Complex sentence: The 1996 UK Championship professional ranking snooker tournament took place at the Guild Hall, Preston starting on 15 November and TV stages shown on BBC TV took place between 23 November and 1 December 1996.
Split into simpler sentences: The 1996 UK Championship was a professional ranking snooker tournament that took place at the Guild Hall in Preston, England. The event started on 15 November 1996 and the televised stages were shown on BBC between 23 November and 1 December 1996.