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All times UTC. The same day from the API: GET /v1/channels/ch_7hw0kja0/schedule?date=2026-10-15&tz=UTC
| Time | Programme | Episode | Category | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23:35 | Secrets of BonesBen delves into the surprising ways in which bone has evolved to help vertebrates sense the world around them. | S1 E4, Sensing the World | History, Documentary | 30m |
| 00:05 | Timothy Spall: Back at SeaAs summer comes to a close, Timothy Spall's trip around the coast of his beloved Britain reaches the halfway mark. He encounters several Scottish p... | S1 E4, Scotch Mist | Documentary, Travel | 30m |
| 00:35 | TimeshiftWhy has Antarctica, the most inhospitable place on the planet, exerted such a powerful hold on the imagination of explorers, scientists, writers an... | S11 E7, Antarctica: Of Ice and Men | Documentary, History | 1h |
| 01:35 | The PlanetsProfessor Brian Cox traces the development of the four rocky worlds closest to the Sun: Mercury, Venus, Earth and Mars. Born together, they battled... | A Moment in the Sun - The Terrestrial Planets | Mini-series, Documentary | 1h |
| 02:35 | This Is BBC FourBBC FOUR is the BBC channel for people who want more. More depth, more range, more to stimulate the mind. | Event | 4h | |
| 06:35 | This Is BBC FourBBC FOUR is the BBC channel for people who want more. More depth, more range, more to stimulate the mind. | Event | 4h | |
| 10:35 | This Is BBC FourBBC FOUR is the BBC channel for people who want more. More depth, more range, more to stimulate the mind. | Event | 4h | |
| 14:35 | This Is BBC FourBBC FOUR is the BBC channel for people who want more. More depth, more range, more to stimulate the mind. | Event | 3h 25m | |
| 18:00 | Secrets of BonesBen Garrod uncovers the secrets of how vertebrates capture and devour their food using extreme jaws, bizarre teeth and specialised bony tools. He t... | S1 E5, Food for Thought | History, Documentary | 30m |
| 18:30 | Gareth Edwards' Great Welsh AdventureRugby legend Gareth Edwards and wife Maureen drive a steam train through the epic Dyfi Valley before picking up speed to try rally car driving in t... | S2 E1, Machynlleth | Travel, Outdoors | 30m |
| 19:00 | The Great EscapeBased on the true story of a group of Allied POWs who engineered a bold escape from a Nazi camp during World War II. The escape committee's plan is... | Drama, Film | 2h 45m | |
| 21:45 | Don't Look NowA woman has recurring visions of her dead daughter while travelling to Venice with her husband. They meet two elderly sisters, one of whom informs ... | Film, Thriller | 1h 45m | |
| 23:30 | Scene by SceneDonald Sutherland made his name in some of the outstanding films of the 1970s, including 'MASH', 'Klute' and 'Don't Look Now', and has remained one... | Donald Sutherland | Talk show | 45m |
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curl -H "Authorization: Bearer $TVG_KEY" \ "https://api.tvguideapi.com/v1/channels/ch_7hw0kja0/schedule?date=2026-10-15&tz=UTC" # what is on now, and next curl -H "Authorization: Bearer $TVG_KEY" \ "https://api.tvguideapi.com/v1/channels/ch_7hw0kja0/now" # any past day (Archive plan) curl -H "Authorization: Bearer $TVG_KEY" \ "https://api.tvguideapi.com/v1/channels/ch_7hw0kja0/history?from=2025-10-12T00:00:00Z&to=2025-10-13T00:00:00Z"
$ch = curl_init("https://api.tvguideapi.com/v1/channels/ch_7hw0kja0/schedule?date=2026-10-15&tz=UTC"); curl_setopt_array($ch, [ CURLOPT_RETURNTRANSFER => true, CURLOPT_HTTPHEADER => ["Authorization: Bearer " . getenv("TVG_KEY")], ]); foreach (json_decode(curl_exec($ch), true)["data"] as $slot) { echo $slot["start"], " ", $slot["title"], "\n"; }
const r = await fetch("https://api.tvguideapi.com/v1/channels/ch_7hw0kja0/schedule?date=2026-10-15&tz=UTC", { headers: { Authorization: `Bearer ${process.env.TVG_KEY}` }, }); const { data } = await r.json(); data.forEach(s => console.log(s.start, s.title, s.flags.live ? "LIVE" : ""));
import os, requests r = requests.get( "https://api.tvguideapi.com/v1/channels/ch_7hw0kja0/schedule", params={"date": "2026-10-15", "tz": "UTC"}, headers={"Authorization": f"Bearer {os.environ['TVG_KEY']}"}, ) for slot in r.json()["data"]: print(slot["start"], slot["title"])
// GET /v1/channels/ch_7hw0kja0/schedule?date=2026-10-15, the first programme { "data": [ { "id": "ls_kbs6ctnf", "channel": "ch_7hw0kja0", "start": "2026-10-14T23:35:00Z", "stop": "2026-10-15T00:05:00Z", "title": "Secrets of Bones", "sub_title": "Sensing the World", "description": "Ben delves into the surprising ways in which bone has evolved to help vertebr...", "category": [ "history", "documentary" ], "flags": { "new": false, "live": false } } ], "meta": { "count": 13, "date": "2026-10-15", "tz": "UTC" } }
What was on, on any date we hold: for research, catch-up, clip finding or proving a broadcast. Any window up to 31 days with /v1/channels/{id}/history on the Archive plan.
| Time | Sunday 12 October 2025 | Category |
|---|---|---|
| 23:50 | Yes, Prime Minister | Sitcom |
| 00:20 | All Creatures Great and Small | Comedy series |
| 01:10 | All Creatures Great and Small | Comedy series |
| 8 more programmes that day, on Archive | ||
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