UK Horizons was a

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broadcast in the

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, as part of the

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network of channels, showing mainly BBC

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. Most programmes were abridged for commercial timing purposes. It took its name from the BBC series ''

Horizon The horizon is the apparent line that separates the surface of a celestial body from its sky when viewed from the perspective of an observer on or near the surface of the relevant body. This line divides all viewing directions based on whether i ...

'', which formed a staple of its output in the early years. It was launched on 1 November 1997 along with UK Arena and UK Style. It also produced extended versions of top BBC brands such as Top Gear and Tomorrow's World. The launch editor was Bryher Scudamore and the deputy editor Eddie Tulasiewicz. On 8 March 2004, the channel was replaced by two new channels, UKTV Documentary (now called Eden) and

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(later called Blighty, and then replaced by Drama).

Programming

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