Football. Opium of the proletarian mind. You may find 22 men kicking a ball around a patch of grass about as exciting as embroidery, but at least there’s the possibility of a ringside seat at some good old ultraviolence. And if bloodshed’s on your mind, then high definition is what you need: what finer way is there to watch a hooligan deranged …

Exciting news. I heard today that Channel 4 will be launching a DVD download service this autumn, and will be offering thousands of films for download. This is great news for movie fans, who today have only a few options if they want to download DVDs. I like postal DVD services such as ScreenSelect, which send out rental films via …

The wireless has come a long way since the days of cat’s whiskers, Bakelite headphones and aerials that looked like your gran’s washing line. The good old BBC is still up there with the leaders, too; its Listen Again service means you can get a blast of a Mozart symphony or a reading from Moyles’ Profanisaurus up to seven days …