JV recently pointed me to two great resources:

Videos of the British Prime Minister's Question Time. Never could seem to catch this on C-SPAN and now I know why, it airs at 7am on Wednesdays, when I'd never be awake, and at 9pm on Sundays, when there are 10 other good shows on. JV also helped out with this primer on the policies of the three main parties.

The Complete Sherlock Holmes. So far I've gotten through "A Study in Scarlet." I may regret it later in life when my eyes melt from endless scrolling, but I actually like reading on the web, even long pieces. Without as many page breaks it goes faster for me, and I tend to do more of it, because I'm already in front of the computer most of the day.