You can own a TV without a license, and use it to watch DVDs or anything streamed on demand, e.g. Netflix, Amazon Prime etc. You only need a license to watch programmes broadcast at a fixed time, or BBC iPlayer. https://twitter.com/Bigglesthefrog/status/1260510011719024640

And if you have a burner email address and a VPN that connects you to the internet through a server at the other end of the country, you can watch iPlayer too; nobody's ever going to catch you. I recommend NordVPN.