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Ryan Paton

Queen Elizabeth II's funeral sees BBC make big schedule changes

The BBC has confirmed its amended TV schedule in the wake of Queen Elizabeth II's death.

The nation has been in mourning since Her Majesty died at the age of 96 last Thursday. The broadcaster has changed its schedule as a range of special programmes have aired to pay tribute to Elizabeth II's legacy.

The monarch's funeral is set to take place on Monday, September 19 at Westminster Abbey. Following the funeral the national period of mourning will end, but the royal period of mourning will continue for seven days.

READ MORE: Queen's funeral bank holiday: What are the working rules and will you get the day off

The BBC has now confirmed its schedule from September 15 until 23 as a range of special programmes will air in honour of Elizabeth II. Strictly Come Dancing was set to start its new season on Saturday but this has been pushed back until the following Friday.

The popular dancing contest has been replaced by an episode of Pointless celebrities and the Paddington movie. Match of the Day will air at a later time at 10.50pm on Saturday.

The Queen's state funeral will air from 8am on Monday. We have listed the full schedule for BBC One and BBC Two below:

Amended BBC One schedule

Thu 15 September

18:00 BBC News

18:30 BBC London News

19:00 The One Show: Our Queen Remembered

19:30 EastEnders

20:00 The Repair Shop (R)

20:30 Celebrity MasterChef

21:30 Celebrity MasterChef

22:00 BBC News and Weather

22:30 BBC London News

22:40 Question Time

Fri 16 September

18:00 BBC News

18:30 BBC London News

19:00 The One Show: Our Queen Remembered

19:30 HM The Queen: The Vigil

20:15 The Repair Shop (R)

21:00 Celebrity MasterChef

22:00 BBC News and Weather

23:00 BBC London News

23:10 Elizabeth R (R)

Sat 17 September

17:10 BBC News

18:00 BBC London News

18:05 Weather

18:10 Pointless Celebrities

19:00 Film: Paddington (R)

20:30 Casualty

21:20 The Secrets She Keeps

22:05 BBC News

22:50 Match of the Day

Sun 18 September

17:00 BBC News

17:30 BBC London News

18:00 Countryfile - Queen & Country: Windsor (R)

19:00 The Eve of the State Funeral of HM Queen Elizabeth II

20:00 A National Minute's Silence for HM The Queen (w/t)

20:05 Frozen Planet II

21:05 Bloodlands

22:05 BBC News and Weather

23:00 BBC London News

23:05 Match of the Day 2

23:50 The Women's Football Show

Mon 19 September

06:00 Breakfast

08:00 The State Funeral of HM Queen Elizabeth II

17:00 BBC News

17:50 BBC London News

18:15 The One Show: Our Queen Remembered

18:50 Film: Paddington 2 (R)

20:30 The State Funeral of HM Queen Elizabeth II: Events of the Day

22:00 BBC News and Weather

23:00 BBC London News

Tue 20 September

18:00 BBC News

18:30 BBC London News

19:00 The One Show

19:30 EastEnders

20:00 Celebrity MasterChef

21:00 Crossfire

22:00 BBC News and Weather

22:30 BBC London News

Wed 21 September

18:00 BBC News

18:30 BBC London News

19:00 The One Show

19:30 EastEnders

20:00 New: The Repair Shop

21:00 Crossfire

22:00 BBC News and Weather

22:30 BBC London News

Thu 22 September

18:00 BBC News

18:30 BBC London News

19:00 The One Show

19:30 EastEnders

20:00 EastEnders

20:30 Celebrity MasterChef: The Final

21:00 Crossfire

22:00 BBC News and Weather

22:30 BBC London News

22:40 Question Time

Fri 23 September

18:00 BBC News

18:30 BBC London News

19:00 Strictly Come Dancing

20:50 Ghosts

21:20 Have I Got News for You

21:50 Am I Being Unreasonable?

22:20 BBC News and Weather

22:50 BBC London News

Amended BBC Two schedule

Thu 15 September

18:00 Richard Osman's House of Games

18:30 Unbeatable

19:00 Celebrity Antiques Road Trip (R)

20:00 Saving Lives at Sea

21:00 All That Glitters

22:00 Top of the Pops

22:30 Newsnight

23:10 Weather

Fri 16 September

18:00 Richard Osman's House of Games

18:30 Unbeatable

19:00 Grand Tours of Scotland's Lochs (R)

19:30 Beechgrove (R)

20:00 Gardeners' World

21:00 Mortimer & Whitehouse Gone Fishing

21:30 Martin Compston's Scottish Fling (R)

22:00 QI (R)

22:30 Newsnight

23:00 Weather

23:05 MOTDx (R)

Sat 17 September

17:10 Richard Osman's House of Games

17:40 Unbeatable

18:10 Mortimer & Whitehouse Gone Fishing (R)

18:40 Simon Reeve’s South America (R)

19:40 A House Through Time (R)

20:40 Stan & Ollie

Sun 18 September

18:00 Saving Lives at Sea (R)

19:00 This Farming Life (R)

20:00 A National Minute's Silence for HM The Queen (w/t)

20:05 Stolen: Catching the Art Thieves

21:05 Simon Reeve’s South America

22:05 How To with John Wilson

22:30 Women's International Cricket Highlights: England v India - 1st ODI

23:00 Rugby League: Super League Playoff Highlights

00:00 World Road Championships 2022: Men's & Women's Time Trials

Mon 19 September

17:45 Richard Osman's House of Games

18:15 Unbeatable

18:45 TBC

20:30 University Challenge

21:00 Only Connect

21:30 Mastermind

22:00 Far From the Madding Crowd

Tue 20 September

18:00 Richard Osman's House of Games

18:30 Unbeatable

19:00 Villages by the Sea - Botallack (R)

19:30 Iolo: A Wild Life (R)

20:00 The Hotel People (R)

21:00 The Boys From Brazil: Rise Of The Bolsonaros

22:00 Cunk on Earth

22:30 Newsnight

23:10 Weather

Wed 21 September

18:00 Richard Osman's House of Games

18:30 Unbeatable

19:00 Villages by the Sea - Ravenglass (R)

19:30 Iolo: A Wild Life (R)

20:00 Mary Berry - Cook and Share

20:30 Nadiya’s Everyday Baking

21:00 Escape from Kabul Airport

22:15 Saving Lives at Sea (R)

22:30 Newsnight

23:10 Weather

23:15 Unspun World with John Simpson

Thu 22 September

18:00 Richard Osman's House of Games

18:30 Unbeatable

19:00 Villages by the Sea - Gorey (R)

19:30 Iolo: A Wild Life (R)

20:00 Saving Lives at Sea

21:00 All That Glitters

22:00 Live at the Apollo (R)

22:30 Newsnight

23:10 Weather

Fri 23 September

18:00 Richard Osman's House of Games

18:30 Unbeatable

19:00 Villages by the Sea - Flamborough (R)

19:30 Beechgrove (R)

20:00 Gardeners' World

21:00 Mortimer & Whitehouse Gone Fishing

21:30 Martin Compston's Scottish Fling (R)

22:00 New: Mock The Week

22:30 Newsnight

23:00 Weather

23:05 MOTDx (R)

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