In 2009 it was renamed as BBC Samuel Johnson Prize for Non-Fiction and managed by BBC Two .
From its inception until 2008 it was named in full the BBC FOUR Samuel Johnson Prize and managed by BBC Four .
In 2009 it was renamed as BBC Four Samuel Johnson Prize         and managed by BBC Two .
From its inception until 2008 it was named in full the BBC FOUR Samuel Johnson Prize and managed by BBC Four .