I'd agree with that. My Mac has all episodes of Blackadder, Father Ted, Shameless and Fawlty Towers, and I'm thinking of adding Frasier to the list.

They all won't fit on th'ipad, but a good selection will make any flight seem shorter.

For when I'm in a more intellectual mode, I've managed to get hold of a number of period documentaries - Alistair Cooke's America, Civilisation, Cosmos and James Burke's Connections - all are also quite brilliant.