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In addition, there are several digital-only stations:
* BBC Three - Comedy, the occasional film and repeats. Started off showcasing some new stuff like ''Nighty Night'' and ''[[Little Britain]]'', in addition to stuff like ''[[Two Pints of Lager and a Packet of Crisps]]'', [[Network Decay|but dove head first into the 16-24 demographic]] with shows like ''[[The Wrong Door]]'', ''[[Being Human (UK)]]'' and various pilots for comedies, effectively getting revamped as a platform for this age group's creative works - possibly a more youthful [[Spiritual Successor]] to [[Channel 4]]'s ''Comedy Lab'' as well as potential rival to T4. These have [[Spooks: Code 9|not all been successful]].
* BBC Four - Pretty much the visual equivalent of Radios 3 and 4, with widespread critical acclaim. Documentaries, classical music orientated programmes and television films and plays in the vein of ''Play for Today''. In [[The New Tens]], known for importing cop shows and other drama series from mainland European countries, not previously a UK tradition, including ''[[Engrenages]]'' from France, the original Swedish TV version of ''[[Wallander]]'', ''[[Forbrydelsen]]'' and ''[[Borgen]]'' from Denmark, and ''Il commissario Montalbano'' from Italy.
* [[CBBC]] - A kids' channel. Showing mostly British stuff with the occasional Australian drama or American cartoon. Broadcasts educational programming (a BBC charter requirement) during school hours.
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The BBC (or, more accurately, BBC Worldwide) also part-owns a number of commercial channels, mainly the UKTV Network, responsible for channels such as Dave, Home and Blighty, as well as a print arm which handles the bulk of the magazines which license its properties (''[[Top Gear]]'' being one example) and listings magazine [[Radio Times]].
There's also BBC America ([[Exactly What It Says on the Tin|a cable network in the United States]]), which is the BBC in name only, being a privately run channel (although half-owned by BBC Worldwide, the other half being owned by [[Discovery Channel|Discovery Communications]]) that shows programmes from a variety of makers, including the real BBC's rivals ITV, Channel 4 and E4, most notably ''[[The Inbetweeners]]'' and ''[[Peep Show]]''. The name in America basically just means "British!". The channel does run some of the BBC's most popular programs, such as ''[[Top Gear]]'', ''[[Torchwood]]'' and, of course ''[[Doctor Who]]'' - all among of American extended cable's highest rated and critically acclaimed shows. It acquired the first-run rights to ''[[Doctor Who]]'' (which they initially only had repeat rights to), gaining them in a deal with their original American rights holders, Sci Fi Channel, later called [[
[[Mitch Benn]] wants you all to [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p3q2iZuU5WM&feature=player_embedded be proud of it]. And why not?
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