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BBC programme ID (P827) (see uses)
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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.
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.
{{BBC programme | ID }}{{BBC programme | ID | TITLE }}{{BBC programme | ID | TITLE | DESCRIPTION }}{{BBC programme | id= ID }}{{BBC programme | id= ID | title= TITLE }}{{BBC programme | id= ID | title= TITLE | description= DESCRIPTION }}{{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 |
* {{BBC programme}}
* {{BBC programme}}
* {{BBC programme | b006m86d }}
* {{BBC programme |id= b006m86d }}
* {{BBC programme | b006m86d | EastEnders }}
* {{BBC programme | id= b006m86d | title= EastEnders }}
* {{BBC programme | b006m86d | EastEnders | (British TV series) }}
* {{BBC programme | id= b006m86d | title= EastEnders | description= (British TV series) }}
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.
| Parameter | Description | Type | Status | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Programme identifier | id 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.
| String | optional |
| Programme title | title 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.
| String | optional |
| Programme description | description 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. | String | optional |
