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BBC confirms changes to weekend TV schedule following the Queen’s death-Ruth Lawes-Entertainment – Metro
The BBC will air special documentaries about the Queen.
The nation is in mourning after the death of the Queen (Picture: WPA Pool /Getty Images)
The BBC has confirmed it has altered its weekend TV schedules in the days after the Queen’s death.
Changes to the programming line-up have been made across the major broadcasters since doctors said they were supervising the Queen on Thursday.
Following Buckingham Palace’s announcement that the Queen had died peacefully at Balmoral, plunging the nation into a period of mourning, the BBC and other channels revised their programming line-up.
On Friday, the public service broadcaster aired blanket coverage of the Queen’s death until 6.30pm, with a series of BBC News specials.
While BBC Two did not air round-the-clock programming of the Queen, it also amended its schedule for the day.
The channels’ shows for the weekend follow a similar pattern, with BBC One airing hours of content on the Queen, while BBC Two has fewer alterations.
Among the programming to be aired on the BBC are several documentary specials including Picturing Elizabeth: Her Life in Images about the stories behind some of the most famous and era-defining pictures of the Queen.
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The BBC first suspended its regular programming from lunchtime on Thursday after it was announced that there were concerns about the monarch’s health.
The Queen died peacefully at Balmoral (Picture/Indigo/Getty Images)
In a statement, Buckingham Palace said: ‘Following further evaluation this morning, the Queen’s doctors are concerned for Her Majesty’s health and have recommended she remain under medical supervision.
‘The Queen remains comfortable and at Balmoral.’
The Queen touched many lives (Picture: Hulton-Deutsch Collection/CORBIS/Corbis via Getty Images)
Programmes were interrupted by a breaking news broadcast to share the statement with viewers.
A further update was then announced at 6.30pm confirming the Queen had died, with present Huw Edwards, who had been fronting the rolling coverage saying: ‘A few moments ago Buckingham Palace announced the death of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II.’
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He then read out the statement from the Palace which said: ‘The Queen died peacefully at Balmoral this afternoon.
‘The King and The Queen Consort will remain at Balmoral this evening and will return to London tomorrow.’
Altered BBC schedule for the weekend
Saturday September, 10
BBC One
06:00 Breakfast
09:30 The Proclamation of HM The King
12:30 BBC News
14:00 Picturing Elizabeth: Her Life in Images
15:00 The Queen and Us: 50s
16:00 The Queen and Us: 60s
17:00 BBC News and Weather
17:50 Regional News
18:00 BBC News
18:45 The One Show: Our Queen Remembered
19:45 Elizabeth: The Unseen Queen
21:00 When the Queen Spoke to the Nation
22:00 BBC News and Weather
23:00 BBC News
BBC Two
09:30 Deadly Pole to Pole – as billed
10:00 Saturday Kitchen Live – addition to the schedule
11:30 Mary Berry – Cook and Share – addition to the schedule
12:00 Rick Stein’s Spain – addition to the schedule
13:00 Bargain Hunt – addition to the schedule
13:45 Money for Nothing – addition to the schedule
14:35 Film: The Secret Life of Pets 2 – addition to the schedule
15:55 Flog It! – addition to the schedule
16:50 Superman & Lois: All Is Lost – addition to the schedule
17:35 Unbeatable – earlier than billed
18:05 Richard Osman’s House of Games – later than billed
18:35 The Hit List – addition to the schedule
19:20 Pointless Celebrities – addition to the schedule
20:10 Casualty – addition to the schedule
21:00 Film: Brooklyn – addition to the schedule
22:45 Today At The Test: England v South Africa – earlier than billed
23:45 Golf: PGA Championship Highlights – earlier than billed
00:45 Women’s International Cricket Highlights: England v India – 1st T20I – earlier than billed
Sunday September, 11
BBC One
06:00 Breakfast
09:00 Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg
10:00 Great North Run
11:30 HM The King: The National Proclamations
12:30 BBC News
14:00 Songs of Praise: Queen Elizabeth II
14:35 Elizabeth: Her Passions & Pastimes
15:35 The Queen and Us: 70s
16:35 The Queen and Us: 80s
17:35 BBC News and Weather
17:50 Regional News
18:00 Countryfile – Queen & Country
19:00 Antiques Roadshow: The Queen and Britannia
20:00 Frozen Planet II
21:00 The Capture
22:00 BBC News and Weather
22:55 Regional News
23:00 The Longest Reign: The Queen and Her People
00:00 BBC News
BBC Two
10:00 Saturday Kitchen Best Bites – as billed
11:30 Great North Run – earlier than billed, reduced duration
12:15 Rugby League: Super League Playoff Highlights – earlier than billed
13:15 The Hotel People – earlier than billed
14:15 Nadiya’s Everyday Baking – later than billed
14:50 Bargain Hunt – addition to the schedule
15:50 Escape to the Country – addition to the schedule
16:50 The North York Moors: A Wild Year – addition to the schedule
17:15 Flog It!- addition to the schedule
18:00 Golf: PGA Championship Highlights – as billed
19:00 Today At The Test: England v South Africa – as billed
20:00 Stolen: Catching the Art Thieves – as billed
21:00 Simon Reeve’s South America – as billed
22:00 How To with John Wilson – as billed
22:25 Film: Colette – addition to the schedule
00:10 Film: Out of Blue – later than billed
01:55 Signed: A Tribute to Her Majesty The Queen – addition to the schedule
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