TV Shows We Watch

First, let me say that BBC programming is superb.  We get to watch documentaries about history, politics, science, humanity and nature that really fill your brain.  These are usually on in the evenings so you have a choice beyond the litany of reality/entertainment shows or comedies you might expect any given evening.  It's like PBS with money.

Saturday mornings are generally reserved for kids in pajamas watching CBeebies (Mister Maker, Justin, Baby Jake).  For Michael, John and I, it is quite retro programming because we watched CBeebies when Michael was a toddler in Harrogate.

Saturday nights, we pile on the couch after dinner and snuggle under a comforter to watch Dr. Who, which is followed by X Factor (a surprising favorite).

I am semi-embarrassed to say that I've gotten into the new Dallas series on Wednesday nights.  It got a lot of media attention here, so I thought, why not give it a go.  John watches it with me and usually laughs at all the parts that my jaw is dropping.  A good example of British and American modes of watching the show.

John's parents gave us the Downtown Abbey DVD, series 1.  It's TV watching at it's best-- a little Masterpiece Theatre, a little Dallas all rolled into one.  What's not to like?

In London, we started watching Grand Designs.  That is now Michael's favorite show.