Now TV might suit you. It's cheap (on offer at the moment), you can watch the catch up services free and then pay a low monthly charge for any extras you want. It's a rolling month so you are not contracted to pay for a year.
thanks Chris - she wouldn't like "change" if it involved too much. I did mention Sky to her but no way hosay.
My cousin has an aunt 93 years old - got a plasma in bedroom and dvd player combined which she loves. Don't know what this is about but got somebody to "colour" buttons so she knows how to play DVD.