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This is a list of television programmes broadcast by the BBC either currently or previously broadcast on the BBC in the United Kingdom.
Timeline of UKTV This is a timeline of UKTV, a television company that broadcasts seven television channels in the United Kingdom.
Television broadcasts in the United Kingdom began in 1932, however, regular broadcasts would only begin four years later. Television began as a public service which was free of advertising, which followed the first demonstration of a transmitted moving image in 1926. Currently, the United Kingdom has a collection of free-to-air, free-to-view and subscription services over a variety of ...
1935 in British television – Baird stops broadcasting in September. 1936 in British television – Electronically scanned television begins from Alexandra Palace. 1937 in British television – First outside broadcast at the Coronation of King George VI. 1938 in British television – First news bulletin carried by BBC television, in sound only.
The channel launched on Telewest the following week on 4 February. On 8 March 2004, the channel's "UK" prefix was changed to the full "UKTV" name, renaming the networks as UKTV History and UKTV History +1, as with the rest of the UKTV network.
^ a b Curtis, Chris (24 March 2009). "UKTV to unveil Home and Really channels". Broadcast. Archived from the original on 27 March 2009. Retrieved 24 March 2009.
U&W is a British free-to-air television channel owned by BBC Studios as part of the UKTV network of channels. It originally launched on 7 October 2008 as Watch and until 2022 was a pay television channel.
UKTV's channels are available via a digital satellite or cable subscription in the UK and Ireland. The U&Dave, U&Drama, U&W and U&Yesterday channels are also available in the UK on Freeview and Freesat, two free-to-air television services in the UK, as well as on the catch-up service " U". Unlike the BBC's main television channels, funded by the television licence, UKTV's channels and online ...