BBC Three is currently only available over the internet. It's not broadcast on terrestrial transmitters (i.e. Freeview) or via satellite. In effect, that means that you need access to BBC iPlayer to watch it (whether that be on a telly, on a computer or on a mobile device).
So if you've got BBC iPlayer on, say, a smart TV set, you can watch BBC Three that way.
However BBC Three is expected to return to both terrestrial TV and satellite TV in 2022.
JJ I don't know if you can get this in NI but on ITV Sunday night at 10.20pm is a programme called 'The Missing Children'
I might be wrong, but I seem to think you showed an interest in this type of programme awhile ago although I could have got that wrong.
https://www.itv.com/presscentre/ep1week45/missing-children
thank you both - Barsel - yes I'm very interested in that sort of programme.
Chris - was over in friend's house tonight and she told me by surprise that you can get BBC3 - she is not very techie wise so that's why I asked the question, that's why I mentioned it to her that it was coming back in January and that's when she said you can get it on BBCIplayer. I know there are loads of stuff on skyQ that I have not picked up on. That's that much to watch.
I of course have BBCIplayer on SkyQ but it needs to be "coded in" and I have been lazy with the codes but will do that tomorrow.