Shows On English Entertainment TV Channels (United Kingdom)

The Ricky Gervais Show is an American cartoon series produced for and broadcast by HBO and Channel 4. The series is an animated version of the popular British audio podcasts and audiobooks of the same name, which feature Ricky Gervais and Stephen Merchant, along with colleague and friend Karl Pilkington, talking about various subjects behind the microphone. The TV show consists of past audio recordings of these unscripted "pointless conversations," with animation drawn in a style similar to clas

Time is of the essence in this full-throttle documentary charting the extraordinary endeavours of Britain's emergency helicopter medical services. Cameras capture all the action as 'chopper doctor' flying teams respond to various crisis calls, employing cutting-edge techniques honed in the world's toughest warzones to save the lives of people up and down the country.

A close friend of MacGyver is murdered. In searching for a reason for this assassination MacGyver discovers a secret nuclear weapons plant right in the center of Britain.

This is BBC Four. Programmes start at 7.00pm. [HD]

Follows life of Malika, a lioness in South Africa’s Kruger National Park as she battles to survive.

Thoroughbreds: Part 2: Lizzy undergoes tests and the results are both shocking and unexpected. She decides not to tell Garth until she can find out what the odds are of her survival. (S1 Ep25)

A biopic of Barack Obama set during his time as a college student in New York City.

Genuine but increasingly insecure Pete is cautiously excited about reuniting with his college crew for a birthday weekend of memories, partying and earnest reconnection at a picturesque English manor. Best laid plans, dear audience.

Drama about infamous aristocrat Lord Lucan, who mysteriously disappeared in 1974 after being accused of murdering his children's nanny.

Your daily escape designed to calm the mind and encourage relaxation and reflection.

In his series on religious art and artefacts, Paul Binski explores Winchester Cathedral and visits Fountains Abbey in rural Yorkshire. [SL] (S2 Ep 1)

Alan Cumming hosts a series of travel documentaries for Sky Atlantic, where he walks around various cities in the UK and Ireland, finding out their urban secrets. Each show took the form of a walk, during which he comes across a motley collection of celebrities, locals and experts who showed him hidden gems in London (2 shows), Brighton, Bristol, Liverpool, Newcastle, Dublin and Glasgow.