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Jessica Gibb

BBC One returns to normal scheduling tonight three days after the Queen's death

BBC One is due to return to normal scheduling tonight after three days of news on Queen's death.

The BBC has been tireless in its coverage of the death of Queen Elizabeth II at 96 and the subsequent ascension to the throne of her son King Charles III.

BBC News Specials have dominated BBC One's schedule

But the seemingly non-stop coverage will come to an end tonight as the Queen's coffin arrives at the Palace of Holyroodhouse on Sunday.

Following the death of the Queen at the age of 96, many programmes were axed as broadcasters provided rolling coverage of her passing.

BBC One had paused normal programming while covering news following the Queen's death (PA)

BBC One has been airing national and regional news programmes between shows including Picturing Elizabeth: Her Life In Images, Elizabeth: The Unseen Queen, and When The Queen Spoke To The Nation.

A special edition of The One Show: Our Queen Remembered, aired last night.

Tonight BBC One will see special editions of Songs Of Praise, Countryfile, and Antiques Roadshow.

But normal programming will resume at 8pm with the first episode of Frozen Planet II.

More than a decade after the first series, Frozen Planet II uses new technology to take viewers on a journey through the earth’s coldest and most remote icy lands.

Sir David Attenborough, who voices the six part series, says in the trailer that it explores “earth’s frozen habitats, where life finds a way not just to survive, but to thrive”.

Sir David Attenborough will return to BBC One at 8pm tonight with Frozen Planet II (Getty Images)

The series – four years in the making – includes scenes of camels making tracks across snow deserts, seals being knocked off icebergs by waves created by killer whales and penguins launching themselves into the ocean for the first time.

It also shows polar bears struggling for survival as their habitat warms up and baby seals facing a bleak start shortly after birth.

Sir David warns: “Our frozen habitats are disappearing at a faster rates than ever before.”

Then at 9pm The Capture returns for episode five of the second series.

The thriller captured the attention of the British public as it focused on the concept of fake news and the nation’s ‘surveillance culture’.

The BBC told Mirror they are currently only confirming schedules for today and tomorrow so this could be subject to changes.

* This weekend, the Sunday Mirror celebrate the life of Her Majesty the Queen with a commemorative special filled with all the key moments from Britain’s longest reigning monarch. Be sure to pick up your copy of the Sunday Mirror to get the pullout.

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