BBC

thumb|300px|right|Miss Piggy and Kermit on BBC's The One Show thumb|300px|right|BBC1 continuity for "The Muppet Show" The British Broadcasting Corporation, or BBC, is a large state-owned public service broadcaster in the UK. It creates and airs programming for radio, internet, and television. It draws revenue from a TV license paid by households in the UK, and thus does not depend on either advertisers or shareholders. It is estimated that roughly 90% of UK citizens use BBC services on a weekly basis.

The BBC has been involved with several Muppet/Henson productions and appearances over the years. Both Tale of the Bunny Picnic and The Secret Life of Toys were produced in association with the BBC. Jim Henson, Frank Oz, Kermit the Frog, Fozzie Bear and Miss Piggy appeared on an installment of the interview show "Parkinson" on the BBC in 1979. In 2002, the BBC produced the documentary "I Love Muppets".

BBC's radio channels have also featured Muppet/Henson content on such series as The Chris Moyles Show (BBC Radio 1), BBC Radio 1 Newsbeat, and The Film Programme (BBC Radio 4). In December 2008, Gideon Coe of BBC 6 Music played a song by The Electric Mayhem on his eponymous program.

Connections

 * Many actors and puppeteers from Muppet productions have ties to BBC programming, including Timothy Bateson, Patrick Monckton, Nigel Lythgoe, and Susan Beattie.

Henson programming aired on BBC Channels

 * A Muppet Family Christmas, Follow That Bird, I Love Muppets, Inside the Labyrinth, It's a Very Merry Muppet Christmas Movie, Tale of the Bunny Picnic, Muppet Treasure Island, Muppets Tonight, The Christmas Toy, The Fantastic Miss Piggy Show, The Muppet Babies, The Muppet Show, The Muppets Take Manhattan, The Secret Life of Toys, Sesame Tree