The home of indoor bowls since 1999, Potters Resort, in partnership with Just, is proud to host the Just 2021 World Indoor Bowls Championships and the most prestigious competitions in the World Bowls calendar.
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The Just 2021 World Indoor Bowls Championships runs from January 8th – January 24th 2021 and features the world’s top players battling for the sport’s major honours. View the match schedule for the competition below or check out last year’s results.
The 2020 World Indoor Bowls Championships take place from 9th-26th January, with coverage of the final week of action broadcast live on the BBC.
Last year, Stewart Anderson won his second World Indoor Championships title in the Open singlesdefeating Simon Skelton in a thrilling tie-break, while fellow Scot Julie Forrest won her first titlewhen beating Alison Merrien in the 2019 women’s singles final.
Potters Resort has been the home of indoor bowls since 1999, and 2020 marks the 23rd anniversary of the Championships on the Norfolk coast.
BBC Coverage
All times are GMT and subject to change
You can watch live coverage from the World Indoor Bowls Championships on BBC Two, BBC Red Button and via BBC Sport’s website and mobile app, as well on the BBC iPlayer, where you can watch all of the action again.
For full details of the week’s coverage, click here.
Saturday, 25 January
Open singles semi-finals
13:30-17:00, BBC Two
Highlights
00:15-01:15, BBC Two
Uninterrupted
13:00-18:00, BBC Sport online and connected TV
19:30-21:30, BBC Red Button
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How to watch and What channel is indoor bowls on?
The 2020 World Indoor Bowls Championships take place from 10-26 January, with coverage of the final week of action broadcast live on the BBC.
2020 World Indoor Bowls Championships
Venue: Potters Resort, Hopton-on-Sea, Great Yarmouth Dates: 10-26 January
Coverage: Watch live coverage and highlights on BBC TV, Red Button, Connected TVs, the BBC Sport website and app from 20 January.
The 2020 World Indoor Bowls Championships take place from 10-26 January, with coverage of the final week of action broadcast live on the BBC.
Last year’s Open singles winner Stewart Anderson returns to Hopton-on-Sea, along with fellow Scot Julie Forrest, who won the 2019 women’s singles.
England’s Robert Paxton and Ellen Falkner are looking to regain their mixed pairs title, while Scotland’s six-time Commonwealth medallist Alex Marshall and his pairs partner Paul Foster, who is an 18-time World Indoor Bowls Championship medallist, will be looking to add to their medal collection.
You can follow this year’s action live on BBC One, BBC Two, BBC iPlayer and BBC Red Button from Monday, 20 January, and there will be a daily highlights programme on BBC Two.
All live programmes are also available via the BBC Sport website, connected TV and app.
Catch-up
You can view BBC Sport output as well as listen to our radio sports programming on the BBC iPlayer.
The BBC Sport website is available via desktop, mobile, tablet and app, giving easy access to the live stream, text commentaries, news, reports and schedules. The BBC Sport app is available free on Apple and Android devices.
National and regional variations
National and regional variations have been included in this list where possible, but please check your local listings for more detailed information.
Coverage of the World Indoor Championships from Potters Resort in Hopton-on-Sea in Norfolk, featuring the open singles final. Robert Paxton prevailed 7-10, 8-7, 2-1 in 2020, thwarting his opponent Nick Brett’s attempt to become the first player in history to win a treble of this event, the open pairs and the mixed pairs in the same year.
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Full Schedule
Time Date Programme
Wednesday, January 13
8:20 AM – 9:20 AM January 13, Wednesday Last Woman on Earth with Sara Pascoe
9:20 AM – 10:20 AM January 13, Wednesday Being Bridget Jones
10:20 AM – 10:50 AM January 13, Wednesday The Moment of Proof
10:50 AM – 12:30 PM January 13, Wednesday This is BBC Two
12:30 PM – 1:15 PM January 13, Wednesday Wanted Down Under Revisited
1:15 PM – 2:00 PM January 13, Wednesday The Farmers’ Country Showdown
2:00 PM – 2:30 PM January 13, Wednesday See Hear
2:30 PM – 3:00 PM January 13, Wednesday Nigella’s Cook, Eat, Repeat
3:00 PM – 4:00 PM January 13, Wednesday BBC News at 9
4:00 PM – 5:15 PM January 13, Wednesday BBC News
5:15 PM – 7:00 PM January 13, Wednesday Politics Live
7:00 PM – 8:00 PM January 13, Wednesday Bitesize Daily – Science Week
8:00 PM – 9:00 PM January 13, Wednesday The Planets
9:00 PM – 11:15 PM January 13, Wednesday Snooker: The Masters
11:15 PM – 12:00 AM January 13, Wednesday Flog It!
Thursday, January 14
12:00 AM – 12:30 AM January 14, Thursday Richard Osman’s House of Games
12:30 AM – 1:00 AM January 14, Thursday Rick Stein’s Cornwall
1:00 AM – 2:00 AM January 14, Thursday Cornwall: This Fishing Life
2:00 AM – 3:00 AM January 14, Thursday This Farming Life
3:00 AM – 4:00 AM January 14, Thursday Death in Bollywood
4:00 AM – 4:45 AM January 14, Thursday Top of the Pops: The Story of 1987
4:45 AM – 5:25 AM January 14, Thursday Newsnight
5:25 AM – 5:30 AM January 14, Thursday Weather
5:30 AM – 6:20 AM January 14, Thursday Snooker: The Masters – Highlights
6:20 AM – 8:20 AM January 14, Thursday Snooker: The Masters – Extra
8:20 AM – 8:50 AM January 14, Thursday See Hear
8:50 AM – 9:50 AM January 14, Thursday Dynasties
9:50 AM – 10:20 AM January 14, Thursday The Moment of Proof
10:20 AM – 12:30 PM January 14, Thursday This is BBC Two
12:30 PM – 1:15 PM January 14, Thursday Wanted Down Under Revisited
1:15 PM – 2:00 PM January 14, Thursday The Farmers’ Country Showdown
2:00 PM – 3:00 PM January 14, Thursday On now! 12 Puppies and Us
3:00 PM – 4:00 PM January 14, Thursday BBC News at 9
4:00 PM – 6:15 PM January 14, Thursday BBC News
6:15 PM – 7:00 PM January 14, Thursday Politics Live
7:00 PM – 8:00 PM January 14, Thursday Bitesize Daily: Science Week – Day 4
8:00 PM – 9:00 PM January 14, Thursday The Planets
9:00 PM – 11:15 PM January 14, Thursday Snooker: The Masters
11:15 PM – 12:00 AM January 14, Thursday Flog It!
Friday, January 15
12:00 AM – 12:30 AM January 15, Friday Richard Osman’s House of Games
12:30 AM – 1:00 AM January 15, Friday Rick Stein’s Cornwall
1:00 AM – 2:00 AM January 15, Friday Snooker: The Masters
2:00 AM – 3:00 AM January 15, Friday Saving Lives at Sea
3:00 AM – 3:30 AM January 15, Friday New: QI
3:30 AM – 4:00 AM January 15, Friday Mock The Week
4:00 AM – 4:45 AM January 15, Friday Live at the Apollo
4:45 AM – 5:25 AM January 15, Friday Newsnight
5:25 AM – 5:30 AM January 15, Friday Weather
5:30 AM – 7:30 AM January 15, Friday Snooker: The Masters – Extra
7:30 AM – 8:15 AM January 15, Friday The Noughties: 2009
8:15 AM – 9:15 AM January 15, Friday Celebrity: A 21st-Century Story
9:15 AM – 12:30 PM January 15, Friday This is BBC Two
12:30 PM – 1:15 PM January 15, Friday Wanted Down Under Revisited
1:15 PM – 2:00 PM January 15, Friday The Farmers’ Country Showdown
2:00 PM – 3:00 PM January 15, Friday The Repair Shop
3:00 PM – 4:00 PM January 15, Friday BBC News at 9
4:00 PM – 7:00 PM January 15, Friday BBC News
7:00 PM – 8:00 PM January 15, Friday Bitesize Daily: Science Week – Day 5
8:00 PM – 9:00 PM January 15, Friday The Planets
9:00 PM – 11:15 PM January 15, Friday Snooker: The Masters
11:15 PM – 12:00 AM January 15, Friday Flog It!
Saturday, January 16
12:00 AM – 12:30 AM January 16, Saturday Richard Osman’s House of Games
12:30 AM – 1:00 AM January 16, Saturday Rick Stein’s Cornwall
1:00 AM – 2:10 AM January 16, Saturday Snooker: The Masters
2:10 AM – 3:10 AM January 16, Saturday Gardeners’ World
3:10 AM – 4:45 AM January 16, Saturday Dolly Parton: Here I Am
4:45 AM – 5:15 AM January 16, Saturday Newsnight
5:15 AM – 5:20 AM January 16, Saturday Weather
5:20 AM – 6:05 AM January 16, Saturday Battlestar Galactica
6:05 AM – 8:05 AM January 16, Saturday Snooker: The Masters – Extra
8:05 AM – 8:35 AM January 16, Saturday The Virus vs the Vaccine – Panorama
8:35 AM – 9:35 AM January 16, Saturday The Truth about Boosting Your Immune System
9:35 AM – 12:45 PM January 16, Saturday This is BBC Two
12:45 PM – 1:15 PM January 16, Saturday All Over the Place Asia: Part 2
1:15 PM – 1:45 PM January 16, Saturday The Dengineers
1:45 PM – 1:55 PM January 16, Saturday What’s Cooking Omari?
1:55 PM – 2:00 PM January 16, Saturday What’s Cooking Omari?
2:00 PM – 2:30 PM January 16, Saturday Blue Peter: Lindsey’s Racing Challenge
2:30 PM – 2:45 PM January 16, Saturday DIY Deadly with Steve Backshall
2:45 PM – 3:00 PM January 16, Saturday DIY Deadly with Steve Backshall
3:00 PM – 4:00 PM January 16, Saturday Inside the Factory
4:00 PM – 5:00 PM January 16, Saturday Pooch Perfect
5:00 PM – 6:00 PM January 16, Saturday This Farming Life
6:00 PM – 6:30 PM January 16, Saturday Food & Drink: Health & Happiness
6:30 PM – 7:15 PM January 16, Saturday David Attenborough’s Natural Curiosities
7:15 PM – 9:40 PM January 16, Saturday The Nun’s Story
9:40 PM – 10:30 PM January 16, Saturday Flog It!
10:30 PM – 11:30 PM January 16, Saturday Masters Snooker
11:30 PM – 12:30 AM January 16, Saturday The Real Marigold Hotel
Sunday, January 17
12:30 AM – 1:00 AM January 17, Sunday Saving Lives at Sea
1:00 AM – 4:20 AM January 17, Sunday Masters Snooker
4:20 AM – 6:05 AM January 17, Sunday 99 Homes
6:05 AM – 8:05 AM January 17, Sunday Masters Snooker Extra
8:05 AM – 9:30 AM January 17, Sunday A Hard Day’s Night
9:30 AM – 12:30 PM January 17, Sunday This is BBC Two
12:30 PM – 1:15 PM January 17, Sunday A to Z of TV Gardening
1:15 PM – 2:00 PM January 17, Sunday David Attenborough’s Natural Curiosities
2:00 PM – 3:00 PM January 17, Sunday Gardeners’ World Winter Specials
3:00 PM – 4:00 PM January 17, Sunday Countryfile
4:00 PM – 5:30 PM January 17, Sunday Saturday Kitchen Best Bites
5:30 PM – 6:00 PM January 17, Sunday Rick Stein’s Cornwall
6:00 PM – 7:00 PM January 17, Sunday Hairy Bikers’ Best of British
7:00 PM – 11:15 PM January 17, Sunday Masters Snooker
11:15 PM – 12:15 AM January 17, Sunday Flog It!
Monday, January 18
12:15 AM – 1:00 AM January 18, Monday Ski Sunday
1:00 AM – 4:30 AM January 18, Monday Masters Snooker
4:30 AM – 6:10 AM January 18, Monday Mississippi Grind
6:10 AM – 6:55 AM January 18, Monday Heroes
6:55 AM – 7:40 AM January 18, Monday Heroes
7:40 AM – 8:40 AM January 18, Monday Question Time
8:40 AM – 9:20 AM January 18, Monday Holby City
9:20 AM – 12:00 PM January 18, Monday This is BBC Two
12:00 PM – 12:45 PM January 18, Monday Wanted Down Under Revisited
12:45 PM – 1:30 PM January 18, Monday The Farmers’ Country Showdown
1:30 PM – 2:30 PM January 18, Monday Inside the Factory
2:30 PM – 3:00 PM January 18, Monday The Week in Parliament
3:00 PM – 4:00 PM January 18, Monday BBC News at 9
4:00 PM – 6:15 PM January 18, Monday BBC News
6:15 PM – 7:00 PM January 18, Monday Politics Live
7:00 PM – 9:00 PM January 18, Monday Lockdown Learning
9:00 PM – 11:15 PM January 18, Monday Bowls: World Championships
11:15 PM – 12:00 AM January 18, Monday Flog It!
Tuesday, January 19
12:00 AM – 12:30 AM January 19, Tuesday Richard Osman’s House of Games
12:30 AM – 1:00 AM January 19, Tuesday Rick Stein’s Cornwall
1:00 AM – 1:30 AM January 19, Tuesday Lose Weight and Get Fit with Tom Kerridge
1:30 AM – 2:00 AM January 19, Tuesday Mastermind
2:00 AM – 2:30 AM January 19, Tuesday Only Connect
2:30 AM – 3:00 AM January 19, Tuesday University Challenge
3:00 AM – 4:00 AM January 19, Tuesday Cornwall: This Fishing Life
4:00 AM – 4:45 AM January 19, Tuesday Have I Got a Bit More News for You
4:45 AM – 5:25 AM January 19, Tuesday Newsnight
5:25 AM – 5:30 AM January 19, Tuesday Weather
5:30 AM – 6:25 AM January 19, Tuesday Yemen: Coronavirus in a War Zone
6:25 AM – 7:25 AM January 19, Tuesday Bowls: World Championships Highlights
7:25 AM – 8:25 AM January 19, Tuesday Countryfile
8:25 AM – 9:25 AM January 19, Tuesday Antiques Roadshow
9:25 AM – 9:55 AM January 19, Tuesday The Moment of Proof
9:55 AM – 12:30 PM January 19, Tuesday This is BBC Two
12:30 PM – 1:15 PM January 19, Tuesday The Farmers’ Country Showdown
1:15 PM – 2:15 PM January 19, Tuesday This Farming Life
2:15 PM – 3:00 PM January 19, Tuesday David Attenborough’s Natural Curiosities
3:00 PM – 4:00 PM January 19, Tuesday BBC News at 9
4:00 PM – 6:15 PM January 19, Tuesday BBC News
6:15 PM – 7:00 PM January 19, Tuesday Politics Live
7:00 PM – 9:00 PM January 19, Tuesday Lockdown Learning
9:00 PM – 11:15 PM January 19, Tuesday Bowls: World Championships
11:15 PM – 12:00 AM January 19, Tuesday Flog It!
Wednesday, January 20
12:00 AM – 12:30 AM January 20, Wednesday Richard Osman’s House of Games
12:30 AM – 1:00 AM January 20, Wednesday Rick Stein’s Cornwall
1:00 AM – 2:00 AM January 20, Wednesday Back in Time for the Corner Shop
2:00 AM – 3:00 AM January 20, Wednesday Winterwatch
3:00 AM – 4:00 AM January 20, Wednesday Silenced: The Hidden Story of Disabled Britain
4:00 AM – 4:30 AM January 20, Wednesday Funny Nation with Elis James
4:30 AM – 4:45 AM January 20, Wednesday Comedians: Home Alone
4:45 AM – 5:25 AM January 20, Wednesday Newsnight
5:25 AM – 5:30 AM January 20, Wednesday Weather
5:30 AM – 6:30 AM January 20, Wednesday Last Woman on Earth with Sara Pascoe
6:30 AM – 7:30 AM January 20, Wednesday Bowls: World Championships Highlights
7:30 AM – 8:30 AM January 20, Wednesday Gardeners’ World Winter Specials
8:30 AM – 9:00 AM January 20, Wednesday The Moment of Proof
9:00 AM – 12:30 PM January 20, Wednesday This is BBC Two
12:30 PM – 1:15 PM January 20, Wednesday Wanted Down Under Revisited
1:15 PM – 2:00 PM January 20, Wednesday The Farmers’ Country Showdown
2:00 PM – 2:30 PM January 20, Wednesday See Hear
2:30 PM – 3:00 PM January 20, Wednesday Nigella’s Cook, Eat, Repeat
3:00 PM – 4:00 PM January 20, Wednesday BBC News at 9
4:00 PM – 5:15 PM January 20, Wednesday BBC News
5:15 PM – 7:00 PM January 20, Wednesday Politics Live
7:00 PM – 9:00 PM January 20, Wednesday Lockdown Learning
9:00 PM – 11:15 PM January 20, Wednesday Bowls: World Championships
11:15 PM – 12:00 AM January 20, Wednesday Pointless
Thursday, January 21
12:00 AM – 12:30 AM January 21, Thursday Richard Osman’s House of Games
12:30 AM – 1:00 AM January 21, Thursday Rick Stein’s Cornwall
1:00 AM – 2:00 AM January 21, Thursday Back in Time for the Corner Shop
2:00 AM – 3:00 AM January 21, Thursday Winterwatch
3:00 AM – 4:00 AM January 21, Thursday Targeted: The Truth about Disability Hate Crime
4:00 AM – 4:45 AM January 21, Thursday Top of the Pops: The Story of 1981
4:45 AM – 5:25 AM January 21, Thursday Newsnight
5:25 AM – 5:30 AM January 21, Thursday Weather
5:30 AM – 6:30 AM January 21, Thursday Silenced: The Hidden Story of Disabled Britain
6:30 AM – 7:30 AM January 21, Thursday Bowls: World Championships Highlights
7:30 AM – 8:30 AM January 21, Thursday Last Woman on Earth with Sara Pascoe
8:30 AM – 9:30 AM January 21, Thursday A Perfect Planet
9:30 AM – 10:00 AM January 21, Thursday See Hear
10:00 AM – 10:30 AM January 21, Thursday The Moment of Proof
10:30 AM – 12:30 PM January 21, Thursday This is BBC Two
12:30 PM – 1:15 PM January 21, Thursday Wanted Down Under Revisited
1:15 PM – 2:00 PM January 21, Thursday Bargain Hunt
2:00 PM – 3:00 PM January 21, Thursday Pooch Perfect
3:00 PM – 4:00 PM January 21, Thursday BBC News at 9
4:00 PM – 6:15 PM January 21, Thursday BBC News
6:15 PM – 7:00 PM January 21, Thursday Politics Live
9:00 PM – 11:15 PM January 21, Thursday Bowls: World Championships
11:15 PM – 12:00 AM January 21, Thursday Flog It!
Friday, January 22
12:00 AM – 12:30 AM January 22, Friday Richard Osman’s House of Games
12:30 AM – 1:00 AM January 22, Friday Rick Stein’s Cornwall
1:00 AM – 1:30 AM January 22, Friday Inside Culture with Mary Beard
1:30 AM – 2:00 AM January 22, Friday Nigella at My Table
2:00 AM – 3:00 AM January 22, Friday Winterwatch
3:00 AM – 3:30 AM January 22, Friday New: QI
3:30 AM – 4:00 AM January 22, Friday New: Mock The Week
4:00 AM – 4:45 AM January 22, Friday Live at the Apollo
4:45 AM – 5:25 AM January 22, Friday Newsnight
5:25 AM – 5:30 AM January 22, Friday Weather
5:30 AM – 6:30 AM January 22, Friday Targeted: The Truth about Disability Hate Crime
6:30 AM – 7:30 AM January 22, Friday Bowls: World Championships Highlights
7:30 AM – 8:30 AM January 22, Friday Saving Lives at Sea
8:30 AM – 9:30 AM January 22, Friday Celebrity: A 21st-Century Story
9:30 AM – 12:30 PM January 22, Friday This is BBC Two
12:30 PM – 1:15 PM January 22, Friday Wanted Down Under Revisited
1:15 PM – 2:00 PM January 22, Friday The Farmers’ Country Showdown
2:00 PM – 3:00 PM January 22, Friday The Repair Shop
3:00 PM – 4:00 PM January 22, Friday BBC News at 9
4:00 PM – 7:00 PM January 22, Friday BBC News
9:00 PM – 11:15 PM January 22, Friday Bowls: World Championships
11:15 PM – 12:00 AM January 22, Friday Flog It!
Saturday, January 23
12:00 AM – 12:30 AM January 23, Saturday Richard Osman’s House of Games
12:30 AM – 1:00 AM January 23, Saturday Rick Stein’s Cornwall
1:00 AM – 2:00 AM January 23, Saturday Back in Time for the Corner Shop
2:00 AM – 3:00 AM January 23, Saturday Winterwatch
3:00 AM – 3:45 AM January 23, Saturday The Investigation
3:45 AM – 4:30 AM January 23, Saturday The Investigation
4:30 AM – 4:45 AM January 23, Saturday Grand Tours of Scotland
4:45 AM – 5:15 AM January 23, Saturday Newsnight
