Today 02:35 - 03:35
...Court. 2/3. Stephen Smith explores Renaissance Florence under the reign of Grand Duke Cosimo Medici. [S,SL] [HD]
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106: BBC FOUR HD
Thu Nov 21
Today 03:35 - 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
2/4. Robbie Cumming navigates the tidal Trent and joins a night-time illuminated boat parade on the picturesque Chesterfield Canal. [S] [HD]
Today 19:30 - 20:00
Monica Galetti takes in the dramatic landscapes of the North York Moors as she crosses the heather from Rosedale to Farndale, meeting locals along the way. [S] [HD]
Today 20:00 - 20:10
...Powell and Pressburger. Martin Scorsese introduces a season of films by the legendary duo Powell and Pressburger. [S] [HD]
Today 20:10 - 21:40
Romantic drama. An ambitious middle-class woman is marooned on the Isle of Mull en route to her wedding, and falls in love with the Laird of Kiloran. [1945] [S] [HD]
Today 21:40 - 22:15
...Years On. Programme made for the fiftieth anniversary of classic movie I Know Where I'm Going! by maverick film-making duo Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger. [S]
Today 22:15 - 00:55
...Blimp. Classic British epic about the life and loves of a reactionary army officer, tracing his career from the Boer War to World War II. [1943] [S] [HD]
Fri Nov 22
Tomorrow 00:55 - 01:55
Experts from archaeologists to astrophysicists offer new insights on the Bayeux Tapestry, an artefact which, despite its fame, has remained shrouded in mystery. [S] [HD]
Tomorrow 01:55 - 02:25
2/4. Robbie Cumming navigates the tidal Trent and joins a night-time illuminated boat parade on the picturesque Chesterfield Canal. [S] [HD]
Tomorrow 02:25 - 03:25
...Empire Without Limit. 2/4. Mary Beard explores the physical world of the Roman Empire. [S,AD,SL] [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 - 19:35
Frankie Dettori presents the pop chart programme, first broadcast on 8 November 1996 and featuring Gina G, Bjork, 911, Moby, Simply Red, Boyzone and Robson & Jerome. [S]
Tomorrow 19:35 - 20:10
Members of The Fast Show present the pop chart programme, first broadcast on 15 November 1996 and featuring Backstreet Boys, The Woolpackers, East 17 ft Gabrielle, Mark Owen and Robson & Jerome. [S]
Tomorrow 20:10 - 20:45
Simon Bates and Richard Skinner present the chart programme, from November 1983. With Paul Young, Tina Turner, The Smiths, Marilyn, Simple Minds, The Style Council and Billy Joel. [S]
Tomorrow 20:45 - 21:15
Simon Mayo and Andy Crane present the pop chart programme, first broadcast on 24 November 1988 and featuring Tiffany, Bomb the Bass ft Maureen, Deacon Blue, Bananarama and Chris de Burgh. [S]
Tomorrow 21:15 - 23:25
An electric Tina Turner performance from Arnhem, Netherlands, in 2009, as part of her blockbuster 50th Anniversary Tour. [S] [HD]
Tomorrow 23:25 - 00:25
...Live in NYC. The Rolling Stones captured live in 2003 from New York City's Madison Square Garden. Contains some strong language. [S] [HD]
Sat Nov 23
Saturday 00:25 - 01:45
The Syracuse Carrier Dome show from Prince's 1985 Purple Rain tour. This Grammy-nominated concert film has been entirely remixed, remastered and visually enhanced. [S] [HD]
Saturday 01:45 - 02:20
Frankie Dettori presents the pop chart programme, first broadcast on 8 November 1996 and featuring Gina G, Bjork, 911, Moby, Simply Red, Boyzone and Robson & Jerome. [S]
Saturday 02:20 - 02:55
Members of The Fast Show present the pop chart programme, first broadcast on 15 November 1996 and featuring Backstreet Boys, The Woolpackers, East 17 ft Gabrielle, Mark Owen and Robson & Jerome. [S]
Saturday 02:55 - 03:30
Simon Bates and Richard Skinner present the chart programme, from November 1983. With Paul Young, Tina Turner, The Smiths, Marilyn, Simple Minds, The Style Council and Billy Joel. [S]
Saturday 03:30 - 04:00
Simon Mayo and Andy Crane present the pop chart programme, first broadcast on 24 November 1988 and featuring Tiffany, Bomb the Bass ft Maureen, Deacon Blue, Bananarama and Chris de Burgh. [S]
Saturday 04:00 - 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 - 21:00
Live coverage from day one of the 2024 UK Snooker Championship. [S] [HD]
Saturday 21:00 - 21:45
1/8. It's the 1980s in Stavanger, and Norway's oil industry is booming. Contains some strong language and some upsetting scenes. [S] [HD]
Saturday 21:45 - 22:35
2/8. There's trouble on the test dive, Christian joins the board, and Toril has too much fun. Contains some strong language. [S] [HD]
Saturday 22:35 - 23:40
...Dudley Moore and John Conteh. Michael Parkinson in conversation with Peter Cook, Dudley Moore and John Conteh. [S]
Saturday 23:40 - 00:10
A look back through the archives at appearances by masters of satire Peter Cook and Dudley Moore on some of the BBC's best-loved talk shows. [S]
Sun Nov 24
Sunday 00:10 - 00:40
2/6. Classic comedy series. Fletcher is incensed when a third cellmate arrives, and to add insult to injury, he turns out to be one of his old enemies. [S]
Sunday 00:40 - 01:10
3/6. Lionel and Jean spend the day walking around an old town they used to visit when they were young. They find that even though things have changed, their treasured memories remain. [S]
Sunday 01:10 - 01:40
Kate Garraway walks through the Cotswold countryside and describes the joy and solace that nature brings as she takes in the inspiring views of Gloucestershire. [S] [HD]
Sunday 01:40 - 03:15
...Explosion. The biggest bands on the buzzing UK scene play in a new edition of the iconic jazz show. [S] [HD]
Sunday 03:15 - 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 - 21:00
Live coverage from day two of the 2024 UK Snooker Championship. [S] [HD]
Sunday 21:00 - 23:00
Celebrating the competition's tenth anniversary, four talented young performers compete for the title BBC Young Jazz Musician 2024. [S] [HD]
Sunday 23:00 - 01:00
...House. Poverty and passion collide in Puccini's operatic masterpiece, La bohème, performed at the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden. [S] [HD]
Mon Nov 25
Monday 01:00 - 02:55
...Play Puccini at the Proms. The Hallé Orchestra perform Dukas's The Sorcerer's Apprentice. [S] [HD]
Monday 02:55 - 03:55
2/3. Historical series looking at the Roman empire from the bottom up. Professor Mary Beard discovers the crime and slum conditions in the world's first high-rise city. [S,AD] [HD]
Monday 03:55 - 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 - 22:00
Live coverage from day three of the 2024 UK Snooker Championship. [S] [HD]
Monday 22:00 - 23:00
...Empire Without Limit. 3/4. Mary Beard takes an in-depth look at identity and citizenship within the Roman Empire. [S,AD] [HD]
Monday 23:00 - 00:00
Professor Mary Beard explores the life and times of the notorious Roman emperor Caligula. Deals with adult themes. [S,AD] [HD]
Tue Nov 26
Tuesday 00:00 - 00:45
5/8. A growing underground religion begins to threaten Roman traditions - Christianity. Contains some violence and upsetting scenes. [S] [HD]
Tuesday 00:45 - 01:35
6/8. One of the most famous scientists of the ancient world makes a name for himself. Contains prolonged violence and upsetting scenes. [S] [HD]
Tuesday 01:35 - 02:35
3/3. Historical series looking at the Roman empire from the bottom up. Mary Beard goes behind the closed doors of Roman homes to explore their family life. [S,AD] [HD]
Tuesday 02:35 - 03:35
...Empire Without Limit. 3/4. Mary Beard takes an in-depth look at identity and citizenship within the Roman Empire. [S,AD,SL] [HD]
Tuesday 03:35 - 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 - 22:00
Live coverage from day four of the 2024 UK Snooker Championship. [S] [HD]
Tuesday 22:00 - 23:30
A Storyville documentary following the exploits of a five-year-old boy growing up in an Indian Himalayan village where he is taunted for being mixed race. [S] [HD]
Tuesday 23:30 - 00:30
...and Fall of Thomas Cromwell. Thomas Cromwell is revealed as a revolutionary who laid the foundations of modern Britain. [S,AD] [HD]
Wed Nov 27
Wednesday 00:30 - 01:30
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]
Wednesday 01:30 - 02:00
Monica Galetti takes in the dramatic landscapes of the North York Moors as she crosses the heather from Rosedale to Farndale, meeting locals along the way. [S] [HD]
Wednesday 02:00 - 03:30
A Storyville documentary following the exploits of a five-year-old boy growing up in an Indian Himalayan village where he is taunted for being mixed race. [S] [HD]
Wednesday 03:30 - 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 - 22:00
Live coverage from day five of the 2024 UK Snooker Championship. [S] [HD]
Wednesday 22:00 - 22:55
1/7. Eighteen years ago, Michael Henchard sold his family while drunk at a fair. Now he is the mayor of Casterbridge, and his wife has returned. [S]
Wednesday 22:55 - 23:50
2/7. Eminent, rich, respected and feared, the mayor of Casterbridge is also ashamed of his past. He decides to remarry Susan. [S]
Wednesday 23:50 - 00:40
3/7. Jealousy poisons Henchard against his manager, Donald Farfrae. The mayor's troubles are only just beginning. [S]
Thu Nov 28
Thursday 00:40 - 01:35
4/7. Rejected by her father, Elizabeth-Jane goes to work for Lucetta, who now pursues Farfrae. Meanwhile, Henchard plots the ruin of his former manager. [S]
Thursday 01:35 - 02:05
A look back through the archives at appearances by masters of satire Peter Cook and Dudley Moore on some of the BBC's best-loved talk shows. [S]
Thursday 02:05 - 03:05
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,SL]
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
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 19:30 - 20:00
Comic Jim Moir explores a fascinating corner of the Kent coast as he walks down to Dungeness. Along the way he meets locals, explores military ruins and rides a steam train. [S] [HD]
Thursday 20:00 - 20:30
...Cultural Life. Oscar-winning film editor Thelma Schoonmaker talks to John Wilson about the turning points of her career. [S] [HD]
Thursday 20:30 - 22:10
A British pilot survives a plane crash, meets a US servicewoman and falls in love. In heaven, however, a mistake is discovered. [1946] [S] [HD]
Thursday 22:10 - 00:20
Drama about a young ballerina torn between two creative but possessive men - one a struggling composer, the other an autocratic impresario. [1948] [S,AD] [HD]