We have never seen the television series Downton Abbey but had heard how good it was. So we were pleased to know that it was to be shown on Italian television – Sunday evenings at 9.30. Dubbed into Italian we were sure we would be able to understand the Italian from the rich inhabitants, particularly Maggie Smith’s character. So we settled down to watch and were pleasantly surprised to discover that with digital TV we could watch with the original soundtrack. Unfortunately the ability to select the original language is only available on a couple of the digital channels but having it for Downton Abbey made Sunday viewing more pleasurable.