BBC Nitro MCP connector
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BBC Nitro is the BBC's API for accessing BBC Programmes Metadata. The BBC Nitro MCP connector allows AI agents to build broadcast schedules, discover on-demand availability, and find metadata for TV and radio programmes, seasons, collections, and franchises. It also supports looking up images, segments like chapters and tracks, master brands, and the cast, crew, and guests behind and in programmes.
Authentication type
- API Key - Requires a static API key to be configured before the agent can connect to the service.
Uses
Use the BBC Nitro MCP connector to perform the following actions:
- Retrieve programme metadata for brands, series, episodes, and clips
- Build accurate TV and radio broadcast schedules
- Locate cast, crew, and guest details for any programme
- Verify on-demand availability windows for programmes and versions
- Track content promotions linked to specific brands
- Identify master brands and linear broadcast services
- Access image metadata linked to programmes and promotions
- Explore programme segments like chapters and tracks
Example prompts
Use the following example prompts to invoke BBC Nitro MCP connector tools from your AI assistant or Boomi Connect workflow:
Show me the on-demand availability for last night's episode in BBC Nitro.Find all episodes of a series broadcast this week using BBC Nitro.Get the cast list for a specific programme from BBC Nitro.List all Master Brands currently tracked in BBC Nitro.Pull the schedule for BBC Radio 1 today from BBC Nitro.Find metadata for a curated collection of programmes in BBC Nitro.Look up promotional content tied to a specific brand in BBC Nitro.Retrieve the raw episode details for a given programme in BBC Nitro.Show me all images associated with a programme in BBC Nitro.Find the different editorial versions of an episode in BBC Nitro.
BBC Nitro MCP connector tools
The BBC Nitro MCP connector provides the following tools. Each tool maps to a specific action you can invoke from your AI agent or automation.
| Tool | Description |
|---|---|
| getAPI | Get API definition |
| listAvailability | Discover details of on-demand availability for programmes and their versions |
| listBroadcasts | Build schedules and find metadata for TV and radio broadcasts |
| listGroups | Find metadata for curated groups: seasons, collections, galleries or franchises |
| listImages | Find metadata for images |
| listItems | Look inside programmes to find segments: chapters, tracks and more |
| listMasterbrands | List all Master Brands |
| listPeople | Find the people behind and in programmes: cast, crew, guests and more |
| listPips | Look inside pips entities |
| listProgrammeDetails | Exposes programme information for a single pid |
| listProgrammes | Start here for programmes metadata: Brands, Series, Episodes and Clips |
| listPromotions | Discover metadata for content promotions |
| listSchedules | Build schedules and find metadata for TV and radio broadcasts and webcasts |
| getXSD | Get Schema definition |
| listServices | Information about the linear services used for broadcast transmissions |
| Get_Raw_brand | Get raw brand |
| Get_Raw_brand franchises | Get raw brand franchise |
| Get_Raw_episode | Get raw episode |
| Get_Raw_ancestors | Get raw ancestors |
| Get_Raw_formats | Get raw formats |
| Get_Raw_genre_groups | Get raw genre groups |
| Get_Raw_image | Get raw image |
| Get_Raw_masterbrand | Get raw masterbrand |
| Get_Raw_promotion | Get raw promotion |
| listVersions | Metadata on editorial programme versions: original, signed, audio-described, etc |
