Doctor Who is Britain's favourite TV show

Doctor Who is the favourite show for families to watch in Britain, a survey has revealed.

A poll of more than 2,000 households was carried out to look into the average day-to-day lives of British families.

The study found that half of all families say their favoured form of entertainment is watching television.

The "typical" family has the TV switched on for nine hours each day, citing Doctor Who as their favoured show.

Mary Turner, chief executive officer of AlertMe, said: "The government census tells us information that is quite run-of-the-mill and we wanted to find out the bare bones of people's everyday behaviour; what they eat, the car they drive, how much they spend and try to save.

"This study shows that many families, and parents especially, are fairly conservative with their spending. Forking out £76 on a weekly grocery shop for a family of four is fairly frugal."

(Source: Belfast Telegraph)