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BBC One

BBC One is a British free-to-air public broadcast television channel owned and operated by the BBC. It is the corporation's oldest and flagship channel, and is known for broadcasting mainstream programming, which includes BBC News television bulletins, primetime drama and entertainment, and live BBC Sport events.

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Owner
BBC
Headquarters
Broadcasting House, London, England
Broadcast area
United Kingdom · Isle of Man · Channel Islands · Gibraltar · Ireland
Country
United Kingdom
Former names
BBC Television Service (2 November 1936 – 7 October 1960) · BBC Television (8 October 1960 – 19 April 1964) · BBC1 (20 April 1964 – 3 October 1997)
Freeview
Channel 1 (SD) Channel 101 (HD)

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Overview

Availability

History

Sister channels

Contemporary programming

Presentation

Regional variations

Availability outside the UK

Accessibility

Controllers of BBC One

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BBC One

Nodes265
Edges264
Triples257
Avg. degree1.99
Density0.007547
Components1

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BBC One

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related to BBC One HD · 40
BBC One → All, BBC, BBC One HD, BBC One Northern Ireland, BBC One Scotland, BBC One Wales, BBC Trust, Christmas Day, December, Doctor Who, EastEnders, England, Freesat, HD, High Definition, Holby City, January, July, June, March
related to 2010s · 25
BBC One → Anne Wood, As, BBC, BBC Children's, BBC Trust, But, CBBC, CBeebies, Children's, December, Delivering Quality First, Far, Head, It, Joe Godwin, May, October, On, Our, Teletubbies
related to Availability outside the UK · 19
BBC One → ALIA, Belgium, BFBS, British Forces Broadcasting Service, European Union/EEA, HM Forces, IPTV, Ireland, Liechtenstein, London, Luxembourgish Broadcasting Regulator, March, Monaco, Netherlands, Northern Ireland, On, Switzerland, The, TV
related to 1990s · 18
BBC One → August, BBC TV, BBC's, BBC-developed NICAM, BBC1, BBC2, Broadcasting Act, By, Channel, During, For, ITV, NICAM, NICAM-enabled, Stereo, This, United States, Widescreen
related to Controllers of BBC One · 18
BBC One → Alan Hart1984, Alan Yentob1996, BBC, Bill Cotton1981, Bryan Cowgill1977, Charlotte Moore In, Danny Cohen2013, Donald Baverstock1965, Jay Hunt2010, Jonathan Powell1993, Lorraine Heggessey2005, Michael Grade1987, Michael Jackson1997, Michael Peacock1967, Paul Fox1973, Peter Fincham2007, Peter Salmon2000, Roly Keating
related to The One to Watch campaign · 18
BBC One → Australian, BBC, BBC Two, BBC's, CBBC, Channel, Each, February, Fincham, Following, FremantleMedia, In May, March, Neighbours, The, The One, The Weakest Link, Watch
related to Presentation · 15
BBC One → Bat's Wings, BBC, BBC One's, Computer Originated World, December, February, In, It, Most, October, On, The, This, UK, Virtual Globe
related to 2000s · 11
BBC One → BBC One's, British, Controller, During Heggessey's, However, ITV, Jane Lush, Lorraine Heggessey, Michael Jackson's, November, She
Broadcast area · 9
BBC One → Belgium, Channel Islands, France, Gibraltar, Ireland, Isle of Man, Netherlands, Switzerland, United Kingdom
Sister channels · 9
BBC One → BBC Alba, BBC Four, BBC News, BBC Parliament, BBC Scotland, BBC Three, BBC Two, CBBC, CBeebies

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bbc one channel television programmes programming broadcast new two itv bbc1 news first hd programme uk time show children's also

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
BBC OneBroadcast areaUnited Kingdom1.00infobox
BBC OneBroadcast areaIsle of Man1.00infobox
BBC OneBroadcast areaChannel Islands1.00infobox
BBC OneBroadcast areaGibraltar1.00infobox
BBC OneBroadcast areaIreland1.00infobox
BBC OneBroadcast areaBelgium1.00infobox
BBC OneBroadcast areaNetherlands1.00infobox
BBC OneBroadcast areaSwitzerland1.00infobox
BBC OneBroadcast areaFrance1.00infobox
BBC OneCountryUnited Kingdom1.00infobox
BBC OneFormer namesBBC Television Service (2 November 1936 – 7 October 1960)1.00infobox
BBC OneFormer namesBBC Television (8 October 1960 – 19 April 1964)1.00infobox
BBC OneFormer namesBBC1 (20 April 1964 – 3 October 1997)1.00infobox
BBC OneFreeviewChannel 1 (SD) Channel 101 (HD)1.00infobox
BBC OneHeadquartersBroadcasting House, London, England1.00infobox
BBC OneLanguageEnglish1.00infobox
BBC OneLaunched2 November 1936; 89 years ago (1936-11-02)1.00infobox
BBC OneNetworkBBC Television1.00infobox
BBC OneOther providersSee dedicated section1.00infobox
BBC OneOwnerBBC1.00infobox
BBC OnePicture format1080i/1080p[a] HDTV (downscaled to 576i for the SDTV feed) 2160p UHDTV (ongoing trials, available on BBC iPlayer for certain programmes only)1.00infobox
BBC OneSister channelsBBC Two1.00infobox
BBC OneSister channelsBBC Three1.00infobox
BBC OneSister channelsBBC Four1.00infobox
BBC OneSister channelsBBC News1.00infobox
BBC OneSister channelsBBC Parliament1.00infobox
BBC OneSister channelsCBBC1.00infobox
BBC OneSister channelsCBeebies1.00infobox
BBC OneSister channelsBBC Scotland1.00infobox
BBC OneSister channelsBBC Alba1.00infobox

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