大象传媒

It came as a bit of a shock to me when I went into my lounge at home a couple of weeks ago to find my just-turned four-year-old son sat in front of the television watching a DVD of *.

It was just after 7am and he had obviously woken up, trooped downstairs and worked out which buttons he needed to press to watch what is, to be fair, a fine film.

And while part of me thought that it's probably not a great thing that he can now switch the television on at will, part of me wallowed in happiness at the prospect that my sleep may not be broken by the constant repetition of: "Daddy, I want to watch the tele" at ungodly hours, or at least until my youngest son learns how to talk!

I'd be interested to know other parent's views on this.

My son's dexterity took me back to - a time when there were just , a time when I had to move off the sofa to switch between those channels, a time when videos, never mind DVDs, didn't exist in my house, a time when the Olympics seemed to be soley accessible when I was eating my morning wheat-based cereal, or sipping my evening cup of warm milk.

Oh how times have changed.

The first Games to be televised were the London Olympics of 1948, not that there were too many sets dotted around the country for people to follow the pictures on.

The 大象传媒 produced 64 hours of coverage and an audience of around 500,000 people tuned in, but the era of the televised Olympics was upon us.

Fast forward through the years of and presenting Olympic specials and you come to the preparations for Beijing.

Okay, enough of the self-promotion - the point I want to make is you've only got yourself to blame if you sit through hours of highlights programmes only to be disappointed that the sport you were waiting for didn't make the final cut.

There's more opportunity than ever before for you to watch the sport you want to watch.

So, with that in mind, which sports are you most looking forward to watching in Beijing?

*Other animated DVDs are available to purchase in shops and on online.