BBC Parliament Schedule
Schedule
Morning
06:00
Acts and Facts—1936 Abdication Crisis
Lecture by Kate Williams on King Edward VIII renouncing the throne in 1936.
06:05
Westminster Hall—Bank Branch Closures
Coverage of the debate on bank branch closures on Wednesday 18 March.
07:15
BOOKtalk—Kenny MacAskill
Mark D’Arcy talks to Kenny MacAskill about his book Radical Scotland.(R)
07:30
Welsh Assembly—Coronavirus Statement
Statement in the Welsh Assembly from Vaughan Gething on Tuesday 24 March(R)
08:35
Acts and Facts—Devolution
Lecture on the creation of a Scottish Parliament and an Assembly for Wales.(R)
08:40
Reflections: When Parties Split—Series 1, Brexit - The Party Splitter
5/5Steve Richards looks at how Brexit has split the two main political parties.(R)
09:20
Briefings—Downing Street Coronavirus News Conference, 03/04/2020
Coverage of the latest news conference from the government on tackling coronavirus.(R)
10:10
Village Idioms
Bob's your uncle.
10:15
BOOKtalk—Glenn Patterson
Mark D'Arcy talks to writer Glenn Patterson about his book Backstop Land.(R)
10:30
Reflections: When Parties Split—Series 1, Robert Peel and The Corn Laws
1/5Political journalist Steve Richards looks at Robert Peel and The Corn Laws.(R)
11:00
Prime Minister's Questions—25/03/2020
Coverage of questions in the House of Commons to Boris Johnson on Wednesday 25 March.(R)
Afternoon
12:00
America this Week—05/04/2020
Highlights of the week in Washington in the fourth year of Donald Trump's presidency.
13:00
Washington Journal—05/04/2020
Steve Scully interviews figures on the American political scene and takes viewers' calls.
15:00
Politics England—05/04/2020
With Andy Street, Jess Phillips MP, Nadra Ahmed OBE and Rob Ford.
15:30
BOOKtalk—Emma Crewe and Andrew Walker
Emma Crewe and Andrew Walker talk about their book An Extraordinary Scandal.
15:45
The View—26/03/2020
Join Mark Carruthers for The View - the week's political news and expert analysis.
16:30
Politics Scotland—05/04/2020
Gordon Brewer and guests look at the week’s events at Westminster and Holyrood.
17:00
Eòrpa—Series 27, Episode 17
17/19Annabel Maclennan looks back at key stories from this series.
17:30
Politics Wales—05/04/2020
All the latest political news from Wales and beyond, presented by Arwyn Jones.
Evening
18:00
Question Time—2020, 02/04/2020
Fiona Bruce presents an hour of topical debate with guests including Matt Hancock.(R)
19:00
The Andrew Marr Show—05/04/2020
Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer and health secretary Matt Hancock discuss the coronavirus.(R)
20:15
Briefings—Downing Street Coronavirus News Conference, 05/04/2020
The news conference held by the government on efforts to tackle the coronavirus.
21:00
Briefings—Scottish Government Coronavirus News Conference, 05/04/2020
Coverage of the latest news conference held by the Scottish government.
21:40
Prime Minister's Questions—25/03/2020
Coverage of questions in the House of Commons to Boris Johnson on Wednesday 25 March.(R)
22:40
Scottish Parliament—Coronavirus Statement
Statement in the Scottish Parliament on the coronavirus, from Tuesday 24 March.(R)
Late
00:55
The Week in Parliament—26/03/2020
BBC Parliament's programme looking back at the week in Westminster.(R)
01:25
BOOKtalk—Hashi Mohamed
Hashi Mohamed about his book People Like Us: What it Takes to Make it in Modern Britain.(R)
01:40
Acts and Facts—1876 Royal Titles Act
Sean Lang on the 1876 Act, which gave Queen Victoria the title of Empress of India.(R)
01:45
Reflections: When Parties Split—Series 1, Joseph Chamberlain - The Two Party Splitter
2/5A look at Joseph Chamberlain, who first split the Liberal Party and later the Unionists.(R)
02:15
Briefings—Downing Street Coronavirus News Conference, 05/04/2020
The news conference held by the government on efforts to tackle the coronavirus.(R)
03:00
Acts and Facts—1935 Government of India Act
Sean Lang on the 1935 Act which granted India a degree of self-government.(R)
03:05
BOOKtalk—Liam Halligan
Liam Halligan talks about his book Home Truths on the UK's housing shortage.(R)
03:20
House of Lords—Global Traffic Deaths Debate
Debate on progress towards goal on halving injuries from traffic accidents, from 19 March.(R)
04:50
Acts and Facts—1931 National Government
Professor Vernon Bogdanor on the 1931 National Government formed by Ramsay MacDonald.(R)
04:55
BOOKtalk—Emma Crewe and Andrew Walker
Emma Crewe and Andrew Walker talk about their book An Extraordinary Scandal.(R)
05:10
Acts and Facts—The 1832 Reform Act
Historian Kate Williams on the 1832 Reform Act, which widened the franchise.(R)
05:15
House of Commons—Urgent Question on Help for the Self-Employed
The Urgent Question in the House of Commons on help for the self-employed, from 24 March.(R)
