BBC Two

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BBC television channel television channel

BBC Two is a British television channel operated by the BBC, known for its diverse and often more experimental programming, including comedy, drama, documentaries, and arts content.

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Observed surface forms (5)

Surface form Occurrences
BBC2 5
BBC Two (That Mitchell and Webb Look) 1
BBC Two +1 (historically in some platforms) 1

Statements (50)

Predicate Object
instanceOf BBC television channel ⓘ
television channel ⓘ
broadcastArea Channel Islands (crown dependencies) ⓘ
surface form: Channel Islands

Isle of Man (crown dependency) ⓘ
surface form: Isle of Man

Republic of Ireland (via cable and satellite) ⓘ
United Kingdom ⓘ
country United Kingdom ⓘ
formerName BBC Two self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: BBC2
fundingModel television licence fee ⓘ
genre arts programming ⓘ
comedy programming ⓘ
current affairs programming ⓘ
documentary programming ⓘ
drama programming ⓘ
general entertainment television ⓘ
hdChannel BBC Two self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: BBC Two HD
headquartersLocation London, England ⓘ
surface form: London
language English ⓘ
launchDate 1964-04-20 ⓘ
logoUsedFrom current logo introduced 2018 ⓘ
network BBC television services ⓘ
surface form: BBC Television
notableProgrammingType arts and culture programmes ⓘ
comedy series ⓘ
documentary series ⓘ
drama series ⓘ
science and history programmes ⓘ
onlineService BBC iPlayer ⓘ
operator BBC ⓘ
ownedBy BBC ⓘ
partOf BBC television services ⓘ
surface form: BBC Public Service Broadcasting portfolio
pictureFormat 1080i HDTV ⓘ
576i SDTV ⓘ
publicServiceBroadcaster true ⓘ
regulator Ofcom ⓘ
reputation focus on highbrow and niche programming ⓘ
more experimental than BBC One ⓘ
satelliteService Freesat ⓘ
Sky (UK and Ireland) ⓘ
Virgin Media (UK) ⓘ
surface form: Virgin Media (cable, UK and Ireland)
sisterChannel BBC Four ⓘ
BBC News Channel ⓘ
surface form: BBC News

BBC One ⓘ
BBC television services ⓘ
surface form: BBC Parliament

BBC Three ⓘ
CBBC ⓘ
CBeebies ⓘ
targetAudience adult audience ⓘ
terrestrialService Freeview ⓘ
surface form: Freeview (UK)

Saorview (Ireland, overspill/relays) ⓘ
timeShiftService BBC Two self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: BBC Two +1 (historically in some platforms)

Referenced by (44)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Newsnight → broadcastOnChannel → BBC Two ⓘ
BBC iPlayer → contentProvider → BBC Two ⓘ
Emily Maitlis → employer → BBC Two ⓘ
BBC Two → formerName → BBC Two self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: BBC2
BBC Two → hdChannel → BBC Two self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: BBC Two HD
Fawlty Towers → network → BBC Two ⓘ
Gwen Cooper → network → BBC Two ⓘ
Ianto Jones → network → BBC Two ⓘ
Owen Harper → network → BBC Two ⓘ
BBC → operatesChannel → BBC Two ⓘ
this entity surface form: BBC Two Wales
subject surface form: Faulks on Fiction
I, Claudius → originalChannel → BBC Two ⓘ
subject surface form: The Pallisers
subject surface form: Faulks on Fiction
I, Claudius → originalNetwork → BBC Two ⓘ
this entity surface form: BBC2
this entity surface form: BBC2
Monty Python → originalNetwork → BBC Two ⓘ
subject surface form: Monty Python’s Flying Circus
Newsnight → originalNetwork → BBC Two ⓘ
subject surface form: No Direction Home
this entity surface form: BBC2
subject surface form: The Pallisers
Top Gear → originalNetwork → BBC Two ⓘ
Torchwood → originalNetwork → BBC Two ⓘ
Comic Relief → partner → BBC Two ⓘ
Mitchell and Webb → platform → BBC Two ⓘ
this entity surface form: BBC Two (That Mitchell and Webb Look)
BBC Four → sisterChannel → BBC Two ⓘ
BBC One → sisterChannel → BBC Two ⓘ
CBeebies → sisterChannel → BBC Two ⓘ
this entity surface form: BBC2
BBC Two → timeShiftService → BBC Two self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: BBC Two +1 (historically in some platforms)