Play UK, formerly known as UK Play, was part of the UKTV Network. The British television channel was launched (as UK Play) on 10 October 1998. The channel was aimed at playing (for most of the time) music in the morning and afternoon while broadcasting comedy in the evening. October 10 is the 283rd day of the year (284th in Leap years). ... 1998 is a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year of the Ocean. ... September 30 is the 273rd day of the year (274th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 92 days remaining, as the final day of September. ... 2002 is a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... One of the UKs largest TV companies, UKTV a joint venture between the BBCs commercial arm BBC Worldwide, and the cable television company Flextech. ... The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) was formed in 1927 by means of a royal charter. ... Flextech is a British television company. ... Pay television, or pay-TV, usually refers to subscription-based television services, usually provided by both analogue and digital cable and satellite, but also increasingly by digital terrestrial methods. ... ITV Digital used to be the sole British terrestrial digital television broadcaster. ... Multiplex is either a word derived from multi- + plex (fold) or a synthetic portmanteau combining the words multiple and complex and can be another word for many or (literally) manifold. ... Sky Digital is the brand name for British Sky Broadcastings digital satellite television service, transmitted from SES Astra satellites located at 28. ... NTL (NASDAQ: NTLI) is a US listed company providing cable services. ... Telewest Broadband (formerly Telewest) is one of the two major cable companies in the United Kingdom. ... March 31 is the 90th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (91st in Leap years), with 275 days remaining, as the final day of March. ... 2001 is a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar. ... One of the UKs largest TV companies, UKTV a joint venture between the BBCs commercial arm BBC Worldwide, and the cable television company Flextech. ... October 10 is the 283rd day of the year (284th in Leap years). ... 1998 is a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year of the Ocean. ...

Play UK broadcasted all day on the digital platforms but on the Astra 1 (Sky Analogue) satellite system, it broadcasted between 1am and 7am when UK Horizons was not broadcasting. UK Horizons was a British television channel operated by UKTV showing mainly BBC documentaries. ...

It closed on 30 September 2002 due to low ratings because of the closure of ITV Digital in May 2002. Play UK's comedy programming was then moved to UK Gold (now UKTV Gold). September 30 is the 273rd day of the year (274th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 92 days remaining, as the final day of September. ... 2002 is a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... ITV Digital used to be the sole British terrestrial digital television broadcaster. ... 2002 : January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - September - October - November - December A timeline of events in the news for May, 2002. ... UKTV Gold, known as UK Gold until March 8, 2004, is a British television channel, originally launched on November 1, 1992 (coincidentally, the day before Channel 4s 10th birthday) as a joint venture between Thames Television and the BBC to show their classic archive programming (see: rerun). ...

Music Programming

The majority of the music programmes broadcasted (quizzes, interviews and compliations) on Play UK were produced by themselves. Play UK also repeated Top of the Pops 2, which was originally broadcast on BBC Two. BBC Two (or BBC2 as it was formerly styled) was the second UK television station to be aired by the BBC. History The channel was scheduled to begin at 7:20pm on April 20, 1964 and show an evening of light entertainment, starting with the comedy show The Alberts and...

• The Joy of Decks
• Mental! - The Music Quiz
• The Phone Zone (music request program using The O Zone branding)
• The Sound of Play
• Too Mashed To Remember?
• Top of the Pops @ Play (succedded The Phone Zone but using Top of the Pops branding)
• Westwood Presents

Top of the Pops is a long-running British music chart television programme shown each week on BBC One and now licensed for local versions around the world. ...

Comedy Programming

Most of the comedy programming on Play UK had already been broadcasted on the BBC's channels. Play UK also produced original comedy programming as well as those already broacasted on the BBC's channels. Later on, Play UK also broadcasted American comedy and animation. The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) was formed in 1927 by means of a royal charter. ... The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) was formed in 1927 by means of a royal charter. ...

Originally produced programming

• Either/Or
• Mark and Lard's Pop Upstairs Downstairs
• Rock Profile
• Vic Reeves Examines
• Terrorville

Rock Profile is a British television show written by and starring comedy partnership Matt Lucas and David Walliams. ...

Repeated BBC Shows

• 'orrible
• Attention Scum!
• Bang Bang It's Reeves and Mortimer
• The Day Today
• Dr Terrible's House of Horrible
• The Fast Show
• Goodness Gracious Me
• I'm Alan Partridge
• The League of Gentlemen
• The Office
• Shooting Stars

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American programming

• Duckman
• The Larry Sanders Show