[1][2] When the Discovery Channel launched on Astra satellite on 22 July 1993, it didn't initially carry TLC in the daytime.

[3] It was later rebranded as Discovery Home & Leisure on 3 April 1997,[4] but full day broadcasting started with the launch of Sky Digital from 1 October 1998.

[5] From 1997 to 2002, the logo was a blue oblong containing a window, however this was changed to a red background featuring a stylised 'H&L', staying like this until 2005.

[6] A sister channel called Discovery Real Time Extra was launched on 22 August 2005.

The final signature programme for Discovery Real Time was Bob Ross' The Joy of Painting,[8] given that TLC chasing a completely different demographic than the old version and treating it as a new channel launch rather than a return.