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The BBC will air special documentaries about the Queen.

BBC confirms changes to weekend TV schedule following the Queen’s death-Ruth Lawes-Entertainment – Metro

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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