According to one embodiment, there is provided broadcast recording apparatus having tuner unit which receives broadcast signal, demodulates the received signal, and outputs video image/audio signal, reservation setting unit which makes image recording reservation for specific program, and then, provides lock setting for preventing automatic deletion after image recording at the time of the image recording reservation, reserved image recording unit which, when time indicated by reservation information has come, records video image/audio signal of the broadcast signal in storage region together with the lock setting, and lock control unit which, if it is judged that free space of the storage region is insufficient when the reserved image recording unit performs reserved image recording in accordance with reservation information, deletes signal to which the lock setting is not provided, from among the video image/audio signals stored in the storage region.