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Daily from 7.00pm. [HD]
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106: BBC FOUR HD
Sat Mar 21
Today 18:58 - 19:00
Programmes start at 7.00pm. [HD]
Today 19:00 - 19:45
8/14. Documentary featuring the fascinating lives of Britain's beautiful butterflies, filmed in exquisite detail and celebrating their enduring appeal to the British people. [S] [HD]
Today 19:45 - 20:30
Leonard Sachs presents an edition of the old time music hall programme, first broadcast on 27 January 1977. With Mike Reid, The Beverley Sisters, Valerie Monese and Graham Clark. [S]
Today 20:30 - 21:20
6/6. A women's refuge is under threat, and Hetty poses as a battered wife in order to locate the security leak. [S]
Today 21:20 - 23:25
Archaeologist turned grave robber Arthur rejoins his old gang to raid Etruscan tombs. Contains strong language. [2023] [S] [HD]
Today 23:25 - 00:25
Michael Parkinson interviews Alistair Cooke, the journalist and broadcaster best known for his long-running radio programme Letter from America. First broadcast in 1980. [S]
Sun Mar 22
Tomorrow 00:25 - 00:55
5/6. Sitcom about a snobbish housewife. Hyacinth's social standing at a church function is jeopardised when Daisy tries to encourage Onslow to become more ardent. [S]
Tomorrow 00:55 - 01:25
3/6. Sitcom about a middle-aged bachelor who lives with his domineering mother and ineffectual father. Timothy tries to stop his godson being bullied at school. [S]
Tomorrow 01:25 - 02:15
6/6. A women's refuge is under threat, and Hetty poses as a battered wife in order to locate the security leak. [S]
Tomorrow 02:15 - 03:00
Leonard Sachs presents an edition of the old time music hall programme, first broadcast on 27 January 1977. With Mike Reid, The Beverley Sisters, Valerie Monese and Graham Clark. [S]
Tomorrow 03:00 - 03:45
8/14. Documentary featuring the fascinating lives of Britain's beautiful butterflies, filmed in exquisite detail and celebrating their enduring appeal to the British people. [S] [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 - 19:50
4/6. Lucinda Lambton explores the architecture of County Durham, with visits to Durham Cathedral, Beamish Open Air Museum and Lambton Castle. [S]
Tomorrow 19:50 - 20:00
Seamus Heaney visits Coole Park, County Galway to read some of WB Yeats's work. [S]
Tomorrow 20:00 - 21:00
A candid portrait of Oscar Wilde and his remarkable family, including revelations by his grandson Merlin Holland and Lady Alice Douglas. [S]
Tomorrow 21:00 - 22:00
Oscar Wilde's haunting tale of beauty, vanity and moral corruption. [S] [HD]
Tomorrow 22:00 - 23:35
Donald Wolfit stars as Halvard Solness in 1958 adaption of Henrik Ibsen's play, set in Solness's Norwegian home in the late 19th century. [S]
Tomorrow 23:35 - 00:05
2/4. Mindfulness expert Andy Puddicombe shows what we can learn from the ways in which animals adapt to changes in the world around them. [S] [HD]
Mon Mar 23
Monday 00:05 - 00:55
4/6. Lucinda Lambton explores the architecture of County Durham, with visits to Durham Cathedral, Beamish Open Air Museum and Lambton Castle. [S]
Monday 00:55 - 01:55
A candid portrait of Oscar Wilde and his remarkable family, including revelations by his grandson Merlin Holland and Lady Alice Douglas. [S]
Monday 01:55 - 02:55
Oscar Wilde's haunting tale of beauty, vanity and moral corruption. [S] [HD]
Monday 02:55 - 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 - 20:00
3/7. A look at South America - the most species-rich continent on earth. [S,AD] [HD]
Monday 20:00 - 21:00
1/3. Tracing the origins of Egypt's unique visual style, Alastair Sooke treks across the Sahara and travels the Nile to find the rarely seen art of its earliest peoples. [S] [HD]
Monday 21:00 - 21:30
Robert Robinson hosts as Patrick Campbell, Sinead Cusak and Ian Ogilvy take on Frank Muir, Penelope Keith and Miles Kington in the panel game of word definitions and deceptions. [S]
Monday 21:30 - 22:00
Joseph Cooper invites viewers to match their musical wits against Joyce Grenfell, Robin Ray and Derek Hart. The guest musician is soprano Isobel Baillie. [S]
Monday 22:00 - 23:00
A revealing portrait of one of the most celebrated broadcasters of the 20th century, Alistair Cooke, whose Radio 4 programme Letter from America spanned 58 years. [S,AD] [HD]
Monday 23:00 - 00:10
... Alan Yentob meets Rose Wylie and delves into her curious and colourful world. Contains some strong language and some violent scenes. [S] [HD]
Tue Mar 24
Tuesday 00:10 - 01:10
3/3. James Fox uses art to explore the relationship between humans and nature across the last 100 years. [S] [HD]
Tuesday 01:10 - 01:40
Joseph Cooper invites viewers to match their musical wits against Joyce Grenfell, Robin Ray and Derek Hart. The guest musician is soprano Isobel Baillie. [S]
Tuesday 01:40 - 02:40
3/7. A look at South America - the most species-rich continent on earth. [S,AD] [HD]
Tuesday 02:40 - 03:40
1/3. Tracing the origins of Egypt's unique visual style, Alastair Sooke treks across the Sahara and travels the Nile to find the rarely seen art of its earliest peoples. [S,SL] [HD]
Tuesday 03:40 - 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
1/6. Steeplejack Fred Dibnah tours Britain's engineering marvels. This edition visits Warwick, Edinburgh and Conwy to explore the development of the fortress. [S]
Tuesday 19:30 - 20:00
4/6. Julia Bradbury traverses Swaledale in Yorkshire. Wainwright studied this 22-mile section in detail, presenting a route of valley bottom and windswept moor top. [S,AD] [HD]
Tuesday 20:00 - 20:30
6/6. Sitcom about a snobbish housewife and her long-suffering husband. Hyacinth quite enjoys a family christening - except when it is Daisy's family. [S]
Tuesday 20:30 - 21:00
4/6. 1980s sitcom about a middle-aged man still living with his parents. Timothy makes a determined effort to find himself a flat. [S]
Tuesday 21:00 - 22:00
4/7. The story of Edward I - the Hammer of the Scots - whose attempts to force English rule on Scotland and Wales strengthened the identities of all the British nations. [S,AD]
Tuesday 22:00 - 23:20
A Storyville documentary, set against the backdrop of conflict in Sudan, that follows five Khartoum residents as they search for freedom amid revolution and war. [S] [HD]
Tuesday 23:20 - 00:20
The story of a 1960s experiment that tried to teach a dolphin to speak English. Contains some scenes which some viewers may find upsetting. [S,AD] [HD]
Wed Mar 25
Wednesday 00:20 - 01:20
A revealing portrait of one of the most celebrated broadcasters of the 20th century, Alistair Cooke, whose Radio 4 programme Letter from America spanned 58 years. [S,AD]
Wednesday 01:20 - 01:50
1/6. Steeplejack Fred Dibnah tours Britain's engineering marvels. This edition visits Warwick, Edinburgh and Conwy to explore the development of the fortress. [S]
Wednesday 01:50 - 02:20
4/6. Julia Bradbury traverses Swaledale in Yorkshire. Wainwright studied this 22-mile section in detail, presenting a route of valley bottom and windswept moor top. [S,AD] [HD]
Wednesday 02:20 - 03:40
A Storyville documentary, set against the backdrop of conflict in Sudan, that follows five Khartoum residents as they search for freedom amid revolution and war. [S] [HD]
Wednesday 03:40 - 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
2/6. Fred Dibnah visits Hampton Court Palace and examines a 15th-century manor house. [S]
Wednesday 19:30 - 20:00
5/6. Documentary series. After visiting Richmond, Julia Bradbury crosses the vale between the Dales and her last National Park, the North York Moors. [S,AD] [HD]
Wednesday 20:00 - 20:50
Wildlife film-maker Martin Dohrn is bee obsessed. He has found over 60 species in his Bristol garden and sets out to film them, with mind-blowing results. [S,AD] [HD]
Wednesday 20:50 - 21:00
An introduction to John Stubbs's 18th-century masterpiece The Grosvenor Hunt. Written and narrated by John Jacob. [S]
Wednesday 21:00 - 22:00
2/2. In this mind-bending film, Jim Al-Khalili explores the universe at its largest, from our solar system up to giant networks of interconnected galaxies. [S] [HD]
Wednesday 22:00 - 22:45
3/11. Drama series. Egg takes on a medical negligence case and becomes emotionally involved with a client who has cancer. Contains some strong language. [S]
Wednesday 22:45 - 23:25
4/11. Delilah outstays her welcome, and Anna resorts to devious means to get her way. Contains very strong language and some scenes of a sexual nature. [S]
Wednesday 23:25 - 00:25
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]
Thu Mar 26
Thursday 00:25 - 01:25
The story of a 1960s experiment that tried to teach a dolphin to speak English. Contains some scenes which some viewers may find upsetting. [S,AD] [HD]
Thursday 01:25 - 01:55
2/6. Fred Dibnah visits Hampton Court Palace and examines a 15th-century manor house. [S]
Thursday 01:55 - 02:25
5/6. Documentary series. After visiting Richmond, Julia Bradbury crosses the vale between the Dales and her last National Park, the North York Moors. [S,AD] [HD]
Thursday 02:25 - 03:25
2/2. In this mind-bending film, Jim Al-Khalili explores the universe at its largest, from our solar system up to giant networks of interconnected galaxies. [S,SL]
Thursday 03:25 - 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
3/6. Steeplejack Fred Dibnah tours Britain admiring some of its engineering marvels. This edition takes in Preston, County Durham, St Paul's Cathedral and York Minster. [S]
Thursday 19:30 - 20:00
6/6. Julia Bradbury sets out on the final stage of her walk. Robin Hood's Bay is the goal, but first she must complete the North York Moors and walk through Eskdale. [S,AD] [HD]
Thursday 20:00 - 21:00
1/4. Using archive film, Alice Roberts uncovers how the monument of Stonehenge has been interpreted, argued over and debated by some of Britain's leading historians and archaeologists. [S,AD] [HD]
Thursday 21:00 - 21:30
Acclaimed and award-winning writer Julian Barnes talks to Katie Razzall about his literary life, preoccupation with death, why he's written his final novel and missing his readers. [S] [HD]
Thursday 21:30 - 23:15
Tony Webster, semi-retired owner of a photography shop, receives a mysterious legacy. Contains some strong language and some scenes of a sexual nature. [2017] [S] [HD]
Thursday 23:15 - 00:15
Prize-winning writer Julian Barnes discusses his novel Levels of Life, a memoir of bereavement, with Mark Lawson and talks candidly about love, death, memory and grief. From 2014. [S] [HD]
Fri Mar 27
Friday 00:15 - 01:05
Wildlife film-maker Martin Dohrn is bee obsessed. He has found over 60 species in his Bristol garden and sets out to film them, with mind-blowing results. [S,AD] [HD]
Friday 01:05 - 01:35
Places of Worship. 3/6. Fred visits Preston, County Durham, St Paul's Cathedral and York Minster. [S]
Friday 01:35 - 02:05
6/6. Julia Bradbury sets out on the final stage of her walk. Robin Hood's Bay is the goal, but first she must complete the North York Moors and walk through Eskdale. [S,AD] [HD]
Friday 02:05 - 03:05
1/4. Using archive film, Alice Roberts uncovers how the monument of Stonehenge has been interpreted, argued over and debated by some of Britain's leading historians and archaeologists. [S,AD,SL] [HD]
Friday 03:05 - 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
Gail Porter presents the pop chart programme, first broadcast on 25 June 1999 and featuring S Club 7, Jamiroquai, NSYNC, Britney Spears, Lit, Adam Rickitt, Melanie G and Vengaboys. [S]
Friday 19:30 - 20:00
Gail Porter presents the pop chart programme, first broadcast on 2 July 1999 and featuring Vengaboys, Whitney Houston, The Three Amigos, Suede, A1, Jennifer Lopez and ATB. [S]
Friday 20:00 - 20:30
Peter Powell introduces performances from Suzi Quatro, Dan Hill, Elvis Costello, The Vibrators, Kate Bush, Earth, Wind & Fire, Gerry Rafferty, Manhattan Transfer and Legs & Co. [S]
Friday 20:30 - 21:00
Peter Powell and Simon Bates present the pop chart programme, first broadcast on 24 March 1988 and featuring Sinitta, a-ha, Wet Wet Wet, Iron Maiden, Tiffany and Aswad. [S]
Friday 21:00 - 22:10
To mark her 80th birthday, Elkie Brooks looks back on some of her finest-ever performances at the BBC, including such hits as Pearl's a Singer, No More the Fool and Lilac Wine. [S] [HD]
Friday 22:10 - 23:10
Singer Elkie Brooks in concert at the Hippodrome, Golders Green, first broadcast simultaneously with Radio 1 in 1977. With a special introduction by Annie Nightingale. [S]
Friday 23:10 - 23:50
In a performance recorded especially for the BBC at the NEC, Birmingham, Elkie produces a subtle blend of rock numbers and gentle ballads. [S]
Friday 23:50 - 00:30
In the second part of this concert, Elkie performs new compositions and hits such as Lilac Wine, Don't Cry Out Loud and Gasoline Alley. [S]
Sat Mar 28
Saturday 00:30 - 01:00
Gail Porter presents the pop chart programme, first broadcast on 25 June 1999 and featuring S Club 7, Jamiroquai, NSYNC, Britney Spears, Lit, Adam Rickitt, Melanie G and Vengaboys. [S]
Saturday 01:00 - 01:30
Gail Porter presents the pop chart programme, first broadcast on 2 July 1999 and featuring Vengaboys, Whitney Houston, The Three Amigos, Suede, A1, Jennifer Lopez and ATB. [S]
Saturday 01:30 - 02:00
Peter Powell introduces performances from Suzi Quatro, Dan Hill, Elvis Costello, The Vibrators, Kate Bush, Earth, Wind & Fire, Gerry Rafferty, Manhattan Transfer and Legs & Co. [S]
Saturday 02:00 - 02:30
Peter Powell and Simon Bates present the pop chart programme, first broadcast on 24 March 1988 and featuring Sinitta, a-ha, Wet Wet Wet, Iron Maiden, Tiffany and Aswad. [S]
Saturday 02:30 - 03:30
Singer Elkie Brooks in concert at the Hippodrome, Golders Green, first broadcast simultaneously with Radio 1 in 1977. With a special introduction by Annie Nightingale. [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 - 19:45
Leonard Sachs presents the old-time music hall programme. With Roy Castle, Eartha Kitt, Barry Kent, Hinge and Bracket, The Halfwits and members of the Players' Theatre, London. [S]
Saturday 19:45 - 20:35
1/9. Hetty joins a quilt-making circle in order to find out who is terrorising a housing estate. Classic crime drama starring Patricia Routledge. [S]
Saturday 20:35 - 21:00
Angela Rippon sits for artist Paul Wyeth, who feels he has put his head 'very much on the chopping block' by agreeing to paint a portrait of the broadcasting icon. From 1979. [S]
Saturday 21:00 - 21:50
1/6. A tragic raid in Dublin links to murders in Spain, setting CAB on the trail of a ruthless criminal. Contains some strong language and prolonged violent scenes. [S,AD] [HD]
Saturday 21:50 - 22:40
2/6. A violent turn of events complicates the case, and a search of the property yields no sign of the missing ¬27 million. Contains some violent scenes. [S,AD] [HD]
Saturday 22:40 - 23:35
Michael Parkinson's guests are Gillian Anderson, Paul O'Grady and Paul Whitehouse. With music from Madness, who perform a couple of their classic hits. [S]
Saturday 23:35 - 00:05
6/6. Sitcom about a snobbish housewife and her long-suffering husband. Hyacinth quite enjoys a family christening - except when it is Daisy's family. [S]