UKTV Gold classic British Television on satellite and cable, was launched as 'UK Gold' on 1st November 1992, originally co-owned by the BBC and Thames Television.
The channel was renamed UKTV Gold on March 8th 2004 and is currently co-owned by the BBC and Flextech.
UK Gold Pre launch commercials1992
A series of television ads were aired prior to the channel launch in November 1992.
Launch Captions1992
A couple of captions here from the first day of transmission on the (Analogue) Astra Satellite
UK Gold Launch1992
The very first ident shown at 7pm on Sunday 1st November 1992 to welcome the start of UK Gold!
UK Gold Idents1993
A change of image in 1993. The ident was substantially the same, with the exception of Goldie the Dog.UK Gold Identity 1994 - 1997
UK Gold Symphony1995 Another new look had been introduced by 1994. What better than a solid gold bar!
This clip was a filler but shows off the UK Gold new theme to it's best, with the long theme attached.
In Vision Continuity1996 UK Gold - with Sue Radford.
During 1996 UK Gold introduced In vision announcemts at various times during the week, usually on Saturday and Sunday mornings. Sadly this wasn't to last long.
In Vision Continuity1996 UK Gold - with Elisabeth Sladen.
As a treat to Doctor Who fans, UK Gold asked Elisabeth Sladen (Sarah Jane Smith) to announce her last story. Who said nostalgia was dead!
The Vortex1996
The Vortex was a strand introduced by UK Gold for it's Sci-Fi programmes such as Blake's 7 and Doctor Who.
UK Gold Identity 1997 - 2001
UK Gold Ident - Golden Apples1997
With the launch of the UK TV network in 1997, in came a new set of idents for UK Gold. What a shame the gold bars had to go!
UK Gold Identity 2000 - 2001
UK Gold Identity 2001 - 2002
Another change of image in 2001, still using the fireworks theme
UK Gold Identity 2002 - 2004
2002 and we see the introduction of the new lifestyle idents across the UK TV network, including UK Gold.
2003 - 2004
UK Gold Ident2004
UK Gold was given another new look in 2003, more live action idents and bold colours
UKTV Gold 2004
On March 8th 2004 the UK Gold name was rebranded UKTV Gold. Since then UKTV has commissioned various theme night short programmes to showcase its best programmes including The Vicar of Dibley, Fawlty Towers, Dr Who, Only Fools and Horses and Porridge
