Today 01:55 - 02:55
1/3. Dr Helen Czerski explores the amazing science of cold and how it has shaped our planet. [S,AD] [HD]
106: BBC FOUR HD
Thu May 14
Today 02:55 - 03:55
2/3. Gillian Pachter turns her attention to Ruth's trial, which took just a day and a half. Contains some scenes which some viewers may find upsetting. [S,SL] [HD]
Today 03:55 - 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
8/37. Teams from the University of Sheffield and University College London take to the buzzers in another first round match. Jeremy Paxman asks the questions. [S] [HD]
Today 19:30 - 20:00
8/15. Quiz show presented by Victoria Coren in which patience and lateral thinking are as vital as knowledge, and connections need to be made between apparently unconnected things. [S]
Today 20:00 - 20:25
A lost episode of the beloved UK comedy duo's show from 1968. [S]
Today 20:25 - 20:55
7/9. Compilation of the best bits of Morecambe and Wise. Eric dons a wig, Tom Jones performs Exactly Like You with some unlikely backing singers and the duo take on Jekyll and Hyde. [S]
Today 20:55 - 21:00
Judi Dench reads The Cultivation of Christmas Trees by TS Eliot and The The Cherry Tree Carol Poem by Anon. [S]
Today 21:00 - 22:25
1967. Three Dublin wives and a prodigal daughter hope to heal their lives in Lourdes. Contains some strong language and some upsetting scenes. [2023] [S,AD] [HD]
Today 22:25 - 22:55
In a programme first broadcast in 1970, Maggie Smith talks to Michael Aspel about her career and chooses scenes from some of her favourite films. [S]
Today 22:55 - 00:45
Italian lad Luca, part-raised by English ladies living in Florence in 1935, re-enters their lives just as the encroaching war sees them forcibly relocated. [1999] [S] [HD]
Fri May 15
Tomorrow 00:45 - 01:45
3/3. Stephen Smith explores the Baroque court of Louis XIV, who created the Palace of Versailles to surround himself with artists, designers, gardeners, chefs and musicians. [S] [HD]
Tomorrow 01:45 - 02:45
1/3. Andrew Graham-Dixon explores the extraordinary art to come out of the dark Norwegian soul, most famous for producing The Scream by Edvard Munch. [S,AD,SL] [HD]
Tomorrow 02:45 - 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
Jamie Theakston presents the pop chart programme, first broadcast on 22 October 1999 and featuring Macy Gray, B*Witched, ATB, Honeyz, Steps, Tina Turner and Christina Aguilera. [S]
Tomorrow 19:30 - 19:55
Jamie Theakston presents the pop chart programme, first broadcast on 29 October 1999 and featuring Tina Turner, Simply Red, Eternal, Destiny's Child and Westlife. [S]
Tomorrow 19:55 - 20:30
Peter Powell and Gary Davies present the pop chart programme. Featuring Kim Wilde, Bryan Ferry, Duran Duran, Jimmy Nail, Debarge, Phyllis Nelson, Paul Hardcastle and Divine. [S]
Tomorrow 20:30 - 21:05
David Jensen and John Peel present appearances from Belle and the Devotions, Queen, The Flying Pickets, Bob Marley & The Wailers, Terri Wells, The Pointer Sisters and Duran Duran. [S]
Tomorrow 21:05 - 22:05
Compilation of Hot Chocolate's BBC performances and rare interview extracts, including Every 1's a Winner, Emma, So You Win Again, It Started With a Kiss and You Sexy Thing. [S] [HD]
Tomorrow 22:05 - 23:05
How Bob Marley influenced politics and culture in the UK in the turbulent 1970s. Deals with adult themes. [S] [HD]
Tomorrow 23:05 - 00:05
Trevor Nelson presents an orchestral reimagining of Bob Marley's greatest hits, filmed live at Birmingham Town Hall. [S] [HD]
Sat May 16
Saturday 00:05 - 01:35
Reggae performances from the BBC archive, featuring Bob Marley, Gregory Isaacs, Desmond Dekker, Burning Spear, Althea and Donna, Dennis Brown and many more. [S]
Saturday 01:35 - 02:05
Jamie Theakston presents the pop chart programme, first broadcast on 22 October 1999 and featuring Macy Gray, B*Witched, ATB, Honeyz, Steps, Tina Turner and Christina Aguilera. [S]
Saturday 02:05 - 02:30
Jamie Theakston presents the pop chart programme, first broadcast on 29 October 1999 and featuring Tina Turner, Simply Red, Eternal, Destiny's Child and Westlife. [S]
Saturday 02:30 - 03:05
Peter Powell and Gary Davies present the pop chart programme. Featuring Kim Wilde, Bryan Ferry, Duran Duran, Jimmy Nail, Debarge, Phyllis Nelson, Paul Hardcastle and Divine. [S]
Saturday 03:05 - 03:40
David Jensen and John Peel present appearances from Belle and the Devotions, Queen, The Flying Pickets, Bob Marley & The Wailers, Terri Wells, The Pointer Sisters and Duran Duran. [S]
Saturday 03:40 - 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 - 19:15
Wildlife cameraman Gordon Buchanan explores his native Mull and some of the nearby islands, filming otters, deer, puffins, seals and a minke whale. [S]
Saturday 19:15 - 20:00
Leonard Sachs presents the old-time music hall programme, from the City Varieties Theatre, Leeds. Guests include Ken Dodd, Barry Kent, Lyn Kennington, John Bouchier and Saxburger. [S]
Saturday 20:00 - 20:50
6/9. When Hetty represents her neighbour at a creditor's meeting, she is hired to find a man who may have stolen from the neighbour. [S]
Saturday 20:50 - 21:00
2/4. Travelogue. Michael Palin discovers that the Great Western Railway had the most sophisticated public relations machine of all the UK's railway companies between the two world wars. [S]
Saturday 21:00 - 22:35
A teacher is caught up in school politics when one of her students is suspected of theft. [2023] [S] [HD]
Saturday 22:35 - 23:05
6/10. Hyacinth is not looking forward to Onslow's birthday party, but news that a limousine awaits her and Richard to take them to the proceedings changes her mind. [S]
Saturday 23:05 - 23:35
4/6. Mother is out to get Aunt Esme's money for Timothy, and Timothy has encounters with a garage owner and his dogs. [S]
Saturday 23:35 - 00:35
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]
Sun May 17
Sunday 00:35 - 01:20
Leonard Sachs presents the old-time music hall programme, from the City Varieties Theatre, Leeds. Guests include Ken Dodd, Barry Kent, Lyn Kennington, John Bouchier and Saxburger. [S]
Sunday 01:20 - 02:10
6/9. When Hetty represents her neighbour at a creditor's meeting, she is hired to find a man who may have stolen from the neighbour. [S]
Sunday 02:10 - 02:40
In a programme first broadcast in 1970, Maggie Smith talks to Michael Aspel about her career and chooses scenes from some of her favourite films. [S]
Sunday 02:40 - 03:40
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,SL]
Sunday 03:40 - 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
6/6. The natural world has always been a powerful inspiration to composers, and this programme takes us on an evocative journey through some of the best-loved musical responses. [S] [HD]
Sunday 19:15 - 20:15
3/3. In the north east of England lies a wild and remote moorland. This ancient landscape of heather-clad uplands and sheltered dales is home to red grouse and tough moorland sheep. [S,AD] [HD]
Sunday 20:15 - 22:15
Margot Fonteyn and Rudolf Nureyev star in the Royal Ballet's Romeo and Juliet. From 1977. [S]
Sunday 22:15 - 23:15
3/6. Margot Fonteyn looks at the work of some of the greatest of the pioneers, from the Commedia dell'Arte in 17th-century Italy to Martha Graham in 20th-century America. [S]
Sunday 23:15 - 00:15
A tribute to Dame Margot Fonteyn, first broadcast shortly after her death in 1991. Featuring interviews with colleagues and friends and extracts from her ballets. [S]
Mon May 18
Monday 00:15 - 01:15
A profile of Rudolf Nureyev, whose electrifying performances and enigmatic personality made him ballet's first major star. First broadcast in 2003. [S]
Monday 01:15 - 02:15
3/6. A celebration of the newly recognised glories of classical music, including a wealth of works written by largely forgotten or neglected composers. [S] [HD]
Monday 02:15 - 03:15
3/3. In the north east of England lies a wild and remote moorland. This ancient landscape of heather-clad uplands and sheltered dales is home to red grouse and tough moorland sheep. [S,AD,SL] [HD]
Monday 03:15 - 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 - 19:30
9/37. Oriel College, Oxford play Christ's College, Cambridge in another first-round match. [S] [HD]
Monday 19:30 - 20:00
9/15. Quiz show presented by Victoria Coren in which patience and lateral thinking are as vital as knowledge, and connections need to be made between apparently unconnected things. [S]
Monday 20:00 - 21:00
1/2. Wildlife expert Liz Bonnin, actor Freida Pinto and mountaineer Jon Gupta reveal the hidden wonders of India's surprising natural world. [S,AD] [HD]
Monday 21:00 - 22:00
2/3. How Denmark became a great power and arbiter of taste in northern Europe - a story of transformation befitting the homeland of Hans Christian Andersen. [S,AD] [HD]
Monday 22:00 - 23:00
The story of Gluck - Britain's cross-dressing high society painter of the 1930s - who staged 'one-man shows', had relationships with women and somehow got away with it. [S,AD] [HD]
Monday 23:00 - 00:00
3/3. In the final episode of the series, our intrepid cultural explorers Janina Ramirez and Alastair Sooke set off on their most adventurous trip yet - to Baku, capital of Azerbaijan. [S,AD] [HD]
Tue May 19
Tuesday 00:00 - 01:00
7/8. The world wars force artists to grapple with destruction and savagery, challenging conventions and the old imperial order, while those fleeing war bring new ideas to Britain. [S,AD] [HD]
Tuesday 01:00 - 02:00
A tribute to Dame Margot Fonteyn, first broadcast shortly after her death in 1991. Featuring interviews with colleagues and friends and extracts from her ballets. [S]
Tuesday 02:00 - 03:00
7/8. The world wars force artists to grapple with destruction and savagery, challenging conventions and the old imperial order, while those fleeing war bring new ideas to Britain. [S,AD,SL] [HD]
Tuesday 03:00 - 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
10/37. Jesus College, Cambridge and St Catherine's College, Oxford are both hoping to earn themselves a place in the second round. Jeremy Paxman asks the questions. [S] [HD]
Tuesday 19:30 - 20:00
10/15. Quiz show presented by Victoria Coren in which patience and lateral thinking are as vital as knowledge, and connections need to be made between apparently unconnected things. [S]
Tuesday 20:00 - 20:30
7/10. Sitcom. Hyacinth finds herself with an ideal opportunity to impress Emmet with her singing when she discovers that he is involved in a concert at the church hall. [S]
Tuesday 20:30 - 21:00
5/6. Timothy is asked to be best man at his friend Frank's wedding. He ends up in trouble when trying to encourage the idea of marriage in spite of his parents. [S]
Tuesday 21:00 - 22:00
4/4. Simon Schama traces the steps of the empire-makers, asking how a trading enterprise based on the idea of liberty became an empire built on slavery. [S,AD]
Tuesday 22:00 - 23:30
The incredible real-life story of the original rebel girls of football - the Corinthians. [S,AD] [HD]
Tuesday 23:30 - 00:20
3/3. Silvio Berlusconi dodges corruption charges, wins again with Milan and blurs the line between football and politics as controversy and his cult grow. [S] [HD]
Wed May 20
Wednesday 00:20 - 01:20
The story of Gluck - Britain's cross-dressing high society painter of the 1930s - who staged 'one-man shows', had relationships with women and somehow got away with it. [S,AD] [HD]
Wednesday 01:20 - 02:20
3/3. In the final episode of the series, our intrepid cultural explorers Janina Ramirez and Alastair Sooke set off on their most adventurous trip yet - to Baku, capital of Azerbaijan. [S,AD] [HD]
Wednesday 02:20 - 03:20
1/2. Wildlife expert Liz Bonnin, actor Freida Pinto and mountaineer Jon Gupta reveal the hidden wonders of India's surprising natural world. [S,AD,SL] [HD]
Wednesday 03:20 - 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
11/37. Balliol College, Oxford, faces the University of Southampton in another first round match. [S] [HD]
Wednesday 19:30 - 20:00
11/15. Quiz show presented by Victoria Coren in which patience and lateral thinking are as vital as knowledge, and connections need to be made between apparently unconnected things. [S]
Wednesday 20:00 - 21:00
2/3. Dr Helen Czerski explores the narrow band of temperature that has led to life on Earth. [S,AD] [HD]
Wednesday 21:00 - 22:00
3/3. Gillian Pachter looks at Ruth's execution and the last-minute attempts to save her life. [S] [HD]
Wednesday 22:00 - 22:15
Screenwriter Andrew Davies reflects on A Very Peculiar Practice, his wickedly funny comedy drama series set in a university health centre in the late 1980s. [S] [HD]
Wednesday 22:15 - 23:05
1/7. Newly separated from his wife, Stephen Daker starts his new job as GP at the very peculiar Lowlands Medical Centre. [S]
Wednesday 23:05 - 00:00
2/7. It's the first day of term, and Stephen must give a lecture to the students, as Bob plans to tell them they are a waste of money. [S]
Thu May 21
Thursday 00:00 - 01:00
A profile of Britain's best-known screenwriter as he embarks on Les Misérables. From 2018. Deals with adult themes. [S] [HD]
Thursday 01:00 - 02:00
2/3. Dr Helen Czerski explores the narrow band of temperature that has led to life on Earth. [S,AD] [HD]
Thursday 02:00 - 03:00
3/3. Gillian Pachter looks at Ruth's execution and the last-minute attempts to save her life. [S,SL] [HD]
Thursday 03:00 - 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
12/37. The universities of Bangor and Nottingham put fingers on buzzers for the first time. Jeremy Paxman asks the questions. [S] [HD]
Thursday 19:30 - 20:00
12/15. Quiz show presented by Victoria Coren in which patience and lateral thinking are as vital as knowledge, and connections need to be made between apparently unconnected things. [S]
Thursday 20:00 - 20:30
Eve Arnold photographed Marilyn Monroe in the 1950s and 60s and became the star's trusted confidante. She talks about Monroe and how their friendship developed. [S]
Thursday 20:30 - 22:00
Classic comedy musical. A transatlantic trip brings romantic problems for showgirls Lorelei and Dorothy, seeking different things from men. [1953] [S,AD] [HD]
Thursday 22:00 - 22:45
Hollywood sex symbol Jane Russell talks about her difficult childhood as the eldest and only girl of six siblings, her film career and working with Marilyn Monroe. [S]
Thursday 22:45 - 00:15
Three New York models, looking for rich husbands, rent a luxurious apartment together to impress affluent bachelors, but things do not go to plan. [1953] [S] [HD]
Fri May 22
Friday 00:15 - 00:55
Sylvia Syms looks at the handsome heroes, gorgeous heroines, pin-ups and bombshells who came to be known as cinema's greatest sex symbols, hearing from the stars themselves. [S]
Friday 00:55 - 01:30
Eve Arnold photographed Marilyn Monroe in the 1950s and 60s and became the star's trusted confidante. She talks about Monroe and how their friendship developed. [S]