It's started

Last summer we ex-pats were getting warnings that UK television was moving satellites and that we would lose access to all UK channels. Allegedly this is so that the signal in the UK is better - is it my UK chums? I suspect it is just the BBC (initially) who are closing down on us was we don't pay a license fee -and they call the Catalans tight-fisted. 

Lucky for us the process was bugged from the start. Firstly the satellite didn't launch because one of the thrusters or boosters or some such thing was installed the wrong way round. Then when it was launched during the autumn contact was sporadic and we were warned the signal would disappear before Christmas. This caused a lot of wailing and gnashing of teeth among our ex-pat community, but didn't happen.

Today we turned on the TV to find the BBC channels have disappeared. After checking on the internet I found out that this is the start of the changeover. So now we are looking at ways to get our beloved UK programmes. We have already tried out one internet site - www.filmon.com which has a wealth of channels from across the world, and with our smart Tv we should be able to link the two without too much problem. It will just mean we (and I mean Tony mainly) will have to get used to a new way of accessing our programmes. And who knows it may make us choosier...