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BBC Four further supports foreign-language films with its annual World Cinema Award which has been running since 2004. From the channel's launch in 2002 until the middle of 2020, BBC Four broadcast a global news bulletin on weeknights. Originally this was the BBC Four News presented initially by George Alagiah, which ran at 8pm.
BBC Two broadcasts factual programming, including lifestyle and documentaries. BBC Four begins programming at 7 pm. The channel shows a wide variety of programmes including arts, documentaries, music, international film, comedy, original programmes, drama and current affairs. [58]
4 March – The BBC and Flextech agree on a deal to provide several BBC-branded channels – BBC Showcase, for entertainment; BBC Horizon, for documentaries; BBC Style, for lifestyle; BBC Learning, for schools, and BBC Arena, for the arts – plus three other channels: BBC Catch-Up, for repeats of popular programmes within days of their original transmission, a dedicated BBC Sport channel and ...
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2 March – BBC Knowledge ceases transmission in the early hours (the first BBC channel to permanently close) with BBC Four launching to replace it at 7pm. The opening night is simulcast on BBC Two. [44] 3 March Will Young's debut single tops the charts, having accrued calculated sales of 1,108,269. [45]
The Masters begins on Sunday 12 January at Alexandra Palace, and the final will be played on Sunday 19 January. ... BBC Two, BBC Four, BBC iPlayer and the BBC Sport website showing every match ...
17 January – BBC Two begins airing a four-part adaptation of Gormenghast, Mervyn Peake's series of fantasy novels. [176] It stars Jonathan Rhys Meyers and is launched with a massive publicity campaign, but it is panned by critics and loses 40% of its viewership by the third episode. Figures indicate that the first episode is watched by 4.2 ...
Channel 4 starts broadcasting into the early hours every night, closing down between 2am and 3am. Previously, Channel 4 had closed down on Sundays to Wednesdays at between midnight and 1am. An early morning 60-minute news programme, ITN Early Morning News, is launched but it is only available in areas which have 24-hour broadcasting.