Stupid question that seems quite difficult to research...

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When did Hercules: The Legendary Journeys and Xena: Warrior Princess first air in the UK?

Hercules was made from 1995 onward and I think it was shown in the UK in 1996 or so, but I'm far from sure, and can't seem to find the information so far. Anybody know?


update 28th april - Thanks to everyone who commented - it looks like both were shown on Sky from September 1996 onward. The uk terrestrial launch on Channel 5 (which is where I first saw it) can't have been earlier than March 1997, since that's when Channel 5 first aired.

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[vivdunstan]

And here you go for Xena's UK premiere:

https://groups.google.com/forum/#!searchin/rec.arts.tv.uk.misc/xena$20new$20series|sort:date/rec.arts.tv.uk.misc/kGMN91rMNuQ/IUwW1-cnrmsJ

Richard Lloyd again:

Here's another weekly list (#167) of programmes to look out for (IMHO) on UK TV during the period 7th-13th September 1996.

HIGHLIGHTS OF THE WEEK:
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- If "Hercules" isn't bad enough (one joke spread over a huge number of episodes), "Xena: Warrior Princess" turns up from the same producers on Sunday.

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Thanks for all the research - you gave me the essential clue, e.g. that Channel 5 wasn't around when Herc/Xena first launched, so I can't have seen it earlier than mid-1997.