Today 01:45 - 02:45
2/3. Janina Ramirez and Alastair Sooke discover Barcelona through its art and architecture, including the frescoes that inspired Miro and a surprising collection of vintage fans. [S,AD] [HD]
106: BBC FOUR HD
Wed Apr 29
Today 02:45 - 03:45
1/3. The documentary series which unearths lost cities looks at the mystery surrounding the Egyptian city of Piramesse, built by Ramesses the Great. [S,SL]
Today 03:45 - 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 - 19:30
3/3. Explorer Paul Rose's Yorkshire Dales adventure concludes in Wharfedale. He meets the Calendar Girls and finds out why bats are threatened in the Dales. [S,AD] [HD]
Today 19:30 - 20:00
3/4. Robbie navigates the mighty River Severn and takes an unexpected bath. [S] [HD]
Today 20:00 - 21:00
Scientists uncover the secrets of the Mandrin Cave in France, where the remains of a Neanderthal were found in 2015. Contains some scenes which some viewers may find upsetting. [S] [HD]
Today 21:00 - 22:00
Documentary which follows the construction of a trailblazing 36,000-tonne steel structure to entomb the ruins of the nuclear power plant destroyed in the 1986 Chernobyl disaster. [S,AD] [HD]
Today 22:00 - 23:30
Patrica Hayes stars as Edna, an alcoholic homeless woman in search of shelter. Contains some scenes which some viewers may find upsetting. [S] [HD]
Today 23:30 - 00:30
1/3. Stephen Smith finds out what it took to get ahead at the court of Richard II. [S] [HD]
Thu Apr 30
Tomorrow 00:30 - 01:25
Scientists uncover the secrets of the Mandrin Cave in France, where the remains of a Neanderthal were found in 2015. Contains some scenes which some viewers may find upsetting. [S] [HD]
Tomorrow 01:25 - 02:15
First transmitted in 2001, this programme chronicles the construction of the Empire State Building in New York, which was the world's tallest skyscraper when opened in 1931. [S]
Tomorrow 02:15 - 03:15
Documentary which follows the construction of a trailblazing 36,000-tonne steel structure to entomb the ruins of the nuclear power plant destroyed in the 1986 Chernobyl disaster. [S,AD] [HD]
Tomorrow 03:15 - 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 - 19:30
Ben Robinson unlocks the ancient roots of the Northumberland village of Warkworth, discovering clues that point back almost 1,000 years to the Norman conquest. [S] [HD]
Tomorrow 19:30 - 20:00
4/4. Robbie crosses an aqueduct and gets stuck in a lock. [S] [HD]
Tomorrow 20:00 - 22:00
Returning to England from Istanbul on the Orient Express, Hercule Poirot is asked to investigate a murder. [1974] [S]
Tomorrow 22:00 - 22:35
A retrospective look at television appearances made over the years by award-winning actor Albert Finney, with archive interviews and classic clips. Narrated by Sylvia Syms. [S] [HD]
Tomorrow 22:35 - 00:05
Adaptation of Oscar Wilde's masterpiece, set in 1890s England. A comedy of mistaken identity ensues when two gentlemen friends use the same alias to pursue the women they love. [2002] [S,AD] [HD]
Fri May 01
Friday 00:05 - 01:05
Kate Humble and Helen Czerski reveal the inner workings of the sun and investigate why scientists think changes in the sun's behaviour may have powerful effects on our climate. [S,AD] [HD]
Friday 01:05 - 02:05
2/2. Richard E Grant explores how modern art and the Riviera grew up together when the Cote d'Azur became both a hedonistic playground and an experimental studio. [S] [HD]
Friday 02:05 - 03:05
Documentary tracing how understanding of the powerful and changing weather phenomenon that is the jet stream - a ribbon of fast-moving air high in the atmosphere - has grown. [S,AD,SL]
Friday 03:05 - 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 - 19:30
Jamie Theakston presents the pop chart programme, first broadcast on 24 September 1999 and featuring Vengaboys, Everything but the Girl, Paul Johnson, David Bowie and Eiffel 65. [S]
Friday 19:30 - 20:00
Jayne Middlemiss presents the pop chart programme from Ikon, Newcastle, first broadcast on 1 October 1999 and featuring DJ Jean, Kelle Bryan, S Club 7 and Eiffel 65. [S]
Friday 20:00 - 20:30
Gary Davies and Nicky Campbell present the pop chart programme, first broadcast on 28 April 1988 and featuring Pat and Mick, James Brown, Fairground Attraction, The Primitives and Bananarama. [S]
Friday 20:30 - 21:00
Nicky Campbell presents the pop chart programme, first broadcast on 25 April 1991 and featuring EMF, Vic Reeves and Electronic. [S]
Friday 21:00 - 22:00
Monty is busy this week as the garden bursts into colour. [S] [HD]
Friday 22:00 - 23:05
A second chance to explore the BBC's archives with one of British music's biggest and best-loved stars, Dusty Springfield. [S] [HD]
Friday 23:05 - 00:05
A selection of Dusty Springfield's performances at the BBC from 1961 to 1995, from her folk beginnings with The Springfields through to her collaboration with Pet Shop Boys. [S]
Sat May 02
Saturday 00:05 - 01:05
Some of the saddest but finest songs from the BBC's music archives, with hits from Paul McCartney, Kate Bush, The Smiths, Randy Crawford, Coldplay, Dolly Parton, Eric Clapton and Eric Carmen. [S] [HD]
Saturday 01:05 - 02:15
A second chance to explore the BBC's archives with one of British music's biggest and best-loved stars, Dusty Springfield. [S] [HD]
Saturday 02:15 - 02:45
Jamie Theakston presents the pop chart programme, first broadcast on 24 September 1999 and featuring Vengaboys, Everything but the Girl, Paul Johnson, David Bowie and Eiffel 65. [S]
Saturday 02:45 - 03:15
Jayne Middlemiss presents the pop chart programme from Ikon, Newcastle, first broadcast on 1 October 1999 and featuring DJ Jean, Kelle Bryan, S Club 7 and Eiffel 65. [S]
Saturday 03:15 - 03:45
Gary Davies and Nicky Campbell present the pop chart programme, first broadcast on 28 April 1988 and featuring Pat and Mick, James Brown, Fairground Attraction, The Primitives and Bananarama. [S]
Saturday 03:45 - 05:30
Programmes start at 7.00pm. [HD]
Saturday 05:30 - 18:58
Daily from 7.00pm. [HD]
Saturday 18:58 - 19:00
Programmes start at 7.00pm. [HD]
Saturday 19:00 - 19:45
Leonard Sachs presents a 1973 edition of the old-time music hall show from the City Varieties Theatre, Leeds. With Bernard Cribbins, Sandie Shaw, Bill McCue and Frances Van Dyke. [S]
Saturday 19:45 - 20:10
David Attenborough narrates a profile of the pelican, the large water bird noted for its huge pouch and clumsy, waddling gait. [S]
Saturday 20:10 - 21:00
4/9. The victim of a road rage assault enlists the help of Hetty to find out the identity of her assailant. [S]
Saturday 21:00 - 21:45
1/4. Betrayed on his wedding day, Edmond Dantès is falsely accused of treason and condemned to years of brutal imprisonment in the Château d'If. [S] [HD]
Saturday 21:45 - 22:30
2/4. Escaping prison and uncovering a legendary fortune, Edmond reinvents himself as the mysterious Count of Monte Cristo and returns to a world that has prospered without him. [S] [HD]
Saturday 22:30 - 23:00
4/10. Sitcom. Hyacinth and Richard go to join the Major at a hotel for a golfing weekend. The Major cries off playing, but has organised a friend to play with Richard. [S]
Saturday 23:00 - 23:30
2/6. Timothy is suffering from bouts of sleepwalking, which could cause trouble as the annual interview for promotion is just around the corner. [S]
Saturday 23:30 - 00:05
A retrospective look at television appearances made over the years by award-winning actor Albert Finney, with archive interviews and classic clips. Narrated by Sylvia Syms. [S] [HD]
Sun May 03
Sunday 00:05 - 00:50
Leonard Sachs presents a 1973 edition of the old-time music hall show from the City Varieties Theatre, Leeds. With Bernard Cribbins, Sandie Shaw, Bill McCue and Frances Van Dyke. [S]
Sunday 00:50 - 01:40
4/9. The victim of a road rage assault enlists the help of Hetty to find out the identity of her assailant. [S]
Sunday 01:40 - 02:05
David Attenborough narrates a profile of the pelican, the large water bird noted for its huge pouch and clumsy, waddling gait. [S]
Sunday 02:05 - 03:05
Kate Humble and Helen Czerski reveal the inner workings of the sun and investigate why scientists think changes in the sun's behaviour may have powerful effects on our climate. [S,AD,SL]
Sunday 03:05 - 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 - 19:50
6/6. With Nikolaus Pevsner's Buildings of England in hand, Michael Bracewell explores the architecture of Surrey. Amongst the places he visits are Polesden Lacey and Whitely Village. [S]
Sunday 19:50 - 21:00
The BBC Philharmonic performs Bruch's First Violin Concerto and Dvorak's New World. [S] [HD]
Sunday 21:00 - 22:00
3/4. David Attenborough looks back on his personal highlights. First transmitted in 1989, Lost Worlds, Vanished Lives explores the world's major fossil sites. [S,AD] [HD]
Sunday 22:00 - 22:10
Dame Darcey Bussell introduces us to a gem from the BBC's dance archives, The Magic of Dance, presented by celebrated ballet dancer Margot Fonteyn. [S] [HD]
Sunday 22:10 - 23:10
1/6. Margot Fonteyn discusses the role of the male in dance. Her story is illustrated by some of the world's greatest dancers performing some of the era's most enduring dances. [S]
Sunday 23:10 - 00:10
A collection of some of Sammy Davis Jr's finest moments on British television - showing off his unbeatable talents as singer and raconteur. [S] [HD]
Mon May 04
Monday 00:10 - 01:10
3/3. Bettany Hughes visits China on the trail of Confucius, a great sage of Chinese history. [S,AD] [HD]
Monday 01:10 - 02:00
6/6. With Nikolaus Pevsner's Buildings of England in hand, Michael Bracewell explores the architecture of Surrey. Amongst the places he visits are Polesden Lacey and Whitely Village. [S]
Monday 02:00 - 03:10
The BBC Philharmonic performs Bruch's First Violin Concerto and Dvorak's New World. [S] [HD]
Monday 03:10 - 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 - 19:30
1/37. The University of Bristol plays Durham University in the first match of the series, with a place in the second round at stake. Jeremy Paxman asks the questions. [S] [HD]
Monday 19:30 - 20:00
1/15. Quiz show presented by Victoria Coren in which patience and lateral thinking are as vital as knowledge, and connections need to be made between apparently unconnected things. [S]
Monday 20:00 - 21:00
2/3. Documentary series which unearths lost civilisations and cities. This edition visits northern Peru to find the ruins of 250 mysterious pyramids. [S] [HD]
Monday 21:00 - 22:00
Fiona Bruce uncovers the story of Leonardo da Vinci. She travels to Florence, Milan, Paris, Warsaw and to New York, where she is given an exclusive preview of a new Leonardo. [S,AD] [HD]
Monday 22:00 - 23:00
2/3. Andrew Graham-Dixon tells the story of artist Walter Sickert, who understood that the theatre of war was not confined to the trenches. [S,AD] [HD]
Monday 23:00 - 00:00
1/3. Janina Ramirez and Alastair Sooke reveal Lisbon's fascinating history through its cobbled streets, steep hills, picturesque shoreline and cultural riches. [S,AD] [HD]
Tue May 05
Tuesday 00:00 - 01:00
5/8. In the 18th century, trade and conquest funds an explosion of creativity, and art stirs a growing social conscience. [S,AD] [HD]
Tuesday 01:00 - 02:00
Fiona Bruce uncovers the story of Leonardo da Vinci. She travels to Florence, Milan, Paris, Warsaw and to New York, where she is given an exclusive preview of a new Leonardo. [S,AD] [HD]
Tuesday 02:00 - 03:00
5/8. In the 18th century, trade and conquest funds an explosion of creativity, and art stirs a growing social conscience. [S,AD,SL] [HD]
Tuesday 03:00 - 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
2/37. The Open University and Newcastle University face off for a place in round two. [S] [HD]
Tuesday 19:30 - 20:00
2/15. Quiz show presented by Victoria Coren in which patience and lateral thinking are as vital as knowledge, and connections need to be made between apparently unconnected things. [S]
Tuesday 20:00 - 20:30
5/10. Sitcom about an irrepressible snob. Hyacinth's quest for perfection is somewhat hampered by the dubious antics of the rest of her family. [S]
Tuesday 20:30 - 21:00
3/6. Sitcom. Timothy's handsome cousin Brinsley comes to stay - and supplants Timothy in Mother's affections. [S] [HD]
Tuesday 21:00 - 22:00
2/4. Featuring the revolutionary period in Britain after the execution of Charles I, from Cromwell's iron rule to Charles II's attempts to restore the lustre of the monarchy. [S,AD]
Tuesday 22:00 - 22:45
1/3. Silvio Berlusconi's ambitious takeover of AC Milan reshapes the club and elevates his own profile, charting a path from footballing triumphs to the brink of political power. [S] [HD]
Tuesday 22:45 - 00:15
How Venetians are turning to revolutionary engineering, restoration of the natural environment and knowledge from their past in order to save Venice. [S] [HD]
Wed May 06
Wednesday 00:15 - 01:15
Bill Patterson narrates the rich and vivid story of the Highland Games, which have become a symbol of community and identity in Scotland and across the world. [S] [HD]
Wednesday 01:15 - 02:15
3/3. Bettany Hughes visits China on the trail of Confucius, a great sage of Chinese history. [S,AD] [HD]
Wednesday 02:15 - 03:15
2/3. A journey to the Lambeyeque valley in Peru and the ruins of 250 mysterious pyramids. Contains some scenes which some viewers may find upsetting. [S,SL]
Wednesday 03:15 - 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
3/37. The London School of Economics faces off against University College, Oxford. [S] [HD]
Wednesday 19:30 - 20:00
4/15. Quiz show presented by Victoria Coren in which patience and lateral thinking are as vital as knowledge, and connections need to be made between apparently unconnected things. [S]
Wednesday 20:00 - 21:00
Dr Michael Mosley investigates the secretive and controversial military research base. [S,AD] [HD]
Wednesday 21:00 - 22:00
1/3. Gillian takes a forensic look at the police investigation launched after Ruth's arrest. Contains some scenes which some viewers may find upsetting. [S] [HD]
Wednesday 22:00 - 22:15
Screenwriter Stephen Poliakoff looks back on his 1980 television drama Caught on a Train. [S] [HD]
Wednesday 22:15 - 23:35
A young Englishman, travelling on the Ostend to Vienna express, shares a train compartment with an American girl and an elderly Viennese lady. [S] [HD]
Wednesday 23:35 - 00:35
2/3. Stephen Smith explores Renaissance Florence under the reign of Grand Duke Cosimo Medici, where some of the greatest painters, sculptors and craftsmen in world history served. [S] [HD]
Thu May 07
Thursday 00:35 - 01:35
Dr Michael Mosley investigates the secretive and controversial military research base. [S,AD] [HD]