Channel identification guide

Shaun the Sheep & Friends in United Kingdom · channel ID and TV guide

Shaun the Sheep & Friends in United Kingdom uses the catalogue ID ShauntheSheepFriends.uk. See its feed details, matching names and local guide times.

Look for ShauntheSheepFriends.uk when you match Shaun the Sheep & Friends in United Kingdom. The directory lists Aardman Animations Ltd. in the owner field.

Station details

Source identifier
ShauntheSheepFriends.uk
Source geography
United Kingdom · GB
Programme categories
animation, kids
Site listed in the snapshot
aardman.com
Owner field
Aardman Animations Ltd.
Launch field
2024-05-20

Look for the operator’s schedule

The directory points to aardman.com for this station. Use the local listing to check episode and audio edition.

Match the TV guide

Check the original title, dub or subtitle track and episode number.

<channel id="ShauntheSheepFriends.uk">…</channel>
<programme channel="ShauntheSheepFriends.uk" start="20250715200000 +0100">…</programme>

Compare the two ID strings in your guide export. The directory key above is the reference for this feed.

Historical time conversions for the example XMLTV entry. Match the date and location of your actual feed.
Example zoneLocal timeThe same time in UTC
Europe/London15 Jan 2025 20:00 +000015 Jan 20:00 UTC
Europe/London15 Jul 2025 20:00 +010015 Jul 19:00 UTC

Try the XMLTV test file

The linked fixture uses a historical date and an illustrative title. It can verify whether your player joins records by ID.

Open the XMLTV test file

Reading the result for this station
CheckWhat to look for
Import resultLook for “Shaun the Sheep & Friends | guide alignment test” against ShauntheSheepFriends.uk in the historic guide data.
Blank guide for this stationCompare the exported channel identifier with ShauntheSheepFriends.uk exactly, including punctuation and letter case.

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