BBC Parliament
Launched	23 September 1998
Owned by	BBC
Audience share	Near but above 0% (August 2007, [1])
Formerly called	The Parliamentary Channel
Sister channel(s)	BBC News 24
Website	www.bbc.co.uk/bbcparliament
Availability
Terrestrial
Freeview	Channel 81
Satellite
Sky Digital	Channel 504
Astra 2A	11954 H / 27500 / 2/3
Cable
Virgin Media	Channel 612

BBC Parliament is a British television channel from the BBC. It broadcasts live and recorded coverage of the British House of Commons and House of Lords, Select Committees, the Northern Ireland Assembly, the Scottish Parliament and the Welsh Assembly, and occasionally from the General Synod of the Church of England. The Channel also broadcasts reports from the European Parliament. Before being taken over by the BBC, the channel was known as The Parliamentary Channel, at first operated by United Artists Cable and funded by a consortium of British cable operators.^[1] The Parliamentary Channel launched as a cable-exclusive channel in 1992. The channel was purchased by the BBC in 1998, retitled 'BBC Parliament', and relaunched under the new name on 23 September 1998. It now broadcasts on cable, satellite, and Freeview. BBC Parliament Logo This is a copyrighted and/or trademarked logo. ... is the 266th day of the year (267th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1998 (MCMXCVIII) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar). ... For other uses, see BBC (disambiguation). ... BBC News 24 is the BBCs 24 hour rolling news television channel in the United Kingdom. ... This article is about the United Kingdom digital terrestrial television service. ... Sky Digital is the brand name for British Sky Broadcastings digital satellite television service, transmitted from SES Astra satellites located at 28. ... SES Astra SA, is a corporate subsidiary of SES, based in Betzdorf, in eastern Luxembourg, that owns and operates the Astra series of geostationary satellites, which transmit approximately 1100 analogue and digital television and radio channels via 176 transponders to 91 million households across Europe. ... Virgin Media Inc. ... For other uses, see BBC (disambiguation). ... Type Lower House Speaker of the House of Commons Leader of the House of Commons Michael Martin, (Non-affiliated) since October 23, 2000 Harriet Harman, QC, (Labour) since June 28, 2007 Shadow Leader of the House of Commons Theresa May, PC, (Conservative) since December 6, 2005 Members 646 Political groups... This article is about the British House of Lords. ... A Select Committee is a committee made up of a small number of parliamentary members appointed to deal with particular areas or issues originating in the Westminster System of parliamentary democracy. ... The logo of the Northern Ireland Assembly, a six flowered linen or flax plant. ... For the national legislative body up to 1707, see Parliament of Scotland. ... The National Assembly for Wales (or NAW) (Welsh: Cynulliad Cenedlaethol Cymru) was established in 1998, following a 1997 referendum in which a small majority of voters (but not the electorate) voted in favour of the Labour Governments plans for devolution. ... The General Synod is the title of the governing body of some church organizations. ... The Church of England logo since 1998 The Church of England is the officially established Christian church[1] in England, and acts as the mother and senior branch of the worldwide Anglican Communion, as well as a founding member of the Porvoo Communion. ... Established 1952, as the Common Assembly President Hans-Gert Pöttering (EPP) Since 16 January 2007 Vice-Presidents 14 Rodi Kratsa-Tsagaropoulou (EPP) Alejo Vidal-Quadras (EPP) Gérard Onesta (Greens – EFA) Edward McMillan-Scott (ED) Mario Mauro (EPP) Miguel Angel Martínez Martínez (PES) Luigi Cocilovo (ALDE) Mechtild... is the 266th day of the year (267th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ...

The channel ran as an audio service via DAB from launch until 14 November 2000^[2]. Digital Audio Broadcasting (DAB), also known as Eureka 147, is a technology for broadcasting of audio using digital radio transmission. ... is the 318th day of the year (319th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2000 (MM) was a leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full 2000 Gregorian calendar). ...

Due to capacity limitations on the Digital Terrestrial Television platform, from launch until 30 October 2002, the channel ran as "audio only". Then on Freeview from October 2002 until 13 November 2006 the channel had a quarter-screen picture. After receiving "thousands of angry and perplexed e-mails and letters"^[3], not to mention questions asked by MPs in the Houses of Parliament itself, the BBC eventually found the bandwidth to make the channel full-screen^[4]. Digital Terrestrial Television (DTTV or DTT) is an implementation of digital technology to provide a greater number of channels and/or better quality of picture and sound using aerial broadcasts to a conventional antenna (or aerial) instead of a satellite dish or cable connection. ... is the 303rd day of the year (304th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Also see: 2002 (number). ... is the 317th day of the year (318th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... It has been suggested that Eddress be merged into this article or section. ... -1...

It is unique amongst the BBC channels in being entirely produced by an independent company, Millbank Studios, based in Millbank. Its 2002 relaunch has introduced an identity more in line with the BBC's corporate image, the channel now featuring music and graphics produced by BBC News. Millbank is an area of London, England, that is east of Pimlico and south of Westminster. ... Also see: 2002 (number). ... BBC News is the department within the BBC responsible for the corporations news-gathering and production of news programmes on BBC television, radio and online. ...

General Election repeats

Since 2002, the channel has frequently shown (almost) complete recordings of BBC general election coverage from a given year, from the 1955 election, the first British election programme to be telerecorded, to the 2005 election. Some have been broadcast on the anniversary of their original transmissions. The channel's editor has described this as adding "something of value" and says it helps the channel "reach a wider audience for our normal parliamentary schedule". ^[5] Also see: 2002 (number). ... A general election is an election in which all or most members of a given political body are up for election. ... The 1955 United Kingdom general election was held on May 26, 1955, four years after the previous general election. ... Telerecording (known as kinescoping in the USA) is the British name for a process pioneered during the 1940s for the storing of electronically-shot television programmes on film, which was used for the preservation, re-broadcasting and sale of television programmes before the use of commercial broadcast-quality videotape became... It has been suggested that Marginal constituencies in the United Kingdom be merged into this article or section. ...

• 1955- 26 May 2005 (50 years to the day. Only three hours of the programme are known to exist)
• 1964- 4 January 2004
• 1966- 31 March 2006 (40 years to the day. One hour 'highlights' programme) & 8 April 2006 (full coverage)
• 1970- 26 September 2003 & 18 July 2005 (Unadvertised, shown due to the death of Edward Heath a day earlier)
• February 1974- 3 October 2003
• October 1974- 10 October 2004 (30 years to the day)
• 1979- 7 September 2002 & 3 May 2004 (25 years to the day)
• 1983- Originally scheduled for 10 October 2003, though was not broadcast. Eventually broadcast 6 October 2006
• 1987- 5 September 2005, will be shown again on 5 October 2007 ^[6]
• 1992- 9 April 2007 (15 years to the day.)
• 1997- 8 September 2002, 13 May 2005 & 7 May 2007 (10th anniversiary, but not to the day)
• 2005- 7 May 2005 (Two days after its original transmissions)

Notably, the 1987 and 1997 coverage was broadcast "clean"- without the original on-screen graphics, although they have been included on all other elections. The 1955 United Kingdom general election was held on May 26, 1955, four years after the previous general election. ... is the 146th day of the year (147th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... The United Kingdom general election of 1964 result was a very slim majority for the Labour Party, of 4, and led to their first government since 1951. ... is the 4th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The UK general election in 1966 was called by Harold Wilson because his government, elected in the 1964 election, had an unworkably small majority. ... 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Sir Edward Richard George Heath, KG, OBE (9 July 1916 – 17 July 2005) was Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1970 to 1974 and leader of the Conservative Party from 1965 to 1975. ... The UK general election of February 1974 was held on February 28, 1974. ... is the 276th day of the year (277th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Harold Wilson Edward Heath The United Kingdom general election of October 1974 took place on 10 October 1974. ... is the 283rd day of the year (284th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The United Kingdom general election of 1979 was held on 3 May 1979 and is regarded as a pivotal point in 20th century British politics. ... is the 250th day of the year (251st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 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Princess Diana funeral rerun

On September 1, 2007 the channel reran the funeral of Princess Diana to coincide with the tenth anniversary of her death. is the 244th day of the year (245th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era. ... “Diana Spencer” redirects here. ... The Pont de lAlma tunnel, where Diana was fatally injured. ...

Programming

• Dateline London
• Dragon's Eye (BBC Wales)
• First Minister's Questions (from the devolved administrations)
• Hearts and Minds (BBC Northern Ireland)
• Mayor's Questions (from the London Assembly)
• Politics Scotland (BBC Scotland)
• The Record
• The Record Europe
• Washington Journal (C-SPAN)

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Similar services worldwide

BBC Portal

• ABC NewsRadio (Australian parliamentary channel)
• Al Jazeera Live (Middle East)
• ANTV (Venezuela national assembly channel)
• C-SPAN (US)
• CPAC (Canadian)
• La Chaîne parlementaire (France)
• The Knesset Channel (Israel)
• Europe by Satellite (European Union: broadcasts European Parliament sessions)
• Special Events from Malacañang (broadcasted by Radio Television Malacanang and aired over National Broadcasting Network in the Philippines

Image File history File links Portal. ... ABC NewsRadio is an Australian Broadcasting Corporation radio service devoted to delivering parliamentary proceedings, including Question Time, live and 24-hour news updates and information when parliament is not in session. ... Al Jazeera Live is a new channel that Al Jazeera launched which began airing on April 15, 2005. ... Asamblea Nacional TV is a state-owned television network located in Venezuela. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... CPAC (English: Cable Public Affairs Channel and French: La Chaîne Daffaires Publiques Par Câble), is a Canadian cable television specialty service devoted to coverage of public and government affairs, including carrying a full, uninterrupted feed of proceedings of the Canadian House of Commons, with two separate audio... La Chaîne parlementaire (French for the Parliament Channel) also abbreviated to LCP is a French television network responsible for broadcasting activity from the National Assembly of France and the Senate of France. ... The Knesset Channel broadcasts proceedings of the Knesset. ... Europe by Satellite Europe by Satellite The European Union’s TV Information service Europe by Satellite (EbS) was launched in 1995 and provides TV and radio stations with EU related pictures and sound in more than 21 languages. ... National Broadcasting Network is the official government TV station in the Philippines. ...

References

1. ^ Broadcasting Select Committee Minutes Of Evidence, 1997.
2. ^ TV & Radio Bits - Key Dates. Retrieved on 2007-04-30.
3. ^ BBC NEWS - The Editors. Retrieved on 2007-04-30.
4. ^ BBC NEWS - Programmes - BBC Parliament - BBC Parliament goes full screen. Retrieved on 2007-04-30.
5. ^ BBC NEWS - The Editors. Retrieved on 2007-05-08.
6. ^ BBC NEWS - The Editors. Retrieved on 2007-05-08.

Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era. ... is the 120th day of the year (121st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era. ... is the 120th day of the year (121st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era. ... is the 120th day of the year (121st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era. ... is the 128th day of the year (129th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era. ... is the 128th day of the year (129th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ...

External links

• BBC Parliament at bbc.co.uk