Wow ... I struggle wading through masses of text
George .. I'm not even sure you need to go down the route of DVD recordings- it's something I've never fancied myself ..
As you know I'm also obsessive about certain things ... music / movies / football / boxing / general sport / motor sport etc
I don't want to answer your issues specifically as I don't feel as though I can ...
Sooo I will disclose how I cope with the need / desire to have everything that interests me instantly available to view .
I basically cover all bases by paying for the full Sky package plus NetFlix . I buy all my favourite movies and box sets very cheaply off eBay ... I pay a Russian based music site for any music tracks / albums - ridiculously cheap as well - the tracks are downloaded and burnt onto CDs ..
Finally anything else is on YouTube it just takes patience and perseverance ( something we both excel at ) to find what you want ..
There's very few things you can't find to be honest ..for example .. I've taken the liberty of searching YouTube for the Queen's Speeches and they are available ( in glorious HD) ..
Enjoy
https://youtu.be/mBRP-o6Q85s
Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Pro