United Kingdom USENET News Groups

This list comprises all uk.* news groups current at 4th December 1996

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Adverts

uk.adverts.computer Adverts in the uk for computer related items.
uk.adverts.other Adverts in the uk for items not covered by other groups.
uk.adverts.personals for personal contact adverts with relevance to the UK.
uk.adverts.personals.gay-lesbian-bi personal adverts relevant to GLB readers
uk.adverts.stolen.announce Announcements concerning stolen items (Moderated)
uk.adverts.stolen.d Discussions relevant to stolen items

Announce

uk.announce General announcements of UK interest (Moderated)
uk.announce.d Discussion of articles in uk.announce
uk.announce.events Forthcoming events within the UK (Moderated)
uk.announce.events.d Discussion of articles in uk.announce.events

Answers

uk.answers Repository for periodic UK specific USENET articles. (Moderated)

Business

uk.business.telework teleworkers, their employers and interested parties

Community

uk.community.social-housing social housing policy & practice in the UK

Computing

uk.comp.ikbs Discussion of Intelligent Knowledge Based Systems
uk.comp.lang.lisp Discussion of LISP; especially the draft standard
uk.comp.misc Miscellaneous UK-related computing issues
uk.comp.net-client Discussion of general UK aspects of net clients.
uk.comp.net-client.turnpike UK aspects of the net client software 'Turnpike'.
uk.comp.os.linux Discussion of the Linux operating system
uk.comp.os.win95 UK focused group for discussing UK Win95 related topics.
uk.comp.sys.sun Discussion of Sun computers
uk.comp.training Creating and presenting computer training courses

Consultants

uk.consultants Discussion from/by all types of consultants

Current Events

uk.current-events.general Discussion of UK-related news items

Do It Yourself

uk.d-i-y Do-It-Yourself

Education

uk.education.16plus Discussion about education for 16+ year olds
uk.education.expeditions UK National Expedition Forum
uk.education.maths UK discussion on matters in maths education
uk.education.misc Discussion relating to education issues
uk.education.schools-it IT in UK education, Primary to 'A' level
uk.education.staffroom Humorous discussion about teaching
uk.education.teachers For discussion by/about teachers

Environment

uk.environment United Kingdom environmental issues
uk.environment.conservation UK conservation, heritage and wildlife matters

Finance

uk.finance Discussion about Finance issues in the UK

Food & Drink

uk.food+drink.archives UK food archives announcements (Moderated)
uk.food+drink.misc food & drink in all forms within the UK
uk.food+drink.restaurants independent guide to UK restaurants

Games

uk.games.board Discussion, reviews, and advice relating to a wide range of board games
uk.games.misc Discussion, reviews, and advice relating to a wide range of games
uk.games.roleplay A UK specific newsgroup for all aspects of roleplaying.
uk.games.trading-cards.marketplace Auction/sale: Collectable Trading Cards
uk.games.trading-cards.misc Strategy/tournaments: Collectable Trading Cards
uk.games.video.playstation Sony playstation games and hardware

Gay, Lesbian & Bisexual

uk.gay-lesbian-bi Forum for bisexuals, lesbians and gays in the UK.

Government

uk.gov.local Local government in the United Kingdom

Jobs

uk.jobs.contract Contract positions wanted/offered. No discussion
uk.jobs.d Discussion of jobs related issues
uk.jobs.offered Situations vacant. No discussion
uk.jobs.wanted Situations wanted. No discussion

Legal

uk.legal Discussion of legal issues in the UK

Local Affairs

uk.local.southwest Gloucs, Wilts, Bristol, Som, Dorset, Devon, Cornwall

Media

uk.media Discussion of Media in the UK
uk.media.animation.anime The UK Anime & Manga scene
uk.media.books.sf Science Fiction literature relevant to the UK
uk.media.films to discuss films amongst all inhabitants of the UK.
uk.media.home-cinema A group to discuss all aspects of Home Cinema in the UK
uk.media.radio.archers Discussion of the BBC radio soap opera "The Archers"
uk.media.radio.bbc-r4 General issues and programmes on BBC Radio Four
uk.media.radio.misc UK Radio issues and programming
uk.media.tv.brookside The Channel 4 TV programme 'Brookside'.
uk.media.tv.er Discussion of TV medical drama ER within the UK
uk.media.tv.friends UK discussion regarding the US TV series Friends.
uk.media.tv.misc Discussion of all aspects of TV in the UK
uk.media.tv.sf.babylon5 Discussion of Babylon-5 relevant to the UK
uk.media.tv.sf.babylon5.social Babylon 5 social events in the UK
uk.media.tv.sf.drwho Doctor Who discussion from a UK perspective
uk.media.tv.sf.misc Group for general discussions of Science Fiction on UK television.
uk.media.tv.sf.startrek For discussion of Star Trek relevant to the UK
uk.media.tv.sf.x-files Discussion of the X-Files series shown on UK TV

Miscelaneous

uk.misc General interest to everyone on UKnet

Music

uk.music.alternative The UK "alternative" and "indie" music scene
uk.music.folk UK discussion for those interested in folk/roots/acoustic music
uk.music.guitar Guitars and Guitar music in the UK
uk.music.makers.dj The art and pursuit of DJing in the UK
uk.music.misc General discussion of UK music.
uk.music.rave Discussion of UK rave music and the UK rave scene.
uk.music.rhythm-n-blues UK newsgroup for discussing rhythm and blues music

Net

uk.net Used by UKnet maintainers
uk.net.jips Discussion about JANET IP Service matters
uk.net.news UK net news
uk.net.news.announce For RFDs, CFVs, FAQs, etc. within the UK Hierarchy. (Moderated)
uk.net.news.config Discussions of RFDs posted in uk.net.news.announce.

Organisations

uk.org.bcs.announce Announcements relating to the British Computer Society (Moderated)
uk.org.bcs.misc Discussion relating to the British Computer Society.
uk.org.community UK CommUnity matters
uk.org.community.committee UK CommUnity committee matters. (Moderated)
uk.org.epsrc.hpc.discussion EPSRC High Performance Computing discussion.
uk.org.epsrc.hpc.news EPSRC High Performance Computing News. (Moderated)
uk.org.mensa Forum for items of interest to UK members of Mensa
uk.org.starlink.announce Starlink Project announcements. (Moderated)
uk.org.starlink.hardware Hardware for data acquisition/reduction.
uk.org.starlink.misc Open forum (discussion related to Astronomy).
uk.org.starlink.research Discussion on aspects of astronomical research.
uk.org.starlink.software Software for data acquisition/reduction.
uk.org.ukuug UK UNIX Users Group related topics, announcements, etc
uk.org.women-in-comp Discussion of Women in Computing
uk.org.youth-clubs.mayc Group for discussion among members and staff of MAYC

People

uk.people.consumers Discussion about products and services
uk.people.deaf Discussion about issues relating to deaf people
uk.people.disability discussion of disability related topics in the UK.
uk.people.gothic Discussion about issues relating to Gothic Culture
uk.people.health Health-related issues relevant to the UK
uk.people.teens General disscussion by Teenagers in the UK.

Politics

uk.politics.animals UK political discussion concerning animals
uk.politics.announce UK political announcements (Moderated)
uk.politics.constitution Constitutional issues relating to the UK
uk.politics.crime Criminal policy relating to the UK
uk.politics.drugs Politics of legal and illegal drug use in the UK
uk.politics.economics Economic policy relating to the UK
uk.politics.electoral Discussion of elections & electoral systems in the UK.
uk.politics.environment Politics and the environment in the UK
uk.politics.misc Miscellaneous UK political discussion
uk.politics.philosophy Philosophical basis for politics in the UK

Radio

uk.radio.amateur Amateur radio and related matters

Railway

uk.railway Trains

Recreation

uk.rec.birdwatching Discussion of all aspects of United Kingdom Birdwatching
uk.rec.boats.paddle For matters relating to boats that are paddled
uk.rec.caravanning recreational and technical aspects of caravanning.
uk.rec.cars.classic Classic Cars in the UK
uk.rec.cars.tvr TVR Manufactured sports cars and relevant events
uk.rec.cars.vw.aircooled All Aircooled VW Vehicles
uk.rec.caving Caving, pot-holing etc. for sport/exploration/research
uk.rec.climbing Rock climbing, ice climbing and mountaineering.
uk.rec.competitions Announcement/discussion of UK based competitions.
uk.rec.crafts Newsgroup for craft related topics in the UK.
uk.rec.cycling Discussion of UK cycling issues
uk.rec.fishing.coarse for the discussion of coarse angling
uk.rec.fishing.game for the discussion of game angling
uk.rec.fishing.sea for the discussion of sea angling
uk.rec.gardening To discuss gardening topics of interest in the UK.
uk.rec.motorcycles for discussion of motorcycle issues relevant to the UK
uk.rec.motorsport.misc UK Motorsports, primarily from those involved
uk.rec.naturist Discussion,chat, on naturism in uk, europe
uk.rec.sailing To discuss all aspects of sailing activity in the UK
uk.rec.scouting Discussion of Scouting and Guiding in the UK
uk.rec.sheds Sheds: culture, contents, usage
uk.rec.subterranea Tunnels and other man-made/used spaces underneath the UK
uk.rec.walking To exchange information on walking, hiking or rambling in the uk
uk.rec.waterways for discussing British waterways.
uk.rec.youth-hostel Discussion of youth hostels and hostelling

Religion

uk.religion.buddhist Discussion of the buddhist faith
uk.religion.christian Christianity in the UK (Moderated)
uk.religion.hindu Discussion of the hindu faith
uk.religion.interfaith Discussion of the interfaith issues
uk.religion.islam Discussion of the islamic faith
uk.religion.jewish Discussion of the jewish faith (Moderated)
uk.religion.misc Discussion about religion in general
uk.religion.other-faiths Discussion of the other faiths

Science

uk.sci.weather for the discussion of weather events

Singles

uk.singles Discussion for people about, or who are, single

Sources

uk.sources UK wide group for sources/reposts/requests

Sport

uk.sport.athletics Track & Field Athletics results, rankings & fixtures.
uk.sport.horseracing UK focussed group for the discussion of horseracing topics.
uk.sport.ice-hockey For discussion of ice hockey as played in and by GB.

Technology

uk.tech.broadcast Technology used in UK radio and TV broadcasting

Telecom

uk.telecom Discussion of UK telecommunications

Test

uk.test UK wide tests

Transport

uk.transport Transportation issues in the United Kingdom
uk.transport.ride-sharing Sharing rides in cars around the UK
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