Life and Health Sciences Harvard Referencing Guidelines: Television Programmes

Television Programmes 

You do not need to state the catch-up service or device used to watch the TV programme on the Internet.

The required elements for the reference are:

Title of programme, episode name. Series and episode number if relevant. (Year of transmission) [TV programme] Broadcasting Channel. Date, time of transmission.

Note - Times should be specific using the 24-hour clock.

Reference List

Example of the full reference at the end of your assignment:

BBC News at Ten. (2017) [TV programme] BBC1. 07 May, 22.00.

Example of the full reference at the end of your assignment: 

Blue planet II, coral reefs. Season 1, episode 3. (2018) [TV programme] BBC1. 03 February, 20.00.

In-text citation 

Example 1 

BBC News at Ten (2017) ...

Example 2 

... (Blue planet ll, coral reefs 2018)

Points to note: 

• Contributions

  Individual items within a broadcast (such as interviews) should be cited as contributors.

Full reference:

Popp, A. (2017) Report: Women’s deaths from drug misuse up 95 percent in a decade. In: Channel 4 News. [TV programme] Channel 4. 30 September, 19:00.

In-text citation: (Popp 2017)