Template:BBC programme
Template documentationThis 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.
- It is not a general BBC linking template. Use a normal external URL link, not this template.
- It can only be used on the main article about the programme, not related articles like "List of" articles, character articles etc.
- It should only be used in the external links section of an article and should not be used inside a reference.
- It can only be used once per article.
- For individual episodes use {{BBC episode}} instead.
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.
Usage
- Unnamed parameters
{{BBC programme | ID }}{{BBC programme | ID | TITLE }}{{BBC programme | ID | TITLE | DESCRIPTION }}
- Named parameters
{{BBC programme | id= ID }}{{BBC programme | id= ID | title= TITLE }}{{BBC programme | id= ID | title= TITLE | description= DESCRIPTION }}
- Using Wikidata property (P827)
{{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 |
Examples
- No parameters and the show has a Wikidata entry with a BBC programme id.
* {{BBC programme}}
- No parameters and the show does not have a Wikidata entry with a BBC programme id.
* {{BBC programme}}
- One parameter
* {{BBC programme | b006m86d }}* {{BBC programme |id= b006m86d }}
- Two parameters
* {{BBC programme | b006m86d | EastEnders }}* {{BBC programme | id= b006m86d | title= EastEnders }}
- Three parameters
* {{BBC programme | b006m86d | EastEnders | (British TV series) }}* {{BBC programme | id= b006m86d | title= EastEnders | description= (British TV series) }}
Tracking categories
- ID parameter exists
- Category:BBC programme ID not in Wikidata (78)
- Category:BBC programme ID different from Wikidata (0)
- Category:BBC programme ID same as Wikidata (0)
- ID parameter does not exist
- Category:BBC programme template missing ID and not in Wikidata (0)
- Category:BBC programme template using Wikidata (68)
See also
- {{BBC Online}} – for general links to BBC Online pages
- {{BBC episode}} – for links to BBC Programmes episode pages
- {{BBC composer page}} - for links to pages about composers
TemplateData
This is the TemplateData documentation for this template used by VisualEditor and other tools.
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 |
