Animal Planet (UK TV channel)

Animal Planet
Launched	1 September 1998
Owned by	Discovery Networks Northern Europe
Picture format	576i (16:9 SDTV) 1080i (HDTV)
Audience share	0.12% 0.01% (+1) (September 2015 (2015-09), BARB)
Sister channel(s)	Discovery Channel Discovery HD Discovery History Discovery Home & Health Discovery Science Discovery Shed Discovery Turbo DMAX Investigation Discovery Quest TLC
Timeshift service	Animal Planet +1
Availability
Satellite
Sky	Channel 523 (SD/HD) Channel 549 (+1) Channel 562 (SD)
NOVA Greece	Channel 402
Cable
Virgin Media	Channel 256 Channel 257 (HD) Channel 258 (+1)
Virgin Media Ireland	Channel 213
WightFibre	Channel 117
IPTV
TalkTalk TV	Channel 325
BT	Channel 325 Channel 378 (HD)
Plusnet	Channel 325 Channel 378 (HD)
Streaming media
Virgin TV Anywhere	Watch live (UK only)
UPC Horizon	Watch live (Ireland only)
Sky Go	Watch live (UK and Ireland only)

Animal Planet is a television channel in the United Kingdom. The channel is dedicated to programming that highlights the relationship between humans and animals.

A one-hour timeshift channel called Animal Planet +1 was launched in May 2001. A high-definition simulcast called Animal Planet HD was launched on 27 February 2012.^[1][2]

Programming

Programmes shown on the channel include:

• Animal Airport – a look at the operations of the Animal Reception Centre at Heathrow Airport
• The Zoo – a behind-the-scenes show filmed at Dublin Zoo
• Animal Safari – a behind-the-scenes look at the operation of Woburn Safari Park
• Animal Cops: Houston
• Animal Cops: Philadelphia
• Animal Cops: Phoenix
• Animal Crackers
• Big Cat Diary
• Bugs, Bites and Parasites: Tropical Diseases Uncovered
• Dogs 101
• Meerkat Manor
• Monkey Life
• Monsters Inside Me
• My Cat From Hell
• Orangutan Island
• Shark Week
• Tanked
• The Planet's Funniest Animals
• Treehouse Masters
• Untamed & Uncut
• Up Close and Dangerous
• Wild Europe
• Wildlife SOS
• Extraordinary Dogs

References

External links

• Discovery Channel UK

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