[Jimmy Clitheroe]

You can't win - the only ad free channels are on BBC and are a propaganda outlet for drivel. The ads on the commercial channels are nothing more than brainwashing with the continuous repetition (just think how many lines from adverts you can recall ad verbatim - stuck in your memory till and probably beyond when dementia sets in). There used to be an add block system that realised ads were transmitted at a higher volume than actual programmes and would standby your set until the volume dropped back to normal programme level. Wasn't a 100% but am sure someone could devise a modern more sophisticated system.