{date}: Get channel schedule

API: co.uk:bbc-iplayer-business-layer-api
Endpoint: /channels/{channel}/schedule/{date}
Response format: application/json
Auth: unknown
Method: GET
Last Status: 404
Latency: 211ms

Description

Returns the TV schedule for a specific BBC channel on a given date. Each schedule entry includes programme details, start times, and duration. Note: schedule data may only be available for certain dates.

From spec: Returns the TV schedule for a specific channel on a given date.

Usage Tips

- Channel IDs include region suffix: bbc_one_london, bbc_two_england, bbc_three, bbc_four, cbbc, cbeebies, bbc_scotland, bbc_news24, bbc_parliament, bbc_alba, s4cpbs - Date format: YYYY-MM-DD - Schedule data may not be available for all historical dates - Some channels like bbc_radio_one do not have schedules

Parameters (2)

channel (string, path, required)

Channel ID (e.g., bbc_one_london, bbc_two_england, bbc_three)

date (string, path, required)

Date in YYYY-MM-DD format

Constraints: {'pattern': '^\\d{4}-\\d{2}-\\d{2}$'}

Examples (1)

Get BBC One London schedule doc_extracted

Demonstrates fetching TV schedule for BBC One London on a specific date

curl 'https://ibl.api.bbci.co.uk/ibl/v1/channels/bbc_one_london/schedule/2025-04-08'
import requests

resp = requests.get("https://ibl.api.bbci.co.uk/ibl/v1/channels/bbc_one_london/schedule/2025-04-08")
data = resp.json()
import zingu_apis

api = zingu_apis.api("bbc-iplayer-business-layer")
result = api.fetch("channels/{channel}/schedule/{date}")

for item in result:
    print(item)
const resp = await fetch("https://ibl.api.bbci.co.uk/ibl/v1/channels/bbc_one_london/schedule/2025-04-08");
const data = await resp.json();

Probe History

Latency

Status Codes

TimeStatusLatencySize
2026-04-16 03:26:40.722950 404 211ms
2026-04-15 00:41:55.156723 404 179ms
2026-04-14 03:58:21.434088 404 216ms
2026-04-12 15:52:46.188549 404 161ms
2026-04-10 04:17:02.631819 404 161ms
2026-04-09 02:56:01.403364 404 651ms