I love watching TV and even though we don't subscribe to cable or satellite tv, I certainly don't feel deprived. We manage to watch a lot of TV via the five channels (BBC1, BBC2, ITV, Channel 4 and Channel 5) plus the Freeview channels.

These are some of my favourites:

British TV shows:

The Book Show

A Place in the Sun: Home or Away

Location, Location, Location

Dragons' Den

QI (Quite Interesting)

Strictly Come Dancing

American TV shows:

Desperate Housewives

Ugly Betty

Heroes

CSI: Crime Scene Investigation

Scrubs

TV Schedules and Synopses:

TV Guide UK TV LIstings

Radio Times

TV Genius

Radio & Telly in the UK

This Week's UK TV & Radio

UK TV Listings Guide

On The Box

A compulsory TV licence is required to use any television receiving equipment in the UK. A colour TV licence costs £139.50. The TV licence has to be renewed every year.

TV Scoop a blog about British TV