TV is rarely on nowadays, I sometimes have a music channel playing in the background, that's about it 
I use I-player if I find I've missed something I did want to watch...

A friend gave me one to plant today.
It’s totally new to me!
Has anyone tried them?

What new to you varieties are you growing this year?

I've realised today that  I don't watch, I just listen.   I've just sung along to  Calamity Jane without  watching any of it.

Interesting question I had normally assumed my bent spears were as a result of beetle or slug damage. You are correct though that stones can bend the spears along with wind. I would be very careful about shifting soil around them at present.
As I say I get some bent spears but I normally just cut them off and discard them. If you wish you can keep them for soup of course. I would be tempted to hold off for a couple of seasons to let the plants get well established and then consider stone removal if you are getting a lot of bent spears then. Good luck HH

You'll probably get the hang of how the Octopus website works given a bit of time GG. But yes, it's easy to miss emails saying that your supplier has been taken over if you aren't expectingi it.