Today 05:30 - 18:58
Daily from 7.00pm. [HD]
106: BBC FOUR HD
Thu Aug 20
Today 18:58 - 19:00
Programmes start at 7.00pm. [HD]
Today 19:00 - 19:30
4/10. Ben Robinson makes an amazing discovery at Norfolk's Holkham estate - its lost medieval village, seen for the first time since its disappearance 200 years ago. [S] [HD]
Today 19:30 - 20:00
2/4. Robbie Cumming navigates the tidal Trent and joins a night-time illuminated boat parade on the picturesque Chesterfield Canal. [S] [HD]
Today 20:00 - 21:00
Celebrating the 50th anniversary of a great Scottish landmark, the Forth Road Bridge. [S,AD] [HD]
Today 21:00 - 22:40
Thriller. A maverick cop uses unconventional methods to smash a drug ring in New York. Contains very strong language. [1971] [S,AD]
Today 22:40 - 23:35
Mark Kermode examines the making of classic thriller The French Connection. Contains some strong language and upsetting scenes. [S]
Today 23:35 - 01:15
An aimless college graduate finds himself torn between his older lover and her daughter. Deals with adult themes. [1968] [S,AD]
Fri Aug 21
Tomorrow 01:15 - 01:45
2/4. Robbie Cumming navigates the tidal Trent and joins a night-time illuminated boat parade on the picturesque Chesterfield Canal. [S] [HD]
Tomorrow 01:45 - 02:40
Mark Kermode examines the making of classic thriller The French Connection. Contains some strong language and upsetting scenes. [S]
Tomorrow 02:40 - 03:10
4/10. Ben Robinson makes an amazing discovery at Norfolk's Holkham estate - its lost medieval village, seen for the first time since its disappearance 200 years ago. [S,SL] [HD]
Tomorrow 03:10 - 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 - 20:00
Day 3 highlights from the Test match between England and Pakistan at Headingley. [S] [HD]
Tomorrow 20:00 - 21:15
A glorious tribute to the legendary trumpeter to mark what would have been his centenary. [S] [HD]
Tomorrow 21:15 - 21:55
Includes Modern Romance, Kids from Fame, Soft Cell, Survivor, Talk Talk and Duran Duran. [S]
Tomorrow 21:55 - 22:25
With Bon Jovi, Prince and Sheena Easton, and Pet Shop Boys and Dusty Springfield. [S]
Tomorrow 22:25 - 23:25
First broadcast in 2007. At east London's LSO St Luke's, Nick Lowe performs a set comprising familiar and new songs from his long and illustrious career. [S]
Tomorrow 23:25 - 00:25
Series of unique concerts from St Luke's in London. Canadian country singer and Grammy Award winner k.d. lang performs with the BBC Concert Orchestra string section. [S] [HD]
Sat Aug 22
Saturday 00:25 - 01:25
Damien Rice and his band perform songs from his platinum-selling album O. Contains some strong language. [S] [HD]
Saturday 01:25 - 02:00
Includes Modern Romance, Kids from Fame, Soft Cell, Survivor, Talk Talk and Duran Duran. [S]
Saturday 02:00 - 02:30
With Bon Jovi, Prince and Sheena Easton, and Pet Shop Boys and Dusty Springfield. [S]
Saturday 02:30 - 03:45
A glorious tribute to the legendary trumpeter to mark what would have been his centenary. [S] [HD]
Saturday 03:45 - 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 - 19:05
Newborn elephant calf Maya and her mother Zadie face many challenges in Kenya. [S] [HD]
Saturday 19:05 - 20:00
10/13. David Attenborough looks at some of the huge variety of mammals. The tree shrew has attracted great interest as it shows how mammals may have originated. [S]
Saturday 20:00 - 21:00
Will Millard explores some of Wales's hidden historic buildings, meeting the passionate individuals who are trying to save these vulnerable structures before it is too late. [S] [HD]
Saturday 21:00 - 21:50
3/6. Gilles and Giovanni struggle to get refugees evacuated. Amina flees, taking Nooria. Contains strong language. [S] [HD]
Saturday 21:50 - 22:45
4/6. The embassy convoy travels to the airport. Amina and Nooria must find their own way. Contains some strong language and some violent scenes. [S] [HD]
Saturday 22:45 - 23:15
3/8. Class-based sitcom. Audrey takes DeVere to task for failing to turn up in church on Sunday, but then fails to practise what she preaches. [S]
Saturday 23:15 - 23:45
2/7. Sitcom. Hyacinth's plans to buy a small weekend retreat in the country take an unexpected turn, and Richard has an unexpected fall. [S]
Saturday 23:45 - 00:45
Celebrating the 50th anniversary of a great Scottish landmark, the Forth Road Bridge. [S,AD] [HD]
Sun Aug 23
Sunday 00:45 - 01:40
10/13. David Attenborough looks at some of the huge variety of mammals. The tree shrew has attracted great interest as it shows how mammals may have originated. [S]
Sunday 01:40 - 02:40
Will Millard explores some of Wales's hidden historic buildings, meeting the passionate individuals who are trying to save these vulnerable structures before it is too late. [S] [HD]
Sunday 02:40 - 03:40
Documentary in which gardening expert Chris Beardshaw delves into the micro-world of soil to reveal what it is, how it works and why we couldn't survive without it. [S] [HD]
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 - 20:00
Cutting-edge camera techniques give a new and unique perspective on a turbulent year in the life of England's largest national park. [S,AD] [HD]
Sunday 20:00 - 21:25
Soloist Felix Klieser brings his extraordinary talent to Mozart's popular Third Horn Concerto in a stunning concert that also includes works by Benjamin Britten and Edward Elgar. [S] [HD]
Sunday 21:25 - 21:30
Romesh asks the big question on an epic journey with a host of famous faces. [S,AD] [HD]
Sunday 21:30 - 22:00
Through interpretations of some Swedish archaeological treasures now on display in Edinburgh, Dr Janina Ramirez looks at Viking culture and its lasting influence on Britain. [S] [HD]
Sunday 22:00 - 22:10
Michael Frayn introduces a television adaptation of his hit play Copenhagen. He explores why a meeting between two physicists 60 years ago continues to fascinate audiences today. [S]
Sunday 22:10 - 23:40
Drama based on a pivotal meeting in 1941 between physicists Niels Bohr and Werner Heisenberg, whose work together had paved the way for the building of the atomic bomb. [S]
Sunday 23:40 - 00:40
Mark Lawson talks to Michael Frayn about his life and 50-year career writing novels, plays, philosophy, memoirs, screenplays, translations, farce, tragedy, verse and drama. [S] [HD]
Mon Aug 24
Monday 00:40 - 01:40
Cutting-edge camera techniques give a new and unique perspective on a turbulent year in the life of England's largest national park. [S,AD] [HD]
Monday 01:40 - 03:05
Soloist Felix Klieser brings his extraordinary talent to Mozart's popular Third Horn Concerto in a stunning concert that also includes works by Benjamin Britten and Edward Elgar. [S] [HD]
Monday 03:05 - 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 - 19:45
5/10. Tim Dunn explores Metroland, the area around the Metropolitan Railway, and in Great Malvern learns about the woman behind the decorative 1860s station. [S,AD] [HD]
Monday 19:45 - 20:00
Chris Beardshaw visits inspirational gardens by helicopter. He investigates a couple's extraordinary lawn designs and the wild beauty of the North Pennine hay meadows. [S]
Monday 20:00 - 21:00
1/3. Richard Miles goes back 2,000 years to explore how archaeology began by trying to prove a biblical truth, a quest that soon got archaeologists into dangerous waters. [S] [HD]
Monday 21:00 - 21:30
Magnus Magnusson presents the quiz programme from City University. The specialist subjects are London history from Roman Times, Dorothy L Sayers, drama in Athens and ancient Egypt. [S]
Monday 21:30 - 22:00
Robert Robinson referees a duel of words and wit between team captains Patrick Campbell and Frank Muir, who are joined by Francesca Annis, Michael Jayston, Lady Harlech and Robin Knox-Johnston. [S]
Monday 22:00 - 23:05
Intimate portrait of Sir John Betjeman, one of the most popular English poets of the 20th century. Featuring contributions from the Prince of Wales and Lord Snowdon. [S,AD]
Monday 23:05 - 23:55
Sir John Betjeman traces the origins of the British seaside holiday. [S]
Monday 23:55 - 00:45
In this classic 1973 documentary, sometimes in verse, poet laureate John Betjeman takes a nostalgic view of the suburban lands that branch off the Metropolitan Line. [S]
Tue Aug 25
Tuesday 00:45 - 01:35
Sir John Betjeman, poet laureate, visits and explains the architecture of various churches in the Diocese of Norwich. [S]
Tuesday 01:35 - 01:50
Chris Beardshaw visits inspirational gardens by helicopter. He investigates a couple's extraordinary lawn designs and the wild beauty of the North Pennine hay meadows. [S]
Tuesday 01:50 - 03:00
Intimate portrait of Sir John Betjeman, one of the most popular English poets of the 20th century. Featuring contributions from the Prince of Wales and Lord Snowdon. [S,AD]
Tuesday 03:00 - 03:55
1/3. Richard Miles goes back 2,000 years to explore how archaeology began by trying to prove a biblical truth, a quest that soon got archaeologists into dangerous waters. [S,SL]
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 - 19:45
6/10. Tim Dunn explores St Pancras station in London and its sister hotel, built to show off the might of the Midlands, and learns about Castle Howard station in North Yorkshire. [S,AD] [HD]
Tuesday 19:45 - 20:00
Chris Beardshaw travels by helicopter to find Britain's most inspirational garden. She goes to South West Ireland, where exotic plants grow outside. [S]
Tuesday 20:00 - 20:25
4/8. Stately sitcom. DeVere moves his multinational grocery business to the manor and crosses swords with Audrey over a fireplace. [S]
Tuesday 20:25 - 21:00
3/7. Sitcom. Hyacinth invents the outdoors indoors luxury barbecue - a complicated description for an even more complicated culinary event. [S]
Tuesday 21:00 - 22:00
1/2. Dan Snow reveals how the Irish saved Britain from cultural oblivion in the Dark Ages. He examines the demise of civilisation in Britain after the Romans left. [S,AD] [HD]
Tuesday 22:00 - 23:00
2/3. Eamonn McCabe traces the emergence of photojournalism in the early 20th century. Contains scenes which some viewers may find disturbing. [S,AD] [HD]
Tuesday 23:00 - 23:55
2/2. Technical developments are enabling us to see the world of plants in ever greater detail, giving us insights into their remarkable abilities to adapt and survive. [S,AD] [HD]
Tuesday 23:55 - 00:55
Space scientist and lunar fanatic Dr Maggie Aderin-Pocock explores people's intimate relationship with the moon, a familiar presence in the sky that most take for granted. [S] [HD]
Wed Aug 26
Wednesday 00:55 - 01:10
Chris Beardshaw travels by helicopter to find Britain's most inspirational garden. She goes to South West Ireland, where exotic plants grow outside. [S]
Wednesday 01:10 - 02:05
2/2. Technical developments are enabling us to see the world of plants in ever greater detail, giving us insights into their remarkable abilities to adapt and survive. [S,AD] [HD]
Wednesday 02:05 - 03:05
1/2. Dan Snow reveals how the Irish saved Britain from cultural oblivion in the Dark Ages. He examines the demise of civilisation in Britain after the Romans left. [S,AD] [HD]
Wednesday 03:05 - 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
5/10. Ben Robinson discovers some of the impressive and well-preserved lime kilns in Solva, Wales, and learns how this industry helped feed a growing nation. [S] [HD]
Wednesday 19:30 - 20:00
3/4. Autumnal fog and an overheating engine prove to be problems for narrowboater Robbie Cumming as he navigates a Roman waterway and a tidal river. [S] [HD]
Wednesday 20:00 - 21:00
2/3. Simon Sebag Montefiore charts Rome's rise to become the capital of western Christendom and its impact on the lives of its citizens, elites and high priests. [S,AD] [HD]
Wednesday 21:00 - 22:00
4/4. Mary tackles the biggest puzzle of all: why, and how, did the Roman Empire fall? [S,AD] [HD]
Wednesday 22:00 - 22:55
9/12. Acclaimed historical drama. As Caligula's erratic behaviour continues, many in the Praetorian Guard come to realise that something needs to be done. Deals with adult themes. [S]
Wednesday 22:55 - 23:50
10/12. Drama series chronicling the reigns of four Roman emperors. The mad Caligula is assassinated, and Claudius is proclaimed emperor by the Praetorian Guard. [S]
Wednesday 23:50 - 00:50
2/3. How the growing number of European arrivals in Tasmania saw the death count grow, too. Contains some violence and some upsetting scenes. [S,AD] [HD]
Thu Aug 27
Thursday 00:50 - 01:20
3/4. Autumnal fog and an overheating engine prove to be problems for narrowboater Robbie Cumming as he navigates a Roman waterway and a tidal river. [S] [HD]
Thursday 01:20 - 02:20
2/3. Simon Sebag Montefiore charts Rome's rise to become the capital of western Christendom and its impact on the lives of its citizens, elites and high priests. [S,AD,SL]
Thursday 02:20 - 03:20
4/4. Mary tackles the biggest puzzle of all: why, and how, did the Roman Empire fall? [S,AD,SL] [HD]
Thursday 03:20 - 03:50
5/10. Ben Robinson discovers some of the impressive and well-preserved lime kilns in Solva, Wales, and learns how this industry helped feed a growing nation. [S,SL] [HD]
Thursday 03:50 - 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
6/10. Ben Robinson heads to Beer, Devon, home to beer stone, which has been quarried since Roman times and used in many of England's cathedrals and iconic buildings. [S] [HD]
Thursday 19:30 - 20:00
4/4. Robbie Cumming has issues with ice before taking on the famous Foxton lock flight. His destination is Braunston, the spiritual home for narrowboaters. [S] [HD]
Thursday 20:00 - 21:00
Film following the work of archaeologists, divers and historians as they make new discoveries about a remarkably well-preserved 17th-century galleon raised from the Baltic in 1961. [S] [HD]
Thursday 21:00 - 23:00
A great white shark begins preying on humans off the beaches of New England. Contains horror. [1975] [S,AD]
Thursday 23:00 - 23:45
Celia Imrie dives into the BBC's archives to tell the behind-the-scenes story of Steven Spielberg's classic aquatic horror, Jaws. [S] [HD]
Thursday 23:45 - 01:35
The beach-goers of Amity are threatened again by a giant, man-eating shark. Contains some violent scenes. [1978] [S,AD]