BBC Parliament is a free-to-air public broadcast television channel from the BBC. It broadcasts live and recorded coverage of the House of Commons and House of Lords, Select Committees of the UK Parliament, the three devolved assemblies, being the Scottish Parliament, the Northern Ireland Assembly and the Welsh Assembly, and occasionally from the General Synod of the Church of England.
The channel also broadcasts reports from the European Parliament and the yearly party conferences of the main UK political parties and the Trades Union Congress.
It is also the world's only parliamentary channel.
History[]
Before being taken over by the BBC, the channel was known as The Parliamentary Channel, operated by United Artists Cable and funded by a consortium of British cable operators. The Parliamentary Channel launched as a cable-exclusive channel on 13 January 1992. The channel was purchased by the BBC in 1998, retitled BBC Parliament and relaunched on 23 September 1998.
| UK BBC Channels | BBC One • BBC Two • BBC Three • BBC Four • BBC Five • CBBC • CBeebies • BBC News • BBC Parliament • BBC Alba • BBC Scotland |
|---|---|
| UKTV Channels | W • Dave • Alibi • Gold • Eden • Drama • Yesterday |
| International Channels | BBC Earth • Sony BBC Earth • BBC Brit • BBC First • BBC Lifestyle • BBC Kids • BBC Entertainment • BBC America • BBC UKTV • BBC World News • BBC News Arabic • BBC News Persian • BBC HD • BBC World |
| Streaming Services | BBC iPlayer • BBC Player • BBC Select • BBC Kids • BBC Food • BBC Home • BritBox • UKTV Player |
| Defunct Channels | BBC Knowledge (UK • International) • BBC Choice • BBC Prime • BBC Food • BBC Select • BBC TV Europe • BBC 2W • BBC Japan • BBC Canada • BBC Kids (Canada) |