Channel 5 (UK) programming the United Kingdom than in its home country of Australia. Channel 5 regularly screens "Home and Away" along with its fellow Australian soap, "Neighbours". Until 2010 late-night sports programming had been a feature of the channel since its original launch, especially focusing on live or short-delay coverage of major North American sports. Most notably, the channel covered Major League Baseball games, both regular season and playoffs since its first night on air. After the conclusion of "Family Affairs", Five's MLB baseball coverage was the longest and continuously run programme on the channel. Jonathan Gould is the host, with former Great
Launch 5 she was named after, Patrolman Henry Walburger, who was killed in the line of duty in 1964. The vessel goes by both names - "Patrolman Walburger" and "Launch 5". All NYPD Harbor Unit patrol launches are given a numbered designation welded to the outside of the wheelhouse. "Patrolman Walburger" was assigned N 5. She is fifty two feet in length, powered by twin diesel engines and weighs 25 tons. While there are many stories to tell regarding Launch N 5's voyage through time, what follows are some highlights in her history. At 6:45 a.m. on July 27, 1964, Patrolman Henry