Public Service Broadcasters BBC and PBS Announce Major New Partnership

PBS President and CEO Paula A. Kerger announced Monday at the PBS portion of the Television Critics Association Press Tour a unique new multi-title co-production deal between PBS, BBC and BBC Worldwide. It will create 8-10 new programming specials across approximately 20 hours a year, both stand-out singles and flagship multipart series, to air on PBS stations nationwide. Specials will begin airing as early as summer 2015.

Unique in its breadth and scale, this partnership will deliver a pipeline of inspiring content across the full range of factual genres, including natural history, science, history, religion and the arts. These ambitious specials may be part of the PBS schedule or featured in ongoing PBS programming series, including Nature and Great Performances, produced by Thirteen/WNET, and Nova, produced by WGBH.

'EastEnders' and BBC Children in Need Team up for Calendar, Grease-Enders Medley

The EastEnders 2015 calendar is on sale now.

The cast and crew of EastEnders and BBC Children in Need have got together to create a sexy calendar showing the characters as they have never been seen before. This collectable item will bring the residents of Albert Square into your homes to add a touch of the East End to 2015. Order here.

EastEnders also joined forces for a special BBC Children in Need dance performance to classic Grease hits. Watch the Grease-Enders below:

BBC Investigating 'Doctor Who' Security Issue That Allowed Five Season 8 Scripts to Leak Online

BBC Worldwide made a statement on Monday after five scripts from Season 8 leaked online. Read it below:

BBC Worldwide is currently investigating a security issue around Doctor Who Series 8 where unfinished material has inadvertently been made public. We deeply regret this and apologize to all the show's fans, the BBC and the cast and crew who have worked tirelessly making the series.

We would like to make a plea to anyone who might have any of this material and spoilers associated with it not to share it with a wider audience so that everyone can enjoy the show as it should be seen when it launches. We know only too well that Doctor Who fans are the best in the world and we thank them for their help with this and their continued loyalty.