List of television programmes broadcast by the BBC
This is a list of television programmes broadcast by the BBC either currently or previously broadcast on the BBC in the United Kingdom.
Current programming
Programmes in this section have been broadcast by the BBC in the last year or have a commission for further episodes.
Recommissioned shows are shown as running to the present, as are any show that is currently airing.
Only channels where an episode first aired are listed (with the exception of episodes on non-BBC Three programmes which debuted online; for these) the linear channel and the transmission date on that channel are used.
Children's television programmes can be found at List of BBC children's television programmes.
Comedy
Drama
Miniseries
Soap
One-off Drama
Unscripted
Documentaries
Gameshows
Reality
News programming
For programmes which only air on the BBC World News Channel, see programming on BBC World News.
Sports programming
FA Cup: BBC One/TV 1937 – 1996, 2002 – 2008 & 2014 – present (shared with BT Sport)
Wimbledon Championships: BBC TV/BBC One 1937 – present, BBC Two 1964 – present
The Boat Race: BBC TV/One 1938 – 2004 & 2010 – present (ITV covered the Boat Race from 2005 – 2009)
Live England Test Cricket: BBC TV 1938 – 1998
Rugby League Challenge Cup: BBC One & Two 1948 – present
Summer & Winter Olympic Games: BBC One & Two 1948 – present
The Open Championship: BBC One & Two 1955 – present (live coverage 1955 – 2015, highlights 2016 – present)
Test Match Special: BBC Radio 1957 – present
Final Score: BBC One 1958 – present (part of Grandstand 1958 – 2001)
Grandstand: BBC One 1958 – 2007, BBC Two 1981 – 2007
The Grand National: BBC One 1960 – 2012, BBC Radio 1948 – present (rights transferred to Channel 4)
Rugby League World Cup: BBC One & Two 1960 – present (live coverage 1960 – 2000 & 2013 – present, highlights only 2008)
UEFA European Championship: BBC One 1960 – present (shared with ITV Sport)
FIFA World Cup: BBC One 1962 – present (shared with ITV Sport)
Match of the Day: BBC Two 1964 – 1966, BBC One 1966 – present (Only on air for FA Cup weekends 1988 – 1992 & 2001 – 2004)
Rugby Special: BBC Two 1966 – 2005 & 2016 – present
Sportsnight: BBC One 1968 – 1997
Football Focus: BBC One 1974 – present (part of Grandstand 1974 – 2001)
The Grand Prix: BBC One & BBC Two 1976 – 1996; BBC Three 2009 – 2015 (Rebroadcast between 2009 – 2015 on BBC Red Button and BBC iPlayer)
Formula 1: BBC One, BBC Two & BBC Three 1976 – 1996 & 2009 – 2015 (rights transferred to Channel 4)
World Snooker Championship: BBC One & BBC Two 1977 – present
BDO World Darts Championship: BBC One & BBC Two 1978 – 2016
Ski Sunday: BBC Two 1978 – present
London Marathon: BBC One 1981 – present
Great North Run: BBC One 1981 – present
Today at Wimbledon: BBC Two 1993 – 2014 & 2016 – present (replaced by Wimbledon 2Day in 2015)
6 Nations Rugby: BBC One 2000 – present (shared with ITV Sport 2016 – present)
Match of the Day 2: BBC Two 2004 – 2012, BBC One 2012 – present
FIFA Club World Cup: 2005, 2012, 2019 – present
FIFA Women's World Cup – BBC One/Two 2007 – present
Super Bowl (BBC One Two 2007 – 2013 & 2016 – 2022)
ATP World Tour Finals – BBC Two 2009 – present
Football League/League Cup Show: BBC One 2009 – 2015 (rights transferred to Channel 5)
PDC Champions League of Darts: BBC One & BBC Two 2016 – present
The Premier League Show: BBC Two 2016 – present
England Test Match, ODI & T20 International Highlights: 2020 – present
2 England Men's T20 Internationals & 2 England Women's T20 International: 2020 – present
10 matches from men's City based T20 competition & 8 matches from women's City based T20 competition: 2020 – present
UEFA Women's Championship 2022 – present
Events
Chelsea Flower Show
Children in Need (BBC One & BBC Two 1980 – present)
Comic Relief (BBC One & BBC Two 1985 – present)
Edinburgh Festival
Eurovision Song Contest (Finals: BBC TV/BBC One 1956 – present, Semi-finals: BBC Three 2004 – 2015; 2022, BBC Four 2016 – 2021, BBC One 2023–present)
Glastonbury Festival (BBC Two 1997 – present, BBC Three 2003 – 2015, BBC Four 2003 – present)
Junior Eurovision Song Contest (BBC One & CBBC 2022–present)
The Proms
Sport Relief (BBC One & BBC Two 2002–2020)
Former programming
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See also
List of programs broadcast by BBC America
List of programs broadcast by BBC Canada
BBC television drama
List of television programs
Lists of animated television series
List of British TV shows remade for the American market