I was reading an article on the BBC website earlier about how they’d carried out a poll to see how many people have lied about which books they’ve read, and it got me thinking – which is a rare event in itself! – I wonder just how many people prefer reading to watching TV?

This thought occurred just because I thought maybe if telly wasn’t available, the people in the BBC poll who’d lied about which books they’d read maybe would’ve actually read them, just for the want of something to do of an evening…

I realise that given this is a TV blog site, the odds are probably stacked in the telly’s favour, but nonetheless, I’d love to know the answer to this question… If you were plonked on a desert island, let’s say for one year, and you had a choice between having a TV or a huge stack of books to keep you entertained for that year, which would you choose? Read more & comment »