A free service that lets you watch TV progammes you missed on your computer. It includes links to BBC iPlayer, and catchup links
to ITV, Channels 4 and 5 and some Sky channels. You will need to sign up and choose a username and password, and log on with these
every time you use the site.
Culture24, a comprehensive site listing nationwide cultural places to go and things to do. Includes galleries, heritage sites
for history, arts, science and nature. See opening times, locations, special exhibitions and link directly to particular sites.
http://www.culture24.org.uk/home
Which Magazine's website full of thousands of product reviews and comparisons. Without subscribing you can browse
for basic information on more or less any product, for detailed reviews you will need to sign up and subscribe (this includes receiving the
monthly magazine by post). A complex site but has something relevant for everybody.
The Women's Institute official site. A clear and comprehensive site covering all their campaigns and activities The University
of the Third Age's site - a self help organisation provising educatonal and leisure opportunities for older people, offering courses
of study, lectures, activities for a wide range of interests, all for fun.
Ancestor hunting resources all under one roof! Access a vast range of archives going back in time. Preliminary searches are
free, but subscription required for in-depth work. Worth signing up if you are keen.
The National Trust's official site. See visits, holidays and conservation. Photographs and descriptions of all their properties. www.nationaltrust.org.uk
Kodak's highly recommended site giving tips on taking good photos with your digital camera. Make sure you are in the Tips and Projects
section, and start with Top Ten Tips. Also gives advice for photographing people, animals, holidays, events and suggests projects.
Five of the main national newspapers. (All papers will have their own site. N.B. Necessary to pay a subscription for
The Times.) Each contains all elements you'd find in the actual paper - click on the section of your choice to see
articles, news, sport, travel, games etc. Find articles you missed in the archives. Clearly written and straightforward for
finding your way round.
Find classical or jazz albums, search by music, artist or composer, play whole album or single track for free, or buy online and download
to your computer. Remember to turn your volume on!
Useful websites telling you the price of property in a post code of your choice. Good if you want to know how much houses
in your street sold for. Also has a directory of property professionals nationwide. You need to register but it's
free and quick. Zoopla is a similar site also used by estate agents.
Large, comprehensive site for finding out what's on where. Our two links take you to theatres and cinemas. Use alphabetical
search to find out what's on when, get phone number and address of theatres, book online if you wish (takes you to Ticketmaster's
website for this). Many other nation wide events listed as well.
Leisure & Interests
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Home page for BBC's vast website - gateway to everything the BBC offers. Two links here for Radio 4 and iPlayer. Listen
to a radio or watch a tv programme you missed - remember to turn on your volume. Choose the programme you want and look for symbols
to listen or watch then click and play.
Reasonably simple site.
Not many categories.
Results in a few clicks.
Modest sized site.
A few more categories.
Medium sized site.
Several categories which may be multi-layered.
May require clicking back and forth.
Fairly complex site.
Multi-category, layered.
Requires clicking back and forth.
Large complex site.
Multi-category, layered.
Requires clicking back and forth.
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Updated July
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