How to Cancel BBC Select Subscription [Step by Step]

BBC Select is BBC Studios’ documentary channel for viewers in the US and Canada. Official pages list it on Amazon Prime Video Channels, the Apple TV app, and The Roku Channel. The bbcselect.com homepage currently advertises $5.99 a month after a 7-day free trial. The price you pay can differ by store or promo.

BBC Select does not bill most members from its own website. Deleting an app does not cancel the channel. This guide shows how to cancel a BBC Select subscription with Amazon, Apple, or Roku, and how to tell that plan apart from a newer BBC.com subscription.

What Is BBC Select and How Billing Works

BBC Select streams documentaries on history, true crime, science, and current affairs. Official FAQ language is simple: you can cancel at any time, and you should contact the service provider that sold the channel.

Look at your statement first. Amazon charges usually show as a Prime Video Channel. Apple charges show as Apple or App Store. Roku charges show as Roku or The Roku Channel.

A BBC.com or BBC app charge is a different product. That plan can include the documentary catalogue, but you cancel it on BBC.com, not inside Prime Video.

There is also a US-only BritBox and BBC Select bundle on Prime Video Channels. Official BritBox help lists that bundle at $13.99 a month, with all billing handled by Amazon.

How to Cancel Through Amazon Prime Video

Use this path if you added BBC Select as a Prime Video Channel, including the BritBox bundle.

1. Sign in to the Amazon account that bought the channel.
2. Open Prime Video, then Account & Settings or Memberships and subscriptions.
3. Open Prime Video Channels or Your subscriptions.
4. Find BBC Select or the BritBox and BBC Select bundle.
5. Select Cancel Channel or Cancel, then confirm.

Amazon may offer a self-service refund on some cancels. If you accept that offer, access can end right away. If you do not, the confirmation screen should show an end date. You can usually reverse the cancel until that date.

Canceling Prime membership does not always cancel every add-on channel. Cancel BBC Select itself.

How to Cancel Through Apple or Google

Apple bills BBC Select when you subscribe in the Apple TV app or through an Apple in-app purchase.

On iPhone or iPad

1. Open Settings.
2. Tap your name.
3. Tap Subscriptions.
4. Tap BBC Select.
5. Tap Cancel Subscription and confirm.

You can also manage the plan at account.apple.com or apps.apple.com/account/subscriptions. Turn off auto-renew at least 24 hours before the period ends. The Apple Account that bought it must cancel.

If you also have a BBC.com or BBC app subscription, that listing may say BBC, not BBC Select. Cancel the line that matches the charge.

On Android

BBC Select itself is not a typical Google Play channel. If Google Play billed a BBC app plan that includes documentaries, cancel it here:

1. Open the Google Play Store app.
2. Tap your profile photo.
3. Tap Payments & subscriptions, then Subscriptions.
4. Tap the BBC plan.
5. Tap Cancel subscription and confirm.

Official BBC help says deleting the app does not cancel an Apple or Google subscription.

How to Cancel Through The Roku Channel

If you added BBC Select as a Roku Channel Premium subscription, cancel with Roku.

On a Roku device

1. Press Home.
2. Highlight The Roku Channel. Do not press OK yet.
3. Press the star button.
4. Select Manage subscriptions.
5. Select BBC Select.
6. Turn off auto-renew and confirm.

On the web

1. Sign in at my.roku.com/subscriptions.
2. Find BBC Select under active subscriptions.
3. Select Manage subscription.
4. Turn off auto-renew and confirm.

Removing the channel tile does not stop Roku billing. Official Roku policy treats Roku-managed purchases as prepaid and generally non-refundable.

How to Cancel a BBC.com Subscription Instead

Some US and Canadian readers now pay BBC.com or the BBC app for news plus documentaries. Official US prices are $8.99 a month, or $49.99 for the first year and $89.99 a year after that.

1. Sign in at BBC.com.
2. Click Your Account in the top right.
3. Select Settings.
4. Select Manage Subscription.
5. Cancel the plan and save the end date.

Official BBC help says you must cancel at least 24 hours before the billing cycle ends. Access lasts through the current period. If you subscribed in the BBC app, cancel in Apple or Google as shown above. BBC.com Manage Subscription will not turn off a Prime Video or Roku Channel charge.

How to Stop a Free Trial Before Renewal

Official BBC Select pages offer a 7-day trial on the listed platforms. Cancel in the same store that started the trial.

Cancel at least 24 hours before the trial ends on Apple plans. Amazon and Roku also convert a trial to a paid channel if auto-renew stays on. Do not wait until the last hour.

If Amazon offers an immediate refund at cancel, read the prompt. Accepting it can end access at once instead of leaving the remaining trial days.

What Happens After Cancellation

Cancellation turns off auto-renewal. You keep the channel through the current paid period unless a store refund ends access early.

Your Prime, Apple TV, or Roku account stays open. Only BBC Select, or the bundle that includes it, stops. After the end date, those documentaries leave that platform.

Canceling BBC Select does not cancel BritBox unless you bought the combined Prime bundle. Canceling BBC.com does not cancel a Prime Video Channel.

How to Request a Refund

BBC Select’s FAQ does not publish a leftover-day refund. Refunds follow the store that billed you.

Amazon sometimes offers a self-service refund when you cancel a channel. Apple reviews requests at reportaproblem.apple.com. Roku-managed purchases are typically final under Roku’s content and subscription policy.

For a BBC.com website charge, use BBC Help after you cancel. Official BBC pages do not promise unused-day credit. They do say access continues to the end of the paid cycle.

How to Get Help

Official BBC Select FAQ says to message the brand on Facebook, Instagram, or X, or contact the streaming platform. Billing questions belong with Amazon, Apple, or Roku.

For a BBC.com plan, use help.bbc.com. Official help covers website, Apple, and Google cancels. BBC Select and BBC.com do not publish a US consumer cancel phone number for these streaming plans.

Do not mix this up with a UK TV Licence. That is a different product and a different cancel process.

Common Cancellation Problems and Solutions

You canceled on bbcselect.com and still got charged. The marketing site does not manage most billing. Cancel in Amazon, Apple, or Roku.

You canceled BBC.com and Prime Video still charged BBC Select. Those are separate subscriptions. Cancel the channel in Amazon too.

You cannot find BBC Select in Apple Settings. Check the Apple Account on the receipt. Also look for BBC if you bought the BBC app plan.

You removed The Roku Channel app and still got billed. Removal is not a cancel. Turn off auto-renew at my.roku.com.

You only wanted to drop the bundle. Cancel the BritBox and BBC Select bundle in Prime Video Channels. Confirm whether BritBox remains as its own plan.

Tips to Prevent Future Charges

Cancel before the trial or renewal date, not after the charge posts. Set a reminder on day 5 of a 7-day trial.

Keep a screenshot of the canceled channel and the end date. Check the same subscriptions page after a week.

Watch for more than one BBC line on your statements. A channel, a BBC.com plan, and a BritBox bundle can all run at once.

Do not rely on deleting an app, signing out, or blocking a card. Those steps do not cancel the subscription agreement. Change the payment method only after auto-renewal is off.

FAQs About How to Cancel BBC Select Subscription

Q: Does deleting the BBC or Prime Video app cancel BBC Select?

No. Deleting an app only removes it from that device. Billing continues until you cancel the channel in Amazon, Apple, or Roku settings.

Q: Can I keep watching after I cancel BBC Select?

Usually yes, through the current period. Amazon may end access immediately if you accept a refund at cancel. After the end date, the channel library is removed.

Q: Is BBC Select the same as a BBC.com subscription?

No. BBC Select is the documentary channel on Prime Video, Apple TV, and The Roku Channel. BBC.com is a separate US and Canada plan that can include documentaries plus news. Cancel each one where it was billed.

Q: Will I get a refund for unused days?

BBC Select does not publish a standard unused-day refund. Amazon, Apple, and Roku decide store refunds. Roku-managed purchases are generally prepaid and final.

Conclusion

The surest way to cancel a BBC Select subscription is to use the store that took the payment. Amazon members cancel the Prime Video Channel. Apple members turn off auto-renewal in Subscriptions. Roku members turn off auto-renew on the device or at my.roku.com.

Then confirm the plan shows an end date, save the proof, and check one more billing cycle so the recurring charge does not return.

Disclaimer: This guide provides general educational information based on publicly available details at the time of writing. Cancellation procedures and refund policies may change. Contact the service or your payment provider for account-specific assistance.