BBC: Royal Wedding coverage

BBC Channels – UKTV, BBC Knowledge and BBC World News – will all be celebrating the Royal Wedding of Prince William and Catherine Middleton.

BBC World News will be the place to be to watch the event on April 29th, with commentary from news anchor Huw Edwards and BBC presenters.

Other channels will also have Royal-themed programming in the lead up to the big day, including Royally Mad hosted by Cat Deeley. So you think you can marry?

The live and uninterrupted broadcast on UKTV on the evening of the 29th will be a direct simulcast of BBC ONE’s coverage – BBC ONE is the BBC’s flagship channel in the UK. The broadcast of the wedding is the centerpiece of BBC Channels Royal Wedding programming in Australia which also includes Royally Mad, presented by Cat Deeley on UKTV, insightful royal documentaries on BBC Knowledge plus a range of special programming on BBC World News. BBC.com has dedicated news, features, video and analysis at bbc.com/royalwedding.

Deirdre Brennan, Director of Television, BBC Worldwide Australia, said: “As the international arm of the UK’s biggest broadcaster, we are delighted to give viewers in Australia a ringside seat at what promises to be a spectacular, moving and memorable occasion, with unparalleled reporting from the BBC’s team of experts. The wedding will be marked across our channels with a whole range of related programming, insightful documentaries and reportage on both BBC Knowledge and BBC World News.”

UKTV’s broadcast will feature commentary from acclaimed BBC ONE news anchor Huw Edwards, who will lead the BBC’s team of presenters throughout the day. Commenting on the news of his appointment, Edwards said: “I am delighted with the news and consider it a great honour to play a part in what I am sure will be a huge national celebration.”

In recent years Edwards has been the BBC’s anchor for major state occasions such as 2004’s D-Day 60th anniversary, the Pope’s visit, Trooping the Colour, the State Opening of Parliament, Festival of Remembrance and the opening and closing ceremonies of the Beijing Olympics and Commonwealth Games.

In the run-up to the wedding, UKTV will premiere Royally Mad which sees five of America’s most
enthusiastic Royal fanatics embark on the trip of a lifetime to London where they get the chance to indulge in everything Royal wedding-themed with a special tour guide, TV presenter Cat Deeley. Their royal devotion and knowledge will be tested along the way, with one of them being crowned the most ‘Royally Mad’. UKTV will also broadcast a round-up of the day’s events.

On the afternoon of the big day, BBC Knowledge will be getting fans in the mood by screening the entire series of Monarchy: The Royal Family at Work, which provides an exceptional insight into the work of The Queen and other members of the Royal Family over the course of a year.

As well as coverage of the wedding, BBC World News will also broadcast four special Witness
programmes from 1st April. Each programme will offer a uniquely personal perspective on major royal stories from history including the marriage of Grace Kelly and Prince Rainier, Edward and Wallace Simpson, HRH Prince Charles and Princess Diana and the son of Botswana chief Sir Seretse Khama and Englishwoman Ruth Williams. There will also be four special Royal Wedding editions of regular strand One Square Mile and a weekly UK Report – Royal Wedding Special hosted by Mishal Husain.