Channel 5

Some people still cannot receive Channel Five where they live. While they may moan about it, they don’t know how lucky they are. I’m not sure what the competition comprised of when C5 won the right to broadcast, but it must have been pretty awful. What follows is my first completely negative review of a TV station. If you like C5, it’s best you look away now or prepare to be offended. If C5 has one redeeming feature it is that few people are actually stupefied enough to watch it. Its viewing figures are awful, only just better than the subscription-based Sky One, a channel ... more

When Channel Five first started a few years ago it soon got a reputation of relying on cheap American imports, even cheaper home produced programmes and a regular diet of soft porn films, soaps and repeats to fill its schedules. Not surprisingly, it was dismissed by most people as being a waste of time. However since its re-launch and name change it has become a much better channel and now does have the calibre of programmes that can tempt viewers away from the other terrestrial choices. So here are my ten reasons why you might consider watching Channel 5 Number 10- Minority Sports Five ... more

Introduction ~~ Channel 5 started with a bang a few years ago. We had a corny but catchy song by the Spice Girls to celebrate it going on air, at first it seemed a pleasant luxury to have 5 channels instead of 4. There was an element of novelty about watching a new soap - Family Affairs. There was an element of novelty too with Channel 5's movie premiers at 9pm, though far too soon the novelty wore off. The movie premiers just began to be repeated. And the movies, no films were not big high-budget blockbusters or good low-budget films but tacky b-movies with a half-famous cast. So Channel 5 ... more

Where do you start a review of a television station? That’s the thought going through my mind as I sit down and compile some thoughts about Channel 5. The main reason I’m writing this is that it occurred to me the other day that I seem to be spending a greater proportion of my time watching Channel 5, compared to the other terrestrial television channels. As you are most probably aware, Channel 5 was launched a few years ago – the first independent terrestrial television channel launch since Channel 4 in the 1980s. The station’s launch was given a lukewarm greeting by ... more

Reality bite's, with enthusiasm and consideration, which is something largely lacking with most broadcasters. To write about a TV channel seems a bit strange in some ways, but when that channel gives the viewers the option of what they want to see, without the many cuts made by the various licensees, it releases a bit of a thrill. After all, we're the ones who give these people advice through all the advertising and general questionnaires. What I'm talking about is channel 5, a little understood channel that unfortunately, even now can not reach everyone in the UK. If you are able to receive ... more