Today 21:45 - 23:20
Film drama. In the volatile era of the twenties, flamboyant millionaire Jay Gatsby pursues the seductive Daisy, the love he lost while serving in the First World War. [2000] [S] [HD]
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106: BBC FOUR HD
Thu Sep 18
Today 23:20 - 00:10
A profile from 2000 of writer F Scott Fitzgerald on the 75th anniversary of the publication of his most enduring achievement, The Great Gatsby. [S]
Fri Sep 19
Tomorrow 00:10 - 02:40
The life of celebrated conductor Lydia Tár begins to unravel when allegations about her personal and professional relationships appear in the media. Contains some strong language. [2023] [S,AD] [HD]
Tomorrow 02:40 - 03:10
First transmitted in 1986, Miles Kington travels across the western Highlands on one of the most picturesque railways in Britain, from Fort William to Mallaig. [S]
Tomorrow 03:10 - 03:40
Programme from 1988 that examines the events surrounding the proposed closure of the Settle to Carlisle line, one of the most magnificent stretches of railway in England. [S]
Tomorrow 03:40 - 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
Jo Whiley presents the pop chart programme, first broadcast on 12 June 1998 and featuring Lutricia McNeal, Shania Twain, Del Amitri, Mariah Carey, England United and B*witched. [S]
Tomorrow 19:30 - 20:00
Jayne Middlemiss presents the pop chart programme, first broadcast on 19 June 1998 and featuring Five, Pulp, Ian Brown, Dario G, Fat Les and Baddiel, Skinner & The Lightning Seeds. [S]
Tomorrow 20:00 - 20:30
Peter Powell and Stevie Wright present the pop chart programme, featuring Eurythmics, Michael McDonald, Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark, Cameo, The Communards and Five Star. [S]
Tomorrow 20:30 - 21:00
Mark Franklin presents the pop chart programme, first broadcast on 16 September 1993 and featuring Radiohead, Motörhead, Jade, Chaka Demus & Pliers, Belinda Carlisle and Culture Beat. [S]
Tomorrow 21:00 - 22:30
A documentary that highlights America's last great rock festival and Jimi Hendrix's legendary performance as its headline act on 4 July 1970. Deals with adult themes. [S] [HD]
Tomorrow 22:30 - 23:25
1/6. Compilation of BBC performances featuring guitarists such as Carlos Santana, Mark Knopfler, The Edge, Peter Green, John Martyn, Pentangle and Paco Pena. [S]
Tomorrow 23:25 - 00:25
2/6. Compilation of BBC performances featuring guitarists such as Jimi Hendrix, Pete Townshend, Peter Green, Johnny Winter, Manitas De Plata, Ry Cooder, Angus Young and Paul Kossoff. [S]
Sat Sep 20
Saturday 00:25 - 01:15
3/6. Compilation of classic archive performances from the guitar gods of the late 60s and 70s, including Status Quo, The Who, Dire Straits, Lynyrd Skynyrd, George Benson and Link Wray. [S]
Saturday 01:15 - 01:45
Jo Whiley presents the pop chart programme, first broadcast on 12 June 1998 and featuring Lutricia McNeal, Shania Twain, Del Amitri, Mariah Carey, England United and B*witched. [S]
Saturday 01:45 - 02:15
Jayne Middlemiss presents the pop chart programme, first broadcast on 19 June 1998 and featuring Five, Pulp, Ian Brown, Dario G, Fat Les and Baddiel, Skinner & The Lightning Seeds. [S]
Saturday 02:15 - 02:45
Peter Powell and Stevie Wright present the pop chart programme, featuring Eurythmics, Michael McDonald, Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark, Cameo, The Communards and Five Star. [S]
Saturday 02:45 - 03:15
Mark Franklin presents the pop chart programme, first broadcast on 16 September 1993 and featuring Radiohead, Motörhead, Jade, Chaka Demus & Pliers, Belinda Carlisle and Culture Beat. [S]
Saturday 03:15 - 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 - 20:00
Profile celebrating the centenary of the famous author Agatha Christie's birth, looking at her life, her character and the key moments in her childhood that influenced her writing. [S]
Saturday 20:00 - 22:00
When a woman is poisoned during a village fete, the police think the intended victim was a film star - but another murder complicates matters. [S]
Saturday 22:00 - 23:10
Michael Parkinson in conversation with actor David Niven. [S]
Saturday 23:10 - 23:40
2/7. Is Margo having an affair? When she is less than honest about her activities, the Goods can't help thinking the worst. [S]
Saturday 23:40 - 00:10
6/8. Sitcom about a British government minister. Jim Hacker finds himself in possession of embarrassing information about the sale of arms to terrorists. [S]
Sun Sep 21
Sunday 00:10 - 01:10
Profile celebrating the centenary of the famous author Agatha Christie's birth, looking at her life, her character and the key moments in her childhood that influenced her writing. [S]
Sunday 01:10 - 03:05
When a woman is poisoned during a village fete, the police think the intended victim was a film star - but another murder complicates matters. [S]
Sunday 03:05 - 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 - 19:15
David Attenborough narrates a documentary on beavers. [S]
Sunday 19:15 - 20:15
3/10. Monty Don visits the world's 80 most inspiring gardens: this time in India. Monty visits the tomb gardens of the Mughal emperors and the pleasure gardens of the Maharajahs. [S,AD] [HD]
Sunday 20:15 - 22:00
The Marriage of Figaro, Don Giovanni and more from the Royal Albert Hall in a concert of smash hits celebrating one of the greatest composers of all time. [S] [HD]
Sunday 22:00 - 23:30
Terry Abraham films a year in the life of Helvellyn in the Lake District, featuring an exhilarating RAF fighter plane flight through its stunning and much-loved landscape. [S] [HD]
Sunday 23:30 - 00:30
Exploring the landscapes that inspired Arthur Ransome to write Swallows and Amazons. [S,AD] [HD]
Mon Sep 22
Monday 00:30 - 01:30
2/3. Historian Bettany Hughes is in Greece, on the trail of the hugely influential maverick thinker Socrates, who was executed for his beliefs. [S,AD] [HD]
Monday 01:30 - 02:30
2/3. From the 18th century, the dramatic landscape of Wales captivated artists like Richard Wilson and JMW Turner, who painted it in ways that changed the course of art history. [S,AD] [HD]
Monday 02:30 - 03:30
3/10. Monty Don visits the world's 80 most inspiring gardens: this time in India. Monty visits the tomb gardens of the Mughal emperors and the pleasure gardens of the Maharajahs. [S,AD,SL]
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
1/2. Series combining photography and human drama to reveal twelve remarkable places, uncovering the stories of people fighting to survive, and even triumph, there. [S,AD] [HD]
Monday 20:00 - 21:00
2/3. Bendor and Emma discover a mysterious portrait of a 16th-century physician. [S,AD] [HD]
Monday 21:00 - 21:30
Patrick Campbell, Hannah Gordon and Charles Gray face Frank Muir, Angela Rippon and Tim Rice in a duel of words and wit, refereed by Robert Robinson. [S]
Monday 21:30 - 22:00
Joseph Cooper invites viewers to match their musical wits against Valerie Pitts, David Attenborough and Tony Lewis. Featuring guest musician Steuart Bedford. [S]
Monday 22:00 - 22:15
Anthony Wall looks back on his time on Arena, from producer to series editor, and celebrates the films and people that made it groundbreaking, unmissable, unforgettable TV. [S] [HD]
Monday 22:15 - 22:50
An investigation of the appeal and power of the popular song My Way, which was written by Paul Anka and recorded by many artists, including Frank Sinatra. [S] [HD]
Monday 22:50 - 00:20
An insight into the private obsessions and insecurities of author William Golding. Contains some scenes which some viewers may find upsetting. [S,AD] [HD]
Tue Sep 23
Tuesday 00:20 - 01:20
Programme exploring the cultural significance of the banana. Featuring contributions from John Cale, Auberon Waugh, John Walters and Brendan Batson. [S]
Tuesday 01:20 - 02:20
2/3. Bendor and Emma discover a mysterious portrait of a 16th-century physician. [S,AD] [HD]
Tuesday 02:20 - 02:50
Joseph Cooper invites viewers to match their musical wits against Valerie Pitts, David Attenborough and Tony Lewis. Featuring guest musician Steuart Bedford. [S]
Tuesday 02:50 - 03:50
1/2. Series combining photography and human drama to reveal twelve remarkable places, uncovering the stories of people fighting to survive, and even triumph, there. [S,AD,SL]
Tuesday 03:50 - 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 - 20:00
2/2. Series combining photography and human drama as it reveals 12 remarkable places, uncovering the stories of people fighting to survive in earth's natural wonders. [S,AD] [HD]
Tuesday 20:00 - 20:25
3/7. Barbara gets Margo out of a fix when a speaker at Margo's society lets her down. Her talk about self-sufficiency is so successful, she finds herself in great demand. [S]
Tuesday 20:25 - 20:55
7/8. Jim Hacker supports the sale of an art gallery, which will help fund his ailing local football club. Sir Humphrey is horrified. [S]
Tuesday 20:55 - 21:00
A pride of lions has rewritten the rules - they have learnt to take down elephants. [S] [HD]
Tuesday 21:00 - 22:00
4/6. Michael Palin travels through Northern Ireland and Ireland and finds out more about his Irish ancestors, experiences the 'peace train' from Belfast to Dublin and visits Cork. [S]
Tuesday 22:00 - 22:10
1/4. Travelogue. Michael Palin takes his golf clubs to St Andrews on a train journey up the 'drier side of Britain', celebrating a bygone age of rail travel. [S]
Tuesday 22:10 - 22:35
Michael Palin looks back in languor at his rise to stardom with the help of his mum, his old geography teacher, Spike Milligan, Terry Jones, the boy next door and DP Gumby. [S] [HD]
Tuesday 22:35 - 00:30
Documentary about the violent prison riot that gripped America in 1971. Contains very strong language and graphic violent scenes. [S] [HD]
Wed Sep 24
Wednesday 00:30 - 01:30
How the great icons of British Gothic architecture were all created by one family. [S] [HD]
Wednesday 01:30 - 02:25
4/6. Michael Palin travels through Northern Ireland and Ireland and finds out more about his Irish ancestors, experiences the 'peace train' from Belfast to Dublin and visits Cork. [S]
Wednesday 02:25 - 03:25
2/2. Series combining photography and human drama as it reveals 12 remarkable places, uncovering the stories of people fighting to survive in earth's natural wonders. [S,AD,SL] [HD]
Wednesday 03:25 - 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
A documentary, first broadcast in 2017, in which the A1 class steam engine Tornado, financed by enthusiasts and completed in 2008, tries to achieve 100mph on the main line. [S] [HD]
Wednesday 19:30 - 20:00
Film following the Flying Scotsman, the world's most famous steam engine, as it returns to the tracks following a ten-year restoration which cost more than £4 million. [S] [HD]
Wednesday 20:00 - 21:00
The view from the driving seat as Flying Scotsman travels the Severn Valley Railway. Cab cameras and microphones capture all the action. [S,AD] [HD]
Wednesday 21:00 - 22:00
Ian Hislop takes a look at the notorious Beeching Report of 1963, which led to the closure of a third of the nation's railway lines and forced thousands of people onto the road. [S]
Wednesday 22:00 - 22:15
Director Waris Hussein looks back on the 1993 TV drama The Clothes in the Wardrobe. [S] [HD]
Wednesday 22:15 - 23:35
Nineteen-year-old Margaret is about to marry a dull middle-aged man. Can anyone help her? Contains some scenes of a sexual nature. [S]
Wednesday 23:35 - 00:35
Documentary that lifts the veil on the taboo that is corporal punishment. Deals with adult themes. [S]
Thu Sep 25
Thursday 00:35 - 01:05
A documentary, first broadcast in 2017, in which the A1 class steam engine Tornado, financed by enthusiasts and completed in 2008, tries to achieve 100mph on the main line. [S] [HD]
Thursday 01:05 - 01:35
Film following the Flying Scotsman, the world's most famous steam engine, as it returns to the tracks following a ten-year restoration which cost more than £4 million. [S] [HD]
Thursday 01:35 - 02:35
The view from the driving seat as Flying Scotsman travels the Severn Valley Railway. Cab cameras and microphones capture all the action. [S,AD] [HD]
Thursday 02:35 - 03:35
How the great icons of British Gothic architecture were all created by one family. [S,SL]
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 - 20:45
Classic period drama about three children whose lives change dramatically after they move from a comfortable townhouse to a small Yorkshire cottage near a railway line. [1970] [S,AD] [HD]
Thursday 20:45 - 21:00
Ben Fogle travels to West Yorkshire with actress Sally Thomsett to visit the locations of key scenes from the classic 1970 film The Railway Children. [S]
Thursday 21:00 - 22:00
1/6. A journey back to a lost era of rail travel, when trains had names, character and style. [S,AD] [HD]
Thursday 22:00 - 23:35
A repressed and bullied teenager discovers that she has special powers. Horror. Contains some strong language, some violence and some upsetting scenes. [1976] [S,AD] [HD]
Thursday 23:35 - 01:35
An ambitious surgeon encounters a disfigured sideshow freak and takes him under his wing. Contains some scenes which some viewers may find upsetting. [1980] [S,AD] [HD]