BBC America HD

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BBC America HD is a cable channel available in the United States that carries a blend of British-originated programming and original series. Its schedule typically includes dramas, comedies, and reality shows produced by the BBC and other UK broadcasters, alongside a limited number of American co-productions. The channel also airs documentary content covering natural history, science, and current affairs, often drawn from the BBC’s factual library. Some time slots are dedicated to classic British sitcoms and panel shows, while late-night hours may feature scripted thrillers or crime series. News programming from the BBC World News service appears during certain daytime periods.

Viewers can access the channel through most major cable and satellite providers across the country. A selection of past episodes and full series is available on demand through the channel’s website and affiliated streaming platforms, though availability varies by title and region. TV guide listings for BBC America HD are published by individual service providers and may differ by market. The channel does not broadcast live sports or religious content, and its commercial breaks are inserted at natural intervals in the programming flow.

Schedule
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Rambo: First Blood Part II
00:30 - 02:30
Rambo: First Blood Part II
Movie, Action, Adventure, Thriller
John Rambo (Sylvester Stallone) is doing hard time in jail when his former boss, Col. Trautman (Richard Crenna), offers him a deal. If Rambo travels to Vietnam to try to find the American prisoners of war, his criminal record will be expunged. Rambo takes the reconnaissance...
Rambo III
02:30 - 05:00
Rambo III
Movie, Action, Adventure
Reluctant one-man army Rambo goes into action against Soviet invaders in Afghanistan. Sought out in a Buddhist monastery retreat, Rambo declines his former commander's request for help to deliver missiles to the mujahideen, but when his superior is captured and imprisoned, the...
Law & Order
05:00 - 06:00
Law & Order
Endurance
Series, Crime drama, Mystery, Thriller
A boy with severe disabilities dies from smoke inhalation in a suspicious fire in an apartment building.
Law & Order
06:00 - 07:00
Law & Order
Turnstile Justice
Series, Crime drama, Mystery, Thriller
A woman is found dead of a head wound with no clues to her identity other than her mass-transit pass.
Law & Order
07:00 - 08:00
Law & Order
Dissonance
Series, Crime drama, Mystery, Thriller
Briscoe and Green investigate the murder of a young violinist whose fellow musicians resented her rapid rise to fame.
Law & Order
08:00 - 09:00
Law & Order
Standoff
Series, Crime drama, Mystery, Thriller
The stabbing death of a gang leader in a prison scuffle has Briscoe and Green looking at both inmates and corrections officers as possible suspects.
Law & Order
09:00 - 10:00
Law & Order
Return
Series, Crime drama, Mystery, Thriller
A murder suspect flees to Israel and may be protected from extradition by Israel's Law of Return.
Law & Order
10:00 - 11:00
Law & Order
Burn Baby Burn
Series, Crime drama, Mystery, Thriller
A former Black Panther accused of murdering a Caucasian police officer questions Detective Green's integrity while a politically charged trial ensues.
Law & Order
11:00 - 12:00
Law & Order
Amends
Series, Crime drama, Mystery, Thriller
The detectives uncover new evidence implicating a wealthy scion in the murder of a teenage girl 20 years earlier.
Hidden Habitats
12:00 - 12:15
Hidden Habitats
Great Barrier Reef
Series, Nature, Documentary
The Great Barrier Reef exists in nutrient-poor waters, in spite of its immense size.
South Pacific
12:15 - 13:15
South Pacific
Fragile Paradise
Series, Documentary, Nature
A fragile paradise in the South Pacific is revealed; international fishing fleets take a serious toll on the region's sharks, albatross and tuna.
South Pacific
13:15 - 14:15
South Pacific
Castaways
Series, Documentary, Nature
The ultimate castaways, from saltwater crocodiles and giant eels to crested iguanas, overcome great odds to reach islands thousands of miles apart.
South Pacific
14:15 - 15:15
South Pacific
Ocean of Volcanoes
Series, Documentary, Nature
The violent eruption of underwater volcanoes produce coral reefs that support large groups of gray reef sharks and giant manta rays; strange creatures including the vampire bug and megapode -- a bird that uses volcanic springs to incubate its eggs.
South Pacific
15:15 - 16:15
South Pacific
Endless Blue
Series, Documentary, Nature
A large part of the remote, blue wilderness of the South Pacific is a marine desert, in which many animals go to extraordinary lengths to survive.
South Pacific
16:15 - 17:15
South Pacific
Strange Islands
Series, Documentary, Nature
With flightless parrots, burrowing bats, giant skinks and kangaroos in trees, wildlife has evolved in extraordinary ways on the isolated islands of the South Pacific.
Rocky II
17:15 - 19:45
Rocky II
Movie, Drama
Although working-class Philadelphia boxer Rocky Balboa lost his high-profile bout with the cocky world champion Apollo Creed, his Cinderella story has caught the national sports media's attention, and he now has the opportunity to capitalize on his sudden fame. Meanwhile, Creed...
First Blood
19:45 - 21:45
First Blood
Movie, Action, Adventure
Vietnam veteran and drifter John J. Rambo wanders into a small Washington town in search of an old friend, but is met with intolerance and brutality by the local sheriff, Will Teasle. When Teasle and his deputies restrain and shave Rambo, he flashes back to his time as a...
Rambo: First Blood Part II
21:45 - 23:45
Rambo: First Blood Part II
Movie, Action, Adventure, Thriller
John Rambo (Sylvester Stallone) is doing hard time in jail when his former boss, Col. Trautman (Richard Crenna), offers him a deal. If Rambo travels to Vietnam to try to find the American prisoners of war, his criminal record will be expunged. Rambo takes the reconnaissance...
Rambo III
23:45 - 02:15
Rambo III
Movie, Action, Adventure
Reluctant one-man army Rambo goes into action against Soviet invaders in Afghanistan. Sought out in a Buddhist monastery retreat, Rambo declines his former commander's request for help to deliver missiles to the mujahideen, but when his superior is captured and imprisoned, the...
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