Jamie Oliver's 30 MINUTE-MEALS to Join BBC America Line-Up 5/1

JAMIE'S 30-MINUTE MEALS and James May'S MAN LAB will join BBC America in May. The imports - due Tuesday, May 1 and Monday, May 28, respectively - join the previously announced "White Heat."

JAMIE'S 30-MINUTE MEALS - US PREMIERE

Coming to BBC AMERICA's daytime lineup in May, JAMIE'S 30-MINUTE MEALS is an energetic food series that sees Jamie Oliver giving solid instruction to the culinary uninspired. In a tough talking, fast paced, as-live style, he creates great home-cooked meals from scratch. Jamie cooks up substantial mains, delicious sides and salads, gorgeous puddings and refreshing drinks - adding his own unique twist to each element. The series supports Jamie's continuing mission to improve people's lives through food by tackling the issues of kitchen confidence and lack of time, head on. The result is food programming that is as relevant and helpful as it is beautiful and seductive. Jamie's 30-Minute Meals premieres Tuesday, May 1, 1:00pm ET/PT. Twitter: #30MinMeals @JamieOliver

WHITE HEAT - US PREMIERE

White Heat charts the lives of seven friends from 1965 through to the present day. Their relationships - complex, volatile, life affirming and life changing - start when they come together as a diverse group of young students to live as flatmates in London's Tufnell Park. They are rebel with a cause Jack played by Sam Claflin (Snow White and the Huntsman), intelligent feminist Charlotte played by Claire Foy (Upstairs Downstairs, Little Dorrit), fragile beauty Lilly played by MyAnna Buring (The Twilight Saga, The Descent), medical student Jay played by Reece Ritchie (The Lovely Bones, Prince of Persia), electronics geek Alan played by Lee Ingleby (Luther, Harry Potter), law student Victor played by David Gyasi (Law and Order: UK)and kind hearted Orla played by Jessica Gunning (Law & Order: UK). The mini-series is written and created by Paula Milne. The executive producers for ITV Studios are Paula Milne and Kate Bartlett and the executive producer for the BBC is Lucy Richer. White Heat premieres Wednesday, May 9, 10:00pm ET/PT as part of Dramaville. Twitter: #WhiteHeat

James May'S MAN LAB - US PREMIERE

James May thinks modern man needs saving. Thirty years ago men were a resourceful, practical and dependable band of brothers but today they are a pale imitation of the men of yesteryear. From his Man Lab HQ, James will lead a team of average blokes and celebrities on the path to enlightenment. In the premiere episode, a handcuffed James and Oz Clarke break out of Dartmoor prison in England and must navigate their way across the treacherous moors, with a team of trackers in hot pursuit and just an Ordnance Survey map and a compass to help them. James also builds a genuine slate-bed pool table, turns his hand to portrait painting, and squares up to one of the most terrifying scenarios the modern male can face - how to remember people's names at a party. James May's Man Lab premieres Monday, May 28, 10:00pm ET/PT. Twitter: #ManLab

PLANET EARTH SPECIALS - WORLD PREMIERE

Take an up close look at Planet Earth's most amazing moments as new Planet Earth specials, narrated by world famous naturalist Sir David Attenborough, continue to premiere on BBC AMERICA. The Planet Earth series is re-imagined in these specials, breathing surprising new insight into the series' iconic stories from the wild. Planet Earth: Extreme Survival - extraordinary survival in the wild. Premieres Sunday, May 6, 10:00pm ET/PT. Planet Earth: Extreme Journeys - all the remarkable stories of global animal migrations gathered for the first time in one place. Premieres Sunday, May 13, 10:00pm ET/PT. Planet Earth: Incredible Families - showcasing the most breathtaking and touching courtship, birthing and parenting behaviors. Premieres Sunday, May 20, 10:00pm ET/PT. Twitter: #PlanetEarthBBCA

ONGOING PREMIERES

Other series that will continue to premiere new episodes during May include:

Mondays: Top Gear, Richard Hammond's Crash Course

Tuesdays: Ramsay's Kitchen Nightmares, No Kitchen Required

Wednesdays: Whitechapel

Saturdays: The Graham Norton Show, The Thick of It, Katy Brand's Big Ass Show

Sundays: Planet Earth

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