Today 21:10 - 22:10
Selection of some of funk's best artists from the BBC archives and beyond, beginning in the 1970s. With Earth, Wind & Fire, Kool & the Gang, Average White Band and Herbie Hancock. [S] [HD]
106: BBC FOUR HD
Fri Oct 09
Today 22:10 - 22:40
British funk pioneers Cymande make their long-awaited Glastonbury debut, then reggae royalty Black Uhuru step up with a set spanning more than five decades. [S] [HD]
Today 22:40 - 00:10
The incredible story of a band you may never have heard of but whose sound has influenced generations with their irresistible rhythms and message of peace. [S] [HD]
Sat Oct 10
Tomorrow 00:10 - 02:40
Trevor Nelson presents the first volume of a celebration of some of the very best in black British music from over the decades, featuring 40 tantalising tracks. [S] [HD]
Tomorrow 02:40 - 03:10
Noel Edmonds presents the pop chart programme, featuring Smokie, Danny Mirror, Deniece Williams, Steve Gibbons Band, The Emotions, The Stranglers, Baccara, Yes and David Soul. [S]
Tomorrow 03:10 - 03:50
Mike Read and Tommy Vance present the pop chart programme. Featuring Kim Wilde, Sade, Wham!, Stephanie Mills, Paul Young, Alison Moyet, The Style Council and Stevie Wonder. [S]
Tomorrow 03:50 - 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 - 20:00
3/3. Having enjoyed the islands' changing seasons with his family, the wildlife cameraman ends his visit with a sighting of a pod of killer whales. A suitable end to a great trip. [S,AD]
Tomorrow 20:00 - 21:00
The story of efforts to save the pangolin, the world's most illegally trafficked animal. Contains some scenes which some viewers may find upsetting. [S,AD] [HD]
Tomorrow 21:00 - 22:40
1942. A cargo ship's captain and first mate clash on a voyage to Russia. Tense war drama. Contains some strong language. [2023] [S] [HD]
Tomorrow 22:40 - 23:15
4/6. Arthur arrives as usual to help out on the Grantleigh estate, but Audrey can't give him work. [S]
Tomorrow 23:15 - 23:45
2/10. Suburban sitcom. Hyacinth suddenly has a lot on her hands - attending the mayor's fancy dress ball and getting to know an important new neighbour. [S]
Tomorrow 23:45 - 00:45
11/12. Documentary which digs into the archive to discover the unwritten rules that have governed the way we drink in Britain, from 1940s pubs and clubs to drinking at home or at work. [S]
Sun Oct 11
Sunday 00:45 - 01:45
3/3. Having enjoyed the islands' changing seasons with his family, the wildlife cameraman ends his visit with a sighting of a pod of killer whales. A suitable end to a great trip. [S,AD]
Sunday 01:45 - 02:45
The story of efforts to save the pangolin, the world's most illegally trafficked animal. Contains some scenes which some viewers may find upsetting. [S,AD,SL] [HD]
Sunday 02:45 - 03:45
11/12. Documentary which digs into the archive to discover the unwritten rules that have governed the way we drink in Britain, from 1940s pubs and clubs to drinking at home or at work. [S,SL]
Sunday 03:45 - 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 - 19:30
3/6. Fusing biography, art and the history of fashion, Amber Butchart explores the lives of historical figures through their clothes. A rare portrait of a working man. [S,AD] [HD]
Sunday 19:30 - 21:00
The live auditions continue as more of the UK's young classical stars compete for a place in the quarter-final. Petroc Trelawny presents. [S] [HD]
Sunday 21:00 - 22:00
Celia Imrie takes a trip through the BBC's archive for a celebration of the works of Shakespeare, exploring how the Bard's biggest plays have been brought to cinema and television screens. [S] [HD]
Sunday 22:00 - 22:15
Lesley Manville looks back on Caryl Churchill's Top Girls, a landmark in British theatre. Contains some strong language. [S] [HD]
Sunday 22:15 - 00:05
Marlene gives a dinner party for five oddly assorted women from centuries past. Contains strong language. [S] [HD]
Mon Oct 12
Monday 00:05 - 01:15
Portrait of Caryl Churchill, one of Britain's most prolific and versatile playwrights. Featuring extracts from her plays. Contains some strong language. [S]
Monday 01:15 - 02:15
1/2. Francesco da Mosto takes to the Italian road in search of Shakespeare. He explores how Shakespeare used Italy to tell his most passionate stories about falling in love. [S,AD] [HD]
Monday 02:15 - 02:45
3/6. Fusing biography, art and the history of fashion, Amber Butchart explores the lives of historical figures through their clothes. A rare portrait of a working man. [S,AD] [HD]
Monday 02:45 - 03:45
Celia Imrie takes a trip through the BBC's archive for a celebration of the works of Shakespeare, exploring how the Bard's biggest plays have been brought to cinema and television screens. [S] [HD]
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 - 20:00
1/3. Isolated since the time of the dinosaurs, New Zealand's wildlife has been left to its own devices. Its forests are stalked by predators from the Jurassic era. [S,AD] [HD]
Monday 20:00 - 21:00
2/3. Andrew Graham-Dixon explores how art took a dramatic turn after the French Revolution, looking at artists including Jacques-Louis David, Delacroix and Gericault. Contains some nudity. [S,AD] [HD]
Monday 21:00 - 21:30
Magnus Magnusson presents the quiz programme from Keele University. The specialist subjects are Otto von Bismarck, Ernest Hemingway, myths and legends of King Arthur, and the Church of England. [S]
Monday 21:30 - 22:00
Robert Robinson hosts as Patrick Campbell, Nerys Hughes and Jonathan Miller take on Frank Muir, Angela Rippon and Peter Brough in the panel game of word definitions and deceptions. [S]
Monday 22:00 - 22:30
Maggie Aderin explores how dyslexia has affected her life and career by meeting other dyslexic astronomers and discovering their research - from icy moons to clumpy galaxies. [S] [HD]
Monday 22:30 - 23:30
Documentary presented by Bonnie Greer on how black people have been represented in western art, from medieval black Madonnas, through the great masters to modern fashion. [S,AD]
Monday 23:30 - 01:10
2/2. Leonardo conducts scientific experiments and paints the most famous portrait on earth. Contains some scenes which some viewers may find upsetting. [S,AD] [HD]
Tue Oct 13
Tuesday 01:10 - 02:10
4/6. Richard Miles examines the legacy of Alexander the Great. In Pakistan he discovers traces of a city where west and east were united in an intriguing new way. [S,AD] [HD]
Tuesday 02:10 - 03:10
2/3. Andrew Graham-Dixon explores how art took a dramatic turn following the French Revolution. Contains some nudity. [S,AD,SL] [HD]
Tuesday 03:10 - 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
3/6. Ben Garrod finds out how the skeleton has allowed vertebrates to take to the air, why the pigeon is an exceptional flier and how the albatross makes huge migrations. [S] [HD]
Tuesday 19:30 - 20:00
5/6. Stately sitcom. Fearing that DeVere's plans to enlarge the fields will destroy the surrounding countryside, Audrey leads the local community's campaign to stop him. [S]
Tuesday 20:00 - 20:30
3/10. Hyacinth is in a sunny disposition, which mystifies Richard. The real horror of his situation dawns on him when he realises that he has forgotten their anniversary. [S]
Tuesday 20:30 - 21:00
1/6. Bank clerk Willie Melvin is convinced he could be a best-selling author. [S,AD]
Tuesday 21:00 - 22:00
Nostalgic look back at City Lights, the sitcom that captured the spirit of 1980s Scotland. Contains some strong language. [S,AD] [HD]
Tuesday 22:00 - 23:25
Ask E. Jean tells the story of E. Jean Carroll and her legal battles against Donald Trump. Contains very strong language and upsetting scenes. [S] [HD]
Tuesday 23:25 - 00:15
Michael Buerk presents a programme looking back on the night of the Great Storm of 16 October 1987, when winds of over 100 miles an hour ravaged the south and east of England. [S]
Wed Oct 14
Wednesday 00:15 - 00:45
Maggie Aderin explores how dyslexia has affected her life and career by meeting other dyslexic astronomers and discovering their research - from icy moons to clumpy galaxies. [S] [HD]
Wednesday 00:45 - 01:15
3/6. Ben Garrod finds out how the skeleton has allowed vertebrates to take to the air, why the pigeon is an exceptional flier and how the albatross makes huge migrations. [S] [HD]
Wednesday 01:15 - 02:15
Nostalgic look back at City Lights, the sitcom that captured the spirit of 1980s Scotland. Contains some strong language. [S,AD] [HD]
Wednesday 02:15 - 03:15
1/3. Isolated since the time of the dinosaurs, New Zealand's wildlife has been left to its own devices. Its forests are stalked by predators from the Jurassic era. [S,AD,SL] [HD]
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
4/6. Ben Garrod delves into the surprising ways in which bone has evolved to help vertebrates sense the world around them, from wolves and sheep to the great grey owl. [S] [HD]
Wednesday 19:30 - 20:00
4/4. Timothy and his wife Shane encounter several Scottish ports and islands in the misty drizzle, and venture up the Caledonian Canal. [S,AD]
Wednesday 20:00 - 21:00
Film exploring one of the most important archaeological discoveries of our time - an ancient city in Sichuan, China, lost to time until the chance unearthing of a jade object in 1927. [S] [HD]
Wednesday 21:00 - 22:00
1/5. The rocky planets Mercury, Venus, Earth, and Mars were born at the same time from the same material, yet they have lived radically different lives. What immense forces are at play? [S,AD] [HD]
Wednesday 22:00 - 22:15
Dame Janet Suzman shares her memories of making The Singing Detective, the groundbreaking Dennis Potter drama which is widely regarded as a landmark television moment. [S] [HD]
Wednesday 22:15 - 23:25
1/6. Dennis Potter's classic drama serial with music. Pulp thriller writer Philip Marlow is in hospital with psoriasis, tormented by his past and threatened by his future. Deals with adult themes. [S]
Wednesday 23:25 - 00:35
2/6. Marlow faces his personal misery of the talking cure with the psychologist. Contains some scenes of a sexual nature. [S]
Thu Oct 15
Thursday 00:35 - 01:05
4/6. Ben Garrod delves into the surprising ways in which bone has evolved to help vertebrates sense the world around them, from wolves and sheep to the great grey owl. [S] [HD]
Thursday 01:05 - 01:35
4/4. Timothy and his wife Shane encounter several Scottish ports and islands in the misty drizzle, and venture up the Caledonian Canal. [S,AD]
Thursday 01:35 - 02:35
7/12. Documentary which looks at why the most inhospitable place on the planet has exerted such a powerful hold on the imagination of explorers, scientists, writers and photographers. [S]
Thursday 02:35 - 03:35
1/5. The rocky planets Mercury, Venus, Earth, and Mars were born at the same time from the same material, yet they have lived radically different lives. What immense forces are at play? [S,AD,SL] [HD]
Thursday 03:35 - 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 - 19:30
5/6. Ben Garrod uncovers the secrets of how vertebrates capture and devour their food using extreme jaws, bizarre teeth and specialised bony tools. [S] [HD]
Thursday 19:30 - 20:00
1/5. Rugby legend Gareth Edwards and wife Maureen try steam trains and rallying in Machynlleth. [S] [HD]
Thursday 20:00 - 22:45
During the Second World War, a group of Allied prisoners of war mount a daring breakout from a supposedly inescapable Nazi prison camp. Based on a true story. [1963] [S]
Thursday 22:45 - 00:30
Acclaimed mystery about a couple grieving the loss of their daughter in a tragic accident. Contains some strong language, explicit sexual content, some violence... [1973] [S,AD] [HD]
Fri Oct 16
Friday 00:30 - 01:15
Donald Sutherland talks with Mark Cousins about his life and work. Contains some strong language, some sexual content and disturbing scenes. [S]
Friday 01:15 - 01:45
5/6. Ben Garrod uncovers the secrets of how vertebrates capture and devour their food using extreme jaws, bizarre teeth and specialised bony tools. [S] [HD]
Friday 01:45 - 02:15
1/5. Rugby legend Gareth Edwards and wife Maureen try steam trains and rallying in Machynlleth. [S] [HD]
Friday 02:15 - 03:15
4/6. Richard Miles examines the legacy of Alexander the Great. In Pakistan he discovers traces of a city where west and east were united in an intriguing new way. [S,AD] [HD]
Friday 03:15 - 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
Gail Porter presents the pop chart programme, featuring S Club 7, Stephen Gately, Pink, York feat Chris Rea, Dr Dre & Eminem, Trevor & Simon, Mary Mary and Sonique. [S]
Friday 19:30 - 20:15
Gail Porter presents the pop chart programme, featuring York feat Chris Rea, Daphne & Celeste, Travis, Gabrielle, Angelic, Fat Les 2000, Kelis, Muse, B-15 Project, Richard Blackwood and Sonique. [S]
Friday 20:15 - 20:45
Tommy Vance introduces the pop chart programme, featuring performances from Showaddywaddy, Adam and the Ants, Matchbox, The Police, Madness and George Benson. [S]
Friday 20:45 - 21:15
Gary Davies presents the pop chart programme, first broadcast on 12 October 1989 and featuring Sinitta, Cliff Richard and Living in a Box. [S]
Friday 21:15 - 22:15
Disco classics from the BBC vaults of Top of the Pops, The Old Grey Whistle Test and Later with Jools, including Chic, Labelle, Rose Royce, and The Village People. [S] [HD]
Friday 22:15 - 22:45
Mark Radcliffe introduces this archive tribute to the Queen of Disco. Featuring footage from Summer's early hits to her last studio performance. [S]
Friday 22:45 - 23:45
1/3. A global music craze is born in the loft apartments and basement bars of 1970s New York. Contains some strong language. [S] [HD]
Friday 23:45 - 02:15
DJ Spoony selects a playlist of 40 great tracks that bring together some of the most inspiring names from the worlds of pop, soul, ska, reggae, rap and garage. [S] [HD]