Fox Classics

Fox Classics
Launched	2 December 2000[1]
Owned by	Foxtel Networks
Audience share	0.7% (April 2008, [2])
Slogan	Forever Classic
Country	Australia
Language	English
Formerly called	Fox Kids (Shared Channel)
Sister channel(s)	111 Greats Arena Bio. The Comedy Channel Fox8 The LifeStyle Channel LifeStyle Food LifeStyle Home LifeStyle You SoHo TV Hits
Timeshift service	Fox Classics+2
Website	foxclassics.com.au
Availability
Satellite
Foxtel	Channel 113 Channel 156 (+2)
Cable
Foxtel	Channel 113 Channel 156 (+2)
Optus TV	Channel 113 Channel 156 (+2)

Fox Classics is an Australian cable and satellite channel that specializes in showing television series and ad-free classic movies, themed movie nights and miniseries from the 1950s, 1960s, 1970s and some content from the 1980s and 1990s.

History

FOX Classics began as a channel shared with Fox Kids, which itself had moved from a block on FOX8.

This version of the channel was a night shift for the Fox Kids channel in Australia, when Fox Kids ended at a specific time (late afternoon for the most part), FOX Classics began. It was essentially, ad-free classic movies (mostly from the 20th Century Fox library), hosted by Bill Collins, who would give background information and trivia about the movie to the audience, before and after the movie.^[3] Eventually Fox Kids moved back to Fox8 on 1 February 2004^[4] and FOX Classics became a 24-hour channel.

In November 2008, with the addition of 111 Hits and the change in direction of the network to a catalog of 50s, 60s and 70s programs, a large amount of newer material mainly sitcoms were moved from FOX Classics.

Selected programs

(not all programs may be aired at present)

• As Time Goes By
• Diagnosis: Murder
• I Love Lucy
• M*A*S*H
• Walker, Texas Ranger
• Gunsmoke
• The Golden Girls
• The Big Valley
• The Benny Hill Show
• Hogans Heroes
• Dad's Army
• Bonanza
• The New Statesman
• Father Ted
• Are You Being Served?
• The Virginian
• One Foot in the Grave
• Some Mothers Do 'Ave 'Em
• To the Manor Born
• Murder, She Wrote
• On the Buses
• 'Allo 'Allo!
• China Beach
• Tour of Duty
• Keeping Up Appearances
• Only Fools and Horses
• Porridge
• The Vicar of Dibley
• Absolutely Fabulous
• Bottom
• Open All Hours
• Jeopardy!

Former programs

• Everybody Loves Raymond (now on TVH!TS)
• 3rd Rock from the Sun (now on 111 Greats)
• The Beverly Hillbillies (now on 111 Greats)
• Green Acres (now on 111 Greats)
• Miami Vice (now on 111 Greats)
• Mork & Mindy
• Full House
• Laverne & Shirley
• The Addams Family (moves to 111 Greats in 2014)
• The Odd Couple
• The Waltons
• Mister Ed
• The Rockford Files
• Jake and the Fatman
• Matlock
• Maverick
• MacGyver
• Yes, Minister
• The Mary Tyler Moore Show
• The Honeymooners
• Hart to Hart (now on 7TWO)
• Murphy Brown (now on 111 Greats)
• Caroline in the City
• Spin City
• The King of Queens (now on 111 Greats)
• The Commish
• Home Improvement (now on 111 Greats)
• The Drew Carey Show (now on 111 Greats)
• NYPD Blue (now on 111 Greats)
• Hey Dad...!
• Mother and Son
• Kingswood Country

References

1. ↑ Murdoch, Blake (28 November 2000). "New pay TV offerings from Australia's Foxtel.". Hollywood Reporter 365 (43): 10. ISSN 0018-3660. Retrieved 2 May 2010. 
2. ↑ Ratings Week 16 (13/04/2008 - 19/04/2008)
3. ↑ "Mr Movies' classic passion.". Sunday Herald Sun. 8 April 2001.  |access-date= requires |url= (help)
4. ↑ http://web.archive.org/web/20040219182801/http://www.foxtel.com.au/channel/details.jsp?chnl=CLA Fox Classics