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BBC programme ID (P827) (see uses)
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This 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 never 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
[edit]- 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 BBC programme ID (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
[edit]- 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}}- {{BBC programme}} missing ID and not present in Wikidata.
- 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
[edit]- ID parameter exists
- Category:BBC programme ID not in Wikidata (18)
- Category:BBC programme ID different from Wikidata (3)
- Category:BBC programme ID same as Wikidata (460)
- ID parameter does not exist
- Category:BBC programme template missing ID and not in Wikidata (0)
- Category:BBC programme template using Wikidata (2,138)
See also
[edit]- {{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
[edit]TemplateData for 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 |