A broadcast receiving apparatus comprising: a reception section configured to receive a broadcast signal; an analysis section configured to analyze program information included in the received broadcast signal; an image composition section configured to generate from the analyzed program information a program banner for output in response to an instruction from a remote control to display the program banner, wherein the program banner comprises program information and is to be displayed as an on-screen display image, and wherein, the output of the program banner comprises a first output state and a second output state, the first output state and the second output state making a transition to one another in response to the instruction from the remote control; a synthetic speech generation section configured to generate a synthetic speech signal from the analyzed program information; an operation confirmation sound generation section configured to generate an operation confirmation sound; a speech/sound mixing section configured to output either the generated synthetic speech signal or the generated operation confirmation sound; and a control section configured to control the image composition section, the synthetic speech generation section, the speech/sound mixing section, and the operation confirmation sound generation section, wherein the control section: causes the image composition section to generate the program banner in response to the instruction from the remote control; determines, in accordance with the output state of the program banner when receiving said instruction, whether or not the synthetic speech signal is to be output; if having determined that the synthetic speech signal is to be output, causes the speech/sound mixing section to output the synthetic speech signal generated by the synthetic speech generation section; and if having determined that the synthetic speech signal is not to be output, causes the speech/sound mixing section to output the operation confirmation sound generated by the operation confirmation sound generation section. a reception section configured to receive a broadcast signal; an analysis section configured to analyze program information included in the received broadcast signal; an image composition section configured to generate from the analyzed program information a program banner for output in response to an instruction from a remote control to display the program banner, wherein the program banner comprises program information and is to be displayed as an on-screen display image, and wherein, the output of the program banner comprises a first output state and a second output state, the first output state and the second output state making a transition to one another in response to the instruction from the remote control; a synthetic speech generation section configured to generate a synthetic speech signal from the analyzed program information; an operation confirmation sound generation section configured to generate an operation confirmation sound; a speech/sound mixing section configured to output either the generated synthetic speech signal or the generated operation confirmation sound; and a control section configured to control the image composition section, the synthetic speech generation section, the speech/sound mixing section, and the operation confirmation sound generation section, wherein the control section: causes the image composition section to generate the program banner in response to the instruction from the remote control; determines, in accordance with the output state of the program banner when receiving said instruction, whether or not the synthetic speech signal is to be output; if having determined that the synthetic speech signal is to be output, causes the speech/sound mixing section to output the synthetic speech signal generated by the synthetic speech generation section; and if having determined that the synthetic speech signal is not to be output, causes the speech/sound mixing section to output the operation confirmation sound generated by the operation confirmation sound generation section. causes the image composition section to generate the program banner in response to the instruction from the remote control; determines, in accordance with the output state of the program banner when receiving said instruction, whether or not the synthetic speech signal is to be output; if having determined that the synthetic speech signal is to be output, causes the speech/sound mixing section to output the synthetic speech signal generated by the synthetic speech generation section; and if having determined that the synthetic speech signal is not to be output, causes the speech/sound mixing section to output the operation confirmation sound generated by the operation confirmation sound generation section.