Today 02:00 - 02:50
5/12. Helen is finally up and about - only to face the morning after the chaos of Tristan's party the night before. [S]
Today 02:00 - 02:50
5/12. Helen is finally up and about - only to face the morning after the chaos of Tristan's party the night before. [S]
Today 02:50 - 03:40
6/12. The Herriots prepare to move to Rowangarth, and there's another emergency with Granville Bennett. [S]
Today 03:40 - 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 - 20:00
... Remote cameras capture a lockdown concert performed by the Kanneh-Mason family from their home in Nottingham, with interviews with the seven musically gifted siblings. [S] [HD]
Today 20:00 - 21:00
5/6. A collection of performances showcasing Sheku Kanneh-Mason's extraordinary talent. [S] [HD]
Today 21:00 - 21:30
Cellist Sheku Kanneh-Mason talks to John Wilson about his formative influences, including his paternal grandfather, Jacqueline du Pré, Mstislav Rostropovich and Bob Marley. [S] [HD]
Today 21:30 - 22:50
Superstar siblings Sheku and Braimah, with Brazilian guitarist Plínio Fernandes and the dynamic Fantasia Orchestra perform an eclectic and surprising mix from Brahms to Bob Marley. [S] [HD]
Today 22:50 - 00:05
Following a remarkable project spearheaded by the King, this documentary sees leading artists create portraits of pioneering members of the Windrush Generation. [S,AD] [HD]
Tomorrow 00:05 - 01:05
Acclaimed actor David Harewood OBE delivers the 2023 Richard Dimbleby Lecture. [S] [HD]
Tomorrow 01:05 - 02:05
2/3. Beethoven embarks on a new creative path and attempts to find love. But, as is often the case, the composer's life appears to be following a very different trajectory to his art. [S,AD] [HD]
Tomorrow 02:05 - 03:05
... Remote cameras capture a lockdown concert performed by the Kanneh-Mason family from their home in Nottingham, with interviews with the seven musically gifted siblings. [S] [HD]
Tomorrow 03:05 - 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
1/6. Professor Ben Garrod explores how versatile the basic skin structure truly is, revealing how slight adaptations have created birds' feathers and a rhinoceros's horn. [S] [HD]
Tomorrow 19:30 - 20:00
2/6. Professor Richard Holmes travels to historic British sites. He visits the scene of Henry Tudor's victory over King Richard III, which changed the course of British history. [S]
Tomorrow 20:00 - 21:00
Griff Rhys Jones travels to Ghana and the jungles of Burma to learn about the army of West Africans his father served alongside during the Second World War. [S,AD] [HD]
Tomorrow 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]
Tomorrow 21:50 - 22:50
3/3. The resistance gets a student voice, and an enemy within plots to kill Hitler. [S,AD] [HD]
Tomorrow 22:50 - 00:20
Three brothers investigate if their father took the law into his own hands after the war. Contains some strong language and upsetting scenes. [S] [HD]
Tuesday 00:20 - 01:10
1/8. In AD80, the Colosseum opens. Emperor Titus plans 100 days of games to commemorate. Contains prolonged violence and upsetting scenes. [S] [HD]
Tuesday 01:10 - 01:55
2/8. Although master builder Haterius constructs the Colosseum where Nero's Golden House once stood, his work is far from over. Contains some violence and upsetting scenes. [S] [HD]
Tuesday 01:55 - 02:25
1/6. Professor Ben Garrod explores how versatile the basic skin structure truly is, revealing how slight adaptations have created birds' feathers and a rhinoceros's horn. [S] [HD]
Tuesday 02:25 - 02:55
2/6. Professor Richard Holmes travels to historic British sites. He visits the scene of Henry Tudor's victory over King Richard III, which changed the course of British history. [S]
Tuesday 02:55 - 03:55
3/3. The resistance gets a student voice, and an enemy within plots to kill Hitler. [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
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]
Tuesday 19:30 - 20:00
3/6. Richard Holmes visits Britain's historical sites. He travels to Naseby, where, in 1645, King Charles I lost the decisive battle of the English Civil War. [S]
Tuesday 20:00 - 20:30
4/7. Sitcom about a couple who try to live self-sufficiently in Surbiton. Tom takes the law into his own hands when some of his leeks go missing. [S]
Tuesday 20:30 - 21:00
1/7. Political sitcom. Minister for administrative affairs Jim Hacker struggles to cut administrative staff in the Health Service. [S]
Tuesday 21:00 - 22:00
7/8. The story of Guernica, Picasso's extraordinary artistic response to a brutal massacre. Contains scenes which some viewers may find upsetting. [S,AD]
Tuesday 22:00 - 23:30
A family must adapt to a new life after a devastating storm forces them from their home. [S] [HD]
Tuesday 23:30 - 00:35
2/2. The real-life story of two men who embark on a ten-year mission to infiltrate North Korea. Contains some strong language. [S] [HD]
Wednesday 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]
Wednesday 01:05 - 01:35
3/6. Richard Holmes visits Britain's historical sites. He travels to Naseby, where, in 1645, King Charles I lost the decisive battle of the English Civil War. [S]
Wednesday 01:35 - 02:25
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]
Wednesday 02:25 - 03:25
7/8. The story of Guernica, Picasso's extraordinary artistic response to a brutal massacre. Contains scenes which some viewers may find upsetting. [S,AD,SL]
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
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]
Wednesday 19:30 - 20:00
4/6. Richard Holmes visits the site of the Battle of the Boyne, the defeat of James II by William III in 1690, and shows how the battle could have been over before it was fought. [S]
Wednesday 20:00 - 21:00
3/3. Lucy Worsley concludes her series by looking at attitudes to romance in the 20th century. [S,AD] [HD]
Wednesday 21:00 - 22:00
Drama-documentary about the life of Jane Austen. Anna Chancellor, a relative of Jane Austen, explores the woman behind the acclaimed novels through readings and reconstructions. [S,AD]
Wednesday 22:00 - 22:15
.. Northanger Abbey. Katharine Schlesinger looks back on the filming of the 1987 adaptation of Jane Austen's Northanger Abbey. [S] [HD]
Wednesday 22:15 - 23:45
Jane Austen's classic story of a young girl whose head is full of romantic and melodramatic notions about the world. [S] [HD]
Wednesday 23:45 - 00:35
Programme exploring the reasons behind the enduring popularity of one of Britain's greatest novelists, Jane Austen. [S]
Thursday 00:35 - 01:05
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 01:05 - 01:35
4/6. Richard Holmes visits the site of the Battle of the Boyne, the defeat of James II by William III in 1690, and shows how the battle could have been over before it was fought. [S]
Thursday 01:35 - 02:30
Drama-documentary about the life of Jane Austen. Anna Chancellor, a relative of Jane Austen, explores the woman behind the acclaimed novels through readings and reconstructions. [S,AD]
Thursday 02:30 - 03:30
3/3. Lucy Worsley concludes her series by looking at attitudes to romance in the 20th century. [S,AD,SL] [HD]
Thursday 03:30 - 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 - 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]
Thursday 19:30 - 20:00
5/6. Professor Richard Holmes walks the French beaches and breakwaters from which thousands of British troops escaped capture in May 1940. [S,AD]
Thursday 20:00 - 20:25
3/6. In a year marked by tragedy and personal loss, Alain Prost triumphs with his second World Championship title. [S] [HD]
Thursday 20:25 - 20:50
4/6. Alain Prost channels his grief into racing amid fierce competition with his new teammate, Ayrton Senna, sparking one of the most iconic rivalries in sporting history. [S] [HD]
Thursday 20:50 - 21:00
David Attenborough investigates real dragons and some extraordinary lizards. [S]
Thursday 21:00 - 22:00
Ben Garrod and Alice Roberts investigate the greatest vanishing act in the history of our planet - the sudden disappearance of the dinosaurs 66 million years ago. [S,AD] [HD]
Thursday 22:00 - 22:15
.. Persuasion. Amanda Root and Sophie Thompson recall the 1995 adaptation of Jane Austen's Persuasion. [S] [HD]
Thursday 22:15 - 00:00
Adaptation of Jane Austen's classic about a woman facing ruin who needs the help of a man she once rejected. [S] [HD]
Friday 00:00 - 01:45
Three savvy office workers, Violet, Doralee and Judy, all hate their boss - and inadvertently find a way to take revenge on him. Contains adult humour. [1980] [S] [HD]
Friday 01:45 - 02:15
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]
Friday 02:15 - 02:45
5/6. Professor Richard Holmes walks the French beaches and breakwaters from which thousands of British troops escaped capture in May 1940. [S,AD]
Friday 02:45 - 03:40
Ben Garrod and Alice Roberts investigate the greatest vanishing act in the history of our planet - the sudden disappearance of the dinosaurs 66 million years ago. [S,AD,SL] [HD]
Friday 03:40 - 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 - 20:00
Performances by English Teacher and Wet Leg from day one of Glastonbury 2025. Contains scenes of flashing images. [S] [HD]
Friday 20:00 - 21:00
Performances by Supergrass and Blossoms from day one of Glastonbury 2025. Contains scenes of flashing images. [S] [HD]
Friday 21:00 - 22:30
Performances by Franz Ferdinand and Wunderhorse on day one of Glastonbury 2025. Contains some strong language and scenes of flashing images. [S] [HD]
Friday 22:30 - 23:45
Loyle Carner headlines the Other Stage at Glastonbury Festival. Contains some strong language and scenes of flashing images. [S] [HD]
Friday 23:45 - 01:45
A collection of live and behind-the-scenes footage, featuring new hits and classic songs. Contains very strong language. [2016] [S] [HD]
Saturday 01:45 - 02:15
Labelle make their first appearance on British TV in 1975 as they perform a selection of their songs in concert. [S] [HD]
Saturday 02:15 - 02:40
Mark Radcliffe welcomes The Pretenders to perform at this year's 6 Music Live at Maida Vale. [S]
Saturday 02:40 - 03:25
A collection of some of Status Quo's finest Top of the Pops performances, from their first TOTP appearance in 1968 with Pictures of Matchstick Men, to their last in 2005. [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 - 20:00
The legendary John Fogerty returns to the Pyramid Stage with a blast of swamp rock and blues. [S] [HD]
Saturday 20:00 - 21:00
Prepare for synths at full tilt as post-punk pioneer Gary Numan takes to the Park Stage to make his Glastonbury debut. [S] [HD]
Saturday 21:00 - 22:00
Performances by Amyl and The Sniffers and Beth Gibbons at Glastonbury 2025. [S] [HD]
Saturday 22:00 - 23:50
A WWII US Army unit takes on the challenge of returning looted art to its rightful owners. [2014] [S,AD] [HD]
Saturday 23:50 - 00:35
3/4. At Allen's wake, Martin learns that the boy was not as innocent as first portrayed. Contains strong language, some sexual content and some violence. [S,AD] [HD]
Sunday 00:35 - 01:30
4/4. Martin finds the link between Byron and his victims. Contains strong language and some violent scenes. [S,AD] [HD]
Sunday 01:30 - 02:00
4/7. Sitcom about a couple who try to live self-sufficiently in Surbiton. Tom takes the law into his own hands when some of his leeks go missing. [S]
Sunday 02:00 - 02:30
1/7. Political sitcom. Minister for administrative affairs Jim Hacker struggles to cut administrative staff in the Health Service. [S]
Sunday 02:30 - 03:20
Programme exploring the reasons behind the enduring popularity of one of Britain's greatest novelists, Jane Austen. [S]
Sunday 03:20 - 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
Award-winning British singer Celeste, last seen on West Holts in 2022, returns to Glastonbury's biggest stage, offering silky vocals and heartfelt lyrics from the Pyramid. [S] [HD]
Sunday 20:00 - 21:00
British funk pioneers Cymande make their long-awaited Glastonbury debut, then reggae royalty Black Uhuru step up with a set spanning more than five decades. [S] [HD]
Sunday 21:00 - 21:45
A Glastonbury double bill featuring performances by Snow Patrol and St Vincent. [S] [HD]
Sunday 21:45 - 23:15
BBC Four's Glastonbury coverage closes with original rave pioneers The Prodigy, in their first appearance at the festival since the death of frontman Keith Flint in 2019. [S] [HD]
Sunday 23:15 - 00:15
An archive celebration of BBC studio performances from the British bands that broke through courtesy of punk, with Dr Feelgood, Buzzcocks, Joy Division and many more. [S]
Monday 00:15 - 01:15
3/3. As Beethoven embarks on the extraordinary flowering of his late music, his health deteriorates and his desire for love and family tips over into obsession. [S,AD] [HD]