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This template displays an external link to the BBC Programmes page at BBC Online for a BBC television or radio programme.

There are some specific rules about it's usage.

  • It is not a general BBC linking template. Use a normal external URL link, not this template.
  • It can only be used on the main article about the programme, not related articles like "List of" articles, character articles etc.
  • It should only be used in the external links section of an article and should never be used inside a reference.
  • It can only be used once per article.
  • For individual episodes use {{BBC episode}} instead.

All other uses (or multiple uses in the same article) will result in conflicts between Wikipedia and Wikidata, causing the article to appear in the error categories below.

Usage

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Unnamed parameters
{{BBC programme | ID }}
{{BBC programme | ID | TITLE }}
{{BBC programme | ID | TITLE | DESCRIPTION }}
Named parameters
{{BBC programme | id= ID }}
{{BBC programme | id= ID | title= TITLE }}
{{BBC programme | id= ID | title= TITLE | description= DESCRIPTION }}
Using Wikidata property BBC programme ID (P827)
{{BBC programme}}
{{BBC programme | title= TITLE }}
{{BBC programme | title= TITLE | description= DESCRIPTION }}

The template has the following optional parameters:

Parameter Notes
id Programme id given after https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/. For example, the EastEnders entry is at https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b006m86d and the id is b006m86d.
title Programme name, for the above example this would be EastEnders. The title is automatically formatted.
description Additional description

Examples

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No parameters and the show has a Wikidata entry with a BBC programme id.
* {{BBC programme}}
No parameters and the show does not have a Wikidata entry with a BBC programme id.
* {{BBC programme}}
One parameter
* {{BBC programme | b006m86d }}
* {{BBC programme |id= b006m86d }}
Two parameters
* {{BBC programme | b006m86d | EastEnders }}
* {{BBC programme | id= b006m86d | title= EastEnders }}
Three parameters
* {{BBC programme | b006m86d | EastEnders | (British TV series) }}
* {{BBC programme | id= b006m86d | title= EastEnders | description= (British TV series) }}

Tracking categories

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ID parameter exists
ID parameter does not exist

See also

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TemplateData

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This is the TemplateData for this template used by TemplateWizard, VisualEditor and other tools. See a monthly parameter usage report for Template:BBC programme in articles based on its TemplateData.

TemplateData for BBC programme

This template displays an external link to the BBC Programmes page at BBC Online for a BBC television or radio programme. It is intended for use in the external links section of an article.

Template parameters

This template prefers inline formatting of parameters.

ParameterDescriptionTypeStatus
Programme identifierid 1

The "id" parameter (or unnamed parameter "1") should contain the identifier (ID) portion of the URL. Example: b006m86d is the ID portion of https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b006m86d. This parameter is optional if Wikidata property P827 exists, but required if not.

Default
Wikidata property P827
Example
b006m86d
Stringoptional
Programme titletitle 2

The "title" parameter (or unnamed parameter "2") may be used to specify the title of the programme. This parameter is optional; it defaults to the Wikipedia article name, without any disambiguation such as "(TV series)". It is displayed in an italic font.

Default
{{PAGENAMEBASE}}
Example
EastEnders
Stringoptional
Programme descriptiondescription 3

The "description" parameter (or unnamed parameter "3") may be used to add a description of the programme. It is displayed in a non-italic font.

Stringoptional