106: BBC FOUR HD

Fri Jun 26
Janis Ian - The Old Grey Whistle Test

Today 22:30 - 23:20

Bob Harris introduces Janis Ian in concert at the BBC Television Theatre, London, in 1976. [S]

Acoustic at the BBC

Today 23:20 - 00:15

With Jimmy Page, Oasis, David Bowie, Donovan, Joan Armatrading and Joni Mitchell. Contains some strong language. [S]

Sat Jun 27
TOTP: 2000

Tomorrow 00:15 - 00:45

Jamie Theakston presents the pop chart programme, first broadcast on 7 January 2000 and featuring Vengaboys, Steps, Shania Twain, S Club 7, Alice Deejay and Westlife. [S]

TOTP: 2000

Tomorrow 00:45 - 01:15

Jamie Theakston presents the pop chart programme, featuring Artful Dodger feat Craig David, Pet Shop Boys, Len, DJ Luck & MC Neat, Tina Turner, Dark Star and Westlife. [S]

TOTP: 1983

Tomorrow 01:15 - 01:55

Simon Bates and Peter Powell introduce the pop chart programme, first broadcast on 23 June 1983. With Freeez, Rod Stewart, Elton John, Shakatak, Mike Oldfield, H20 and The Police. [S]

TOTP: 1979

Tomorrow 01:55 - 02:30

Peter Powell presents the pop chart show with performances from Thom Pace, Janet Kay, Thin Lizzy, Squeeze, Tubeway Army, Quantum Jump, UK Subs, Lene Lovich and Gerry Rafferty. [S]

Words and Music: American Stories 1

Tomorrow 02:30 - 03:10

American singer-songwriters - including Suzanne Vega, James Taylor, Janice Ian and Shawn Colvin - recall how and when they wrote their signature songs. [S]

This is BBC Four

Tomorrow 03:10 - 05:30

Programmes start at 7.00pm. [HD]

This is BBC Four

Tomorrow 05:30 - 18:58

Daily from 7.00pm. [HD]

This is BBC Four

Tomorrow 18:58 - 19:00

Programmes start at 7.00pm. [HD]

Jungle Animal Hospital: Natural World

Tomorrow 19:00 - 19:05

At the jungle animal hospital in Guatemala, the wards are full of exotic patients, many of them orphans rescued from the illegal pet trade. [S] [HD]

Life on Earth

Tomorrow 19:05 - 20:00

2/13. David Attenborough examines the creatures and fossils of the Great Barrier Reef, which provide clues to how the original primitive animals of the sea evolved. [S]

Voyages of Discovery

Tomorrow 20:00 - 21:00

Paul Rose reveals the story behind the first ever circumnavigation of the world, when Magellan set out 500 years ago to find the westward route to the Spice Islands. [S,AD]

Goolagong

Tomorrow 21:00 - 21:55

3/3. Grieving for her father, Evonne rebuilds her life, fires Vic, marries Roger and overcomes injury to win Wimbledon as a mother in a historic victory. [S,AD] [HD]

Scrublands

Tomorrow 21:55 - 22:40

3/4. At Allen's wake, Martin learns that the boy was not as innocent as first portrayed. Contains strong language, some sexual content and some violence. [S,AD] [HD]

Scrublands

Tomorrow 22:40 - 23:35

4/4. Martin finds the link between Byron and his victims. Contains strong language and some violent scenes. [S,AD] [HD]

Keeping Up Appearances

Tomorrow 23:35 - 00:05

2/7. Sitcom about an upwardly mobile housewife and her husband. Hyacinth has to put her plans for Richard's retirement on hold when Rose starts behaving outrageously. [S]

Sun Jun 28
One Foot in the Grave

Sunday 00:05 - 00:35

2/6. Victor and Margaret agree to look after Kylie the tortoise whilst Margaret's god daughter Jennifer goes on holiday. [S]

Life on Earth

Sunday 00:35 - 01:30

2/13. David Attenborough examines the creatures and fossils of the Great Barrier Reef, which provide clues to how the original primitive animals of the sea evolved. [S]

Voyages of Discovery

Sunday 01:30 - 02:30

Paul Rose reveals the story behind the first ever circumnavigation of the world, when Magellan set out 500 years ago to find the westward route to the Spice Islands. [S,AD]

Cumbria's Red Squirrels

Sunday 02:30 - 03:30

Film following Cumbria's red squirrels throughout the seasons and revealing the work of some of the many people who ensure they continue to thrive and survive. [S] [HD]

This is BBC Four

Sunday 03:30 - 05:30

Programmes start at 7.00pm. [HD]

This is BBC Four

Sunday 05:30 - 18:58

Daily from 7.00pm. [HD]

This is BBC Four

Sunday 18:58 - 19:00

Programmes start at 7.00pm. [HD]

Dolly: The Sheep That Changed the World

Sunday 19:00 - 20:00

Documentary telling the story of the scientists who created Dolly, the sheep that changed the world. [S] [HD]

The Great American Songbook with Samara Joy

Sunday 20:00 - 22:10

Grammy-winning sensation Samara Joy sings timeless and much-loved classics. [S] [HD]

Music 625: Stravinsky Conducts Stravinsky

Sunday 22:10 - 23:15

Igor Stravinsky conducts the New Philharmonia Orchestra in performances of his own works Variations in Memory of Aldous Huxley and The Firebird Suite. Introduced by Richard Baker. [S]

How to Build a Cathedral

Sunday 23:15 - 00:15

Architectural historian Jon Cannon goes in search of the clues that shed light on how our medieval forebears were able to build the wonders of their world. [S]

Mon Jun 29
Dolly: The Sheep That Changed the World

Monday 00:15 - 01:15

Documentary telling the story of the scientists who created Dolly, the sheep that changed the world. [S] [HD]

The Coffee Trail with Simon Reeve

Monday 01:15 - 02:15

Simon Reeve heads to Vietnam to uncover the stories behind the morning pick-me-up. He travels to the central highlands, where he meets the people who grow, pick and pack coffee. [S,AD,SL] [HD]

How to Build a Cathedral

Monday 02:15 - 03:10

Architectural historian Jon Cannon goes in search of the clues that shed light on how our medieval forebears were able to build the wonders of their world. [S,SL]

This is BBC Four

Monday 03:10 - 05:30

Programmes start at 7.00pm. [HD]

This is BBC Four

Monday 05:30 - 18:58

Daily from 7.00pm. [HD]

This is BBC Four

Monday 18:58 - 19:00

Programmes start at 7.00pm. [HD]

University Challenge

Monday 19:00 - 19:30

33/37. The quarter-final stage approaches its close. Jeremy Paxman asks the questions. [S] [HD]

Only Connect

Monday 19:30 - 20:00

10/15. Victoria Coren presents the quiz show where connections must be made between random subjects. Three Oxford postgrads take on Douglas Adams fans. [S]

Cricket: Today at the Test: England v New Zealand

Monday 20:00 - 21:00

Day 5 highlights from the third Test match between England and New Zealand. [S] [HD]

Hockney

Monday 21:00 - 22:45

A unique portrait of David Hockney, one of the most significant artists of his generation. Contains some strong language. [S,AD] [HD]

David Hockney: A Life in Art - The Interview

Monday 22:45 - 23:10

In a programme first published in 2025, ahead of the opening of his biggest-ever show, David Hockney talks to Katie Razzall about why painting still makes him happy at 87. [S] [HD]

Hockney: Double Portrait

Monday 23:10 - 00:00

An intimate documentary profile of artist David Hockney as he returns to the theme of double portraits, three decades after his iconic Mr and Mrs Clark and Percy. From 2003. [S]

Tue Jun 30
Face to Face with David Hockney

Tuesday 00:00 - 00:40

In an interview first broadcast in 1996, artist David Hockney talks to Jeremy Isaacs about painting, designing for the opera and his growing deafness. [S]

American Visions

Tuesday 00:40 - 01:40

6/8. Robert Hughes considers America during the 1920s and 30s, including the skyscraper as the image of modernism, the Depression, regionalist art and black art. [S]

Only Connect

Tuesday 01:40 - 02:10

10/15. Victoria Coren presents the quiz show where connections must be made between random subjects. Three Oxford postgrads take on Douglas Adams fans. [S]

Music 625: Stravinsky Conducts Stravinsky

Tuesday 02:10 - 03:15

Igor Stravinsky conducts the New Philharmonia Orchestra in performances of his own works Variations in Memory of Aldous Huxley and The Firebird Suite. Introduced by Richard Baker. [S]

This is BBC Four

Tuesday 03:15 - 05:30

Programmes start at 7.00pm. [HD]

This is BBC Four

Tuesday 05:30 - 18:58

Daily from 7.00pm. [HD]

This is BBC Four

Tuesday 18:58 - 19:00

Programmes start at 7.00pm. [HD]

University Challenge

Tuesday 19:00 - 19:30

34/37. It's the last of the quarter-final matches. Jeremy Paxman asks the questions. [S] [HD]

Only Connect

Tuesday 19:30 - 20:00

11/15. Quiz show in which connections must be made between seemingly random subjects. Three PhD students challenge a team that plays strategy board games. [S] [HD]

Keeping Up Appearances

Tuesday 20:00 - 20:30

3/7. Sitcom about an etiquette-obsessed snob. When Hyacinth and Richard go to stay in a country cottage, events take several unexpected turns. [S]

One Foot in the Grave

Tuesday 20:30 - 21:00

3/6. Margaret joins the local amateur dramatic society and takes Victor to a Bergerac party. Meanwhile, Margaret's mother manages to get stuck in the bath with wallpaper paste. [S]

Dave Allen: The Immaculate Selection

Tuesday 21:00 - 22:00

An anthology of Dave Allen's finest, funniest and most irreverent material, compiled from his time at the BBC from 1971 to 1986. [S]

Dave Allen: God's Own Comedian

Tuesday 22:00 - 23:00

Reflecting on the career of Dave Allen, the Irish comedian who cut his teeth at Butlins, became a TV star in Australia and returned home to dominate the schedules in Britain. [S] [HD]

Dave Allen

Tuesday 23:00 - 23:30

Irish stand-up comedian Dave Allen entertains a studio audience with his unique wit, humour and satirical observations. First broadcast in 1990. [S]

The American Revolution

Tuesday 23:30 - 00:30

5/6. After Valley Forge and Monmouth, the war moves to other theatres. Armies advance in Indian country and the south. [S,AD] [HD]

Wed Jul 01
London: A Tale of Two Cities with Dan Cruickshank

Wednesday 00:30 - 01:30

Dan Cruickshank explores how London survived the travails of the 17th century. [S,AD] [HD]

American Visions

Wednesday 01:30 - 02:30

6/8. Robert Hughes considers America during the 1920s and 30s, including the skyscraper as the image of modernism, the Depression, regionalist art and black art. [S]

Only Connect

Wednesday 02:30 - 03:00

11/15. Quiz show in which connections must be made between seemingly random subjects. Three PhD students challenge a team that plays strategy board games. [S] [HD]

The American Revolution

Wednesday 03:00 - 04:00

5/6. After Valley Forge and Monmouth, the war moves to other theatres. Armies advance in Indian country and the south. [S,AD] [HD]

This is BBC Four

Wednesday 04:00 - 05:30

Programmes start at 7.00pm. [HD]

This is BBC Four

Wednesday 05:30 - 18:58

Daily from 7.00pm. [HD]

This is BBC Four

Wednesday 18:58 - 19:00

Programmes start at 7.00pm. [HD]

University Challenge

Wednesday 19:00 - 19:30

35/37. The semi-finals of the tournament begin. The first of the four remaining teams do battle for a place in the series final. Jeremy Paxman asks the questions. [S] [HD]

Only Connect

Wednesday 19:30 - 20:00

12/15. Quiz show in which connections must be made between seemingly random subjects. Three gamblers take on a team unified by their love of ten-pin bowling. [S] [HD]

Universe

Wednesday 20:00 - 21:00

4/5. Professor Brian Cox journeys into a supermassive black hole - a monster that can destroy worlds and stop time, and which is forcing us to reassess our understanding of reality. [S,AD] [HD]

The Nazis: A Warning from History

Wednesday 21:00 - 21:50

4/6. An insight into the Nazis' reign of terror in Poland. Contains some scenes which some viewers may find upsetting. [S]

One Foot in Larchill

Wednesday 21:50 - 22:00

Lucinda Lambton visits Europe's last ornamental farm, at Larchill, west of Dublin. It features rustic follies, great lakes and a glorious collection of animals. [S]

Christopher Eccleston Remembers

Wednesday 22:00 - 22:10

.. Our Friends in the North. Christopher Eccleston reflects on the making of Peter Flannery's acclaimed 1996 drama. Contains some strong language. [S] [HD]

Our Friends in the North, 1970

Wednesday 22:10 - 23:30

4/9. The friends' reunion is a disaster. Contains some strong language. [S]

Our Friends in the North, 1974

Wednesday 23:30 - 00:40

5/9. The world has turned sour for the gang. Geordie is in jail, and Tosker works in a factory. Contains some strong language and some scenes of a sexual nature. [S]

Thu Jul 02
Only Connect

Thursday 00:40 - 01:10

12/15. Quiz show in which connections must be made between seemingly random subjects. Three gamblers take on a team unified by their love of ten-pin bowling. [S] [HD]

The Nazis: A Warning from History

Thursday 01:10 - 02:00

4/6. An insight into the Nazis' reign of terror in Poland. Contains some scenes which some viewers may find upsetting. [S]

Universe

Thursday 02:00 - 03:00

4/5. Professor Brian Cox journeys into a supermassive black hole - a monster that can destroy worlds and stop time, and which is forcing us to reassess our understanding of reality. [S,AD,SL] [HD]

This is BBC Four

Thursday 03:00 - 05:30

Programmes start at 7.00pm. [HD]

This is BBC Four

Thursday 05:30 - 18:58

Daily from 7.00pm. [HD]

This is BBC Four

Thursday 18:58 - 19:00

Programmes start at 7.00pm. [HD]

University Challenge

Thursday 19:00 - 19:30

36/37. In the second of the series semi-finals, two more teams of students face off for a place in the grand final. Jeremy Paxman asks the questions. [S] [HD]

Only Connect

Thursday 19:30 - 20:00

13/15. Quiz show with Victoria Coren. In the first semi-final, three lovers of the pastoral world of The Archers face a team of confirmed gamblers. [S] [HD]

The Railway Children (1970)

Thursday 20:00 - 21:45

Classic period drama about three children whose lives change dramatically after they move from a comfortable townhouse to a small Yorkshire cottage near a railway line. [1970] [S,AD]

Big Screen Britain: The Railway Children

Thursday 21:45 - 22:00

Ben Fogle travels to West Yorkshire with actress Sally Thomsett to visit the locations of key scenes from the classic 1970 film The Railway Children. [S]

Close Encounters of the Third Kind

Thursday 22:00 - 00:15

A power repairman has an encounter with a spacecraft and is obsessed with seeing it again. Contains language which some may find offensive. [1980] [S,AD] [HD]

Fri Jul 03
Only Connect

Friday 00:15 - 00:45

13/15. Quiz show with Victoria Coren. In the first semi-final, three lovers of the pastoral world of The Archers face a team of confirmed gamblers. [S] [HD]

The Great American Songbook with Samara Joy

Friday 00:45 - 02:55

Grammy-winning sensation Samara Joy sings timeless and much-loved classics. [S] [HD]

This is BBC Four

Friday 02:55 - 05:30

Programmes start at 7.00pm. [HD]

This is BBC Four

Friday 05:30 - 18:58

Daily from 7.00pm. [HD]

This is BBC Four

Friday 18:58 - 19:00

Programmes start at 7.00pm. [HD]

TOTP: 2000

Friday 19:00 - 19:30

Jamie Theakston presents the pop chart programme, featuring Pet Shop Boys, Donell Jones, Point Break, Missy 'Misdemeanor' Elliott, Eurythmics, Scooch and Manic Street Preachers. [S]

TOTP: 2000

Friday 19:30 - 20:00

Jamie Theakston presents the pop chart programme, featuring Donell Jones, Nu Generation, Super Furry Animals, Hi-Gate, Manic Street Preachers, Scanty Sandwich and Britney Spears. [S]

TOTP: 1986

Friday 20:00 - 20:30

Janice Long presents the pop chart programme, first broadcast on 3 July 1986. Featuring The Housemartins, Samantha Fox, Claire & Friends, Sly Fox, Gary Numan, Bucks Fizz and Wham! [S]

TOTP: 1989

Friday 20:30 - 21:00

Nicky Campbell presents the pop chart programme, first broadcast on 6 July 1989 and featuring Sonia, Monie Love and The Beautiful South. [S]

Words and Music: American Stories 2

Friday 21:00 - 21:35

Legendary and newer US singer-songwriters - including Jackson Browne, Nanci Griffith and Loudon Wainwright - perform one of their key songs and explain how they came to write it. [S]

Jackson Browne: Old Grey Whistle Test 1976

Friday 21:35 - 22:25

Jackson Browne in a live concert from the BBC Television Theatre, London. Introduced by Bob Harris. [S]

Rosanne Cash, Nanci Griffith and Mary Chapin Carpenter

Friday 22:25 - 23:10

Bottom Line. An acoustic performance by Nanci Griffith, Rosanne Cash and Mary-Chapin Carpenter. [S]

BBC Four Sessions: Loudon Wainwright III

Friday 23:10 - 00:10

Loudon Wainwright III plays tracks from his album Here Come the Choppers alongside such classics as One Man Guy and Hard Day on the Planet. From 2005. [S]

Sat Jul 04
The Whistle Test Years

Saturday 00:10 - 00:50

Bob Harris introduces clips from 1975. Including performances by Little Feat, Ronnie Lane's Slim Chance, Richard & Linda Thompson, John Lennon, Billy Joel and Jackson Browne. [S]

TOTP: 2000

Saturday 00:50 - 01:20

Jamie Theakston presents the pop chart programme, featuring Pet Shop Boys, Donell Jones, Point Break, Missy 'Misdemeanor' Elliott, Eurythmics, Scooch and Manic Street Preachers. [S]