Keeping the Nation On-Air: How We Think About Resilience at the BBC

QCon London 2026

Session

Keeping the Nation On-Air: How We Think About Resilience at the BBC

Wednesday Mar 18 / 02:45PM GMT, Churchill (Ground Fl.) at The QEII Centre, London

Abstract

At the heart of the BBC is delivering value to all, serving audiences across the UK and the world on TV, radio, and online with trusted and impartial news and high-quality British content. This means creating services which are highly visible, always-on, and resilient in an environment which never stops and where there's no tolerance for downtime or compromise. We'll look at the architecture the BBC employs to fulfil its obligations and secure its brand, consider how these might apply across other industry and spaces, and share some stories from the Nation's biggest broadcaster.

76% senior dev or higher
1:11 speaker ratio
60+ practitioners

QCon London 2026 is a three day conference for senior software engineers, architects and team leads. An international program committee of working engineers selects every session. Patterns and practices, not products and pitches.

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