"John Rumm" wrote in message
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Mary Fisher wrote:

Yebbut you might not enjoy Dr Who, but that episode might not be
representative of the whole series.

This weeks is written by Steven Moffat, who has written many of the best
episodes in the past four series, so there is a pretty good chance it will
be another good one.

How can you select what you might enjoy in advance?

Easy... experience, reputation, and association.

How do you know that you are going to enjoy a book

Already covered, but we do know that a few authors write so well that
they're worth reading. I'm just finishing a Rose Macaulay book, a very
challenging tome which I've read five times, with no break between. I get
more from it every time but I might just leave it for a few months when I've
turned the last page and my eyes have moistened again.

or a CD

We buy very few CDs and only those made by specialist musicians whose
performances we've heard live.

You see, we prefer to make our own lives rather than live vicariously. This
is a DIY group after all :-)

Mary