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
Death in Paradise
Pilot of the Airwaves
Series, Crime drama, Crime, Drama
When a TV news presenter is found strangled in her pool, Neville is sure that her popular co-host is guilty; the team welcomes back an old colleague.
01:00 - 02:00
Jeopardy (UK)
Series, Game show
Players are presented with clues in the form of answers and phrase their responses as a question.
02:00 - 03:00
The Chase
Series, Game show
A thrilling battle of brainpower as four contestants pit their wits against The Chaser.
03:00 - 03:30
Twenty Twenty Six
Heat
Series, Comedy
A new environmental report on global heating causes temperatures to rise in the Oversight Team as they try to find ways to combat not only the report but global heating itself.
03:30 - 04:00
Here We Go
Our New Year's Fireworks Fantasaganza
Series, Comedy, Sitcom
Rachel wants to throw a massive New Year's Eve party, but Paul prefers a quiet cottage holiday so he can sweat out a massive boil on his cheek; their conflicting visions lead to a chaotic family holiday involving a crate of illegal police fireworks.
04:00 - 04:30
Ghosts
The Bone Plot
Series, Sitcom
When a historical documentary team comes to film at Button House, Alison and the ghosts are shocked to discover that the assassination plot they are investigating involved one of their own.
04:30 - 05:00
Two Doors Down
Series, Drama, Sitcom
Eric and Beth smell an ulterior motive when Cathy and Colin, fresh off a luxury cruise, try to pressure them into booking a group vacation together; when they decline, a new target surfaces, Christine, who has a refund burning a hole in her pocket.
05:00 - 06:00
The Chase
Series, Game show
A thrilling battle of brainpower as four contestants pit their wits against The Chaser.
06:00 - 06:30
Twenty Twenty Six
Heat
Series, Comedy
A new environmental report on global heating causes temperatures to rise in the Oversight Team as they try to find ways to combat not only the report but global heating itself.
06:30 - 07:00
Here We Go
Our New Year's Fireworks Fantasaganza
Series, Comedy, Sitcom
Rachel wants to throw a massive New Year's Eve party, but Paul prefers a quiet cottage holiday so he can sweat out a massive boil on his cheek; their conflicting visions lead to a chaotic family holiday involving a crate of illegal police fireworks.
07:00 - 07:30
Ghosts
The Bone Plot
Series, Sitcom
When a historical documentary team comes to film at Button House, Alison and the ghosts are shocked to discover that the assassination plot they are investigating involved one of their own.
07:30 - 08:00
Two Doors Down
Series, Drama, Sitcom
Eric and Beth smell an ulterior motive when Cathy and Colin, fresh off a luxury cruise, try to pressure them into booking a group vacation together; when they decline, a new target surfaces, Christine, who has a refund burning a hole in her pocket.
08:00 - 08:30
QI
Series V: Vices and Virtues
Series, Game show, Comedy
Eshaan Akbar, Jo Brand and Rhys James take a look at vices and virtues.
08:30 - 09:00
QI
Veggies
Series, Game show, Comedy
Sandi and Alan are joined by Jason Manford, Ahir Shah and Holly Walsh to look at veggies.
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
Lee, Lana, Rebecca and Bill work together to take down one of the country's finest quiz brains.
11:00 - 12:00
Impossible
Series, Game show
Ready to say goodbye to this group of contestants, who are primed and ready for their last shot at taking home the 10,000 pounds.
12:00 - 13:00
Griff's Canadian Adventure
Sasakatchewan; Alberta Richness; Emptiness
Series, Travel
Griff explores the prairies and vast plains of Saskatchewan and Alberta provinces; he discovers that they hide a diversity of riches, from ancient buffalo herds to dinosaur fossils and acres of cultivated farmland.
13:00 - 14:00
Ice Vikings
Home & Away
Series, Documentary, Fishing
While some fishers struggle to finish the fall in wild weather, the Kristjansons make a pilgrimage to their ancestral home, Iceland; back home, an early winter storm slams Gimli and commercial fishers risk life and limb.
14:00 - 15:00
Weather Files: Total Impact
Earthquakes
Series, Documentary
Experiencing the 2017 Mexico City earthquake; uncovering the mystery of the Oklahoma frack quakes; how tremor-proof construction could cause the destructive events; how an earthquake revealed a history-changing room.
15:00 - 16:00
History by the Numbers
Race To Berlin
Series, Documentary, History
The Soviet Red Army and the Western Allies are in a race to the finish line.
16:00 - 17:00
Mysteries From Above
Archaeological Mysteries
Series, Documentary
Puzzle over an out-of-place relic from World War II and get a bird's-eye view of stone circles in Norway; examine mysterious, ancient mounds on the banks of the Mississippi and uncover the dark history of a medieval English village.
17:00 - 18:00
Griff's Canadian Adventure
Sasakatchewan; Alberta Richness; Emptiness
Series, Travel
Griff explores the prairies and vast plains of Saskatchewan and Alberta provinces; he discovers that they hide a diversity of riches, from ancient buffalo herds to dinosaur fossils and acres of cultivated farmland.
18:00 - 19:00
Death in Paradise
Stumped in Murder
Series, Crime drama, Crime, Drama
After the president of the Saint Marie Cricket Club is found dead, suspicion falls on his teammates.
19:00 - 20:00
Death in Paradise
Man Overboard: Part 1
Series, Crime drama, Crime, Drama
A murder investigation propels the team to London in pursuit of their suspects.
20:00 - 21:00
Death in Paradise
Man Overboard: Part 2
Series, Crime drama, Crime, Drama
The team races against the clock in London to solve two murders after their prime suspect is found dead; Dwayne has an emotional encounter; Humphrey comes to a big decision.
21:00 - 22:00
Death in Paradise
Stumped in Murder
Series, Crime drama, Crime, Drama
After the president of the Saint Marie Cricket Club is found dead, suspicion falls on his teammates.
22:00 - 23:00
Death in Paradise
Man Overboard: Part 1
Series, Crime drama, Crime, Drama
A murder investigation propels the team to London in pursuit of their suspects.
23:00 - 00:00
Death in Paradise
Man Overboard: Part 2
Series, Crime drama, Crime, Drama
The team races against the clock in London to solve two murders after their prime suspect is found dead; Dwayne has an emotional encounter; Humphrey comes to a big decision.