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BBC Parliament TV guide

BBC Parliament today, and every day back to January 2023.

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CountryUnited Kingdom
Today25 programmes
Listings fromJan 2023
CategoryLegislative
On now on BBC Parliament23:15 UTC
On now
House of Lords
23:00 to 00:00 UTC
45 minutes left
00:00House of Lords
01:00House of Lords
02:00House of Lords
03:00House of Lords
ScheduleBBC Parliament schedule

All times UTC. The same day from the API: GET /v1/channels/ch_1bmy4j74/schedule?date=2026-10-12&tz=UTC

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TimeProgrammeEpisodeCategoryLength
23:25Scottish Parliament - Baby Loss Awareness Week 2026Coverage of the debate in the Scottish Parliament marking Baby Loss Awareness Week 2026, on Wednesday 7 October. [S] [HD]1h
00:25International Development......Committee on the Work of the Minister. Coverage of the International Development select committee session, from Tuesday 15 September. [S] [HD]2h 5m
02:30Welsh Affairs Committee on the......Industrial Legacy and Contaminated Land. Coverage of the Welsh Affairs select committee on the legacy of Wales's industrial past and contaminate...1h 5m
03:35Environment, Food and Rural Affairs CommitteeCoverage of the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs select committee session on climate adaptation and emergency response, on Tuesday 15 September....2h 10m
05:45Scottish Parliament - General QuestionsCoverage of questions to ministers in the Scottish government, on Thursday 8 October. [S] [HD]30m
06:15Scottish First Minister's QuestionsQuestions in the Scottish Parliament from party leaders to John Swinney, the first minister, on Thursday 8 October. [S] [HD]30m
06:45Welsh Senedd - Health and Care QuestionsCoverage of questions in the Senedd, the Welsh Parliament, to the cabinet minister for health and care, Mabon ap Gwynfor, on Wednesday 7 October. [...50m
07:35Welsh Senedd - Local......Government, Housing and Planning Questions. Questions to the local government, housing and planning cabinet minister Siân Gwenllian. [S] [HD]50m
08:25Welsh Senedd - 90 Second StatementsCoverage of short statements made in the chamber by members of the Senedd, the Welsh Parliament, on Wednesday 7 October. [S] [HD]10m
08:35Welsh Senedd - Family Drug and Alcohol CourtsCoverage of the debate in the Senedd, the Welsh Parliament, on family drug and alcohol courts, on Wednesday 7 October. [S] [HD]40m
09:15Welsh Senedd - Regional RugbyCoverage of the debate in the Senedd, the Welsh Parliament, tabled by Reform UK, on regional rugby and the plans to reduce Wales's four rugby regio...55m
10:10Welsh Senedd - Access to HousingCoverage of the debate in the Senedd, the Welsh Parliament, tabled by Reform UK, on access to houses in multiple occupation and social housing for ...1h
11:10Welsh First Minister's QuestionsQuestions in the Senedd, the Welsh Parliament, to the first minister, Rhun ap Iorwerth, on Tuesday 6 October. [S,SL] [HD]1h
12:10Scottish First Minister's QuestionsQuestions in the Scottish Parliament from backbench MSPs to John Swinney, the first minister, on Tuesday 6 October. [S,SL] [HD]35m
12:45Scottish First Minister's QuestionsQuestions in the Scottish Parliament from party leaders to John Swinney, the first minister, on Thursday 8 October. [S,SL] [HD]30m
13:15Welsh Senedd - Ports and Maritime TrafficCoverage of the debate in the Senedd, the Welsh Parliament, on the importance of port infrastructure and maritime traffic to the Welsh economy, on ...30m
13:45Westminster Hall - Vaccination Rates in EnglandCoverage of the debate in the House of Commons' second chamber, Westminster Hall, on vaccination rates in England, from Thursday 3 September. [S] [HD]1h 20m
15:05Treasury Committee with the Bank of EnglandTreasury Committee session on the latest Bank of England monetary policy report, with evidence from Andrew Bailey, governor of the Bank of England,...1h 35m
16:40Scottish Parliament - Face......Coverings in Public Places. Coverage of the debate in the Scottish Parliament on the use of face coverings in public places, on Thursday 8 Octob...1h
17:40Scottish Parliament - General QuestionsCoverage of questions to ministers in the Scottish government, on Thursday 8 October. [S] [HD]30m
18:10Scottish First Minister's QuestionsQuestions in the Scottish Parliament from party leaders to John Swinney, the first minister, on Thursday 8 October. [S] [HD]30m
18:40Scottish Parliament - NHS......Winter Planning Statement. Coverage of the statement in the Scottish Parliament on planning for winter and improving hospital flow in the NHS, o...40m
19:20Scottish Parliament -......Strengthening Scotland's Cyber Resilience. The debate in the Scottish Parliament on strengthening Scotland's cyber resilience. [S] [HD]2h 10m
21:30Live Work and Pensions QuestionsCoverage of questions in the House of Commons to Pat McFadden, the work and pensions secretary, and his team of ministers on Monday 12 October. [S]...1h
22:30Live House of Commons On nowCoverage of the day's proceedings in the House of Commons on Monday 12 October. [S] [HD]7h
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  "https://api.tvguideapi.com/v1/channels/ch_1bmy4j74/schedule?date=2026-10-12&tz=UTC"

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curl -H "Authorization: Bearer $TVG_KEY" \
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// GET /v1/channels/ch_1bmy4j74/schedule?date=2026-10-12, the first programme
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            "stop": "2026-10-12T00:25:00Z",
            "title": "Scottish Parliament - Baby Loss Awareness Week 2026",
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            }
        }
    ],
    "meta": {
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    }
}
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The first three programmes of any past day show here. The whole day, and the API, are on Archive.See Archive
TimeFriday 9 October 2026Category
23:15Scottish ParliamentNews & documentary, Politics
23:50Scottish Parliament - NHS Winter Planning StatementNews & documentary, Politics
00:30Environmental Audit Committee on Air PollutionNews & documentary, Politics
35 more programmes that day, on Archive
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