Talk:U&Dave

"Nothing but..." Removal
I removed the fact 'Every Friday and Saturday Dave has a "Nothing but...", which is themed to only one programme running for the entire evening.' because I am watching Dave right now and the lineup is:

5pm: Top Gear 6pm: Ray Mears's [sic] Extreme Survival 7pm: Dragons' Den 8pm: Fifth Gear 8.30pm: Fifth Gear 9pm: QI

and so on... —Preceding unsigned comment added by 92.29.85.20 (talk) 17:05, 11 December 2009 (UTC)

Telewest channel number
I have updated the NTL channel number, but don't know if the number on Telewest was changed to match NTL's. - Lee Stanley 16:17, 3 October 2006 (UTC)

Fair use rationale for Image:Sadff.gif
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 * Omg, what a bunch of pedantic jobsworths. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 86.177.39.89 (talk) 20:07, 12 October 2012 (UTC)

Dave
Just as a note; When UKTV G2 changes to Dave, the content should possibly be moved to Dave (TV channel), which is currently a redirect page to UKTV G2. TubularWorld 14:49, 21 September 2007 (UTC)

Yes, that makes sense. Have UKTV G2 redirect there. Prking68 15:17, 28 September 2007 (UTC)

Why?
Does anybody know why it changed from UKtvG2 to Dave? I cant really see the point of it because everything is same, including the font of the channel name in the top left corner so I'm lost as to why this has happened. any news anyone?  Prem 4eva Talk 23:42, 15 October 2007


 * The BBC reported that "the new name is based on the idea that 'everyone knows a bloke called Dave'." and that "Changing the channel name to Dave enables us to create a strong and noisy personality for the channel that immediately aligns us with our core 16-34 male audience." (By the way, you need to add a closing sup tag to your signature!) --  JediLofty User ¦ Talk 09:05, 16 October 2007 (UTC)
 * Hmm that's an assumption as I don't. 109.155.77.238 (talk) 18:33, 25 January 2011 (UTC)


 * It may be coincidence, but the channel's onscreen ident saying Dave is in the same font as the cover art of Will Self's novel, The Book of Dave.
 * Nuttyskin (talk) 18:33, 20 December 2018 (UTC)

Wrong "previous bandwidth occupier"
The previous channel on Freeview (in North Wales at least) was UKTV History, rather than UKTV G2.

Please confirm, and if neccesary, change.

88.97.8.35 02:25, 21 October 2007 (UTC)
 * Same here. Gustav von Humpelschmumpel 12:55, 21 October 2007 (UTC)
 * I just tried to add that Dave is on the channel on which UKTV History was formerly on but I was reverted. The UKTV History website says "If History appears on channel 19 (and you can see Dave on channel 12) then you also need to rescan your box. ". Gustav von Humpelschmumpel 20:13, 24 October 2007 (UTC)
 * Dave takes the space and hours of UKTV History and UKTV History takes the old UKTV Bright Ideas space. Whether you are talking about the channel number or channel bandwidth. -- AxG  @   ► talk  20:18, 24 October 2007 (UTC)
 * This section reads awkwardly, Why do we need to mention what happened to UKTV History? Surely that is something for the UKTV History article. Prking68 15:35, 31 October 2007 (UTC)
 * Because in reality Dave replaced UKTV history and they just swapped channel numbers over. Gustav von Humpelschmumpel 01:23, 1 November 2007 (UTC)

Move
Have moved it back to Dave (channel) which as the station has now been renamed is the correct location, please don't move it back to UKTV G2. cheers Mr Weeble  Talk Brit tv 17:42, 22 October 2007 (UTC)

Hmm... Scheduel grid has been deleted
Why has the schedule grid being deleted? Yes, I know Wikipedia is not a TV Guide, but a lot, no, all of the main US channels have one! And there's a few pages known as:


 * 2007-08 United States network television schedule
 * 2006-07 United States network television schedule
 * 2005-06 United States network television schedule
 * 2004-05 United States network television schedule
 * 2003-04 United States network television schedule
 * 2002-03 United States network television schedule
 * 2001-02 United States network television schedule
 * 2000-01 United States network television schedule

And many more (they go back to the '40s!) —Preceding unsigned comment added by Tomm3 (talk • contribs) 16:29, 1 November 2007 (UTC)

Continuity Announcers
How can you verify that Iain Lee announces for Dave? I've never, ever heard him on Dave. I've only heard Ralph and Phill. --  Ehh  Mon   Ehh  07:03, 18 August 2008 (UTC)
 * We can't verify ANY of the announcers. If you listen during the week from about 7:00PM to 10:00PM you'll hear Iain Lee.  Having said that, I've been concerned for a while that mentions of ANY of the announcers is original research unless we can find reliable sources. --  JediLofty UserTalk 09:02, 18 August 2008 (UTC)
 * I remember that Iain confirmed on one of his Absolute Radio shows that he had done a few intros for them - I'm not sure if the podcasts are still available though - and someone would have to listen to a lot to find the quote... Itsfini (talk) 09:36, 28 November 2011 (UTC)
 * More Wikipedia pedantics. Get a life already. 86.177.39.89 (talk) 20:09, 12 October 2012 (UTC)

Official parody
Wondered if this is worth mentioning in the article- at least 3 BBC shows now (Mock the Week, Top Gear and Harry and Paul) have taken shots at Dave's love of repeats and how the episodes in question will one day be treated as such once they reach the channel. One such quote from Top Gear has even been used in recent adverts for the show on the channel.--HellCat86 (talk) 18:32, 13 September 2008 (UTC)

Is It Bill Bailey?
It seems that Dave isn't going to be showing this anymore. The advert has stopped, it isn't in any TV guides, and the website has remove any mention of the show.

Snesmaster40 (talk) 19:23, 23 September 2008 (UTC)

'Created by the BBC'
Dave have now started announcing BBC produced programmes as 'created by the BBC, chosen by Dave'. They say this now for nearly every single BBC produced programme but I can't find any source stating any reason why. Alexsutton (talk) 12:20, 13 October 2008 (UTC)
 * Dave is owned by UKTV, which is 50% owned by the BBC Worldwide, the commercial arm of the BBC. If I wasn't so ridiculously hungover I'd make this clearer in the article. Maybe tomorrow. cya Coolug (talk) 19:09, 7 February 2010 (UTC)

Original content
Dave has started to produce a number of original programmes exclusive to the channel, for example Argumental and Batteries Not Included. Perhaps it would be a good idea to list these separately from the other current programming on Dave as they are unique to the channel. Andy1704 (talk) 18:00, 31 October 2008 (UTC)

Timeshift
I'm slightly puzzled why no-one's mentioned the rollout of Dave+1, and the subsequent rebranding to Dave Ja Vu... Mittfh (talk) 10:51, 27 February 2009 (UTC)

Is this sections still in date? I seem to recall that Dave Ja Vu now offers reduced hours on Freeview again. 16:49, 23 July 2016 (BST) — Preceding unsigned comment added by 81.105.187.71 (talk)

Dave DOG
"During the airing of the Red Dwarf miniseries the Dave DOG in the top left corner of the screen had the word 'Lister' added after it in the same font after the show's lead character"

Either the show was aired multiple times with different DOGs or this is made up. I just checked and the DOG on the copy of Red Dwarf I have says "Dave Brand New". 121.44.201.39 (talk) 13:41, 16 April 2009 (UTC)
 * Yeah, it said 'Dave Lister' when I watched it. Maybe they didn't use that DOG again after the initial broadcast. Zestos (talk) 15:19, 21 May 2009 (UTC)

Red Dwarf Ratings
The ratings were actually alot higher for Red Dwarf: Back to Earth especially including repeats from the monday. Source - http://reddwarf.co.uk/news/2009/06/26/back-to-earth-natterings/ —Preceding unsigned comment added by 92.234.182.123 (talk) 00:30, 18 July 2009 (UTC)

Repeats of programmes
Why oh why does Dave constantly repeat programmes. I enjoy QI in particular and most other Dave comedy shows but I am heartily sick of the constant repeats. There are many QI shows that have not been televised so do the viewers a favour and buy some more - soon. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Grandpar (talk • contribs) 23:27, 30 July 2009 (UTC)
 * Why oh why do posters constantly talk as if they're talking to the PEOPLE running the service/company/etc that the article refers to? I enjoy this article in particular and most other articles on Wikipedia but I am heartily sick of the stupid inane posts in the talk pages about rubbish like this.  There are many questions that have not been asked or things that have not been said, although sadly this is not one of them, so do the world a favour and direct your questions to the relevant parties, and NOT to an encyclopaedia audience who have nothing to do with programming on Dave. 87.194.86.204 (talk) 00:47, 30 November 2010 (UTC)

Current Programming
I have noticed under the Current Programming section that three particular shows are omitted from the listing. Namely, Star Trek: TNG, Star Trek: VOY and Star Trek: DS9.

Any particular reason for this, or was it something that didn't seem to pop up any time on the person who was editing it's mind?

92.15.2.145 (talk) 18:29, 5 December 2009 (UTC)


 * Dave, formerly known as UKTV G2 and UK Gold...hard to imagine how any Star Trek shows would be shown on a channel that prides itself on UK TV programming. If anyone can find verifiable evidence that the shows have been on Dave, it should be added.  If everyone finds NO evidence, the IP address of the above poster should be blacklisted by everyone :-) 87.194.86.204 (talk) 00:50, 30 November 2010 (UTC)

Who's Eric.
Changed "Dave (formely Eric)" to "Dave (formely UKTV G2). Fucking spammmers. The drunken guy (talk) 14:42, 8 February 2010 (UTC)

Constant mention of Dave by Top Gear and Mock the Week
There is nothing of the sort mentioned in the article. I heard somewhere that the Top Gear presenters reference 'Dave' more times than they do 'BBC'. Colt .55 (talk) 21:46, 7 July 2011 (UTC)

Good to see the explanation
It is good to see that this article explains why Dave Ja Vu broadcasting hours on freeview have been reduced. I do not know how long this will last - after all, the channel called Yesterday (TV channel) was at one time not accessible on freeview after 6 pm, but this appears to have changed now. ACEOREVIVED (talk) 20:46, 1 September 2011 (UTC)

Dave and Freeview launch
Who's mindlessly tagging this article? In the "Dave and Freeview launch" I noticed THIS:

"In June 2009, the logo was updated to incorporate the 'circle' logo branding of all the new UKTV channels (for example Blighty, and Really). At this time,[when?] the voice of Dave became Nigel Grover, aka, Scott Saunders, who had previously worked at a number of local radio stations."

Note the [when?] tag in there? Well tagger, if you just read back to the start of the previous sentence you will see "In June 2009...", which believe it or not is the answer. Stop blindly tagging things and read things properly first.86.177.39.89 (talk) 20:02, 12 October 2012 (UTC)

Article Contradicts itself
Can someone please explain to me why the article says "In April 2014, the 'circle' logo was removed and the original 2007 logo was restored." and the 'circle' logo is shown in the top right hand corner of the page? Ezza1995 (talk) 14:24, 6 August 2014 (UTC)
 * In 2007, the original logo was just the 'Dave' wordmark, and then, when the other UKTV channels relaunched most of them adopted circle logos, and thus Dave also added a circle to its logo, however idents remained using just the wordmark. Then this year, Dave got a new look and the circle was history. As for the logo in the infobox, it's probable that know one updated it, which I have just done now. --  axg //  ✉  ]] ''' 14:57, 6 August 2014 (UTC)

Over 9000
Really? In the Reception section:

Jo Brand's Big Splash (over 9,000) — Preceding unsigned comment added by 24.212.142.203 (talk) 19:31, 2 September 2014 (UTC)

Current announcer?
OK, I think I sometimes hear some leftover or fill-in VOs by Ineson, but mostly it's some other more southerly accented, somewhat more frantic chap doing it, who's appeared on-camera only once or twice during some sponsored trails (for whom, I can't even remember...). Anyone know who he is?

Also I've finally got round to copying off some old PVR recordings to DVD from either side of the UKTV-xyz -> Drama, Alibi, GOLD, etc switchover, and there's someone else entirely doing a few of the late night announcements including the closedown. Doesn't sound like this fella, nor does it match with how I remember Iain Lee or Greg James sounding (gee, are they picking VOAs purely by whether they have surnames that can also be forenames?). So that's two mystery voices out of six, now...

(It could, at a stretch, be Jupitus speaking in a rather softer tone than his usual on-screen voice, but I think it's mainly the accent that's similar rather than anything else) 87.114.181.248 (talk) 00:23, 10 September 2014 (UTC)

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Planned rebrand of UKTV services in Summer 2024 resulting in renaming of services with "U&" prefix
According to a news item on the UKTV corporate website,

"UKTV announces creation of ‘U’ - a new brand to unite its free TV and digital portfolio".

If this takes place as planned in Summer 2024, "Dave" will be renamed to "U&Dave", and similarly for the other services "Drama", "Yesterday", and "W", which will also be prefixed with "U&".

Will the "Dave" page be renamed in accordance with this and is this even possible in view of the required presence of the special character viz. "ampersand" in the page name?

88.207.141.166 (talk) 21:59, 13 March 2024 (UTC)
 * If the name gains consensus then yes. As for the ampersand, that is fine to be used on article titles, only  can't be used. --  AxG  /  ✉  22:42, 13 March 2024 (UTC)