BBC Parliament

BBC Parliament is a British free-to-air public broadcast television channel from the BBC that showcases parliamentary content from across the United Kingdom. It broadcasts live and recorded coverage of the House of Commons, House of Lords and Select Committees of the British Parliament, the Scottish Parliament, the London Assembly, the Northern Ireland Assembly and the Welsh Senedd.

BBC Parliament
Logo used since 2022.
CountryUnited Kingdom
Broadcast areaUnited Kingdom and elsewhere in Europe
Programming
Language(s)English
Picture formatMost programming:
576i SDTV
(upscaled to 1080i for the HDTV feed)
Some programmes:
1080i HDTV
(downscaled to 576i for the SDTV feed)
Ownership
OwnerBBC
Sister channelsBBC One
BBC Two
BBC Three
BBC Four
BBC News
CBBC
CBeebies
BBC Scotland
BBC Alba
History
Launched23 September 1998 (23 September 1998)
Links
Websitebbc.co.uk/tv/bbcparliament
Availability
Terrestrial
FreeviewChannel 232 (SD)
Streaming media
BBC iPlayerWatch live (UK only)

As of January 2022, the channel had a typical weekly peak of approximately 120,000 viewers, during Prime Minister's Questions, representing a monthly reach of 5.41% of UK TV households and 0.06% overall share. When the channel is not broadcasting parliamentary content, it simulcasts the BBC News channel.

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