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106: BBC FOUR HD
Mon Mar 02
Today 18:58 - 19:00
Programmes start at 7.00pm. [HD]
Today 19:00 - 20:00
1/7. Antarctica - the coldest, windiest, most hostile continent. Only the toughest can survive here. But the ocean here is warming and with that comes an uncertain future. [S,AD] [HD]
Today 20:00 - 21:00
2/3. A lost thousand-year-old ship transforms the fierce reputation of the Vikings. [S,AD] [HD]
Today 21:00 - 21:30
Panel game of word definitions and deceptions hosted by Robert Robinson with team captains Frank Muir and Patrick Campbell and guests Diana Quick, Robert Powell, Anouska Hempel and Nigel Havers. [S]
Today 21:30 - 22:00
Joseph Cooper invites viewers to match their musical wits against guests Joyce Grenfell, Robin Ray and Richard Baker. With guest musician Alfredo Campoli. [S]
Today 22:00 - 23:00
Dr Hannah Fry and a virtual host present a new way of making television. Contains some strong language and some upsetting scenes. [S] [HD]
Today 23:00 - 00:00
Horizon explores the artificial intelligence required to replace human drivers and explores the implications of a driverless world. First broadcast in 2017. [S] [HD]
Tue Mar 03
Tomorrow 00:00 - 01:00
3/3. Alastair Sooke looks at the 20th century's mixture of innovation, scandal and creativity. Contains some strong language. [S] [HD]
Tomorrow 01:00 - 01:30
Joseph Cooper invites viewers to match their musical wits against guests Joyce Grenfell, Robin Ray and Richard Baker. With guest musician Alfredo Campoli. [S]
Tomorrow 01:30 - 02:30
1/7. Antarctica - the coldest, windiest, most hostile continent. Only the toughest can survive here. But the ocean here is warming and with that comes an uncertain future. [S,AD] [HD]
Tomorrow 02:30 - 03:30
2/3. A lost thousand-year-old ship transforms the fierce reputation of the Vikings. [S,AD,SL] [HD]
Tomorrow 03:30 - 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
4/6. How the process of building Britain's canals resulted in furthering geological knowledge, as surveyor William Smith created the first geological map of England and Wales. [S] [HD]
Tomorrow 19:30 - 20:00
1/2. Derek Brockway walks in Dylan Thomas's footsteps around Swansea before heading to the Llansteffan Peninsula and the Three Rivers estuary. [S] [HD]
Tomorrow 20:00 - 20:30
3/6. Sitcom about a snobbish housewife. Hyacinth is looking forward to visiting her favourite stately home, but the trip goes wrong when her family become involved. [S]
Tomorrow 20:30 - 21:00
1/6. Sitcom about a middle-aged man who lives with his parents. Timothy meets a girl at his amateur dramatics society and wants to go on a riverboat shuffle with her. [S]
Tomorrow 21:00 - 21:20
Simon Schama looks back on his ambitious series A History of Britain, a journey through 5,000 years of life in the British Isles. [S] [HD]
Tomorrow 21:20 - 22:20
1/7. Simon Schama begins his history of Britain at the miraculously preserved Stone Age cottages of Skara Brae in Orkney and then moves on to the world of Anglo-Saxon England. [S,AD]
Tomorrow 22:20 - 00:00
A group of sex workers in Kolkata reclaim their narrative through film-making. Contains some strong language. [S] [HD]
Wed Mar 04
Wednesday 00:00 - 01:00
1/2. Rory Stewart reveals how the Kingdom of Northumbria was born in Britain's lost Middleland. [S,AD] [HD]
Wednesday 01:00 - 02:00
Dr Hannah Fry and a virtual host present a new way of making television. Contains some strong language and some upsetting scenes. [S] [HD]
Wednesday 02:00 - 02:30
4/6. How the process of building Britain's canals resulted in furthering geological knowledge, as surveyor William Smith created the first geological map of England and Wales. [S] [HD]
Wednesday 02:30 - 03:00
1/2. Derek Brockway walks in Dylan Thomas's footsteps around Swansea before heading to the Llansteffan Peninsula and the Three Rivers estuary. [S] [HD]
Wednesday 03:00 - 04:00
Horizon explores the artificial intelligence required to replace human drivers and explores the implications of a driverless world. First broadcast in 2017. [S,SL] [HD]
Wednesday 04:00 - 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
5/6. Liz McIvor charts the struggles of the builders and engineers tasked with creating a landscape of canals over the rugged terrain surrounding the Pennine hills. [S] [HD]
Wednesday 19:30 - 20:00
2/2. Derek Brockway learns how New Quay on Cardigan Bay inspired some of Thomas's greatest work, before touring Laugharne with Dylan Thomas's granddaughter. [S] [HD]
Wednesday 20:00 - 20:55
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]
Wednesday 20:55 - 21:00
Wildlife documentary. The touching story of a giant otter cub called Sancho who was rescued and is being raised by Brazilian naturalist Carolina Vargas. [S]
Wednesday 21:00 - 22:00
6/6. Bruce Parry treks into the jungles of Sarawak in search of the last nomadic Penan. Contains some scenes which some viewers may find upsetting. [S,AD]
Wednesday 22:00 - 22:10
Actor Bernard Hill, who famously played the character of Yosser Hughes, reflects on the iconic drama series Boys from the Blackstuff. [S] [HD]
Wednesday 22:10 - 23:05
1/5. Chrissie, Dixie, Yosser, Loggo and George sign on before heading off to work for Malloy. Contains language which some may find offensive. [S]
Wednesday 23:05 - 00:05
2/5. Drama set in recession-hit Britain in the Thatcher era. Dixie Dean, working at night in the port as a security guard, is strongarmed into accepting bribes. Deals with adult themes. [S]
Thu Mar 05
Thursday 00:05 - 01:05
3/5. Drama series set in 1980s recession-hit Britain. Chrissie and Angie are driven to despair by money problems and the Department of Employment investigators. Deals with adult themes. [S]
Thursday 01:05 - 02:05
6/6. Bruce Parry treks into the jungles of Sarawak in search of the last nomadic Penan. Contains some scenes which some viewers may find upsetting. [S,AD]
Thursday 02:05 - 02:35
5/6. Liz McIvor charts the struggles of the builders and engineers tasked with creating a landscape of canals over the rugged terrain surrounding the Pennine hills. [S] [HD]
Thursday 02:35 - 03:05
2/2. Derek Brockway learns how New Quay on Cardigan Bay inspired some of Thomas's greatest work, before touring Laugharne with Dylan Thomas's granddaughter. [S] [HD]
Thursday 03:05 - 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
6/6. Liz McIvor recounts the story of 'canal mania', the period of activity that helped develop Britain's modern financial economy, now centred in London. [S] [HD]
Thursday 19:30 - 20:00
1/4. Julia Bradbury walks alongside the Caledonian Canal in the Scottish Highlands and tells the story of Thomas Telford, who created this engineering marvel. [S,AD]
Thursday 20:00 - 21:00
1/3. Documentary series. A look at how the Normans developed from a band of marauding Vikings into the formidable warriors who conquered England in 1066. [S,AD] [HD]
Thursday 21:00 - 22:40
A nurse's devotion towards an author injured in a car accident takes a sinister turn. Contains some strong language and some violent scenes. [1990] [S,AD] [HD]
Thursday 22:40 - 23:40
Master of horror writing Stephen King talks to Mark Lawson about his book Lisey's Story and discusses the inspiration for his novels and how he battled with his own demons. [S]
Thursday 23:40 - 00:40
1/2. Professor Jim Al-Khalili shows how mathematicians and scientists such as Euclid, Galileo and Ole Roemer have used light to reveal almost everything we know about the universe. [S] [HD]
Fri Mar 06
Friday 00:40 - 01:40
3/3. Alastair Sooke looks at the 20th century's mixture of innovation, scandal and creativity. Contains some strong language. [S] [HD]
Friday 01:40 - 02:10
6/6. Liz McIvor recounts the story of 'canal mania', the period of activity that helped develop Britain's modern financial economy, now centred in London. [S] [HD]
Friday 02:10 - 02:40
1/4. Julia Bradbury walks alongside the Caledonian Canal in the Scottish Highlands and tells the story of Thomas Telford, who created this engineering marvel. [S,AD]
Friday 02:40 - 03:40
1/3. Documentary series. A look at how the Normans developed from a band of marauding Vikings into the formidable warriors who conquered England in 1066. [S,AD,SL]
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 - 19:30
Jayne Middlemiss presents the pop chart programme, featuring 911, Bryan Adams, Whitney Houston, Fierce, Kula Shaker, Pete Heller, Stereophonics and Backstreet Boys. [S]
Friday 19:30 - 20:00
Scott Mills presents the pop chart programme, featuring Shania Twain, Geri Halliwell, Super Furry Animals, Skunk Anansie, 1000 Clowns, Happy Mondays and Boyzone. [S]
Friday 20:00 - 20:30
Noel Edmonds presents the pop chart programme, first broadcast on 2 March 1978 and featuring Darts, Kate Bush, Nick Lowe, Andy Williams, Tom Robinson Band, ABBA and Legs & Co. [S]
Friday 20:30 - 21:00
Jakki Brambles presents the pop chart programme, first broadcast on 28 February 1991 and featuring Massive Attack, Jesus Jones and N-Joi. [S]
Friday 21:00 - 22:30
Simon & Garfunkel's famous 1981 reunion concert to help restore New York's Central Park. [S] [HD]
Friday 22:30 - 23:40
The story behind Simon and Garfunkel's most famous album, Bridge over Troubled Water. [S] [HD]
Friday 23:40 - 00:10
4/10. A trawl through the BBC's archives for 60s music with an acoustic bent. Bob Dylan, Leonard Cohen and Tim Buckley feature. [S]
Sat Mar 07
Saturday 00:10 - 00:40
A concert by well-known American folk singers Peter, Paul and Mary, recorded on location at the Southport Theatre. From 1983. [S]
Saturday 00:40 - 01:10
Second part of a concert given by well-known American folk trio Peter, Paul and Mary during a visit to the UK in 1983. Recorded on location at the Southport Theatre. [S]
Saturday 01:10 - 01:40
Jayne Middlemiss presents the pop chart programme, featuring 911, Bryan Adams, Whitney Houston, Fierce, Kula Shaker, Pete Heller, Stereophonics and Backstreet Boys. [S]
Saturday 01:40 - 02:10
Scott Mills presents the pop chart programme, featuring Shania Twain, Geri Halliwell, Super Furry Animals, Skunk Anansie, 1000 Clowns, Happy Mondays and Boyzone. [S]
Saturday 02:10 - 02:40
Noel Edmonds presents the pop chart programme, first broadcast on 2 March 1978 and featuring Darts, Kate Bush, Nick Lowe, Andy Williams, Tom Robinson Band, ABBA and Legs & Co. [S]
Saturday 02:40 - 03:10
Jakki Brambles presents the pop chart programme, first broadcast on 28 February 1991 and featuring Massive Attack, Jesus Jones and N-Joi. [S]
Saturday 03:10 - 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 - 19:25
Documentary looking at one of the classic British designs - the map of London's Tube network, originally created in 1931 by Underground employee Harry Beck. [S]
Saturday 19:25 - 20:10
Leonard Sachs chairs the old-time music hall programme from Leeds in 1976. Guests include Les Dawson, Peggy Mount, Larry Parker, Jeannie Harris, Chantal & Dumont and Albert Aldred. [S]
Saturday 20:10 - 21:00
4/6. DCI Adams asks Hetty to investigate a dodgy spiritualist, but she is not prepared for what she finds. Geoffrey, meanwhile, is falling in love. [S]
Saturday 21:00 - 21:55
5/8. In a poverty-stricken neighbourhood of Istanbul, a serial killer appears to be targeting rubbish collectors. [S,AD] [HD]
Saturday 21:55 - 22:40
6/8. With his family still growing, Ikmen decides it's time to grow up a bit and seek promotion. [S,AD] [HD]
Saturday 22:40 - 00:15
Enigmatic teenager Yan Shuo ingratiates himself with his new friend's wealthy parents. Contains some violent scenes. [2024] [S] [HD]
Sun Mar 08
Sunday 00:15 - 00:45
3/6. Sitcom about a snobbish housewife. Hyacinth is looking forward to visiting her favourite stately home, but the trip goes wrong when her family become involved. [S]
Sunday 00:45 - 01:15
1/6. Sitcom about a middle-aged man who lives with his parents. Timothy meets a girl at his amateur dramatics society and wants to go on a riverboat shuffle with her. [S]
Sunday 01:15 - 02:00
Leonard Sachs chairs the old-time music hall programme from Leeds in 1976. Guests include Les Dawson, Peggy Mount, Larry Parker, Jeannie Harris, Chantal & Dumont and Albert Aldred. [S]
Sunday 02:00 - 02:50
4/6. DCI Adams asks Hetty to investigate a dodgy spiritualist, but she is not prepared for what she finds. Geoffrey, meanwhile, is falling in love. [S]
Sunday 02:50 - 03:20
6/6. Julian Richards joins archaeologists in a farmer's field in Cheshire as they excavate a long-lost chapel and the undisturbed burials of medieval landowners. [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 - 19:50
2/6. Janet Street-Porter visits some of the architectural highlights of North Yorkshire, including Castle Howard and the Transporter Bridge in Middlesbrough. [S]
Sunday 19:50 - 20:00
A closer look at John Constable's Salisbury Cathedral, the last of many beautiful sketches and paintings that Constable made of the building. [S]
Sunday 20:00 - 21:00
Humphrey Burton gives a first-hand account of the achievements of Monitor, the BBC's first television arts magazine. First broadcast in 1991. [S]
Sunday 21:00 - 21:40
Glenn Gould, the celebrated Canadian pianist, talks and plays to Humphrey Burton. The theme of the programme is: The concert hall is dead; long live recordings! From 1966. [S]
Sunday 21:40 - 22:00
A film from 1960, directed by Humphrey Burton, that follows the Allegri String Quartet as they rehearse, prepare for concerts and record. It also looks at their personal lives. [S]
Sunday 22:00 - 22:30
Ronald Eyre presents the first episode of Arena, the long-running arts documentary series created by Humphrey Burton when he was head of Music and Arts at the BBC. From 1975. [S]
Sunday 22:30 - 23:50
The 1980 adaption of Henrik Ibsen's play, set in west Scotland. Adapted for television by Maggie Allen from the stage version by Lindsay Galloway. [S]
Sunday 23:50 - 01:25
The 1959 adaptation of Henrik Ibsen's verse tragedy about an uncompromising priest. [S]
Mon Mar 09
Monday 01:25 - 02:25
Humphrey Burton gives a first-hand account of the achievements of Monitor, the BBC's first television arts magazine. First broadcast in 1991. [S]
Monday 02:25 - 03:15
2/6. Janet Street-Porter visits some of the architectural highlights of North Yorkshire, including Castle Howard and the Transporter Bridge in Middlesbrough. [S]
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 - 20:00
2/7. Asia - where rarely seen animals roam the hottest deserts, tallest jungles and highest mountains on Earth. [S,AD] [HD]
Monday 20:00 - 21:00
3/3. A young explorer stumbles on the buried remains of the world's oldest city. [S,AD] [HD]
Monday 21:00 - 21:30
Robert Robinson hosts as Frank Muir, Prunella Gee and Humphrey Burton take on Patrick Campbell, Hannah Gordon and Bryan Marshall in the panel game of definitions and deceptions. [S]
Monday 21:30 - 22:00
Question master Joseph Cooper invites viewers to match their musical wits against Joyce Grenfell, Brian Redhead, Alvar Lidell. With guest musician David Atherton. [S]
Monday 22:00 - 23:00
Algorithms. Marcus du Sautoy demystifies the hidden world of algorithms, revealing where these 2,000-year-old problem-solvers came from, how they work and what they have achieved. [S] [HD]
Monday 23:00 - 00:00
A portrait of a true visionary and one of our greatest living painters. Contains scenes of flashing images. [S] [HD]