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Tell TalkTalk what you enjoy watching with your DGCs over the summer holidays – £150 Love2Shop voucher to be won! NOW CLOSED

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KatGransnet (GNHQ) Mon 04-Aug-14 16:09:37

TalkTalk has asked us to find out what gransnetters enjoy watching with their DGCs over the summer holidays.

Here's what TalkTalk say, "We have a huge range of family entertainment lined up this summer on the UK’s fastest growing TV service and we want to find out what you will be watching over the school holidays.

Here at TalkTalk TV, we like to do things a little differently. We're championing flexible TV and are proud to be the only provider that let's viewers enjoy additional sports, movies, or kids channels for just a month, or in some cases a day at a time, giving you a little bit of what you fancy when it suits you. We believe that great entertainment should be for everyone - at a price that won't break the bank. It's TV you'll be glued to - not stuck with.

We have hundreds of films available on the TalkTalk Box Office over the summer including The Lego Movie, Rio 2 and Muppets Most Wanted, an array of kids content from the Disney Channel, Cartoon Network and Nickledeon and access to Sky entertainment on our flexible monthly boosts. And our new Taster weekends are the perfect addition for lovers of family entertainment, allowing you to sample extra channels from our Boosts for free for weekends at a time.

Our free Tasters will launch on the weekend of 1st-3rd August with the Disney Channel, Disney XD and Disney Junior, helping families kick off the school summer holidays."

So, what's your favourite TV show to watch with your DGCs? Is it an arts and crafts TV show which inspire you both to get creative? Perhaps it’s a nature programme? Or, maybe if your DGCs are a bit older, it’s a quiz show or your favourite TV drama? Whatever it is, we’d love to know which TV programmes you’re enjoying watching with your DGCs this summer!

Everyone who leaves their comment below will be entered into a prize draw to win £150 Love2Shop voucher.

Thanks and good luck,

GNHQ

glammanana Tue 05-Aug-14 09:35:51

I do like the idea of daily access to programmes my DGCs may watch when they come to visit and the weather is not good enough for them to go outside it is a really good idea.
My youngest DGCs would be interested in all the nature programmes they are animal mad and can never get to see enough,their older brothers would enjoy watching series or films suitable for older boys but will also watch cartoons of any kind,typical boy stuff really.
Hopefully the weather will stay nice enough for the DGCs to enjoy the sunshine but knowing there is a TV system for them to choose from like this is good news indeed.

Pittcity Tue 05-Aug-14 15:00:38

I love to sit and watch a family film with my 13 year old DS at a time to suit us. My 3 year old DGS is happy with anything on "My CBeebies!!".

Tegan Tue 05-Aug-14 15:17:02

We've loved the Lego Movie [probably because it works on so many age levels]. My 7 year old grandson loves watching Mr Bean [which surprised me], but his viewing taste changes all the time. The younger one is animal mad [especially rabbits] and will happily watch anything with small furry creatures in [although I do have to be careful that they don't meet a sticky end eg The Velveteen Rabbit shock].

joannapiano Tue 05-Aug-14 19:54:32

Our under 6's like a bit of CBeebies, particularly Mr Tumble. Our 22month old DGD loves "Pig" aka Peppa. They usually watch when I am preparing meals etc.
If the weather's OK we prefer them to be out and about.Older DGC enjoyed watching bits of the Commonwealth Games last week-Usain Bolt and Tom Daley are big heroes.
We don't have satellite or cable TV so they are a bit limited here to the basic channels.

joannapiano Tue 05-Aug-14 20:43:22

Sorry, forgot that DGC over 6 years enjoy The Diary of a Wimpy Kid films as they have read the books.

gillybob Wed 06-Aug-14 15:13:02

My DGC are currently into childrens classic films such as Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, Mary Poppins, Doctor Doolittle etc. They have just enjoyed The Little Rascals that we watched together one wet afternoon last week. My DGC are very "outdoorsy" so films and television are mainly enjoyed during bad weather or later in the evening during the school holidays.

nellenoxin Thu 07-Aug-14 17:39:43

I like to watch ready steady cook and come dine with me with my DGC- They love to cook and love to help me make things when we 're together

eGJ Thu 07-Aug-14 18:06:52

My GC have no television (but watch dvds) They feel sorry for me because I can only watch programmes when they are on!! They enjoy Copycats and Shaun the Sheep but in the summer we have hardly any time for watching!

grannybuy Thu 07-Aug-14 18:21:39

While staying with my two grand-daughters when their parents were away, I kind of got sucked into 'I Carly' with them. It had us laughing a lot together. We don't get it on our TV, so it was a novelty for me.

wallers5 Thu 07-Aug-14 18:34:36

I see my 2 little grand-daughters 2 days a week so when it is wet the TV does go on. They both love Peter Rabbit, Mr Tumble, Peppa Pig, Fireman Sam & anything to do with insects/ladybirds or farm animals as they live on a farm. They adored The Gruffalo over Christmas.

NanSue Thu 07-Aug-14 18:36:08

My 6 year old grandson loves to watch Horrible Histories with Grandad on CBBC. There is just enough toilet talk to have them both roaring with laughter but at the same time extremely educational. We definitely need more programmes like this one. When stories are told in this manner there is most definitely a good chance that they will remember the facts.

franjo Thu 07-Aug-14 19:12:44

The really hot weather this summer has meant television has taken a back seat. The Lego Movie is a favourite for my 11 yr old grandson though and once the autumnal weather sets in he'll be back to his usual favourites on CBBC

peanutmum Thu 07-Aug-14 19:33:18

I use 'saving' on our 'box' to save what we know the grandboys like, age nearly 5 and nearly 3

They both will watch 'CBeebies', some strange ones like Baby Jake, others like Chuggington, Octonauts, Bob the Builder, TreeFu Tom..........
Farm programmes...... Big Barn Farm ( we get out farm animals to play with) Peter Rabbit, Fireman Sam and Timmy Time have all been favourites
They enjoy if they tie in with toys they have ...........building with blocks and sticks, sand with a JCB toy .........
also they love ipad programmes, which tie up with some, CBeebies play time has Octonauts, TreeFu Tom, Swashbuckle, and the education ones like Alphablocks, Something Special, Make a picture, Earth Explorers, dinosaur adventures.
If there are nature programmes on I will record especially if about fish, whales, dolphins, hammerhead sharks, for the eldest. I like to tie in the programmes with activities.

I am the educator and parents will show 'films' for them, the usual ones for boys but I can't keep up with all the names

Lotie Thu 07-Aug-14 19:48:27

My three grandchildren are very young but the oldest absolutely loves Bob the Builder, and the middle one In the Night Garden.

Lunchtimelady1 Thu 07-Aug-14 20:07:18

All my DGCs are still young and so are usually enthralled by anything on CBeebies which I find to be more varied than I imagined. I admit to a secret fondness for Peppa Pig as my own choice.

Deedaa Thu 07-Aug-14 20:39:32

GS2 (18 months) loves anything with Justin Fletcher, In The Night Garden and Teletubbies. His brother (nearly 8) mainly watches awful American cartoons with his (American) dad, but he does secretly enjoy Andy's Dinosaur Adventures.

I was babysitting GS3 (10 months) last night and he really liked the cakes on The Great British Bake Off smile

Brusselsgran Fri 08-Aug-14 10:57:20

Amazingly, my 5 year old grandson and 3 year old granddaughter have watched "A Chorus Line" 3 or 4 times with me -- on DVD, which I brought with me on holiday. It's a favorite of mine, and now of theirs too.

SusieWilkinson Fri 08-Aug-14 16:08:47

I have to confess I have manipulated the DVD watching, I love Bear Behaving Badly, and bought the DVDs. We now play them all the time and I've got them all hooked!!

grannygrunt Fri 08-Aug-14 17:05:15

My younger grandchildren love cbeebies and the older ones would sit and watch any Disney film for hours if I let them!

JoJo58 Fri 08-Aug-14 20:51:25

My youngest grandaughter (4) likes to watch cbeebies whilst my grandson (7) loves to watch cartoon network and the eldest grandaughter (10) loves citv, although they only watch tv if they are unable to go outside, and are happy to have time limits on their channels, but we all enjoy watching a Disney film together.

mutti Sun 10-Aug-14 18:22:27

Any good animated films, Disney or others, from classics like 'Dumbo' to new ones like 'Frozen', plus 'Little Princess' and 'Charlie and Lola. For older children, 'The Box of Delights' was a wonderful series.

Sararose Mon 11-Aug-14 14:20:44

My grandaughter is 15 (just) and we really love to watch "The Great British Bake Off" together. We then have a go at baking together with improving success! She likes to make chocolate cakes best of all!

compingsus Mon 11-Aug-14 23:09:46

our oldest GC is a 17 year old boy so with him its Friends, Two and a Half Men, CSI or his all time favourite, The Walking Dead - with a few baking programmes thrown in for variety.

headsy12 Wed 13-Aug-14 09:56:40

My grandson who is 2 loves to watch Peppa Pig I am getting to know all the characters now.