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106: BBC FOUR HD

Sun Mar 22
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]

Travels with Pevsner

Today 19:00 - 19:50

4/6. Lucinda Lambton explores the architecture of County Durham, with visits to Durham Cathedral, Beamish Open Air Museum and Lambton Castle. [S]

Poems in Their Place: WB Yeats

Today 19:50 - 20:00

Seamus Heaney visits Coole Park, County Galway to read some of WB Yeats's work. [S]

The Life and Loves of Oscar Wilde

Today 20:00 - 21:00

A candid portrait of Oscar Wilde and his remarkable family, including revelations by his grandson Merlin Holland and Lady Alice Douglas. [S]

The Picture of Dorian Gray: The Read with Luke Thompson

Today 21:00 - 22:00

Oscar Wilde's haunting tale of beauty, vanity and moral corruption. [S] [HD]

Ibsen: The Master Builder (1958)

Today 22:00 - 23:35

Donald Wolfit stars as Halvard Solness in 1958 adaption of Henrik Ibsen's play, set in Solness's Norwegian home in the late 19th century. [S]

Mindful Escapes: Breathe, Release, Restore

Today 23:35 - 00:05

2/4. Mindfulness expert Andy Puddicombe shows what we can learn from the ways in which animals adapt to changes in the world around them. [S] [HD]

Mon Mar 23
Travels with Pevsner

Tomorrow 00:05 - 00:55

4/6. Lucinda Lambton explores the architecture of County Durham, with visits to Durham Cathedral, Beamish Open Air Museum and Lambton Castle. [S]

The Life and Loves of Oscar Wilde

Tomorrow 00:55 - 01:55

A candid portrait of Oscar Wilde and his remarkable family, including revelations by his grandson Merlin Holland and Lady Alice Douglas. [S]

The Picture of Dorian Gray: The Read with Luke Thompson

Tomorrow 01:55 - 02:55

Oscar Wilde's haunting tale of beauty, vanity and moral corruption. [S] [HD]

This is BBC Four

Tomorrow 02:55 - 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]

Seven Worlds, One Planet

Tomorrow 19:00 - 20:00

3/7. A look at South America - the most species-rich continent on earth. [S,AD] [HD]

Treasures of Ancient Egypt

Tomorrow 20:00 - 21:00

1/3. Tracing the origins of Egypt's unique visual style, Alastair Sooke treks across the Sahara and travels the Nile to find the rarely seen art of its earliest peoples. [S] [HD]

Call My Bluff

Tomorrow 21:00 - 21:30

Robert Robinson hosts as Patrick Campbell, Sinead Cusak and Ian Ogilvy take on Frank Muir, Penelope Keith and Miles Kington in the panel game of word definitions and deceptions. [S]

Face the Music

Tomorrow 21:30 - 22:00

Joseph Cooper invites viewers to match their musical wits against Joyce Grenfell, Robin Ray and Derek Hart. The guest musician is soprano Isobel Baillie. [S]

The Unseen Alistair Cooke

Tomorrow 22:00 - 23:00

A revealing portrait of one of the most celebrated broadcasters of the 20th century, Alistair Cooke, whose Radio 4 programme Letter from America spanned 58 years. [S,AD] [HD]

Rose Wylie: This Rose Is Blooming - imagine

Tomorrow 23:00 - 00:10

... Alan Yentob meets Rose Wylie and delves into her curious and colourful world. Contains some strong language and some violent scenes. [S] [HD]

Tue Mar 24
Nature and Us: A History through Art

Tuesday 00:10 - 01:10

3/3. James Fox uses art to explore the relationship between humans and nature across the last 100 years. [S] [HD]

Face the Music

Tuesday 01:10 - 01:40

Joseph Cooper invites viewers to match their musical wits against Joyce Grenfell, Robin Ray and Derek Hart. The guest musician is soprano Isobel Baillie. [S]

Seven Worlds, One Planet

Tuesday 01:40 - 02:40

3/7. A look at South America - the most species-rich continent on earth. [S,AD] [HD]

Treasures of Ancient Egypt

Tuesday 02:40 - 03:40

1/3. Tracing the origins of Egypt's unique visual style, Alastair Sooke treks across the Sahara and travels the Nile to find the rarely seen art of its earliest peoples. [S,SL] [HD]

This is BBC Four

Tuesday 03:40 - 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]

Fred Dibnah's Magnificent Monuments

Tuesday 19:00 - 19:30

1/6. Steeplejack Fred Dibnah tours Britain's engineering marvels. This edition visits Warwick, Edinburgh and Conwy to explore the development of the fortress. [S]

Wainwright Walks: Coast to Coast

Tuesday 19:30 - 20:00

4/6. Julia Bradbury traverses Swaledale in Yorkshire. Wainwright studied this 22-mile section in detail, presenting a route of valley bottom and windswept moor top. [S,AD] [HD]

Keeping Up Appearances

Tuesday 20:00 - 20:30

6/6. Sitcom about a snobbish housewife and her long-suffering husband. Hyacinth quite enjoys a family christening - except when it is Daisy's family. [S]

Sorry!

Tuesday 20:30 - 21:00

4/6. 1980s sitcom about a middle-aged man still living with his parents. Timothy makes a determined effort to find himself a flat. [S]

A History of Britain by Simon Schama

Tuesday 21:00 - 22:00

4/7. The story of Edward I - the Hammer of the Scots - whose attempts to force English rule on Scotland and Wales strengthened the identities of all the British nations. [S,AD]

Khartoum - Storyville

Tuesday 22:00 - 23:20

A Storyville documentary, set against the backdrop of conflict in Sudan, that follows five Khartoum residents as they search for freedom amid revolution and war. [S] [HD]

The Girl Who Talked to Dolphins

Tuesday 23:20 - 00:20

The story of a 1960s experiment that tried to teach a dolphin to speak English. Contains some scenes which some viewers may find upsetting. [S,AD] [HD]

Wed Mar 25
The Unseen Alistair Cooke

Wednesday 00:20 - 01:20

A revealing portrait of one of the most celebrated broadcasters of the 20th century, Alistair Cooke, whose Radio 4 programme Letter from America spanned 58 years. [S,AD]

Fred Dibnah's Magnificent Monuments

Wednesday 01:20 - 01:50

1/6. Steeplejack Fred Dibnah tours Britain's engineering marvels. This edition visits Warwick, Edinburgh and Conwy to explore the development of the fortress. [S]

Wainwright Walks: Coast to Coast

Wednesday 01:50 - 02:20

4/6. Julia Bradbury traverses Swaledale in Yorkshire. Wainwright studied this 22-mile section in detail, presenting a route of valley bottom and windswept moor top. [S,AD] [HD]

Khartoum - Storyville

Wednesday 02:20 - 03:40

A Storyville documentary, set against the backdrop of conflict in Sudan, that follows five Khartoum residents as they search for freedom amid revolution and war. [S] [HD]

This is BBC Four

Wednesday 03:40 - 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]

Fred Dibnah's Magnificent Monuments

Wednesday 19:00 - 19:30

2/6. Fred Dibnah visits Hampton Court Palace and examines a 15th-century manor house. [S]

Wainwright Walks: Coast to Coast

Wednesday 19:30 - 20:00

5/6. Documentary series. After visiting Richmond, Julia Bradbury crosses the vale between the Dales and her last National Park, the North York Moors. [S,AD] [HD]

My Garden of a Thousand Bees

Wednesday 20:00 - 20:50

Wildlife film-maker Martin Dohrn is bee obsessed. He has found over 60 species in his Bristol garden and sets out to film them, with mind-blowing results. [S,AD] [HD]

100 Great Paintings: Stubbs - The Grosvenor Hunt

Wednesday 20:50 - 21:00

An introduction to John Stubbs's 18th-century masterpiece The Grosvenor Hunt. Written and narrated by John Jacob. [S]

Secrets of Size: Atoms to Supergalaxies

Wednesday 21:00 - 22:00

2/2. In this mind-bending film, Jim Al-Khalili explores the universe at its largest, from our solar system up to giant networks of interconnected galaxies. [S] [HD]

This Life

Wednesday 22:00 - 22:45

3/11. Drama series. Egg takes on a medical negligence case and becomes emotionally involved with a client who has cancer. Contains some strong language. [S]

This Life

Wednesday 22:45 - 23:25

4/11. Delilah outstays her welcome, and Anna resorts to devious means to get her way. Contains very strong language and some scenes of a sexual nature. [S]

Vasa: The Ghost Ship

Wednesday 23:25 - 00:25

Film following the work of archaeologists, divers and historians as they make new discoveries about a remarkably well-preserved 17th-century galleon raised from the Baltic in 1961. [S] [HD]

Thu Mar 26
The Girl Who Talked to Dolphins

Thursday 00:25 - 01:25

The story of a 1960s experiment that tried to teach a dolphin to speak English. Contains some scenes which some viewers may find upsetting. [S,AD] [HD]

Fred Dibnah's Magnificent Monuments

Thursday 01:25 - 01:55

2/6. Fred Dibnah visits Hampton Court Palace and examines a 15th-century manor house. [S]

Wainwright Walks: Coast to Coast

Thursday 01:55 - 02:25

5/6. Documentary series. After visiting Richmond, Julia Bradbury crosses the vale between the Dales and her last National Park, the North York Moors. [S,AD] [HD]

Secrets of Size: Atoms to Supergalaxies

Thursday 02:25 - 03:25

2/2. In this mind-bending film, Jim Al-Khalili explores the universe at its largest, from our solar system up to giant networks of interconnected galaxies. [S,SL]

This is BBC Four

Thursday 03:25 - 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]

Fred Dibnah's Magnificent Monuments

Thursday 19:00 - 19:30

3/6. Steeplejack Fred Dibnah tours Britain admiring some of its engineering marvels. This edition takes in Preston, County Durham, St Paul's Cathedral and York Minster. [S]

Wainwright Walks: Coast to Coast

Thursday 19:30 - 20:00

6/6. Julia Bradbury sets out on the final stage of her walk. Robin Hood's Bay is the goal, but first she must complete the North York Moors and walk through Eskdale. [S,AD] [HD]

Stonehenge: A Timewatch Guide

Thursday 20:00 - 21:00

1/4. Using archive film, Alice Roberts uncovers how the monument of Stonehenge has been interpreted, argued over and debated by some of Britain's leading historians and archaeologists. [S,AD] [HD]

Julian Barnes: Beyond the Page

Thursday 21:00 - 21:30

Acclaimed and award-winning writer Julian Barnes talks to Katie Razzall about his literary life, preoccupation with death, why he's written his final novel and missing his readers. [S] [HD]

The Sense of an Ending

Thursday 21:30 - 23:15

Tony Webster, semi-retired owner of a photography shop, receives a mysterious legacy. Contains some strong language and some scenes of a sexual nature. [2017] [S] [HD]

Mark Lawson Talks to Julian Barnes

Thursday 23:15 - 00:15

Prize-winning writer Julian Barnes discusses his novel Levels of Life, a memoir of bereavement, with Mark Lawson and talks candidly about love, death, memory and grief. From 2014. [S] [HD]

Fri Mar 27
My Garden of a Thousand Bees

Friday 00:15 - 01:05

Wildlife film-maker Martin Dohrn is bee obsessed. He has found over 60 species in his Bristol garden and sets out to film them, with mind-blowing results. [S,AD] [HD]

Fred Dibnah's Magnificent Monuments

Friday 01:05 - 01:35

Places of Worship. 3/6. Fred visits Preston, County Durham, St Paul's Cathedral and York Minster. [S]

Wainwright Walks: Coast to Coast

Friday 01:35 - 02:05

6/6. Julia Bradbury sets out on the final stage of her walk. Robin Hood's Bay is the goal, but first she must complete the North York Moors and walk through Eskdale. [S,AD] [HD]

Stonehenge: A Timewatch Guide

Friday 02:05 - 03:05

1/4. Using archive film, Alice Roberts uncovers how the monument of Stonehenge has been interpreted, argued over and debated by some of Britain's leading historians and archaeologists. [S,AD,SL] [HD]

This is BBC Four

Friday 03:05 - 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

Gail Porter presents the pop chart programme, first broadcast on 25 June 1999 and featuring S Club 7, Jamiroquai, NSYNC, Britney Spears, Lit, Adam Rickitt, Melanie G and Vengaboys. [S]

TOTP: 1999

Friday 19:30 - 20:00

Gail Porter presents the pop chart programme, first broadcast on 2 July 1999 and featuring Vengaboys, Whitney Houston, The Three Amigos, Suede, A1, Jennifer Lopez and ATB. [S]

TOTP: 1978

Friday 20:00 - 20:30

Peter Powell introduces performances from Suzi Quatro, Dan Hill, Elvis Costello, The Vibrators, Kate Bush, Earth, Wind & Fire, Gerry Rafferty, Manhattan Transfer and Legs & Co. [S]

TOTP: 1988

Friday 20:30 - 21:00

Peter Powell and Simon Bates present the pop chart programme, first broadcast on 24 March 1988 and featuring Sinitta, a-ha, Wet Wet Wet, Iron Maiden, Tiffany and Aswad. [S]

Elkie Brooks at the BBC

Friday 21:00 - 22:10

To mark her 80th birthday, Elkie Brooks looks back on some of her finest-ever performances at the BBC, including such hits as Pearl's a Singer, No More the Fool and Lilac Wine. [S] [HD]

Elkie Brooks: Sight and Sound in Concert

Friday 22:10 - 23:10

Singer Elkie Brooks in concert at the Hippodrome, Golders Green, first broadcast simultaneously with Radio 1 in 1977. With a special introduction by Annie Nightingale. [S]

Elkie Brooks: In Concert 1987

Friday 23:10 - 23:50

In a performance recorded especially for the BBC at the NEC, Birmingham, Elkie produces a subtle blend of rock numbers and gentle ballads. [S]

Elkie Brooks in Concert 1987

Friday 23:50 - 00:30

In the second part of this concert, Elkie performs new compositions and hits such as Lilac Wine, Don't Cry Out Loud and Gasoline Alley. [S]

Sat Mar 28
TOTP: 1999

Saturday 00:30 - 01:00

Gail Porter presents the pop chart programme, first broadcast on 25 June 1999 and featuring S Club 7, Jamiroquai, NSYNC, Britney Spears, Lit, Adam Rickitt, Melanie G and Vengaboys. [S]

TOTP: 1999

Saturday 01:00 - 01:30

Gail Porter presents the pop chart programme, first broadcast on 2 July 1999 and featuring Vengaboys, Whitney Houston, The Three Amigos, Suede, A1, Jennifer Lopez and ATB. [S]

TOTP: 1978

Saturday 01:30 - 02:00

Peter Powell introduces performances from Suzi Quatro, Dan Hill, Elvis Costello, The Vibrators, Kate Bush, Earth, Wind & Fire, Gerry Rafferty, Manhattan Transfer and Legs & Co. [S]

TOTP: 1988

Saturday 02:00 - 02:30

Peter Powell and Simon Bates present the pop chart programme, first broadcast on 24 March 1988 and featuring Sinitta, a-ha, Wet Wet Wet, Iron Maiden, Tiffany and Aswad. [S]

Elkie Brooks: Sight and Sound in Concert

Saturday 02:30 - 03:30

Singer Elkie Brooks in concert at the Hippodrome, Golders Green, first broadcast simultaneously with Radio 1 in 1977. With a special introduction by Annie Nightingale. [S]

This is BBC Four

Saturday 03:30 - 05:30

Programmes start at 7.00pm. [HD]

This is BBC Four

Saturday 05:30 - 18:58

Daily from 7.00pm. [HD]

This is BBC Four

Saturday 18:58 - 19:00

Programmes start at 7.00pm. [HD]

The Good Old Days

Saturday 19:00 - 19:45

Leonard Sachs presents the old-time music hall programme. With Roy Castle, Eartha Kitt, Barry Kent, Hinge and Bracket, The Halfwits and members of the Players' Theatre, London. [S]

Hetty Wainthropp Investigates

Saturday 19:45 - 20:35

1/9. Hetty joins a quilt-making circle in order to find out who is terrorising a housing estate. Classic crime drama starring Patricia Routledge. [S]

Angela Rippon: Portrait

Saturday 20:35 - 21:00

Angela Rippon sits for artist Paul Wyeth, who feels he has put his head 'very much on the chopping block' by agreeing to paint a portrait of the broadcasting icon. From 1979. [S]

Hidden Assets

Saturday 21:00 - 21:50

1/6. A tragic raid in Dublin links to murders in Spain, setting CAB on the trail of a ruthless criminal. Contains some strong language and prolonged violent scenes. [S,AD] [HD]

Hidden Assets

Saturday 21:50 - 22:40

2/6. A violent turn of events complicates the case, and a search of the property yields no sign of the missing ¬27 million. Contains some violent scenes. [S,AD] [HD]

Parkinson

Saturday 22:40 - 23:35

Michael Parkinson's guests are Gillian Anderson, Paul O'Grady and Paul Whitehouse. With music from Madness, who perform a couple of their classic hits. [S]

Keeping Up Appearances

Saturday 23:35 - 00:05

6/6. Sitcom about a snobbish housewife and her long-suffering husband. Hyacinth quite enjoys a family christening - except when it is Daisy's family. [S]

Sun Mar 29
Sorry!

Sunday 00:05 - 00:40

4/6. 1980s sitcom about a middle-aged man still living with his parents. Timothy makes a determined effort to find himself a flat. [S]

Hetty Wainthropp Investigates

Sunday 00:40 - 02:30

1/9. Hetty joins a quilt-making circle in order to find out who is terrorising a housing estate. Classic crime drama starring Patricia Routledge. [S]

Angela Rippon: Portrait

Sunday 02:30 - 02:55

Angela Rippon sits for artist Paul Wyeth, who feels he has put his head 'very much on the chopping block' by agreeing to paint a portrait of the broadcasting icon. From 1979. [S]

Rose Wylie: This Rose Is Blooming - imagine

Sunday 02:55 - 04:00

... Alan Yentob meets Rose Wylie and delves into her curious and colourful world. [S,SL]

This is BBC Four

Sunday 04:00 - 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]

Elaine Paige: 60 Years on Stage

Sunday 19:00 - 20:00

A celebration of Elaine Paige's 60-year career in show business. [S] [HD]

Elaine Paige Remembers... A Night on the Town

Sunday 20:00 - 20:15

Elaine Paige looks back on A Night on the Town - a musical extravaganza from the early 1980s, filmed with a mostly American cast of singers and dancers. [S] [HD]

A Night on the Town

Sunday 20:15 - 22:00

Musical spectacular, first broadcast in 1983, showcasing the work of Irving Berlin, Noel Coward, George Gershwin and Cole Porter. Ann Reinking and Lewis Collins are transported back in time. [S]

Charles Dance Remembers... Little Eyolf

Sunday 22:00 - 22:15

Charles Dance looks back on the 1982 adaptation of Henrik Ibsen's play. [S] [HD]

Ibsen: Little Eyolf

Sunday 22:15 - 23:50

The 1982 adaption of Henrik Ibsen's psychological study of grief and guilt, starring Diana Rigg and Anthony Hopkins. [S]

Mindful Escapes: Breathe, Release, Restore

Sunday 23:50 - 00:20

3/4. Mindfulness expert Andy Puddicombe explains how watching scenes from nature can help bring feelings of positivity, happiness and wellbeing to the viewer. [S] [HD]

Mon Mar 30
Elaine Paige: 60 Years on Stage

Monday 00:20 - 01:20

A celebration of Elaine Paige's 60-year career in show business. [S] [HD]