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BBC Four

BBC Four is a British free-to-air public broadcast television channel owned and operated by the BBC. It was launched on 2 March 2002 and shows a wide variety of programmes including arts, documentaries, music, international film and drama, and current affairs. It is required by its licence to air at least 100 hours of new arts and music programmes, 110…

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Owner
BBC
Headquarters
London, England
BBC iPlayer
Watch live (UK only)
Broadcast area
United Kingdom · Isle of Man · Channel Islands
Country
United Kingdom
Freeview (UK)
Channel 9 (SD; 24 in Scot) Channel 106 (HD)

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BBC Four HD

Programming

Programmes

Availability outside the UK

Presentation

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BBC Four

Nodes209
Edges208
Triples236
Avg. degree1.99
Density0.009569
Components1

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BBC Four

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related to Original programmes · 71
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related to BBC Four HD · 24
BBC Four → BBC, BBC Four HD, BBC Four's HD, BBC HD, BBC News HD, BBC Three HD, CBBC HD, CBeebies HD, COM7, December, Freeview, GMT, HD, In, In June, Ireland, July, June, March, Multiplex
related to Music programming · 20
BBC Four → ABBA, August, BBC, BBC One, BBC TV, BBC Two, BBC Two/UKTV Yesterday, Big Hits, Island, Motown, Musicals, Neil Brand, Pops, TestThe Sound, The Old Grey Whistle, The Sound, The Story, Top, TV, UKTV's Yesterday
related to history · 18
BBC Four → August, BBC, BBC Choice, BBC Knowledge, BBC One, BBC Three, BBC Two, December, GMT, Greg Dyke, It, Liz Cleaver, March, October, Planning, The, The BBC Four, Two
related to Programming · 17
BBC Four → Armando Iannucci's, BBC Four Remit The, BBC Two, Break Down, Conchords, Curb Your Enthusiasm, Danish, Everything, Flight, It, Larry David's Seinfeld, Mad Men, Michael Landy, The Chaser's War, The Killing, The Man Who Destroyed, The Thick
related to Organisation · 16
BBC Four → Adam Barker, BBC Board, BBC Two, Channel Editor, Controller, Four, Hadlow, In October, Janice Hadlow, Janice Hadlow's, Janice Hadlow2008, Kim Shillinglaw, Richard Klein, Richard Klein2013, Roly Keating2004, The
related to Presentation · 13
BBC Four → As, BBC, Everybody Needs, However, Lambie-Nairn, London, London Eye, Place To Think, South Bank, The, Waterloo Bridge, When, Zeb Soanes
related to Availability outside the UK · 11
BBC Four → ALIA, Belgium, European Union/EEA, IPTV, Ireland, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg Broadcasting Regulator, Netherlands, Republic, Switzerland, The
related to Most watched programmes · 4
BBC Four → BARB, Live, Number, The
Broadcast area · 3
BBC Four → Channel Islands, Isle of Man, United Kingdom

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bbc four channel broadcast programmes two new television world also music cbeebies news documentaries three launched hd drama programming one

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
BBC FourBBC iPlayerWatch live (UK only)1.00infobox
BBC FourBroadcast areaUnited Kingdom1.00infobox
BBC FourBroadcast areaIsle of Man1.00infobox
BBC FourBroadcast areaChannel Islands1.00infobox
BBC FourCountryUnited Kingdom1.00infobox
BBC FourFreeview (UK)Channel 9 (SD; 24 in Scot) Channel 106 (HD)1.00infobox
BBC FourHeadquartersLondon, England1.00infobox
BBC FourLanguageEnglish1.00infobox
BBC FourLaunched2 March 2002; 24 years ago (2002-03-02)1.00infobox
BBC FourNetworkBBC Television1.00infobox
BBC FourOwnerBBC1.00infobox
BBC FourPicture format1080i/1080p[a] HDTV (downscaled to 576i for the SDTV feed)1.00infobox
BBC FourReplacedBBC Knowledge1.00infobox
BBC FourSister channelsBBC One BBC Two BBC Three BBC News BBC Parliament CBBC CBeebies BBC Scotland BBC Alba1.00infobox
BBC FourVirgin TV AnywhereWatch live (Ireland only)1.00infobox
BBC FourWebsitebbc.co.uk/bbcfour1.00infobox
BBC Fouris aBritish free-to-air public broadcast television channel owned and operated by the BBC0.90text

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