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.
Programma
00:00 - 01:00
Father Brown
The Cup of Calabria
Series, Drama, Crime
Father Brown and Flambeau hunt for a priceless holy relic that has been stolen from the church, as a new nemesis lurks in the shadows.
01:00 - 02:00
Impossible
Series, Game show
Contestants compete across the series, scoring points by answering questions correctly; they must avoid the impossible answers, otherwise they will be eliminated until the next day.
02:00 - 03:00
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.
03:00 - 04:00
Death in Paradise
Murder in the Polls
Series, Crime drama, Crime, Drama
Saint Marie's mayoral elections are thrown into disarray when one of the candidates is stabbed in his polling booth while casting his vote.
04:00 - 05:00
Impossible
Series, Game show
Contestants compete across the series, scoring points by answering questions correctly; they must avoid the impossible answers, otherwise they will be eliminated until the next day.
05:00 - 06:00
The Claudia Winkleman Show
Series, Talk
Ralph Fiennes is on the sofa to talk about his play, "Grace Pervades"; Anna Faris returns to the world of "Scary Movie" for another instalment; Olivia Cooke is talking about the series "House of the Dragon"; and comedian Michelle De Swarte.
06:00 - 07:00
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.
07:00 - 08:00
Death in Paradise
Murder in the Polls
Series, Crime drama, Crime, Drama
Saint Marie's mayoral elections are thrown into disarray when one of the candidates is stabbed in his polling booth while casting his vote.
08:00 - 09:00
The Claudia Winkleman Show
Series, Talk
Ralph Fiennes is on the sofa to talk about his play, "Grace Pervades"; Anna Faris returns to the world of "Scary Movie" for another instalment; Olivia Cooke is talking about the series "House of the Dragon"; and comedian Michelle De Swarte.
09:00 - 10:00
Impossible
Series, Game show
Contestants compete across the series, scoring points by answering questions correctly; they must avoid the impossible answers, otherwise they will be eliminated until the next day.
10:00 - 11:00
Impossible
Series, Game show
Rick reveals a fresh slate of answers, some of which can't possibly be right; seeing who gets eliminated and whose smart selections win them a place in the final round.
11:00 - 12:00
Impossible
Series, Game show
Rick tries to separate the winners from the rest of the pack; one contestant gets a chance to unleash a torrent of 10,000 one-pound coins.
12:00 - 13:00
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.
13:00 - 14:00
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.
14:00 - 15:00
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.
15:00 - 16:00
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.
16:00 - 17:00
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.
17:00 - 18:00
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.
18:00 - 18:30
QI
Series V: Vets
Series, Game show, Comedy
Sandi Toksvig takes a QI look at some vets with Tom Allen, Melanie Bracewell, Desiree Burch and Alan Davies.
18:30 - 19:00
QI
Visual
Series, Game show, Comedy
Sandi Toksvig is joined by Maisie Adam, Jack Dee, Kiri Pritchard-McLean and Alan Davies.
19:00 - 19:30
QI
Volatile
Series, Game show, Comedy
Aisling Bea, Mark Watson and Michelle Wolf join Sandi Toksvig and Alan Davis for a volatile episode.
19:30 - 20:00
QI
Visionaries
Series, Game show, Comedy
Sandi Toksvig takes a look at some visionaries with Cally Beaton, Nish Kumar, Laura Smyth and Alan Davies.
20:00 - 20:30
QI
Viral
Series, Game show, Comedy
Rhod Gilbert, Ignacio Lopez and Zoe Lyons join Sandi and Alan as QI goes viral.
20:30 - 21:00
QI
Series V: Christmas Special
Series, Holiday, Game show, Comedy
Gyles Brandreth, Lulu and Emmanuel Sonubi join Sandi and Alan.
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 - 22:30
QI
Series V: Vices and Virtues
Series, Game show, Comedy
Eshaan Akbar, Jo Brand and Rhys James take a look at vices and virtues.
22:30 - 23:00
QI
Veggies
Series, Game show, Comedy
Sandi and Alan are joined by Jason Manford, Ahir Shah and Holly Walsh to look at veggies.
23:00 - 00:00
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.