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| − | THE great British tradition of slumping in front of the television on Christmas evening seems to have lost its allure. This year's most hyped programme for December 25, David Tennant's penultimate appearance as Doctor Who, attracted just 10m viewers, Lam fewer than last Christmas's Doctor Who instalment. Even the most-watched programme, EastEnders, had only 10.9m viewers. In 2008, by contrast, A Matter of Loaf and Death, the Wallace and Gromit Christmas special on BBC1, drew an audience of | + | THE great British tradition of slumping in front of the television on Christmas evening seems to have lost its allure. This year's most hyped programme for December 25, David Tennant's penultimate appearance as Doctor Who, attracted just 10m viewers, Lam fewer than last Christmas's Doctor Who instalment. Even the most-watched programme, EastEnders, had only 10.9m viewers. In 2008, by contrast, A Matter of Loaf and Death, the Wallace and Gromit Christmas special on BBC1, drew an audience of 14m. |
The increasing time that Britons spend in front of computer screens — whether playing games, surfing the Internet or shopping online appears to be cutting into television viewing. | The increasing time that Britons spend in front of computer screens — whether playing games, surfing the Internet or shopping online appears to be cutting into television viewing. | ||
