Radish comes from the idea that TV is an addictive, weird medium - in many ways [as the awesomely caned "ethnobotanist" terence mckenna once pointed out] just like a drug. It induces anti-social behaviour, become more real than the real world, and is completely addictive. Last night I lost the remote control and become so similar to a smackhead in my desperation trying to find it, it scared me.
99% of households in this country have a colour TV set. Ever tried making the licensing authority believe that you don't own one? ha..