UKTV History (previously known as UK History until 8 March 2004) is a television channel broadcasting in the United Kingdom as part of the UKTV network of channels. It launched on 30 October 2002, to coincide with the launch of the Freeview digital terrestrial television platform. Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... is the 303rd day of the year (304th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Also see: 2002 (number). ... This article is about the UKTV network of channels in the UK and Ireland. ... For other uses, see BBC (disambiguation). ... Virgin Media Television (formerly known as Flextech) is a British television company and is entirely owned by the British cable company Virgin Media (previously known as NTL and Telewest) and acts as its television programme production arm. ... Year 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Play UK, formerly known as UK Play, was part of the UKTV Network. ... This article is about the United Kingdom digital terrestrial television service. ... For a wider corporate history and profile, see British Sky Broadcasting. ... Virgin Media Inc. ... is the 67th day of the year (68th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... This article is about the UKTV network of channels in the UK and Ireland. ... is the 303rd day of the year (304th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Also see: 2002 (number). ... This article is about the United Kingdom digital terrestrial television service. ... Digital Terrestrial Television (DTTV or DTT) is an implementation of digital technology to provide a greater number of channels and/or better quality of picture and sound using aerial broadcasts to a conventional antenna (or aerial) instead of a satellite dish or cable connection. ...

The channel is available on Sky Digital and Virgin Media, and with reduced hours on digital terrestrial television (Freeview). UKTV History operates as a subscription service on Digital Satellite and Cable but is available free to air on the Freeview platform. A timeshifted "+1", UKTV History +1 service is also available on Sky and Virgin Media For a wider corporate history and profile, see British Sky Broadcasting. ... Virgin Media Inc. ... Digital Terrestrial Television (DTTV or DTT) is an implementation of digital technology to provide a greater number of channels and/or better quality of picture and sound using aerial broadcasts to a conventional antenna (or aerial) instead of a satellite dish or cable connection. ... This article is about the United Kingdom digital terrestrial television service. ...

Programming

UKTV History shows programmes on historical topics and biographies, as is to be expected, nature and wildlife and some historical fiction (e.g., Sharpe, Tenko), often from the BBC archives. In the late-night hours Home Shopping is transmitted. There are several notable persons (real or fictitious) called Sharpe: John Robin Sharpe, child pornography advocate Lennox Sharpe, steelband composer Richard Sharpe, central character in the novel series Sharpe by Bernard Cornwell William Sharpe, politician and delegate to the US Continental Congress William Forsyth Sharpe, Nobel-prize winnning economist This... Tenko is a television drama, co-produced by the BBC (British Broadcasting Corporation) and the ABC (Australian Broadcasting Corporation). ... For other uses, see BBC (disambiguation). ...

Current listings for all UKTV programmes are to be found at their website; listings for all television programmes are at the Radio Times website.

Freeview hours

Until 14 October UKTV History transmitted its full output on Freeview. On 15 October 2007 UKTV Bright Ideas was replaced on Freeview by UKTV's Dave (formerly UKTV G2), transmitting for more hours than UKTV Bright Ideas did; to allow this, UKTV History reduced its Freeview transmissions to end earlier, transmitting from 07:00 to 18:00. UKTV Bright Ideas (previously known as UK Bright Ideas and originally UK HomeStyle) is a digital television channel broadcast in the United Kingdom, part of the UKTV family of channels. ... This article is about the United Kingdom digital terrestrial television service. ... This article is about the UKTV network of channels in the UK and Ireland. ... Dave (previously UKTV G2, UK G2; UK Gold 2 and UK Gold Classics) is a television channel broadcasting in the United Kingdom, as part of the UKTV network of channels. ... UKTV G2 (previously UK G2; UK Gold 2 and UK Gold Classics) is a television channel broadcasting in the United Kingdom, as part of the UKTV network of channels. ...

This has caused much concern amongst the readers on the UKTV History messageboards since most users are very much against the change and are attempting to get UKTV History to reverse its decision. The reason for this change (as stated by UKTV Sharon in the messageboard) was that UKTV believes that it will get more advertising revenue through Dave than through UKTV History.

External links

• History at UKTV.co.uk
• The TV Room looks at presentation/branding on the UKTV channels