Classics (TV channel)

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Television channel

Classics

Country| Australia
Japan
New Zealand
Eastern Europe
Programming
Language(s)| English
Picture format| 576i (SDTV 16:9)
Timeshift service| Classics+2
Ownership
Owner| Foxtel Networks
Sister channels| Foxtel Networks channels
History
Launched| 2 December 2000[1]
Former names| Fox Kids (Shared Channel) FOX Classics (2000 - 2023)

Classics (formerly Fox Classics) is an Australian cable and satellite channel that specializes in showing television series and ad-free classic movies, themed movie nights and miniseries from the 1950s, 1960s, 1970s, 1980s, 1990s and 2000s.

## History

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Logo used from 2004 - 2023

FOX Classics began as a channel shared with FX and then Fox Kids (which itself had moved from a block on Fox8) and also shared time with The History Channel (Fox Travel/History/Soap/Talk until 1998 when the Soap and Talk Shows Moved to FX which rebrands to focus on a Female Audience) when FX separated in 2000.

This version of the channel was a night shift for the Fox Kids channel in Australia, when Fox Kids ended at a specific time (late afternoon for the most part) on Channel 6, FOX Classics began. It was essentially, ad-free classic movies (mostly from the 20th Century Fox library), hosted by Bill Collins, who would give background information and trivia about the movie to the audience, before and after the movie.[2] Eventually Fox Kids moved back to Fox8 on 1 February 2004[3] and FOX Classics became a 24-hour channel.

In November 2008, with the addition of 111 Hits and the change in direction of the network to a catalogue of 50s, 60s and 70s programs, a large amount of newer material mainly sitcoms were moved from FOX Classics.

On 26 September 2023, the channel rebranded as Classics.[4]

## Current Programming

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* 'Allo 'Allo!
* Are You Being Served?
* As Time Goes By
* Blackadder
* Bless Me, Father
* Dad’s Army
* Father Ted
* Fawlty Towers
* The Goodies
* Keeping Up Appearances
* Last of the Summer Wine
* Only Fools and Horses
* One Foot in the Grave
* Open All Hours
* Porridge
* Yes, Prime Minister
* The Young Ones
* Bonanza
* Maverick
* McHale's Navy
* Rawhide
* The Twilight Zone
* The Wild Wild West
* Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C.
* Get Smart
* The Brady Bunch
* Happy Days
* Hogan's Heroes
* M*A*S*H
* Mission: Impossible
* Mork & Mindy
* Jeopardy!
* Murder, She Wrote

## Former programming

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* 3rd Rock from the Sun
* Absolutely Fabulous
* The Addams Family
* Agatha Christie’s Poirot
* All in the Family
* Batman
* Baywatch
* The Benny Hill Show
* The Beverly Hillbillies
* Bottom
* Caroline in the City
* Carson's Comedy Classics
* China Beach
* Combat!
* The Commish
* Diagnosis: Murder
* Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman
* The Drew Carey Show
* The Ed Sullivan Show
* Evening Shade
* Everybody Loves Raymond
* Flipper
* F Troop
* Friends
* Full House
* Gilligan’s Island
* The Golden Girls
* Green Acres
* Gunsmoke
* Hey, Dad
* Hart to Hart
* Hill Street Blues
* Home Improvement
* The Honeymooners
* I Love Lucy
* Ironside
* Jake and the Fatman
* The King of Queens
* Kingswood Country
* Laramie
* Laredo
* Laverne & Shirley
* Law & Order
* Little House on the Prairie
* Lost in Space
* The Lucy Show
* MacGyver
* The Mary Tyler Moore Show
* Matlock
* Miami Vice
* Mister Ed
* Mother and Son
* The Munsters
* Murphy Brown
* The New Statesman
* NYPD Blue
* The Odd Couple
* On the Buses
* Parkinson
* Perry Mason
* Petticoat Junction
* The Phil Silvers Show
* Police Woman
* Remington Steele
* The Rockford Files
* The Saint
* Spin City
* Some Mothers Do 'Ave 'Em
* The Streets of San Francisco
* Three’s Company
* Tour of Duty
* The Untouchables
* The Vicar of Dibley
* The Virginian
* Walker, Texas Ranger
* The Waltons
* Wiseguy

## References

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1. ^ Murdoch, Blake (28 November 2000). "New pay TV offerings from Australia's Foxtel". The Hollywood Reporter. 365 (43). BPI: 10. ISSN 0018-3660. Archived from the original on 24 August 2011. Retrieved 2 May 2010.
2. ^ "Mr Movies' classic passion". Sunday Herald Sun. 8 April 2001.
3. ^ https://web.archive.org/web/20040219182801/http://www.foxtel.com.au/channel/details.jsp?chnl=CLA Fox Classics
4. ^ "Foxtel Magazine (October 2023) - Your monthly guide to a world of entertainment". Foxtel Magazine. p. 32. Retrieved 26 September 2023.

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* Arena
* BoxSets
* British
* Classics
* Comedy
* Country Music Channel
* Crime
* Famous
* Fox8
* Foxtel Movies
* Foxtel One
* Lifestyle
* Lifestyle Food
* Lifestyle Home
* Max
* Real Crime
* Real History
* Real Life
* Showcase

| Fox Sports|

* Fox Cricket
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Joint ventures|

* NickMusic (35%)
* Main Event (66.6%)

Defunct channels|

* A&E
* Bio.
* Channel [V]
* Fox Footy Channel
* Fox Funny
* Fox Hits
* Fox Kids
* Foxtel 3D
* Foxtel Box Office
* Fuel TV
* Lifestyle You
* Sci-Fi
* SoHo
* Speed
* Binge
* TV Hits
* 111
* [V]
* Foxtel Arts
* Foxtel Smooth
* The Comedy Channel
* Nickelodeon (35%)
* Nick Jr. (35%)

Streaming|

* Hubbl
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* Kayo Sports
* WatchAFL
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Subscription television channels in Australia

* Binge
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* Foxtel
* Kayo Sports
* Lifestyle

Entertainment
and drama|

* Arena
* BBC Brit
* BBC Drama
* BBC UKTV
* BoxSets
* British
* Classics
* Comedy
* Crime
* DocPlay
* Fox8
* Foxtel One
* MTV
* MyZen TV
* Oxygen
* Real Life
* Universal TV

Lifestyle|

* FashionTV
* Food Network
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* Lifestyle
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* Lifestyle Home
* TLC
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Religious|

* Daystar
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Home Shopping|

* Expo Channel
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Movies|

* Foxtel Movies

Sport|

* BeIN Sports
* ESPN
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* Fox Cricket
* Fox Footy
* Fox League
* Fox Sports
* Fox Sports News
* Main Event
* Main Event UFC
* NBL TV
* Racing.com
* Sky Racing

News|

* Al Jazeera English
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* Bloomberg Television
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* CGTN
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* CNA
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* NHK World
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Documentary|

* Animal Planet
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* Discovery
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* Love Nature
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Kids and family|

* BabyTV
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* Nick
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* ZooMoo

Music|

* Australian Played
* Club
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* CMC
* Kids
* Max
* MTV 80s
* MTV 90s
* MTV 00s
* MTV Hits
* NickMusic
* Retro
* Stingray CMusic
* Trending

Specialty|

* Al Jazeera
* ANT1 Pacific
* ART
* Aurora Community Channel
* The Filipino Channel
* Horse & Country
* LBC
* Rai Italia

Defunct|

* A&E
* Asia Business News
* Australian Christian Channel
* BBC First
* BBC HD
* BBC Kids
* BBC Knowledge
* Binge
* Bio
* Boomerang
* C7 Sport
* Cartoon Network
* CBeebies
* Channel [V]
* Club MTV
* Club Superstation
* CMT
* CNNfn
* Comedy Central
* The Comedy Channel
* Discovery HD World
* Discovery Home & Health
* Discovery Kids
* Discovery Real Time
* Discovery Science
* Disney Channel
* Disney Junior
* Disney XD
* E!
* eGG Network
* Eurosport 1
* Eurosport News
* Famous
* Fox Footy Channel
* Fox Funny
* Foxtel 3D
* Foxtel Arts
* Foxtel Smooth
* Fuel TV
* FX
* Hillsong Channel
* HLN
* Horizon Learning Channel
* HOW TO Channel
* KidsCo
* Lifestyle You
* LMN
* LocalVision
* MAD World
* Movie Network Channels
* MTV (Australian version)
* MTV Classic
* MTV Hits (Australian version)
* MTV Live HD
* MTV Music
* National Geographic
* National Geographic Channel HD
* Nat Geo Wild
* Nat Geo People
* Neighbourhood Cable
* NDTV 24x7
* Odyssey Channel
* Oh!
* Optus Sport
* OUTtv
* Ovation
* Real Madrid TV
* RT
* Sci-Fi
* SF Channel
* Showtime Movie Channels
* Sky News Business Channel
* Sky News Election Channel
* SoHo
* Speed
* Spike
* Sportsplay
* Studio
* Style Network
* Syfy
* The Soundtrack Channel
* 13th Street
* TechTV
* The News Channel
* Travel
* TV1
* TVH!TS
* TVN
* Turner Classic Movies
* UBI World TV
* [V]
* Weatherzone
* Wine TV
* World Movies
* Yesshop
* Your Money

Former Providers:

* Austar
* Galaxy
* Neighbourhood Cable
* Optus Television
* SelecTV
* TransACT

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