About the BBC Feed

Rio 2016 Olympics ready, set, press red

2016-08-04T11:56:52+00:00

I’m Jennifer Richardson and I’m a Senior Product Manager in BBC Design & Engineering based in Salford. I’m the Product Manager for BBC Red Button+ and the BBC Sport and BBC News apps on connected TV.

In close collaboration with product and editorial teams from BBC Sport, BBC Live and BBC News – and along with colleagues in Engineering and User Experience & Design, we’ve reimagined the BBC’s connected TV experience ahead of the Rio 2016 Olympic Games, relaunching our News, Sport and, most recently, Red Button+ products.

We’ve also launched an enhanced experience for all live coverage of our major sporting, cultural and music events, including the Olympic Games.

The Rio Olympic Games presents a key opportunity to provide our audience with the best possible experience on their connected TV; we want our audience to feel like they’re at the event and never miss a moment of the action.

When we set out to rethink Red Button+, our goal was to provide frictionless access from BBC television channels to compelling content from BBC iPlayer, Sport and News and more.

We’ve done this by improving the navigation between all of our BBC TV apps – and we’ve given BBC News and Sport a makeover, unifying design and interaction patterns so that users of BBC iPlayer will discover a familiar pattern when browsing, watching or reading content across all BBC products.

During the BBC’s Olympic coverage on television, ‘pressing red’ on your connected TV will instantly connect you with up to 24 HD streams of live coverage from BBC Sport, so nobody needs to miss a moment of the action that they want to watch.

We’ve made it easy to navigate to other sports, restart coverage if the start of an event has been missed, get the latest highlights, see what action’s coming up and catch up on any medal moments from previous days.

Plus it’s now even easier to access BBC iPlayer from a connected TV by ‘pressing red’, giving our audience a quick way to find the programmes they want to watch, or quickly restart the programme they are currently watching.

An innovative engineering solution underpins this change to our audience-facing products, meaning all our connected TV apps now share a common code-base, known internally as TAP (TV Application Platform). This approach eases the burden on support teams, enables faster product innovation and helps us to make our content available on more devices more easily - all through practical adoption of platform-thinking.

Jennifer Richardson is Senior Product Manager in BBC Design & Engineering.

The BBC are the official broadcaster for the Rio 2016 Olympics in the UK.
Find out more about Red Button+ and TV support.
For more about BBC Sports Rio 2016 Olympics coverage read Kieran Clifton's blog 'The Rio 2016 Olympic Games, live on the BBC'.

The Rio 2016 Olympic Games, live on the BBC

2016-07-22T06:00:13+00:00

Following our award-winning coverage of London 2012, which saw over 90% of the UK population watch the Olympics on the BBC, we will again be at the heart of the world’s biggest sporting spectacle, delivering blanket coverage from the Rio 2016 Olympic Games across TV, radio and online.

On TV, there will be over 550 hours of coverage from Rio on BBC One and BBC Four. We’re expanding the hours of BBC Four across all platforms so that it starts from 1pm in the afternoon and runs through to 2am, offering live coverage of key events in Rio.

We’ll also be delivering many more hours of content across our digital and interactive platforms on web, mobile, connected TV and on Red Button+. A blog on our Red Button+ offering will be available in the next few days.

Eight streams on broadcast Red Button and BBC iPlayer

On the broadcast red button, viewers on cable and satellite platforms will be able to access eight scheduled streams curating all the key sports and highlights throughout the Olympic period – viewers on these platforms will also have the choice of watching the streams in high definition.

Platform	Olympics 1 / HD	Olympics 2 / HD	Olympics 3 / HD	Olympics 4 / HD	Olympics 5 / HD	Olympics 6 / HD	Olympics 7 / HD	Olympics 8 / HD
Freesat	261/271	262/272	263/273	264/274	265/275	266/276	267/277	268/278
Sky	472/480	473/481	474/482	475/483	476/484	477/485	478/486	479/487
Virgin Media	561/571	562/572	563/573	564/574	565/575	566/576	567/577	568/578

Note: where both SD and HD versions are carried, Sky and Freesat make the HD versions available on the lower EPG numbers in the above table.

Our broadcast offer on Freeview and YouView will be slightly different owing to long-standing broadcast capacity constraints. To offer as a wide a range of services as we can to as many viewers as possible, we’ve leased some extra capacity – though unfortunately not every part of the country can receive these signals. In addition, if you are within coverage, you’ll also need to be watching on a Freeview HD, Freeview Play or a YouView device (as a quick check, if you can watch CBeebies HD at EPG 124 then you should be good to go). If that’s the case, you will receive all the extra eight streams in standard definition. If you’re out of coverage, you may still be able to get live coverage of all the events through our Red Button+ offer, on which more details later in this article.

Freeview SD devices will get two part-time services for the Olympics period on the Red Button: BBC RB 0 starting at 7pm and BBC RB 1, which is normally a full 24/7 service but which will be starting at 9pm during the Olympics in order to accommodate CBBC and the BBC Four extended broadcast hours.

Platform

BBC
RB 0 *

BBC
RB 1 **

BBC RB 2

BBC RB 3

BBC RB 4

BBC RB 5

BBC RB 6

BBC RB 7

BBC Olympics HD *

Freeview SD

600

601
(part-time version only)

n/a

Freeview HD/YouView

600

601
(part-time)

608
(24 hours)

602

603

604

605

606

607

114

* BBC RB 0 and BBC Olympics HD (same schedule as BBC RB 0 but broadcast in high definition) are part-time services starting at 7pm. BBC RB 0 is available to all Freeview viewers, whilst BBC Olympics HD is only available on Freeview HD and YouView devices. Note : BBC RB 0 and BBC Olympics HD follows the same schedule as BBC Olympics 8 and BBC Olympics 8 HD on satellite and cable.

** BBC RB 1 is available in two formats on Freeview: all viewers will get the part-time service on EPG 601, whilst Freeview HD viewers only (and specifically, as mentioned above, those able to receive CBeebies HD at 124) will also be able to access a full-time service on EPG 608.

The same eight curated streams will also be available on BBC iPlayer along with live streaming of BBC One and BBC Four, so you can keep up with our live Olympics coverage on the go, or catch up on your favourite events when you want.

Comprehensive coverage from BBC Sport online, on connected TV and on Red Button+

Building on our online offer for London 2012, you’ll be able to access 24 live HD streams on web, mobile and on connected TV for the Rio Olympic Games, providing over 2,500 hours of live Olympics coverage.

These streams will be available from bbc.co.uk/sport, through the BBC Sport apps for mobiles and tablets and via Red Button+ (our internet-connected Red Button service) and the BBC Sport App on connected TVs and media streaming devices:

24 live HD video streams
Highlights clips and replays of those not-to-be-missed moments [this is the case on connected TV and via Red Button]
Intuitive, quick access to live, coming up and catch up
Additional text commentary, audience interaction via BBC Sport’s live coverage on mobile, tablet or PC
Olympics Playlist, downloadable to catch up every morning on the BBC iPlayer
On web and mobile, “My Sport” will allow Olympics fans to personalise their Rio 2016 experience by following the sports you like most, signing up for the latest news alerts, setting event reminders and sharing your favourite moments across the social media platforms
And on our own social media pages, BBC Sport will give you the chance to get even closer to the BBC’s coverage, presenters and special guests with behind-the-scenes coverage

Changes to some of our HD channels on Freeview HD/YouView

Three of our HD channels (CBBC HD, CBeebies HD and BBC Four HD) will be moving broadcast capacity on Freeview from 27th July until shortly after the Olympic Games ends, in order to allow us to extend BBC Four HD’s hours to start from 1pm. BBC Four will be available to all Freeview HD for the duration of the Olympic Games.

The interim broadcast capacity for CBBC HD will have less coverage in the UK than the existing capacity. As a result, some viewers will find they’ve lost CBBC HD over the Olympics Games period – as a check if currently you’re unable to see either CBeebies HD or BBC Four HD, then unfortunately you will be losing reception of CBBC HD temporarily – however, normal service for CBBC HD will resume after 23rd August and you will still receive the SD version throughout. We apologise for any inconvenience this causes. For those viewers that are able to continue receiving CBBC HD during the Rio 2016 period, it will be temporarily moving to LCN 97 on Freeview and YouView.

For unavoidable technical reasons, on the three HD channels that are moving any series links that have been set will not record – so viewers should reset their recordings to the SD version of those channels in order to maintain continued recordings during the Olympic Games.

After the Olympics period, we’ll be returning things back to normal – whilst CBeebies HD and BBC Four HD will also be moving to a different slot of broadcast capacity from where they are now, and so may require a retune, for the majority there should be no material impact from the current Freeview reception of these channels. See the Freeview paragraph below on retuning your TV or box to get the latest updates.

How to get our additional streams on your TV

If you have Freeview HD or YouView your receiver may well pick up the changes automatically but if not you will need to retune; The Freeview retune website gives advice on how to do this. (If you’re using a Freeview SD receiver, you should already be able to access our Red Button SD streams on channels 600 and 601 but if for some reason you don’t then again a retune should solve this for you.) Full instructions can be found in the manual for your digital TV or box. Further help with retuning can be found by calling the Freeview Advice Line on 0345 6505050.
If you have Sky, you should not have to do anything. If you do have a problem receiving any of our channels, you can try turning your Sky set-top box off at the mains, waiting 30 seconds and turning it back on again. If that doesn’t resolve your problem you can find more help at www.sky.com/helpcentre.
If you have Virgin Media the new streams should appear automatically. If you do have a problem receiving any of our channels, you can find more help at Virgin’s website. For Virgin TiVo users the broadcast Red Button streams will be listed in the 560s in the guide – alternatively, pressing red when you’re watching on one of our TV channels will take you to the additional coverage and expanded offer on our BBC Red Button+ service.
If you have Freesat and you do not pick up the new channels automatically, you may need to put your digital box or TV into standby for 30 seconds and then switch it back on again. If the channels are still unavailable then carry out a Freesat channel retune. Full instructions can be found in the manual for your digital TV or box. Further help with retuning can be found at www.freesat.co.uk or by calling the Freesat customer support team on 08450 990 990. For those that need it, full DSAT transponder information can be found on our Reception Advice page.
Red Button+ will work on the majority of connected TVs and Set Top Boxes (STBs) produced after 2012, including YouView and Virgin TiVo, providing direct access to BBC Sport’s Rio 2016 coverage. You can find more details about Red Button+ here and some of the devices that support it here.

You can also access the BBC Sport app on a range of media streaming devices, including Amazon Fire TV and Sony Playstations. Find out more about all the devices here.

Are you ready for a summer of sport?

2016-06-23T14:39:00+00:00

With a packed line-up of world-class sport this summer from France, SW19 and Brazil plus a return to Worthy Farm, you’ll be delighted to know that we’re broadcasting a number of extra Red Button streams throughout the Summer to provide additional coverage of all the big events: from Euros 2016 to Glastonbury, from Wimbledon to all the way on the other side of the world with the Rio 2016 Olympic Games. There’ll be more details on our Red Button Olympics coverage and services later in the year in another article similar to this one.

For the Euros, Glastonbury and Wimbledon, depending on the platform and the event, we will broadcast a number of extra streams on our standard Red Button and on some platforms, we’re also able to offer high-definition content – where those broadcast streams are listed on the EPG then you’ll be able to set recordings. Plus, there’s even more coverage available on your TV screen if you can access our internet-powered Red Button+ service. And, as always, all the coverage offered in Red Button+ will also be available on the BBC Music app, in the case of Glastonbury, and our BBC Sport app, in the case of the Euros and Wimbledon, and on bbc.co.uk on PCs, mobiles and tablets.

The purpose of this blog is to let you know what we’re doing on each platform for each event and to explain what you will need to do in order to access the extra coverage.

10 June – 10 July : the UEFA 2016 European Championship on the Red Button

The Euros are now well underway and for the most part, the BBC’s Euros 2016 football coverage will feature on either BBC One and/or BBC Four, and their high definition counterparts.

However, where TV schedule clashes don’t allow coverage on our main network channels, you’ll find some matches exclusively on our broadcast red button streams. In addition, there’ll be repeats of matches throughout the tournament and highlights packages of all the action.

On the cable and satellite platforms, we’ll also have a simulcast of BBC RB 1 in HD. Unfortunately, we don’t have access to enough capacity to be able to offer BBC RB 1 in HD via broadcast and on the EPG to Freeview HD and YouView users but matches in HD will be accessible via the BBC Sport app if your TV or set-top box is internet-connected and can access Red Button+.

Platform	RB 1	RB HD
Freeview HD / YouView	601	n/a
Freeview SD	601	n/a
Freesat	981	980
Sky	981	980
Virgin Media	991	990

June 24 – 26 : Glastonbury on the Red Button

Marking the 20th year of BBC television coverage of the festival, later this month there’ll be 25 hours of TV of the world-renowned Glastonbury festival across our main network services (BBC Two and Four, plus their HD counterparts). You can find more details about all the acts on TV here.

However, we know that for some of you that’s just not enough music so additionally, during the festival, there will be up to three broadcast red button streams and one of those streams will be simulcast in HD, all depending on how you receive your TV. Our three broadcast red button streams are all scheduled services covering six of Glastonbury’s stages (namely Pyramid, Other, John Peel, West Holts, The Park and BBC Introducing). Unlike the live streams on the website and our internet-powered Red Button+ service, our standard red button service has recorded performances from those six stages, but there’s no presenters, just pure music. A table of what’s available on each platform and on which EPG numbers is shown below.

Unfortunately, as for the Euros coverage and owing to capacity restrictions, we’re unable to offer more than the one existing Red Button stream to DTT viewers.

Platform	RB 1	RB 2	RB 3	RB HD (simulcast of RB1)
Freeview HD / YouView	601	n/a	n/a	n/a
Freeview SD	601	n/a	n/a	n/a
Freesat	981	982	983	980
Sky	981	982	983	980
Virgin Media	991	992	993	990

However, if you’ve got access to the BBC’s Red Button+ application on your connected TV, there will be six extra streams with live access from a range of stages. Our Red Button+ app is supported by Virgin TiVo and YouView devices as well as a growing range of smart TVs once they’ve been connected to the internet. You can find out if your TV set can get our Red Button+ service here.

At bbc.co.uk/music, the BBC Glastonbury website and BBC iPlayer via PCs, tablets and smartphones, you’ll also be able to access the same live streams of the six stages, across the weekend. There will also be around 120 performances available on demand at bbc.co.uk/glastonbury and BBC iPlayer so you’ve no need to worry about timetable clashes for your favourite acts.

And finally, for your fullest Glasto hit, don’t forget our recently-launched BBC Music app, available on mobiles and tablets. Go in now, highlight your favourite acts and come back during or after the festival to catch all their appearances as recorded for BBC Glastonbury.

27 June - 10 July : Wimbledon on the Red Button

Whilst the happy campers at Glastonbury are still packing up their tents on Monday morning, the tennis at Wimbledon gets underway.

On our standard broadcast Red Button service on satellite and cable platforms you’ll find a total of six red button streams in SD plus one of which will be simulcast in HD.

As is the case with the Euros/Glastonbury events, unfortunately there’s not enough capacity for us to be able to offer additional streams to all Freeview viewers but if you’ve got access to our Red Button+ app on your TV then see further below for more details …

For our broadcast red button services, the channel numbers are as set out in the table below.

Platform	RB HD	RB 1	RB 2	RB 3	RB 4	RB 5	RB 6
Freeview HD / YouView	n/a	601	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
Freeview SD	n/a	601	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
Freesat	980	981	982	983	984	985	986
Sky	980	981	982	983	984	985	986
Virgin Media	990	991	992	993	994	995	996

Even more tennis online and with Red Button+

In 2016, BBC Sport will deliver a wealth of Wimbledon coverage, enabling you to follow an unprecedented amount of action, whenever and wherever you want, with up to 15 live streams. Available online from bbc.co.uk/sport and BBC iPlayer and their respective apps for mobiles, tablets and connected TVs, as well as on Red Button+, you’ll be able to access the widest range of on-demand and interactive content for Wimbledon, including:

Up to 15 live HD video streams – giving you the most choice during the busy early rounds
All the action wherever you are, on the devices you use –check out BBC Sport’s live coverage page, which will bring together the multi-court video player, text commentary and the best audience interaction in one place
Highlights and full-length replays of key matches – available on-demand to ensure you can catch up on the best of SW19

How to get our additional streams on your TV

If you have Sky, you should not have to do anything. If you do have a problem receiving any of our channels, you can try turning your Sky set-top box off at the mains, waiting 30 seconds and turning it back on again. If that doesn’t resolve your problem you can find more help at www.sky.com/helpcentre.
If you have Virgin Media the new streams should appear automatically. If you do have a problem receiving any of our channels, you can find more help at Virgin’s website. For Virgin TiVo users the broadcast Red Button streams will be listed in the 980s in the guide – alternatively, pressing red when you’re watching on one of our TV channels will take you to the additional coverage and expanded offer on our BBC Red Button+ service.
If you have Freesat and you do not pick up the new channels automatically, you may need to put your digital box or TV into standby for 30 seconds and then switch it back on again. If the channels are still unavailable then carry out a Freesat channel retune. Full instructions can be found in the manual for your digital TV or box. Further help with retuning can be found at www.freesat.co.uk or by calling the Freesat customer support team on 08450 990 990. For those that need it, full DSAT transponder information can be found on our Reception Advice page.
Red Button+ is only available on certain platforms and smart TVs which also need to be internet-connected. You can find more details here.

Kieran Clifton is Director, BBC Distribution & Business Development.

What’s on BBC Red Button

2016-06-10T13:37:43+00:00

For full details of sports coverage on Red Button, visit the BBC Sport website. Live sports times are subject to change.

Follow @BBCRedButton on Twitter for updates on our Red Button and Red Button+ services.

For help and information visit bbc.co.uk/redbutton

What’s on BBC Red Button: 28 May – 3 June

2016-05-27T07:42:23+00:00

Radio 1’s Big Weekend
Sat 28 May, 11.30am-6am
Sun 29 May, 6am-9.30am, 1.10pm-10pm
Mon 30 May, 12am-8am, 11.30pm-5am
Wed 1 June- Sat 4 June, 12am-5am

Springwatch Live
Mon 30 May, 8am-8.25pm
Tue 31 May, 5am-2.45pm, 4.15pm-12am
Wed 1 June, 5am-7pm, 10.30pm-12am
Thu 2 June, 5am-12am
Fri 3 June, 5am-12am

A Midsummer Night's Dream
Mon 30 May, 8.25pm-11.30pm

EastEnders: Bobby - The Story So Far
Sat 28 May, 6am-10.50am

Sport
For full details of sports coverage on Red Button, visit the BBC Sport website. Please note that live sports times are subject to change.

Follow @BBCRedButton on Twitter for updates on all our services
For help and information visit bbc.co.uk/redbutton

What’s on BBC Red Button: 21-27 May

2016-05-20T10:00:00+00:00

Eliot Carrington as Bobby Beale in EastEnders

EastEnders: Bobby: The Story So Far
Relive the suspicion, lies and guilt that followed the death of Bobby Beale's sister, Lucy.

Mon 23 May, 8.25pm-6am
Tue 24 May, 7.55pm-10pm
Wed 25 May, 2.10pm-6am
Thu 26 May, 6am-10am, 12.30pm-2pm, 4.30pm-10pm
Fri 27 May, 8.25pm-6am

Mastertapes: Paul McCartney
Sir Paul McCartney visits the BBC Maida Vale studios to discuss his music career.

Tue 24 May, 6am-6.25pm, 10pm-6am
Wed 25 May, 6am-2.10pm
Thu 26 May, 10pm-6am
Fri 27 May, 6am-10am, 3pm-8.25pm

Sport
Watch the final rounds of the Women's World Boxing Championships, follow the FA Cup build-up, goals and the Road to Wembley special. Plus get the latest rugby results from the Super League Show.

For full details of sports coverage on Red Button, visit the BBC Sport website. Please note that live sports times are subject to change.

Follow @BBCRedButton on Twitter for updates on all our services
For help and information visit bbc.co.uk/redbutton

What’s on BBC Red Button: 14 – 20 May

2016-05-12T09:54:24+00:00

EastEnders: Peggy Mitchell: Last Orders
Celebrate Peggy's reign as Queen of Albert Square in this special tribute featuring clips, surprises and exclusive new interviews.

Tue 17 May, 7.55pm-6pm, Wed 18 May
Thu 19 May, 6am-6pm
Fri 20 May, 8.30pm-10pm

Sport

Follow the Yokohama Triathlon, European Diving and Swimming Championships and FA Cup build-up, plus the latest results and analysis with Final Score and the Women's Football Show.

For full details of sports coverage on Red Button, visit the BBC Sport website. Please note that live sports times are subject to change.

Follow @BBCRedButton on Twitter for updates on all our services
For help and information visit bbc.co.uk/redbutton

What’s on BBC Red Button: 7-13 May

2016-05-06T08:00:40+00:00

Mark King and Sara Cox

Sounds of the 80s
Mark King joins Sara Cox to relive the years surrounding Level 42's 1985 album, World Machine.

Sat 7 May, 6am-11.20am, 7.30pm-6am
Sun 8 May, 6am-9am, 2pm-3.15pm, 7.45pm-6am
Mon 9 May, 6am-6.20pm, 10pm-6am
Tue 10 May, 6am-6.20pm, 11.15pm-6am
Wed 11 May, 6am-7.50pm, 10.30pm-6am
Thu 12 May, 6am-7.20pm, 10.30pm-12.30am (Duration: Approx. 60 mins)

Nina Simone and Me
British soul singer Laura Mvula explores the musical roots of the legendary Nina Simone.

Fri 13 May, 12.30am-7.20pm, 10.30pm-2am
Sat 14 May, 4.20am-5am (Duration: Approx. 40 mins)

Sport
Catch coverage of the Badminton Horse Trials, European Rowing Championships, British basketball, European Diving Championships and the World Triathlon from Yokohama as well as highlights from sailing's America's Cup. Plus results and analysis from Final Score and Scrum V.

For full details of sports coverage on Red Button, visit the BBC Sport website. Please note that live sports times are subject to change.

Follow @BBCRedButton on Twitter for updates on all our services
For help and information visit bbc.co.uk/redbutton

What’s on BBC Red Button: 30 April – 6 May

2016-04-29T09:26:43+00:00

We are turning up the beat this week with a roster of music programmes including Asian Network’s first ever live festival, the Radio 2 Folk Awards, Sounds of the 80s and a Prince special. If sport’s your thing, the battle on the baize concludes this weekend at the Crucible.

Asian Network Live

Join BBC Asian Network for their first ever Asian Network Live, from London's Eventim Apollo, Hammersmith.

Hosted by Tommy Sandhu, the event brings you the best in Asian music plus exclusive artist collaborations, with a star-studded line up including Naughty Boy, Imran Khan, Badshah featuring Aastha Gill, Fuse ODG, Kanika Kapoor, Zack Knight, Arjun, Jaz Dhami, Divine, Raxstar and many more.

The event will also feature Indian stars Badshah, Aastha Gill and Divine, who will be making their UK performance debuts.

Sun 1 May, 6.55pm-11pm (Duration: approx. 240 minutes)

Radio 2 Folk Awards

Watch highlights from the 17th annual celebration of folk and acoustic music, from the Royal Albert Hall in London.

Sat 30 April, 10am-11.55am, 1pm-2.30pm, 5.30pm-9.20pm
Sun 1 May, 2pm-6.55pm, 11pm-6am
Mon 2 May, 6am-6am
Tue 3 May, 6am-5.30pm, 9pm-6am
Wed 4 May, 6am-6am
Thu 5 May, 6am-2am (Duration: approx. 60 minutes)

Sounds of the 80s

Sara Cox is joined by Level 42’s Mark King reliving the years surrounding their 1985 album World Machine and Mark gets out his sparkly light-up bass to show Sara his classic slap-bass-style. Also tune in for the Top 5 from this week in 1984 and videos including Wham!, Janet Jackson, Talking Heads and a tribute to Prince.

Fri 6 May, 10.30pm-6am (Duration: approx. 60 minutes)

Sings Prince

With the recent passing of music superstar Prince and in recognition and celebration of his prolific song writing talent we’ve trawled the archives for a compilation of his performances.

Reminisce about hits such as … I Feel For You, plus many more. As well as his own performances, we look back at some of Prince's songs as made famous by other artists, including Nothing Compares to U by Sinead O’Connor, Manic Monday by The Bangles and I Feel For You by Chaka Khan.

Fri 6 May, 2am-10:30pm (Duration: approx. 25 minutes)

Sport

The Snooker World Championships conclude this weekend, catch highlights from the Crucible on Saturday and Sunday. Also tune in on Tuesday for The Super League Show and Women’s Football Show.

For full details of sports coverage on Red Button, visit the BBC Sport website. Please note that live sports times are subject to change.

Follow @BBCRedButton on Twitter for updates on all our services
For help and information visit bbc.co.uk/redbutton

What’s on BBC Red Button: 23-29 April

2016-04-22T11:00:54+00:00

London Marathon Elite runners

We've another week packed full of sport with comprehensive live World Championship snooker coverage from Sheffield's Crucible Theatre. On Sunday, don't miss the live Elite races from the London Marathon as well as athletics action from the Triathlon World Series in Cape Town.

Neelam Gill: Vogue 100
Join British model Neelam Gill on a Private View of the Vogue 100: A Century of Style showcase at the National Portrait Gallery in London.
Thu 28 April, 1pm-5.50pm
Fri 29 April, 10am-11.55am, 1pm-5.50pm, 7pm-8.50pm (Duration: approx. 20 minutes)

Sport
World Championship Snooker coverage continues from the Crucible and we've got live broadcasts from the Elite races at the London Marathon. Join us live from Cape Town for the Triathlon World Series and catch up with football results from Final Score and the Women's Football Show.

For full details of sports coverage on Red Button, visit the BBC Sport website. Please note that live sports times are subject to change.

Follow @BBCRedButton on Twitter for updates on all our services
For help and information visit bbc.co.uk/redbutton

What’s on BBC Red Button: 16-22 April

2016-04-15T08:30:32+00:00

Stay on cue this week as Red Button brings you knockout coverage of the World Snooker Championships and European qualifiers for the Rio Olympics.

6 Music: Underworld

Dance aficionados Underworld party hard in the final show of this week of highlights from the BBC 6 Music Festival in Bristol.

Sat 16 April, 6am-10am (Duration: approx. 26 minutes)

Sport

This week BBC Red Button brings you extensive coverage of the Snooker World Championship from the Crucible in Sheffield and live broadcasts from the Boxing European Rio Qualifiers taking place in Turkey.

For full details of sports coverage on Red Button, visit the BBC Sport website. Please note that live sports times are subject to change.

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What’s on BBC Red Button: 9-15 April

2016-04-07T16:09:00+00:00

Red Button brings you a slice of this year’s 6 Music Festival highlights and best bits from John Grant, Underworld, Foals and Roots Manuva. Epicureans can join Rick Stein for some scrumptious recipes from his culinary journey across Europe. Finally it’s a busy week from BBC Sport with the boxing qualifiers for Rio 2016, The Masters Golf and plenty of football action.

Rick Stein from Venice to Istanbul

Watch exclusive extra recipes as Rick Steins continues his gastronomic journey from Venice to Istanbul.

Sat 9 April, 12.55pm-2.30pm
Fri 15 April, 3.30pm-4pm, 7pm-7.30pm (Duration: approx. 41 minutes)

6 Music Festival (repeats)

Watch exclusive highlights of this year’s 6 Music Festival on the Red Button.

Sunday and Monday: Relive four very special songs from John Grant, including a sublime duet of ‘Glacier’ with Doves frontman Jimi Goodwin. Presented by Tom Ravenscroft. Please note this programme contains strobe lighting and flashing images.

Tuesday and Wednesday: Catch highlights of the opening act of this year’s 6 Music Festival, with old skool hip hop, dub and ragga vibes from the UK’s very own Roots Manuva. Presented by Stuart Maconie and Mark Radcliffe.

Thursday: Witness the crescendo of the 6 Music Festival 2016 with the best bits from explosive indie rockers Foals. Presented by Mary-Anne Hobbs.

Friday: Dance aficionados Underworld party hard in the final show of this week of highlights from the BBC 6 Music Festival in Bristol.

Sun 10 April, 1pm-3:15pm
Mon 11 April, 12am-6am, 6am-6am
Tue 12 April, 6am-6.30pm, 10.30pm-4am
Wed 13 April, 4pm-6.45pm, 9.30pm-6am
Thu 14 April, 6am-6am
Fri 15 April, 6am-12pm, 9.30pm-6am (Duration: approx. 25 minutes)

Sport

Tune in to Red Button this week for the Super League Show, Triathlon replay, The Masters extra coverage and highlights, Fa Cup forum, 5 live Final Score and Final Score for all the latest football news.

We also bring you live coverage of the AIBA European Olympic Qualification event from Turkey. There will also be a chance to watch the MOTD build up for West Ham v Man United and there is also an audio option from 5 live.

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What’s on BBC Red Button: 2-8 April

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Penny Coomes and Nick Buckland figure skating

There's a variety of sporting treats on Red Button this week, from the graceful Figure Skating World Championships to Australia's Triathlon, while England's women take on Belgium in the Euro 2016 football qualifiers. We've also got more delicious delights courtesy of Rick Stein, laughs-a-plenty with Asian Network's Stand-Up Comedy and another venture into the glamorous history of Vogue magazine with Neelam Gill.

Rick Stein
Indulge in exclusive extra recipes as Rick Stein continues his gastronomic journey from Venice to Istanbul.

Sat 2 Apr, 12.55pm-2.30pm
Sun 3 Apr, 4.25am-9am, 12noon-9pm
Thu 7 Apr, 12noon-2pm
Fri 8 Apr, 10.15am-7.30pm (Duration: approx. 5 minutes)

Asian Network Comedy

Tommy Sandhu presents some of the UK's hottest new comic talent. Featuring the nearly-naked chef Hardeep Singh Kohli, banker-turned-comedian Sindhu Vee, sketch duo In Cahoots, the award winning Ahir Shah and the multi-talented Sheraz Yousaf.

Sat 2 Apr, 9.20pm-11.45pm
Sun 3 Apr, 9pm-5am
Mon 4 Apr, 9pm-5am
Tue 5 Apr, 11.30pm-5am
Wed 6 Apr, 9.15pm-5am
Thu 7 Apr, 9.pm-5am
Fri 8 Apr, 10pm-12.30am (Duration: approx. 34 minutes)

Neelam Gill: Vogue 100
British model Neelam Gill takes us on a Private View of the Vogue 100: A Century of Style showcase at the National Portrait Gallery in London.

Mon 4 Apr, 5am-7am
Tue 5 Apr, 5am-1.15pm
Thu 7 Apr, 5am-9.15am, 9.45am-12pm, 2pm-9pm
Fri 8 Apr, 5am-9.15am (Duration: approx. 20 minutes)

Sport
There's no shortage of sport this week with live coverage and highlights of the World Figure Skating championships in Boston. Get ready for this year's Masters Golf with a review of 2015, a special preview show and ongoing highlights. England's Lionesses prepare for Euro 2017 as they take on Belgium in the qualifiers at Rotherham and find out how our triathletes fare in Australia. Your weekly favourites are also on offer with Final Score and the Super League Show.

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What’s on BBC Red Button: 26 March – 1 April

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Tommy Sandhu presents another brilliant stand-up comedy night from the Asian Network, plus we continue our coverage of Radio 2’s In Concert with 80s legends a-ha! Sport fans can tune in for the People’s Cup, Super League Show and much more.

Asian Network Comedy

Asian Network's Comedy Night is back with Tommy Sandhu presenting some of the UK's hottest new talent. Filmed this year at the Watford Palace Theatre, featuring the nearly naked chef Hardeep Singh Kohli; banker-turned-comedian Sindhu Vee; sketch duo In Cahoots; the award winning Ahir Shah and the multi-talented Sheraz Yousaf.

Sat 26 March, 9pm-5am
Sun 27 March, 9pm-5am (Duration: approx. 34 minutes)

Radio 2 In Concert

Back in 1985, a-ha released their debut album, Hunting High & Low and went on to take the UK charts by storm with smash hits such as Take On Me and The Sun Always Shines on TV. In celebration of their 10th Studio album Cast In Steel, the BBC Radio Theatre opens its doors to the legendary Norwegian trio who will play hits old and new for a special Radio 2 concert presented by Jo Whiley.

Sat 26 March, 6am-12.50pm
Sun 27 March, 5am-6am, 6am-9pm
Mon 28 March, 5am-6am, 6am-2.30pm, 5.30pm-11.05pm
Tue 29 March, 1am-6am, 6am-5.30pm, 9pm-6am
Wed 30 March, 6am-8pm
Thu 31 March, 1am-6am, 6am-12.30am
Fri 1 April, 4am-6am, 6am-5pm, 9.05pm-11.45pm
Sat 2 April, 4.15am-6am (Duration: approx. 65 minutes)

Sport

Tune in to Red Button this week to for all the action from the FA People’s Cup. On Monday 5 Live Final Score brings you all the latest from the beloved game. There is also a chance to watch the Super League Show, Women’s Football and live coverage of the World Figure Skating from Boston. There is also Welsh commentary available for the Scrum V Dragons v Ospreys match on Friday.

What’s on BBC Red Button 19-25 March

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R2 In Concert: a-ha

We're blasting back to the 80s with hits from Spandau Ballet's Tony Hadley and a special Radio 2 concert from legendary Norwegian trio a-ha. Sports fans can follow the Athletics World Indoor Championships from the US, watch live rugby union as well as catch highlights from the Six Nations and updates from Final Score, the Super League Show and the Women's Football Show.

Sounds of the 80s

Sara Cox chats to Tony Hadley from Spandau Ballet, celebrating some of the hits from the 1980s and playing a selection of favourites including Gold.

Sat 19 March, 10.30pm-6am
Sun 20 March, 6am-9am, 4pm-7.30pm
Tue 22 March, 1am-5.30pm, 8.30pm-6am
Wed 23 March, 6am-5.30pm, 8.30pm-10pm
Thu 24 March, 12am-7.25pm (Duration: approx. 60 minutes)

Radio 2 In Concert: a-ha

Thu 24 March, 7.55pm-6pm Fri 25 March
Fri 25 March, 10pm-6am (Duration: approx. 65 minutes)

Sport

Follow the Athletics World Indoor Championships from Portland, Oregon, and select your choice of rugby union commentary as Cardiff Blues take on Treviso. There's also the latest analysis from Final Score, Six Nations Forum, the Super League Show and the Women's Football Show.

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