Published: April 25, 2025 -- A BBC News Special for the funeral of Pope Francis has been added to the BBC One schedule for Saturday 26 April.

Coverage of The Funeral of Pope Francis, from St Peter’s Square in Vatican City, will begin at 8.30am on BBC One, BBC News and BBC iPlayer. It will be presented by Reeta Chakrabarti.

Programmes including Saturday Kitchen Live (10am), Mary Berry: Love to Cook (11.30am), and Football Focus (12pm), will be shown on BBC Two. The BBC News and Weather, London Marathon: My Reason to Run and Snooker World Championship will all air slightly earlier than originally billed on BBC One after coverage of the funeral.

BBC One schedule on Saturday 26 April

6am - Breakfast
8.30am - The Funeral of Pope Francis
12pm - BBC News and Weather
12.15pm - London Marathon: My Reason to Run
12.45pm - Snooker World Championship
4.25pm - BBC News

View the BBC One schedule in full below