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BBC News TV guide

BBC News today, and every day back to March 2017.

The full schedule in UTC time, what is on now and next, and the same data in your app with one call. Search any past day on the Archive plan.

CountryUnited Kingdom
Mon 19 Oct0 programmes
Listings fromMar 2017
CategoryNews
On now on BBC News02:45 UTC
On now
BBC Sport
02:45 to 03:00 UTC
15 minutes left
03:00Newsday
03:30Business Today
03:45BBC Sport
04:00BBC News
ScheduleBBC News schedule

All times UTC. The same day from the API: GET /v1/channels/ch_4m9efh4x/schedule?date=2026-10-19&tz=UTC

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curl -H "Authorization: Bearer $TVG_KEY" \
  "https://api.tvguideapi.com/v1/channels/ch_4m9efh4x/schedule?date=2026-10-19&tz=UTC"

# what is on now, and next
curl -H "Authorization: Bearer $TVG_KEY" \
  "https://api.tvguideapi.com/v1/channels/ch_4m9efh4x/now"

# any past day (Archive plan)
curl -H "Authorization: Bearer $TVG_KEY" \
  "https://api.tvguideapi.com/v1/channels/ch_4m9efh4x/history?from=2025-10-13T00:00:00Z&to=2025-10-14T00:00:00Z"
Free keyEvery time in UTCIds that never change
// GET /v1/channels/ch_4m9efh4x/schedule?date=2026-10-19, the first programme
{
    "data": [],
    "meta": {
        "count": 0,
        "date": "2026-10-19",
        "tz": "UTC"
    }
}
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Search back in timeAny day on BBC News, back to 31 March 2017

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.

Listings held for BBC News
The first three programmes of any past day show here. The whole day, and the API, are on Archive.See Archive
TimeMonday 13 October 2025Category
00:00NewsdayNews
00:30Business Today AsiaBusiness
00:45BBC SportMagazine
44 more programmes that day, on Archive
Endpoints for this channelEverything the API knows about BBC News

8 calls cover a channel from its details to its past. Each one opens in the documentation with Try it.

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