What's on BBC Red Button 24 - 31 August
This
week on BBC Red Button has a packed schedule including plenty of music and
arts festival coverage from Reading and Edinburgh, highlights of the Stereophonics performing for Radio 2 In Concert and the exhilarating
spectacle of the Edinburgh Military Tattoo.
Reading
Festival coverage continues on the Red Button this weekend and arts fans should
catch the final Edinburgh Festival show with Sue Perkins presenting the best from the Fringe. There’s also the spectacle
of the Edinburgh Military Tattoo and a great mix of
sporting action including the F1 Grand Prix from Belgium and MotoGP.

Biffy Clyro are among the weekend’s big acts
Reading
Festival
Reading
Festival returns to rock the nation with artists from across the Main and Radio 1/NME
stages.
Saturday’s
coverage includes The Blackout, Twin Atlantic, White Lies, Deaf Havana,
Modestep, Palma Violets, Johnny Marr, Imagine Dragons, Tame Impala and Alt-J.
Sunday’s
lineup features Hadouken! Don Broco, Editors, Nine Inch Nails, Alunageorge, Tribes,
Alex Clare, City & Colour and Phoenix.
Available on all platforms
Sat
24 August, 18:00 – 01:00
Sun 25 August, 21:00 – 01:00
Edinburgh Festival
Sue
Perkins presents the final programme from the Edinburgh Festival featuring an
interview with Booker prize winner DBC Pierre, Alastair Sooke on an exhibition
by Austrian artist Franz West, two live
Chinese heavy metal bands in an epic version of Coriolanus and some of the best comedy and theatre from the
Fringe.
Available on all platforms
Tue 27 August, 10pm – 6am
Wed 28 August, 10pm – 6am
Thu 29 August, 8pm – 6am
Fri 30 August, 6am – 9am, 11am – 12pm, 1pm – 6am
Sat 31 August, 6am – 7am, 10:45am – 12:20pm
Radio 2 in Concert: Stereophonics
Join Jo
Whiley in London's BBC Radio Theatre for Radio 2 In Concert
with the Stereophonics performing a selection of their biggest hits plus tracks
from their latest album.
Available on all platforms
Sat
24 August, 6am – 11:20am
Mon 26 August, 8pm – 6am
Tue 27 August, 6am – 10am
Wed 28 August, 6am – 7:30pm
Thu 29 August, 6am – 8pm
Edinburgh Military Tattoo
Edinburgh
Military Tattoo
Get extra content from the exhilarating spectacle that
is the Edinburgh Military Tattoo. Press red for audio options during the
programme, and immediately following the BBC One broadcast, catch performances
by acts including the Massed Pipes & Drums and Military Bands.
Available on all platforms
Mon 26 August, 6:30pm – 8:00pm
Antiques
Roadshow play-along
Tune in
to BBC One at 8pm on Sunday and test your antiques expertise by
pressing red or using the show’s own play-along app.
Cast
your eyes over the items as they appear on screen, and see if you can guess how
much the show’s experts think they’re worth. There’s also a new challenge for
this year – can you pick out the fake item from the Rogues’ Gallery?
Available on Sky/Freeview
Sun 25 August, 7.55pm – 9pm
This
week’s sport highlights
This
weekend sees the conclusion of the Euro Nations Hockey Championships, F1 from
the Belgian Grand Prix, MotoGP action from the Czech Republic and much more. For
a full list and times of sport coverage on Red Button see the BBC Sport website. Please note times are subject to
change.
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