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Daytime TV - what is missing for you?

(65 Posts)
phoenix Tue 12-Jan-16 21:14:49

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!

Jalima Tue 12-Jan-16 21:12:48

Sadiesnan grin

Sadiesnan Tue 12-Jan-16 21:01:02

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

gettingonabit Tue 12-Jan-16 20:50:00

Doctorsblush. Father Brownblush. Air Crash Investigationblushblush.

By and large, there's nothing on.

Except for Daily Politics.

Still mourning the demise of Working Lunch.

Jalima Tue 12-Jan-16 20:47:16

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

Claudiaclaws Tue 12-Jan-16 20:43:03

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.

Alima Tue 12-Jan-16 20:42:27

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!)

Jalima Tue 12-Jan-16 20:39:19

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!).

Floradora9 Tue 12-Jan-16 20:36:21

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.

TerriBull Tue 12-Jan-16 19:07:26

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.

chelseababy Tue 12-Jan-16 18:56:58

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

Ana Tue 12-Jan-16 18:44:21

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!

merlotgran Tue 12-Jan-16 18:39:00

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. wink

Pittcity Tue 12-Jan-16 18:29:48

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.

Imperfect27 Tue 12-Jan-16 18:22:47

Is it just me, or is anyone else feeling that daytime TV is lacking ... something ...? I know we have a wide choice of channels, but there still seems so little choice, unless you like American comedies, game shows or reality TV. Where are the intelligent documentaries hiding? What about some good archive biographies of famous people? What would you like to see?