BBC.. What happened to the Good Shows?

[Lisa in Ottawa]

I've so looked forward to watching those amazing British shows but all I can find is goofy reality TV. What's up? Where should i be looking?

 

[Pauline]

Yes there is a lot of crap on UK TV. The good shows will appear. The best TV guide is either the Radio Times weekly magazine, or the Saturday guide in the Guardian newspaper.

 

[jonathan]

BBC1 & ITV tend to have the 'popular' (or 'crap', as Pauline would put it...) programmes; BBC2, BBC4 and Channel 4 are the stations to focus on.

The Guardian does an online tv guide.

 

[Lisa in Ottawa]

BBC1 & ITV tend to have the 'popular' (or 'crap', as Pauline would put it...) programmes; BBC2, BBC4 and Channel 4 are the stations to focus on.

The Guardian does an online tv guide.

BBC 4 and Channel 4 are different? How do I get channel 4? A silly question but I've been having some difficulty sorting out the channel numbers. I find the BBC website a little overwhelming. And ITV, I think I found it but not sure. Haven't watched anything yet. Just trying to sort it all out.

 

[jonathan]

Channel 4 is a commercial channel (like ITV), so you won't find it on any BBC website. More info at channel4.com.