106: BBC FOUR HD

Sat Jul 18
Sisters in Country: Dolly, Linda and Emmylou

Today 02:30 - 03:25

How the three country singers ended up uniting as close harmony singers on the Trio album. [S] [HD]

This is BBC Four

Today 03:25 - 05:30

Programmes start at 7.00pm. [HD]

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]

Raising Sancho: Natural World

Today 19:00 - 19:05

The touching story of a rescued giant otter cub being raised by a Brazilian naturalist. [S]

Life on Earth

Today 19:05 - 20:00

5/13. The story of life from the first primitive cells to the plants and animals that live around us. David Attenborough looks at some of the 30,000 fish species. [S]

Voyages of Discovery

Today 20:00 - 21:00

Paul Rose tells the story of Fridjtof Nansen who, in 1892, announced a daring plan to be first to the North Pole and who became the forefather of polar exploration. [S,AD]

The Sentinels

Today 21:00 - 21:40

3/8. Gabriel's wife, Irène, conducts her own investigation into her husband's alleged death. Contains some strong language, prolonged violence and upsetting scenes. [S] [HD]

The Sentinels

Today 21:40 - 22:25

4/8. The army's General Staff orders the elimination of the Germans' superhuman, now the Sentinels' primary enemy. Contains some strong language, prolonged violence and some upsetting... [S] [HD]

The Black Forest Murders

Today 22:25 - 23:10

3/4. Relentless detective work links the death of Berghoff to an unsolved murder in Austria. Deals with adult themes. [S] [HD]

The Black Forest Murders

Today 23:10 - 00:00

4/4. As Kramer is told to downsize the team, they finally get a solid lead. Deals with adult themes. [S] [HD]

Sun Jul 19
To the Manor Born

Tomorrow 00:00 - 00:30

7/8. Stately sitcom. When DeVere decides to film a commercial at the manor, Audrey thinks the world should know the truth about him - and about her. [S,AD]

The Good Life

Tomorrow 00:30 - 01:00

1/7. Tom finds marketing his garden produce more difficult than he thought, especially when the rates are due. [S,AD]

Life on Earth

Tomorrow 01:00 - 01:55

5/13. The story of life from the first primitive cells to the plants and animals that live around us. David Attenborough looks at some of the 30,000 fish species. [S]

Voyages of Discovery

Tomorrow 01:55 - 02:55

Paul Rose tells the story of Fridjtof Nansen who, in 1892, announced a daring plan to be first to the North Pole and who became the forefather of polar exploration. [S,AD]

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]

Killer Storms and Cruel Winters

Tomorrow 19:00 - 20:00

The History of Extreme Weather. 2/6. Lucie Green looks back through Britain's most turbulent and dramatic weather history. [S,AD] [HD]

Winterwatch 1963: The Big Freeze

Tomorrow 20:00 - 21:00

Chris Packham introduces a classic documentary from the BBC's archive, which takes a look at the worst winter of the 20th century in 1963. [S,AD] [HD]

Beethoven's Fifth at the Proms

Tomorrow 21:00 - 22:05

A specially curated night of musical gems. Alongside Beethoven's famous symphony are Mussorgsky's A Night on a Bare Mountain and Strauss' Don Juan. [S] [HD]

A303: Highway to the Sun

Tomorrow 22:05 - 23:05

Tom Fort whisks us through the landscape around south west England's A303 road and 5,000 years of history, including a Neolithic traveller and a medieval murder mystery. [S] [HD]

Hans Zimmer: Hollywood Rebel

Tomorrow 23:05 - 00:05

The story of one of the most celebrated and sought-after film composers, as told by the man himself and his closest collaborators. Contains some strong language. [S] [HD]

Mon Jul 20
Beethoven's Fifth at the Proms

Monday 00:05 - 01:10

A specially curated night of musical gems. Alongside Beethoven's famous symphony are Mussorgsky's A Night on a Bare Mountain and Strauss' Don Juan. [S] [HD]

Killer Storms and Cruel Winters

Monday 01:10 - 02:10

The History of Extreme Weather. 2/6. Lucie Green looks back through Britain's most turbulent and dramatic weather history. [S,AD] [HD]

A303: Highway to the Sun

Monday 02:10 - 03:10

Tom Fort whisks us through the landscape around south west England's A303 road and 5,000 years of history, including a Neolithic traveller and a medieval murder mystery. [S,SL]

This is BBC Four

Monday 03:10 - 05:30

Programmes start at 7.00pm. [HD]

This is BBC Four

Monday 05:30 - 18:58

Daily from 7.00pm. [HD]

This is BBC Four

Monday 18:58 - 19:00

Programmes start at 7.00pm. [HD]

Atlantic: The Wildest Ocean on Earth

Monday 19:00 - 20:00

1/3. Documentary about the Atlantic Ocean. In the North Atlantic, massive whale pods, giant turtles and monstrous jellyfish ride the Gulf Stream, a huge ocean current. [S,AD] [HD]

Treasures of Ancient Greece

Monday 20:00 - 21:00

2/3. Alastair Sooke unpicks the reasons behind the dazzling revolution that gave birth to classical Greek art, asking how the Greeks got so good so quickly. [S,AD] [HD]

Private Life of a Masterpiece: Portrait of the Painter's Mother

Monday 21:00 - 21:50

Film exploring James McNeill Whistler's Portrait of the Painter's Mother. How did this sombre masterpiece change the course of painting so drastically? [S]

One Hundred Great Paintings: Whistler - Nocturne in Black and Gold

Monday 21:50 - 22:00

Milton Brown presents a closer look at James Whistler's painting Nocturne in Black and Gold: The Falling Rocket at the Institute of Art, Detroit. [S]

Becoming Frida Kahlo

Monday 22:00 - 23:00

1/3. When an accident changes Frida's life, she channels pain and heartache into painting. Contains some scenes which some viewers may find upsetting. [S,AD] [HD]

Stolen: Catching the Art Thieves

Monday 23:00 - 00:00

3/3. The 1994 theft of one of the world's most famous paintings, The Scream, and the hunt to get it back expose the depths to which criminals go to gain a get-out-of-jail card for murder. [S,AD] [HD]

Tue Jul 21
Atlantic: The Wildest Ocean on Earth

Tuesday 00:00 - 01:00

1/3. Documentary about the Atlantic Ocean. In the North Atlantic, massive whale pods, giant turtles and monstrous jellyfish ride the Gulf Stream, a huge ocean current. [S,AD] [HD]

Treasures of Ancient Greece

Tuesday 01:00 - 02:00

2/3. Alastair Sooke unpicks the reasons behind the dazzling revolution that gave birth to classical Greek art, asking how the Greeks got so good so quickly. [S,AD] [HD]

Stolen: Catching the Art Thieves

Tuesday 02:00 - 03:00

3/3. The 1994 theft of one of the world's most famous paintings, The Scream, and the hunt to get it back expose the depths to which criminals go to gain a get-out-of-jail card for murder. [S,AD] [HD]

This is BBC Four

Tuesday 03:00 - 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]

Great British Railway Journeys

Tuesday 19:00 - 19:30

7/15. At the home of Scottish football, Glasgow's Hampden Park stadium, Michael admires the oldest football trophy in the world and hears how the 'passing game' was born there. [S,AD] [HD]

Walking with Kate Garraway

Tuesday 19:30 - 20:00

Kate Garraway walks through the Cotswold countryside and describes the joy and solace that nature brings as she takes in the inspiring views of Gloucestershire. [S] [HD]

Keeping Up Appearances

Tuesday 20:00 - 20:30

5/7. Sitcom. Hyacinth realises that Richard is bored after taking early retirement and provides him with a hobby. Unfortunately, this rather backfires on her. [S]

One Foot in the Grave

Tuesday 20:30 - 21:00

5/6. Victor and Margaret head off for a weekend at the seaside. Victor is presented with a most unusual and unwelcome gift. [S]

She-Wolves: England's Early Queens

Tuesday 21:00 - 22:00

1/3. How Matilda almost became the first woman to be crowned queen of England in her own right, and how Eleanor of Aquitaine was more than the queen of courtly love. [S] [HD]

Castles: Britain's Fortified History

Tuesday 22:00 - 23:00

1/3. Sam Willis shows how the castle arrived as an instrument of invasion with the Normans but became a weapon with which unruly barons challenged the Crown. [S,AD] [HD]

Corridors of Power: Should America Police the World

Tuesday 23:00 - 00:00

. 3/8. Why did the world stand by in 1994 as nearly one million people were murdered in Rwanda? Contains graphic violence and disturbing scenes. [S,AD] [HD]

Wed Jul 22
Corridors of Power: Should America Police the World

Wednesday 00:00 - 01:00

. 4/8. Old conflicts in the Kosovo region are rekindled, and Nato intervenes, but at what cost? Contains some strong language and disturbing scenes. [S,AD] [HD]

She-Wolves: England's Early Queens

Wednesday 01:00 - 02:00

1/3. How Matilda almost became the first woman to be crowned queen of England in her own right, and how Eleanor of Aquitaine was more than the queen of courtly love. [S] [HD]

Walking with Kate Garraway

Wednesday 02:00 - 02:30

Kate Garraway walks through the Cotswold countryside and describes the joy and solace that nature brings as she takes in the inspiring views of Gloucestershire. [S,SL] [HD]

Great British Railway Journeys

Wednesday 02:30 - 03:00

7/15. At the home of Scottish football, Glasgow's Hampden Park stadium, Michael admires the oldest football trophy in the world and hears how the 'passing game' was born there. [S,AD,SL] [HD]

This is BBC Four

Wednesday 03:00 - 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]

Great British Railway Journeys

Wednesday 19:00 - 19:30

8/15. Michael Portillo continues his postwar Scottish railway adventure, this time from Glasgow to the capital, Edinburgh. [S,AD] [HD]

Walking with Nick Grimshaw

Wednesday 19:30 - 20:00

Presenter and DJ Nick Grimshaw escapes for a revitalising walk on the Northumberland coast and reflects on his career, growing up and plans for starting a family. [S] [HD]

The Mary Rose: A Timewatch Guide

Wednesday 20:00 - 21:00

1/3. Using 40 years of BBC archive footage Dan Snow charts how the Mary Rose was discovered, excavated and raised, and what the latest research has revealed about the ship and her crew. [S,AD] [HD]

The Magic of Mushrooms

Wednesday 21:00 - 22:00

Richard Fortey explores the strange and surprising science of fungi, unlocking the story of their evolution, mysterious life cycle and value to both the planet and us. [S] [HD]

Edna, the Inebriate Woman - Play for Today

Wednesday 22:00 - 23:30

Patrica Hayes stars as Edna, an alcoholic, homeless woman in search of shelter. Contains some scenes which some viewers may find upsetting. [S] [HD]

Private Life of a Masterpiece: Whistler's Mother

Wednesday 23:30 - 00:20

Film exploring James McNeill Whistler's Portrait of the Painter's Mother. How did this sombre masterpiece change the course of painting so drastically? [S]

Thu Jul 23
The Mary Rose: A Timewatch Guide

Thursday 00:20 - 01:20

1/3. Using 40 years of BBC archive footage Dan Snow charts how the Mary Rose was discovered, excavated and raised, and what the latest research has revealed about the ship and her crew. [S,AD] [HD]

The Magic of Mushrooms

Thursday 01:20 - 02:20

Richard Fortey explores the strange and surprising science of fungi, unlocking the story of their evolution, mysterious life cycle and value to both the planet and us. [S] [HD]

Walking with Nick Grimshaw

Thursday 02:20 - 02:50

Presenter and DJ Nick Grimshaw escapes for a revitalising walk on the Northumberland coast and reflects on his career, growing up and plans for starting a family. [S,SL] [HD]

Great British Railway Journeys

Thursday 02:50 - 03:20

8/15. Michael Portillo continues his postwar Scottish railway adventure, this time from Glasgow to the capital, Edinburgh. [S,AD,SL] [HD]

This is BBC Four

Thursday 03:20 - 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]

Great British Railway Journeys

Thursday 19:00 - 19:30

9/15. At the former Midlothian mining village of Newtongrange, Michael meets the son of a miner whose name loomed large in the disputes of the 1970s and 1980s, 'Red' Mick McGahey. [S,AD] [HD]

Walking with Shappi Khorsandi

Thursday 19:30 - 20:00

Comedian Shappi Khorsandi walks the Derbyshire Dales and marvels at the beauty she finds. With her unique wit and charm, she talks candidly about her outlook on life and love. [S] [HD]

Jesus Christ Superstar

Thursday 20:00 - 21:40

Film based on the rock opera by Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice that reimagines the last six days of the life of Jesus Christ, as seen by Judas, in contemporary Israel. [1973] [S]

Norman Jewison: Hollywood Veteran

Thursday 21:40 - 22:05

Tim Sebastian talks to director and producer Norman Jewison, whose acclaimed films include In the Heat of the Night, Fiddler on the Roof and Moonstruck. [S]

In the Heat of the Night

Thursday 22:05 - 23:50

Thriller about the bigoted sheriff of a small Mississippi town who finds himself forced into collaboration with a black detective from Philadelphia. [1967] [S]

Rod Steiger: Scene by Scene

Thursday 23:50 - 00:40

Rod Steiger talks to Mark Cousins about some of his most celebrated roles. [S] [HD]

Fri Jul 24
Castles: Britain's Fortified History

Friday 00:40 - 01:40

1/3. Sam Willis shows how the castle arrived as an instrument of invasion with the Normans but became a weapon with which unruly barons challenged the Crown. [S,AD] [HD]

Rod Steiger: Scene by Scene

Friday 01:40 - 02:30

Rod Steiger talks to Mark Cousins about some of his most celebrated roles. [S] [HD]

Walking with Shappi Khorsandi

Friday 02:30 - 03:00

Comedian Shappi Khorsandi walks the Derbyshire Dales and marvels at the beauty she finds. With her unique wit and charm, she talks candidly about her outlook on life and love. [S,SL] [HD]

Great British Railway Journeys

Friday 03:00 - 03:30

9/15. At the former Midlothian mining village of Newtongrange, Michael meets the son of a miner whose name loomed large in the disputes of the 1970s and 1980s, 'Red' Mick McGahey. [S,AD,SL] [HD]

This is BBC Four

Friday 03:30 - 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]

Prog Rock at the Proms

Friday 19:00 - 21:00

Classic tracks on an orchestral scale from Genesis to Tubular Bells with epic new arrangements of works by ELP, Yes and more, featuring Guy Garvey and curated by Stuart Maconie. [S] [HD]

TOTP: 2000

Friday 21:00 - 21:30

Jamie Theakston presents the pop chart programme, first broadcast on 18 February 2000 and featuring Gabrielle, Hepburn, Joey Negro and Taka Boom, Eiffel 65, Ian Brown and Oasis. [S]

TOTP: 1982

Friday 21:30 - 22:00

Simon Bates presents the pop chart programme, first broadcast on 22 July 1982 and featuring The Belle Stars, Madness, Bananarama, Junior, The Stranglers, Dollar and Irene Cara. [S]

TOTP: 1986

Friday 22:00 - 22:30

Gary Davies and Peter Powell present the pop chart programme, first broadcast in July 1986. Featuring Hollywood Beyond, Sinitta, Audrey Hall, Robert Palmer, Haywoode and Madonna. [S]

Prog at the BBC

Friday 22:30 - 23:30

BBC studio performances by progressive rock bands of the 1970s, including Yes, Genesis, ELP, Caravan, Family, Atomic Rooster and more. [S]

Genesis: Old Grey Whistle Test

Friday 23:30 - 00:10

Anne Nightingale introduces a recording of a Genesis concert performed at the Lyceum Ballroom, London, on 7 May 1980. The band is fronted by a bearded Phil Collins. [S]

Sat Jul 25
Jethro Tull - The Lively Arts

Saturday 00:10 - 01:10

A film, first broadcast in 1980, that portrays the many-sided talents of hugely successful British rock group Jethro Tull - at home, in the recording studio and on tour in America. [S]

Sight and Sound in Concert: Supertramp

Saturday 01:10 - 01:40

Bob Harris introduces a 1977 concert by Supertramp at Queen Mary College, London. Including the hits Dreamer, Give a Little Bit and Bloody Well Right. [S]

TOTP2: Genesis

Saturday 01:40 - 02:25

A dip into the archives to explore both collective hits and solo singles spanning 20 early years of Genesis history, from the art-rock Gabriel era to 1980s pop superstars. [S]

TOTP: 2000

Saturday 02:25 - 02:55

Jamie Theakston presents the pop chart programme, first broadcast on 18 February 2000 and featuring Gabrielle, Hepburn, Joey Negro and Taka Boom, Eiffel 65, Ian Brown and Oasis. [S]

TOTP: 1982

Saturday 02:55 - 03:25

Simon Bates presents the pop chart programme, first broadcast on 22 July 1982 and featuring The Belle Stars, Madness, Bananarama, Junior, The Stranglers, Dollar and Irene Cara. [S]

TOTP: 1986

Saturday 03:25 - 03:55

Gary Davies and Peter Powell present the pop chart programme, first broadcast in July 1986. Featuring Hollywood Beyond, Sinitta, Audrey Hall, Robert Palmer, Haywoode and Madonna. [S]

This is BBC Four

Saturday 03:55 - 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]

Tiger Dynasty: Natural World

Saturday 19:00 - 19:05

Baghani, a Royal Bengal tiger, hunts wild boar in the Ranthambore National Park. [S] [HD]

Life on Earth

Saturday 19:05 - 20:00

6/13. Some 350 million years ago, evolution reached one of its most crucial stages when fish crawled from the water onto the land and became amphibians. [S]

Voyages of Discovery

Saturday 20:00 - 21:00

Paul Rose tells the story of three Frenchmen's 18th-century scientific mission to Ecuador to settle an international row by measuring the planet's shape. [S,AD]

The Sentinels

Saturday 21:00 - 21:45

5/8. Irène follows a lead into a case involving Mirreau, who may be linked to a state secret. Contains some strong language, some violence and some upsetting scenes. [S] [HD]

The Sentinels

Saturday 21:45 - 22:25

6/8. The Sentinels must free Mazauric before he divulges critical information to the enemy. Contains some strong language, some violence and some upsetting scenes. [S] [HD]

Monster

Saturday 22:25 - 00:25

A mother confronts her son's school about his increasingly strange behaviour. [2023] [S] [HD]

Sun Jul 26
Keeping Up Appearances

Sunday 00:25 - 00:55

5/7. Sitcom. Hyacinth realises that Richard is bored after taking early retirement and provides him with a hobby. Unfortunately, this rather backfires on her. [S]

One Foot in the Grave

Sunday 00:55 - 01:25

5/6. Victor and Margaret head off for a weekend at the seaside. Victor is presented with a most unusual and unwelcome gift. [S]