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 […]
The 2025 World Snooker Championship attracted large TV audiences with the tournament being streamed a record-breaking 29 million times across BBC iPlayer, the BBC Sport website and the BBC Sport app – an increase of 25 per cent on 2024. The overall TV reach across BBC One, BBC Two and BBC Four over the tournament […]
BBC Northern Ireland will provide live coverage of the 2025 Belfast City Marathon across BBC iPlayer, BBC Sounds, BBC Radio Ulster and on the BBC Sport NI website on May 4th. This year’s event expects to see the biggest number of participants with more than 22,000 runners taking part – the largest number in its […]
Horrible Science, a new comedy sketch series and educational resource from the award-winning team behind Horrible Histories, will launch on May 9th on CBBC and BBC iPlayer, and curriculum learning resources on BBC Bitesize. Ever wondered how Sir Isaac Newton would defy gravity on a rollercoaster? Or what a gym class where you defend yourself […]