Posted by Alan Hakim on December 13, 2010 at 10:44:30 user awhakim.
In Reply to: Re: Swallows& Amazons the Musical posted by Peter Ceresole on December 13, 2010 at 07:33:28:
I am on the Hampshire coast, and although I can see the Isle of Wight transmitter from my house, our digital signal often breaks up. So I stay with the reliable analogue signal while I can.
We are something of poor relations down here. Channel 5 never extended their analogue coverage to Hampshire. It's just as well their programmes were nearly all not my taste. I was unwilling to buy a new TV (or box) just for the benefit of the broadcasters, when I had an excellent set already. But when it wore out after 22 years, it was obviously time to buy a new dual-standard TV. Not as good as the old one, but it does cover a wider range.
Going back to the earlier subject, the BBC has started advertising all sorts of interesting programmes on BBC2. Dumbing down has been suspended for Christmas.