Channel Information
BBC2 transmits mostly 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
BBC Television was the world's first regular high definition television service which began on November 2nd 1936 from Alexandra Palace, London.
BBC2 was launched in 1964, with the rather quirky symbol of Hullaboo and Custard - a kangaroo and its baby. In 1949 the BBC acquired 13.5 acres on the Shepherds Bush site of the Franco-British Exhibition of 1908 for their new Television Centre.
Introducing "colour television broadcasts" from November 15th 1969. They have always maintained to be a creative and trusted broadcaster and programme maker. Creating and broadcasting programmes that inform, educate, entertain and enrich peoples lives enables them to satisfy all their audiences and cater for all walks of life.
The BBC also has its own very informative and indepth Online Web Service. This additional service provides the user with quality information on all of their Radio, Terrestrial and Digital channels, providing schedules, debates, articles, competitions, jobs, shops, and much more besides. Visit their site by clicking on the address below.
No channel postal address
No channel e-mail
- Telephone:
- 08700 100 222
- Web Site:
- Click here to visit the BBC 2 North East web site
What's on now on BBC 2 North East
- A Game of Two Eras: 1957 v 2007 started at May 11th - 11:50pm
- John Inverdale hosts a unique experiment, using the latest football technology, to find out how English football has really changed in the past fifty years. Through computerised analysis it compares every aspect of the FA Cup finals of 2007 and 1957 - the year of the dramatic encounter between Manchester United and Aston Villa. The results uncover a lost era of English football via interviews with the surviving members of the 1957 final and contributors including Tom Finney and Graham Taylor.
View the complete BBC 2 North East TV guide
