Sign up to FREE email alerts from ChronicleLive - what's on Subscribe Thank you for subscribing We have more newsletters Show me See our privacy notice Invalid Email

Brace yourself, coronavirus is coming.

Over the next days, weeks and months, many will likely be staying home and avoiding contact with the outside world as much as possible to curb the spread of coronavirus as the UK enters its 'Delay' stage in fighting the virus .

Thankfully, this day in age, there is plenty of entertainment available to keep us as occupied as possible. If you never watched the Sopranos, but always wanted to, now is the time to blitz those box sets like never before.

While most on-demand services for music, movies and the like charge subscription fees, many offer free trials. That means that if you are self-isolating for a couple of weeks, you could watch, listen and read as much as you like, without actually having to pay.

Be warned though, when you sign-up to a free trial for streaming services, you will have to remember to cancel your account before the trial ends, otherwise you will automatically be charged. You never know though, you may like what you've seen and decide to pay to continue subscribing.

Also, often customers are only eligible for one free trial per customer. But you can try signing up again with a new email address or card details for additional trials, although that does not always work.

Free trials so you can binge watch, read and listen during coronavirus self-isolation

There are free trials for watching movies, box sets and TV, streaming unlimited music, listening to audio books and reading e-books.

Trial lengths vary, make sure you check up on the terms and conditions and future subscription charges before signing-up.

Amazon Prime Video

(Image: Amazon)

Amazon Prime Video's library includes huge shows like Lost, Catastrophe, The Grand Tour, The Good Wife, Mr Robot and Vikings, all-access sport documentaries and movies including Sicario, The Imitation Game, Four Lions and I, Tonya.

Usually, an Amazon Prime subscription costs £7.99 a month, but new customers can sign up for a 30-day free trial.

A Prime account also offers quick delivery on products bought through Amazon - something which could prove very handy when you're stuck at home with little to do.

Amazon will charge Prime customers £7.99 a month after the trial ends, so remember to cancel if you do not want to start paying.

Head to https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/video/offers/ sign up for a free Amazon Prime trial.

Britbox

Video Loading Video Unavailable Click to play Tap to play The video will start in 8 Cancel Play now

Britbox is a £5.99 subscription service which allows viewers to stream some of the best British TV ever made. Shows include Broadchurch, Manhunt, Downton Abbey, Doctor Who and Vera. There is plenty of classic comedy too, including Fawlty Towers, Only Fools and Horses, and The Office.

A 30-day free trial is available at https://www.britbox.co.uk/register .

Disney+ - maybe, but not yet

Classic Disney movies, Pixar animations, the Marvel universe, Star Wars, National Geographic and the Simpsons will be available to stream online through Disney + when it launches in the UK on March 24. Currently, Disney has yet to confirm if customers will be offered a free trial, although Tech Radar suggests a seven-day free trial is likely, as Disney + launched with similar deals in other terrirotires.

Otherwise, Disney+ will cost subscribers £5.99 a month, although early birds can save with a £49.99 annual deal if they sign up before Disney+ launches in the UK.

Netflix - not anymore

Breaking Bad, Love Is Blind, Narcos, and Sunderland Till I Die are among the big hitters Netflix customers can stream as much as they like.

Sadly, since December 2019, Netflix no longer offers free trials in the UK. If you want to sign up, it will cost £5.99 a month at least. Head here to find out more .

Sky Entertainment, Cinema and Kids

(Image: Adrian Don/ElectricPics Photography)

Now TV is offering free seven-day trials for Sky Entertainment, Sky Cinema and Sky Kids.

They are available to existing NOW TV customers and new customers.

Sky Entertainment's library includes huge Sky Atlantic series like Game of Thrones. There are more than 300 box sets, with 30 added every month. Peppa Pig, Dora the Explorer and SpongeBob SquarePants are all on Sky Kids, while Sky Cinema has more than 1,000 movies available top watch on demand, with a premiere every day.

Head to http://www.nowtv.com/tv-passes to sign-up, but remember to keep a track of when the trial expires and cancel your account if you do not wish to start paying.

Spotify

(Image: Annabel Staff)

Lost your CDs? Want to try some new music or revisit the classics? The ever-popular Spotify Premium music streaming service offers unlimited no advert listening. Usually priced £9.99 a month (£4.99 for students), new customers can try out Spotify for a month with a 30-day free trial. The trial option will appear to new customers who register and sign-up for an account.

Head to https://www.spotify.com/uk/premium/? to sign up. If you already have had a premium account, the offer will not be available.

Apple Music

Spotify's main rival, Apple Music, also offers a free trial. If you can't find what you like on Spotify, it could be available through Apple, and vice versa.

Apple Music offers a three-month no obligation free trial.

You'll need to download iTunes to use Apple Music.

Head to https://www.apple.com/uk/apple-music/ for more information.

Amazon Music Unlimited

Amazon's no-ad music streaming library also offers a free trial, for 30 days.

It costs £9.99 a month after.

Head to https://www.amazon.co.uk/music/unlimited? to join.

Kindle Unlimited

A week or so at home gives you plenty of time to get through your book list. While isolation rules out trips to the book shops and libraries, you can download e-books and magazines through Amazon's Kindle service.

Kindle Unlimited allows customers to explore more than 1 million titles and audiobooks.

It costs £7.99 a month but a 30-day free trial is available here .

Audible

Audible's library is full of audio books and podcasts to enjoy, perfect for when you can't face physically reading as your bogged down with illness. It costs £7.99 a month, but there is a 30-day free trial available for new customers here.