Audio Description on Virgin Media
Index
What's On?
There is a schedule of audio described programmes on Virgin Media on this site.
Which channels?
Virgin Media is providing the audio description service on the following channels:
All areas
- BBC ONE
- BBC TWO
- BBC Three
- BBC Four
- ITV1
- Channel 4
- Animal Planet
- Bravo
- Challenge
- Discovery Channel
- Discovery Home and Health
- Discovery Realtime
- Disney Channel
- E4
- Hallmark
- History Channel
- Jetix
- LIVING tv
- Men and Motors
- MTV UK
- Paramount Comedy
- Playhouse Disney
- Sci-Fi Channel
- Trouble
- UKTV Documentary
- UKTV Food
- UKTV G2
- UKTV Gold
- UKTV History
- UKTV Style
- VH1
Langley and Bromley only
- Boomerang +1
- National Geographic
- Nick Toons
- The Box
Knowsley only
- Cartoon Network
- CBBC
- CBeebies
- Discovery Civilisations
- Discovery Science
- Disney Channel +1
- E4 +1
- E! Entertainment
- Five
- ITV2
- ITV3
- Jetix +1
- LIVINGtv +1
- Nickelodeon
- Paramount Comedy 2
- TCM
- UKTV Bright Ideas
- UKTV Drama
How do I know if a programme has the audio description feature?
Once a programme is highlighted, press the i (on some remotes) or Browse (on others) remote control key,
to display the More information popup.
At the end of the programme description you will see [S] for Subtitles, [SL] for Sign Language and or [AD] if the programme has audio description available.
How do I enable AD? Quick guide
To get audio description on Virgin TV, just follow these steps:
- Use your remote to open the Settings menu (8)
- Select Change Display & Audio Settings (4)
- Select Audio Description and switch on
AD does not appear to work
If AD does not appear to work on the standard 101, 102, 103, 104 or 105 channels try selecting each of the terrestrial channels as follows:
- 851 for BBC One England
- 852 for BBC Two England
- 853 for ITV1 London
- 854 for Channel 4 London
- 855 for five
For other channels, are you sure you are in an area covered by the channel you are hoping to find audio description on? Check the list of channels.
How do I enable AD? Detailed guide
- Press Home Key, typically a large button towards the front of the remote.
The home menu has 9 options numbered 1-9, and the number acts as a shortcut to navigating by arrow keys.
- Press 8 for Settings
- Settings menu has 6 options again numbered for quick navigation.
Press 4 to Change Display & Audio Settings
The Display & Audio menu is an unnumbered list of items on the left of the page, and scrollable settings on the rightList is:
- TV display format
- V box colour output
- V box volume
- Subtitles when available
- Audio Description when available
- Reminders before programme
- Mini guide display time
- Alternative mini guide
- TV auto-detects V box (scart)
- Press down arrow 4 times
- Press left or right once
- Press OK button to store settings
For more information about this, please contact Virgin Media on 0845 840 7777
Last updated 11 May 2007.