Today 02:45 - 03:45
1/3. Andrew Graham-Dixon takes a stunning visual journey through French art history. He traces its development to the arrival of classicism and the Age of Enlightenment. [S,AD,SL] [HD]
106: BBC FOUR HD
Tue Oct 06
Today 03:45 - 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
1/6. Ben Garrod shows how bone can support animals that are both minuscule and massive. Contains some scenes which some viewers may find upsetting. [S] [HD]
Today 19:30 - 20:00
10/10. When Diana's niece Sarah goes into labour, both Tom and Diana are needed - despite Diana's protestations of of being too squeamish. [S]
Today 20:00 - 20:30
4/6. Arthur arrives as usual to help out on the Grantleigh estate, but Audrey can't give him work. [S]
Today 20:30 - 21:00
2/10. Suburban sitcom. Hyacinth suddenly has a lot on her hands - attending the mayor's fancy dress ball and getting to know an important new neighbour. [S]
Today 21:00 - 22:00
Thomas Cromwell is revealed as a revolutionary who laid the foundations of modern Britain. [S,AD] [HD]
Today 22:00 - 23:30
A raw tribute celebrating the late Scottish-Kenyan singer-songwriter Beldina Odenyo. Contains very strong language. [S] [HD]
Today 23:30 - 00:30
Dan Cruickshank presents a documentary revealing the story of the Dalai Lama, his secret Himalayan kingdom and his exile, using eyewitness accounts and colour archive footage. [S]
Wed Oct 07
Tomorrow 00:30 - 01:00
1/6. Ben Garrod shows how bone can support animals that are both minuscule and massive. Contains some scenes which some viewers may find upsetting. [S] [HD]
Tomorrow 01:00 - 01:55
Anita Brookner shares her unique insights on works by the world's greatest painters. [S]
Tomorrow 01:55 - 02:55
Dan Cruickshank presents a documentary revealing the story of the Dalai Lama, his secret Himalayan kingdom and his exile, using eyewitness accounts and colour archive footage. [S]
Tomorrow 02:55 - 03:25
Archaeologist Ben Robinson explores London, the ultimate 'city of villages', including a new breed of urban villages like Crouch End and Walthamstow. [S] [HD]
Tomorrow 03:25 - 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
2/6. Ben Garrod discovers how the skeleton has adapted for vertebrates to move on land in many ways and explores the role of the spine in both cheetahs and snakes. [S] [HD]
Tomorrow 19:30 - 20:00
3/4. Timothy Spall and his wife Shane take their barge to three different countries and visit Rafe Spall on the Isle of Man. In Belfast, Tim visits one of his favourite pubs. [S,AD]
Tomorrow 20:00 - 20:50
Documentary film that investigates the importance of caves throughout British history and heads inside the deepest shaft ever discovered in Britain - Titan. [S] [HD]
Tomorrow 20:50 - 21:00
Artist Derek Jarman returns to his former art master's house in Wimborne, Dorset, which he helped to build. [S]
Tomorrow 21:00 - 22:00
3/3. How we develop new skills, from riding a bike to learning to walk. [S,AD] [HD]
Tomorrow 22:00 - 23:10
A strange young man turns up on Elizabeth's doorstep and makes a frightening claim. Dennis Potter's play starring Tim Curry, Anna Cropper and Bob Hoskins. [S]
Tomorrow 23:10 - 00:10
Alice Roberts swims in cavernous plunge pools, languid rivers and underground lakes to examine the passion for wild water swimming, following the classic swimming text Waterlog. [S] [HD]
Thu Oct 08
Thursday 00:10 - 01:10
3/3. How generals have struggled to kit out their armies for battle. [S] [HD]
Thursday 01:10 - 01:40
2/6. Ben Garrod discovers how the skeleton has adapted for vertebrates to move on land in many ways and explores the role of the spine in both cheetahs and snakes. [S] [HD]
Thursday 01:40 - 02:10
3/4. Timothy Spall and his wife Shane take their barge to three different countries and visit Rafe Spall on the Isle of Man. In Belfast, Tim visits one of his favourite pubs. [S,AD]
Thursday 02:10 - 03:10
A professor develops an extraordinary relationship with an octopus when he invites it to live in his home to learn about its intelligence. [S,AD,SL] [HD]
Thursday 03:10 - 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 - 20:00
4/4. Saul David uses the BBC archive to examine the most important stories related to World War II, and how our understanding of them has been redefined since the war ended. [S,AD] [HD]
Thursday 20:00 - 21:55
War drama about the battle for a crucial Rhine bridge in the final days of WWII. Contains language which some may find offensive. [1969] [S] [HD]
Thursday 21:55 - 23:25
A puritan police sergeant arrives on a Scottish island in search of a missing girl, who the Pagan locals claim never existed. Contains some sexual content and disturbing scenes. [1973] [S,AD]
Thursday 23:25 - 23:55
Documentary about cult British horror film The Wicker Man. Featuring actors Christopher Lee, Edward Woodward and Ingrid Pitt, and director Robin Hardy. Deals with adult themes. [S]
Thursday 23:55 - 00:55
7/12. Documentary which looks at why the most inhospitable place on the planet has exerted such a powerful hold on the imagination of explorers, scientists, writers and photographers. [S]
Fri Oct 09
Friday 00:55 - 01:55
3/6. Richard Miles explores the power and the paradox of the 'Greek Thing' - a blossoming in art, philosophy and science that went hand in hand with political discord. [S,AD] [HD]
Friday 01:55 - 02:25
Documentary about cult British horror film The Wicker Man. Featuring actors Christopher Lee, Edward Woodward and Ingrid Pitt, and director Robin Hardy. Deals with adult themes. [S]
Friday 02:25 - 03:25
4/4. Saul David uses the BBC archive to examine the most important stories related to World War II, and how our understanding of them has been redefined since the war ended. [S,AD,SL] [HD]
Friday 03:25 - 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 - 19:30
Jayne Middlemiss presents the pop chart programme, featuring Madison Avenue, Lonestar, The Charlatans, DJ Luck & MC Neat, Southside Spinners, Bentley Rhythm Ace and Billie Piper. [S]
Friday 19:30 - 20:00
Jamie Theakston presents the pop chart programme, first broadcast on 2 June 2000 and featuring Billie Piper, Bon Jovi, Sia, Belle & Sebastian, Chrissie Hynde, Travis and Sonique. [S]
Friday 20:00 - 20:30
Noel Edmonds presents the pop chart programme, featuring Smokie, Danny Mirror, Deniece Williams, Steve Gibbons Band, The Emotions, The Stranglers, Baccara, Yes and David Soul. [S]
Friday 20:30 - 21:10
Mike Read and Tommy Vance present the pop chart programme. Featuring Kim Wilde, Sade, Wham!, Stephanie Mills, Paul Young, Alison Moyet, The Style Council and Stevie Wonder. [S]
Friday 21:10 - 22:10
Selection of some of funk's best artists from the BBC archives and beyond, beginning in the 1970s. With Earth, Wind & Fire, Kool & the Gang, Average White Band and Herbie Hancock. [S] [HD]
Friday 22:10 - 22:40
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]
Friday 22:40 - 00:10
The incredible story of a band you may never have heard of but whose sound has influenced generations with their irresistible rhythms and message of peace. [S] [HD]
Sat Oct 10
Saturday 00:10 - 02:35
Trevor Nelson presents the first volume of a celebration of some of the very best in black British music from over the decades, featuring 40 tantalising tracks. [S] [HD]
Saturday 02:35 - 03:10
Noel Edmonds presents the pop chart programme, featuring Smokie, Danny Mirror, Deniece Williams, Steve Gibbons Band, The Emotions, The Stranglers, Baccara, Yes and David Soul. [S]
Saturday 03:10 - 03:45
Mike Read and Tommy Vance present the pop chart programme. Featuring Kim Wilde, Sade, Wham!, Stephanie Mills, Paul Young, Alison Moyet, The Style Council and Stevie Wonder. [S]
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 - 20:00
3/3. Having enjoyed the islands' changing seasons with his family, the wildlife cameraman ends his visit with a sighting of a pod of killer whales. A suitable end to a great trip. [S,AD]
Saturday 20:00 - 21:00
The story of efforts to save the pangolin, the world's most illegally trafficked animal. Contains some scenes which some viewers may find upsetting. [S,AD] [HD]
Saturday 21:00 - 22:40
1942. A cargo ship's captain and first mate clash on a voyage to Russia. Tense war drama. Contains some strong language. [2023] [S] [HD]
Saturday 22:40 - 23:15
4/6. Arthur arrives as usual to help out on the Grantleigh estate, but Audrey can't give him work. [S]
Saturday 23:15 - 23:45
2/10. Suburban sitcom. Hyacinth suddenly has a lot on her hands - attending the mayor's fancy dress ball and getting to know an important new neighbour. [S]
Saturday 23:45 - 00:45
11/12. Documentary which digs into the archive to discover the unwritten rules that have governed the way we drink in Britain, from 1940s pubs and clubs to drinking at home or at work. [S]
Sun Oct 11
Sunday 00:45 - 01:45
3/3. Having enjoyed the islands' changing seasons with his family, the wildlife cameraman ends his visit with a sighting of a pod of killer whales. A suitable end to a great trip. [S,AD]
Sunday 01:45 - 02:45
The story of efforts to save the pangolin, the world's most illegally trafficked animal. Contains some scenes which some viewers may find upsetting. [S,AD,SL] [HD]
Sunday 02:45 - 03:45
11/12. Documentary which digs into the archive to discover the unwritten rules that have governed the way we drink in Britain, from 1940s pubs and clubs to drinking at home or at work. [S,SL]
Sunday 03:45 - 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 - 19:30
3/6. Fusing biography, art and the history of fashion, Amber Butchart explores the lives of historical figures through their clothes. A rare portrait of a working man. [S,AD] [HD]
Sunday 19:30 - 21:00
The live auditions continue as more of the UK's young classical stars compete for a place in the quarter-final. Petroc Trelawny presents. [S] [HD]
Sunday 21:00 - 22:00
Celia Imrie takes a trip through the BBC's archive for a celebration of the works of Shakespeare, exploring how the Bard's biggest plays have been brought to cinema and television screens. [S] [HD]
Sunday 22:00 - 22:15
Lesley Manville looks back on Caryl Churchill's Top Girls, a landmark in British theatre. [S] [HD]
Sunday 22:15 - 00:05
Marlene gives a dinner party for five oddly assorted women from centuries past. Contains strong language. [S] [HD]
Mon Oct 12
Monday 00:05 - 01:15
Portrait of Caryl Churchill, one of Britain's most prolific and versatile playwrights. Featuring extracts from her plays. [S]
Monday 01:15 - 02:15
1/2. Francesco da Mosto takes to the Italian road in search of Shakespeare. He explores how Shakespeare used Italy to tell his most passionate stories about falling in love. [S,AD] [HD]
Monday 02:15 - 02:45
3/6. Fusing biography, art and the history of fashion, Amber Butchart explores the lives of historical figures through their clothes. A rare portrait of a working man. [S,AD] [HD]
Monday 02:45 - 03:45
Celia Imrie takes a trip through the BBC's archive for a celebration of the works of Shakespeare, exploring how the Bard's biggest plays have been brought to cinema and television screens. [S] [HD]
Monday 03:45 - 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
1/3. Isolated since the time of the dinosaurs, New Zealand's wildlife has been left to its own devices. Its forests are stalked by predators from the Jurassic era. [S,AD] [HD]
Monday 20:00 - 21:00
2/3. Andrew Graham-Dixon explores how art took a dramatic turn after the French Revolution, looking at artists including Jacques-Louis David, Delacroix and Gericault. Contains some nudity. [S,AD] [HD]
Monday 21:00 - 21:30
Magnus Magnusson presents the quiz programme from Keele University. The specialist subjects are Otto von Bismarck, Ernest Hemingway, myths and legends of King Arthur, and the Church of England. [S]
Monday 21:30 - 22:00
Robert Robinson hosts as Patrick Campbell, Nerys Hughes and Jonathan Miller take on Frank Muir, Angela Rippon and Peter Brough in the panel game of word definitions and deceptions. [S]
Monday 22:00 - 22:30
Maggie Aderin explores how dyslexia has affected her life and career by meeting other dyslexic astronomers and discovering their research - from icy moons to clumpy galaxies. [S] [HD]
Monday 22:30 - 23:30
Documentary presented by Bonnie Greer on how black people have been represented in western art, from medieval black Madonnas, through the great masters to modern fashion. [S,AD]
Monday 23:30 - 01:10
2/2. Leonardo conducts scientific experiments and paints the most famous portrait on earth. Contains some scenes which some viewers may find upsetting. [S,AD] [HD]
Tue Oct 13
Tuesday 01:10 - 02:10
4/6. Richard Miles examines the legacy of Alexander the Great. In Pakistan he discovers traces of a city where west and east were united in an intriguing new way. [S,AD] [HD]
Tuesday 02:10 - 03:10
2/3. Andrew Graham-Dixon explores how art took a dramatic turn after the French Revolution, looking at artists including Jacques-Louis David, Delacroix and Gericault. [S,AD,SL] [HD]
Tuesday 03:10 - 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
3/6. Ben Garrod finds out how the skeleton has allowed vertebrates to take to the air, why the pigeon is an exceptional flier and how the albatross makes huge migrations. [S] [HD]
Tuesday 19:30 - 20:00
5/6. Stately sitcom. Fearing that DeVere's plans to enlarge the fields will destroy the surrounding countryside, Audrey leads the local community's campaign to stop him. [S]
Tuesday 20:00 - 20:30
3/10. Hyacinth is in a sunny disposition, which mystifies Richard. The real horror of his situation dawns on him when he realises that he has forgotten their anniversary. [S]
Tuesday 20:30 - 21:00
1/6. Bank clerk Willie Melvin is convinced he could be a best-selling author. [S,AD]
Tuesday 21:00 - 22:00
Nostalgic look back at City Lights, the sitcom that captured the spirit of 1980s Scotland. Contains some strong language. [S,AD] [HD]
Tuesday 22:00 - 23:25
Ask E. Jean - Storyville tells the story of journalist and advice columnist E. Jean Carroll, exploring her professional achievements as well as her legal battles against Donald Trump. [S] [HD]
Tuesday 23:25 - 00:15
Michael Buerk presents a programme looking back on the night of the Great Storm of 16 October 1987, when winds of over 100 miles an hour ravaged the south and east of England. [S]
Wed Oct 14
Wednesday 00:15 - 00:45
Maggie Aderin explores how dyslexia has affected her life and career by meeting other dyslexic astronomers and discovering their research - from icy moons to clumpy galaxies. [S] [HD]
Wednesday 00:45 - 01:15
3/6. Ben Garrod finds out how the skeleton has allowed vertebrates to take to the air, why the pigeon is an exceptional flier and how the albatross makes huge migrations. [S] [HD]