An evening of tea and tellyspotting

PBS fans invited to KERA Preview Night and Tea with Bill Young  

KERA Channel 13’s Vice President of Television Programming Bill Young will make a special guest appearance at The British Emporium in Grapevine at 7 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 8. The event is free and open to the public.

Festivities include a meet and greet Holiday Tea with Bill and an exclusive preview screening of new British shows. Store owners Sheela Kadam and Alexandra Evans are regular volunteers at their local PBS station, and Kadam is a regular volunteer television and radio presenter at KERA.

“We are delighted to give KERA fans in Grapevine and the surrounding areas the chance to meet Bill at our store whilst enjoying complimentary British tea and holiday refreshments. Bill is keen to meet viewers and to listen to their feedback on potential new programming,” said Kadam.

Evans added that “Bill is a popular guest at our events and always shares wonderful stories about everyone’s favourite British celebrities that they watch on KERA.”

The Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) was established 42 years ago. British comedy made its U.S. debut on KERA-TV 35 years ago with the premiere of Monty Python’s Flying Circus. It caught on and today, KERA runs more British comedy than the BBC. For more information on Bill Young and KERA and to read his “Tellyspotting” blog, visit kera.org.

About The British Emporium

For 19 years, The British Emporium has provided British groceries & gifts at the most British spot in the Metroplex. Owners Sheela Kadam and Alexandra Evans are reknowned for holding year-round community-related British cultural events such as royal celebrations, carshows and hosting VIP visitors from Great Britain. The store stocks hard-to-find imported items and is a popular meeting point for the expatriate British community and Anglophiles alike.

The British Emporium Est. 1992 is located at 140 N. Main St. in Grapevine. Hours are 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday through Saturday; and noon to 5 p.m. Sundays. For more information, call 817-421-2311 or visit british-emporium.com.

Submitted by Leigh Lyons, Communications Manager, Grapevine Convention and Visitors Bureau

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