Galaxy (British television)
| Galaxy |
| Launched |
25 March 1990 |
| Closed |
2 December 1990
(Replaced by Sky One) |
| Owned by |
BSB (Later BSkyB) |
| Audience share |
n/a (Channel, closed) |
Availability
At time of closure |
| Satellite |
| Analogue |
Marcopolo 1, 11.86174 |
| Cable |
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Available on some services |
Galaxy was a satellite television channel focusing on general entertainment, one of the five channels run by British Satellite Broadcasting (BSB) and based at it's Battersea Studios in the Marcopolo House Building. In its short life, Galaxy broadcast a mix of American imports and home grown programming, such as the short-lived soap opera set in space, Jupiter Moon, and the magazine show 31 West, which got its name from the actual placing of the Marcopolo Satellite at 31 degrees west and hosted by Simon Potter and Remy Blumenfeld. The station also transmitted repeats from the BBC library – Doctor Who, Secret Army, Grange Hill, Steptoe and Son, Till Death Us Do Part, Are You Being Served?, Dad's Army and Porridge. American series broadcast on 'Galaxy' included The Outer Limits, China Beach and Murphy Brown.
Galaxy Club
The station also broadcast children's programmes under the strand 'Galaxy Club', which featured home grown programming, mixed with imported cartoons and series such as the cartoons Denver, the Last Dinosaur, Spider-Man, Teenage Mutant Hero Turtles, and Underdog. Programmes specially made for the channel included 'Cool Cube' and 'The Galaxy Club Show'.
Closure
Following the merger of BSB and Sky, the decision was taken to hand over Galaxy's transponder to Sky One, who took only a few programmes from Galaxy and incorporated them into its channels line up. 'Galaxy' closed down for the last time at 1am on 2nd December 1990. The last programme was the Donald Pleasence House of Horror. Prior to this last programme, continuity announcer Trish Bertram signed off on behalf of 'Galaxy' with this speech:
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Before Donald Pleasence House of Horror, I just like to say that tomorrow you'll wake up to a new look entertainment channel. With the very best of Galaxy combining with the very best of Sky's entertainment, coming to you as Sky One part of the British Sky Broadcasting network. So although it's the final goodnight from Galaxy it's not altogether goodbye. I hope you'll join us as we look to a bright new future. For now this is Trish Bertram on behalf of everyone here saying thank you for watching. We hope you enjoyed our company, as much as we've enjoyed bringing you Galaxy. |
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