BBC One (formerly known as BBC1 until 1997) is the first flagship television channel in the United Kingdom, Isle of Man and Channel Islands. that is run by the BBC. It broadcasts 24 hours a day and has broadcast since 2 November 1936.
History[]
BBC One (BBC Television Service at the time) was launched on 2 November 1936. Originally, less than 10 hours of television was broadcast a week and only broadcast to London and the surrounding area. In 1939, the BBC Television Service went off-air due to the war. It returned after the war ended in 1945. BBC Television returned on 7 June 1945 at 15:00. Jasmine Bligh, one of the original announcers, made the first announcement, saying, 'Good afternoon everybody. How are you? Do you remember me, Jasmine Bligh? The last thing to be broadcasts before the hiatus, a Mickey Mouse cartoon, was shown shortly afterwards.
After the war the station also reached Birmingham in 1949, and almost all of the country by the mid-1950's. In April 1964, BBC TV was again renamed BBC 1, due to the launch of sister station BBC 2. Since the launch of multichannel television, BBC One's share of the viewing has declined, although not as fast as ITV's, leading the channel to once again become the most watched in the last decade.
Programmes[]
- For a list of programmes aired on BBC One, see Category:BBC One Shows
References[]
| UK BBC Channels | BBC One • BBC Two • BBC Three • BBC Four • BBC Five • CBBC • CBeebies • BBC News • BBC Parliament • BBC Alba • BBC Scotland |
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| UKTV Channels | W • Dave • Alibi • Gold • Eden • Drama • Yesterday |
| International Channels | BBC Earth • Sony BBC Earth • BBC Brit • BBC First • BBC Lifestyle • BBC Kids • BBC Entertainment • BBC America • BBC UKTV • BBC World News • BBC News Arabic • BBC News Persian • BBC HD • BBC World |
| Streaming Services | BBC iPlayer • BBC Player • BBC Select • BBC Kids • BBC Food • BBC Home • BritBox • UKTV Player |
| Defunct Channels | BBC Knowledge (UK • International) • BBC Choice • BBC Prime • BBC Food • BBC Select • BBC TV Europe • BBC 2W • BBC Japan • BBC Canada • BBC Kids (Canada) |