A2 Leisure at Home The most common leisure activities among people in the United Kingdom are home-based, or social, such as entertaining or visiting relatives and friends Watching television is by far the most popular leisure pastime; Britain's regular weekly dramas or soap operas such as Eastenders and Coronation Street have more viewers than any other programme Other regular pastimes include listening to the radio and to recorded music, reading books, gardening, do it-yourself home improvements and doing puzzle Pop and rock albums are the most common type of music bought, and pop is by far the most popular form of musical expression in BritainA 2 Leisure at Home  The most common leisure activities among people in the United Kingdom are home-based, or social, such as entertaining or visiting relatives and friends  Watching television is by far the most popular leisure pastime; Britain's regular weekly dramas or 'soap operas' such as 'Eastenders' and 'Coronation Street' have more viewers than any other programme.  Other regular pastimes include listening to the radio and to recorded music, reading books, gardening, do￾it-yourself home improvements and doing puzzle.  Pop and rock albums are the most common type of music bought, and pop is by far the most popular form of musical expression in Britain