UK Horizons was a British television channel operated by UKTV showing mainly BBC documentaries. Most programmes were abridged for commercial timing purposes. It took its name from the BBC series Horizon, which formed a staple of its output in the early years. It was launched on 1 November 1997 along with UK Arena and UK Style. On 8 March 2004, the channel was replaced by two new channels, UKTV Documentary and UKTV People. November 1 is the 305th day of the year (306th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 60 days remaining. ... 1997 (MCMXCVII) is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... March 8 poster from Portugal March 8 is the 67th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (68th in Leap years). ... 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... One of the United Kingdoms largest TV companies, UKTV is a joint venture between the BBCs commercial arm, BBC Worldwide, and the cable television company Flextech. ... Sky Digital is the brand name for British Sky Broadcastings digital satellite television service, transmitted from SES Astra satellites located at 28. ... Telewest (formerly Telewest Broadband and Telewest Communications) is one of the two major cable companies in the United Kingdom. ... NTL NASDAQ: NTLI is a US listed company providing cable services. ... One of the United Kingdoms largest TV companies, UKTV is a joint venture between the BBCs commercial arm, BBC Worldwide, and the cable television company Flextech. ... Corporate logo of the British Broadcasting Corporation The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) is the national public service broadcaster of the United Kingdom (see British television). ... Documentary film is a broad category of cinematic expression united by the intent to remain factual or non-fictional. ... Corporate logo of the British Broadcasting Corporation The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) is the national public service broadcaster of the United Kingdom (see British television). ... Horizon is a long-running BBC popular science and history documentary programme, notable for coining the term supervolcano. ... November 1 is the 305th day of the year (306th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 60 days remaining. ... 1997 (MCMXCVII) is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... UKTV Drama was launched as UK Arena on 1st November 1997. ... UK Style was launched on 1st November 1997. ... March 8 poster from Portugal March 8 is the 67th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (68th in Leap years). ... 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... UKTV Documentary was launched on 8th March 2004. ... UKTV People was launched on 8th March 2004. ...