I didn't own a TV set for pretty much all of the 1980s and early 90s. Just never been very good at sitting in front of one to be honest. It was only when my girlfriend and eventual wife moved in and she wanted one that we got a small one in the kitchen.
Even now, although we have most of the trappings of suburban living ( if that's what it can be called ) and have TV sets in what seems to be every corner of the house, I rarely watch them with any degree of regularity.
Having said that, I like QI, Mock The Week and Never mind the Buzzcocks. I can't stay awake long enough to watch a film, life is way too short to waste it on reality shows, sitcoms or soap operas and as for detective serials well, I don't really want to spend my leisure time looking at fake dead bodies.
I did make the effort and indeed I'm glad I did, to watch that Stargazing Live thing with Brian Cox and I liked Ray Mears although he might be a pyromaniac.
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