@Slope, I don’t think it’s you so much, as the way films are made now. I too have trouble watching films. News, QI,spring watch etc all clear as a bell. But films and modern dramas........my word.....mumble,mumble,mumble, up to 27+ ,then the adverts come on, and quickly hit the mute, too loud. and dramas are now going through a phase where by the dialogue is secondary to the background mulch. A few years ago there was a phase where by the camera was never steady, as if it was strapped to someone’s head, and they couldn’t stop sneezing, terrible. Thankfully this trend has subsided. BBC recently produced whithering heights, and it had record complaints, as people just couldnt hear what was being said. Mrs Pig has excellent hearing, opposite frequency range to me, and she can’t hear stuff either.