Press and media enquiries
The BBC Press Office is open for enquiries from members of the press and media at these UK times over the festive period:
Mon 22 Dec 08:00 – 23:00
Tue 23 Dec 08:00 – 23:00
Wed 24 Dec 08:00– 13:00
Thurs 25 Dec CLOSED
Fri 26 Dec 10:00 – 19:00
Sat 27 Dec 10:00 – 23:00
Sun 28 Dec 10:00 – 23:00
Mon 29 Dec 08:00 – 23:00
Tue 30 Dec 08:00 – 23:00
Wed 31 Dec 08:00 – 15:00
Thurs 1 Jan 08:00 – 15:00
Fri 2 Jan 08:00 – 23:00
On days when the Press Office is closed (25th Dec) or closes early (24th, 26th, 31st Dec & 1st Jan) please email [email protected] if you have an emergency enquiry out of hours.
Journalists can contact the BBC Press Office via the email form on this page.
The BBC Press Office email inbox is regularly checked during opening hours. Enquiries will be responded to as quickly as possible.
Picture Enquiries
BBC Pictures provides editorial image content to print and digital press based in the UK, Ireland or the Benelux to publicise the BBC and its current and forthcoming Television and Radio programmes via its free (password protected) website service, www.bbcpictures.co.uk.
Staff members of UK, Irish or Benelux-based press outlets, ie picture editors, picture researchers and journalists, can apply for access to the website.
Non-press and media enquiries
If you are not making a press enquiry, please contact the BBC here.
If you wish to make a complaint, please go to BBC Complaints.
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