BBC Persian TV’s official partner schedule identifies news in Farsi alongside discussion and other programs. A published October 2026 example includes News Review and Pargar. The television service should be identified by that full name, rather than assuming every BBC news result is the same language service.
Its schedule also contains more than one kind of date information. A program can carry an earlier edition date while appearing in a later day’s transmission list.
At a glance
| Reference | Detail |
|---|---|
| Language programmes | Official partner listing identifies Farsi News Review and Pargar discussion. |
| Schedule fields | Listing distinguishes transmission-day/time and earlier edition references, with GMT context. |
News Review and Pargar have different formats
The official example describes News Review as international BBC news in Farsi. Pargar is identified as an in-depth discussion program hosted by Daryoush Karimi. Those are distinct selections: a news review and a longer discussion do not have the same editorial structure.
For a particular subject, preserve the program name and edition date. A discussion may remain useful after a news bulletin’s immediate reporting window, while a bulletin’s original timestamp matters when following a developing event. The language-service identity and the program format both help narrow the search.
Separate the showing date from the edition label
The retrieved 30 October listing includes rows carrying 29 October edition references. That is evidence that the day’s scheduled showing and the edition’s original reference can differ. Read the whole row before deciding a program is live or newly produced.
The partner guide labels its times GMT and offers a timezone selector. Keep that time context when noting a showing; a number detached from its zone is not a complete appointment. The retrieved example is an archive for that date, not a promise about the current day’s running order.
Use official service references without substituting a mirror
The BBC’s own audience guide directs television enquiries to its Persian-service destination separately from other BBC services. A copied BBC-looking page on another host is not the same primary source as a BBC publication.
For program identification, use the official partner schedule and the exact service name. For a particular video or future showing, investigate the actual BBC program information available for that item. A schedule record establishes a published listing; it does not by itself establish that every program can be streamed everywhere or that a full recording remains available afterward.
Useful answers
Are BBC Persian TV and a general English BBC news result interchangeable?
No. The official partner schedule identifies Farsi news and named Persian-service programs. Keep the complete service and program names.
Why can a row in one day’s guide show an earlier edition date?
The retrieved official schedule includes earlier edition references within a later transmission day. Distinguish the showing date/time from the program’s edition label.