National Geographic Channel (UK)
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- For National Geographic Channel in United States, see National Geographic Channel.
| National Geographic Channel | |
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| Launched | c. September 1997 |
| Owned by | National Geographic Society/BSkyB |
| Audience share | 0.1% (June '06, [1]) |
| Sister channel(s) | Adventure One |
| Website | natgeochannel.co.uk |
| Availability | |
| Satellite | |
| Sky Digital | Channel 526 |
| Channel 527 (+1) | |
| Cable | |
| Virgin Media | Channel 230 Channel 231 (+1) |
| HomeChoice | Channel 112 |
The National Geographic Channel is a British television channel that features documentaries produced by the National Geographic Society. It features some programming similar to that on the Discovery Channel such as nature and science documentaries.
The channel was launched in Europe in September 1997 and time shared initially with the failing NBC Europe until NBC Europe's demise in 1998. It later launched worldwide including in Asia and the United States. Today, the channel is available in over 143 countries, are seen in more than 160 million homes and in 25 languages.
The European versions are operated in partnership with Fox's sister company, BSkyB. This includes an English language version for the UK and Ireland, which is carried on BSkyB's own Sky Digital pay TV service as well as other cable operators.
The channel's musical signature is the Elmer Bernstein composed theme that has also appeared on the National Geographic broadcast-TV specials.
[edit] Programmes
- Air Crash Investigation
- Be The Creature
- Built for the Kill
- End Day
- Escape Tech
- Explorations Powered by Duracell
- Explorer
- Gospel of Judas
- Hollywood Science
- Hunter Hunted
- Interpol Investigates
- Is It Real?
- Living Wild
- Megacities
- Megafactories
- MegaStructures
- Mysteries of the Deep
- Naked Science
- No Borders
- Planet Football
- Predators at War
- Rough Trades
- Science of the Bible
- Seconds From Disaster
- Storm Stories
- Strange Days On Planet Earth
- Taboo
- The Dog Whisperer
- The Living Edens
- Thrill Zone
- Thunder Beasts
- Totally Wild
- Trading Faces
- World of Wildlife
