Sorry TJF, this isn't an answer to your question, but i have one along the same lines so i thought that i would join you in you quest for knowledge!
I have had Bristol recommended to me on more than one occasion and i reckon that is where i am going to do my distance learning.
Question i have is, roughly speaking how many hours a day are you guys studying? How many days a week? How often do you allow yourselves breaks? How regularly do you have to go over previously studied material to keep it all there? How good are the cram weeks?
I have loads more, and if anyone has anything good to say about other schools then please, enlighten me! And any other useful info would be a bonus too.
Many thanks.........