Hi Ian,

I brought a couple of portable TV's over and they work fine with my son's play station, DVD player etc. Since then i have bought a large Spanish set for the lounge, and i dont have Sky, what's the point in living in another country and watching UK programmes? My objective is to communicate with my neighbours, and to converse with them in their own language.

I actually find the Spanish and Catalan stations very useful, initially to tune in "my ears" to the languages, at first it was quite boring, but if you stick at it, you can pick up all sorts of useful things like verbs and vocabulary, and it will become easier with time, honestly.

Jools