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All times UTC. The same day from the API: GET /v1/channels/ch_7hw0kja0/schedule?date=2026-10-16&tz=UTC
| Time | Programme | Episode | Category | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23:30 | Donald Sutherland: Scene by SceneDonald Sutherland talks with Mark Cousins about his life and work. Contains some strong language, some sexual content and disturbing scenes. [S] | 45m | ||
| 00:15 | Secrets of Bones5/6. Ben Garrod uncovers the secrets of how vertebrates capture and devour their food using extreme jaws, bizarre teeth and specialised bony tools.... | S1 E5, Food for Thought | 30m | |
| 00:45 | Gareth Edwards's Great Welsh Adventure1/5. Rugby legend Gareth Edwards and wife Maureen try steam trains and rallying in Machynlleth. [S] [HD] | 30m | ||
| 01:15 | Ancient Worlds4/6. Richard Miles examines the legacy of Alexander the Great. In Pakistan he discovers traces of a city where west and east were united in an intr... | S1 E4, Return of the King | 1h | |
| 02:15 | This is BBC FourProgrammes start at 7.00pm. [HD] | 2h 15m | ||
| 04:30 | ..programmes start at 7.00pm | 6h | ||
| 10:30 | ..programmes start at 7.00pm | 6h | ||
| 16:30 | ..programmes start at 7.00pm | 1h 28m | ||
| 17:58 | This is BBC FourProgrammes start at 7.00pm. [HD] | 2m | ||
| 18:00 | TOTP: 2000Gail Porter presents the pop chart programme, featuring S Club 7, Stephen Gately, Pink, York feat Chris Rea, Dr Dre & Eminem, Trevor & Simon, Mary ... | 30m | ||
| 18:30 | TOTP: 2000Gail Porter presents the pop chart programme, featuring York feat Chris Rea, Daphne & Celeste, Travis, Gabrielle, Angelic, Fat Les 2000, Kelis, Mus... | 45m | ||
| 19:15 | TOTP: 1980Tommy Vance introduces the pop chart programme, featuring performances from Showaddywaddy, Adam and the Ants, Matchbox, The Police, Madness and Geo... | 30m | ||
| 19:45 | TOTP: 1989Gary Davies presents the pop chart programme, first broadcast on 12 October 1989 and featuring Sinitta, Cliff Richard and Living in a Box. [S] | 30m | ||
| 20:15 | Disco at the BBCDisco classics from the BBC vaults of Top of the Pops, The Old Grey Whistle Test and Later with Jools, including Chic, Labelle, Rose Royce, and The... | 1h | ||
| 21:15 | Donna Summer: TOTP2 SpecialMark Radcliffe introduces this archive tribute to the Queen of Disco. Featuring footage from Summer's early hits to her last studio performance. [S] | 30m | ||
| 21:45 | Disco: Soundtrack of a Revolution1/3. A global music craze is born in the loft apartments and basement bars of 1970s New York. Contains some strong language. [S] [HD] | S1 E1, Rock the Boat | 1h | |
| 22:45 | Black British Music at the BBC: Volume 2DJ Spoony selects a playlist of 40 great tracks that bring together some of the most inspiring names from the worlds of pop, soul, ska, reggae, rap... | 2h 30m |
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curl -H "Authorization: Bearer $TVG_KEY" \ "https://api.tvguideapi.com/v1/channels/ch_7hw0kja0/schedule?date=2026-10-16&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=2025-10-13T00:00:00Z&to=2025-10-14T00:00:00Z"
$ch = curl_init("https://api.tvguideapi.com/v1/channels/ch_7hw0kja0/schedule?date=2026-10-16&tz=UTC"); curl_setopt_array($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=2026-10-16&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": "2026-10-16", "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=2026-10-16, the first programme { "data": [ { "id": "ls_1xsgc1fp", "channel": "ch_7hw0kja0", "start": "2026-10-15T23:30:00Z", "stop": "2026-10-16T00:15:00Z", "title": "Donald Sutherland: Scene by Scene", "sub_title": null, "description": "Donald Sutherland talks with Mark Cousins about his life and work. Contains s...", "category": [], "flags": { "new": false, "live": false } } ], "meta": { "count": 17, "date": "2026-10-16", "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 | Monday 13 October 2025 | Category |
|---|---|---|
| 23:45 | Munro: Mountain Man | Landscape |
| 00:45 | Strauss: The Waltz King | Biography |
| 01:45 | Around the World in 80 Gardens | Sparetime + hobby |
| 10 more programmes that day, on Archive | ||
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