Channel 4 has announced broadcast plans during the Queen’s funeral on Monday, as Sky, ITV and BBC are set to air the event live.
In the UK, coverage of Her Majesty’s funeral will air on BBC One, BBC News, and BBC iPlayer, whileon its main channel and simultaneously on all of its digital channels.
But, Channel 4 will not be broadcasting the funeral, and instead will show 1953 documentary A Queen Is Crowned.A Channel 4 spokesman said to Metro.co.uk: ‘On the day Britain says farewell to its longest serving monarch, Channel 4 will be airing A Queen Is Crowned, the classic 1953 documentary about her coronation, so that viewers can experience both the beginning and end of her remarkable reign.
‘Following the service, Channel 4 will also broadcast two extended editions of Channel 4 News as well as the 1943 Vera Lynn film, We’ll Meet Again.’Channel 4’s TV schedule for September 19 will also see the broadcaster observe the two-minute silence. There will be two 90-minute Channel 4 News broadcasts during the day, with a special edition at 1.25pm and a second programme at 7pm, and from 8.30pm onwards the schedule includes Jamie’s One Pan Wonders, First Dates and Walter Presents: Sisterhood.
Since the announcement of the death of the Queen, Channel 4 has broadcast a number of extended editions of Channel 4 News, documentaries and a specially-commissioned live discussion programme hosted by Andrew Neil.
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