if anybody is interested i have found someone that has provided me with uk tv channels all bbc all itv channel 4 and 5 and it works perfectly thought i share my good fortune but he does charge me $39.99 a month but i think thats good for all these channels.if anybody wants to know just p.m me.

I'm sure you can do it cheaper than that of you really need to watch your UK stuff.

please let me know how.

I download all the shows I want from UKNova and it costs nothing. Actually just downloading Jamie Olivers American road trip as I type.

Shhhhh don't say that too loud, someone on here thinks it's illegal.

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http://britishexpats.com/forum/showthread.php?t=630555

You need;

Fast internet connection...well, not dial up anyway

Then you can either download the torrents once they appear using sites like IsoHunt to find them and a downloadable software like UTorrent

The other alternative it to use an IP proxy so the TV company servers think you are in the UK, then you can use the TV companies websites to view. There is info how to do that if you google for it, or maybe someone here will explain.

UK nova looks like a workable option for frequent downloaders with broadband too.
http://www.uknova.com/wsgi/info/view/3

Ultimately though an addiction to UK TV content shows a lack of effort to integrate into life here and the crap that passes for local TV....

Or another option.

If your internet service provider provides access to Usenet Newsgroups (I know for a fact Shaw does) then check out a little program called Grabit you can search for TV shows and it will download and extract your selected files.

• Browse and Search newsgroups without downloading headers!
• Automatically repair and extract downloaded binaries!
• SSL support to protect your download traffic!
• NZB file support!
• Easy to use and familiar looking user interface!

Subscription cost is $25 U.S. per year.
http://www.shemes.com/

No connection to the company just a satisfied user.

I have to disagree with Iains last comment.

Addiction to UK TV just shows that you appreciate superior production values and talent in both acting and writing.

Certainly much more interesting documentaries on UK TV.

But the docs and primo dramas all end up on PBS anyway....you dont miss them, they are just time shifted a couple of months or years

In general I agree, but of course the UK also bought us Big Brother and much other reality / talent show drivel too

I'm not convinced they all show up on PBS especially the documentaries.

Not much demand in Canada or the U.S. for a series on the coast of the UK, but it's well worth watching.

Yes unfortunately you are correct about some of the drivel, but that's just as easily ignored as I ignore the crap here.

I think you will find that BB was (unsuprisingly) a DUTCH concept.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Big_Brother_(TV_series)

But if you can watch them a day or so after they air in the UK, why wait a couple of months?

I'll see your Big Brother and raise you a BBC's Planet Earth.

I agree with Steve, Canadian TV is crap but there is a constant stream of high quality stuff coming from the UK.

I know a number of born and bred Canadians who like their UKNova.

For that matter, my Canadian-born wife spends as much time on there as I do.

Just saying.

There was a great series on BBC 4 about the cell recently. You just don't see that sort of thing here, even on PBS.

Maybe its just cos I dont watch a lot of TV period...

YES BUT I CAN WATCH ANYTHING I WANT THE SAME NIGHT AND AT ANY TIME I WANT WITHOUT THE HASSLE OF DOWNLOADING I WOULD WATCH CANADIAN TV IF IT WAS ANY GOOD BUT IT ISNT.AND IT IS ON MY TV NOT COMPUTER.