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106: BBC FOUR HD

Fri Jan 30
This is BBC Four

Today 05:30 - 18:58

Daily from 7.00pm. [HD]

This is BBC Four

Today 18:58 - 19:00

Programmes start at 7.00pm. [HD]

TOTP: 1999

Today 19:00 - 19:30

Jamie Theakston presents the pop chart programme, first broadcast on 5 March 1999 and featuring Blur, The Corrs, The Cardigans, Whitney Houston, Stereophonics and Britney Spears. [S]

TOTP: 1999

Today 19:30 - 20:00

Gail Porter presents the pop chart programme, first broadcast on 5 March 1999 and featuring Cher, Skunk Anansie, Whitney Houston, East 17, Stereophonics, Blur and Boyzone. [S]

TOTP: 1979

Today 20:00 - 20:35

Mike Read presents the pop chart programme, featuring Nazareth, The Three Degrees, UFO, The Members, Sally Oldfield, Two Man Sound, Generation X and The Pointer Sisters. [S]

TOTP 1989

Today 20:35 - 21:05

Simon Mayo and Steve Wright present the pop chart programme, first broadcast on 2 February 1989 and featuring Holly Johnson, Sheena Easton, Hue and Cry, Roachford and Simply Red. [S]

TOTP: 1976

Today 21:05 - 21:45

Noel Edmonds presents the pop chart programme, first broadcast on 6 May 1976 and featuring Mud, Sutherland Bros & Quiver, Cliff Richard, Frankie Valli, The Rolling Stones and Abba. [S]

TOTP: 1976

Today 21:45 - 22:25

David Hamilton presents the pop chart programme, first broadcast on 20 May 1976 and featuring Showaddywaddy, Marmalade, Tina Charles, Robin Sarstedt, Mud, Cliff Richard and The Four Seasons. [S]

The Who at the Electric Proms

Today 22:25 - 23:15

Pete Townshend and Roger Daltrey in a session recorded at the Roundhouse in north London. Contains some strong language. [S]

Pete Townshend: This Cultural Life

Today 23:15 - 23:45

Pete Townshend, songwriter, guitarist and co-founder of The Who, talks to John Wilson about his cultural influences. [S] [HD]

The Who at Glastonbury

Today 23:45 - 00:45

Mark Radcliffe looks back at the headlining performance from The Who. Contains some strong language. [S]

Sat Jan 31
TOTP: 1999

Tomorrow 00:45 - 01:15

Jamie Theakston presents the pop chart programme, first broadcast on 5 March 1999 and featuring Blur, The Corrs, The Cardigans, Whitney Houston, Stereophonics and Britney Spears. [S]

TOTP: 1999

Tomorrow 01:15 - 01:45

Gail Porter presents the pop chart programme, first broadcast on 5 March 1999 and featuring Cher, Skunk Anansie, Whitney Houston, East 17, Stereophonics, Blur and Boyzone. [S]

TOTP: 1979

Tomorrow 01:45 - 02:25

Mike Read presents the pop chart programme, featuring Nazareth, The Three Degrees, UFO, The Members, Sally Oldfield, Two Man Sound, Generation X and The Pointer Sisters. [S]

TOTP 1989

Tomorrow 02:25 - 02:55

Simon Mayo and Steve Wright present the pop chart programme, first broadcast on 2 February 1989 and featuring Holly Johnson, Sheena Easton, Hue and Cry, Roachford and Simply Red. [S]

TOTP: 1976

Tomorrow 02:55 - 03:35

Noel Edmonds presents the pop chart programme, first broadcast on 6 May 1976 and featuring Mud, Sutherland Bros & Quiver, Cliff Richard, Frankie Valli, The Rolling Stones and Abba. [S]

This is BBC Four

Tomorrow 03:35 - 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]

Meet the Ancestors

Tomorrow 19:00 - 19:30

2/6. Archaeologist Julian Richards joins an excavation team as they uncover a rare find from a fourth-century Roman cemetery in Winchester: a lead coffin. [S]

Britain's Wild Places: Ravens Return

Tomorrow 19:30 - 19:40

Natural history short. Newborough Forest, on the edge of the west coast of Anglesey in north Wales, is home to one of the biggest raven roosts in Europe. [S]

The Good Old Days

Tomorrow 19:40 - 20:30

Leonard Sachs chairs the old-time music hall programme. With Les Dawson, Lorna Luft, Stephanie Voss, Bryan Burdon, Bill Drysdale, Chrissie Cartwright and Peter Reeves. [S]

Hetty Wainthropp Investigates

Tomorrow 20:30 - 21:20

5/6. Hetty agrees to help an anxious mother whose schizophrenic adult son has disappeared. [S]

Blackshore

Tomorrow 21:20 - 22:10

5/6. With Cian on her side, Fia takes the law into her own hands to find the truth. Contains some strong language, sexual violence and some upsetting scenes. [S,AD] [HD]

Blackshore

Tomorrow 22:10 - 23:00

6/6. Fia is still struggling to find the evidence she needs to bring the case to a close. Contains some strong language, prolonged violence and upsetting scenes. [S,AD] [HD]

Afire

Tomorrow 23:00 - 00:40

Tensions escalate among a group of young people at a holiday home by the Baltic coast. Contains some strong language and some upsetting scenes. [2023] [S] [HD]

Sun Feb 01
Parkinson with Terry Wogan, Betty Boothroyd and Harry Enfield

Sunday 00:40 - 01:40

Chat show hosted by Michael Parkinson, featuring guests Terry Wogan, Betty Boothroyd and Harry Enfield. [S]

Yes, Prime Minister

Sunday 01:40 - 02:10

4/8. Classic sitcom. When a scandal breaks in the City, Jim Hacker and Sir Humphrey cannot agree on who should be the new governor of the Bank of England. [S]

Yes, Prime Minister

Sunday 02:10 - 02:40

5/8. Classic political sitcom. Jim Hacker meets a local councillor who has radical ideas about local government. The PM likes what he hears, unlike Sir Humphrey. [S]

Hetty Wainthropp Investigates

Sunday 02:40 - 03:30

5/6. Hetty agrees to help an anxious mother whose schizophrenic adult son has disappeared. [S]

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]

Come Dancing 1978: Grand Final

Sunday 19:00 - 19:40

Terry Wogan hosts as Midlands and West take on North West in the 1978 Come Dancing grand final from the Lyceum Ballroom, London. With commentary by Barri Haynes. [S]

Wogan's Best of Blankety Blank

Sunday 19:40 - 20:10

Terry Wogan introduces a classic edition of the celebrity word game, featuring guest panellists Lorraine Chase, Val Doonican, David Hamilton, Dickie Henderson, Karen Kay and Elaine Stritch. [S]

Wogan: The Best Of

Sunday 20:10 - 20:55

14/15. Sir Terry Wogan presents more magical moments from his days in the hotseat of Britain's best-loved chat show, with guests including Judi Dench, Helen Mirren and Bob Hoskins. [S]

Mark Lawson Talks to Terry Wogan

Sunday 20:55 - 21:55

Mark Lawson talks to legendary broadcaster Terry Wogan about his life and 50-year career, from his early years on Irish radio to his ever-popular Radio 2 show. [S] [HD]

Ibsen: The Lady from the Sea (1974)

Sunday 21:55 - 23:45

The 1974 adaption of Henrik Ibsen's story of Ellida Wangel, her marriage issues and her pursuit of happiness and love elsewhere. [S]

Mañana

Sunday 23:45 - 01:00

Broadcast on 1 February 1956, composer Arthur Benjamin's Mañana was the first opera commissioned by the BBC. [S]

Mon Feb 02
Soundwaves: The Symphony of Physics

Monday 01:00 - 02:00

1/2. Dr Helen Czerski investigates the science behind the sounds we're familiar with and the sounds that we normally can't hear, from Big Ben to the Stromboli volcano. [S,AD] [HD]

Come Dancing 1978: Grand Final

Monday 02:00 - 02:40

Terry Wogan hosts as Midlands and West take on North West in the 1978 Come Dancing grand final from the Lyceum Ballroom, London. With commentary by Barri Haynes. [S]

Wogan: The Best Of

Monday 02:40 - 03:25

14/15. Sir Terry Wogan presents more magical moments from his days in the hotseat of Britain's best-loved chat show, with guests including Judi Dench, Helen Mirren and Bob Hoskins. [S]

This is BBC Four

Monday 03:25 - 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]

Wild China

Monday 19:00 - 20:00

3/6. Series about the creatures that live in China's most beautiful landscapes. This episode looks at the remote Tibetan Plateau, home to chiru antelopes, wild yaks and bears. [S,AD] [HD]

Art of Persia

Monday 20:00 - 21:00

3/3. Samira Ahmed goes back to when Persia faced her gravest threat, Genghis Khan, and reveals how the Safavids, who succeeded the Mongols, give Iran a powerful new identity. [S,AD] [HD]

Call My Bluff

Monday 21:00 - 21:30

Robert Robinson hosts as Frank Muir, Joanna Lumley and Miles Kington face Patrick Campbell, Rula Lenska and Ian Wooldridge in the panel game of word definitions and deceptions. [S]

Face the Music

Monday 21:30 - 22:00

Joseph Cooper invites viewers to match their musical wits against guests Joyce Grenfell, Richard Baker and Robin Ray. With guest musician Lina Lalandi. [S]

Brian Cox: Seven Days on Mars

Monday 22:00 - 23:30

With unique access to Nasa, Brian Cox follows Perseverance rover's search for life on Mars during a critical seven-day period as it undertakes an epic journey across the red planet. [S,AD] [HD]

Voyage to Mars: The Longest Goodbye

Monday 23:30 - 00:55

Film following Nasa psychologist Dr Al Holland as he prepares Mars-bound astronauts for the psychological demands of a three-year absence from Earth. [S] [HD]

Tue Feb 03
The Race to Mars: Tomorrow's World

Tuesday 00:55 - 01:25

First transmitted in 1987, what is the future of manned space flight one year after the US Challenger disaster? [S]

Face the Music

Tuesday 01:25 - 01:55

Joseph Cooper invites viewers to match their musical wits against guests Joyce Grenfell, Richard Baker and Robin Ray. With guest musician Lina Lalandi. [S]

Meet the Ancestors

Tuesday 01:55 - 02:25

2/6. Archaeologist Julian Richards joins an excavation team as they uncover a rare find from a fourth-century Roman cemetery in Winchester: a lead coffin. [S]

Art of Persia

Tuesday 02:25 - 03:25

3/3. Samira Ahmed goes back to when Persia faced her gravest threat, Genghis Khan, and reveals how the Safavids, who succeeded the Mongols, give Iran a powerful new identity. [S,AD,SL] [HD]

This is BBC Four

Tuesday 03:25 - 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]

Great British Railway Journeys

Tuesday 19:00 - 19:30

7/15. Michael Portillo continues his railway exploration of the postwar Britain of his youth on a journey from London to Cambridge, starting at South Bank. [S,AD] [HD]

Coastal Path

Tuesday 19:30 - 20:00

1/5. Explorer Paul Rose sets off on the walk of a lifetime - 630 miles of the South West Coast Path, discovering wildlife, wild traditions and wild adventure along the way. [S] [HD]

Yes, Prime Minister

Tuesday 20:00 - 20:30

6/8. Classic political sitcom. Jim Hacker faces embarrassment when Sir Humphrey tells a bigwig friend in the arts that the government is planning to cut grants. [S]

Yes, Prime Minister

Tuesday 20:30 - 21:00

7/8. Jim Hacker decides to abolish the Department of Education and Science to reduce bureaucracy and save money, giving cash directly to schools. Sir Humphrey, of course, is appalled. [S]

Queen Elizabeth I: A Timewatch Guide

Tuesday 21:00 - 22:00

3/4. Using 60 years of BBC archive, Vanessa Collingridge examines the life of Elizabeth Tudor. [S,AD] [HD]

Price of Gold - Storyville

Tuesday 22:00 - 23:15

A Storyville documentary that revisits the 1994 scandal that embroiled competing US Olympic figure skaters Nancy Kerrigan and Tonya Harding. [S] [HD]

The Great American Buffalo

Tuesday 23:15 - 01:10

2/2. By the late 1880s, the buffalo teeter on the brink of extinction. [S] [HD]

Wed Feb 04
Great British Railway Journeys

Wednesday 01:10 - 01:40

7/15. Michael Portillo continues his railway exploration of the postwar Britain of his youth on a journey from London to Cambridge, starting at South Bank. [S,AD] [HD]

Coastal Path

Wednesday 01:40 - 02:10

1/5. Explorer Paul Rose sets off on the walk of a lifetime - 630 miles of the South West Coast Path, discovering wildlife, wild traditions and wild adventure along the way. [S] [HD]

Wild China

Wednesday 02:10 - 03:10

3/6. Series about the creatures that live in China's most beautiful landscapes. This episode looks at the remote Tibetan Plateau, home to chiru antelopes, wild yaks and bears. [S,AD,SL] [HD]

This is BBC Four

Wednesday 03:10 - 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]

Great British Railway Journeys

Wednesday 19:00 - 19:30

8/15. Michael Portillo ventures deep underground onto London's newest railway: the Elizabeth Line. He travels across London before transferring to the Epping Ongar Heritage Railway. [S,AD] [HD]

Coastal Path

Wednesday 19:30 - 20:00

2/5. Five-part series in which explorer Paul Rose walks the South West Coast Path. Here, he explores the rugged north Cornish coast and takes a grand tour of Tintagel Castle. [S] [HD]

Brian Cox's Adventures in Space and Time

Wednesday 20:00 - 21:00

2/4. Brian Cox looks at our attempts to discover whether we are alone in the universe. [S,AD] [HD]

Tribe

Wednesday 21:00 - 22:00

2/6. Explorer Bruce Parry travels to the frozen tundra of Northern Siberia, spending a month with a brigade of Nenet reindeer herders during their winter migration. [S,AD]

Smiley's People

Wednesday 22:00 - 23:00

5/6. Seminal 1982 spy drama series. Smiley is hot on the trail leading to Karla but must make the ultimate sacrifice - cutting off his wife Ann. [S]

Smiley's People

Wednesday 23:00 - 00:00

6/6. Seminal 1980s spy drama series. The final confrontation between Smiley and Karla takes place. But in this game there are no victors, only losers. [S]

Thu Feb 05
Sleuths, Spies & Sorcerers: Andrew Marr's Paperback Heroes

Thursday 00:00 - 01:00

3/3. How the spy novel allows readers to engage with big questions about the human condition. [S,AD] [HD]

Great British Railway Journeys

Thursday 01:00 - 01:30

8/15. Michael Portillo ventures deep underground onto London's newest railway: the Elizabeth Line. He travels across London before transferring to the Epping Ongar Heritage Railway. [S,AD] [HD]

Tribe

Thursday 01:30 - 02:30

2/6. Explorer Bruce Parry travels to the frozen tundra of Northern Siberia, spending a month with a brigade of Nenet reindeer herders during their winter migration. [S,AD]

Brian Cox's Adventures in Space and Time

Thursday 02:30 - 03:30

2/4. Brian Cox looks at our attempts to discover whether we are alone in the universe. [S,AD,SL] [HD]

This is BBC Four

Thursday 03:30 - 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]

Great British Railway Journeys

Thursday 19:00 - 19:30

9/15. Michael Portillo continues his rail exploration of the east of England. [S,AD] [HD]

Coastal Path

Thursday 19:30 - 20:00

3/5. Paul Rose walks the South West Coast Path. Here, he explores the spectacular South Cornwall coastline, where he discovers one of the world's finest stages at the Minack Theatre. [S] [HD]

The Man Who Would Be King

Thursday 20:00 - 22:05

Colourful, historical epic in which two British soldiers (Sean Connery and Michael Caine) in colonial India venture to uncharted realms in search of wealth and power. Deals with adult themes. [S] [HD]

Sean Connery: Talking Pictures

Thursday 22:05 - 22:50

A look at the life of Sean Connery, using rarely seen television interviews and classic archive clips to tell the story of his life and career. Narrated by Sylvia Syms. [S]

A Bridge Too Far

Thursday 22:50 - 01:40

The Allies have a daring plan to stop World War II by the end of 1944, called Operation Market Garden. Could it work? Or are they going a bridge too far? Contains some strong language. [1977] [S] [HD]

Fri Feb 06
Great British Railway Journeys

Friday 01:40 - 02:10

9/15. Michael Portillo continues his rail exploration of the east of England. [S,AD] [HD]

Brian Cox: Seven Days on Mars

Friday 02:10 - 03:40

With unique access to Nasa, Brian Cox follows Perseverance rover's search for life on Mars during a critical seven-day period as it undertakes an epic journey across the red planet. [S,AD,SL] [HD]

This is BBC Four

Friday 03:40 - 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: 1999

Friday 19:00 - 19:30

Jamie Theakston presents the pop chart programme, first broadcast on 19 March 1999 and featuring Steps, The Beautiful South, Roxette, Travis, REM, Manic Street Preachers and Boyzone. [S]

TOTP: 1999

Friday 19:30 - 20:00

Jayne Middlemiss presents the pop chart programme, first broadcast on 26 March 1999 and featuring Andy Williams, Kele Le Roc, Steps, Whitney Houston, Tina Cousins and B*Witched. [S]

TOTP: 1978

Friday 20:00 - 20:30

Peter Powell presents the pop chart programme, featuring Tonight, Baccara, Brotherhood of Man, ELO, Lulu, Yellow Dog, Dusty Springfield, The Stranglers, David Castle and Legs & Co. [S]

TOTP: 1989

Friday 20:30 - 21:00

Mike Read and Sybil Ruscoe present the pop chart programme, first broadcast on 9 February 1989 and featuring Rick Astley, Texas, Michael Ball, Bobby Brown and Morrissey. [S]

TOTP: 1976

Friday 21:00 - 21:35

Tony Blackburn presents the pop chart programme featuring The Glitter Band, New Edition, JJ Barrie, Our Kid, Cliff Richard, Mud, Thin Lizzy, Dolly Parton and The Rolling Stones. [S]

TOTP: 1976

Friday 21:35 - 22:15

Noel Edmonds presents the pop chart programme, featuring The Surprise Sisters, The Real Thing, Lee Garrett, The Sensational Alex Harvey Band, Flintlock, Osibisa and The Wurzels. [S]

Nana Mouskouri at the BBC

Friday 22:15 - 23:15

A vintage collection of Nana Mouskouri's performances from the BBC archive, including her entry in the 1963 Eurovision Song Contest and musical collaborations. [S]

Nana Mouskouri with Demis Roussos, The King's Singers and James Galway

Friday 23:15 - 00:00

Nana Mouskouri is joined by Demis Roussos, The King's Singers and James Galway. [S]