Wednesday, 2 April 2008

TV or not TV?




















TV Turn Off Week affords us the perfect excuse to find out what happens when you reach for the remote…

Interrupting the programme he turned to his wife
Put a thumb on the button, and switched on his life
‘With all this damn telly I’ve gone soft in the head
Let’s stop watching Friends and go make them instead.’

This month we'd love you to try…
17. Watching less TV
23. Have more meals together
30. Bake something for a friend
35. Write to someone who inspired you
43. Grow something with a child

Need some guidance? Check out this month’s "Things that tickle our fancy"

What can you do?
First of all, action our actions, count'em, come to the site and track'em

Once you're done, come vote on our poll, join in our ’boob tube barney’ on the soapbox and download our ‘resist it’ telly sheaths – in comely flock wallpaper and fish bowl design. We are scouting for alternate uses for tvs in this month’s gallery and have created a tv bluffers guide for addicts in early stages of recovery. Enjoy.

Tuesday, 1 April 2008

Now you see it, now you don't













So you have switched off for TV Turnoff Week. There it sits watching from its perch. You can almost hear it calling you to press the glowing button.

Resist it!

We have some TV disguises, not the bushy moustache kind, to help hide it and get you through the week. Remembering where you put it is optional.

How does it work?

  1. Download the disguises (here and here)
  2. Print them out
  3. Grab the sticky tape
  4. Stick it to your screen
  5. Walk away and start your TV free adventure*
*Need inspiration? Then we have all you need in this month's TV tickle.