BBC First
Canada
BBC First is a television channel available in Canada that primarily airs drama series and selected comedies originally produced by the BBC in the United Kingdom. The channel’s programming typically includes crime dramas, period pieces, and character-driven serials, often drawn from recent British productions. Viewers in Canada can access BBC First through participating cable and satellite providers, with content presented in English. The channel does not broadcast news, sports, or children’s shows, focusing instead on scripted entertainment for an adult audience. Its schedule generally features a mix of ongoing series and limited-run dramas, without live event coverage or reality programming.
Programme
00:00 - 01:00
Sister Boniface Mysteries
Lights, Camera, Murder!
Series, Crime drama, Comedy
A TV crew has arrived to use St Vincent's Convent as a location for spy thriller; the filming becomes all too real when a live gun is fired instead of a replica; Sister Boniface deduces the bullet was meant for producer.
01:00 - 02:00
Shakespeare and Hathaway: Private Investigators
This Promised End
Series, Comedy drama, Crime
Frank and Lu race against time when an undertaker is given 24 hours to live by two strange hitmen.
02:00 - 02:30
QI
Visionaries
Series, Game show, Comedy
Sandi Toksvig takes a look at some visionaries with Cally Beaton, Nish Kumar, Laura Smyth and Alan Davies.
02:30 - 03:00
QI
Series W:Wordmongery
Series, Game show, Comedy
A comedy quiz show full of quirky facts, in which contestants are rewarded more if their answers are "quite interesting.".
03:00 - 04:00
The Finish Line
Series, Game show
Roman Kemp and sidekick Sarah Greene host the quiz show where contestants race on moving podiums across the studio floor; correct answers get the players moving, while wrong answers will stop them in their tracks.
04:00 - 05:00
The Answer Run
Series, Game show
Three couples face a series of 50/50 questions which hurtle The Answer Run down towards them; across three rounds, the couples build up their cash pots, but only one pair can face The Final Run and win the chance to take home their cash prize.
05:00 - 05:30
QI
Visionaries
Series, Game show, Comedy
Sandi Toksvig takes a look at some visionaries with Cally Beaton, Nish Kumar, Laura Smyth and Alan Davies.
05:30 - 06:00
QI
Series W:Wordmongery
Series, Game show, Comedy
A comedy quiz show full of quirky facts, in which contestants are rewarded more if their answers are "quite interesting.".
06:00 - 07:00
The Finish Line
Series, Game show
Roman Kemp and sidekick Sarah Greene host the quiz show where contestants race on moving podiums across the studio floor; correct answers get the players moving, while wrong answers will stop them in their tracks.
07:00 - 08:00
The Answer Run
Series, Game show
Three couples face a series of 50/50 questions which hurtle The Answer Run down towards them; across three rounds, the couples build up their cash pots, but only one pair can face The Final Run and win the chance to take home their cash prize.
08:00 - 08:30
QI
Viral
Series, Game show, Comedy
Rhod Gilbert, Ignacio Lopez and Zoe Lyons join Sandi and Alan as QI goes viral.
08:30 - 09:00
QI
Series V: Christmas Special
Series, Holiday, Game show, Comedy
Gyles Brandreth, Lulu and Emmanuel Sonubi join Sandi and Alan.
09:00 - 10:00
The Finish Line
Series, Game show
Roman Kemp and sidekick Sarah Greene host the quiz show where contestants race on moving podiums across the studio floor; correct answers get the players moving, while wrong answers will stop them in their tracks.
10:00 - 11:00
The Chase
Series, Game show
A thrilling battle of brainpower as four contestants pit their wits against The Chaser.
11:00 - 12:00
Impossible
Series, Game show
The players try to tease out which of Rick's answers are not just wrong but actually impossible; three tense rounds and seeing who is left standing to face the 10,000-pound exclamation point.
12:00 - 13:00
Mysteries From Above
Ice Cold Mysteries
Series, Documentary
Unlock an abandoned site on a remote Antarctic isle and check out mysterious shapes in the Finnish snow. Puzzle over an inexplicable monolith in the far reaches of Norway, then get shocked by a blood-red frozen waterfall at the bottom of the world.
13:00 - 13:30
Merchants of the Wild
Journey
Series, Travel, Documentary, Reality
As their journey comes to an end, fast waters and quick-changing weather threaten to break the group's spirits; on the edge of emotional turmoil, a visit from an Elder brings a surprise that no one expected.
13:30 - 14:00
Merchants of the Wild
Reunion
Series, Travel, Documentary, Reality
Months after the journey's end, the Indigenous explorers reflect with Caleb Musgrave on their time spent in Syilx territory; reunited for the first time, the group shares the moments that changed them forever.
14:00 - 15:00
History by the Numbers
King Tut
Series, Documentary, History
When the lost tomb of King Tut is opened in 1922, it's not only the famous Curse that is unleashed.
15:00 - 16:00
Mysteries From Above
Ice Cold Mysteries
Series, Documentary
Unlock an abandoned site on a remote Antarctic isle and check out mysterious shapes in the Finnish snow. Puzzle over an inexplicable monolith in the far reaches of Norway, then get shocked by a blood-red frozen waterfall at the bottom of the world.
16:00 - 16:30
Merchants of the Wild
Journey
Series, Travel, Documentary, Reality
As their journey comes to an end, fast waters and quick-changing weather threaten to break the group's spirits; on the edge of emotional turmoil, a visit from an Elder brings a surprise that no one expected.
16:30 - 17:00
Merchants of the Wild
Reunion
Series, Travel, Documentary, Reality
Months after the journey's end, the Indigenous explorers reflect with Caleb Musgrave on their time spent in Syilx territory; reunited for the first time, the group shares the moments that changed them forever.
17:00 - 18:00
History by the Numbers
King Tut
Series, Documentary, History
When the lost tomb of King Tut is opened in 1922, it's not only the famous Curse that is unleashed.
18:00 - 19:00
Mysteries From Above
Ice Cold Mysteries
Series, Documentary
Unlock an abandoned site on a remote Antarctic isle and check out mysterious shapes in the Finnish snow. Puzzle over an inexplicable monolith in the far reaches of Norway, then get shocked by a blood-red frozen waterfall at the bottom of the world.
19:00 - 20:00
The Finish Line
Series, Game show
Roman Kemp and sidekick Sarah Greene host the quiz show where contestants race on moving podiums across the studio floor; correct answers get the players moving, while wrong answers will stop them in their tracks.
20:00 - 21:00
The Chase
Series, Game show
A thrilling battle of brainpower as four contestants pit their wits against The Chaser.
21:00 - 21:30
QI
Vulgar
Series, Game show, Comedy
Neil Delamere, Cariad Lloyd and Chris McCausland join Sandi and Alan.
21:30 - 22:00
QI
Vintage
Series, Game show, Comedy
Susan Calman, Rosie Jones and Josh Widdicombe join Sandi and Alan for a vintage episode.
22:00 - 23:00
The Graham Norton Show
Series, Talk, Entertainment, Comedy, Interview
Featuring Zoë Saldaña, Selena Gomez, Miranda Hart, Ncuti Gatwa, Kevin Kline and Rag 'n' Bone Man.
23:00 - 23:30
QI
Visionaries
Series, Game show, Comedy
Sandi Toksvig takes a look at some visionaries with Cally Beaton, Nish Kumar, Laura Smyth and Alan Davies.
23:30 - 00:00
QI
Series W:Wordmongery
Series, Game show, Comedy
A comedy quiz show full of quirky facts, in which contestants are rewarded more if their answers are "quite interesting.".