There's a number of television programmes at the orbital position of 28.5 degrees east, via the Astra 2 satellite system including a variety of BBC and privately owned commercial stations. All you need is a digital receiver, a universal LNB and a 60 cm dish.

The most important stations are

BBC ONE
BBC TWO
BBC THREE
BBC FOUR
BBC NEWS 24
BBC PARLIAMENT
CBBC (for children)
CBeebies (for toddlers and little children)
ITV News
SKY News
Euronews

TCM (Turner Classic Movies)

There are more channels dealing with travel, games, music, homeshopping, etc.