Today 02:15 - 03:15
Ardal O'Hanlon explores a 1930s quest to find the first Irish men and women using archaeology, answering his deepest questions about what it means to be Irish. [S] [HD]
106: BBC FOUR HD
Wed Aug 12
Today 03:15 - 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
1/10. Ben Robinson visits Culross, a stunning 17th-century village that was a major centre for Scottish coal mining and the first underwater sea coal shaft in the world. [S] [HD]
Today 19:30 - 20:00
3/4. Series in which Julia Bradbury explores the work of fell walker and author Alfred Wainwright. Julia is in the Borrowdale Valley to climb to the summit of Castle Crag. [S,AD]
Today 20:00 - 21:00
3/3. Alastair Sooke charts the fall of the Roman Empire through some of its artistic treasures, including one of the best preserved Roman cities in Libya. [S] [HD]
Today 21:00 - 22:00
2/4. Mary Beard explores the physical world of the Roman Empire. [S,AD] [HD]
Today 22:00 - 22:50
5/12. The situation in the east now threatens Tiberius's position as emperor. Deals with adult themes. [S]
Today 22:50 - 23:45
6/12. Series chronicling the reigns of four Roman emperors. Germanicus has been murdered in Antioch, and his wife Agrippina is convinced Tiberius ordered the killing. Deals with adult themes. [S]
Today 23:45 - 00:45
3/3. Alastair Sooke charts the fall of the Roman Empire through some of its artistic treasures, including one of the best preserved Roman cities in Libya. [S] [HD]
Thu Aug 13
Tomorrow 00:45 - 01:45
A remarkable journey into the secret world of bats. Cutting-edge night-vision cameras follow the hidden life of a greater horseshoe bat roost for four months. [S,AD] [HD]
Tomorrow 01:45 - 02:15
3/4. Series in which Julia Bradbury explores the work of fell walker and author Alfred Wainwright. Julia is in the Borrowdale Valley to climb to the summit of Castle Crag. [S,AD]
Tomorrow 02:15 - 02:45
1/10. Ben Robinson visits Culross, a stunning 17th-century village that was a major centre for Scottish coal mining and the first underwater sea coal shaft in the world. [S,SL] [HD]
Tomorrow 02:45 - 03:45
2/4. Mary Beard explores the physical world of the Roman Empire. [S,AD,SL] [HD]
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
2/10. Ben Robinson explores the remains of a lost harbour in Port Carlisle, a once-thriving port that hoped to rival Liverpool. [S] [HD]
Tomorrow 19:30 - 20:00
4/4. Julia Bradbury explores the work of fell walker Alfred Wainwright. She faces Scafell Pike, England's highest peak, and must reach the 978m summit before darkness falls. [S,AD]
Tomorrow 20:00 - 21:00
Using original witnesses, Ben Macintyre recreates the remarkable story of how one brilliant team, and one dead tramp, pulled off a deception which changed the course of WWII. [S,AD]
Tomorrow 21:00 - 22:00
Actors and collaborators look back at the Coen brothers' remarkable career. Contains some strong language and some violent scenes. [S,AD] [HD]
Tomorrow 22:00 - 23:40
A week in the life of Llewyn Davis, a struggling folk singer in 1961 New York. Contains strong language and some violent scenes. [2013] [S,AD] [HD]
Tomorrow 23:40 - 01:15
Detective John Shaft is hired by a Harlem gangster to rescue his kidnapped daughter. Contains very strong language, some sexual content and some violence. [1971] [S] [HD]
Fri Aug 14
Friday 01:15 - 01:45
4/4. Julia Bradbury explores the work of fell walker Alfred Wainwright. She faces Scafell Pike, England's highest peak, and must reach the 978m summit before darkness falls. [S,AD]
Friday 01:45 - 02:45
Using original witnesses, Ben Macintyre recreates the remarkable story of how one brilliant team, and one dead tramp, pulled off a deception which changed the course of WWII. [S,AD]
Friday 02:45 - 03:15
2/10. Ben Robinson explores the remains of a lost harbour in Port Carlisle, a once-thriving port that hoped to rival Liverpool. [S,SL] [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 - 20:35
Gustavo Dudamel leads the Los Angeles Philharmonic in its first Proms appearance for more than two decades, pairing Beethoven with Gabriela Ortiz's urgent Revolucion diamantina. [S] [HD]
Friday 20:35 - 21:05
Gail Porter presents the pop chart programme, first broadcast on 17 March 2000 and featuring Geri Halliwell, Tom Jones and Stereophonics, Five, Lene Marlin, Barbara Tucker, Moby and Lulu. [S]
Friday 21:05 - 21:35
Gail Porter presents the pop chart programme, first broadcast on 24 March 2000 and featuring Chicane feat Bryan Adams, Macy Gray, Dr Dre feat Snoop Dogg, Will Smith, No Doubt and Geri Halliwell. [S]
Friday 21:35 - 22:05
Peter Powell and Dixie Peach present the pop chart programme, first broadcast on 15 August 1985. Featuring UB40 with Chrissie Hynde, Madonna, The Cars, Kate Bush and Billy Idol. [S]
Friday 22:05 - 22:35
Simon Bates presents the pop chart programme, first broadcast on 14 August 1986. Featuring It Bites, Lionel Richie, Anita Dobson, Phil Fearon and Chris De Burgh. [S]
Friday 22:35 - 23:35
Smash hits from 60 years of great cover versions in performance from the BBC TV archive, featuring Alexandra Burke, The Moody Blues, Soft Cell, Mariah Carey, UB40 and many more. [S]
Friday 23:35 - 01:35
It's time for a return trip through the best of the BBC's music archives, celebrating more of the songs that are so good, other artists haven't be able to resist recording their own versions. [S] [HD]
Sat Aug 15
Saturday 01:35 - 02:05
Gail Porter presents the pop chart programme, first broadcast on 17 March 2000 and featuring Geri Halliwell, Tom Jones and Stereophonics, Five, Lene Marlin, Barbara Tucker, Moby and Lulu. [S]
Saturday 02:05 - 02:35
Gail Porter presents the pop chart programme, first broadcast on 24 March 2000 and featuring Chicane feat Bryan Adams, Macy Gray, Dr Dre feat Snoop Dogg, Will Smith, No Doubt and Geri Halliwell. [S]
Saturday 02:35 - 03:05
Peter Powell and Dixie Peach present the pop chart programme, first broadcast on 15 August 1985. Featuring UB40 with Chrissie Hynde, Madonna, The Cars, Kate Bush and Billy Idol. [S]
Saturday 03:05 - 03:35
Simon Bates presents the pop chart programme, first broadcast on 14 August 1986. Featuring It Bites, Lionel Richie, Anita Dobson, Phil Fearon and Chris De Burgh. [S]
Saturday 03:35 - 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 - 19:05
A pride of lions has rewritten the rules - they have learnt to take down elephants. [S] [HD]
Saturday 19:05 - 20:00
9/13. Mammals have proved to be one of the most adaptable products of evolution. David Attenborough looks at their evolution from reptiles 200 million years ago. [S] [HD]
Saturday 20:00 - 21:00
Paul Rose tells the story of the USS Squalus, stranded on the bottom of the Atlantic in 1939 and the first time anyone had been saved from a stricken submarine. [S,AD]
Saturday 21:00 - 21:50
1/6. Kabul, August 2021. As American troops withdraw, the Taliban return. Contains some strong language and some violent scenes. [S] [HD]
Saturday 21:50 - 22:45
2/6. The Nazany family scatters, with Zarah and Fazal on the run, while Amina remains torn. Contains some strong language. [S] [HD]
Saturday 22:45 - 23:15
2/8. Audrey moves out of Grantleigh Manor. Her hopes of seeing the estate run along old lines are dashed when she discovers the new owner's background. [S]
Saturday 23:15 - 23:45
1/7. Richard is far from happy when Hyacinth concocts an elaborate plan to turn him into a Frosticle executive with the help of a chukka of golf! [S]
Saturday 23:45 - 00:45
3/7. A look back at the iconic hairdos of British men and women over the past 60 years. [S,AD] [HD]
Sun Aug 16
Sunday 00:45 - 01:40
9/13. Mammals have proved to be one of the most adaptable products of evolution. David Attenborough looks at their evolution from reptiles 200 million years ago. [S] [HD]
Sunday 01:40 - 02:35
Paul Rose tells the story of the USS Squalus, stranded on the bottom of the Atlantic in 1939 and the first time anyone had been saved from a stricken submarine. [S,AD]
Sunday 02:35 - 03:35
10/17. A look at the fledgling field of extraterrestrial meteorology. [S] [HD]
Sunday 03:35 - 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
Bill Oddie presents a compilation of the best clips from the three series of Bill Oddie Goes Wild. [S] [HD]
Sunday 19:30 - 20:00
4/6. Bill Oddie revisits his childhood birding haunts to discover how they have changed over 50 years. [S]
Sunday 20:00 - 21:00
Bill Oddie counts down the UK's ten most beloved and most villainous birds in a poll based on the thousands of letters he has received over the years from members of the public. [S,AD]
Sunday 21:00 - 22:00
A celebration of moments that make Proms history: landmark premieres and remarkable debuts, including first appearances of artists, orchestras and even instruments. [S] [HD]
Sunday 22:00 - 23:35
Hard-hitting play that gives a frank account of a Scottish regiment serving in Iraq. Contains very strong language, some sexual content and some upsetting... [S]
Sunday 23:35 - 00:35
An insight into the National Theatre of Scotland's Black Watch, a play about the Iraq War. Contains very strong language. [S]
Mon Aug 17
Monday 00:35 - 01:35
Martha Kearney follows Dr Paula Byrne, who believes she has come across a portrait of Jane Austen lost to the world for nearly two centuries. Can the picture stand up to scrutiny? [S,AD] [HD]
Monday 01:35 - 02:35
A celebration of moments that make Proms history: landmark premieres and remarkable debuts, including first appearances of artists, orchestras and even instruments. [S] [HD]
Monday 02:35 - 03:05
Bill Oddie presents a compilation of the best clips from the three series of Bill Oddie Goes Wild. [S] [HD]
Monday 03:05 - 03:35
4/6. Bill Oddie revisits his childhood birding haunts to discover how they have changed over 50 years. [S]
Monday 03:35 - 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 - 19:40
3/10. Tim Dunn goes behind the scenes at London's Kings Cross station and finds out about the disused funicular railway hidden in the Avon Gorge in Bristol. [S,AD] [HD]
Monday 19:40 - 19:55
Chris Beardshaw visits gardens by helicopter. He takes a trip to Britain's largest protected wetland to see some rare plants, and a look at ponds filled with exotics. [S,AD]
Monday 19:55 - 21:00
3/3. Andrew Graham-Dixon explores Spain's art history. He reveals how the north of the country has produced some of the most dazzling art of the modern age. [S,AD]
Monday 21:00 - 21:30
Magnus Magnusson hosts from Reading University. Specialist subjects include P. G. Wodehouse, Vincent van Gogh, science fiction and John Buchan. [S]
Monday 21:30 - 22:00
Robert Robinson chairs as team captains frank Muir and Patrick Campbell are joined by Andrew Previn, Tom Conti, Barbara Kellerman and Tina Brown. [S]
Monday 22:00 - 23:00
3/4. Art historian Sona Datta creates a television history of Michelangelo. [S] [HD]
Monday 23:00 - 23:25
Writer George Melly talks about the influence of surrealism on his early life. Contains some scenes which some viewers may find upsetting. [S] [HD]
Monday 23:25 - 00:25
Documentary recalling the life of Alfred Wainwright, the eccentric Lancastrian who created a series of iconic fell-walking books in the 1950s, and his love for the Lake District. [S]
Tue Aug 18
Tuesday 00:25 - 00:40
Chris Beardshaw visits gardens by helicopter. He takes a trip to Britain's largest protected wetland to see some rare plants, and a look at ponds filled with exotics. [S,AD]
Tuesday 00:40 - 01:40
3/3. Andrew Graham-Dixon explores Spain's art history. He reveals how the north of the country has produced some of the most dazzling art of the modern age. [S,AD]
Tuesday 01:40 - 02:05
Writer George Melly talks about the influence of surrealism on his early life. Contains some scenes which some viewers may find upsetting. [S] [HD]
Tuesday 02:05 - 03:05
3/4. Art historian Sona Datta creates a television history of Michelangelo. [S,SL] [HD]
Tuesday 03:05 - 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 - 19:45
4/10. Tim Dunn visits the Ribblehead Viaduct in the Yorkshire Dales and tours the breathtaking stations of the Hungerbergbahn in Innsbruck. [S,AD] [HD]
Tuesday 19:45 - 20:00
Chris Beardshaw visits inspirational gardens by helicopter. In Sussex, the most wooded area of the UK, Chris visits Leonardslee Garden and Sheffield Park Garden. [S]
Tuesday 20:00 - 20:30
3/8. Class-based sitcom. Audrey takes DeVere to task for failing to turn up in church on Sunday, but then fails to practise what she preaches. [S]
Tuesday 20:30 - 21:00
2/7. Sitcom. Hyacinth's plans to buy a small weekend retreat in the country take an unexpected turn, and Richard has an unexpected fall. [S]
Tuesday 21:00 - 22:00
1/3. Neil Oliver reveals how Robert Bruce used clan power to win Scotland's independence. Contains some scenes which some viewers may find upsetting. [S] [HD]
Tuesday 22:00 - 23:00
1/3. Eamonn McCabe explores how science and technology allowed pioneering photographers like Roger Fenton and Julia Margaret Cameron to create a new art form. [S,AD] [HD]
Tuesday 23:00 - 23:55
1/2. For a long time we've known that plants can move, but recent studies reveal other secrets. [S,AD] [HD]
Tuesday 23:55 - 00:50
Documentary in which gardening expert Chris Beardshaw delves into the micro-world of soil to reveal what it is, how it works and why we couldn't survive without it. [S] [HD]
Wed Aug 19
Wednesday 00:50 - 01:50
1/3. Eamonn McCabe explores how science and technology allowed pioneering photographers like Roger Fenton and Julia Margaret Cameron to create a new art form. [S,AD] [HD]
Wednesday 01:50 - 02:05
Chris Beardshaw visits inspirational gardens by helicopter. In Sussex, the most wooded area of the UK, Chris visits Leonardslee Garden and Sheffield Park Garden. [S]
Wednesday 02:05 - 03:05
1/3. Neil Oliver reveals how Robert Bruce used clan power to win Scotland's independence. Contains some scenes which some viewers may find upsetting. [S,SL] [HD]
Wednesday 03:05 - 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
3/10. Ben Robinson travels to Cushendall in Northern Ireland to explore the Curfew Tower and schoolhouse, built by its forward-thinking 19th-century merchant landlord. [S] [HD]
Wednesday 19:30 - 20:00
1/4. Robbie begins his 300-mile adventure across the north of England and the Midlands. He is forced to make a running repair while on the Tinsley lock flight. [S] [HD]
Wednesday 20:00 - 20:15
.. Rome: History of the Eternal City. Simon Sebag Montefiore talks about his joy at telling audiences the stories of Rome. [S] [HD]
Wednesday 20:15 - 21:15
1/3. Simon Sebag Montefiore uncovers the central role played by religion in the power of the city of Rome. Every event in ancient Rome revolved around religion. [S,AD]
Wednesday 21:15 - 22:15
3/4. Mary Beard takes an in-depth look at identity and citizenship within the Roman Empire. [S,AD]
Wednesday 22:15 - 23:05
7/12. Drama series chronicling the reigns of Roman emperors. With Tiberius retired to Capri, Sejanus plans to tighten his grip on Rome and divorces his wife for Livilla. Deals with adult themes. [S]
Wednesday 23:05 - 00:00
8/12. Drama chronicling the reigns of four Roman emperors. Claudius has hopes of a return to a republic when Caligula insanely proclaims himself and his sister as gods. Deals with adult themes. [S]
Thu Aug 20
Thursday 00:00 - 00:55
1/3. How modern-day Sydney was the first battleground of the frontier wars. Contains some violent scenes. [S,AD] [HD]
Thursday 00:55 - 01:25
1/4. Robbie begins his 300-mile adventure across the north of England and the Midlands. He is forced to make a running repair while on the Tinsley lock flight. [S] [HD]