Regular BBC One programmes have been moved after the death of Queen Elizabeth II.
The Monarch for 70 years, died aged 96 at Balmoral Castle, on Thursday, September 8. To pay respects to the Queen and to cover national mourning, the BBC has cleared its regular programming for the day.
The channel’s schedule will now follow back-to-back news coverage, as tributes continue to pour in. This means that the usual TV guide, including EastEnders, Pointless and Escape To The Country will be moved.
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All of the BBC 's usual Friday schedule will be moved on BBC One and BBC Two. On the broadcaster’s main channel, the BBC will cover the news and news specials from 6am through to the evening.
Meanwhile, the majority of BBC One’s regular programming will be moved onto BBC Two, which will now broadcast the likes of Homes Under The Hammer at 11.15am and Bargain Hunt at 12.15pm. Later in the day, BBC Two will also broadcast Escape To The Country, Pointless and EastEnders among others as an addition to its regular schedule.
Alongside the schedule change announcement, the BBC director general Tim Davie and chairman Richard Sharp shared a message of condolence for the late monarch. Their statement read: “On behalf of everyone at the BBC we offer our deepest condolences to the Royal Family following the death of Her Majesty The Queen.
“Her Majesty was the absolute embodiment of public service. She was a unifying figure across generations, communities and borders, who represented the very best of our nation.
“We are grateful at the BBC to have witnessed, recorded and shared so many of the special moments in her long life and reign.
“She will always be remembered with the greatest affection and admiration.”
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