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{{Short description|British television channel}}
{{redirect|BBC1|the BBC radio stations|BBC Radio 1|and|BBC Radio 1Xtra|other uses|Bbc1 (disambiguation)}}
{{distinguish|BBC First}}
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{{Infobox television channel
| name = BBC One
| logo = BBC One logo 2021.svg
| logo_size = 190px
| logo_caption = Logo used since 2021
| launch_date = {{start date and age|1936|11|2|df=y}}
| owner = [[BBC]]
| picture_format = [[1080i]]/[[1080p]]{{efn|1080p25 sometimes on [[Freeview (UK)|Freeview]] only}} [[HDTV]]<br />(downscaled to [[576i]] for the [[Standard-definition television|SDTV]] feed)<br />[[UHDTV|2160p UHDTV]] (ongoing trials, available on BBC iPlayer for certain programmes only)
| country = United Kingdom
| language = [[English language|English]]
| area = {{plainlist|
* United Kingdom
* [[Isle of Man]]
* [[Channel Islands]]
* [[Gibraltar]]
* [[Republic of Ireland|Ireland]]
* [[Belgium]]
* [[Netherlands]]
  }}
| network = [[BBC Television]]
| headquarters = [[Broadcasting House]], [[London]], United Kingdom
| former_names = {{ubl|'''BBC Television Service''' (2 November 1936 – 7 October 1960)|'''BBC''' (8 October 1960 – 19 April 1964)|'''BBC1''' (20 April 1964 – 3 October 1997)}}
| sister_channels = {{ubl|[[BBC Two]]|[[BBC Three]]|[[BBC Four]]|[[BBC News (UK TV channel)|BBC News]]|[[BBC Parliament]]|[[CBBC]]|[[CBeebies]]|[[BBC Scotland (TV channel)|BBC Scotland]]|[[BBC Alba]]}}
| website = {{URL|https://bbc.co.uk/bbcone}}
| terr_serv_1 = [[Freeview (UK)|Freeview]]
| terr_chan_1 = Channel 1 (SD)<br />Channel 101 (HD)
| terr_serv_2 = Other providers
| terr_chan_2 = [[#Availability|See dedicated section]]
| webcast = [https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/live/bbcone BBC One] on [[BBC iPlayer]] (UK only)
}}
'''BBC One''' is a British [[free-to-air]] [[public broadcast]] television channel owned and operated by the [[BBC]]. It is the corporation's oldest and [[Flagship (broadcasting)|flagship]] channel, and is known for broadcasting mainstream programming, which includes [[BBC News]] television bulletins, primetime drama and entertainment, and live [[BBC Sport]] events.

The channel was launched on 2 November 1936 under the name '''BBC Television Service''', which was the world's first [[Television in the United Kingdom|regular television]] service with a high level of [[image resolution]].{{efn|It used the Marconi-EMI [[405-line]] all-electronic television service and, for the first three months, the Baird 240-line [[intermediate film system]]. Germany introduced television with a medium level of image resolution (180 lines) in 1935, initially based on intermediate film, but fully electronic by 1936.}} It was renamed '''BBC TV''' in 1960 and used this name until the launch of the second BBC channel, [[BBC Two|BBC2]], in 1964. The main channel then became known as '''BBC1.''' The channel adopted the current spelling of BBC One in 1997.

The channel's annual budget for 2012–2013 was £1.14&nbsp;billion.<ref name="Service licence">{{cite web |url=http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/bbctrust/assets/files/pdf/regulatory_framework/service_licences/tv/2012/bbc_one_nov12.pdf |title=BBC One Service Licence |publisher=BBC Trust |date=November 2012 |access-date=17 May 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130921054958/http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/bbctrust/assets/files/pdf/regulatory_framework/service_licences/tv/2012/bbc_one_nov12.pdf |archive-date=21 September 2013 |url-status=live }}</ref> It is funded by the [[television licence]] fee together with the BBC's [[List of BBC television channels and radio stations|other domestic television stations]] and shows uninterrupted programming without commercial advertising. The television channel had the highest reach share of any broadcaster in the United Kingdom as at 2019,<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.statista.com/statistics/269807/leading-tv-channels-in-the-uk-by-reach/ |title=UK: most watched TV channels 2019 |publisher=Statista |date=13 January 2021 |access-date=20 February 2022}}</ref> ahead of its traditional rival for ratings leadership [[ITV (TV network)|ITV]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Most popular TV channels in the UK 2021|url=https://www.statista.com/statistics/1025466/most-popular-tv-channels-in-the-uk/|access-date=19 January 2022|website=Statista|language=en}}</ref> In 2013, a study conducted across 14 countries by the polling organization [[Populus Ltd|Populus]] found BBC One to be the station most favorably viewed by its country, with BBC Two coming in third place.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/mediacentre/international-research-data.pdf|title=International Perceptions of TV Quality|website=Downloads.bbc.co.uk|access-date=21 February 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140308142944/http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/mediacentre/international-research-data.pdf|archive-date=8 March 2014|url-status=live}}</ref>