BBC Red Button 4

BBC Red Button 4 is the sort of channel you only discover by accident. It's not a fixed schedule, it's a digital overflow pipe for whatever the main BBC channels can't fit. Wimbledon extra courts, Glastonbury stages nobody else is broadcasting, breaking news when BBC One has already committed to a drama. The stream pops up on Freeview and satellite whenever needed, then vanishes. That's its charm and its frustration. You can't plan around it. But when you catch BBC Red Button 4 live, say, an unscheduled press conference or a niche sport final, it feels like finding a secret room in a familiar house. Production values match the main BBC output: clean, authoritative, no commercial breaks. The downside? No on-screen guide tells you what's coming next, and the channel's own EPG data is vague ("Live Event" or "Red Button"). If you want to watch BBC Red Button 4 online, Tvivu's stream is the easiest way to see what's airing right now. For a general tv United Kingdom viewer who wants depth beyond the main channels, this is a useful tool, just don't expect a schedule.