Today 02:20 - 03:20
4/4. Art historian Rose Balston creates a television history of John Constable. [S,SL] [HD]
106: BBC FOUR HD
Wed Jun 10
Today 03:20 - 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
23/37. In the penultimate match of the second round, two more teams of students face off for a place in the quarter-finals. Jeremy Paxman asks the questions. [S] [HD]
Today 19:30 - 20:00
8/8. Quiz in which connections must be made between seemingly random elements. The Cambridge Quiz Society play the Rugby Boys in the final. [S]
Today 20:00 - 21:00
1/5. Since the first star lit up the universe, they have been engines of creation. Professor Brian Cox reveals how, ultimately, stars brought life and meaning to the universe. [S,AD] [HD]
Today 21:00 - 21:15
A Warning from History. Laurence Rees looks back on the 1997 documentary series The Nazis: A Warning from History. [S] [HD]
Today 21:15 - 22:05
1/6. Documentary series examining how Hitler came to power. By January 1933, Germany had voted for a chancellor who was openly opposed to democracy. [S]
Today 22:05 - 22:25
Ken Loach reflects on The Old Oak, his deeply moving portrait of solidarity, displacement and community in a former mining village in County Durham. [S] [HD]
Today 22:25 - 00:15
A pub landlord in a previously thriving mining community struggles to hold on to his pub. Contains very strong language and some upsetting scenes. [2023] [S] [HD]
Thu Jun 11
Tomorrow 00:15 - 00:30
Ken Loach looks back at the 1965 TV adaptation of Nell Dunn's short story collection. [S] [HD]
Tomorrow 00:30 - 01:40
Classic play by Nell Dunn about three working-class young women who live, work and play in Battersea. [S]
Tomorrow 01:40 - 02:15
Director Ken Loach talks to John Wilson about the key moments in his life that have shaped his creativity. [S] [HD]
Tomorrow 02:15 - 02:45
8/8. Quiz in which connections must be made between seemingly random elements. The Cambridge Quiz Society play the Rugby Boys in the final. [S]
Tomorrow 02:45 - 03:45
1/5. Since the first star lit up the universe, they have been engines of creation. Professor Brian Cox reveals how, ultimately, stars brought life and meaning to the universe. [S,AD,SL] [HD]
Tomorrow 03:45 - 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
24/37. The second round of the 2022/23 competition ends tonight. Two more teams of students face off for a place in this year's quarter-finals. Jeremy Paxman asks the questions. [S] [HD]
Tomorrow 19:30 - 20:00
1/15. Quiz show in which links must be made between apparently unconnected things. A team of civil servants take on a team of music lovers. [S]
Tomorrow 20:00 - 21:00
Simon Armitage traces the evolution of the Arthurian legend through the literature of the medieval age and reveals that King Arthur is not the great national hero we think he is. [S,AD] [HD]
Tomorrow 21:00 - 23:05
Retired gunslinger William Munny does one last job to avenge a young woman and confronts the ghosts of his past. Contains strong language and some violent scenes. [1992] [S] [HD]
Tomorrow 23:05 - 00:05
1/2. Clint Eastwood recalls his tough childhood and looks back at his early career. Contains some scenes which some viewers may find upsetting. [S] [HD]
Fri Jun 12
Friday 00:05 - 01:20
2/2. Arena's profile of Clint Eastwood continues with his directorial debut, Play Misty for Me. Contains some scenes which some viewers may find upsetting. [S] [HD]
Friday 01:20 - 02:20
3/8. Art critic Robert Hughes looks at America's majestic landscapes, exploring how artists have contributed to the religious and patriotic connotations of nature. [S]
Friday 02:20 - 03:20
Simon Armitage traces the evolution of the Arthurian legend through the literature of the medieval age and reveals that King Arthur is not the great national hero we think he is. [S,AD,SL]
Friday 03:20 - 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 - 19:25
Jamie Theakston presents the pop chart programme, featuring Tom Jones & Cerys Matthews, B*Witched & Ladysmith Black Mambazo, Vengaboys, Artful Dodger feat Craig David and Cliff Richard. [S]
Friday 19:25 - 20:05
Featuring Osibisa, Berni Flint, the Wurzels, Neil Innes, Demis Roussos, Bob Marley and the Wailers, ELO, Frankie Miller, The Stranglers, Honky, Rod Stewart and Legs & Co. [S]
Friday 20:05 - 20:30
Simon Bates and Richard Skinner present the pop chart programme. Featuring Gary Moore & Phil Lynott, Kool and the Gang, Propaganda, David Bowie, Duran Duran and Paul Hardcastle. [S]
Friday 20:30 - 21:05
Peter Powell and Simon Mayo present the pop chart programme, first broadcast on 9 June 1988 and featuring Five Star, Mica Paris, James Brown, Maxi Priest, Morrissey and Erasure. [S]
Friday 21:05 - 22:15
Film profile of singer and pianist Ray Charles. Featuring Charles in conversation with Charlie Gillett and clips from his 1986 Royal Festival Hall concert and earlier performances. [S]
Friday 22:15 - 23:15
A collection of performances from one of the greatest singers and live performers in modern music - the legendary Tina Turner. [S] [HD]
Friday 23:15 - 00:15
Using previously unheard interviews, told in her own words and by those around her, this is the story of Tina Turner's 50-year relationship with the UK since her first visit in 1966. [S] [HD]
Sat Jun 13
Saturday 00:15 - 00:40
Jamie Theakston presents the pop chart programme, featuring Tom Jones & Cerys Matthews, B*Witched & Ladysmith Black Mambazo, Vengaboys, Artful Dodger feat Craig David and Cliff Richard. [S]
Saturday 00:40 - 01:20
Featuring Osibisa, Berni Flint, the Wurzels, Neil Innes, Demis Roussos, Bob Marley and the Wailers, ELO, Frankie Miller, The Stranglers, Honky, Rod Stewart and Legs & Co. [S]
Saturday 01:20 - 01:45
Simon Bates and Richard Skinner present the pop chart programme. Featuring Gary Moore & Phil Lynott, Kool and the Gang, Propaganda, David Bowie, Duran Duran and Paul Hardcastle. [S]
Saturday 01:45 - 02:20
Peter Powell and Simon Mayo present the pop chart programme, first broadcast on 9 June 1988 and featuring Five Star, Mica Paris, James Brown, Maxi Priest, Morrissey and Erasure. [S]
Saturday 02:20 - 03:30
Film profile of singer and pianist Ray Charles. Featuring Charles in conversation with Charlie Gillett and clips from his 1986 Royal Festival Hall concert and earlier performances. [S]
Saturday 03:30 - 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
6/7. A look at the evolution of the weather forecast from print via radio to TV and beyond. [S] [HD]
Saturday 20:00 - 21:30
Dramatised documentary. An alarming vision of Britain caught in the grip of an environmental and social nightmare. It's summer 2006, and temperatures have topped 100 degrees, with no end in sight. [S]
Saturday 21:30 - 22:30
Documentary looking at the heatwave of 1976. The longest driest spell on record led to drought, water rationing and forest fires. As the country sweltered, tensions rose. [S] [HD]
Saturday 22:30 - 23:20
Documentary exploring the long, hot summer of 1976, the driest for two centuries. It was seen by many as a year of disaster for the countryside. But was it really? [S]
Saturday 23:20 - 00:00
Documentary that goes behind the scenes to explore the drought crisis of 1976. [S] [HD]
Sun Jun 14
Sunday 00:00 - 00:50
Herbie and June Harris tell their story of the summer of 1976 and how they coped with their problems and discovered the importance of making the best of things - away from it all. [S]
Sunday 00:50 - 01:20
9/10. Comedy of social manners. Hyacinth wants her neighbours to see the arrival of her new suite, boasting that it's an exact replica of one at Sandringham House. [S]
Sunday 01:20 - 01:50
10/10. Sitcom about an irrepressible snob. Hyacinth's plan to take Daddy on a picnic backfires when he takes the car, leaving the rest of the family stranded. [S]
Sunday 01:50 - 02:40
Documentary exploring the long, hot summer of 1976, the driest for two centuries. It was seen by many as a year of disaster for the countryside. But was it really? [S]
Sunday 02:40 - 03:25
Documentary that goes behind the scenes to explore the drought crisis of 1976. [S] [HD]
Sunday 03:25 - 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
Lucinda Lambton visits the last surviving traditional wallpaper factory in London, and Dan Cruickshank investigates the hidden jewels of British architecture - chimneys. [S]
Sunday 19:15 - 20:15
Documentary bringing the story of the coach up to date, exploring the most recent phase of Britain's love affair with four-wheeled group travel from school trips to Indian treks. [S]
Sunday 20:15 - 20:30
Michael Palin looks back on his 1999 television documentary series. [S] [HD]
Sunday 20:30 - 21:15
1/4. Michael Palin follows in Ernest Hemingway's footsteps across Europe, Africa and America. Contains some scenes which some viewers may find upsetting. [S]
Sunday 21:15 - 22:05
2/4. Michael Palin starts in Chicago, before visiting a Michigan summer cottage where Hemingway fished. In Paris, Michael drives round the Arc de Triomphe in a tank. [S]
Sunday 22:05 - 23:20
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]
Sunday 23:20 - 00:10
1/4. Michael Palin follows in Ernest Hemingway's footsteps across Europe, Africa and America. Contains some scenes which some viewers may find upsetting. [S]
Mon Jun 15
Monday 00:10 - 01:00
2/4. Michael Palin starts in Chicago, before visiting a Michigan summer cottage where Hemingway fished. In Paris, Michael drives round the Arc de Triomphe in a tank. [S]
Monday 01:00 - 02:15
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]
Monday 02:15 - 03:15
Documentary bringing the story of the coach up to date, exploring the most recent phase of Britain's love affair with four-wheeled group travel from school trips to Indian treks. [S,SL]
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
25/37. The quarter-final stage of the tournament begins. Two teams are looking for the first of the two wins they need to advance to the semi-finals. Jeremy Paxman asks the questions. [S] [HD]
Monday 19:30 - 20:00
2/15. Quiz show with Victoria Coren in which connections must be made between seemingly unconnected things. Three polymaths take on a team of board games players. [S]
Monday 20:00 - 21:00
In a world exclusive, Professor Alice Roberts follows a decade-long historical quest using cutting-edge research that reveals Stonehenge's oldest secret. [S,AD] [HD]
Monday 21:00 - 22:00
3/3. Andrew Graham-Dixon feels the pulse of contemporary American art from New York to LA. Contains some strong language. [S,AD] [HD]
Monday 22:00 - 23:00
4/8. Robert Hughes considers how the Civil War industrialised society, bringing steam power, the Brooklyn Bridge, plutocrats and an urban underclass. [S]
Monday 23:00 - 00:00
2/3. The story of how Vienna, triumphant after the Ottoman threat receded at the end of the 17th century, was transformed from a fortress into a great cultural capital. [S,AD] [HD]
Tue Jun 16
Tuesday 00:00 - 01:00
6/7. A look at the evolution of the weather forecast from print via radio to TV and beyond. [S] [HD]
Tuesday 01:00 - 01:50
Herbie and June Harris tell their story of the summer of 1976 and how they coped with their problems and discovered the importance of making the best of things - away from it all. [S]
Tuesday 01:50 - 02:20
2/15. Quiz show with Victoria Coren in which connections must be made between seemingly unconnected things. Three polymaths take on a team of board games players. [S]
Tuesday 02:20 - 03:20
3/3. Andrew Graham-Dixon feels the pulse of contemporary American art from New York to LA. Contains some strong language. [S,AD,SL]
Tuesday 03:20 - 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
26/37. Two more teams return for their first quarter-final match out of a possible three. Jeremy Paxman asks the questions. [S] [HD]
Tuesday 19:30 - 20:00
3/15. Quiz show in which connections must be made between seemingly random subjects. Three members of the Gay Men's Chorus play a trio of postgraduates. [S]
Tuesday 20:00 - 20:30
1/7. Sitcom about the upwardly mobile Hyacinth Bucket. Richard worries about the prospect of early retirement as Hyacinth makes plans for his twilight years. [S]
Tuesday 20:30 - 21:00
1/6. The Meldrews return from holiday to discover that their home has burnt down. Six months later, they throw a party in their new home. [S]
Tuesday 21:00 - 22:00
4/4. Examining the 20th century through the lives of Winston Churchill and George Orwell, who both wrote about the Depression, empire, world wars and the Cold War. [S,AD]
Tuesday 22:00 - 23:00
1/6. Opposition in colonial North America to British policies escalates into violence. But war gives 13 otherwise disunited colonies a common cause. [S,AD] [HD]
Tuesday 23:00 - 00:00
2/6. George Washington takes command of the Continental Army and joins New England's fight to liberate Boston. Congress declares American independence. [S,AD] [HD]
Wed Jun 17
Wednesday 00:00 - 01:30
Dramatised documentary. An alarming vision of Britain caught in the grip of an environmental and social nightmare. It's summer 2006, and temperatures have topped 100 degrees, with no end in sight. [S]
Wednesday 01:30 - 02:00
3/15. Quiz show in which connections must be made between seemingly random subjects. Three members of the Gay Men's Chorus play a trio of postgraduates. [S]
Wednesday 02:00 - 03:00
In a world exclusive, Professor Alice Roberts follows a decade-long historical quest using cutting-edge research that reveals Stonehenge's oldest secret. [S,AD,SL] [HD]
Wednesday 03:00 - 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
27/37. Two more teams begin their quarter-final campaigns, hoping to secure the first of the two wins they need to progress to the semi-finals. Jeremy Paxman asks the questions. [S] [HD]
Wednesday 19:30 - 20:00
4/15. Quiz show in which connections must be made between seemingly random subjects. Three students play a trio of Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy fans. [S]
Wednesday 20:00 - 21:00
2/5. Professor Brian Cox questions whether we are alone in the universe. There might be more planets than stars in our galaxy - but will we find a second Earth? [S,AD] [HD]
Wednesday 21:00 - 21:50
2/6. A look at the extraordinary popularity of both Hitler and the Nazis, as well as the astonishing degree of voluntary support ordinary Germans gave the infamous Gestapo. [S]
Wednesday 21:50 - 22:00
Actor Ian Richardson walks up the hill to Arthur's Seat, which overlooks the city of Edinburgh, as he did during lunch hours as a bored office clerk 50 years ago. [S]
Wednesday 22:00 - 22:15
Producer W Stephen Gilbert looks back on the 1979 TV play Only Connect. [S] [HD]
Wednesday 22:15 - 23:05
Young academic Graham visits the elderly John to learn more about pioneering socialist and gay rights campaigner Edward Carpenter for his thesis on the early UK Labour movement. [S]
Wednesday 23:05 - 23:20
Alison Steadman tells the story of groundbreaking 1974 TV drama Girl. Once thought lost forever, the film later resurfaced, giving Alison the opportunity to share her memories. [S] [HD]
Wednesday 23:20 - 23:50
1970s drama. Just as she is about to leave the army, Jackie has an encounter with an old lover. Stars Alison Steadman in an early TV role. Contains language which some may find offensive. [S]
Wednesday 23:50 - 00:55
2/3. The story of how Vienna, triumphant after the Ottoman threat receded at the end of the 17th century, was transformed from a fortress into a great cultural capital. [S,AD] [HD]
Thu Jun 18
Thursday 00:55 - 01:45
2/6. A look at the extraordinary popularity of both Hitler and the Nazis, as well as the astonishing degree of voluntary support ordinary Germans gave the infamous Gestapo. [S]