| • Science | • People | • Locations | • Timeline |
| UKTV Documentary | |
|---|---|
| Replaced | UK Horizons |
| Launched: | 8th March 2004 |
| Timeshift Service: | UKTV Documentary +1 |
| Audience Share (Aug 2004[1]): | 0.1%
(0.1% for +1) |
| Owned By: | UKTV ( BBC/ Flextech) |
| Web Address: | www.uktv.co.uk/uktvDocumentary |
| Availability | |
| Terrestrial Analogue: | not available |
| Terrestrial Digital: | not available |
| Satellite: | Sky Digital Channel 564/565 |
| Cable: | NTL Channel 506 Telewest Channel 225/226 |
UKTV Documentary was launched on 8th March 2004. Along with UKTV People it was a replacement for the channel UK Horizons, which closed the day before. The channel is a member of the UKTV network of channels.
The channel, along with a time-shifted "+1" version, is available on Satellite ( BSkyB) and Cable platforms.
The output of the channel is, as the name suggests, entirely documentaries, mainly taken from the BBC archives such as Jacob Bronowski's The Ascent of ManThe Ascent of Man ( 1973) is a BBC documentary series, produced in association with Time-Life Films, by Jacob Bronowski. The title alludes to The Descent of Man by Charles Darwin. Over the course of 13 episodes Bronowski travelled around the world in orde. However, the majority of the channel's programming is abridged by the BBC for commercial timing purposes - a policy that some critics consider hypocritical.