Sunlight Television

Sunlight Television was a British free-to-air television network, which was programmed by its in-house production studio Liquidstorm Films, and also owned and operated by.

Sunlight launched on 18 July 1985 from studios at a converted warehouse in,. It carried a variety of programming, with a focus on comedy, along with some sports events. Some of Sunlight's best known programming includes the sketch comedy and variety show Sunlight Friday Live, critically acclaimed adaptations of Myles Matthews' surreal novels and the game show Rack Them Up.

Since 2001, Sunlight had frequently aired mockumentaries, sketch comedy and pilots. Rather than any typical Disney television series, the network's shows are known for their sexual themes, frank sexual discussion, nudity, strong language, and graphic violence. Many of its programs are aesthetically experimental, transgressive, improvised, and surrealist in nature. Sunlight had contracted with various studios known for their productions in absurd and shock comedy.

Sunlight Television ceased broadcasting on the morning of 1 April 2007 at 12:45am, ending with its final programme It's Goodbye from Sunlight.

Bullying at Sunlight
In April 2001, reported that there was bullying at Sunlight Television that lasted for three years. One manager was accused of using inappropriate language about people with disabilities, women reporters, Chinese people and gypsies. The manager was disciplined after one inquiry, but then more journalists complained about the same manager. The manager defended himself by claiming he was using black humour. He finally left the company with a pay-off of about £50,000. The original whistle blower left the company in 2003 and was paid £80,000 after threatening to take his case to an employment tribunal. Following this incident, BVIT adopted an anti-bullying programme. A BVIT spokesman advised that the total cost of the five bullying investigations was £1 million.

Programmes

 * Sunlight Friday Live (1985-2003)
 * Meeting in Progress (1985-1989)
 * Survivor (1986-1988)
 * The First Step (1995-1996)
 * Rack Them Up (1997-1999)
 * Gary (2000-2007)
 * It's Goodbye from Sunlight (2007)