Window on Britain

On the River Mersey near Liverpool, not far from the Peak District, we see what industry can do to the environment.

This is the Peak District National Park. It covers an area of about one thousand five hundred square kilometres in the centre of England.

But what do the British do at home in their free time? Well, listening to the radio or to CDs is popular. So is reading.

What other places do people like to visit? Almost 3 million people visit Alton Towers every year. This ride is called Nemesis.

Many people visit historic buildings. This is Kingston Lacey, a beautiful seventeenth century house with lovely gardens.

So what are the top ten leisure activities in Britain? The most popular activity for British people outside their own home is …

What do you do in your free time? I like to watch television and listen to music a lot. But I do go on the Internet as well.

British people spend their free time in a lot of different ways. They do sport, they watch sport, they visit interesting

It’s interesting that in Britain more people have a television than a washing machine. But my washing machine has a

Eighty-four percent of British homes have a video recorder — that’s more than in any other European country.