A full episode follows the Allies from Germany's spring offensive to the coordinated attack at Amiens.
On YouTube, BBC Select has 297,000 subscribers and 12,380,646 views in all, as of November 11, 2026. In the last 7 days it gained 156,645 views. By YouTube subscribers it is No. 4,050 of the 5,393 channels on Trari, and No. 91 of 131 in category "TV networks and streaming services".
YouTube: The numbers today
▲ 4,000 in the last 30 days
a new short video usually gets 2,687 views
YouTube: What happened lately
October 15, 2026 2.2x the video's usual pace (New Episode) Life In The Undergrowth | S. 01 Ep.… The video ran that day at 23,422 views a day, 2.2 times its usual pace (10,499).
Five uploads pair full documentary episodes with a Suez history preview and another visit to Gothic art.
The video drawing the most views now
(Free Episode) 100 Days to Victory | BBC Select
- Video published
- November 5, 2026
- Video views so far
- 65,502
- Video views, pace per day
- 5,129
- Views on its first day
- 12,742
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YouTube: Position on Trari and in the category
| Among all channels on Trari | In the category TV networks and streaming services | |
|---|---|---|
| By subscribers | 4,050 of 5,393 | 91 of 131 |
| By views gained this week | 4,317 of 5,274 | 115 of 129 |
The ranking by views counts only channels whose weekly number is available.
- The channel's share of the category
- 0.0% of all views the category's channels gained this week
Subscribers in the category TV networks and streaming services
Views gained this week in the category TV networks and streaming services
YouTube: Subscribers, last 30 days
October 13, 2026: 294,000 subscribers → November 11, 2026: 297,000 subscribers
YouTube: Total views, last 30 days
November 3, 2026: 12,212,682 views → November 11, 2026: 12,380,646 views · average: 20,995 views a day
On November 3, 2026 the channel's total views fell from 12,717,045 to 12,212,682. The chart starts on that day.
YouTube: The channel's latest videos
The last 11 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
(Free Episode) 100 Days to Victory | BBC Select | November 5, 2026 | 59:10 | 65,502 | 5,129 | 12,742 | 589 | 32 |
Definitive History Documentaries on BBC Select | #bbcselect… | November 3, 2026 | 0:30 short | 2,888 | 41 | 1,733 | 20 | 0 |
History Documentaries on BBC Select: Civilizations + Renais… | November 3, 2026 | 0:40 short | 1,976 | 46 | 1,305 | 31 | 0 |
Crime & Scandal Documentaries | BBC Select | November 2, 2026 | 0:40 short | 1,947 | 24 | 1,500 | 11 | 0 |
Watch Crime & Scandal Documentaries on BBC Select. | November 1, 2026 | 0:30 short | 1,014 | 5 | 670 (24 hours) | 7 | 0 |
(Free Episode) Surviving World War || | BBC Select | November 1, 2026 | 45:24 | 58,038 | 1,369 | 16,806 (24 hours) | 481 | 23 |
Masters of our Universe | BBC Select | October 29, 2026 | 3:58 | 2,615 | 20 | 1,392 | 32 | 1 |
The Land of Troy | BBC Select | October 25, 2026 | 2:14 short | 3,469 | 18 | 1,984 | 36 | 0 |
(New Season) Fantastic Friends | BBC Select | October 22, 2026 | 3:18 | 2,534 | 29 | 1,351 | 26 | 0 |
Stolen Babies: Britain's Adoption Scandal | BBC Select | October 20, 2026 | 2:41 short | 2,687 | 25 | 1,415 | 27 | 1 |
Human | BBC Select | October 16, 2026 | 0:35 short | 4,261 | 26 | 1,921 | 33 | 1 |
Audience engagement
- likes per 1,000 views
- 8.8 in the category: 18.6
- comments per 1,000 views
- 0.4 in the category: 0.7
- a video's usual first day on this channel
- 1,638 views
- short vs long
- 7 short (up to 3 minutes), 4 long
average views per short video: 2,606
average views per long video: 32,172
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|---|---|---|---|
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YouTube: Most watched Shorts
| Video | Uploaded | Length | Views |
|---|---|---|---|
Check out BBC Select! Documentaries that go deeper so you g… | October 1, 2026 | 0:16 | 3,902 |
Definitive History Documentaries on BBC Select | #bbcselect… | November 3, 2026 | 0:30 | 2,764 |
Halloween on BBC Select #bbcselect #history #documentary | October 1, 2026 | 0:37 | 2,093 |
Watch Crime & Scandal Documentaries on BBC Select. | November 1, 2026 | 0:30 | 1,001 |
YouTube: What happened on the channel in the last 30 days
The days when the channel's numbers left the ordinary.
- Video surging(New Episode) Life In The Undergrowth | S. 01 Ep.… The video ran that day at 23,422 views a day, 2.2 times its usual pace (10,499).
- Video surging(New Episode) Life In The Undergrowth | S. 01 Ep.… The video ran that day at 25,150 views a day, 2.8 times its usual pace (8,871).
Stories
A full episode follows the Allies from Germany's spring offensive to the coordinated attack at Amiens.
Five uploads pair full documentary episodes with a Suez history preview and another visit to Gothic art.


















