King & Conqueror is coming to the BBC this August, with all episodes of the historial drama available on BBC iPlayer from 6am on August 24th and the first episode airing on BBC One that same evening. King & Conqueror is the story of a clash that defined the future of a country – and […]
BBC Sport has announced a broadcast deal with boxing promoter BOXXER that will see live, professional boxing return to Saturday night primetime television and BBC iPlayer on a free-to-air basis. Selected undercard fights, features and behind-the-scenes content will also be available across BBC iPlayer, the BBC Sport website and app, BBC Sounds and the BBC […]
A special one-hour documentary, Ozzy Osbourne: Coming Home, will premiere on BBC iPlayer and BBC One will air on August 18th at 9pm. On July 5th, against all the odds, Ozzy Osbourne made it onto the stage one last time to perform a homecoming gig: a set with his own band and then a finale […]
Lupus Films’ award-winning, hand-painted animated feature film, Kensuke’s Kingdom, is set to take family audiences on a thrilling adventure when it sails onto BBC iPlayer and BBC One on August 3rd. Based on the best-selling children’s novel by Michael Morpurgo and adapted for screen by Children’s Laureate Frank Cottrell-Boyce, Kensuke’s Kingdom features the epic adventure […]
BBC Sport and Athletic Ventures have confirmed a new five-year deal to broadcast coverage of some of the biggest UK athletics events, including the London Athletics Meet, until 2029. This new deal will bring world-class athletics to BBC platforms – BBC TV, iPlayer and BBC Sport digital platforms – ensuring the biggest moments in UK […]
The Sheffield arena is ready for battle once again as Gladiators is set to return in 2026 for another season on the BBC, plus a brand-new Celebrity Special. Bradley and Barney Walsh will once again oversee proceedings as the gladiators Apollo, Athena, Bionic, Comet, Cyclone, Diamond, Dynamite, Electro, Fire, Fury, Giant, Hammer, Legend, Nitro, Phantom, […]
Just ahead of its live coverage of the Wimbledon tennis tournament and Glastonbury music festival, the BBC has announced that it is commencing the first phase of a trial of low latency live streaming on its iPlayer service. “For the next few weeks, viewers using selected devices who have opted into iPlayer’s ‘beta’ mode may […]
The BBC, Glastonbury’s exclusive broadcast partner, will bring audiences a two-month celebration of the celebrated music festival this June and July, across TV, BBC iPlayer, radio and BBC Sounds. Lorna Clarke, BBC Director of Music, commented: “This year, we’re making it easier than ever for millions of music fans to access Glastonbury’s standout moments, whilst […]
Lee Mack’s celebrated studio sitcom, Not Going Out, will return for a new season on the BBC in June. The UK’s longest running UK sitcom currently on air, and newest member to the elite group of sitcom centenarians (when the 100th episode aired during the BBC’s 2023 Christmas schedule), will see the story of wise-cracking […]
White Man Walking, a feature-length documentary commissioned by BBC Storyville and produced by Osun Group, premieres on BBC Four and iPlayer on May 27th to mark the fifth anniversary of George Floyd’s death. The film follows white filmmaker Rob Bliss as he walks across America wearing a Black Lives Matter t-shirt, confronting hostility, armed Trump […]