Watching television is one of the great British pastimes! Broadcasting in the United Kingdom is (1) by the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) and the Independent Broadcasting Authority (IBA). The BBC receives its (2) from the government, (3) the private companies controlled by the IBA earn money (4) advertising. National radio is controlled by the BBC, and listeners can choose (5) four stations. Radio 1 is a pop-music (6) with news and magazine-style programmes. Radio 2 plays light music and reports (7) sport. Radio 3 plays classical music (8) Radio 4 has news programmes, drama and general interest programmes. There are many (9) stations, some private and some run (10) the BBC. Their programmes (11) mainly of music and local news. The BBC has two TV channels. BBC 2 has more serious programmes and news features. The IBA is responsible for looking (12) the regional independent TV companies (13) broadcast their own programmes and those (14) have bought from other regions. There is a (15) for advertisements about every 15-20 minutes. (16) most recent independent channel is called Channel 4 and it has more specialized programmes (17) the main channels. In (18) , people think the programmes offered (19) British television are of a very high standard. Some people, however, are becoming worried about the amount (20) on TV, and the effect this may have on young people.