Today 02:25 - 03:25
2/5. Mrs Thatcher struggles to cling to power as the economy collapses, riots break out, and she is subverted by members of her own cabinet. [S,AD,SL] [HD]
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106: BBC FOUR HD
Thu Oct 09
Today 03:25 - 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
1/6. Fred takes a look at the 11th-century building programme undertaken by the Normans which resulted in mighty fortress cathedrals like Ely and Peterborough. [S,AD]
Today 19:30 - 20:00
2/6. Fred Dibnah investigates one of the greatest feats of royal engineering - the construction of the great chain of castles on the coast of north Wales. [S,AD]
Today 20:00 - 21:45
Classic western adventure, starring Paul Newman and Robert Redford as legendary outlaws Butch and Kid. [1969] [S,AD]
Today 21:45 - 22:25
The career of Robert Redford is examined in this exploration of the BBC archives, which includes rarely seen interviews. Narrated by Sylvia Syms. [S]
Today 22:25 - 00:40
Two Washington Post reporters uncover the Watergate scandal - a conspiracy to cover up abuses of power by President Nixon. Contains strong language. [1976] [S,AD] [HD]
Fri Oct 10
Tomorrow 00:40 - 02:05
Director and actress Rachel Ward joins the farming revolution in Australia and begins a journey of discovery to regenerate the land on her farm, and herself. [S,AD] [HD]
Tomorrow 02:05 - 02:45
The career of Robert Redford is examined in this exploration of the BBC archives, which includes rarely seen interviews. Narrated by Sylvia Syms. [S]
Tomorrow 02:45 - 03:15
1/6. Fred takes a look at the 11th-century building programme undertaken by the Normans which resulted in mighty fortress cathedrals like Ely and Peterborough. [S,AD]
Tomorrow 03:15 - 03:45
2/6. Fred Dibnah investigates one of the greatest feats of royal engineering - the construction of the great chain of castles on the coast of north Wales. [S,AD]
Tomorrow 03:45 - 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
Jayne Middlemiss presents the pop chart programme, first broadcast on 7 July 1998 and featuring Ultra Naté, Peter Andre, Another Level, Billie Myers, Ace of Base and Jamiroquai. [S]
Tomorrow 19:30 - 20:00
Jayne Middlemiss presents the pop chart programme, first broadcast on 31 July 1998 and featuring Five, Lovestation, The Supernaturals, Charli Baltimore, Catatonia and Spice Girls. [S]
Tomorrow 20:00 - 20:30
Gary Davies and Simon Mayo present the pop chart programme, featuring The Bangles, Nick Berry, Julian Cope, Paul Young, Howard Jones, Madonna and Paul Simon. [S]
Tomorrow 20:30 - 21:00
Simon Mayo presents the pop chart programme, first broadcast on 4 October 1990 and featuring Pet Shop Boys, Maria McKee and Technotronic. [S]
Tomorrow 21:00 - 22:20
A special concert recorded at the Royal Festival Hall in 1977, where 80 musicians played new arrangements of Glen Campbell's hit songs. [S]
Tomorrow 22:20 - 22:45
Nashville star Tammy Wynette and her band The Tennessee Gentlemen entertain an audience of country music fans at The Maltings in Suffolk. With guests The Frank Jennings Syndicate. [S] [HD]
Tomorrow 22:45 - 23:10
American country music singer Crystal Gayle in concert at Snape Maltings, Suffolk. [S] [HD]
Tomorrow 23:10 - 00:00
1/9. How so-called hillbilly music reached new listeners and launched its first stars' careers. [S] [HD]
Sat Oct 11
Saturday 00:00 - 00:50
2/9. How Nashville was transformed into Music City as America fell for Texas swing. [S] [HD]
Saturday 00:50 - 01:50
Documentary telling Glen Campbell's life story, from impoverished childhood to success as a guitarist and singer, fall from grace in the 80s and Alzheimer's diagnosis in 2011. [S] [HD]
Saturday 01:50 - 02:20
Jayne Middlemiss presents the pop chart programme, first broadcast on 7 July 1998 and featuring Ultra Naté, Peter Andre, Another Level, Billie Myers, Ace of Base and Jamiroquai. [S]
Saturday 02:20 - 02:50
Jayne Middlemiss presents the pop chart programme, first broadcast on 31 July 1998 and featuring Five, Lovestation, The Supernaturals, Charli Baltimore, Catatonia and Spice Girls. [S]
Saturday 02:50 - 03:25
Gary Davies and Simon Mayo present the pop chart programme, featuring The Bangles, Nick Berry, Julian Cope, Paul Young, Howard Jones, Madonna and Paul Simon. [S]
Saturday 03:25 - 03:55
Simon Mayo presents the pop chart programme, first broadcast on 4 October 1990 and featuring Pet Shop Boys, Maria McKee and Technotronic. [S]
Saturday 03:55 - 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 - 19:20
Chris Beardshaw heads for west Scotland to help an oyster fisherman deal with an overgrown garden and finds out why Scots design the best shady gardens. [S]
Saturday 19:20 - 20:10
11/12. James wears his shorts to a visit and is challenged to a race, while champion sheepdog Jock delights in chasing cars. [S]
Saturday 20:10 - 21:00
12/12. Siegfried buys a television set, and James has to deal with a man who has cancer. [S]
Saturday 21:00 - 21:55
1/4. Wife and husband Paula and Jerome hire an au pair, Tess, to look after their baby, Orso, but she soon becomes an unsettling presence in their home. Contains some strong language. [S] [HD]
Saturday 21:55 - 22:50
2/4. Paula struggles to stay on course as she discovers Tess has been lying to her. [S] [HD]
Saturday 22:50 - 23:35
Terry Wogan's guests include Margaret Baird, Betty Astell, Dickie Bird and Anthony Sher. With music from Aztec Camera and Elio Pace. [S]
Saturday 23:35 - 00:20
A profile of legendary cricket umpire Dickie Bird, first broadcast in 1996, looking at his life on and off the field and featuring quotes from many well-known faces. [S]
Sun Oct 12
Sunday 00:20 - 00:50
4/7. When Margo buys a spinning wheel at an antique shop, Tom buys a loom so he and Barbara can make their own woollen clothes. [S]
Sunday 00:50 - 01:20
1/8. Jim Hacker considers cancelling the Trident programme after discovering some interesting facts about the UK's defence system. [S]
Sunday 01:20 - 02:10
11/12. James wears his shorts to a visit and is challenged to a race, while champion sheepdog Jock delights in chasing cars. [S]
Sunday 02:10 - 03:00
12/12. Siegfried buys a television set, and James has to deal with a man who has cancer. [S]
Sunday 03:00 - 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
5/10. Monty Don sees the world through 80 of its most inspiring gardens. He meets garden guerrillas in New York and visits a Virginian garden that reflects the birth of the nation. [S,AD] [HD]
Sunday 20:00 - 21:15
Italian superstar Luciano Pavarotti plays coach to four young singers, giving them a short masterclass in the skills he has learned from a life in opera. [S]
Sunday 21:15 - 22:15
Lesley Garrett narrates a drama documentary that tells the compelling story of the waltz and the bitter father and son rivalry behind it. [S]
Sunday 22:15 - 23:15
A revealing portrait of the life, character and inner struggles of Martin Luther King Jr. [S] [HD]
Sunday 23:15 - 23:45
First transmitted in 1961, Martin Luther King talks to John Freeman about the events that led to him becoming a civil rights leader. [S]
Sunday 23:45 - 00:45
1/5. The inside story of the design and construction of the Severn Bridge. [S,AD] [HD]
Mon Oct 13
Monday 00:45 - 01:45
Nicholas Crane unravels the tale of Sir Hugh Munro, whose exploration of the wild Scottish peaks little more than a century ago began a modern mountaineering obsession. [S,AD] [HD]
Monday 01:45 - 02:45
Lesley Garrett narrates a drama documentary that tells the compelling story of the waltz and the bitter father and son rivalry behind it. [S]
Monday 02:45 - 03:45
5/10. Monty Don sees the world through 80 of its most inspiring gardens. He meets garden guerrillas in New York and visits a Virginian garden that reflects the birth of the nation. [S,AD,SL]
Monday 03:45 - 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
3/6. Fred Dibnah looks at how carpenters have used their talents to transform buildings such as Stokesey Castle, Little Moreton Hall and Harvington Hall. [S,AD]
Monday 19:30 - 20:00
1/4. Meeting the teams above and below ground who keep everything moving through the tunnel. [S] [HD]
Monday 20:00 - 21:00
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]
Monday 21:00 - 22:00
2/2. Jonathan Foyle looks for clues in Henry VIII's art to glimpse what was going on inside the king's head as he faced his darkest days following his divorce and break with Rome. [S] [HD]
Monday 22:00 - 22:30
The team delve into the world of astronaut training, discovering what it takes to become a European Space Agency astronaut. With special guest Helen Sharman. [S] [HD]
Monday 22:30 - 22:45
.. The Great Philosophers. Professor Angie Hobbs gives a modern view on Bryan Magee's highly influential 1987 series. [S] [HD]
Monday 22:45 - 23:30
1/15. Myles Burnyeat looks at Plato, the first western philosopher whose written works have survived. [S]
Monday 23:30 - 00:15
2/15. Martha Nussbaum looks at Aristotle, Plato's star pupil and tutor to the young Alexander the Great, whose philosophy dominated western thought for many hundreds of years. [S]
Tue Oct 14
Tuesday 00:15 - 01:00
3/15. Bryan Magee and guest Anthony Kenny discuss the work of the medieval philosophers and the contribution of figures such as St Augustine and Thomas Aquinas. [S]
Tuesday 01:00 - 01:30
3/6. Fred Dibnah looks at how carpenters have used their talents to transform buildings such as Stokesey Castle, Little Moreton Hall and Harvington Hall. [S,AD]
Tuesday 01:30 - 02:00
1/4. Meeting the teams above and below ground who keep everything moving through the tunnel. [S] [HD]
Tuesday 02:00 - 03:00
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,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
4/6. Fred Dibnah travels to Scotland to demonstrate the engineering and design skills that shaped Scottish baronial style. [S,AD]
Tuesday 19:30 - 20:00
2/4. Exploring why two tunnels are better than one. [S] [HD]
Tuesday 20:00 - 20:30
5/7. The Goods find new ways to put their loom to good use, while Margo and Jerry are preparing for an important dinner party at which Jerry's boss will announce his retirement. [S]
Tuesday 20:30 - 21:00
2/8. Hacker prepares to make his first broadcast as prime minister, announcing his grand new defence policy, but he finds it is not so easy to speak on camera. [S]
Tuesday 21:00 - 21:30
Robert Robinson hosts a game of word definitions and deceptions. Captains Frank Muir and Patrick Campbell are joined by Tom Baker, Alan Coren, Gabrielle Drake and Miriam Stoppard. [S]
Tuesday 21:30 - 22:00
Joseph Cooper invites viewers to match their musical wits against Judith Jackson, Robin Ray and Patrick Moore. With guest musician Louis Kentner. [S]
Tuesday 22:00 - 23:30
A Storyville documentary that follows a Russian schoolteacher as he risks everything to expose rising militarism in his classroom. [S] [HD]
Tuesday 23:30 - 00:30
2/3. Simon uncovers the truth about El Cid and investigates the Spanish Inquisition. [S] [HD]
Wed Oct 15
Wednesday 00:30 - 01:30
To mark 100 years of romance publishers Mills and Boon, literary novelist Stella Duffy takes on the challenge of writing for them, a task that ends up being harder than it looks. [S]
Wednesday 01:30 - 02:00
4/6. Fred Dibnah travels to Scotland to demonstrate the engineering and design skills that shaped Scottish baronial style. [S,AD]
Wednesday 02:00 - 02:30
2/4. Exploring why two tunnels are better than one. [S] [HD]
Wednesday 02:30 - 03:30
2/2. Jonathan Foyle looks for clues in Henry VIII's art to glimpse what was going on inside the king's head as he faced his darkest days following his divorce and break with Rome. [S,SL]
Wednesday 03:30 - 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
5/6. In his exploration of the engineering skills that went into the building of Britain, Fred Dibnah looks at the construction of the canal network. [S,AD]
Wednesday 19:30 - 20:00
3/4. The 25th anniversary is under way, and a mural is being painted at each end of the tunnel. [S] [HD]
Wednesday 20:00 - 21:00
1/3. Richard Miles goes back 2,000 years to explore how archaeology began by trying to prove a biblical truth, a quest that soon got archaeologists into dangerous waters. [S] [HD]
Wednesday 21:00 - 22:00
3/5. Mrs Thatcher confronts her enemies and leads the country to war. [S,AD] [HD]
Wednesday 22:00 - 23:30
Ian Curteis's once-controversial dramatisation of how the Thatcher government went to war against Argentina to regain the Falkland Islands. [S,AD]
Wednesday 23:30 - 00:00
The team delve into the world of astronaut training, discovering what it takes to become a European Space Agency astronaut. With special guest Helen Sharman. [S] [HD]
Thu Oct 16
Thursday 00:00 - 01:00
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]
Thursday 01:00 - 01:30
5/6. In his exploration of the engineering skills that went into the building of Britain, Fred Dibnah looks at the construction of the canal network. [S,AD]
Thursday 01:30 - 02:00
3/4. The 25th anniversary is under way, and a mural is being painted at each end of the tunnel. [S] [HD]
Thursday 02:00 - 03:00
1/3. Richard Miles goes back 2,000 years to explore how archaeology began by trying to prove a biblical truth, a quest that soon got archaeologists into dangerous waters. [S] [HD]
Thursday 03:00 - 04:00
3/5. Mrs Thatcher confronts her enemies and leads the country to war. [S,AD,SL] [HD]
Thursday 04:00 - 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 - 19:05
Nature documentary looking at a post office in Antarctica that is surrounded by 3,000 gentoo penguins. [S] [HD]
Thursday 19:05 - 20:45
The quiet English village of St Mary Mead is disrupted when a Hollywood film crew introduce inflated egos and cold-blooded murder. Miss Marple, of course, investigates. [1981] [S]
Thursday 20:45 - 21:30
In a programme first broadcast in 1973, actress Angela Lansbury talks to American columnist Rex Reed and answers questions from members of the audience at London's National Film Theatre. [S]
Thursday 21:30 - 22:45
Lauren Laverne hosts the Mercury Prize 2025 from Newcastle's Utilita Arena, celebrating each of the 12 shortlisted Albums of the Year before announcing the overall winner. [S] [HD]
Thursday 22:45 - 00:50
Jake Blues and his brother Elwood have just days to save the home where they were raised. Contains very strong language. [1980] [S]
Fri Oct 17
Friday 00:50 - 01:50
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]