Today 02:30 - 03:00
Comedian Shappi Khorsandi walks the Derbyshire Dales and marvels at the beauty she finds. With her unique wit and charm, she talks candidly about her outlook on life and love. [S,SL] [HD]
106: BBC FOUR HD
Fri Jul 24
Today 03:00 - 03:30
9/15. At the former Midlothian mining village of Newtongrange, Michael meets the son of a miner whose name loomed large in the disputes of the 1970s and 1980s, 'Red' Mick McGahey. [S,AD,SL] [HD]
Today 03:30 - 05:30
Programmes start at 7.00pm. [HD]
Today 05:30 - 18:58
Daily from 7.00pm. [HD]
Today 18:58 - 19:00
Programmes start at 7.00pm. [HD]
Today 19:00 - 20:55
Classic tracks on an orchestral scale from Genesis to Tubular Bells with epic new arrangements of works by ELP, Yes and more, featuring Guy Garvey and curated by Stuart Maconie. [S] [HD]
Today 20:55 - 21:00
Is this the best ever cover version of Oasis' surprise football anthem of the summer? [S] [HD]
Today 21:00 - 21:30
Jamie Theakston presents the pop chart programme, first broadcast on 18 February 2000 and featuring Gabrielle, Hepburn, Joey Negro and Taka Boom, Eiffel 65, Ian Brown and Oasis. [S]
Today 21:30 - 22:00
Simon Bates presents the pop chart programme, first broadcast on 22 July 1982 and featuring The Belle Stars, Madness, Bananarama, Junior, The Stranglers, Dollar and Irene Cara. [S]
Today 22:00 - 22:30
Gary Davies and Peter Powell present the pop chart programme, first broadcast in July 1986. Featuring Hollywood Beyond, Sinitta, Audrey Hall, Robert Palmer, Haywoode and Madonna. [S]
Today 22:30 - 23:30
BBC studio performances by progressive rock bands of the 1970s, including Yes, Genesis, ELP, Caravan, Family, Atomic Rooster and more. [S]
Today 23:30 - 00:10
Anne Nightingale introduces a recording of a Genesis concert performed at the Lyceum Ballroom, London, on 7 May 1980. The band is fronted by a bearded Phil Collins. [S]
Sat Jul 25
Tomorrow 00:10 - 01:10
A film, first broadcast in 1980, that portrays the many-sided talents of hugely successful British rock group Jethro Tull - at home, in the recording studio and on tour in America. [S]
Tomorrow 01:10 - 01:40
Bob Harris introduces a 1977 concert by Supertramp at Queen Mary College, London. Including the hits Dreamer, Give a Little Bit and Bloody Well Right. [S]
Tomorrow 01:40 - 02:25
A dip into the archives to explore both collective hits and solo singles spanning 20 early years of Genesis history, from the art-rock Gabriel era to 1980s pop superstars. [S]
Tomorrow 02:25 - 02:55
Jamie Theakston presents the pop chart programme, first broadcast on 18 February 2000 and featuring Gabrielle, Hepburn, Joey Negro and Taka Boom, Eiffel 65, Ian Brown and Oasis. [S]
Tomorrow 02:55 - 03:25
Simon Bates presents the pop chart programme, first broadcast on 22 July 1982 and featuring The Belle Stars, Madness, Bananarama, Junior, The Stranglers, Dollar and Irene Cara. [S]
Tomorrow 03:25 - 03:55
Gary Davies and Peter Powell present the pop chart programme, first broadcast in July 1986. Featuring Hollywood Beyond, Sinitta, Audrey Hall, Robert Palmer, Haywoode and Madonna. [S]
Tomorrow 03:55 - 05:30
Programmes start at 7.00pm. [HD]
Tomorrow 05:30 - 18:58
Daily from 7.00pm. [HD]
Tomorrow 18:58 - 19:00
Programmes start at 7.00pm. [HD]
Tomorrow 19:00 - 19:05
Baghani, a Royal Bengal tiger, hunts wild boar in the Ranthambore National Park. [S] [HD]
Tomorrow 19:05 - 20:00
6/13. Some 350 million years ago, evolution reached one of its most crucial stages when fish crawled from the water onto the land and became amphibians. [S]
Tomorrow 20:00 - 21:00
Paul Rose tells the story of three Frenchmen's 18th-century scientific mission to Ecuador to settle an international row by measuring the planet's shape. [S,AD]
Tomorrow 21:00 - 21:45
5/8. Irène follows a lead into a case involving Mirreau, who may be linked to a state secret. Contains some strong language, some violence and some upsetting scenes. [S] [HD]
Tomorrow 21:45 - 22:25
6/8. The Sentinels must free Mazauric before he divulges critical information to the enemy. Contains some strong language, some violence and some upsetting scenes. [S] [HD]
Tomorrow 22:25 - 00:25
A mother confronts her son's school about his increasingly strange behaviour. Contains some scenes which some viewers may find upsetting. [2023] [S] [HD]
Sun Jul 26
Sunday 00:25 - 00:55
5/7. Sitcom. Hyacinth realises that Richard is bored after taking early retirement and provides him with a hobby. Unfortunately, this rather backfires on her. [S]
Sunday 00:55 - 01:25
5/6. Victor and Margaret head off for a weekend at the seaside. Victor is presented with a most unusual and unwelcome gift. [S]
Sunday 01:25 - 02:25
6/13. Some 350 million years ago, evolution reached one of its most crucial stages when fish crawled from the water onto the land and became amphibians. [S]
Sunday 02:25 - 03:20
Paul Rose tells the story of three Frenchmen's 18th-century scientific mission to Ecuador to settle an international row by measuring the planet's shape. [S,AD]
Sunday 03:20 - 05:30
Programmes start at 7.00pm. [HD]
Sunday 05:30 - 18:58
Daily from 7.00pm. [HD]
Sunday 18:58 - 19:00
Programmes start at 7.00pm. [HD]
Sunday 19:00 - 20:00
2/9. Paul Atterbury travels around Britain finding out how the great ocean liners made such a mark on the popular imagination and why they continue to enchant. [S]
Sunday 20:00 - 22:00
The powerhouse conductor brings Respighi's sun-soaked Roman Trilogy to life, leading his Sinfonia of London orchestra through a colossal programme also featuring Walton and Verdi. [S] [HD]
Sunday 22:00 - 22:15
Billie Whitelaw gives a tour de force performance as a mouth suspended in space in Samuel Beckett's play. [S]
Sunday 22:15 - 00:15
John Osborne's play, set in 1950s Britain, about failing music hall performer Archie Rice. Deals with adult themes. [S]
Mon Jul 27
Monday 00:15 - 00:45
Bernard Levin talks to playwright and screenwriter John Osborne, best known for his 1956 work Look Back in Anger. [S]
Monday 00:45 - 01:45
Adrian Dunbar explores what made the man who wrote Waiting for Godot. [S] [HD]
Monday 01:45 - 02:15
1/3. An immersive journey into the world of turtles. Ride on board a green sea turtle as it swims around its spectacular coral reef home of Sipidan in Malaysia. [S] [HD]
Monday 02:15 - 03:15
2/9. Paul Atterbury travels around Britain finding out how the great ocean liners made such a mark on the popular imagination and why they continue to enchant. [S,SL]
Monday 03:15 - 05:30
Programmes start at 7.00pm. [HD]
Monday 05:30 - 18:58
Daily from 7.00pm. [HD]
Monday 18:58 - 19:00
Programmes start at 7.00pm. [HD]
Monday 19:00 - 20:00
2/3. Documentary on the Atlantic Ocean. In the South Atlantic, chains of extraordinary islands are packed with huge pods of dolphins and massive penguin colonies. [S,AD] [HD]
Monday 20:00 - 21:00
3/3. Filming in Italy, Germany, France and Britain, Alastair Sooke explores the extraordinary afterlife of Greek masterpieces that changed the course of western culture. [S,AD] [HD]
Monday 21:00 - 22:30
Archaeological documentary. Having used satellites to discover cities, temples and pyramids beneath the sands, Dr Sarah Parcak heads to Egypt to find out if they are really there. [S,AD] [HD]
Monday 22:30 - 23:30
2/3. Now married and living in 1930s America, Frida sees the ugly side of capitalism. Contains scenes which some viewers may find upsetting. [S,AD] [HD]
Monday 23:30 - 00:30
3/3. Alan Yentob tells the story of the most famous work of art in the world - the Mona Lisa. He discovers who she is, and why she is smiling. [S,AD]
Tue Jul 28
Tuesday 00:30 - 01:30
2/3. Documentary on the Atlantic Ocean. In the South Atlantic, chains of extraordinary islands are packed with huge pods of dolphins and massive penguin colonies. [S,AD] [HD]
Tuesday 01:30 - 02:30
3/3. Filming in Italy, Germany, France and Britain, Alastair Sooke explores the extraordinary afterlife of Greek masterpieces that changed the course of western culture. [S,AD] [HD]
Tuesday 02:30 - 03:30
3/3. Alan Yentob tells the story of the most famous work of art in the world - the Mona Lisa. He discovers who she is, and why she is smiling. [S,AD]
Tuesday 03:30 - 05:30
Programmes start at 7.00pm. [HD]
Tuesday 05:30 - 18:58
Daily from 7.00pm. [HD]
Tuesday 18:58 - 19:00
Programmes start at 7.00pm. [HD]
Tuesday 19:00 - 19:30
10/15. Michael's rail journey through postwar Scotland takes him over the River Tay to Dundee on the trail of Joseph McKenzie, the father of modern Scottish photography. [S,AD] [HD]
Tuesday 19:30 - 20:00
Monica Galetti takes in the dramatic landscapes of the North York Moors as she crosses the heather from Rosedale to Farndale, meeting locals along the way. [S] [HD]
Tuesday 20:00 - 20:30
6/7. When Hyacinth gets passionate about art, Daddy decides to join the Foreign Legion. Meanwhile, Mr Finchley has desires of his own for Rose. [S]
Tuesday 20:30 - 21:00
6/6. Victor is unable to sleep, and things get so desperate that he contemplates opening Ronnie and Mildred's Christmas present from last year. [S]
Tuesday 21:00 - 22:00
2/3. How two French girls, a century apart, became queens of England. Isabella of France would be accused of murder and Margaret of Anjou of destructive ambition. [S] [HD]
Tuesday 22:00 - 23:00
2/3. Sam Willis tells the story of the English ruler who left the most indelible mark on the castle, Edward I, as he turned it into an instrument of colonisation. [S,AD] [HD]
Tuesday 23:00 - 00:00
. 5/8. Would Obama's 2008 election success change the US's stance on ethnic cleansing in Sudan? Contains scenes which some viewers may find disturbing. [S,AD] [HD]
Wed Jul 29
Wednesday 00:00 - 01:00
. 6/8. When Gaddafi declared his intention to 'disinfect' Benghazi, Obama faced a dilemma. Contains scenes which some viewers may find disturbing. [S,AD] [HD]
Wednesday 01:00 - 02:00
2/3. How two French girls, a century apart, became queens of England. Isabella of France would be accused of murder and Margaret of Anjou of destructive ambition. [S] [HD]
Wednesday 02:00 - 03:00
2/3. Sam Willis tells the story of the English ruler who left the most indelible mark on the castle, Edward I, as he turned it into an instrument of colonisation. [S,AD] [HD]
Wednesday 03:00 - 03:30
10/15. Michael's rail journey through postwar Scotland takes him over the River Tay to Dundee on the trail of Joseph McKenzie, the father of modern Scottish photography. [S,AD,SL] [HD]
Wednesday 03:30 - 04:00
Monica Galetti takes in the dramatic landscapes of the North York Moors as she crosses the heather from Rosedale to Farndale, meeting locals along the way. [S,SL] [HD]
Wednesday 04:00 - 05:30
Programmes start at 7.00pm. [HD]
Wednesday 05:30 - 18:58
Daily from 7.00pm. [HD]
Wednesday 18:58 - 19:00
Programmes start at 7.00pm. [HD]
Wednesday 19:00 - 19:30
11/15. Michael Portillo twists and shouts through postwar Liverpool. [S,AD] [HD]
Wednesday 19:30 - 20:00
Comic Jim Moir explores a fascinating corner of the Kent coast as he walks down to Dungeness. Along the way he meets locals, explores military ruins and rides a steam train. [S] [HD]
Wednesday 20:00 - 21:00
1/3. Alastair Sooke traces how the Romans during the Republic went from being art thieves and copycats to pioneering a new artistic style of warts 'n' all realism. [S] [HD]
Wednesday 21:00 - 22:00
Professor Mary Beard explores the life and times of the notorious Roman emperor Caligula. Deals with adult themes. [S,AD] [HD]
Wednesday 22:00 - 22:15
Sir Derek Jacobi remembers the landmark 1976 TV series I, Claudius. [S] [HD]
Wednesday 22:15 - 23:55
1/12. Acclaimed blackly comic historical drama series set amidst a web of power, corruption and lies, chronicling the reigns of the Roman emperors. [S]
Wednesday 23:55 - 00:45
2/12. The adaptation of Robert Graves's novels continues and introduces Claudius as a stumbling, stuttering child, marked out for greatness by a falling wolf cub. [S]
Thu Jul 30
Thursday 00:45 - 01:45
1/3. Alastair Sooke traces how the Romans during the Republic went from being art thieves and copycats to pioneering a new artistic style of warts 'n' all realism. Deals with adult themes. [S] [HD]
Thursday 01:45 - 02:45
Professor Mary Beard explores the life and times of the notorious Roman emperor Caligula. Deals with adult themes. [S,AD] [HD]
Thursday 02:45 - 03:15
11/15. Michael Portillo twists and shouts through postwar Liverpool. [S,AD,SL] [HD]
Thursday 03:15 - 03:45
Comic Jim Moir explores a fascinating corner of the Kent coast as he walks down to Dungeness. Along the way he meets locals, explores military ruins and rides a steam train. [S,SL] [HD]
Thursday 03:45 - 05:30
Programmes start at 7.00pm. [HD]
Thursday 05:30 - 18:58
Daily from 7.00pm. [HD]
Thursday 18:58 - 19:00
Programmes start at 7.00pm. [HD]
Thursday 19:00 - 19:30
12/15. Michael Portillo reaches the jet age in the Derby suburb of Peartree, where he tours the engineering colossus Rolls-Royce. [S,AD] [HD]
Thursday 19:30 - 20:00
Steph McGovern walks down the lanes of Littondale in Yorkshire. She meets the residents who call it home and describes the special place this area holds in her heart. [S] [HD]
Thursday 20:00 - 21:00
Celia Imrie revisits one of cinema's greatest decades with a dig into the BBC archives. [S] [HD]
Thursday 21:00 - 22:50
Scorsese's seminal film about one man's descent to hell, starring Robert De Niro. Contains very strong language, explicit sexual content, graphic violence... [1976] [S,AD] [HD]
Thursday 22:50 - 00:30
Harry Palmer is sent to Berlin with instructions to assist Colonel Stok, the Russian head of security for the Berlin Wall, who is eager to defect to the West. [1966] [S]
Fri Jul 31
Friday 00:30 - 01:30
Celia Imrie revisits one of cinema's greatest decades with a dig into the BBC archives. [S] [HD]
Friday 01:30 - 02:30
2/3. Now married and living in 1930s America, Frida sees the ugly side of capitalism. Contains scenes which some viewers may find upsetting. [S,AD] [HD]
Friday 02:30 - 03:00
12/15. Michael Portillo reaches the jet age in the Derby suburb of Peartree, where he tours the engineering colossus Rolls-Royce. [S,AD,SL] [HD]
Friday 03:00 - 03:30
Steph McGovern walks down the lanes of Littondale in Yorkshire. She meets the residents who call it home and describes the special place this area holds in her heart. [S,SL] [HD]
Friday 03:30 - 05:30
Programmes start at 7.00pm. [HD]
Friday 05:30 - 18:58
Daily from 7.00pm. [HD]
Friday 18:58 - 19:00
Programmes start at 7.00pm. [HD]
Friday 19:00 - 20:25
A night celebrating the famed British composer with two of his best-loved works, the First Symphony and Cello Concerto, masterfully performed by Sheku Kanneh-Mason. [S] [HD]
Friday 20:25 - 20:55
Gail Porter presents the pop chart programme, first broadcast on 25 February 2000 and featuring Shania Twain, Jay-Z, Rebecca Wheatley, Eels, CRW, Christina Aguilera and All Saints. [S]
Friday 20:55 - 21:25
Jamie Theakston presents the pop chart programme, featuring Tom Jones & Stereophonics, Daphne & Celeste, A1, The Bluetones, Kelis, Artful Dodger featuring Romina Johnson and All Saints. [S]
Friday 21:25 - 21:55
Noel Edmonds presents the pop chart programme, first broadcast on 28 July 1977 and featuring Steve Gibbons Band, Showaddywaddy, Bob Marley and the Wailers, and Legs & Co. [S]
Friday 21:55 - 22:35
Mike Read and Janice Long present the pop chart programme from July 1983. Featuring KC and the Sunshine Band, Elvis Costello and the Attractions, The Lotus Eaters and Bananarama. [S]
Friday 22:35 - 23:30
First broadcast on the centenary of his birth, legendary jazz trumpeter and vocalist Louis Armstrong in performance. [S]
Friday 23:30 - 00:35
Humphrey Lyttelton introduces the story of Louis Armstrong and His All Stars: Eddie Shu, clarinet, Tyree Glenn, trombone, Billy Kyle, piano, Bud Catlett, bass and Danny Barcelona, drums. [S]
Sat Aug 01
Saturday 00:35 - 01:35
Performances and interviews from the golden age of jazz, featuring Louis Armstrong, Count Basie, Duke Ellington, Oscar Peterson, Dizzy Gillespie and Ella Fitzgerald. [S] [HD]