Today 05:30 - 18:58
Daily from 7.00pm. [HD]
106: BBC FOUR HD
Tue Oct 27
Today 18:58 - 19:00
Programmes start at 7.00pm. [HD]
Today 19:00 - 19:30
2/6. What makes sharks built for speed? How do snakes move without limbs? How do sugar gliders fly without feathers? The answers all lie in their skin. [S] [HD]
Today 19:30 - 20:00
4/5. Rugby legend Gareth and wife Maureen visit their top family holiday spot, St Davids. [S] [HD]
Today 20:00 - 20:30
1/7. Stately sitcom. Audrey upbraids Richard for not sponsoring a charity event in aid of a new scout hut. [S]
Today 20:30 - 21:00
5/10. Sitcom. Hyacinth has decided that, instead of her usual gift to Richard of slippers, he should receive skis instead. Richard, however, has no intention of taking up the sport. [S]
Today 21:00 - 22:00
2/3. Documentary series. Robert Bartlett explores the impact of the Norman conquest of Britain and Ireland, and looks at how England adapted to its new masters. [S,AD] [HD]
Today 22:00 - 23:35
The remarkable story of the Harlem photographer, activist and cultural pioneer Kwame Brathwaite, whose work helped define the Black Is Beautiful movement. [S] [HD]
Today 23:35 - 00:35
2/2. Professor Jim Al-Khalili tells the story of how we went from thinking we were close to a complete understanding of the universe to realising we had seen almost none of it. [S] [HD]
Wed Oct 28
Tomorrow 00:35 - 01:05
2/6. What makes sharks built for speed? How do snakes move without limbs? How do sugar gliders fly without feathers? The answers all lie in their skin. [S] [HD]
Tomorrow 01:05 - 01:35
4/5. Rugby legend Gareth and wife Maureen visit their top family holiday spot, St Davids. [S] [HD]
Tomorrow 01:35 - 02:35
6/6. In the last of the series, archaeologist and historian Richard Miles examines the rise and fall of the Roman Empire. [S,AD] [HD]
Tomorrow 02:35 - 03:35
2/3. Documentary series. Robert Bartlett explores the impact of the Norman conquest of Britain and Ireland, and looks at how England adapted to its new masters. [S,AD,SL]
Tomorrow 03:35 - 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
3/6. Professor Ben Garrod reveals how skin protects vertebrates from extremes of temperature, the harmful effect of UV and a host of living organisms that want to get in. [S] [HD]
Tomorrow 19:30 - 20:00
5/5. Gareth and Maureen enlist in tank school and gear up for a drive like no other. In the Brecon Beacons, they discover if they've finally cracked the art of narrowboating. [S] [HD]
Tomorrow 20:00 - 20:50
Documentary that explores Emperor Augustus's Alpine campaign, revealing for the first time the route, weapons and tactics used by the Romans to successfully annex the unconquered Alps. [S] [HD]
Tomorrow 20:50 - 21:00
Architect Sand Helsel applauds Trellick Tower, a brutalist tower block in west London, designed by Erno Goldfinger and completed in 1972. [S]
Tomorrow 21:00 - 22:00
3/5. Brian Cox explores a planet that dwarfs all the others: Jupiter. [S,AD] [HD]
Tomorrow 22:00 - 23:00
5/6. Marlow is getting better, and the different strands of his fiction and reality begin to occupy the same time and place. Contains some strong language and some scenes of a sexual nature. [S]
Tomorrow 23:00 - 00:20
6/6. Marlow still dreams about the homecoming and the frightening figure of the scarecrow. Deals with adult themes. [S]
Thu Oct 29
Thursday 00:20 - 01:10
Documentary that re-examines the attempt to blow up the Houses of Parliament in 1605. Computer graphics recreate the scene and show how close the plotters came to success. [S,AD]
Thursday 01:10 - 01:40
3/6. Professor Ben Garrod reveals how skin protects vertebrates from extremes of temperature, the harmful effect of UV and a host of living organisms that want to get in. [S] [HD]
Thursday 01:40 - 02:10
5/5. Gareth and Maureen enlist in tank school and gear up for a drive like no other. In the Brecon Beacons, they discover if they've finally cracked the art of narrowboating. [S] [HD]
Thursday 02:10 - 03:10
3/5. Brian Cox explores a planet that dwarfs all the others: Jupiter. [S,AD,SL] [HD]
Thursday 03:10 - 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 - 20:00
Peter and Dan Snow take an in-depth look at the battles that shaped our nation. The Battle of Britain was the pivotal air battle of World War II. [S,AD] [HD]
Thursday 20:00 - 22:30
A group of crack commandos during the Second World War attempt to destroy the formidable German artillery on the Greek island of Navarone. Starring Gregory Peck and David Niven. [1961] [S]
Thursday 22:30 - 00:00
Horror-suspense story about Michael Myers, a murderous lunatic who escapes incarceration. Contains some violence and disturbing scenes. [1978] [S,AD] [HD]
Fri Oct 30
Friday 00:00 - 00:45
3/4. A man falls into an assembly of decomposing corpses - and something else is disturbed. [S,AD] [HD]
Friday 00:45 - 01:30
4/4. In 1958, two women travel together to a nightclub in Georgia - but they never return. [S,AD] [HD]
Friday 01:30 - 02:45
Join Owain Wyn Evans for a thrilling concert from the BBC National Orchestra of Wales. [S] [HD]
Friday 02:45 - 03:45
Peter and Dan Snow take an in-depth look at the battles that shaped our nation. The Battle of Britain was the pivotal air battle of World War II. [S,AD] [HD]
Friday 03:45 - 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 7 July 2000 and featuring Kylie Minogue, Lonyo, Samantha Mumba, Coldplay, Vengaboys, Sid Owen, Five & Queen and Eminem. [S]
Friday 19:30 - 20:00
Jamie Theakston presents the pop chart programme, first broadcast on 14 July 2000 and featuring Jessica Simpson, Steps, Atomic Kitten, Oasis, Alice Deejay and The Corrs. [S]
Friday 20:00 - 20:30
Julian Clary presents the pop chart programme, first broadcast on 1 November 1996 and featuring Reef, Livin' Joy, Alisha's Attic, Space, Wham!, Toni Braxton, Jimmy Nail, East 17 and Spice Girls. [S]
Friday 20:30 - 21:10
Simon Bates presents the pop chart programme, featuring Altered Images, Trevor Walters, Haircut 100, Squeeze, Olivia Newton John, OMD and Dave Stewart & Barbara Gaskin. [S]
Friday 21:10 - 21:40
David Hamilton presents the pop chart programme, featuring Thin Lizzy, Chanter Sisters, Liverpool Express, Jimmy James and the Vagabonds and dance sequences from Ruby Flipper. [S]
Friday 21:40 - 22:40
Another selection of dance floor disco classics from the BBC's archives. [S] [HD]
Friday 22:40 - 00:20
Ian Schrager, one of the two people behind the infamous Studio 54, tells the in-depth story of how one of the world's greatest nightclubs was created. Contains some strong language. [S] [HD]
Sat Oct 31
Saturday 00:20 - 01:20
3/3. By the end of the 1970s, disco seemed untouchable. But it was about to face a violent backlash that almost destroyed it. Contains some strong language. [S] [HD]
Saturday 01:20 - 01:50
7/10. Featuring classic performances from the disco era, including The Jacksons, Sylvester, George McCrae, Sister Sledge, and McFadden and Whitehead. [S]
Saturday 01:50 - 02:25
Julian Clary presents the pop chart programme, first broadcast on 1 November 1996 and featuring Reef, Livin' Joy, Alisha's Attic, Space, Wham!, Toni Braxton, Jimmy Nail, East 17 and Spice Girls. [S]
Saturday 02:25 - 02:55
David Hamilton presents the pop chart programme, featuring Thin Lizzy, Chanter Sisters, Liverpool Express, Jimmy James and the Vagabonds and dance sequences from Ruby Flipper. [S]
Saturday 02:55 - 03:25
Jamie Theakston presents the pop chart programme, first broadcast on 7 July 2000 and featuring Kylie Minogue, Lonyo, Samantha Mumba, Coldplay, Vengaboys, Sid Owen, Five & Queen and Eminem. [S]
Saturday 03:25 - 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 - 19:40
Biologist and writer Merlin Sheldrake travels the globe, exploring the world of fungi and unravelling the many secrets of these essential organisms. [S,AD] [HD]
Saturday 19:40 - 20:30
3/10. Michael Palin enters China by boat from Korea. He visits the cities of Qingdao and Shanghai and takes a local steamer down the Yangtze. [S]
Saturday 20:30 - 21:20
2/3. While the investigation centres on the Jefferson family and their entourage, Miss Marple's hunch about a second killing proves all too tragically justified. [S] [HD]
Saturday 21:20 - 00:20
Ingmar Bergman's dreamlike chronicle of an extended family in early 20th-century Sweden. Contains very strong language, some sexual content and some upsetting... [1982] [S] [HD]
Sun Nov 01
Sunday 00:20 - 01:20
Film-maker Ingmar Bergman shows us his world on the desolate and mysterious Baltic island of Faro. He talks about his childhood and how the art of film was often a comfort to him. [S]
Sunday 01:20 - 01:50
1/7. Stately sitcom. Audrey upbraids Richard for not sponsoring a charity event in aid of a new scout hut. [S]
Sunday 01:50 - 02:20
5/10. Sitcom. Hyacinth has decided that, instead of her usual gift to Richard of slippers, he should receive skis instead. Richard, however, has no intention of taking up the sport. [S]
Sunday 02:20 - 03:00
Biologist and writer Merlin Sheldrake travels the globe, exploring the world of fungi and unravelling the many secrets of these essential organisms. [S,AD] [HD]
Sunday 03:00 - 03:50
3/10. Michael Palin enters China by boat from Korea. He visits the cities of Qingdao and Shanghai and takes a local steamer down the Yangtze. [S]
Sunday 03:50 - 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
2/26. The team are at Minehead station, where a bracelet made from jewels once owned by the last of the Romanovs is brought along for valuation. [S] [HD]
Sunday 20:00 - 20:30
6/6. Fusing biography, art and the history of fashion, Amber Butchart explores the lives of historical figures through their clothes. She looks at Marie Antoinette. [S,AD] [HD]
Sunday 20:30 - 21:00
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]
Sunday 21:00 - 22:00
3/3. In the fallout of the Gunpowder Plot, a family scandal threatens Shakespeare's reputation. Creating his most epic and tragic work yet, his legacy is at risk of being lost forever. [S,AD] [HD]
Sunday 22:00 - 00:30
Classic tragedy by William Shakespeare about how ambition can corrupt. Three witches foresee a great future for Macbeth, the Thane of Glamis. [S]
Mon Nov 02
Monday 00:30 - 01:05
Three soldiers recall the famous occasion during the First World War when British and German troops abandoned their trenches on the Western Front on Christmas Day 1914. [S]
Monday 01:05 - 01:35
6/6. Fusing biography, art and the history of fashion, Amber Butchart explores the lives of historical figures through their clothes. She looks at Marie Antoinette. [S,AD] [HD]
Monday 01:35 - 02:35
3/3. In the fallout of the Gunpowder Plot, a family scandal threatens Shakespeare's reputation. Creating his most epic and tragic work yet, his legacy is at risk of being lost forever. [S,AD] [HD]
Monday 02:35 - 03:30
2/26. The team are at Minehead station, where a bracelet made from jewels once owned by the last of the Romanovs is brought along for valuation. [S,SL] [HD]
Monday 03:30 - 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. Three-part series examining the harsh elements and rich rewards of the Alaskan wilderness. A mother sea otter nurses her baby through the chilly days of early spring. [S,AD] [HD]
Monday 20:00 - 21:00
1/4. Lachlan Goudie traces the development of Scottish art. The first episode goes from the sites of the Neolithic era to the period of destruction initiated by the Reformation. [S] [HD]
Monday 21:00 - 21:30
Magnus Magnusson presents the quiz programme from Surrey University. The specialist subjects are the novels of Anthony Powell, the Byzantine Empire, Giuseppe Verdi and Gladstone. [S]
Monday 21:30 - 22:00
Robert Robinson hosts as Frank Muir, Gabrielle Drake and David Hunt take on Patrick Campbell, Pauline Collins and Arthur Marshall in the game of word definitions and deceptions. [S]
Monday 22:00 - 22:55
Documentary exploring the life and work of the late writer and art critic John Berger. Deals with adult themes. [S] [HD]
Monday 22:55 - 23:55
1/3. Dan Cruickshank visits Britain's finest country houses, museums and factories as he uncovers the 18th- and 19th-century fascination with silver. [S] [HD]
Monday 23:55 - 00:55
1/3. Janina Ramirez and Alastair Sooke discover the art and design of Amsterdam - a city that pioneered much of modern life, from multinational trade to how we design our homes. [S,AD] [HD]
Tue Nov 03
Tuesday 00:55 - 01:55
1/4. Lachlan Goudie traces the development of Scottish art. The first episode goes from the sites of the Neolithic era to the period of destruction initiated by the Reformation. [S] [HD]
Tuesday 01:55 - 02:55
1/3. Three-part series examining the harsh elements and rich rewards of the Alaskan wilderness. A mother sea otter nurses her baby through the chilly days of early spring. [S,AD,SL]
Tuesday 02:55 - 03:55
1/3. Janina Ramirez and Alastair Sooke discover the art and design of Amsterdam - a city that pioneered much of modern life, from multinational trade to how we design our homes. [S,AD,SL] [HD]
Tuesday 03:55 - 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. Professor Ben Garrod explores how skin has evolved remarkable ways to enable animals to communicate with each other, from vibrant displays of colour to skin pouches to amplify sound. [S] [HD]
Tuesday 19:30 - 20:00
1/2. Derek Brockway walks in Dylan Thomas's footsteps around Swansea before heading to the Llansteffan Peninsula and the Three Rivers estuary. [S] [HD]
Tuesday 20:00 - 20:30
2/7. British Rail decides to close down the local station, and Audrey goes into battle. [S]
Tuesday 20:30 - 21:00
6/10. Sitcom. Richard is worried that Hyacinth's attendance at an exclusive auction is going to cost him a lot of money. However, he ends up with a very different problem. [S]
Tuesday 21:00 - 22:00
3/3. Professor Robert Bartlett explores the impact of the Normans on southern Europe and the Middle East, as they spread south in the 11th century. [S,AD] [HD]
Tuesday 22:00 - 22:40
A Storyville documentary that follows Syrian film-makers and friends Hasan Kattan and Fadi Al-Halabi through the brutal war in Syria to the uncertainty of the UK asylum system. [S] [HD]
Tuesday 22:40 - 23:20
A Storyville documentary that follows Evgenia Kara-Murza during the imprisonment of her husband, Russian opposition politician Vladimir Kara-Murza, as she campaigns to bring him home. [S] [HD]
Tuesday 23:20 - 00:20
1/2. In this mind-bending film, Jim Al-Khalili explores the universe at its smallest, from tiny insects to living cells and viruses, before finally arriving at the atom. [S] [HD]