Six months ago, Amelia Hill turned off her telly - for good

Learn about how television affects you by not watching it - Amelia Hill at The Observer.

We watch dvds at our house, mostly of old television shows from the UK (e.g. Blackadder, Auf Wiedersehen Pet) or movies for our children (Singing in the Rain, Mary Poppins). I am still wondering whether this is an effective use of a great audio-visual medium for education and entertainment or if we really would be better off without it.