Carlton Select was a British
digital television channel
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, owned by
Carlton Television. It was originally launched in June 1995 as SelecTV, by the independent production company of the same name, before being purchased by Carlton in 1997 who relaunched it as Carlton Select.
On 14 February 1997, after SelecTV was rebranded, Carlton Select branded itself as "The UK's leading entertainment cable channel". Together with
quiz
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shows,
films and
comedies
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, the channel brought viewers a wide-ranging choice of high quality programming.
The channel was also available via
satellite
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in
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, on the
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n
DStv service.
History
Carlton Select was the result of a purchase by
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Television of production company, SelecTV for the value of £5.2m in 1996. SelecTV had run a cable-only channel of the same name since June 1995 and whose roots stretch as far back as the mid-80s. SelecTV was rebranded as Carlton Select on 14 February 1997.
The channel originally broadcast from 17:00 to 00:00 on weekdays with a 12:00 start at the weekend. In September 1996,
Carlton Food Network launched and it timeshared with Carlton Select (still SelecTV at CFN's launch). Consequently, the channel's on-air time was 17:00 seven days a week. Later, broadcast hours were extended with closedown time on weekdays becoming 01:00, and 02:00 at the weekend.
The future of the channel was being considered internally as early as mid-1999 and Carlton Select was eventually closed down on 1 March 2000.
Programmes
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Auf Wiedersehen, Pet
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The Beiderbecke Trilogy
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Birds of a Feather''
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Blockbusters''
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Blue Heelers
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Boon
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Byker Grove
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The Camomile Lawn
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Chancer''
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Desmond's
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Duty Free
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Get Smart!''
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The Golden Girls''
*''Gone to Seed''
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Goodnight Sweetheart''
*''Gridlock''
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Hey Dad..!''
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Home to Roost
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I Spy
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Lovejoy''
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My Two Wives''
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Peak Practice
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Perfect Scoundrels
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Rising Damp
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The Ruth Rendell Mysteries
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Sharpe''
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Soldier Soldier
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St. Elsewhere''
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Tales of the Unexpected''
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That's Love''
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Tracey Ullman: A Class Act''
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Tracey Ullman Takes on New York''
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UEFA Champions League
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The Upper Hand
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What's Cooking?''
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Yesterday's Dreams''
See also
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Carlton Television
References
Carlton Television
Defunct British television channels
Television channels and stations established in 1995
Television channels and stations disestablished in 2000
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