UK Gold (Gold Comedy Channel) First Night Launch Sequence TX 01/11/92

Visit www.findaclip.c... for more information about this footage. This is the first few minutes of a new satellite channel that was to bring a mix of comedy from both the BBC and Thames Television archives to our screens and launched on November 1st 1992. The concept of the opening sequence was all about the subject of Gold. How many references can you spot? Lookout for Goldie the Labrador who was the channel mascot for the first couple of years. The channel started out life as UK Gold and has changed ownership throughout the last 21 years. It was also known as UKTV Gold and now just Gold. Happy 21st Birthday to UK Gold for November the 1st.