Ariana Grande at the BBC

Ariana Grande at the BBC is a BBC television special featuring Ariana Grande. Grande performed thirteen songs during the hour-long special, and was interviewed by Davina McCall.^[1] The program was announced on 31 August 2018, recorded on 7 September,^[2] and aired on 1 November.^[3]

Ariana Grande at the BBC
Directed by	Richard Valentine
Presented by	Davina McCall
Starring	Ariana Grande
Country of origin	United Kingdom
Original language	English
Production
Executive producers	Anouk Fontaine Guy Freeman
Producer	Colin Farquhar
Running time	60 minutes
Production company	Livewire Pictures
Original release
Network	BBC One
Release	1 November 2018 (2018-11-01)

Program

Grande performed the following songs, backed by an all-female orchestra:^[4]

• "No Tears Left to Cry"
• "Dangerous Woman"
• "Breathin"
• "Goodnight n Go"
• "R.E.M"
• "Only 1"
• "God Is a Woman"
• "Love Me Harder"
• "One Last Time"

Grande also performed "Better Off", "Pete Davidson", "Get Well Soon", and a cover of "Them Changes" by Thundercat during the recording, however these performances weren't shown on the special. However, an edited version of the special where the removed songs were shown while the interviews were cut out was shown on international TV broadcasts and platforms.

During the interview, Grande and McCall discussed a variety of topics, including the May 2017 Manchester Arena bombing, her new album Sweetener, as well as the singer's mental health.^[5][6]

Broadcast and reception

The special was broadcast on BBC One on 1 November 2018. According to the BBC, at least 1.4 million viewed the program.^[7] Adam White of The Telegraph rated the special four out of five stars.^[3]

The special, which was known as Ariana Grande Live in London outside of the United Kingdom, was also aired in various countries across the world.

Country	Network(s)	Date(s)	Ref.
France	NRJ Hits [fr]	19 December 2018	[8]
Ireland	RTÉ2	31 December 2018	[9]
Norway	NRK1	1 January 2019	[10]
Switzerland	SRF zwei	8 June 2019	[11]
Germany	3sat	31 December 2019	[11][12]
Poland	Canal+ Premium	7 June 2020	[13]
Brazil	Bis	9 September 2020	[14]
Czech Republic	ČT art	23 October 2020	[15]
Vietnam	K+ CINE	2 February 2022	[16]
Greece	ERT2	3 October 2022	[17]
Brazil	RecordTV	28 December 2022	[18]

Credits and personnel

The special was produced by Livewire Pictures, with Anouk Fontaine and Guy Freeman serving as executive producer and Colin Farquhar as producer. It was directed by Richard Valentine.^[19] The program was commissioned by Jan Younghusband and Charlotte Moore.^[20]

See also

• BBC portal

• 2018 in British television