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[London Lite]

I’ve always found Forces TV interesting, in that if I was serving in the forces, I can’t imagine having any inclination whatsoever to watch it. Who the hell was it aimed at?

It was a strange brand. The main purpose was to show British Forces News to members of the services in the UK, which was padded with shows not shown on mainstream tv in some cases for decades, which That's TV UK has evolved into as well.

Instead it gained a cult audience who liked the random scheduling of old shows. I get the whole Talking Pictures TV concept which is wonderful, but considering Forces via BFBS received funding for the MoD for this channel, it was an odd way of providing that service.