TLC (British and Irish TV channel)

1994 The original version of TLC was launched in 1994 and was subsequently renamed Discovery Home & Leisure and later Discovery Real Time as part of Discovery's catalogue of themed channels. Given that TLC was chasing a completely different demographic from the old TLC, Discovery treated it as a new channel launch rather than a return. 2013 On 30 April 2013, TLC +1 was launched, replacing DMAX +2. A two-hour timeshift, TLC +2, was launched on 16 September 2013. It closed down on 27 April 2018, and was rebranded as Discovery Turbo +1. 2026 In the United Kingdom, TLC became free-to-air in January 2026 and refocused to a general entertainment channel with scripted and non-scripted comedy programming, as well as programmes from its existing lineup and new ID Programming In Ireland, the HD and +1 channels, which are identical to the UK feed, also became free-to-air in January 2026, while the SD version remains encrypted because it broadcasts advertisements targeted to the Irish market. ==Programming==

Programming consists of acquired shows and original commissions. TLC also features an Oprah Winfrey Network branded programme block. Current programming Acquired shows • 90 Day Fiancé • Beachfront Bargain Hunt • Brides of Beverly Hills • Cake Boss • Cheer Perfection • Curvy Brides • Extreme Couponing • Here Comes Honey Boo Boo • Breaking Amish • Breaking the Faith • Dating Naked • Devious Maids • ''Georgie & Mandy's First Marriage'' • The Big Bang Theory • The Dr. Oz Show • The Exes • The Golden Girls • Gypsy Brides US • Hollywood Demons • OutDaughtered • ''I Didn't Know I Was Pregnant'' • Last Chance Saloon • Long Island Medium • Mike & Molly • Mistresses • My Mother Is Obsessed • My Lottery Dream Home • My Strange Addiction • The Nanny • ''Oprah's Lifeclass'' • ''Oprah's Next Chapter'' • Ruby & Jodi: A Cult of Sin and Influence • People Magazine Investigates • Toddlers & Tiaras • Say Yes to the Dress • Scorned • Secret Princes • Super Soul Sunday • Swinger Wives • The Cult Behind the Killer: The Andrea Yates Story • Your Style in His Hands • Young Sheldon • The Rocky Mountain Mortician Murder Original commissions • Celebrity Fat Fighters • Jodie Marsh On... • Last Chance Salon • My Naked Secret • Ultimate Shopper • Undercover Mums • Your Style in His Hands • The Charlotte Crosby Experience • If Katie Hopkins Ruled the World • ''Katie Price's Pony Club'' • Say Yes to the Dress: UK • Curvy Brides Boutique • Mock the Week (Originally on BBC Two, new episodes aired on TLC since 2026) • Zero Stars ==References==