Which TV shows have been cancelled for King Charles’ coronation?

The upcoming weekend is already promising to be one of the most important in modern UK history, especially when it comes to TV.

, the first coronation to take place in the UK for 71 years, is expected to rule TV listings throughout the weekend.

The coronation itself is on Saturday, May 6, with thousands expected to line the streets to welcome Charles into .

The most affected channels will be BBC One, BBC Two, and , with coverage starting from 7.30am on the BBC and 8.30am on ITV.

However, both the BBC’s Breakfast show and on ITV will be dominated by coverage of the coronation from even earlier in the morning.

With some normal programming scheduled for later in the afternoon on ITV, the BBC have two further documentaries about planned for the evening.

Despite some normal programming carrying on as normal, such as Match of the Day on the BBC and Britain’s Got Talent on TV, not every show has made the cut.

On the BBC, Breakfast has had its running time halved from three hours to 90 minutes in order to make space for the BBC’s coverage of the coronation.

While it would normally run from 6am until 9am, the show will end at 7.30am, at which point the live coverage of the coronation will begin in earnest.

Weekly football magazine show Football Focus has also been given the chop this weekend, with coverage of the coronation running through its usual timeslot.

Saturday Kitchen Live has also been cut, while, moving through to the evening, Blankety Blank and Pointless Celebrities won’t air either.

On ITV, Oti Mabuse’s Breakfast Show and Saturday Morning, presented by James Martin, have been removed from the TV schedule on Saturday.

On Thursday, a being made available to watch the coronation was shown to the general public.

Culture Secretary Lucy Frazer said: ‘These big screens, in major locations in towns and cities across the UK, will make it easier for everyone to take part.’