Daytime TV - what is missing for you?

I watch Homes under the Hammer if I'm in and not busy, or ill, but life is too short to spend time watching daytime TV. I am getting fed-up with all the antiques programmes and and moving house (abroad or elsewhere in this country) programmes though and I absolutely hate cookery programmes! That doesn't leave a lot!

I'm addicted to alibi, Murdoch Mysteries (love Yannick Bisson), Castle etc & some of the documentary channels have good stuff on them.

DH and I have got a new hobby - watching films in the afternoon, something we have never done but a dreadful chest infection for him and my current "can't be bothered" mood has led us to watch some really good films which I have recorded previously. I shall see what the library has to offer when we run out of recorded ones. Don't forget BBC Radio Player allows downloads of all programmes now not just podcasts and there are some splendid things on that.

Went off Doctors a long time ago when the story lines got stupid and ok I will admit to it I have on occasion watched Jeremy Kyle !! But I do like Father Brown and James Martin Home Comforts at this present moment it's Doc McStuffins and Henry Hugglemonster lol with Dgd.

Dr. Blake, Father Brown and A Place to Call Home .. looking forward to next series of the latter. Horrid Henry and Mister Tumble when DGD is here!

Sorry, not all my ribs, only 3!

I have no idea what is on. I would have to sit still to watch it and would miss out on all the other things there are to do. I am a Radio 4 addict and that can come with me whatever I am doing in the house. Even when pregnant and not allowed to move I never did. The only exception was when I broke my ribs and watched cricket all day!

Being old and disabled I find TV is company. watch Bargain Hunt, Flog it, Dr Blake, Yesterday and Escape to the Country and wonder why they would want to escape to the country when retired. What will happen when they can no longer drive?

I'm at work all day , but if I'm off sick then I watch the lovely Matthew Wright on C5 at 9:15, I quite like Wanted Down Under, but mostly I'll go for game shows: Tipping Point can be a bit slow, but my favourite is The Chase, especially Bradley Walsh (is it?)

DH likes his diet of The Daily Politics, followed by the news and then it goes off until around five, if we are in. I quite like Pointless but don't watch it religiously. We tape Father Brown (which is curiously watchable), but as for the endless diet of property shows, antique programmes and the rest - no. If GS is over here and we need some 'downtime' (usually after swimming or something similarly active) we might watch a film as a treat.

I can't resist Bargain Hunt. I am now an expert valuer, having watched it for years! I like Tim Wonnacot, even though he is just a tad predictable. My favourite auctioneer is Anita Manning who almost always manages to get a profit for the contestants.

I work 4 days and nanna sit one one so don't have much time to watch. On the odd occasion I'm off I'll watch. I like the Wright stuff, I enjoy BBC 2 politic at mid-day. They did have Cagney and Lacey repeats at one time that I loved. If they rerun some series like old E.R or British series I'd watch if I had the time. I'd watch some of the old 40's 50, British films if they put them on ( see the thread about favourite films) daytime tele must be a godsend for some people. When I retire I'll watch more of it, so I hope it improves.

I still love Escape to the Country, although DH regularly points out we live in the country! I also find it coincides neatly with nap time given the chance, but life seems to have got busier recently zzzzzzzzz
An occasional "Bergerac" is nice too, but for real mind numbing, watch QVC and marvel at the total banality of two people enthusing about some ghastly polyester tent shaped garment, fake pearls or £200 boots!!

We watch BBC Breakfast and then the one o'clock news. I might watch Escape to the Country if I'm in the kitchen or the gorgeous James Martin but time is what I am missing for daytime tv.

A recording of 'Brave' with a rather hot little DGD fidgeting around on my lap!

I did notice this evening that a series of Father Brown is on at lunch-times, so I may record it and never get around to watching it

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.

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.

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

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 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.

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.

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.

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.

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

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.