{"id":4464,"date":"2013-02-12T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2013-02-12T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tveurope\/2013\/02\/12\/bbc-worldwide-showcase-gearing-up-for-largest-ever-event\/"},"modified":"2013-02-12T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2013-02-12T00:00:00","slug":"bbc-worldwide-showcase-gearing-up-for-largest-ever-event","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tveurope\/2013\/02\/12\/bbc-worldwide-showcase-gearing-up-for-largest-ever-event\/","title":{"rendered":"BBC Worldwide Showcase Gearing Up for Largest-Ever Event"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-size: small\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana\">LONDON: BBC Worldwide Showcase is set to welcome 700 buyers from around the world when it opens its doors on February 24 at Liverpool&#8217;s Convention Center. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: small\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana\">Special events will be held this year to celebrate the 50th anniversary of <em>Doctor Who<\/em> and to spotlight the Natural History Unit&#8217;s acclaimed series <em>Africa<\/em>. Stars from a number of BBC Worldwide&#8217;s key shows will be in attendance, including Gabriel Byrne, who stars in the BBC One drama <em>Quirke<\/em>; Elain Cassidy and Emun Elliott from <em>The Paradise<\/em>; Mark Williams from<em> Father Brown<\/em>; Maria Doyle Kennedy, appearing in the new BBC America drama<em> Orphan Black<\/em>; and Eve Myles, leading the series <em>Frankie<\/em>. Also set for the showcase are historian Simon Schama, <em>MasterChef<\/em> and <em>Junior MasterChef<\/em> presenters John Torode and Donal Skehan, and daredevil Jonathan Goodwin.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: small\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana\">Steve Macallister, the president and managing director for sales and distribution at BBC Worldwide, said: &quot;In another record-breaking year, we welcome our largest number of buyers to Liverpool&mdash;up by 10 percent on last year&mdash;and we have two brilliant program-themed evenings planned. Africa is certain to capture the imagination of our delegates as it has the British public over the past few weeks. What a perfect opportunity to also celebrate the world&rsquo;s longest running sci-fi series with <em>Doctor Who<\/em> in its 50th year, at this biggest-ever Showcase. We have a great slate of new titles across every genre and are delighted to be hosting some superb on screen talent over the four days of the event.&quot;<br \/>\n&nbsp;<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: small\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>LONDON: BBC Worldwide Showcase is set to welcome 700 buyers from around the world when it opens its doors on February 24 at Liverpool&#8217;s Convention Center. Special events will be held this year to celebrate the 50th anniversary of Doctor Who and to spotlight the Natural History Unit&#8217;s acclaimed series Africa. 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