Overview
- Broadcast begins at 11:30pm on BBC Two and BBC iPlayer and runs until 1:40am, leading viewers into 2026.
- Confirmed performers include Ronnie Wood, Olivia Dean, Lulu, Jessie J, Craig David, Heather Small, The Kooks, Imelda May, Joe Webb, David Hermlin and Ruby Turner.
- The countdown and party atmosphere were taped earlier in December and presented ‘as live’, with audience drinks and a staged midnight to simulate the celebrations.
- The Pipes and Drums of the 1st Battalion Scots Guards provide the transition into the new year during the programme.
- Reporting differs on the recording venue, with Liverpool Echo and Manchester Evening News citing Maidstone Studios while a Mirror eyewitness describes a West London Versa Studios set; BBC One separately airs Ronan Keating’s show at 11:30pm with a midnight fireworks pause.