[speaker001:] what kinds of tv programmes do you enjoy watching?
[speaker002:] I like current affairs programmes and documentaries, especially wildlife ones. How about you?
[speaker001:] I like those kinds of programmes too. They 're very informative. I think that many people underrate the education value of tv.
[speaker002:] I agree. People often criticize tv for showing too much sex and violence.
[speaker001:] yeah. And that 's so funny because most people prefer watching sex and violence to watching something more educational!
[speaker002:] right. You can 't blame the tv stations for showing popular kinds of programmes. They need to make money from advertisements shown during and between programmes.
[speaker001:] in my country, there 's a time limit on the advertisements that can be shown. I think it 's about six minutes per hour.
[speaker002:] that 's great idea. But don 't the tv station lose a lot of money because of that?
[speaker001:] no. they don 't. they simply charge higher prices at peak times. Is there no limit on the amount of advertisements that can be shown on tv in your country?
[speaker002:] not as far as I know. We have so many advertisements. the interruptions are unbearable sometimes! That 's one reason that many people prefer satellite or cable tv, where you pay a fixed amount each mo
[speaker001:] some people have satellite and cable tv in my country, but people don 't seem to keen to pay for their tv programmes. Besides, the terrestrial channels offer a good range of programmes.
[speaker002:] well, there 's a wildlife documentary on tv in a few minutes. Shall we?