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November 9, 2026 4.6x its usual first day Laura Kuenssberg interviews Reform UK's Nigel Far… The video opened at a pace of 83,026 views a day, 4.6 times a normal first day on this channel (18,083).

This week on the channel +1.8M views this week

Healey's minimum-wage timetable faces scrutiny on BBC Politics

Laura Kuenssberg presses the Chancellor on younger workers' pay, welfare and possible spending cuts after his first Budget.

Channel: BBC Politics · Story of November 4, 2026

Video taking off 15x its usual first day

Daisy Cooper presses for cost-of-living focus on Question Time

BBC Politics' fast-starting Short carries a benefits-bill headline, but the exchange centres on Brexit, Iraq and political accountability.

Channel: BBC Politics · Story of October 31, 2026

Video surging 10x the video's usual pace

Rosebank's oil would be sold internationally, BBC explainer notes

James Cook contrasts the proposed oil field with the approved Jackdaw gas project, before setting out the climate and jobs arguments.

Channel: BBC Politics · Story of October 26, 2026

The video drawing the most views now

Laura Kuenssberg interviews Reform UK's Nigel Farage | Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg, BBC One

Video published

November 8, 2026

Video views so far

163,957

Video views, pace per day

21,932

Views on its first day

93,249

YouTube: Position on Trari and in the category

The ranking by views counts only channels whose weekly number is available.

The channel's share of the category

0.1% of all views the category's channels gained this week

Subscriber growth this week

0.1% on this channel, 0.0% on the category's middle channel

YouTube: The channel's latest videos

The last 15 videos uploaded to the channel, with today's numbers. Click a video to play it here.

Video	Uploaded	Length	Views	Per day	First day	Likes	Comments
Reform UK politician defends using smart glasses in Welsh P…	November 10, 2026	8:45	5,357	7,990	5,357 (12 hours)	14	22
"It's going on everywhere" | Jess Phillips on Russell Brand…	November 10, 2026	5:34	14,918	20,653	14,918 (13 hours)	107	-
Josh Kerr: Olympic gold "last piece of my puzzle"	November 10, 2026	8:45	2,141	2,770	2,141 (14 hours)	6	2
Conservatives say 'sickfluencers' on social media are telli…	November 10, 2026	8:15	11,714	13,591	11,714 (17 hours)	74	161
Phones to be banned from bags at pockets under stricter rul…	November 10, 2026	9:39	3,900	4,419	3,900 (18 hours)	38	25
How to improve mental health for young people | BBC Politic…	November 10, 2026	13:51	8,977	9,816	8,977 (20 hours)	73	37
“Russia wants to destroy the West”	November 9, 2026	0:59 short	13,015	5,868	10,990	208	107
Conservative peer says Russell Brand felt 'he could do no w…	November 9, 2026	10:25	26,215	4,985	24,348	131	-
"Time is up" for media industry on sexual abuse, says Nandy…	November 8, 2026	14:02	18,363	479	16,241	121	-
Laura Kuenssberg interviews Reform UK's Nigel Farage | Sund…	November 8, 2026	11:56	163,957	21,932	93,249	1,058	1,065
Chief of the Defence Staff Knighton on rising global threat…	November 8, 2026	6:26	31,070	1,741	23,861	124	74
UK cannot "cherry pick" single market deal, says Michel Bar…	November 8, 2026	4:41	17,397	930	14,361	64	66
What is behind the wave of flight bomb threats?	November 7, 2026	5:42	20,570	945	14,579	99	72
"I have never seen Donald Trump look so alone - I almost fe…	November 6, 2026	1:02 short	26,689	1,295	11,369	282	32
Naomi Klein on 'End Times Fascism' and why "we need to disa…	November 6, 2026	14:38	20,531	5,115	6,872	338	77

Audience engagement

likes per 1,000 views

7.1 in the category: 18.7

comments per 1,000 views

4.5 in the category: 2.3

a video's usual first day on this channel

15,116 views

short vs long

2 short (up to 3 minutes), 13 long
average views per short video: 19,852
average views per long video: 26,546

YouTube: Most watched videos (not Shorts)

Video	Uploaded	Length	Views
The FULL interview with Amanda Berry and Gina DeJesus - BBC…	April 27, 2015	16:06	15,459,392
Paxman vs Russell Brand - full interview - BBC Newsnight	October 23, 2013	10:49	13,035,754
Don McLean performs American Pie live at BBC in 1972 - News…	February 13, 2015	9:02	7,514,313
Rohingya crisis: Reuters journalists held 'for investigatin…	February 9, 2018	4:19	6,771,265
Donald Trump's business links to the mob - BBC Newsnight	March 4, 2016	10:29	6,357,963

YouTube: Most watched Shorts

Video	Uploaded	Length	Views
“What Donald Trump felt at that moment... he's super irrita…	September 18, 2025	1:00	4,215,071
Matthew Perry debates addiction with Peter Hitchens.	December 4, 2025	2:00	4,198,610
"There is a real, deep sickness for my generation..."	January 30, 2026	0:39	1,860,784
Why is this photojournalist refusing to hand over his riot …	August 14, 2024	0:54	1,447,537
“We’re dealing with a President who is a narcissist and a b…	April 1, 2026	0:37	1,097,478

YouTube: What happened on the channel in the last 30 days

The days when the channel's numbers left the ordinary.

1. November 9, 2026Video taking offLaura Kuenssberg interviews Reform UK's Nigel Far… The video opened at a pace of 83,026 views a day, 4.6 times a normal first day on this channel (18,083).
2. November 7, 2026Video taking offDo the US midterms mean the end of 'Trumpism'? | … The video opened at a pace of 73,140 views a day, 3.9 times a normal first day on this channel (18,576).
3. November 5, 2026Video taking offTrump says Democrats 'did a good job' as they tak… The video opened at a pace of 97,883 views a day, 5.4 times a normal first day on this channel (18,083).
4. November 5, 2026Video taking off"Losing Congress will make Mr Trump more unstable… The video opened at a pace of 45,117 views a day, 4.5 times a normal first day on this channel (10,130).
5. November 5, 2026Video taking offBritish Conservative MP celebrates 'rebuff' of Do… The video opened at a pace of 91,209 views a day, 5 times a normal first day on this channel (18,083).
6. November 2, 2026Video taking offLaura Kuenssberg interviews Chancellor John Heale… The video opened at a pace of 118,556 views a day, 7.3 times a normal first day on this channel (16,330).
7. October 31, 2026Video taking offWhy didn't the Budget deal with the benefits bill… The video opened at a pace of 154,666 views a day, 15 times a normal first day on this channel (10,027).Read the story
8. October 30, 2026Video taking offSir Patrick Stewart on acting: 'I would do this j… The video opened at a pace of 46,075 views a day, 4.6 times a normal first day on this channel (10,043).
9. October 30, 2026Video taking offJohn Healey downs pint to keep up tradition of th… The video opened at a pace of 39,865 views a day, 4 times a normal first day on this channel (10,043).
10. October 29, 2026Video taking offAnalysis and reaction to John Healey's first Budg… The video opened at a pace of 75,687 views a day, 4.6 times a normal first day on this channel (16,441).
11. October 28, 2026Video taking offNigel Farage questioned after former senior aide … The video opened at a pace of 63,662 views a day, 3.9 times a normal first day on this channel (16,325).
12. October 28, 2026Video taking offNigel Farage asked about comments describing Kemi… The video opened at a pace of 39,877 views a day, 3.9 times a normal first day on this channel (10,130).