I stopped listening to commercial radio maybe 20 years ago. The commercial aspects ruin the experience - too many ads, too many loud strident and annoying ads,

I stopped listening to commercial radio maybe 20 years ago. The commercial aspects ruin the experience - too many ads, too many loud strident and annoying ads, too small and repetitive a playlist. Very little news, talk, science, comedy etc. Classic FM was OK for a while, but these days I almost constantly listen to BBC radio in the car or at home because unlike TV I can do other things at the same time. When I'm listening to R4 at home (talk radio with news, science, current affairs and comedy) it's often interesting or funny enough to deserve full attention. I still prefer radio as a day's background noise over constant streaming thanks to the variety in programming through the day, and the periodic talk, and news. I turn off or switch for some of course. :) TV I mostly gave up on, except some BBC, and films and a few series via Netflix etc. I hate UK commercial TV - way too many ads now, enough to ruin the programming and stop me wanting to watch. Without BBC radio it would ruin my day. Most days. I'm not sure what I'd do without it. Listen to a lot more audio books maybe, as I don't want 100% music. If you want to experience the BBC a lot of radio is available for ad free download, podcast, or streaming on site, and there's always the World Service. Not sure how TV access is from abroad. World Service is interesting because it gives a distinct perspective that's different to domestic UK broadcasts. I used to listen a lot when I was often up late.