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It\u2019s only a matter of weeks until BBC Three returns to our TV guides, with the broadcaster setting a date for its linear channel launch.<\/p>\n
BBC Three will be available to watch on Freeview, Sky, Virgin and Freesat on Tuesday 1st February, with the new channel broadcasting every night from 7pm.<\/p>\n
Viewers will also be able to watch BBC Three live on iPlayer, with the channel offering \u201ca rich content mix of drama, comedy, entertainment, documentaries, news and sport\u201d, the BBC has teased.<\/p>\n
The launch night will kick-off with the premiere of RuPaul\u2019s Drag Race: UK Versus the World<\/a> \u2013 a spin-off in which former contestants of RuPaul\u2019s Drag Race UK<\/a> take on alumni from other Drag Race franchises.<\/p> Elsewhere in the week, BBC Three is set to air live football, with the semi-finals and final of the Africa Cup of Nations<\/a> \u2013 which features 24 national teams based in Africa and hosted by Jermaine Jenas \u2013 being broadcast live on the new channel.<\/p>\n BBC Three Controller Fiona Campbell said in a statement: \u201cWe know how popular sport is with younger audiences and it\u2019s going to have a big part to play on BBC Three.<\/p>\n \u201cAFCON is set to be an incredibly exciting tournament with some of the best players in the World on show and it\u2019s brilliant news that we will be showing the climax of the competition on free to air television.\u201d<\/p>\n Last year, the BBC announced that BBC Three would return as a TV channel<\/a> after Ofcom approved the move, with the platform becoming digital-only back in 2016.<\/p>\n BBC Three launches as a broadcast channel on Tuesday 1st February. For all the latest news, visit our dedicated\u00a0Drama<\/a>\u00a0hub, or find out what else to watch with our\u00a0TV Guide<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p><\/body><\/html>\n By Lauren Morris Published: Tuesday, 11 January 2022 at 12:00 am It\u2019s only a matter of weeks until BBC Three returns to our TV guides, with the broadcaster setting a date for its linear channel launch. BBC Three will be available to watch on Freeview, Sky, Virgin and Freesat on Tuesday 1st February, with the […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":24,"featured_media":9771,"template":"","categories":[1,5],"acf":[],"uagb_featured_image_src":{"full":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2022\/01\/bbc-threes-tv-channel-return-date-confirmed.jpg",630,413,false],"thumbnail":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2022\/01\/bbc-threes-tv-channel-return-date-confirmed-150x150.jpg",150,150,true],"medium":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2022\/01\/bbc-threes-tv-channel-return-date-confirmed-300x197.jpg",300,197,true],"medium_large":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2022\/01\/bbc-threes-tv-channel-return-date-confirmed.jpg",630,413,false],"large":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2022\/01\/bbc-threes-tv-channel-return-date-confirmed.jpg",630,413,false],"1536x1536":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2022\/01\/bbc-threes-tv-channel-return-date-confirmed.jpg",630,413,false],"2048x2048":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2022\/01\/bbc-threes-tv-channel-return-date-confirmed.jpg",630,413,false]},"uagb_author_info":{"display_name":"importmanagerhub@sprylab.com","author_link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/author\/importmanagerhubsprylab-com\/"},"uagb_comment_info":0,"uagb_excerpt":"By Lauren Morris Published: Tuesday, 11 January 2022 at 12:00 am It\u2019s only a matter of weeks until BBC Three returns to our TV guides, with the broadcaster setting a date for its linear channel launch. BBC Three will be available to watch on Freeview, Sky, Virgin and Freesat on Tuesday 1st February, with the…","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/rss_feed\/9770"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/rss_feed"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/rss_feed"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/24"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/9771"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=9770"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=9770"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
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