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Living Person

BBC_Two
is

As of April 12, 2026

61 years old
11 months!

Days Until Birthday

8 days

Days Since Birth

22,636 days
elapsed

Date of Birth

(April 21born, 1964 ) is

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Day

Dragon
Year

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Cosmic Age Calculator

Moon

828.6 years old

Mercury

257.3 years old

Venus

100.7 years old

Mars

33 years old

Jupiter

5.2 years old

Saturn

2.1 years old

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BBC Two
Programming
Logo used since 2021
Country	United Kingdom
Broadcast area	United Kingdom Ireland Isle of Man Channel Islands Belgium Netherlands Switzerland
Network	BBC Television
Headquarters	Broadcasting House, London, England
Language	English
Picture format	1080i/1080p HDTV (downscaled to 576i for the SDTV feed)
Ownership
Owner	BBC
Sister channels	BBC One BBC Three BBC Four BBC News BBC Parliament CBBC CBeebies BBC Scotland BBC Alba
History
Launched	21 April 1964; 61 years ago (1964-04-21)
Former names	BBC2 (21 April 1964 – 4 October 1997)
Links
Webcast	BBC Two on BBC iPlayer (UK only)
Website	bbc.co.uk/bbctwo
Availability

Terrestrial
Freeview	Channel 2 (SD) Channel 102 (HD)
Other providers	See dedicated section

Wikipedia Categories

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Use British English from May 2020

1964 establishments in the United Kingdom

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Television channels and stations established in 1964

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