No LAN, no router. Filters on.
Moz 1.7.3
Clicked on 'TV & Radio from ntl' - went there without fuss, too.
It set 2 'SITESERVER' cookies with reasonable exp. dates
(since nuked, of course)
Got "Cookies OK" set? (I haven't tried 'No Cookies' in quite a spell; dunno if some sites still barf when you aren't up for a snack)