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5

5 (formerly known as Channel 5 and Five) is a British free-to-air public broadcast television channel owned and operated by Channel 5 Broadcasting Limited, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Paramount Global's UK and Australia division. It was launched in 30 March 1997 to provide a fifth national terrestrial channel in the United Kingdom.


Aliases
  • Channel 5 (1997–2002; 2011–2025)
  • Five (2002-2011)
English
  • ID 599
  • Country Great Britain
  • Primary Type Network
  • Child Companies My5
  • Created September 11, 2020 by
    Administrator admin
  • Modified June 15, 2025 by
    Hoff16
Dan Dare
Rescue 999: Seconds to Save a Life
Sunken Warships: Secrets from the Deep
Norfolk & Suffolk: Coast & Country
Into Death Valley with Nick Knowles
The Planes That Built Britain with Rob Bell
Jay Blades: No Place Like Home
Robson Green: Coastal Fishing
Scotland: A Year in the Wild
Friday on the Farm
Jane McDonald's Weekends Away
Inside the Steam Train Museum
Millionaire Age Gap
Wild Animal Rescue (2020)
High Alert: Policing the Streets
Big Week at the Zoo
Britain's Cocaine Epidemic
Sofia's Diary
War Hero In My Family
Lost Heroes of World War One

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