Not so curious. When the colour licence was introduced, a colour TV was an expensive luxury, and a 12" b&w TV was standard fare for impoverished students. I thi

Not so curious. When the colour licence was introduced, a colour TV was an expensive luxury, and a 12" b&w TV was standard fare for impoverished students. I think the relative differential has increased over the years as students came to rely on the portable telly being the cheap option. At the same time as introducing the colour licence, they abolished the radio licence. btw, as you have to sign in to view iPlayer these days - annoyingly even for radio, I am sure they can detect when people use it. It's not even a bit challenging. :)