BBC Programme Identifier (PID)
ID gb_bbc_programme_id
DatatypeNot PIIidentifierDraft
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Persistent identifier of a BBC television or radio programme brand, series or episode, used in BBC web addresses, iPlayer and internal systems. It is a lower-case letter followed by seven or more lower-case consonants or digits; vowels are never used. The first letter shows the issuing source, for example b or p. Most PIDs have eight characters; some World Service programmes have eleven.
- Categories
- Media and entertainment
- Countries
- United Kingdom
- Languages
- Common to most languages
- Wikidata
- P827
- Quality
- 85/100 · missing: translation, detector coverage
- Metacrafter rules
- no detection rule yet
- Supported by tools
- no tool record lists this type yet
Regular expression
^[b-df-hj-np-tv-z][0-9b-df-hj-np-tv-z]{7,10}$Python re syntax.
Examples
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| b006q2x0 | Doctor Who |
| b015sqc7 | The Life Scientific (radio series) |
| p009y95q | Desert Island Discs episode from 1956 |
| wcr5dr3dnl3 | World Service programme, eleven characters |
| b006qa20 invalid | Contains a vowel |
Sources
- wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BBC_Programme_Identifier
- wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P827
Use this record
- Page URL:
http://registry.apicrafter.io/datatype/gb_bbc_programme_id - JSON: API v1 · legacy shape (used by metacrafter) · Markdown (for LLMs)
- Improve it: edit
data/datatypes/GB/media/gb_bbc_programme_id.yamlon GitHub