Channel Launch
General Presentation [2]
More launch-related presentation from Channel 5.
Above: Channel 5 pre-launch promotion. This three minute promotion ran for about month or so prior to the launch date and gave viewers an idea of the type of programming they should expect from the new channel.
Above: Channel 5 countdown sequence. The channel launched at 6pm on Sunday March 31 1997.
Above: Channel 5 launch video from the Spice Girls.
Above: Tim Vine and Julia Bradbury give us a flavour of the channel's schedule.