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===Launch===
[[File:BBC Choice ident.jpg|thumbnail|A former ident of BBC Choice]]
When BBC Choice launched, no digital TV receivers were available to the general public as [[Sky
The main format of the channel was a mix of BBC One and Two programming as well as original programming such as ''Backstage'', broadcast live each weeknight, which took viewers behind the scenes of different parts of the BBC. The channel also provided exclusive coverage of music festivals such as [[Glastonbury Festival|Glastonbury]] and extended live coverage of sport, for when either BBC One or Two have to end their coverage early or their schedules are unable to provide live sport action.
BBC Choice also introduced an innovative programme format known as 'Hotlink', which expanded on popular shows. Examples included ''[[Watchdog
BBC Choice initially broadcast from 5{{nbsp}}pm daily; this later switched to 7{{nbsp}}pm. The 7{{nbsp}}pm start carried over into its successor BBC Three.
===Children's programming===
BBC Choice also aired [[Children's television|children's programmes]]; this duty transferred to [[CBBC
For the first year of BBC Choice, children's programming would air on weekend afternoons as '''CBBC Choice''', and included strands like 'Dog & Dinosaur', 'The Crew Room', 'L&K Replay' and 'Re:Peter'. From 29 November 1999, this was supplanted with a daily '''CBBC on Choice''' strand, running from 6{{nbsp}}am to 7{{nbsp}}pm every day, for programmes aimed at pre-school children, with presentation links pre-recorded by a CBBC presenter. It included repeats of archive shows rarely seen on the main channels, such as ''[[Mr Benn]]'', ''[[Paddington (
===Post-2000 refresh===
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