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Blighty
Launched	8 March 2004
Owned by	UKTV (BBC Worldwide/Virgin Media Television)
Picture format	16:9, 576i (SDTV)
Audience share	0.1% (April 2009, [1])
Slogan	One nation under a channel
Country	United Kingdom
Formerly called	UKTV People (2004-2009)
Replaced	UK Horizons
Sister channel(s)	Eden Yesterday
Website	loveblighty.co.uk
Availability
Satellite
Sky Digital	Channel 534
Cable
Virgin Media	Channel 206
IPTV
TalkTalk TV	Channel 118

Blighty is a television channel broadcasting in the United Kingdom as part of the UKTV network of channels. The channel was launched on 8 March 2004 as UKTV People. Along with UKTV Documentary (now known as Eden), it was a replacement for the channel UK Horizons, which closed the day before.

History

The channel is only available on Sky Digital, TalkTalk TV and Virgin Media. It is not available over the air on Freeview.

When known as UKTV People, the output of the channel was mainly factual programming of a lighter nature, based on the people of the world such as Top Gear and docusoaps like Airport.

None of its content at the time was fresh and wasn't produced by the channel, but it was instead bought from other broadcasters such as the BBC, which hold a stake in the UKTV group of companies.

BBC programmes were edited to fit the time slot, an original broadcast for an hour long programme on the BBC might be as much as 58 minutes long, the same programme here might be 42 minutes long without the commercials.

Originally there was a time-shifted version of UKTV People called UKTV People +1. This was closed on 18 April 2006 to create UKTV Drama +1 on 2 May that same year.

It's yet unknown if Blighty will get a +1 service in Future.

2009 rebrand

On October 9, 2008, UKTV announced plans to rebrand UKTV People and UKTV Documentary in early 2009.^[1] The news came just two days after UKTV's entertainment channels were rebranded to Watch, G.O.L.D. and Alibi. They announced that UKTV People would be rebranded as 'Blighty'^[2] and the rebrand took place on 17 February 2009.

Current Programming

• A Life of Grime
• Amazon
• The Apprentice
• Billy Connolly’s World Tour of England, Wales & Ireland
• Britain From Above
• The Britpop Story
• Coast
• The Graham Norton Show
• Heir Hunters
• Monarchy: The Royal Family At Work
• My Brilliant Britain
• Seaside Rescue
• Traffic Cops
• Who Do You Think You Are?
• Wonderland: The Man Who Eats Badgers
• British Style Genius
• Amazing Adventures Of A Nobody
• Blackpool Medics
• Save our Boozer
• Sky Cops
• Jeremy Clarkson Meets The Neighbours

programmes coming soon on Blighty

Air Medics - From Monday 22nd February.

Former Programmes on Blighty

• Airport - Hasn't been seen on Blighty since launch. May be shown on Blighty in the Near Future.

References

External links

• Blighty