Gold (UK TV channel)
Gold | |
---|---|
The current logo, in use since June 2014 | |
Launched | 1 November 1992 |
Owned by |
1992–1997: BBC Thames Television 1997–2011: BBC Worldwide Virgin Media 2011–present: BBC Worldwide Scripps Networks Interactive |
Picture format | 16:9, 576i (SDTV) |
Audience share |
0.42% 0.05% (+1) (February 2017 , BARB) |
Country |
United Kingdom Ireland |
Formerly called |
UK Gold (1992–2004) UKTV Gold (2004–2008) G.O.L.D. (2008–2012) |
Sister channel(s) |
Alibi Dave Drama Eden Good Food Home Really W Yesterday |
Timeshift service | Gold +1 |
Website | gold.uktv.co.uk |
Availability | |
Satellite | |
Sky |
Channel 110 Channel 166 (+1) |
Cable | |
Virgin Media (UK) |
Channel 124 Channel 190 (+1) |
Virgin Media Ireland |
Channel 120 Channel 153 (+1) |
WightFibre | Channel 112/113 |
IPTV | |
TalkTalk TV | Channel 310 |
BT | Channel 310 |
Plusnet | Channel 310 |
Streaming media | |
TVPlayer | Watch live (UK only) (TVPlayer Plus subscription required) |
Sky Go |
Watch live (UK and Ireland only) |
Virgin TV Anywhere | Watch live (UK only) |
Now TV | Watch live (UK only) |
Gold (stylised as GOLD) is a British classic comedy channel from the UKTV network, broadcasting to the United Kingdom and Ireland. It launched on 1 November 1992 as UK Gold, before, in 2008, it was split into current flagship channel Gold and miscellaneous channel, Watch, with comedy based programming now airing on Gold, non-crime drama and entertainment programming airing on Watch, and quiz shows and more high-brow comedy airing on Dave. The channel is currently available as subscription-only on Sky, Virgin Media, TalkTalk TV, BT TV, and TVPlayer (When subscribed to TVPlayer Plus).[1] It shows repeats of classic programming from the BBC and other broadcasters. The channel's main rival is the ITV plc owned ITV3, which mainly airs the archive ITV programmes, and has a higher audience share than Gold. Another rival is More4 which also has a higher audience share than Gold. This is because they are free-to-air channels whereas Gold is a pay TV channel. On 1st December 2015 - 4th January 2016, Gold was temporarily rebranded as Christmas Gold. This was repeated again from 12th November 2016 - 4th January 2017.
History
The channel launched on 1 November 1992 as a joint venture between the BBC, through commercial arm BBC Enterprises, and outgoing ITV London weekday franchisee Thames Television. The channel, named "UK Gold", was to show repeats of the 'classic' archive programming from the two broadcasters. The rights to the BBC programmes previously were held by the BSB entertainment channel Galaxy, prior to the merger with Sky Television plc to form BSkyB in November 1990. The channel was initially broadcast on an analogue transponder from an SES satellite at 19.2°E which was less well suited for UK reception. As a result, the channel used to be notorious for being marred with interference, known as 'sparklies', in large parts of the UK. Another initial drawback was the cutting of programming down to fit commercial time slots, and the intensive use of commercial breaks. Reception improved however with the channel added to BSkyB's basic subscription package in 1993, and the launch of the channel on cable services.
In 1993, Flextech gain its first stake in the station after acquiring Tele-Communications' (TCI) TV interest in Europe.[2] In 1996, it started discussions about increasing its stake, to gain full control. At that point, Flextech held 27% with Cox (38%), BBC (20%) and Pearson (15%).[3] By the Autumn, Flextech held 80% of UK Gold.[4][5] Flextech's main reason for increasing its stake in UK Gold was in participation of new talks with the BBC.[6]
UKTV
The channel's success led to the launch of the UKTV network on 1 November 1997, owned by BBC Worldwide and Flextech, and consisting of three other channels: UK Arena, UK Horizons and UK Style, focusing on the arts, factual and lifestyle programmes respectively. The UKTV network would expand to include numerous more channels as the years progressed.
The UK Gold brand was expanded in October 1998 with the launch of the digital only channel UK Gold Classics, broadcasting some of the older comedy serials that were being lost from the UK Gold schedule, as the channel moved towards more modern programming. UK Gold Classics was not to last however, and was rebranded as UK Gold 2 on 2 April 1999, which acted as a time shift of the original channel, showing the daytime programmes from UK Gold in the evening on UK Gold 2. In 2003 however, UK Gold 2 was rebranded and repositioned as UK G2, with some programming transferring to the new channel.
On 8 March 2004, the channel was rebranded as "UKTV Gold" in line with the other channels in the UKTV network. At approximately the same time, Granada-run archive channel Granada Plus closed to make way for ITV3. In late 2004, to show films produced in Hollywood in a marathon, UKTV Gold temporarily changed its name to "USTV Gold". The channels had always been the main rivals to Gold due to the direct mix of archive BBC and ITV programming. ITV3 currently has a higher viewer share, often put down to the fact that the terrestrial platform Freeview shows ITV3 but not Gold.
Gold began transmitting in widescreen on 31 January 2008, although some programmes made in 16:9 format are screened in the compromise 14:9 semi-letterbox ratio for a short while, before the 16:9 format became standard later in the year. The channel has been criticised by some, particularly in recent years, for featuring many recent programmes as opposed to 'classics' as was the original concept, with some shows appearing on the channel mere months or weeks after their first television broadcast.
2008 rebrand
In 2008, UKTV began a process of rebranding and expanding its channels, removing "UKTV" from their name, following the rebranding of UKTV G2 as Dave in October 2007. On 7 October 2008, UKTV Gold became "G.O.L.D.", exclusively showing comedy, both old and new. This is reflected by its new slogan, which now represents Gold as a backronym—"Go On Laugh Daily".[7] Unlike the complete name change for Dave, the Gold name was retained as having a resonance with viewers. The same day also saw the rebranding of UKTV Drama as Alibi, and the launch of a new channel, Watch. In Spring 2010, the channel dropped the acronym and is now known simply as "Gold".
In October 2011, Virgin Media, owner of half of Gold and the rest of the UKTV network, sold their share to Scripps Networks Interactive, with the remaining half still retained by the BBC's commercial arm, BBC Worldwide.
2012 programming investment
In February 2012, it was announced that UKTV was to invest millions into producing its own original shows. According to the trade magazine, Broadcast, Gold "has secured a budget running into "double-digit millions" to create a raft of new comedy shows over the next two years." the article went on to say "the channel is looking to develop a mix of panel shows, sketch shows, sitcoms and comedy dramas." This move means Gold will follow its sister, Dave, which has resurrected Red Dwarf and produced numerous different panel and entertainment shows, and BSkyB, who have invested £600m into original comedy for Sky 1 and Sky Atlantic. The first set of new shows for Gold are expected to be broadcast in the latter half of 2012.[8]
UKTV executive Jane Rogers stated to Broadcast that the commissions would be high-quality, as "they'd need to sit confidently alongside classics such as Only Fools And Horses and The Vicar of Dibley." She also added that "Gold is well entrenched in the UK's psyche as the home of national treasure comedies, so we cannot afford to look cheap next to those programmes. It's important that anything we order continues that love and feel, but we don't want to look back; we want a contemporary stamp on the channel." Commissioning editor Sarah Fraser commented that "there's never been a better time to invest in homegrown comedy. Comedians are selling out arena tours, being cast in the West End and on the big screen here and in the US."[8]
The first programme announced as part of the investment was a reboot of classic BBC sitcom, Yes, Prime Minister, to be based on the popular 2010 stage show and is to be written by original writers Sir Antony Jay and Jonathan Lynn. The reboot was the second classic BBC sitcom to be resurrected by a UKTV network, following the two Dave-commissioned series of Red Dwarf.[9] News about other new commissions for the channel were expected during the summer.[8]
Freeview
The channel was removed from Freeview in 2013, along with Home as part of the closure of Top Up TV and was replaced with Drama in July 2013. However, Home relaunched on the platform in March 2016.
Timeshift
Alongside the main channel, a time shift channel is also operated: Gold +1. The channel, previously named UK Gold +1 and UKTV Gold +1 when corresponding to the name on the main channel, shows all programming from the channel one hour later. The channel UK Gold 2 also used to be a time shift, showing the daytime schedule from UK Gold in the evening prime time slot. This service ended in 2003.
Identity
For the first few years, idents on UK Gold featured an animated golden retriever mascot named "Goldie" posing with the UK Gold logo. Goldie was never name-checked as such on air, possibly owing to the death of the Blue Peter dog Goldie some weeks before launch, although the late-night music video slot Dog House was originally listed as Goldie's Video Bites in initial pre-launch listings. The Goldie idents were kept until 1993, when they were replaced with a form-up of the first logo against a blue background. A re-branding in 1994 saw UK Gold adopt idents based on the forging of gold bars, with the station's logo appearing to have been stamped into gold. Variations on this theme were used until 1997, when the channel received a revamp as part of the formation of the UKTV network.[10]
The new network's corporate identity saw all its channels logos simplified to a boxed "UK" followed by the name (e.g. "Gold") in the Gill Sans font, which had also been adopted by the BBC. The new network-wide ident theme would involve the splitting of the screen for different purposes. UK Gold's new idents depicted objects such as apples or leaves falling through the top half of the screen, with only the gold coloured ones reaching the bottom half of the screen. These idents were briefly adopted for UK Gold 2 when it launched in 1998.[10]
In 1999, the theme changed again, this time with idents featuring fireworks making shapes in the air. The fireworks theme was carried on in a new set of idents, alongside another network-wide re-branding of the logo in 2002, adopting a bolder font and merging UK into a single composite character. A range of live-action idents showing everyday activities from unusual perspectives appeared in 2002. The 2003 to 2007 idents showed channel hopping viewers with their TV set "off stage" being brought to a halt by the appearance of a golden light accompanied by the channel's ident jingle. This new identity also featured a series of shifting yellow, orange and red blocks which suggested a gold bar at the centre of the screen.[10]
On 4 April 2007, UKTV Gold unveiled a new on-air identity centred around a branded golden space hopper, playing to contemporary trends toward 1970s nostalgia, and emphasising the station's re-run content. 12 new live action idents featured the branded space hopper, either with people on them bouncing around normally serious scenes, or let loose to bounce around the natural environment, aired from 5 April 2007 to 7 October 2008.[11]
On 7 October 2008, following the rebranding, Gold's current presentation debuted, featuring cartoon objects making a giant chain, in Heath Robinson fashion, which triggers an event to herald the next programme. The Gold logo features in the centre, with the channel slogan usually appearing alongside in the sequence. Programmes are announced by sole channel continuity announcer David Flynn, who has had the position since June 2009.[10]
In July 2014, Gold rebranded after over 6 years in its original identity. The logo is a ribbon with the letters "GOLD". The new idents have funny and wacky stuff happening (such as dancing legs). At the end of the idents, the ribbon comes out saying "GOLD", while the activity behind it is still going.
Programming
Current
The output of the channel is mainly British comedy programmes including repeats of BBC shows and sometimes feature-length films.
- 15 Storeys High
- A Bit of Fry & Laurie
- Absolutely Fabulous
- The Armando Iannucci Shows
- As Time Goes by
- Bellamy's People
- Big School
- Big Train
- Blackadder
- Black Books
- Blandings
- Bottom
- Bread
- Bridget & Eamon
- The Brittas Empire
- Citizen Khan
- Come Fly with Me
- The Comic Strip Presents
- Creature Comforts
- Dinnerladies
- Early Doors
- Extras
- Fawlty Towers
- French and Saunders
- Garth Marenghi's Darkplace
- Gavin & Stacey
- Getting On
- Gimme Gimme Gimme
- The Good Life
- The Green Green Grass
- Harry Enfield and Chums
- Harry Hill's TV Burp
- House of Fools
- Human Remains
- I'm Alan Partridge
- Inside No. 9
- Jam
- Jeeves and Wooster
- Keeping Up Appearances
- Knowing Me Knowing You with Alan Partridge
- Last of the Summer Wine
- The League of Gentlemen
- The Life of Rock with Brian Pern
- Life's Too Short
- Limmy's Show
- Little Britain
- Live at the Apollo
- Marley's Ghosts (Gold commission)
- Men Behaving Badly (series 3 onwards)
- Michael McIntyre's Comedy Roadshow
- The Mighty Boosh
- Miranda
- Mrs Brown's Boys
- My Family
- Nathan Barley
- Nighty Night
- The Office
- One Foot in the Grave
- Only Fools and Horses
- Open All Hours
- Outnumbered
- Peep Show
- The Piglet Files
- Police Squad!
- Porridge
- Psychoville
- The Royle Family
- Saxondale
- Shooting Stars
- The Smell of Reeves and Mortimer
- Sorry!
- Spaced
- Stella Street
- Stewart Lee's Comedy Vehicle
- Still Open All Hours
- The Thick of It
- The Thin Blue Line
- Time Trumpet
- The Trip
- The Two Ronnies Spectacle (Gold commission)
- Vic Reeves Big Night Out
- The Vicar of Dibley
- Wallace & Gromit
- We Have Been Watching (Gold commission)
- The Wrong Mans
- You, Me & Them (Gold commission)
- The Young Ones
Previous
Programming of classic general entertainment and movies now unused or superseded on 7 October 2008. Some programmes that were shown on UKTV G2 moved to other channels sometime later when it was renamed Dave in October 2007. However, most of the classic comedy series includes re-runs of some BBC shows which are used only in this channel. All classic general entertainment shows must move to some different channels such as Watch and Drama.
- 100 Years of Horror
- 2point4 Children
- 30 Years of The Comic Strip Presents (Gold commission)
- 5 Minute Mayhem
- 8 Simple Rules
- The A-Team (now on ITV4)
- The Adventures of the Galaxy Rangers
- The Adventures of Jeffrey
- After Henry
- After The Show
- After You've Gone
- The Afternoon Play
- Aim Low: The Best of Dylan Moran
- Airport
- Alas Smith and Jones
- Alexei Sayle's Stuff
- Alistair McGowan's Big Impression
- All Creatures Great and Small (now on Drama and Yesterday)
- All Gas and Gaiters
- 'Allo 'Allo! (now on Yesterday)
- ...And Mother Makes Three
- Angels
- Animal Capers
- Animal Park
- Are You Being Served?
- Ask the Family
- Auf Wiedersehen, Pet (now on Drama and Yesterday)
- Ballykissangel (now on Drama and Yesterday)
- Bangkok Hilton
- Baywatch
- Beggar My Neighbour
- Ben Elton: The Man from Auntie
- The Ben Elton Show
- Bergerac (now on Alibi and Drama)
- The Best of Tommy Cooper (now on Yesterday)
- Between the Lines (now on Drama)
- Beverly Hills Teens
- Bewitched
- Big Break
- Big Deal
- Billionaire Boy
- The Bill (now on Watch and Drama)
- Bill Hicks Live: Relentless
- Bill Hicks: It's Just a Ride
- Bill Hicks: One Night Stand
- Bill Hicks: Revelations
- Bill Hicks: Sane Man
- Birds of a Feather (now on Drama)
- A Bit of a Do
- Blackadder Exclusive: The Whole Rotten Saga (Gold commission)
- Blackadder's Most Cunning Moments (Gold commission)
- Blake's 7
- Blankety Blank (now on Challenge)
- The Bleak Old Shop of Stuff
- Brucie's Generation Game: Now and Then (Gold commission)
- Bless This House
- Blue Peter
- The Blue Planet (now on Eden and Yesterday)
- The Bob Monkhouse Show
- Bob Monkhouse: The Million Joke Man (Gold commission)
- Bob Monkhouse: On The Spot (Gold commission)
- Bob's Full House
- Boomers
- Boon
- Bottom Live
- Bottom Live: The Big Number Two Tour
- Bottom Live 3: Hooligan's Island
- Bottom Live 2001: An Arse Oddity
- Bottom Live 2003: Weapons Grade Y-Fronts Tour
- Bravestarr
- Bring Me Morecambe & Wise (Gold commission)
- The Brothers
- Brush Strokes
- Bugs
- Bull (Gold commission)
- Bullseye (now on Challenge)
- Butterflies (now on Yesterday)
- Button Moon
- Callan
- Canned Carrott
- Capital City
- Captain Scarlet and the Mysterons
- Carrie's War (1974 version)
- Carrott Confidential
- Carrott's Lib
- Casualty (now on Drama)
- Catherine Tate's Nan
- The Catherine Tate Show (now on Watch)
- Celebration of Comedy (Gold commission)
- Celebrity Masterchef (now on Watch)
- Chancer
- The Changes
- Charlie's Angels
- Chelmsford 123
- Cheers
- The Chief (now on ITV Encore)
- Chocky
- The Chronicles of Narnia
- Citizen Smith (now on Drama)
- Clarence
- Coast (now on Yesterday)
- Colditz
- Colin's Sandwich
- Comedy Connections
- The Comedy Genius of John Sullivan
- Comic Roots
- Commercial Breakdown
- Common as Muck
- Coogan's Run
- Cool It
- Count Duckula
- Coupling
- Crapston Villas (late nights)
- Crime Traveller
- Crossroads
- Dad's Army
- Dallas (now on CBS Drama)
- Dalziel and Pascoe (now on Alibi and Drama)
- Dancing with the Stars
- Danger Mouse (Original series)
- Danger UXB
- Dangerfield (now on Drama)
- The Darling Buds of May
- Dave's One Night Stand
- David Copperfield (now on Drama)
- Dear John
- Defenders of the Earth
- Degrassi Junior High
- The Detectives
- The Dick Emery Show
- The District Nurse
- DIY SOS (now on Home)
- Dr. Terrible's House of Horrible
- Doctor Who (Classic Series) (now on Horror Channel)
- Doctors (Early Classics)
- Don't Wait Up
- Do Not Disturb (Gold commission)
- Driving School
- The Duchess of Duke Street
- Due South (now on True Entertainment)
- Dungeons and Dragons
- Duty Free (now on ITV3)
- Dynasty (now on CBS Drama)
- Dylan Moran Live - What It Is
- Dylan Moran - Yeah Yeah Yeah Live
- EastEnders (Early Classics)
- Eddie Izzard: Force Majeure - Live
- Edge of Darkness
- Eldorado
- Elizabeth R
- The Equalizer
- Euromillions: Boom! Bang a Bang!
- Ever Decreasing Circles
- Every Second Counts
- Extreme Makeover: Home Edition
- Fairly Secret Army
- The Fall and Rise of Reginald Perrin
- Family Affairs
- Family Fortunes (now on Challenge)
- Fantasy Island
- The Fast Show
- Father, Dear Father
- Fawlty Towers: Re-Opened (Gold commission)
- Fawlty Towers: Basil's Best Bits (Gold commission)
- Filthy, Rich and Catflap
- The Firm (1989 film)
- First Born
- First of the Summer Wine
- The Flame Trees of Thika
- Flash Gordon
- Frank Stubbs Promotes
- Frankie Howerd: The Lost Tapes (now on Yesterday)
- French Fields (now on ITV3)
- Fresh Fields (now on ITV3)
- Fry And Laurie Reunited (Gold commission)
- Full House
- Galaxy Rangers
- Game On
- George and Mildred (now on ITV3)
- Get Some In!
- Give Us a Clue
- Going for Gold
- Going Straight
- The Good Old Days
- The Goodies
- Goodnight Sweetheart (now on Yesterday)
- Grace and Favour
- The Greatest Christmas Comedy Moments (Gold commission)
- Green Wing (series 1 only)
- Hamish Macbeth (now on ITV3)
- Happy Days (now on True Entertainment)
- Happy Ever After
- Happy Families
- Harbour Lights (TV series)
- Hattie (now on Yesterday)
- Have I Got News for You (Early Classics)
- Hazell
- Heartbeat (now on ITV3)
- Hebburn
- Heroes of Comedy
- Hetty Wainthropp Investigates (now on Drama)
- Hi-de-Hi!
- Holby City (Early Classics)
- Holy Flying Circus
- Home and Away (Early Classics)
- Home to Roost (now on ITV3)
- A Horseman Riding By
- The House of Eliott (now on ITV3)
- Howards' Way
- I, Claudius
- I Dream of Jeannie
- The Imaginatively Titled Punt & Dennis Show
- The Incredible Adventures of Professor Branestawm
- In Justice
- In Loving Memory (now on ITV3)
- In Sickness and in Health
- Inspector Morse (now on ITV and ITV3)
- The Interviews (Gold commission)
- It Ain't Half Hot Mum
- It's a Knockout
- It's Ulrika!
- Ivanhoe (1997 TV series)
- Jamie & the Magic Torch
- Jem
- Jim'll Fix It Strikes Again (Gold commission)
- Jo Brand's Great Wall of Comedy (Gold commission)
- Joe 90
- John Bishop's Christmas Show
- Jonathan Creek (now on Alibi and Drama)
- Juliet Bravo
- Just a Minute
- Just Good Friends
- Keep It in the Family
- The Kenny Everett Television Show
- Kinsey
- Kiss Me Kate
- The Kit Curran Radio Show/Kit Curran
- Knots Landing
- Kojak (now on ITV4)
- KYTV
- Lassie
- Laurel and Hardy (animated series)
- Legends of Stand-up And Bernard Righton (Gold commission)
- The Lenny Henry Show
- A Life of Grime
- Life Without George
- The Likely Lads
- Little Britain USA
- Live At Jongleurs
- Like, Totally... Dylan Moran Live
- The Liver Birds (now on Drama)
- Lizzie and Sarah
- Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman
- Looney Tunes' Cartoon Classics
- Lovejoy (now on Drama and Yesterday)
- Love Thy Neighbour
- Lytton's Diary
- Magnum, P.I. (now on ITV4)
- Maid Marian and Her Merry Men
- Maisie Raine (now on Drama)
- Man About the House (now on ITV3)
- Marion and Geoff (series 1 only)
- The Mary Whitehouse Experience
- MasterChef
- Mastermind (Early Classics)
- Match of the Day (Early Classics)
- May to December
- Men Behaving Badly (series 1 & 2)
- The Men's Room
- Merseybeat
- Miami Vice
- Middlemarch
- Minder (now on ITV4)
- Miss Marple(now on Alibi and Drama)
- Monarch of the Glen (now on Drama)
- Monty Python's Flying Circus
- Monty Python: Before The Flying Circus
- Monty Python's Best Bits (Gold commission)
- Monty Python: Live at Aspen
- Monty Python Live at the Hollywood Bowl
- Monty Python Live (Mostly) (Gold commission)
- Monty Python's The Meaning of Live (Gold commission)
- The Morecambe & Wise Show
- Morecambe and Wise: The Greatest Moment (Gold commission)
- The Morph Files
- Murder Most Horrid
- Murder, She Wrote (now on ITV and ITV3)
- Mr. Bean (now on ITV4)
- My Family and Other Animals
- My Hero
- My Wife and Kids (now on 5Star)
- Naked Video
- Neighbours (Early Classics)
- Never Mind the Quality, Feel the Width
- Never the Twain (now on ITV3)
- The New Adventures of Old Christine
- The New Statesman (now on London Live)
- New Tricks (now on Alibi and Drama)
- Newman and Baddiel in Pieces
- Nice Work
- No Place Like Home (now on Drama)
- Not the Nine O'Clock News
- Nurse
- NYPD Blue
- Odd Man Out
- Odd One Out
- Oh, Brother!
- Oh, Doctor Beeching!
- The Old Guys
- The Omid Djalili Show
- One by One
- The One Ronnie
- The Onedin Line
- Only Fools and Horses Greatest Moments (Gold commission)
- Only When I Laugh
- On the Buses
- OWL/TV
- The Pallisers
- The Paradise Club
- Parkinson
- Parrot Sketch Not Included – 20 Years of Monty Python
- Pat and Margaret
- The Paul & Pauline Calf Video Diaries
- Peak Practice
- Penmarric
- Pib and Pog
- Pie in the Sky (now on Drama)
- The Pink Panther Show
- Planet Earth (now on Eden and Yesterday)
- Poldark
- Pop Profile
- Popeye
- Porridge: Inside Out (Gold commission)
- Pramface
- Pride and Prejudice (now on Drama)
- Prison Break (seasons 1 & 2)
- Prisoner
- Private Schulz
- Professor Branestawm Returns
- Pulling
- QI (now on Dave)
- Quantum Leap
- A Question of Sport
- Rab C. Nesbitt
- Rainbow
- The Rebel (Gold commission)
- Record Breakers
- Red Dwarf (now on Dave)
- Rentaghost
- Rev.
- Rex the Runt (late nights)
- Rhoda
- Richard E. Grant On Ealing Comedies (Gold commission)
- Ripping Yarns
- Rising Damp (now on ITV3)
- Rob Brydon: Live
- Robbie the Reindeer
- Robin Hood
- Robin's Nest
- Rock & Chips (now on Drama)
- Rock Goes to College
- The Rockford Files
- Roger & Val Have Just Got In
- Room 101 (series 1-3)
- Rowan Atkinson Live
- Rowland Rivron Bites The Bullet
- Royle Exclusive: Behind The Sofa (Gold commission)
- The Royle Family Portraits (Gold commission)
- Ruby Wax Meets...
- Rude Dog and the Dweebs
- Rumpole of the Bailey (now on Drama)
- The Russ Abbot Show
- Rutland Weekend Television
- The Sculptress
- Seaside Rescue
- The Secret Diary of Adrian Mole
- Selwyn
- A Sense of Guilt
- Seven of One
- Sharon and Elsie
- Sharpe (now on Drama)
- Shelley
- Shoestring
- Silent Witness (now on Alibi and Drama)
- Sitcom Does... (Gold commission)
- The Sitcom Showdown (Gold commission)
- Slinger's Day
- Smack the Pony
- So What Now?
- Solo
- Some Mothers Do 'Ave 'Em (now on Drama)
- Sons and Daughters
- South of the Border
- Spender
- Spitting Image
- Sports Anorak of the Year
- Stargate SG-1 (now on Sky 2 and Pick)
- Stark
- Stars in Their Eyes (now on Challenge)
- Starstruck Classics (Gold commission)
- Stay Lucky
- Steptoe and Son
- Steve Coogan: The Inside Story
- Steve Coogan Live 'N' Lewd
- Steve Coogan – The Man Who Thinks He's it!
- Steve Coogan as Alan Partridge and Other Less Successful Characters – Live!
- Stingray
- The Story of Dibley
- The Story of Only Fools and Horses
- The Sullivans
- Survivors
- The Sweeney (now on ITV4)
- Sykes
- Taggart (now on Alibi and Drama)
- Take a Letter, Mr. Jones
- Tears Before Bedtime
- Tenko (now on Drama)
- Tellystack (Gold commission)
- Terry and June (now on Drama)
- That Mitchell and Webb Look
- That's Showbusiness
- Then Churchill Said to Me (Gold commission)
- This Life
- Thunderbirds
- Three of a Kind
- The Three Stooges
- Three Up, Two Down (now on Drama)
- Till Death Us Do Part
- The Tommy Cooper Hour
- The Tony Ferrino Phenomenon
- Top of the Pops
- TOTP2 - Christmas Special
- To the Manor Born (now on Yesterday)
- Traffic Cops (now on Watch)
- The Tripods
- Tripper's Day
- Two Pints of Lager and a Packet of Crisps
- The Two Ronnies (now on Yesterday)
- The Two Ronnies Sketchbook
- Vanity Fair
- A Very Peculiar Practice
- The Vicar of Dibley's 40 Greatest Moments (Gold commission)
- Victoria Wood As Seen On TV
- Victoria Wood's Mid Life Christmas
- Victoria Wood with All The Trimmings
- Visionaries: Knights of the Magical Light
- Waking the Dead (now on Drama)
- Waiting for God (now on Drama and Yesterday)
- Waterloo Road (now on CBS Drama)
- The Weakest Link
- We Love the Royle Family
- We're Doomed! The Dad's Army Story
- Whatever Happened to the Likely Lads? (now on Drama and Yesterday)
- When the Boat Comes In
- When Were We Funniest? (Gold commission)
- Where the Heart Is (now on ITV3)
- Who Do You Think You Are?
- Whoops Baghdad
- Wogan: Now and Then (Gold commission)
- A Word with Alf
- The Worst Week of My Life
- Yes Minister (now on Yesterday)
- Yes, Prime Minister: Re-Elected (Gold commission)
- You Bet!
- You Rang, M'Lord?
- You're Only Young Twice (now on ITV3)
Other ventures
An analogue teletext service known as GoldText used to be available on the channel, but has since closed down.
See also
References
- ↑ "UKTV agrees on-demand, channels deal with BT Vision". Digital Spy. 22 March 2012.
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