"There's nothing on 'the box' "

Googled it. Gary Lineker fronts it. Last football match I watched on TV was world cup in Summer 1966. 

If that's the case you have watched more football than I ever have. 

If any sport comes on the TV goes off.. instantly.

 you call me sad and here's you taping radio programs, I scrapped my cassettes 30+ years ago.  when you have a disabled wife who cannot talk or walk you appreciate the TV.

 has the PVR not got a USB port as could transfer to that and plug stick into TV/laptop.

I was not a football fan but watched some of world cup with Dad and Mum. Really liked seeing Eusabio in action. We were on holiday touring Scotland in B&Bs for a few weeks with Mums sister and her hubby on the lead up to final and the final. 

Apart from that I watched a couple of local matches but really enjoyed seeing a school boy international at Wembley a few years later. 

I might have taken an interest later as my best friend lived in Luton and me in Chester. When He was about 18 he was signed up as a professional footballer. He had trained vut, sadly, never played. He went out one Christmas Eve in his sports car to get fish and chips or similar for his sister, hit standing water, lost control and met up with a light column and a tree. Dead in the wreckage. 

‘Dead in the wreckage’

We have gone from ‘on the box’ to ‘in the box’.

In reply to the OP then it may be a lot, or not a lot! We watch far less TV now than in the past.

We don’t watch any soaps and like dramas but often we find that the, in our opinion, overhyped ones are not worth the trouble.

We like sport and one of our favourites is A Question of Sport-it informs educates and entertains-but most sport will get airtime but, as with most tv there is not much ‘must see’ stuff nowadays and there is always catch up.

My wife is very keen on food related programs, OK James Martin, and she is watching Masterchef  on catch up as I write this so it suits us both!

One thing I find as I get older is that there is little that is new and my Grandson who stays with every fortnight will shake his head and ask how I know what is going to happen as I say it out loud whilst watching.

Endeavour is about the only regular watch for all of us and the more memorable programs recently have been Missing and Unforgotten. We are looking forward to the new series of Line of Duty and our joint favourite memorable drama was River.

Light stuff includes Would ILie To You, HIGNFY, Mock the Week and Graham Norton.

Interestingly we have never stayed long term overseas but our MH friends do and I was not encouraged to do so when they said they needed to consider how they would fill the time after it went dark at 4.15 pm so were taking loads of dvds and memory sticks with pre recorded programs.

I asked what was wrong with the bar but they said you can’t go in the bar every day for three months.........and I asked ‘why not’!

There are several quiz/ game type shows I like to watch including Pointless, Tenable, Tipping Point and especially The Chase.  I don't watch them all regularly, but have been known to record some of them when I think about it.

Carol is more into the 'dectective / drama type shows.

There's always something to watch when I look in, and there's always something we've recorded.

David

Reading through posts it looks as though there is something for everyone but probably not quite enough or new enough.

Th only time we started to use our supply of DVDs happened when we stayed on a site in Scotland with no reception of any kind. I have to say to be without my fall back choice of the radio it was hard going. The art of conversation and card games had to be employed! 

Have to admit I’m enjoying ‘Rise of the Continents’ on BBC 2 

I think it's on, does that Jimmy Hill chap still do it?