 Their networks include Blaze (FTA), the European and African versions of Crime & Investigation, History, H2 and Lifetime.Most of the channels are available on BT, Sky, TalkTalk, and Virgin.The History Channel UK began as a joint venture of A&E Networks (the company's first international JV) and British Sky Broadcasting to launch The History Channel UK on November 1, 1995, as a part-time channel broadcasting from 3 PM to 7 PM with plans to go full-time in 1996 or 1997 when its digital transponder was launched.