Template:BBC programme/doc
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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 should only be used in the external links section of an article and should not be used inside a reference.
- It can only be used once per article.
- It should only be used on the main article about the subject, not related articles like "List of" articles, character articles etc.
- It can be used on episode articles but only if it links to the specific episode.
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
- 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 Template:Property
{{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
- One parameter
* {{BBC programme | b006m86d }}- Template:PAGENAMEBASE at BBC ProgrammesScript error: No such module "EditAtWikidata".Template:WikidataCheck
* {{BBC programme |id= b006m86d }}- Template:PAGENAMEBASE at BBC ProgrammesScript error: No such module "EditAtWikidata".Template:WikidataCheck
- Two parameters
* {{BBC programme | b006m86d | EastEnders }}- EastEnders at BBC ProgrammesScript error: No such module "EditAtWikidata".Template:WikidataCheck
* {{BBC programme | id= b006m86d | title= EastEnders }}- EastEnders at BBC ProgrammesScript error: No such module "EditAtWikidata".Template:WikidataCheck
- Three parameters
* {{BBC programme | b006m86d | EastEnders | (British TV series) }}- EastEnders (British TV series) at BBC ProgrammesScript error: No such module "EditAtWikidata".Template:WikidataCheck
* {{BBC programme | id= b006m86d | title= EastEnders | description= (British TV series) }}- EastEnders (British TV series) at BBC ProgrammesScript error: No such module "EditAtWikidata".Template:WikidataCheck
- No ID in template or Wikidata
* {{BBC programme}}- Template:PAGENAMEBASE at BBC ProgrammesScript error: No such module "EditAtWikidata".Template:WikidataCheck
Tracking categories
- ID parameter exists
- Category:BBC programme ID not in Wikidata (0)
- Category:BBC programme ID different from Wikidata (0)
- Category:BBC programme ID same as Wikidata (0)
- ID parameter does not exist
- Category:BBC programme template missing ID and not in Wikidata (0)
- Category:BBC programme template using Wikidata (0)
See also
- {{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
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 |