I managed to fix it, pretty good present, even if I do say so myself.
It now has internet radio
iPlayer
ITV Player
Can control SKY+ recordings remotely.
Few games and books too
Most Amazon services don't work because they are for Americans only.
Matt, I bought it on ebay - http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/300645315452 - next day delivery, you may be paying over the odds (it's £130 in US, but I've heard it's going to sell for £199 here but that's not confirmed) but there's a lot of unofficial support for it on internet and that seller on on ebay already has it in the UK for fast shipping. The US Amazon site doesn't delivery to UK.
It came with a US power adapter and the UK converter.
I also bought a case for it for £6 (bought that today, so can't review it) and you need a USB A to Micro B cable (£2) (and if you mess it up like I did, a factory cable which can cost £16 to import from US or buy another USB A to Micro B cable and take it to someone who can solder a 100ohm resistor between two pins)
Ten, it's pretty simple to do the messing around.. (he says after 'bricking' it, the problem is I was trying to be a smart arse). It's a 5 minute job.
My mum said she was up 'til 5am last night on it, so it seems they're a bit addictive..
You can choose different 'ROMS' for it on the enthusiast's unofficial sites, these are differing setups. The one you get when you buy it is ok, but it doesn't let you, as UK Amazon user do much with it. You can buy books on Amazon and that's it. I chose one that's based on it but lets you use Android Market.