies seem prophetic: “In Revenge of the Sith, when we hear Anakin say, ‘You’re either with me or against me,’ it’s almost impossible not to hear that quote and think of another very famous quote,” a point the special underscores with a clip of President George W. Bush’s November 2001 news-conference quote: “You are either with us or you are against us in the fight against terror.”

The dichotomies of good vs. evil and mechanism vs. humanity is apparent throughout the movies, which carry themes of politics and power. In the Star Wars universe, dictators are ruthless yet charismatic, and while some politicians are well-meaning, as Princess Leia Organa demonstrates, leaders are born from courage and conviction, not from gender.

With regard to other kinds of power, C-3PO and R2-D2 demonstrate that machines can be beneficial, while the feared Death Star shows us their danger. The Ewoks, instrumental in the eventual defeat of the Empire, remind us that natural, environmental solutions have as much as (or more) power than man-made ones. That the movies are fun only gives their central questions and observations more credence

How long will that endure? “A hundred years from now,” says Joan Breton Connelly, an associate professor of fine arts at New York University, “someone will be sitting here discussing the impact of Star Wars and they will be seeing different things in it than we are seeing today, just as today we have classes in the university on Homer.”

Filmmaker Kevin Smith: “It is bad guys versus good guys and everyone wants to see that story. That story will never grow tired, never grow old.”



Star Wars: The Legacy Revealed is produced by Prometheus Entertainment in association with Lucasfilm Ltd. Executive Producer is Emmy Award-winning filmmaker Kevin Burns (Empire of Dreams, Look, Up in the Sky!). Executive Producer for The History Channel is Beth Dietrich Segarra.

June Carter Cash : Her Story

For millions of fans around the world, June Carter Cash was the endearing mountain-born pioneer of country music who basked in the stage spotlight for over fifty years and was associated with such timeless standards as "Ring of Fire" and "Will the Circle Be Unbroken?" To her loved ones and friends, she was an "angel of Appalachia," a radiant light and a driving force that unified her family through thick and thin--her favorite phrase was "press on." She enjoyed a creative, fruitful partnership with husband Johnny Cash and was an invaluable, talented member of the Carter Family, but the late performing and songwriting legend has surprisingly never been the subject of her own full-length biography . . . until now.

Anchored in Love: An Intimate Portrait of June Carter Cash (Thomas Nelson) is an inside, personal look at the accomplished life of June Carter Cash, as seen through the eyes of her only child with Johnny Cash--John Carter Cash. With skillful prose, Cash covers the peaks of her career--from her early fame with the Carter Family to her two-time Grammy Award-winning album Wildwood Flower in 2003. He offers a personal, rich retelling of her private life as well--chronicling her childhood in Appalachia, her failed marriages, her romance with Johnny Cash, and the many other ups and downs that followed, including the never-before-told story of her own drug addiction in the last years of her life. Throughout, the book paints a dramatic portrait of struggle and success, and how the power of true love can overcome all obstacles. Cash also reveals brand-new information about his mother from his own tender memories and heartwarming stories, as well as anecdotes from celebrity friends and other family members, including previously untold details about June and Johnny's final days before their deaths in 2003.

The book will be published June 19, 2007--a few days before what would have been her seventy-eighth birthday.

"I hope through these pages, people may come to know my mother in some of the ways I have known her, that though they may read of her pain, they will see her strength and beauty, most of all," says John Carter Cash.

June Carter Cash was born into one of the first families of country music--the Carter Family-in the rugged mountains of Maces Springs, Virginia on June 23, 1929. Onstage at a very young age, she performed with her mother, Maybelle Carter, and her two sisters. With their pure, rootsy songs of Americana, the group was warmly welcomed all around the country. Despite her lovely voice, June felt that she could barely carry a tune, so she compensated by using her down-home sense of humor to make audiences laugh. Along with her beautiful autoharp strumming, charismatic dancing, over-the-top character imitations and savvy skills in promoting sponsors' products, she was the perfect entertainer and a consummate professional.

As June matured, her confidence and spirit gained lots of admirers, including popular guitarist and singer Johnny Cash in the late 1950s. Intriguingly, the book discusses the possibility of another suitor: Elvis Presley, with whom Cash had a rivalry over the years. She and Elvis were said to have a mutual attraction when they were on the road together, and once the tour was over, he would stay over her house to "rest," according to her first husband. Either way, it was a fleeting romance. Her kinship to Johnny would prove to be very powerful and June would become his helpmate and closest companion. As depicted in the recent Oscar-winning film, "Walk the Line"--for which John Carter Cash was the executive producer--their courtship was lengthy, since both were separated from their own respective spouses and had children. They ended up being married for forty years, through tragedy and triumph.

In this book John Carter Cash sheds insight on life in the Cash household. He was very close to his mom, who ensured that he was treated by his six older half sisters as their little brother--there were no "halves" and "steps" in the Cash family. She was also a tender mother, who was always forgiving of her kids' errors and misdeeds. John Carter describes joyful experiences with his parents, such as meeting noted celebrities and dignitaries like John Wayne and Anwar Sadat, and working as a producer on his mom's last few albums. Yet he also discusses his tragic, near-death incidents, including a car accident and being held at gunpoint at their mansion in Jamaica, while his parents watched in horror.

The Cash family may have seemed like the country equivalent of Camelot, but as this memoir reveals, drugs were an underlying force. In addition to Johnny's storied dalliances with prescription drugs from the 1960s to the end of his life, which would lead to heated fights and friction between he and June--all of June's own children--Rosey, Carlene, and John Carter--developed problems with drugs and/or alcohol, and June was supportive as they battled their worst demons. Yet most shockingly, the book reveals that June, too, battled with her own addiction to pain killers, starting in 1993 and lasting right up to her death. Her son talks about how she braved chronic pain in her legs and suffered a back injury earlier in life, which may have contributed to her strong dependence on pills. Lastly, he talks about the impact of his dad's addictions on their lives through new, choice anecdotes: He describes one particular incident in the 1980s when he shared a hotel room with his dad and noticed his uneven breathing during his sleep. John Carter was afraid that his father had died, and he and his mom had to drag Johnny into the shower to revive him.

Dealing with her family's addictions, June was a source of stability, guidance and spirituality. It was she who initiated Johnny's first intervention in 1983 and would help encourage him to clean up by reading him psalms from the Bible. Says John Carter in the story, "Mom was loving and generous, thoughtful and caring, and she could always find a reason to look up, to believe that the best in a person would eventually come out . . . It was as if she could see through the veil of misery. Although the spirit of disease might torment her loved ones, sometimes making us hard and vicious, she saw beyond that ugliness into the heart of her child and husband, finding the beauty within us."

The publication of Anchored in Love: An Intimate Portrait of June Carter Cash (Thomas Nelson) coincides with the release of an all-star tribute CD, Anchored In Love: A Tribute to June Carter Cash (Dualtone Music Group) which was conceived and produced by John Carter Cash. The 12-track disc features songs written by or associated with the beloved singer and performed by an eclectic collection of family and friends that include Elvis Costello, Sheryl Crow, Willie Nelson, Ralph Stanley, Brad Paisley, Loretta Lynn, Emmylou Harris, Billy Joe Shaver, The Peasall Sisters and Billy Bob Thornton, Rosanne Cash, Carlene Carter and Ronnie Dunn, Grey DeLisle, Patty Loveless and Kris Kristofferson. The album will be released June 5, 2007.

End (For Real) of 7th Heaven

The series finale of 7th Heaven airs on Sunday, May 13, 2007 from 8 p.m.-9 p.m.

Click on this link for a slideshow:
http://cwtv.com/images/press/7th_Heaven_Slideshow.mov

Today on the View

Rosie O'Donnell: "655,000 innocent Iraqis killed."
Elisabeth Hasselbeck: "That's unfortunate."

Madonna

Madonna, fresh from her goodwill journey to her adopted son David's homeland, Malawi, decided to change her hairstyle. We'll give her this: Madonna never rests on her style laurels (even though musically she seems to be blatantly borrowing from herself -- listen to her "Who's That Girl?" and then her latest). But there's something that is not quite right. Of course, we are just making this speculation up in our tiny head, but we get this vibe that her Madgesty is not happy. We're also not crazy about her fashion choices. Or the Madonna line at H&M. We can't decide which is worse, hers or Stella McCartney's.

God! Eat Something. Now

Kate Bosworth is skinny. Very skinny. Feed her.

Kate Bosworth Rocks Nicole Kidman's Cheeks

BeansTalk’s View

We were, if at all, a very infrequent viewer of ABC’s daytime live talkfest, The View. Then, last year, Rosie O’Donnell joined the show and we were hooked. We loved Rosie’s viewpoint, her fast and funny quips and her frank and open discussions. Yes, she’s probably a challenge, but here is someone who fully acknowledges their mental illnesses – is more than willing to discuss on camera and has probably helped countless viewers come to terms with their own issues of depression. We were very, very sad that she’s leaving. Since we never watched when she was on break, we’re not likely to tune in unless the show replaces her with Kathy Griffin (bloody unlikely given some of her appearances on The View and her skewering of Barbara Walters in her stand-up). We’re not interested at all in Roseanne Barr replacing her, because, well, frankly, we find her voice whiny and we think she’s just not as smart as Rosie. So we lament Rosie’s leaving. We’re saddened that she won’t be there to be sweetly supportive of audience members announcing the tease (“perfect!”) and her spot-on commentary and her responses to Elisabeth Hasselbeck, who apparently will announce her pregnancy today (who cares? Not us). We will miss her and now we’ll have to find something else to watch (if anything) at 10 a.m. PT.

BeansTalk Can Recommend Our Friend and Neighbor...For Your Photography Needs

Our friend Larry Brownstein has gorgeous books of his photography you should check out. Double click on the above for a larger image.

His books include:

Los Angeles
Only in Los Angeles
America The Beautiful
Our San Diego
The Best of Nature Photograph
The Midnight Mission

"Larry Brownstein’s remarkable photographs provide an insider’s view of Los Angeles through an artist’s eyes. With photos of parades, architecture, Venice Beach and downtown, Brownstein has captured the cutting-edge creativity of this great city."
- Barron Hilton, Chairman, Hilton Hotels Corporation

“Larry Brownstein’s Los Angeles, Where Anything is Possible is a look inside the L.A. we love. The unquenchable, fun city that keeps us here and would never let us live anywhere else. Brownstein is a gifted observer and photographer and his skills are apparent not only in the wonderful photos, but in how well he edited them to create this beautiful book. It leaves us wanting more and inquiring, when will Volume II be coming out?
-Bill Hurter, Editor of Rangefinder Magazine

Brownstein's book combines familiar scenes, though done in a fresh and exciting way, along with idiosyncratic images into an integral, artistic vision.
-Martin Elkort, Photographer and Member of The Photo League

For more information, visit: www.larrybrownstein.com

Jet Setting with Sonya Dakar

by Andrea Goodwin, associate editor (agoodwin@beanstalkbiz.com)

Do you find the average “travel-size” bottles too small? BeansTalk, a long time friend and fan of the Sonya Dakar line, travels frequently and finds transferring small quantities of our favorite products into travel bottles messy and inconvenient.

Sonya Dakar has responded to this frequent complaint by introducing JET SET – the perfect travel companion with just enough of each product (about ¾ of an ounce) to last you on your two week jaunts to Africa or Greece or even Fiji. The Sonya Dakar JET SET includes the three basics of your skin care regimen – facial wash, anti-oxidant boosting primer and ultra-light moisturizer – all nestled within an elegant satin travel case with a waterproof compartment and room to spare for the rest of your skin care, your toothbrush, toothpaste, or vitamins. To be even more accommodating, Sonya Dakar has created three sets geared towards each major skin type – dry, normal and oily.

For Dry Skin there is a selection of products from the Irritation line, which is formulated to soothe and calm dry, distressed skin, and incorporates the calming properties of Chamomile and Bergamot. The set includes:
Bergamot Wash
Seaweed Liposome Gel – Irritation
Hydrasoft Lotion – Irritation

For Normal Skin there is a selection of products from the Maintenance line, which is those who want to maintain clear, glowing, healthy skin and is fortified with the natural extracts of Frankincense, Geranium and Rosewood. The set includes:
Red Grapefruit Wash
Seaweed Liposome Gel – Maintenance
Hydrasoft Lotion – Maintenance

For Oily Skin there is a selection of products from the Clear line, which is formulated for those with oily, problem skin of all ages and calls on the healing properties of Lavender and Tea Tree Oil. The set includes:
Mud Lavender Wash
Seaweed Liposome Gel – Clear
Hydrasoft Lotion – Clear

For those readers who are new to the line and may want to start with the Jet Set kit, here is your routine:

Step 1: Wash A fresh start for your skin. Massage a dime-sized amount onto wet skin and rinse.
BeansTalk uses the Mud Lavender Wash with imported Dead Sea mud and lavender extract. The Dead Sea mud gently extracts oil while the lavender soothes the skin. We find the scent intoxicating as well. This staffer keeps smelling her own skin afterward. Really lovely.

Step 2: Seaweed Liposome Gel Protect your skin from environmental damage by massaging this vitamin-packed “power shake” onto cleansed skin. BeansTalk note: You get an A+ in taking care of yourself if you take the time to infuse and prime your skin with the healthy nutrients in the Seaweed Liposome Gel in Clear: pure seaweed, lavender, tangerine, and tea tree extracts. Your skin will thank you with improved texture and clarity.

Step 3: Hydrasoft Lotion Ultra-light, pH-balanced hydrator is layered over your Sonya Dakar skin regimen to moisturize and protect. This non-greasy lotion hydrates the skin and contains vitamin B5 to aid in healthy skin development. BeansTalk quicktip: Use this lotion, as well as the gel, on your hands as well. The restorative qualities will help with the years of tell-tale overexposure.

BONUS!
For limited time, receive a FREE full size Aromasol Mist – Sonya Dakar’s 100% natural balancing and purifying toner. With eyes closed, mist on anytime to control excess oil or shine. BeansTalk feels this alcohol-free product is a great habit to get into. Our ambition is to make People Magazine’s 50 Most Beautiful List. Rumor has it that a certain beauty icon gracing the cover this week achieves her legendary glow with the help of Sonya Dakar.

The Sonya Dakar JET SET retails for $72.00 and is available in May via phone at 877-72-SONYA, www.SonyaDakar.com, The Sonya Dakar Skin Clinic, fine spas, hotels and resorts.

BBC’s Attorney Drama
On BBC America


A team of young lawyers battle the system on behalf of wrongly convicted defendants in an innovative new BBC AMERICA co-production. Executive produced by Paul Abbott (State of Play), two back-to-back episodes of The Innocence Project premiere every Thursday from May 10 at 8:00 p.m. ET/PT.



Champion of the underdog and a brilliant teacher, Professor Jon Ford (Lloyd Owen, Monarch of the Glen) has established The Innocence Project to offer hope for those who’ve suffered through miscarriages of justice and have nowhere else to turn. Teamed entirely by a hand-picked group of law students, The Innocence Project takes on cases that nobody else wants to know about, cases that have been forgotten or given up on.



Smart, and driven by an infectious enthusiasm for justice, Ford’s team includes idealistic Adam, brilliant and passionate Beth, charmer Nick, who always gets what he wants, Sarah, a mine of useless information who knows exactly what’s what socially, sexually and intellectually and Andrew, a competitive and persistent mature student on sabbatical from the police.



In a series of compelling stories, the team explores serious legal issues arising from unsafe convictions and wrestles with difficult ethical issues on their mission to right legal wrongs. Some of their toughest assignments include reviewing a murder prosecution for which no body has ever been discovered, and overturning a conviction which appears to have been secured through corrupt policing. And when they review a rape case, the students face an ethical dilemma of whether they should pursue challenging a hard-fought prosecution that may have put the right person behind bars.



The Innocence Project is about the idealism of youth channelled to achieve practical results. And most of all, it’s about a group of law students who choose to make a difference while still going through the serious business of growing up.



For up-to-the-minute information on BBC AMERICA, forthcoming U.S. premieres, art work and news from the channel, log on to www.press.bbcamerica.com.



BBC AMERICA brings audiences a new generation of award-winning television featuring razor-sharp comedies, provocative dramas, life-changing makeovers and news with a uniquely global perspective. BBC AMERICA pushes the boundaries to deliver high quality, highly addictive and eminently watchable programming to viewers who demand more. BBC AMERICA is distributed by Discovery Networks. It is available on digital cable and satellite TV.



For more information about BBC AMERICA visit www.bbcamerica.com



CAST AND PRODUCTION CREDITS



Professor Jon Ford Lloyd Owen

Sarah Shawcross Christine Bottomley

Beth McNair Ruth Bradley

Andrew Lucas Stephen Graham

Nick Bentiz Oliver James

Adam Solomons Luke Treadaway

Dr. Eve Walker Shelley Conn

Lizzie Williams Charlotte Emmerson

Mary Jarvis Ruta Gedmintas

Philippa Lucas Andrea Lowe



Creator and lead writer Oliver Brown

Writers Ed McCardie

Stephen Brady

Abigail Harvey

Paul Logue

Executive Producers for Tightrope Paul Abbott; Hilary Bevan Jones

Producer Kirstie Macdonald

Directors

Episodes 1, 3, 7 & 8 Bill Anderson

Episodes 2 & 4 Morag McKinnon

Episodes 5 & 6 Peter Hoar



A Tightrope production for BBC and BBC America.

EPISODE SYNOPSES



Thursday, May 10



Episode one

A convicted killer, Luke Talbot, has always proclaimed his innocence as the team start to review the case against him, which appears uncertain.



Nick also finds himself on the wrong side of the criminal justice system, which could mean the end of his legal career before it's even started.

Premieres at 8:00 p.m. ET/PT.



Episode two

Beth tries to convince an apparently sceptical Ford about the merits of a case in which the infallibility of fingerprint evidence comes under scrutiny. Vulnerable Martin Toal retracted a confession of murder, even though his fingerprints were found at the crime scene.



Adam is mentoring a young boy, Dizzy, but trying to overturn his ASBO (Anti Social Behavior Order) is loaded with difficulty. With her mother putting extra pressure on her, Beth finds herself with more on her plate than she can handle.

Premieres at 9:00 p.m. ET/PT.



Thursday, May 17



Episode three

Adam tries to understand how a murder conviction can be beyond reasonable doubt when there’s no body. This is what happened to John McKenna who’s been convicted of murdering his common-law wife even though the body has never been discovered.



Meanwhile, Ford makes Nick struggle with a case that’s over 300 years old – an attempt to prove the innocence of a woman who was executed as a witch. Sarah is caught off-guard when her boyfriend from home, Craig, turns up with an unexpected proposal.

Premieres at 8:00 p.m. ET/PT.



Episode four

The students tackle the complex ramifications of a joint trial - co-defendants who were tried together and both convicted of murder. The team hit a wall when they attempt to analyze what evidence the jury ultimately based their guilty verdict on. Beth is appalled by the injustice and wants to approach the jury but Ford intervenes and prevents her illegal action.



Sarah and Nick get sidetracked by a case involving an adult website which raises some complex questions about exactly what obscenity means in today’s world.

Premieres at 9:00 p.m. ET/PT.



Thursday, May 24



Episode five

An old face appears from Ford’s past, asking for help, but he’s not so sure he wants to get involved.



The students attempt to help a convicted drug dealer get her sentence reduced when evidence emerges that an undercover policeman may have been more than just a willing buyer. And Adam questions his idealistic values when it appears Dizzy may have betrayed him.

Premieres at 8:00 p.m. ET/PT.



Episode six

The students re-assess supposedly solid evidence when a convicted murderer claims that, rather than killing the victim, he was actually trying to help.



When Sarah and Beth get involved in a case the legal system has passed over, Beth finds herself working for the other side - the police - with unexpected rewards. Ford can’t seem to shift the piles of work on his desk but has a good reason for taking so much on.

Premieres at 9:00 p.m. ET/PT.



Thursday, May 31



Episode seven

The students are put to the test by the different claims and counter claims in a rape case. It’s a notoriously difficult offence to get a conviction for and they wonder

if it's something they should even be looking at.



Ford is stumped when Sarah and Andrew want to discuss how to prove a retired police dog was an unreliable witness.

Premieres at 8:00 p.m. ET/PT.



Episode eight

The team struggles to prove that a murder case was really suicide. Adam gets involved in analyzing the mechanics while the others investigate the victim’s state of mind.



When it emerges that Ford may know more about the drugs which might have contributed to the victim’s death than he’s letting on, he finds himself with several difficult decisions to make - both personally and professionally.

Premieres at 9:00 p.m. ET/PT.

BBC's Hex Returns for a New Season

The battle to save the world from evil continues in the second season of the highly-acclaimed, supernatural drama series, Hex. Set in a remote British boarding school, Hex tells the story of time-traveling, telekinetic teenagers unlike any others. At the close of the first season, a student’s aborted baby is found alive and growing at an inhuman rate. His birth has unleashed a crew of fallen angels, who are dead-set on killing mortals. The human race’s only chance for survival depends on one student, Ella, with a mysterious past. But can she fight all of Hell back on her own? Hex, season two premieres Saturday, June 2, 8:00 p.m. ET/PT. The second season kicks off with a special two-hour premiere. The remaining eight episodes are one hour.



As season two opens, warrior and savior, Ella (Laura Pyper, Holby City), lies drugged and vulnerable in a psychiatric hospital. Former student, current ghost, Thelma (Jemima Rooper, The Black Dahlia), races to save Ella, knowing that her selfish deal with fallen angel, Azazeal (Michael Fassbender, 300), is what put Ella at risk. Her only hope is Ella’s merely-mortal boyfriend, Leon (Jamie Davis, Footballers Wive$). Back at school, Headmaster David (Colin Salmon, Die Another Day) is forced to take drastic action to protest Ella’s treatment. This leaves the school vulnerable to an evil spirit posing as a teacher, Jez (Sam Troughton, Robin Hood), who uses alpha mean girl, Roxanne (Amber Sainsbury, Murder in Mind), to carry out his evil plan.



Haunting Leon’s dreams, Thelma hopes that his feelings for Ella are strong enough to resist Roxanne’s demands that they all forget about her. But as Thelma starts to make progress, Azazeal sends the eerie Perie the Faerie (Katrine De Candole, Casanova) to pose as Ella’s new nurse. As Nurse Perie feeds her a drug that drains her telekinetic powers and threatens to leave her totally defenseless, will mere mortal Leon find it in himself to rescue Ella before it’s too late?



For up-to-the-minute information on BBC AMERICA, forthcoming U.S. premieres, art work and news from the channel, log on to www.press.bbcamerica.com.



BBC AMERICA brings audiences a new generation of award-winning television featuring razor-sharp comedies, provocative dramas, life-changing makeovers and news with a uniquely global perspective. BBC AMERICA pushes the boundaries to deliver high quality, highly addictive and eminently watchable programming to viewers who demand more. BBC AMERICA is distributed by Discovery Networks. It is available on digital cable and satellite TV.



For more information about BBC AMERICA visit www.bbcamerica.com





The Press on Season One:



“Juxtaposes humor, sexuality, and genuine scares. Rewardingly stylish.” New York Daily News



“At last, Buffy for Anglophiles, complete with snobby girl group, fallen angel and lesbian best friend.” New York Times



“It’s like a TV version of Mambo No. 5, ‘with a little bit of Buffy in my life, a little bit of Carrie by my side, a little bit of Rosemary’s Baby is all I need.” Hollywood Reporter



“Call it Charmed in a British boarding school that’s considerably sexier than Hogwarts Academy.” TV Guide



“Is it a coincidence that it rhymes with sex?” Newsweek



“Now fantasy fans have a new sapphic supernatural to lust after with Thelma, the lesbian ghost on BBC AMERICA show Hex.” Advocate



CAST AND PRODUCTION CREDITS



Ella Dee Laura Pyper (Holby City)

Thelma Bates Jemima Rooper (The Black Dahlia, Kinky Boots)

Leon Jamie Davis (Footballers Wive$)

Malachi Joseph Beattie (Mansfield Park)

Jez Heriot (Ramiel) Sam Troughton (Robin Hood)

Azazeal Michael Fassbender (300, Band of Brothers)
Archangel Raphael Anatole Taubman (Aeon Flux)

Mephistopheles Ronan Vibert (Rome)

David Tyrel Colin Salmon (Die Another Day)

Perie the Faerie Katrine De Candole (Casanova)

Jo Watkins Anna Wilson-Jones (NY-LON, Monarch of the Glen)

Roxanne Amber Sainsbury (Murder in Mind)

Tom Samuel Collings

Alex Jemima Abey (Jericho)

Felix Stephen Wight

Maya Robertson Laura Donnelly

Max Rosen Leon Ford (Tsunami)



Costume Design Julian Day

Music by James Brett

Edited by Belina Cottrell

Production Designer Paul Cripps

Director of Photography Sam McCurdy

Story Consultant Julian Jones

Writer Lucy Watkins

Director Andy Goddard

Producers Julian Murphy

Executive Producers Johnny Capps, Dean Hargrove, Sara Johnson, Elisabeth Murdoch, Elaine Pyke


EPISODE SYNOPSES



Episode one is a two-hour premiere. Subsequent episodes are one hour.

As Ella lies drugged and vulnerable in a psychiatric hospital, Thelma desperately tries to undo the damage she caused. But as Thelma starts to make progress, a new nurse, Perie, arrives at the hospital and, because this newcomer is clearly a creature sent by Azazeal, time is running out for Ella. Sick and getting worse, Ella fears the drugs that Nurse Perie has been giving her may have permanently turned her into a mortal. Meanwhile, Azazeal orders Jez to find and kill Ella. His son, Malachi, is reaching maturity and must not be put at risk. When the effects of Ella’s mortality become more extreme than anyone could ever imagine, Thelma is forced to bring Ella’s mere-mortal boyfriend, Leon, into the spirit world in order to help save her. If Azazeal’s forces are allowed to destroy her, Malachi will become too powerful for anyone to stop.

Hex, season two premieres Saturday, June 2, 8:00 p.m. ET/PT.



Episode two

Ella is determined to exact revenge. Upon her return to Medenham, Ella has all the ammunition she needs to give Jez what he has coming. Meanwhile, Azazeal prepares his son to enroll at the boarding school. When she and Malachi finally meet, Ella realizes that, rather than being overcome with bloodlust, she is fascinated by him. Knowing what has to be done, Ella steels herself to attack Malachi. However, when she finds Azazeal instead, he reveals some shocking information that leaves Ella more confused than ever about her purpose. Will she be able to fulfill her destiny?

Episode two premieres Saturday, June 9, 9:00 p.m. ET/PT.



Episode three

Looking to make peace with Thelma, Malachi arranges for her to have some eternal company. Though horrified by his methods, Thelma can’t resist the allure of having a beautiful ghost girlfriend. Meanwhile, it’s Ella’s 446th birthday and Leon wants to celebrate. But at her party, Ella finds it difficult to fight her growing attraction to Malachi. The Archangel Raphael steps in to remind her of her duty, but she soon finds herself going on a date with Malachi. But it’s no ordinary date, for he has the Stone of Belial, which he uses to bend the laws of space and time and transport them to Berlin in the decadent 1920’s.

Episode three premieres Saturday, June 16, 9:00 p.m. ET/PT.



Episode four

As Leon tells Ella their relationship is over, Mephistopheles tells Malachi to forget Ella and concentrate on the war with heaven. Although Ella and Malachi are drawn to each other, the relationship is doomed. Ella feels God’s wrath first when she’s suddenly covered with boils. When Malachi’s eyesight starts to falter, he begins to realize that Mephistopheles might have been deadly serious. However, he still has a trick left up his sleeve—Malachi has the power to destroy Thelma’s love affair if she won’t help him. But the other side isn’t without hope—Leon may not have given up on Ella just yet.

Episode four premieres Saturday, June 23, 9:00 p.m. ET/PT.



Episode five

Something went horribly wrong when Malachi and Ella got together. Having seemingly forgotten that she’s an Anointed One, Ella is no longer able to see Thelma and, even worse, she’s become totally obedient to Malachi. But any idea that he genuinely loved her seems to have been abandoned when he starts treating her like a slave. Heartbroken, Leon is determined that Malachi won’t win and, egged on by the Archangel Raphael, hatches a plan to kill him with Thelma’s help. But selfish Thelma knows that if Malachi dies, she will be dispatched into darkness, too.

Episode five premieres Saturday, June 30, 9:00 p.m. ET/PT.



Episode six

Ella is determined to kill Malachi once and for all. But first, she has to make her peace with Thelma and learn why she betrayed them. When she sees Thelma talking to another ghost, Maya, it becomes clear that Thelma sold them out in order to keep her girlfriend. Though Ella is furious, they make their peace and agree Malachi must die. Ella realizes it will not be so easy to do away with him now that he’s grown stronger. Seeing the mark of Malachi on a student’s neck, Ella realizes she’s a succubus who’s nourishing him, and must also die. But then Ella discovers that Maya is also a succubus, and she’ll have to kill the love of Thelma’s life.

Episode six premieres Saturday, July 14, 9:00 p.m. ET/PT.



Episode seven

Leon is desperate to prove himself to Ella, but was unable to murder the student succubus, Alex, in her sleep. His failure to decapitate Alex has shown Ella what she knew all along—that she’s better off on her own. Meanwhile, things are getting dangerous at Medenham as most of the school now bears the mark of Malachi and it’s clear that former teacher Jo Watkins has not returned unscathed from her trip to Hell. Determined to do his part to save the world from Malachi’s malevolent influence, he turns his attention to his friend Tom, who also bears the mark of Malachi. As he steels himself to murder what looks like his good friend, Leon wonders if it's already too late to save the world and get the girl.

Episode seven premieres Saturday, July 21, 9:00 p.m. ET/PT.



Episode eight

Ella and Thelma are in deep trouble. Tricked by Malachi, Leon has become a succubus (and a particularly nasty one at that). Thelma hopes that by going into his dreams she can awaken him by appealing to his deepest and darkest fears. The two girls are hoping that castration will do the job, but they’ve been wrong before. Meanwhile, to fulfill his destiny, Malachi is preparing to bring about The End of Days. Thelma appears as an angel to reach out to Roxanne, who is the only student left at Medenham that Malachi cannot reach.



As Ella prepares for her final battle with Malachi, Leon leaves Medenham, unable to cope with what he has become because of her. But when Tom’s ghost and Mephistopheles share some words of wisdom with him, could love prevail even as the world burns?

Episode eight premieres Saturday, July 28, 9:00 p.m. ET/PT.

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Griffin Returns to Bravo

Kathy Griffin takes Center Stage with Third Season Premier of her Emmy-Nominated Series
“Kathy Griffin: My life on the D-List”, Tuesday June 5 at 10:00 PM ET/PT on Bravo

"It's D-tastic,” Boasts Griffin of Her Series

But First, Bravo Debuts Griffin's All-New One-Hour Stand-Up Comedy
Special "Kathy Griffin: Everybody Can Suck It,” At 9:00 PM ET/PT

NEW YORK, NY ­ April 25, 2007 ­ Who says the bottom of the Hollywood barrel can't be outrageously wild and downright hilarious? Kathy Griffin returns with an invitation to the best D-List party of the year ­ Bravo's critically acclaimed, Emmy-nominated series "Kathy Griffin: My Life on the D-List,” on Tuesday, June 5th at 10 p.m. ET/PT. The seven-episode season of her no-holds-barred humor and constant drama follows Griffin as she adjusts to newly divorced life and gets on the celebrity dating scene, travels the country from Carnegie Hall to a maximum security prison and has to face a family tragedy. "I guess it wasn't enough to send me to Iraq last season,” says Griffin. "This year I perform in a prison, date Nick Carter, and host the Gay porn awards! Who's in? See you every Tuesday night everybody. Oh, and the season's a little longer too. Too much for just six episodes. It's D-tastic!"

Even with a third season renewal of her Emmy-nominated series, the talented comic Griffin still revels life on the D-List and celebrates all that is fabulous about being shunned from the Hollywood A-List. Life still holds its indignities for the comic, and in the new season, viewers will relish in fantastic new D-List adventures, including her prison comedy tour, where she manages to make the prisoners blush; a trip to her hometown of Chicago where she meets up with her old prom date; the launch of her career in the U.K.; Griffin on the dating scene as a recent divorcee and hosting at the Gay Adult Video Awards. Her career is on a roll, which only serves up more challenges for the dog-tired Griffin, who must show more fortitude than ever to stay at the top of her game, as well as face some of life's bigger challenges and heartbreaks. Returning this season are some of Griffin's "peeps,” headlined by her trusty assistant, Jessica and her lovable parents John and Maggie Griffin. Griffin also has a new motley crew of personalities in her hectic life, including Tom, her tour manager/housemate and Tiffany, Griffin's assistant's assistant.

But first, Griffin serves as her own series lead-in when Bravo debuts her fifth stand-up special for the network at 9:00 p.m. ET/PT, "Kathy Griffin: Everybody Can Suck It,” in which she takes comedic aim at everyone from Lindsay Lohan to Ann Coulter.

Griffin's stand-up gigs find her traveling all around the country from Carnegie Hall in New York City and the Arizona Perryville State Penitentiary to Santa Rosa, CA, the location for her latest special. Griffin travels to the legendary Santa Rosa, CA to perform in front of a sold-out crowd at the Wells Fargo Center for the Performing Arts. No one is safe from the biting comedic aim of the politically incorrect comedian, who is at her celebrity bashing best. "I read about Paris Hilton getting into a fist fight with Shanna Moakler on a stairwell in a club,” Griffin says. "That's not my thing. I'm not going to confront anybody, I was raised right. I talk about people behind their backs. It's called manners.” Says Griffin about the "velvet rope” scene at those trendy LA nightclubs: "I'm a child of the 70s and remember those Studio 54 stories where there's a guy saying 'you're hot enough to get in and you're not' and I know I'm on the not list. When I go to Applebee's I get a table whenever I want.”



Picture This Television produced "Kathy Griffin: My Life on the D-List” for
Bravo. The series is executive produced by Marcia Mule, Bryan Scott, Lisa M. Tucker and Griffin.
Production Partners, Inc. produced "Kathy Griffin: Everybody Can Suck It” for Bravo. The one-hour comedy special was executive produced by Sandy Chanley and Griffin.


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