Daytime TV - what is missing for you?

I watch BBC Breakfast then nothing until Pointless, simply because the choice is so limited. If I do watch TV during the day it is only to catch up. I am glad that we are no longer tied to watching what is on when it is on.

We watch the lunchtime news and that's about it until Pointless.

I sometimes watch Escape to the Country if I'm ironing or messing about in the kitchen. It's my guilty pleasure.

I don't watch tv at all during the day, and I can't think of anything they could put on that would tempt me to do so!

BBC4 is on from 7pm till 4am, I'd prefer it to start earlier eBen if it finished earlier too.

BBC Breakfast Occasionally Matthew Wright 9.15 Channel 5 if I'm still in. I will watch 4 In a Bed, only if it's a new series at 5pm and yes I'd describe that as a guilty pleasure. Nothing in the middle of the day.

We refuse to watch daytime TV we feel is is the slippery slope to old age. No TV until 8 pm every day anything else before then if we really want to see it is recorded and slotted into the 2 hour window we set aside for TV.

DH likes 'Escape to the Country' but we are always astonished at what the budget is for quite ordinary seeming people!
We like looking out for places we know (but couldn't afford to live!).

Like Ana I do not watch daytime telly unless you count Cbeeies with DGS. (Years ago I was off work for nearly a week and found myself getting stuck into it. Knew then it was time to get back to work!)

We often watch the BBC 1 news at 1P/M then Doctors. At the moment Father Brown, though tend to record that and watch in the evening when there's nothing on. Sometimes The Chase at 5 on ITV
Recently there has been on BBC 1 The Dr Blake Mysteries which was excellent, honestly it's not all rubbish. I don't feel guilty, I have worked all my life I am now retired, and deserve some time to please myself.

There may be some CBeebies tomorrow as DGC is coming and is not very well.
I do enjoy Justin and Mr Maker

Doctors. Father Brown. Air Crash Investigation.

By and large, there's nothing on.

Except for Daily Politics.

Still mourning the demise of Working Lunch.

I put Escape to the Country on if I fancy an afternoon snooze, it's perfect!

Sadiesnan

Totally agree with Ana, we only have 1 TV, in the sitting room, and apart from Christmas we don't go in there until about 7.30pm.

However Radio 4 is on all day!

I don't watch any daytime , I'm usually otherwise occupied. OH is not long retired and still likes to watch old Minder programs, and some old game shows but will happily turn off if there is something else to do. So not really bothered whats on in the daytime.

When I was recuperating after hip surgery I did quite enjoy Escape to the country and lots of episodes of Time Team but mostly because I was a captive audience.

I enjoy Doctors, Father Brown and Dr. Blake. I also liked The Link, the quiz show that Mark Williams was doing.

Used to watch countdown but haven't done so for some time now.
Quiet time in the afternoon is my reading time where I am undisturbed,before my services as a taxi driver,chef,and general dogsbody are required for the evening.
TV normally goes on in time for Emmerdale at 7pm.

There's always National Geographic or the History Channels which are for us the answer when we sometimes on a nasty cold, probably wet day, watch TV after lunch. Sometimes you can find film lurking around, or there is always catchup or previous recordings.

We don't record day time TV if we're out then that's it. We do watch Homes under the Hammer in the mornings. DH is enjoying Father Brown we also watched Dr Blake. We put it back on for Antiques Road trip then off until 6o'clock news. I can't think of anything I feel the schedule is lacking.

I loved the Dr Blake mysteries. I tend to just record old dramas and watch them sometimes as a treat -a Judge John Deed, cup of tea, cat on knee -bliss or simple pleasure.

I think TV habits are very changed these days. I did think that I might enjoy a bit of daytime TV as a filler - everything in moderation , but have reverted to reading a good book instead. We tend to watch the evening news and then almost anything else on catchup. I tend to enjoy costume dramas, but my OH doesn't (strange, he doesn't seem to think Sharpe is a costume drama).

My children, aged 30, 27 and 24, watch very little TV.

I have bought them all radios and extolled the virtues of Radio 4 - when time allowed in a previous life, I used to love the comedy half hour at 6:30, but I just haven't got into radio catchup yet.

I'm watching the whole series of Gavin & Stacy, again, on Netflix.

Big shirt ironing session today, so just stuck to itv3. It seemed to consist of a series of ads for the services of second rate policemen, detectives, and medics, interspersed with some interesting documentaries about stair lifts.

Yesterday usually has something interesting on. I can happily watch repeats of Time Team as I tend not to concentrate on it much so can rewatch it and not remember any of it.