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'''BBC Three''' is a digital | |image = BBC Three logo native.svg | ||
|founding date = 9 February 2003 (original) <br> 1 February 2022 (relaunch) | |||
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|non dwu = ''[[Doctor Who Confidential]]'' | |||
|official site = www.bbc.co.uk/bbcthree | |||
|twitter = bbcthree | |||
|youtube = bbcthree | |||
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'''BBC Three''' is a digital television channel and television block in the [[United Kingdom]]. From 2016 to 2022 it was a streaming internet television service. | |||
The channel launched on 9 February 2003, but its existence was in fact predicted decades earlier, in the 1971 ''[[Doctor Who]]'' story ''[[The Dæmons (TV story)|The Dæmons]]'', which featured a fictional [[BBC3]] network. BBC Three functioned as a replacement to the former [[BBC Choice]]. | |||
[[Torchwood]] was the first science fiction programme commissioned to broadcast on | In its initial TV channel incarnation, Three was the home network of ''[[Doctor Who Confidential]]'' and the initial home network of ''[[Torchwood (TV series)|Torchwood]]'' and its accompanying series of ''[[Torchwood Declassified]]'' for the [[Series 1 (Torchwood)|first season]] (it later moved to [[BBC Two]] and [[BBC One]]). ''Torchwood'' was the first science fiction programme commissioned to broadcast on BBC Three. The channel later aired [[rerun]]s of the third season, [[Series 3 (Torchwood)|Children of Earth]], following its premiere on BBC One.. | ||
{{ | Episodes of the [[BBC Wales]] produced ''Doctor Who'' were also repeated on the BBC Three channel with an optional commentary available on some services the Sunday after their Saturday transmission. Three also aired special re-broadcasts of the [[2009 Specials]] in advance of [[David Tennant]]'s final episode and the [[Series 5 (Doctor Who 2005)|Series 5]] debut. | ||
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[[Category: | In an effort to reduce budget costs at the broadcaster, the BBC Three channel was discontinued and relaunched as a streaming media service on 16 February 2016. It was through this service that the first, and so far only series of ''[[Class (TV series)|Class]]'' was distributed, on a weekly schedule from 22 October to 3 December of the same year. | ||
On 4 March 2019, an hour-long block dedicated to BBC Three programming was launched on BBC One, running on Monday through Wednesday nights. | |||
BBC Three returned as a TV channel from 1 February 2022. | |||
== Specials == | |||
* ''[[Doctor Who Greatest Moments]]'' | |||
* ''[[Greatest Monsters & Villains|Doctor Who: Greatest Monsters & Villains]]'' | |||
* ''[[The Ultimate Guide (2013 documentary)|Doctor Who: The Ultimate Guide]]'' | |||
* ''[[Doctor Who Live: The Afterparty]]'' | |||
== External links == | |||
{{Official website|www.bbc.co.uk/bbcthree}} | |||
{{twitter|bbcthree}} | |||
{{YouTube|bbcthree}} | |||
[[Category:British Broadcasting Corporation]] | |||
[[Category:Real world broadcasters]] | |||
[[Category:Online broadcasters]] | |||
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Latest revision as of 19:43, 25 April 2024
- You may be looking for the network as featured within the Doctor Who universe.
BBC Three is a digital television channel and television block in the United Kingdom. From 2016 to 2022 it was a streaming internet television service.
The channel launched on 9 February 2003, but its existence was in fact predicted decades earlier, in the 1971 Doctor Who story The Dæmons, which featured a fictional BBC3 network. BBC Three functioned as a replacement to the former BBC Choice.
In its initial TV channel incarnation, Three was the home network of Doctor Who Confidential and the initial home network of Torchwood and its accompanying series of Torchwood Declassified for the first season (it later moved to BBC Two and BBC One). Torchwood was the first science fiction programme commissioned to broadcast on BBC Three. The channel later aired reruns of the third season, Children of Earth, following its premiere on BBC One..
Episodes of the BBC Wales produced Doctor Who were also repeated on the BBC Three channel with an optional commentary available on some services the Sunday after their Saturday transmission. Three also aired special re-broadcasts of the 2009 Specials in advance of David Tennant's final episode and the Series 5 debut.
In an effort to reduce budget costs at the broadcaster, the BBC Three channel was discontinued and relaunched as a streaming media service on 16 February 2016. It was through this service that the first, and so far only series of Class was distributed, on a weekly schedule from 22 October to 3 December of the same year.
On 4 March 2019, an hour-long block dedicated to BBC Three programming was launched on BBC One, running on Monday through Wednesday nights.
BBC Three returned as a TV channel from 1 February 2022.
Specials[[edit] | [edit source]]
- Doctor Who Greatest Moments
- Doctor Who: Greatest Monsters & Villains
- Doctor Who: The Ultimate Guide
- Doctor Who Live: The Afterparty
