Gold (British TV channel)

Gold is a British pay television channel from the UKTV network that was launched in late 1992 as UK Gold before it was rebranded UKTV Gold in 2004. In 2008, it was split into current flagship channel Gold and miscellaneous channel, W, with classic comedy based programming now airing on Gold, non-crime drama and entertainment programming airing on W, and quiz shows and more high-brow comedy airing on Dave. It shows repeats of classic programming from the BBC, ITV and other broadcasters. Every December, from 2015 until 2018, the channel was temporarily renamed Christmas Gold. This has since been discontinued, although the channel still continues to broadcast Christmas comedy.

History
The channel was formed as a joint venture between the BBC, through commercial arm BBC Enterprises, American company Cox Enterprises and outgoing ITV London weekday franchisee Thames Television, known as European Channel Management. The channel, named "UK Gold", was to show repeats of the 'classic' archive programming from the two broadcasters. The channel launched on 1 November 1992 at 7pm with Just Good Friends. The first commercial shown on the channel was for Lucozade, and all commercials shown in the first three breaks on the channel's launch night either had the word gold or golden in either the name of the brand advertised or mentioned in the commercial itself.

The rights to the BBC programmes previously were held by the BSB entertainment channel Galaxy, prior to the merger with Sky Television to form BSkyB in November 1990. The channel was initially broadcast on an analogue transponder from an SES satellite at 19.2°E which was less well suited for UK reception. As a result, the channel used to be notorious for being marred with interference, known as 'sparklies', in large parts of the UK. Another initial drawback was the cutting of programming down to fit commercial time slots, and the intensive use of commercial breaks. Reception improved however with the channel added to BSkyB's basic subscription package in 1993, and the launch of the channel on cable services.

In 1993, Flextech gained its first stake in the station after acquiring Tele-Communications Inc.'s TV interests in Europe. In 1996, it started discussions about increasing its stake, to gain full control. At that point, Flextech held 27% with Cox (38%), BBC (20%) and Pearson (15%). By the Autumn, Flextech held 80% of UK Gold. Flextech's main reason for increasing its stake in UK Gold was in participation of new talks with the BBC.

UKTV
The channel's success led to the launch of the UKTV network on 1 November 1997, owned by BBC Worldwide and Flextech, and consisting of three other channels: UK Arena, UK Horizons and UK Style, focusing on the arts, factual and lifestyle programmes respectively. The UKTV network would expand to include numerous more channels as the years progressed.

To coincide with the launch of Sky Digital, a sister network entitled UK Gold Classics was launched on 2 October 1998, becoming UKTV's first digital-exclusive network. The channel focused on older programs that aired on the main UK Gold within it's launch, as the main channel was at the time focusing on more newer programmes. The channel only broadcast during the weekend, airing from 6:00pm-2:00am; Friday-Sunday. On 28 March 1999, the channel closed under the "Classics" format and on 2 April 1999 was relaunched as UK Gold 2, becoming a secondary timeshift service that broadcast UK Gold's daytime schedule in the evening. Initially, the channel broadcast on weekends only, but expanded to a full 7-day-a-week schedule in May.

On 30 June 2002, UKTV announced the launch of a one-hour timeshift service of the network, entitled UK Gold +1. The channel launched on Sky the following month on 1 August. It initially only broadcast during the evening from 7:00pm-7:00am, much like UK Gold 2 but on 12 November 2003, the channel gained a full 24-hour slot.

On 29 October 2003, UKTV announced that UK Gold 2 would be relaunched as UK G2 on 12 November, being reinvented as a younger-oriented edgier youth network aimed towards a 16-34-year-old demographic. The channel rebranded as such on that day, and alongside that UK Gold +1 expanded to a full 24-hour schedule to match its parent network.

On 8 March 2004, to coincide with its sister channel's rebranding, the channel rebranded to UKTV Gold with its timeshift becoming UKTV Gold +1. At approximately the same time, Granada-run archive channel Granada Plus closed to make way for ITV3. The channels had always been the main rivals to Gold due to the direct mix of archive BBC and ITV programming. ITV3 currently has a higher viewer share, often put down to the fact that the terrestrial platform Freeview shows ITV3 but not Gold. In late 2004, to show films produced in Hollywood in a marathon, UKTV Gold temporarily changed its name to "USTV Gold".

Gold began transmitting in widescreen on 31 January 2008, although some programmes made in 16:9 format were screened in the compromise 14:9 semi-letterboxed ratio for a short while, before the 16:9 format became standard later in the year. The channel has been criticised by some, particularly in recent years, for featuring many recent programmes as opposed to 'classics' as was the original concept, with some shows appearing on the channel mere months or weeks after their first television broadcast.

2008 rebrand
In 2008, UKTV began a process of rebranding and expanding its channels, removing "UKTV" from their name, following the rebranding of UKTV G2 as Dave in October 2007. On 7 October 2008, UKTV Gold became "G.O.L.D." (with its timeshift becoming G.O.L.D. +1), exclusively showing comedy, both old and new. This is reflected by its new slogan, which now represents Gold as a backronym—"Go On Laugh Daily". Unlike the complete name change for Dave, the Gold name was retained as having a resonance with viewers. The same day also saw the rebranding of UKTV Drama as Alibi, and the launch of a new channel, Watch. In Spring 2010, the channel dropped the acronym and is now known simply as "Gold", with its timeshift known as "Gold +1".

In October 2011, Virgin Media, owner of half of Gold and the rest of the UKTV network, sold their share to Scripps Networks Interactive, with the remaining half still retained by the BBC's commercial arm, BBC Worldwide.

2012 programming investment
In February 2012, it was announced that UKTV was to invest millions into producing its own original shows. According to the trade magazine, Broadcast, Gold "has secured a budget running into "double-digit millions" to create a raft of new comedy shows over the next two years". The article went on to say "the channel is looking to develop a mix of panel shows, sketch shows, sitcoms and comedy dramas". This move meant that Gold would follow its sister, Dave, which has resurrected Red Dwarf and produced numerous different panel and entertainment series, and BSkyB, who have invested £600m into original comedy for Sky One and Sky Atlantic. The first set of new series for Gold were broadcast in the latter half of 2012.

UKTV executive Jane Rogers stated to Broadcast that the commissions would be high-quality, as "they would need to sit confidently alongside classics such as Only Fools And Horses and The Vicar of Dibley". She also added: "Gold is well entrenched in the UK's psyche as the home of national treasure comedies, so we cannot afford to look cheap next to those programmes. It's important that anything we order continues that love and feel, but we don't want to look back; we want a contemporary stamp on the channel." Commissioning editor Sarah Fraser commented that "there's never been a better time to invest in homegrown comedy. Comedians are selling out arena tours, being cast in the West End and on the big screen here and in the US."

The first programme announced as part of the investment was a reboot of the BBC sitcom, Yes, Prime Minister, to be based on the 2010 stage production and written by original writers Sir Antony Jay and Jonathan Lynn. The reboot was the second classic BBC sitcom to be resurrected by a UKTV network, following the two Dave-commissioned series of Red Dwarf. News about other new commissions for the channel were announced during the summer.

The channel was removed from Digital Terrestrial in 2013, along with Home as part of the closure of Top Up TV and was replaced with Drama in July 2013. However, Home relaunched on the platform in March 2016. Gold and Home were not available to watch on Freeview boxes and televisions due to them being encrypted as subscription channels on Top Up TV.

A HD version of Gold was launched on 2 October 2017 exclusively to Sky, replacing Eden HD on the platform. Gold HD was added to Virgin Media on 25 September 2018, replacing Gold in standard definition. It was added to BT TV on 11 March 2019, along with Vice HD.

On-air identity
For the first few years, idents on UK Gold featured an animated golden retriever mascot named "Goldie" posing with the UK Gold logo. Goldie was never name-checked as such on air, possibly owing to the death of the Blue Peter dog Goldie some weeks before launch, although the late-night music video slot Dog House was originally listed as Goldie's Video Bites in initial pre-launch listings. The Goldie idents were kept until 1993, when they were replaced with a form-up of the first logo against a blue background. A rebranding in 1994 saw UK Gold adopt idents based on the forging of gold bars, with the station's logo appearing to have been stamped into gold. Variations on this theme were used until 1997, when the channel received a revamp as part of the formation of the UKTV network.

The new network's corporate identity saw all its channels logos simplified to a boxed "UK" followed by the name (e.g. "Gold") in the Gill Sans font, which had also been adopted by the BBC. The new network-wide ident theme would involve the splitting of the screen for different purposes. UK Gold's new idents depicted objects such as apples or leaves falling through the top half of the screen, with only the gold coloured ones reaching the bottom half of the screen. These idents were briefly adopted for UK Gold 2 when it launched in 1998.

The theme changed again, this time with idents featuring fireworks making shapes in the air, was launched in April 1999. The fireworks theme was carried on in a new set of idents, alongside another network-wide rebranding of the logo in 2001, adopting a bolder font and merging UK into a single composite character. A range of live-action idents showing everyday activities from unusual perspectives appeared in 2002. The 2003 to 2007 idents showed channel hopping viewers with their TV set "off stage" being brought to a halt by the appearance of a golden light accompanied by the channel's ident jingle. This new identity also featured a series of shifting yellow, orange and red blocks which suggested a gold bar at the centre of the screen.

On 4 April 2007, UKTV Gold unveiled a new on-air identity centred around a branded golden space hopper, playing to contemporary trends toward 1970s nostalgia, and emphasising the station's re-run content. Twelve new live action idents featured the branded space hopper, either with people on them bouncing around normally serious scenes, or let loose to bounce around the natural environment, aired from 5 April 2007 to 7 October 2008.

On 7 October 2008, following the rebranding, Gold's 2008 presentation debuted, featuring cartoon objects making a giant chain, in Heath Robinson fashion, which triggers an event to herald the next programme. The Gold logo features in the centre, with the channel slogan usually appearing alongside in the sequence. Programmes are announced by sole channel continuity announcer David Flynn, who has had the position since June 2009.

In 2010, the logo was changed slightly, with an updated ident package. These followed a similar style to the previous set, but instead of the previous backronym, the idents focussed on the slogan of ‘Stick Something Funny On’. In May 2012, the dots were removed from the logo, now falling inline with how the channel is called.

In July 2014, Gold rebranded after two years in its second identity. The logo is a ribbon with the letters "GOLD". The new idents have funny and wacky stuff happening (such as dancing legs). At the end of the idents, the ribbon comes out saying "GOLD", while the activity behind it is still going.

Programming

 * 2point4 Children
 * Absolutely Fabulous
 * All Round to Mrs. Brown's
 * Are You Being Served?
 * Blackadder
 * Bottom
 * Chef!
 * Citizen Khan
 * Dad's Army
 * Desmond's
 * dinnerladies
 * Ever Decreasing Circles
 * The Fast Show
 * Fawlty Towers
 * French and Saunders
 * Game On
 * Gavin & Stacey
 * Ghosts
 * The Good Life
 * The Green Green Grass
 * Harry Enfield and Chums
 * Hi-de-Hi!
 * Hold the Sunset
 * I'm Alan Partridge
 * Inside No. 9
 * Keeping Up Appearances
 * Knowing Me Knowing You with Alan Partridge
 * Last of the Summer Wine
 * Live at the Apollo
 * Men Behaving Badly
 * Morgana Robinson's The Agency
 * Mrs. Brown's Boys
 * My Hero
 * Not Going Out
 * The Office
 * Only Fools and Horses
 * Open All Hours
 * Porridge
 * Rock & Chips
 * Roger & Val Have Just Got In
 * The Royle Family
 * Still Open All Hours
 * The Thin Blue Line
 * This Time with Alan Partridge
 * Two Doors Down
 * The Two Ronnies
 * Upstart Crow
 * The Vicar of Dibley
 * Wallace & Gromit
 * You Rang, M'Lord?
 * The Young Ones

Currently made for GOLD (UKTV Originals)

 * 30 Years of The Comic Strip Presents
 * Absolutely Fabulous: Inside Out
 * Alison & Larry: Billericay To Barry
 * Billy Connolly Does...
 * Blackadder Exclusive: The Whole Rotten Saga
 * Blackadder's Most Cunning Moments
 * Blackadder: The Lost Pilot
 * Bob Monkhouse: The Million Joke Man
 * Bottom Exposed
 * Bring Me Morecambe & Wise
 * Britain's Greatest Comedian
 * Britain's Greatest Comedy Character
 * Bull
 * The Cockfields
 * Dad's Army: The Animations
 * Dad's Army: The Lost Episodes
 * David Jason: My Life On Screen
 * David Jason: Planes, Trains and Automobiles
 * dinnerladies diaries
 * Do Not Disturb
 * The Fast Show: Just A Load Of Blooming Catchphrases
 * The Fast Show: More Blooming Catchphrases
 * Fawlty Towers: Re-Opened
 * Fawlty Towers: Basil's Best Bits
 * French And Saunders: Funny Women
 * Fry And Laurie Reunited
 * Hancock: Very Nearly An Armful
 * Henry IX
 * How The Young Ones Changed Comedy
 * The Interviews
 * Jo Brand's Great Wall of Comedy
 * Legends of Stand-up And Bernard Righton
 * Lenny Henry's Race Through Comedy
 * Marley's Ghosts
 * Monty Python's Best Bits (Mostly)
 * Monty Python Live (Mostly)
 * Monty Python's The Meaning of Live
 * Morecambe and Wise in America
 * Murder on the Blackpool Express
 * My Favourite Sketch
 * Newark, Newark
 * Paul Whitehouse's Sketch Show Years
 * Porridge: Inside Out
 * The Rebel
 * Ricky and Ralf's Very Northern Road Trip
 * Richard E. Grant on Ealing Comedies
 * Royle Exclusive: Behind The Sofa
 * The Royle Family Portraits
 * Saluting Dad's Army
 * Sandylands
 * Sitcom Does...
 * Smashie's Christmastastic Playlist
 * The Story of...Only Fools and Horses
 * Trust Morecambe and Wise
 * The Two Ronnies Spectacle
 * The Vicar of Dibley's 40 Greatest Moments
 * The Vicar of Dibley: Inside Out
 * We Have Been Watching
 * When Were We Funniest?
 * Yes, Prime Minister: Re-Elected
 * You, Me & Them
 * The Young Ones 20 Greatest Moments

Previous
Programming of classic general entertainment and movies now unused or superseded on 7 October 2008. Some programmes that were shown on UKTV G2 moved to other channels sometime later when it was renamed Dave in October 2007. However, most of the classic comedy series includes re-runs of some BBC shows which are used only on this channel. Some of its classic general entertainment shows moved to other current UKTV channels such as Dave, Watch, and Alibi.


 * The 10th Kingdom
 * 15 Storeys High
 * 100 Years of Horror
 * The A-Team
 * According to Jim
 * The Adventures of Jeffrey
 * After Henry
 * After The Show
 * After You've Gone
 * The Afternoon Play
 * Agatha Christie's Poirot (now on ITV3)
 * Aim Low: The Best of Dylan Moran
 * Airport
 * Alas Smith and Jones
 * Alan Davies: As Yet Untitled (now on Dave)
 * Alexei Sayle's Stuff
 * Alistair McGowan's Big Impression
 * All About Me
 * All Creatures Great and Small (now on Drama)
 * All Gas and Gaiters
 * 'Allo 'Allo! (now on Drama)
 * ...And Mother Makes Three
 * ...And Mother Makes Five
 * Angels
 * Animal Capers
 * Animal Park
 * Anne of Avonlea
 * Anyone for Pennis
 * The Armando Iannucci Shows (now on All 4)
 * Ask the Family
 * As Time Goes by (now on Drama)
 * Auf Wiedersehen, Pet (now on Drama)
 * Backup
 * Back to Life
 * Ballet Shoes
 * Ballykissangel
 * Bangkok Hilton
 * Baywatch
 * Beast
 * Beggar My Neighbour
 * Bellamy's People
 * Ben Elton: The Man from Auntie
 * The Ben Elton Show
 * Bergerac (now on Drama)
 * The Best of Tommy Cooper
 * The Best of Top of the Pops (now on BBC Four)
 * Between the Lines
 * Beverly Hills Teens
 * Bewitched
 * Big Break
 * Big Deal
 * Big School
 * Big Train
 * Billionaire Boy (now on W)
 * The Bill (now on Drama)
 * Bill Hicks Live: Relentless
 * Bill Hicks: It's Just a Ride
 * Bill Hicks: One Night Stand''
 * Bill Hicks: Revelations
 * Bill Hicks: Sane Man
 * Birds of a Feather (now on Drama)
 * A Bit of a Do
 * A Bit of Fry & Laurie
 * Black Books (now on All 4)
 * Blake's 7
 * Blandings
 * Blankety Blank (now on Challenge)
 * The Bleak Old Shop of Stuff
 * Bless This House (now on ITV3)
 * Blott on the Landscape
 * Blue Peter (Early Classics)
 * The Blue Planet (now on Eden)
 * The Bob Monkhouse Show
 * Bob Monkhouse: On The Spot
 * Bob's Full House
 * Boomers
 * Boon
 * Bottom Live
 * Bottom Live: The Big Number Two Tour
 * Bottom Live 3: Hooligan's Island
 * Bottom Live 2001: An Arse Oddity
 * Bottom Live 2003: Weapons Grade Y-Fronts Tour
 * The Boy in the Dress (now on W)
 * Boys from the Blackstuff (now on Drama)
 * Bravestarr
 * Bread
 * Bridget & Eamon
 * The Brittas Empire (now on Drama)
 * The Brothers
 * Brush Strokes (now on Drama)
 * Bugs
 * Bullseye (now on Challenge)
 * Butterflies
 * Button Moon
 * Callan (now on Talking Pictures TV)
 * Campion (now on Drama)
 * Canned Carrott
 * Capital City
 * Captain Pugwash
 * Captain Scarlet and the Mysterons
 * Carrie's War (now on Drama)
 * Carrott Confidential
 * Carrott's Lib
 * Carry on Laughing
 * Casualty (now on Drama)
 * The Catherine Tate Show (now on W)
 * Catherine Tate's Nan
 * Celebrity Masterchef (now on W)
 * Chambers
 * Chancer
 * The Changes
 * Charlie's Angels (now on Great! TV)
 * Cheers (now on Channel 4)
 * Chelmsford 123 (now on All 4)
 * Chewing Gum (now on All 4)
 * The Chief
 * Chigley
 * The Chinese Detective
 * Chocky
 * Chorlton and the Wheelies
 * The Chronicles of Narnia
 * Citizen Smith
 * Clarence
 * The Cleaner
 * Clocking Off (now on Drama)
 * Coast
 * The Colbys
 * Colditz
 * Colin's Sandwich
 * Comedy Connections
 * The Comedy Genius of John Sullivan
 * Come Fly with Me
 * The Comic Strip Presents
 * Commercial Breakdown
 * Comic Roots
 * Common as Muck
 * Coogan's Run
 * Cool It
 * Count Duckula
 * Coupling
 * Cowboys
 * Cracker (now on ITV3)
 * Crapston Villas
 * Creature Comforts
 * Crime Traveller
 * Crossroads
 * Dallas
 * Dalziel and Pascoe (now on Drama)
 * Dancing with the Stars
 * Danger Mouse
 * Danger UXB (now on Talking Pictures TV)
 * Dangerfield (now on Drama)
 * The Darling Buds of May (now on ITV3)
 * Dave's One Night Stand
 * David Copperfield
 * The Day of the Triffids
 * Dear John
 * Defenders of the Earth
 * Degrassi Junior High
 * The Detectives
 * Detectorists (now on Drama)
 * The Dick Emery Show
 * The District Nurse
 * DIY SOS (now on W)
 * Dr. Terrible's House of Horrible
 * Doctor Who (Classic Series)
 * Doctors (now on Drama)
 * Doomwatch
 * Don't Wait Up
 * Down to Earth
 * Driving School
 * The Duchess of Duke Street
 * Due South (now on Great! TV)
 * Dungeons & Dragons
 * Duty Free
 * Dynasty
 * Dylan Moran Live - What It Is
 * Dylan Moran - Yeah Yeah Yeah Live
 * Early Doors
 * EastEnders (now on Drama)
 * Eddie Izzard: Force Majeure - Live
 * Edge of Darkness
 * Eldorado
 * Elizabeth R
 * The Equalizer
 * Euromillions: Boom! Bang a Bang!
 * Executive Stress
 * Every Second Counts
 * Extras
 * Extreme Makeover: Home Edition
 * Fairly Secret Army
 * The Fall and Rise of Reginald Perrin
 * Family Affairs
 * Family Fortunes (now on Challenge)
 * Fantasy Island
 * Father, Dear Father
 * Filthy, Rich and Catflap
 * The Firm
 * First Born
 * First of the Summer Wine
 * The Flame Trees of Thika
 * Flash Gordon
 * The Flying Doctors
 * For the Love of Ada (now on Talking Pictures TV)
 * The Fosters
 * The Fourth Arm
 * Frank Stubbs Promotes
 * Frankie Howerd: The Lost Tapes
 * French Fields
 * Fresh Fields
 * Friday Night with Jonathan Ross
 * Full House
 * Galaxy Rangers
 * Gangsters
 * Garth Marenghi's Darkplace (now on All 4)
 * The Generation Game
 * The Generation Game: Now & Then (UKTV Gold commission)
 * George and Mildred (now on ITV3)
 * Get Some In! (now on Talking Pictures TV)
 * Getting On
 * The Gingerbread Girl
 * The Girl in the Café
 * Give Us a Clue
 * Going for Gold
 * Going Straight
 * Gold Goes Pop (UK Gold commission)
 * The Good Old Days
 * The Goodies
 * Goodness Gracious Me
 * Goodnight Sweetheart (now on London Live)
 * Grace and Favour
 * Grange Hill (Early Classics)
 * The Greatest Christmas Comedy Moments (UKTV Gold commission)
 * Green Wing (now on All 4)
 * Hamish Macbeth (now on Drama)
 * Hancock's Half Hour
 * Hannay (now on Talking Pictures TV)
 * Happy Days
 * Happy Ever After
 * Happy Families
 * Harbour Lights
 * Harry & Paul
 * Harry Hill's TV Burp
 * Hattie (now on Drama)
 * Have I Got News for You (Early Classics)
 * Hazell
 * Heartbeat (now on ITV3)
 * Hearts and Bones
 * Hebburn
 * The Hello Girls
 * Heroes of Comedy
 * Hetty Wainthropp Investigates
 * High & Dry
 * Hippies
 * The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
 * Holby City (Early Classics) (now on Drama)
 * Holocaust
 * Holy Flying Circus
 * Home to Roost
 * Hope and Glory
 * A Horseman Riding By
 * Hotel
 * The House of Eliott (now on Drama)
 * House of Fools
 * Howards' Way (now on Drama)
 * Human Remains
 * I, Claudius
 * I Didn't Know You Cared
 * I Dream of Jeannie
 * The Imaginatively Titled Punt & Dennis Show
 * The Incredible Adventures of Professor Branestawm
 * In Concert
 * In Justice
 * In Loving Memory
 * In Sickness and in Health
 * In the Line of Duty: The F.B.I. Murders
 * The Innes Book of Records
 * Inspector Morse (now on ITV3)
 * Ironside (now on ITV4)
 * It Ain't Half Hot Mum
 * It Wouldn't be Christmas Without...Top 10 (UKTV Gold commission)
 * It's a Knockout
 * It's Ulrika!
 * Ivanhoe
 * Jack Dee's Happy Hour
 * Jack the Ripper
 * Jam
 * Jam & Jerusalem
 * Jamie & the Magic Torch
 * The Jasper Carrott Trial
 * Jeeves and Wooster
 * Jem
 * Jim'll Fix It Strikes Again (UKTV Gold commission)
 * Joe 90
 * John Bishop's Christmas Show
 * Jonathan Creek (now on Drama)
 * Josh
 * Juliet Bravo
 * Just a Minute (now on Drama)
 * Just Good Friends (now on Drama)
 * Keeping Mum
 * Keep It in the Family
 * Ken Dodd's World of Laughter
 * The Kenny Everett Television Show
 * The Kenny Everett Video Show
 * A Kick Up the Eighties
 * Kinsey
 * Kiss Me Kate
 * The Kit Curran Radio Show
 * Knots Landing
 * Kojak (now on ITV4)
 * The Kumars at No. 42
 * KYTV
 * Lassie
 * Lazarus & Dingwall
 * Lead Balloon
 * The League of Gentlemen
 * Legacy of Murder
 * The Lenny Henry Show
 * Let Them Eat Cake
 * A Life of Grime
 * The Life of Rock with Brian Pern
 * Life Support
 * Life Without George
 * Life's Too Short
 * Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous
 * The Likely Lads
 * Like It or Lump It
 * Like, Totally... Dylan Moran Live
 * Limmy's Show
 * Linda Green (now on Drama)
 * The Little and Large Show
 * Little Britain
 * Little Britain USA
 * Live at Jongleurs (UK Gold commission)
 * The Liver Birds
 * Lizzie and Sarah
 * Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman
 * London's Burning (now on London Live)
 * The Lotus Eaters
 * Lovejoy (now on Drama)
 * Love Thy Neighbour
 * Lucky Feller
 * Lytton's Diary (now on Talking Pictures TV)
 * MacKenzie
 * Mad About Alice
 * Made in Britain
 * The Magnificent Evans
 * Magnum, P.I. (now on ITV4)
 * Maid Marian and Her Merry Men
 * Maisie Raine (now on Drama)
 * Man About the House (now on ITV3)
 * A Many Splintered Thing
 * Marion and Geoff
 * The Mary Whitehouse Experience
 * Mastermind (Early Classics)
 * Match of the Day (Early Classics)
 * May to December (now on Drama)
 * Meantime
 * The Men's Room
 * Merseybeat (now on Drama)
 * Miami Vice
 * Michael McIntyre's Comedy Roadshow
 * Middlemarch (now on Drama)
 * Minder (now on ITV4)
 * Miranda (now on W)
 * Miss Marple (now on Drama)
 * The Missing Postman
 * The Mistress
 * Monarch of the Glen (now on Drama)
 * Monty Python's Flying Circus
 * Monty Python: Before The Flying Circus
 * Monty Python Live at Aspen
 * Monty Python Live at the Hollywood Bowl
 * Moon and Son
 * The Morecambe & Wise Show
 * Morecambe and Wise: The Greatest Moment (UKTV Gold commission)
 * The Morph Files
 * Mother Love
 * Murder Most Horrid
 * Murder, She Wrote(now on Great! TV)
 * The Mrs Bradley Mysteries (now on Alibi)
 * My Family (now on W)
 * My Family and Other Animals
 * Naked Video
 * Nanny
 * Nathan Barley (now on All 4)
 * Neighbours (Early Classics)
 * Never Mind the Quality, Feel the Width
 * Never the Twain (now on ITV3)
 * The New Avengers (now on Great! TV)
 * The New Adventures of Old Christine
 * The New Statesman (now on London Live)
 * New Tricks (now on Drama)
 * Newman and Baddiel in Pieces
 * Nice Work
 * Nighty Night
 * No Place Like Home
 * Not the Nine O'Clock News
 * Nurse
 * NYPD Blue
 * Odd Man Out
 * Odd One Out
 * Office Gossip
 * Oh, Brother!
 * Oh, Doctor Beeching!
 * Oh No It's Selwyn Froggitt
 * The Old Guys
 * Oliver Twist
 * The Omid Djalili Show
 * One by One
 * One Foot in the Grave (now on Drama)
 * The One Ronnie
 * The Onedin Line (now on Talking Pictures TV)
 * Only Fools and Horses Greatest Moments (UKTV Gold commission)
 * Only When I Laugh (now on ITV4)
 * On the Buses (now on ITV3)
 * Operation Good Guys
 * Oppenheimer
 * Outnumbered (now on W)
 * OWL/TV
 * The Pallisers
 * The Paradise Club
 * Parkinson
 * Parrot Sketch Not Included – 20 Years of Monty Python
 * Paul Daniels' Quick Trick
 * Pauline Calf's Wedding Video
 * Peak Practice (now on Drama)
 * Peep Show (now on All 4)
 * Perry Mason
 * Penmarric
 * Pib and Pog
 * Pie in the Sky (now on Drama)
 * The Piglet Files
 * The Pink Panther Show
 * Planet Earth (now on Eden)
 * Playing the Field
 * Please Sir!
 * Poldark
 * Police Squad!
 * Popeye
 * Porterhouse Blue
 * Pramface
 * Pride and Prejudice (now on Drama)
 * Prime Suspect
 * Prison Break
 * Prisoner
 * Private Schulz
 * The Professionals (now on ITV4)
 * Professor Branestawm Returns
 * Psychoville
 * Pulling
 * QI (now on Dave)
 * Quantum Leap
 * A Question of Sport
 * Rab C. Nesbitt
 * Rainbow
 * The Real McCoy
 * Real Women
 * Record Breakers
 * Red Dwarf (now on Dave)
 * Rentaghost
 * Rev.
 * Rex the Runt
 * Rhoda
 * Riders
 * Rings on Their Fingers
 * Ripping Yarns
 * Rising Damp (now on ITV3)
 * Rob Brydon: Live
 * Robbie the Reindeer
 * Robin Hood
 * Robin of Sherwood (now on ITV4)
 * Robin's Nest (now on Talking Pictures TV)
 * Rock Goes to College
 * Rock Profile
 * The Rockford Files
 * Rockliffe
 * Room 101 (series 1–3)
 * The Rory Bremner Show
 * Rosie
 * Rowan Atkinson Live
 * Rowland Rivron Bites The Bullet (UK Gold commission)
 * Ruby Wax Meets...
 * Rude Dog and the Dweebs
 * Rumpole of the Bailey (now on Talking Pictures TV)
 * The Russ Abbot Show
 * Rutland Weekend Television
 * Sapphire & Steel (now on London Live)
 * Saxondale
 * The Scold's Bridle
 * Scotch and Wry
 * Screen One
 * The Sculptress
 * Seaside Rescue
 * Secret Army (now on Talking Pictures TV)
 * The Secret Diary of Adrian Mole
 * The Secret Garden
 * Selwyn
 * A Sense of Guilt
 * Seven of One
 * Shadows of the Heart
 * Shark
 * Sharon and Elsie
 * Sharpe (now on Drama)
 * A Sharp Intake of Breath
 * Shelley
 * Shoestring
 * Shooting Stars
 * Shut That Door!
 * Silent Witness (now on Drama)
 * The Sitcom Showdown (UKTV Gold commission)
 * The Six Wives of Henry VIII
 * Sleepers
 * Slinger's Day
 * Smack the Pony (now on All 4)
 * The Smell of Reeves and Mortimer
 * Snuff Box
 * So What Now?
 * Soldier Soldier
 * Solo
 * Some Mothers Do 'Ave 'Em
 * Sons and Daughters
 * Sorry!
 * South of the Border
 * Spaced (now on All 4)
 * Spender
 * Spitting Image
 * Sports Anorak of the Year (UK Gold commission)
 * Stag
 * Stand Up With Alan Davies
 * Stargate SG-1 (now on Sky One)
 * Stark
 * Stars in Their Eyes
 * Starstruck Classics (UK Gold commission)
 * Stay Lucky
 * Stella Street
 * Steptoe and Son
 * Steve Coogan: The Inside Story
 * Steve Coogan Live 'N' Lewd
 * Steve Coogan – The Man Who Thinks He's it!
 * Steve Coogan as Alan Partridge and Other Less Successful Characters – Live!
 * Stewart Lee's Comedy Vehicle
 * Stingray
 * The Story of Dibley
 * Streets Apart
 * The Sullivans
 * Sunburn (now on Drama)
 * Survivors
 * The Sweeney (now on ITV4)
 * Sykes
 * Taggart (now on Drama)
 * Take a Letter, Mr. Jones (now on Talking Pictures TV)
 * Tales of the Unexpected (now on Sky Arts)
 * Tears Before Bedtime
 * Tenko (now on Drama)
 * Telford's Change
 * Tellystack (UK Gold commission)
 * Terry and June (now on Drama)
 * That Mitchell and Webb Look
 * That's Showbusiness
 * Then Churchill Said to Me (UK Gold commission)
 * The Thick of It
 * Thin Air
 * This Life (now on Drama)
 * The Thoughts of Chairman Alf
 * Thunderbirds (now on Talking Pictures TV)
 * Three of a Kind
 * Three Up, Two Down
 * Till Death Us Do Part
 * Time Trumpet
 * Toast of London
 * The Tommy Cooper Hour
 * The Tony Ferrino Phenomenon
 * To Serve Them All My Days
 * To the Manor Born
 * Traffic Cops
 * Triangle
 * A Tribute To Bruce Forsyth
 * The Tripods
 * The Trip
 * Tripper's Day
 * TV: Now and Then (UK Gold commission)
 * Two Pints of Lager and a Packet of Crisps (now on BBC Three)
 * The Two Ronnies Sketchbook
 * The Upchat Line
 * Van der Valk (now on Talking Pictures TV)
 * Vanity Fair
 * A Very Peculiar Practice
 * Vic Reeves Big Night Out
 * Victoria Wood: As Seen on TV
 * Victoria Wood Presents...
 * Victoria Wood with All the Trimmings
 * Victoria Wood's Mid Life Christmas
 * Visionaries: Knights of the Magical Light
 * Waiting for God (now on Drama)
 * Waking the Dead (now on Alibi)
 * Walking with Dinosaurs
 * Walliams & Friend
 * Waterloo Road
 * Way to Go
 * The Weakest Link (now on Challenge)
 * We Love the Royle Family
 * We're Doomed! The Dad's Army Story
 * Whatever Happened to the Likely Lads? (now on Drama)
 * When the Boat Comes In (now on Drama)
 * Where the Heart Is (now on Drama)
 * Who Do You Think You Are?
 * Whoops Baghdad
 * Wild West
 * Wogan: Now and Then (UK Gold commission)
 * A Woman of Substance
 * A Word with Alf (UK Gold commission)
 * The Worst Week of My Life
 * Worzel Gummidge
 * The Wrong Mans
 * Wuthering Heights
 * Yes Minister
 * You Bet!
 * You Must Be the Husband
 * You're Only Young Twice

Other ventures
An analogue teletext service known as GoldText used to be available on the channel, but has since closed down.