106: BBC FOUR HD

Wed Jul 08
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]

Great British Railway Journeys

Today 19:00 - 19:30

2/15. Michael joins Navy Wings pilots for a close formation flight over RNAS Yeovilton. [S,AD] [HD]

Canal Boat Diaries

Today 19:30 - 20:00

1/4. Narrowboater Robbie Cumming begins a 170-mile journey across the north of England and soon runs into difficulty with a problem with his craft's propeller in Wigan. [S] [HD]

Universe

Today 20:00 - 21:00

5/5. It's the ultimate question: why are we here? Brian Cox explores how cutting-edge space missions take us back 13.8 billion years to the origin of the universe. [S,AD] [HD]

The Nazis: A Warning from History

Today 21:00 - 21:50

5/6. Documentary tracing the radicalisation of the Nazi policy against the Jews. Contains scenes which some viewers may find disturbing. [S]

Afoot Again in the Past

Today 21:50 - 22:00

Simon Thurley investigates the forgotten tunnels of Henry VIII's sewage system at Hampton Court. [S]

Our Friends in the North, 1979

Today 22:00 - 23:10

6/9. Nicky stands for Parliament, Tosker falls in love and Geordie begins to deal in drugs. Contains some strong language. [S]

Our Friends in the North, 1984

Today 23:10 - 00:20

7/9. 1984: The miners' strike dominates both the country and the lives of the four friends. Contains strong language, some sexual content and some violence. [S]

Thu Jul 09
The Nazis: A Warning from History

Tomorrow 00:20 - 01:10

5/6. Documentary tracing the radicalisation of the Nazi policy against the Jews. Contains scenes which some viewers may find disturbing. [S]

Canal Boat Diaries

Tomorrow 01:10 - 01:40

1/4. Narrowboater Robbie Cumming begins a 170-mile journey across the north of England and soon runs into difficulty with a problem with his craft's propeller in Wigan. [S] [HD]

Great British Railway Journeys

Tomorrow 01:40 - 02:10

2/15. Michael joins Navy Wings pilots for a close formation flight over RNAS Yeovilton. [S,AD] [HD]

Universe

Tomorrow 02:10 - 03:10

5/5. It's the ultimate question: why are we here? Brian Cox explores how cutting-edge space missions take us back 13.8 billion years to the origin of the universe. [S,AD,SL] [HD]

This is BBC Four

Tomorrow 03:10 - 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]

Great British Railway Journeys

Tomorrow 19:00 - 19:30

3/15. Michael Portillo reaches England's south coast to continue his exploration of postwar Britain, beginning on the steam-powered Swanage Railway in Dorset. [S,AD] [HD]

Canal Boat Diaries

Tomorrow 19:30 - 20:00

2/4. Robbie Cumming crosses the Pennines on the picturesque Leeds and Liverpool Canal, and lends a hand to hire boaters in Gargrave, North Yorkshire. [S] [HD]

Gods and Monsters: Homer's Odyssey

Tomorrow 20:00 - 21:00

Simon Armitage undertakes his own Greek adventure, following in the footsteps of one of his personal heroes, Odysseus, at the same time wondering whether he even likes the guy. [S,AD] [HD]

Bletchley Park: Codebreaking's Forgotten Genius

Tomorrow 21:00 - 22:00

Documentary looking at Gordon Welchman, a codebreaker crucial to the allies defeating the Nazis in World War II. Filmed extensively at Bletchley Park. [S,AD] [HD]

Blade Runner

Tomorrow 22:00 - 23:50

Film noir meets science fiction in Ridley Scott's visually stunning and brutal sci-fi classic about an ex-cop on the trail of mutinous androids. Contains some strong language. [1982] [S,AD] [HD]

Jane Eyre

Tomorrow 23:50 - 01:25

Based on Charlotte Bronte's classic novel about an orphan girl who grows up to become a governess in a gloomy manor in Yorkshire, where she falls in love with Mr Rochester. [1944] [S]

Fri Jul 10
Canal Boat Diaries

Friday 01:25 - 01:55

2/4. Robbie Cumming crosses the Pennines on the picturesque Leeds and Liverpool Canal, and lends a hand to hire boaters in Gargrave, North Yorkshire. [S] [HD]

Great British Railway Journeys

Friday 01:55 - 02:25

3/15. Michael Portillo reaches England's south coast to continue his exploration of postwar Britain, beginning on the steam-powered Swanage Railway in Dorset. [S,AD] [HD]

Gods and Monsters: Homer's Odyssey

Friday 02:25 - 03:25

Simon Armitage undertakes his own Greek adventure, following in the footsteps of one of his personal heroes, Odysseus, at the same time wondering whether he even likes the guy. [S,AD,SL]

This is BBC Four

Friday 03:25 - 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]

Today at the Test: England v India

Friday 19:00 - 19:45

Highlights and analysis of day one of the Lord's Test match between England Women and India Women. [S] [HD]

Top of the Pops: Big Hits 1989

Friday 19:45 - 20:00

Performances from the Top of the Pops vaults featuring the movers and shakers of 1989. [S]

TOTP: 1985

Friday 20:00 - 20:30

Simon Bates and Richard Skinner present the pop chart programme, first shown 4 July 1985. Featuring Tears for Fears, Simply Red, Dead or Alive, Fine Young Cannibals and The Damned. [S]

TOTP: 1991

Friday 20:30 - 21:00

Bruno Brookes presents the pop chart programme, first broadcast on 11 July 1991 and featuring OMD, Billy Bragg, Bros and Bryan Adams. [S]

Words and Music: Cults & Classics

Friday 21:00 - 21:40

Tracey MacLeod introduces classic songs, stripped back to basics and sung by their original writers. Featuring Iggy Pop, Bee Gees, Sparks, Neil Finn, Debbie Harry and Chris Stein. [S]

Blondie in Concert: 1979

Friday 21:40 - 22:20

Blondie perform live at the height of their powers in 1979 at the Apollo Theatre in Glasgow. [S]

Jimmy Webb: In Concert

Friday 22:20 - 23:05

American songwriter and performer Jimmy Webb sings some of his hit compositions, including All My Love's Laughter, By the Time I Get to Phoenix, Wichita Lineman and MacArthur Park. [S]

Iggy and the Stooges at Glastonbury 2007

Friday 23:05 - 00:05

Iggy and the Stooges perform on the Other Stage at the 2007 Glastonbury Festival. Contains very strong language. [S]

Sat Jul 11
TOTP: 1985

Saturday 00:05 - 00:40

Simon Bates and Richard Skinner present the pop chart programme, first shown 4 July 1985. Featuring Tears for Fears, Simply Red, Dead or Alive, Fine Young Cannibals and The Damned. [S]

TOTP: 1991

Saturday 00:40 - 01:10

Bruno Brookes presents the pop chart programme, first broadcast on 11 July 1991 and featuring OMD, Billy Bragg, Bros and Bryan Adams. [S]

Blondie in Concert: 1979

Saturday 01:10 - 01:50

Blondie perform live at the height of their powers in 1979 at the Apollo Theatre in Glasgow. [S]

Jimmy Webb: In Concert

Saturday 01:50 - 02:35

American songwriter and performer Jimmy Webb sings some of his hit compositions, including All My Love's Laughter, By the Time I Get to Phoenix, Wichita Lineman and MacArthur Park. [S]

Iggy and the Stooges at Glastonbury 2007

Saturday 02:35 - 03:35

Iggy and the Stooges perform on the Other Stage at the 2007 Glastonbury Festival. Contains very strong language. [S]

This is BBC Four

Saturday 03:35 - 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]

Today at the Test: England v India

Saturday 19:00 - 19:45

Highlights of day two of the Lord's Test match between England Women and India Women. [S] [HD]

Horizon: Oceans of the Solar System

Saturday 19:45 - 20:00

4/17. The hunt for oceans in space marks the dawn of a new era in the search for alien life. [S] [HD]

Life on Earth

Saturday 20:00 - 21:00

4/13. The story of life from the first primitive cells to the plants and animals that now live around us. David Attenborough looks at the role of insect species. [S]

The Sentinels

Saturday 21:00 - 21:45

1/8. WWI. A French soldier is picked to join a top-secret army research project. Contains some violence and upsetting scenes. [S] [HD]

The Sentinels

Saturday 21:45 - 22:30

2/8. Gabriel must join the Sentinels brigade if he ever wants to be reunited with his family. Contains prolonged violence and some upsetting scenes. [S] [HD]

The Black Forest Murders

Saturday 22:30 - 23:15

1/4. DCI Kramer and her colleague Thomas Riedle head up the investigation of a missing woman. Deals with adult themes. [S] [HD]

The Black Forest Murders

Saturday 23:15 - 00:00

2/4. When a second young woman is murdered, the team believe it might be the same killer. Deals with adult themes. [S] [HD]

Sun Jul 12
Keeping Up Appearances

Sunday 00:00 - 00:30

4/7. Hyacinth makes some very expensive holiday plans before dashing off to fulfil her voluntary church cleaning duties with the Ladies' Guild. [S]

One Foot in the Grave

Sunday 00:30 - 01:00

4/6. Unexpected visitors drop in and mistakenly suspect Victor of killing an elderly blind man. A concert gives Victor the chance to use his ventriloquist's dummy. [S]

The Last Battle of the Vikings

Sunday 01:00 - 02:00

Marine archaeologist Dr Jon Henderson tells the story of the Norsemen in Scotland, visiting archaeological sites across Scotland and Norway. [S] [HD]

Life on Earth

Sunday 02:00 - 02:55

4/13. The story of life from the first primitive cells to the plants and animals that now live around us. David Attenborough looks at the role of insect species. [S]

Great British Railway Journeys

Sunday 02:55 - 03:25

1/15. Michael Portillo embarks on a postwar exploration of Britain's southern counties. [S,AD,SL] [HD]

This is BBC Four

Sunday 03:25 - 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]

Today at the Test: England v India

Sunday 19:00 - 19:45

Highlights of day three of the Lord's Test match between England Women and India Women. [S] [HD]

BBC Proms Encores: Schubert Rondo

Sunday 19:45 - 20:00

14/21. From the 2016 BBC Proms, Martha Argerich performs Schubert's Rondo in A. [S] [HD]

Summer Night Concert from Vienna 2026

Sunday 20:00 - 21:30

The Vienna Philharmonic once again take up residency at the Schönbrunn Palace to bring us their annual Summer Night Concert, a staple of the classical music calendar. [S] [HD]

The Lark Ascending

Sunday 21:30 - 22:00

Dame Diana Rigg explores the enduring popularity of The Lark Ascending by Ralph Vaughan Williams. The work was recently chosen as Britain's favourite piece of classical music. [S] [HD]

Letters from Baghdad

Sunday 22:00 - 23:25

The story of Gertrude Bell, the most powerful woman in the British Empire in her day, who shaped the modern Middle East after World War I in ways that still reverberate today. [S] [HD]

The Man Who Discovered Egypt

Sunday 23:25 - 00:25

Documentary about English Egyptologist Flinders Petrie. Ancient Egypt was vandalised by tomb raiders until one Victorian maverick pioneered modern field archaeology. [S] [HD]

Mon Jul 13
Summer Night Concert from Vienna 2026

Monday 00:25 - 01:55

The Vienna Philharmonic once again take up residency at the Schönbrunn Palace to bring us their annual Summer Night Concert, a staple of the classical music calendar. [S] [HD]

The Lark Ascending

Monday 01:55 - 02:25

Dame Diana Rigg explores the enduring popularity of The Lark Ascending by Ralph Vaughan Williams. The work was recently chosen as Britain's favourite piece of classical music. [S] [HD]

Great British Railway Journeys

Monday 02:25 - 02:55

2/15. Michael joins Navy Wings pilots for a close formation flight over RNAS Yeovilton. [S,AD,SL] [HD]

Great British Railway Journeys

Monday 02:55 - 03:25

3/15. Michael Portillo reaches England's south coast to continue his exploration of postwar Britain, beginning on the steam-powered Swanage Railway in Dorset. [S,AD,SL] [HD]

This is BBC Four

Monday 03:25 - 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]

Today at the Test: England v India

Monday 19:00 - 19:45

Highlights of day four of the Lord's Test match between England Women and India Women. [S] [HD]

Wild Scotland

Monday 19:45 - 20:00

Wildlife cameraman Gordon Buchanan explores his native Mull and some of the nearby islands, filming otters, deer, puffins, seals and a minke whale. [S]

Treasures of Ancient Greece

Monday 20:00 - 21:00

1/3. Series in which Alastair Sooke explores Greek art. He begins his journey in Crete at the palace of Knossos and travels to Santorini to the 'Greek Pompeii'. [S,AD] [HD]

Andy Warhol's America

Monday 21:00 - 22:00

3/3. The final episode sees Warhol as a man obsessed with money and security. Contains scenes which some viewers may find upsetting. [S] [HD]

The Sky at Night

Monday 22:00 - 22:30

Could alien life exist closer than we think - perhaps right next door? The team investigate evidence that suggests the search for life beyond Earth may lie within our own solar system. [S] [HD]

American Visions

Monday 22:30 - 23:30

8/8. Robert Hughes focuses on work that responded to the Vietnam War and civil strife. He traces the development of minimalism and ends up on top of an extinct volcano. [S]

Stolen: Catching the Art Thieves

Monday 23:30 - 00:30

2/3. A self-portrait by Rembrandt is stolen in a brutal robbery in Stockholm, taking investigators on a complex hunt from Russian organised crime to the glittering hills of Hollywood. [S,AD] [HD]

Tue Jul 14
Treasures of Ancient Greece

Tuesday 00:30 - 01:30

1/3. Series in which Alastair Sooke explores Greek art. He begins his journey in Crete at the palace of Knossos and travels to Santorini to the 'Greek Pompeii'. [S,AD] [HD]

The Man Who Discovered Egypt

Tuesday 01:30 - 02:30

Documentary about English Egyptologist Flinders Petrie. Ancient Egypt was vandalised by tomb raiders until one Victorian maverick pioneered modern field archaeology. [S] [HD]

Andy Warhol's America

Tuesday 02:30 - 03:30

3/3. The final episode sees Warhol as a man obsessed with money and security. Contains scenes which some viewers may find upsetting. [S,SL] [HD]

This is BBC Four

Tuesday 03:30 - 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

4/15. Michael Portillo reaches Havant, where the Scalextric factory was located, and Haslemere, the surprise birthplace of a musical phenomenon - the plastic recorder. [S,AD] [HD]

Canal Boat Diaries

Tuesday 19:30 - 20:00

3/4. Narrowboater Robbie Cumming explores the Victorian village of Saltaire in West Yorkshire and moors up for the weekend in Leeds Dock. [S] [HD]

Penelope Keith Remembers... To the Manor Born

Tuesday 20:00 - 20:15

Penelope Keith casts an affectionate eye back on much-loved sitcom To the Manor Born and her role as widowed aristocrat Audrey fforbes-Hamilton. First broadcast in 2024. [S,AD] [HD]

To the Manor Born

Tuesday 20:15 - 20:45

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

Tuesday 20:45 - 21:15

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

Hay Fever

Tuesday 21:15 - 22:45

The members of the bohemian Bliss family each, independently, invite a guest up for a very chaotic weekend. Play by Noel Coward. [S]

Corridors of Power: Should America Police the World

Tuesday 22:45 - 23:45

. 1/8. Exploring the US's complicated relationship with Iraq. Contains graphic violence and disturbing scenes. [S,AD] [HD]

Corridors of Power: Should America Police the World

Tuesday 23:45 - 00:40

. 2/8. Should the US use force to save innocent civilians in the Balkans from genocide? Contains graphic violence and disturbing scenes. [S,AD] [HD]

Wed Jul 15
American Visions

Wednesday 00:40 - 01:40

8/8. Robert Hughes focuses on work that responded to the Vietnam War and civil strife. He traces the development of minimalism and ends up on top of an extinct volcano. [S]

Letters from Baghdad

Wednesday 01:40 - 03:10

The story of Gertrude Bell, the most powerful woman in the British Empire in her day, who shaped the modern Middle East after World War I in ways that still reverberate today. [S] [HD]

Great British Railway Journeys

Wednesday 03:10 - 03:40

4/15. Michael Portillo reaches Havant, where the Scalextric factory was located, and Haslemere, the surprise birthplace of a musical phenomenon - the plastic recorder. [S,AD,SL] [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]

Great British Railway Journeys

Wednesday 19:00 - 19:30

5/15. Michael goes on a tour around Heathrow Airport, taking an eerie walk around the mothballed Terminal 1 building and ending up atop the iconic 87.5 metre control tower. [S,AD] [HD]

Canal Boat Diaries

Wednesday 19:30 - 20:00

4/4. As Robbie makes his way to Ripon in North Yorkshire, he tackles the fast-flowing River Ouse and is forced to make an emergency stop. [S] [HD]

Mysterious Origins of Insects

Wednesday 20:00 - 21:00

A journey into the eye-opening realm of insects to explore how scientists are using traditional and cutting-edge techniques to search for a single, common insect ancestor. [S] [HD]

The Nazis: A Warning from History

Wednesday 21:00 - 21:50

6/6. How fear and hatred of Bolshevism drove many Germans to fight to the bitter end. Contains scenes which some viewers may find disturbing. [S]

Afoot Again in the Past

Wednesday 21:50 - 22:00

Lucinda Lambton investigates the history of Castle Leslie in Ireland. [S]

Our Friends in the North, 1987

Wednesday 22:00 - 23:15

8/9. On the night of the 1987 hurricane, Nicky leaves Mary. Tosker finds comfort in Elaine. Contains some strong language and some scenes of a sexual nature. [S]

Our Friends in the North, 1995

Wednesday 23:15 - 00:30

9/9. 1995: Nicky goes back to his roots and to Mary. Geordie has become an alcoholic, and Tosker realises his dream of a floating nightclub. Contains some strong language. [S]

Thu Jul 16
The Sky at Night

Thursday 00:30 - 01:00

Could alien life exist closer than we think - perhaps right next door? The team investigate evidence that suggests the search for life beyond Earth may lie within our own solar system. [S] [HD]