Sky+ and Sky TV plus free broadband and free calls

When you join Sky TV, currently for just £16.50 a month
Plus get a £25 Tesco gift card when you join Sky TV online with Sports or Movies
Box price applies to first Sky+ box only. Standard set up £30 applies.

For a limited time only, get a free Sky+ box when you join Sky, normally £99. Sky+ will change the way you watch TV forever. Browse the tabs below to see which great shows you could soon be watching and recording. We've also split our Sky TV channels into 6 Entertainment Packs, meaning you only pay for the type of TV you want to watch. Existing customers can get a free Sky+ box too when you introduce a friend.

Choose the way you want to watch

A Sky+ box lets you record programmes, and pause and rewind live television – meaning you can enjoy your favourite TV shows how you want, when you want. Plus get a £25 Tesco gift card when you join Sky TV online with Sports or Movies.

  • Record up to 40 hours of TV

    Forget fiddly tapes and timers, and record without fuss
  • Rewind live TV

    Never miss another plot twist or goal - simply rewind and watch again
  • Record 2 programmes at once

    After the digital switchover, some DVD and video recorders won't be able to record one programme while you watch another
  • Pause live TV

    When the doorbell rings, pause whatever you're watching, then press play when you're ready to continue
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Box price applies to first Sky+ box only (not available to Sky+HD customers).

High definition is now for everyone, with a Sky+HD box now only £49 when you join Sky TV with the HD Pack (£9.75 extra a month). Enjoy everything from movies and sport, to arts, drama and documentaries, all in stunning high definition. Plus get a £25 Tesco gift card when you join Sky TV online with Sky+HD.

A Sky+HD box has all the functionality of Sky+ with double the storage capacity, plus:

  • Up to 4 times more detail and incredibly vibrant colour
  • The widest range of HD channels in the UK - now with access to up to 33 channels
  • Superb quality, Dolby® Digital 5.1 surround sound^
  • A hand-picked collection of the week's unmissable TV in HD, ready to watch when you are, with Sky Anytime
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Box price applies to first Sky+HD box only.

Pick the pack that suits you

Knowledge Pack: for documentaries, history, wildlife, the natural world...

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Knowledge Pack

Take a walk on the wild side, a trip back in time or a journey around the world, with a range of spectacular documentaries in the Knowledge Pack.

Knowledge Pack - this month's channel highlights

Ancient Megastructures
National Geographic

Ancient Megastructures
Tuesdays at 9pm

Examine how ancient visionaries, engineers and builders created some of the most magnificent structures on the face of the earth, all before modern building techniques.

Plus - don't miss:
  • In The Womb
    Sunday 3 May, 9pm
  • Blue Whale Odyssey
    Sundays at 7pm
  • Break Out Night
    Sunday 31 May, 8pm
World's Deadliest Animals
Nat Geo Wild

World's Deadliest Animals
Wednesdays at 9pm

This series profiles 12 of the deadliest creatures found in four deadly hotspots - Amazon, Costa Rica, Asia Pacific and Asia - using state-of-the-art film techniques.

Plus - don't miss:
  • The Dog Whisperer
    Sundays at 8pm
  • Dangerous Encounters
    Mondays at 9pm
Deadliest Catch
Discovery Channel

Deadliest Catch: Season 5
Tuesdays at 9pm

Get your sea legs in gear once again as this Emmy-nominated series returns with more treacherous life-or-death Alaskan crab fishing adventures on the Bering Sea.

Plus - don't miss:
  • Serial Killers
    Thursdays, 9pm
  • Whale Wars
    Mondays at 9pm
Meerkat Manor
Animal Planet

Meerkat Manor: Season 4
Daily, 7.30pm

As the new series of Meerkat Manor begins, the meerkats of the Kalahari Desert are in chaos, as the group splits into two factions - headed by rival sisters Maybelline and Rocket Dog…

Plus - don't miss:
  • Monkey Life
    Daily, 7pm
  • Animal Hospital
    Weekdays, 6.30pm
The Universe
History

The Universe
Series continues Sundays at 8pm

It's less than 50 years since man first ventured into outer space, yet the heavens remain largely unexplored. History's visually stunning series returns to uncover the mysteries of space.

Plus - don't miss:
  • The Boxer Rebellion
    Wednesday 6 May, 9pm
  • Pompeii: The Last Day
    Monday 11 May, 9pm
  • Virus Empire
    Monday 18 May, 9pm
Monarchy: Series 3
Discovery Knowledge

Monarchy: Series 3
Tuesdays at 9pm

Narrated by respected historian and academic David Starkey, series 3 of Monarchy provides a fascinating insight into the extraordinary changes the Crown of England has undergone over the centuries.

Plus - don't miss:
  • Days That Shook The World: Series 2
    Saturdays at 10pm
  • 9/11: Falling Man
    Monday 25 May, 10pm
  • Fight For Fallujah
    Thursday 28 May, 10pm

Knowledge Pack Channels - select a channel to see TV highlight

All Knowledge Pack channels

  • Animal Planet
  • Crime & Investigation Network
  • Discovery Channel
  • Discovery Knowledge
  • Discovery Science
  • Discovery Turbo
  • Nat Geo Wild
  • National Geographic
  • The Biography Channel
  • History
  • Eden
  • Military History
  • Blighty
  • Yesterday
  • Investigation Discovery
  • Animal Planet +1
  • Discovery Channel +1
  • Discovery Knowledge +1
  • Discovery Science +1
  • Eden +1
  • National Geographic +1
  • The History Channel +1
  • UKTV History +1
SEE ALL THE CHANNELS IN THE KNOWLEDGE PACK

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Get a £25 Tesco gift card when you add the Sports Pack from £19 a month extra or add the Movies Pack from £17 a month extra

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Set up: Standard set-up for £49 Sky+HD box is free for new customers and £30 for existing (free if taken with Multiroom). Standard set-up for a Free Sky+ box is £30 for new customers or £60 for existing customers taking Multiroom. Standard set-up for a Sky box is £60 for new and existing customers. Standard set-up £117.45 without Sky TV. Non-standard set-up may cost extra. Set up for existing customers taking Sky Broadband is £60 for Base, £30 for Everyday & Connect or free for Unlimited.

Sky digital Subscription: Packages currently £16.50-£46 a month. Some prices may increase from 1/9/09 and for VAT change from 1/1/10.

Sky TV Subscription: Sky News and Sky Three are available without subscription; Sky Three, Ch4, Five, Five US and Fiver require a viewing card.

Sky+HD: HD channels depend on your Sky TV package. Sky+HD box £49 when you take the HD Pack and Sky TV and existing customers sign up to another 12 month minimum term for Sky TV. One £49 box per household and not available if you already have SkyHD/Sky+HD box. HD ready TV required.

Sky+: Sky+ box free when you join Sky TV or existing customers introduce a friend Sky TV. One free box per household and not available if you already have Sky+/SkyHD/Sky+HD box. Sky+ box price £199 for customers not eligible for £99 box price (Sky TV subscription required). Sky+ can store an average of 40 hours of programmes. Sky+ functionality requires a Sky+ subscription (free for Sky TV customers, or £9.75 pm) and two satellite feeds.

Sky Multiroom: £9.75 pm. Provides the same Sky TV channels as your main Sky TV subscription on a box in another room. You must subscribe to Sky TV throughout and an extra box is required for each Multiroom subscription. Each box you have must be connected to the same fixed telephone line at all times. To receive your HD subscription channels in another room, you’ll need another Sky+HD box and HD Pack subscription.

Online Tesco gift card offer: Join Sky TV online with Sky+HD, Sky Sports or Sky Movies by 23 July and we'll send you a £25 Tesco gift card within 30 days of activating your viewing. Only available for new customers having their viewing activated by 23 August 2009. One gift card per household and not available if you join other than online (e.g. by phone). Tesco gift card is subject to separate terms and not available in conjunction with other offers.

Introduce A Friend offer: Only available online or by calling Sky TV and not by any other means e.g. via a retail outlet. New customer cannot be in same household. An existing Sky TV customer resident in the UK, Channel Islands or Isle of Man must get a brand new customer, who is not a member of their household, to subscribe to any Sky TV package by 26 July 2009. The existing customer must be an active Sky TV customer at the time the new customer's Sky account is activated. One offer per new and existing customer household.

Free Sky box offer: You do not have to subscribe to Sky TV. Limited to one per household.

Sky Anytime TV: Sky+ subscription & Sky+HD or recent Sky+ box required. Available programming will depend on your Sky TV subscription.

Sky Broadband: You must subscribe to your chosen Broadband product for 12 months. Monthly subscription providing you remain a Sky Talk subscriber: Base £0 (Otherwise £5) Broadband Connect product at £17 pm is available to customers outside our network area. MAC users receive 12 months free McAfee VirusScan worth £19.99.

Sky Talk: 12 month minimum term applies to new Sky Talk customers and to existing customers taking up Sky Talk Line Rental. Sky Talk is only available to Sky digital subscribers paying by Direct Debit/continuous credit card mandate. Calls only packages not available to BT line rental customers with BT Basics or if outgoing calls are barred. Compatible BT line required for Sky Talk line rental.

General: Your Sky box(es) must be connected to a fixed telephone line for 12 months. Sky+/Sky+HD box prices may vary if you live in a flat. Sky+ functionality requires a Sky+ subscription (free for Sky TV customers, or £9.75 pm) and two satellite feeds. You must get any consents required (e.g. landlord's). Minimum Sky TV/Sky+/HD Pack/Multiroom subscriptions 12 months. You must be 18 years or over. Channels/programmes & prices subject to change. Prices shown apply to customers paying by Direct Debit. For continuous debit/credit card mandate, 50p monthly charge applies. Information only applies to residential customers in UK, Channel Islands and Isle of Man. Further terms apply. Calls cost 5p per minute (plus up to 8p connection fee) for BT customers. Calls from other providers may vary. Correct at 26 June 2009.