BBC One

Programming

BBC One is more mainstream than its sister station BBC Two and generally gets higher ratings, competing with ITV1 as the most-viewed channel in the UK. The BBC's sport and news programmes have their homes here, as does Children's BBC, mainstream drama and comedy programming, film premieres and documentaries. Regional news programmes generally follow the main news, in particular the Six O'Clock News is followed at 6:30 by half-hour regional news shows. Popular shows from BBC Two, such as Match of the Day and Have I Got News For You, may move to BBC One. Occasionally programmes may also move the other way if they decline in popularity or if the audience is judged to have changed; for example, Top of the Pops switched channels in 2005 after 41 years on BBC One.

Related Topics:
ITV1 - Children's BBC - Film - Match of the Day - Have I Got News For You - Top of the Pops - 2005

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Some popular programmes:

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• Picture Page (1936–39; 1946–52) - Magazine programme
• Come Dancing (1949–95) - Ballroom dancing
• Panorama (1953–) - Current affairs
• Quatermass (1953; 1955; 1958–59) - Science-fiction
• The Grove Family (1954–57) - Soap opera
• Dixon of Dock Green (1955–76) - Police drama
• The Sky at Night (1957–) - Astronomy
• Grandstand (1958–) - Sports showcase
• Blue Peter (1958–) - Children's magazine
• Steptoe and Son (1962–74) - Situation comedy
• Z-Cars (1962–78) - Police drama
• Doctor Who (1963–89; 1996; 2005–) - Science-fiction
• Top of the Pops (1964–2005) - Popular music
• Match of the Day (1966–) - Football highlights
• The Morecambe and Wise Show (1968–78) - Light entertainment
• Crackerjack (1955-1984) - Children's comedy
• Monty Python's Flying Circus (1969–74) - Sketch show
• Play for Today (1970–84) - Drama anthology
• Grange Hill (1978–) - Children's drama
• Question Time (1979–) - Political debate
• Only Fools and Horses (1981–2003) - Situation comedy
• EastEnders (1985–) - Soap opera
• Casualty (1986–) - Medical drama
• One Foot in the Grave (1990–2000) - Situation comedy
• Jonathan Creek (1997–) - Mystery drama
• Spooks (2002–) - Spy drama

For a fuller list of programmes screened on all BBC television channels, see List of BBC television programming.

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