BBC Three

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BBC Three is a British free-to-air public broadcast television channel owned and operated by the BBC. The corporation's third flagship channel, it primarily broadcasts programmes targeting a teenage and young adult audience aged 16 to 34, including comedy, drama, reality, music and factual programmes focusing on youth-oriented topics and social issues. The channel broadcasts daily from 7:00 p.m. to 4:00 a.m., timesharing with CBBC (which starts at 7:00 a.m.). BBC Three first launched on 9 February 2003, replacing the digital service BBC Choice; its original remit focused on "innovative" programming highlighting new talent, and an emphasis on interactivity via digital platforms. The original era of the channel was marked by multiple long-running comedies including Gavin & Stacey, Little Britain, Two Pints of Lager and a Packet of Crisps, and Being Human, as well as dramas such as the Doctor Who spin-off Torchwood. In 2015, amid cuts to the BBC and a shift towards digital platforms among...

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