U&Dave
Logo used since 2024 | |
| Broadcast area | United Kingdom Ireland Isle of Man Channel Islands |
|---|---|
| Programming | |
| Language(s) | English |
| Picture format | 1080i HDTV (SDTV feed downscaled to 16:9 576i) |
| Timeshift service | U&DaveJaVu (formerly Dave +1 and Dave ja vu) |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | BBC Studios |
| Parent | UKTV |
| Sister channels | U&Alibi U&Drama U&Eden U&Gold U&W U&Yesterday |
| History | |
| Launched | 2 October 1998 |
| Replaced | UKTV Bright Ideas (Freeview) |
| Former names | UK Gold Classics (1998–1999) UK Gold 2 (1999–2003) UK G² (2003–2004) UKTV G2 (2004–2007) Dave (2007–2024) |
| Links | |
| Website | u |
| Availability | |
| Terrestrial | |
| Freeview | Channel 19 Channel 74 (JaVu) |
| Streaming media | |
| U | Stream Free (UK and Ireland only) |
| Sky Go | Watch live (UK and Ireland only) |
| Virgin TV Go | Watch live (UK only) Watch live (+1) (UK only) |
| Virgin TV Anywhere | Watch live (Ireland only) |
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U&Dave is a British free-to-air television channel owned by UKTV, a subsidiary of BBC Studios. It is known for broadcasting modern comedy and factual programming, with both original production and repeats.
Launched in October 1998 as UK Gold Classics, the channel would undergo various identity and format changes before adopting the Dave branding on 15 October 2007. It was renamed U&Dave in July 2024 to mark the streaming service UKTV Play being renamed as U.
U&DaveJaVu is its sister timeshift channel. Unlike other commercial channels, it doesn't have a "+1" next to it and is named after the term déjà vu.