106: BBC FOUR HD

Mon Aug 10
This is BBC Four

Today 05:30 - 18:58

Daily from 7.00pm. [HD]

This is BBC Four

Today 18:58 - 19:00

Programmes start at 7.00pm. [HD]

The Architecture the Railways Built

Today 19:00 - 19:40

1/10. Tim Dunn explores disused tube station Down Street in Mayfair, which played a crucial tactical role during WWII, and tours Rotterdam Centraal station with its designer. [S,AD] [HD]

The Flying Gardener

Today 19:40 - 20:00

Chris Beardshaw visits inspirational gardens by helicopter. A look at fine examples of vertical gardening found in the castles and villages of the Cotswolds. [S]

The Art of Spain

Today 20:00 - 21:00

2/3. Andrew Graham-Dixon explores Spain's art history. He discovers how a brutal empire brought a Golden Age of art of the 16th and 17th centuries. [S,AD]

Mastermind: 1977

Today 21:00 - 21:30

Magnus Magnusson hosts from Reading University. Specialist subjects include the Alps, symphony orchestra instruments, children's literature and the Old Testament. [S]

Call My Bluff

Today 21:30 - 22:00

Robert Robinson chairs as team captains Frank Muir and Patrick Campbell are joined by Nanette Newman, Bryan Forbes, Joanna Lumley and Russell Harty. [S]

The Sky at Night

Today 22:00 - 22:30

Professor Brian Cox joins the team to explore the mind-bending mysteries of black holes discovered by the James Webb Space Telescope's most exciting new observations. [S] [HD]

The Golden Age of Spanish Painting

Today 22:30 - 23:20

Omnibus. Humphrey Burton examines the golden age of Spanish painting, originally broadcast in 1976 to coincide with a major exhibition at the Royal Academy of Arts. [S]

One Hundred Great Paintings: The Magic of Light

Today 23:20 - 23:35

Zurbaran. Edwin Mullins looks at Francisco de Zurbaran's Still Life with Lemons, Oranges and a Rose. [S]

Britain's Lost Waterlands: Escape to Swallows and Amazons Country

Today 23:35 - 00:35

Exploring the landscapes that inspired Arthur Ransome to write Swallows and Amazons. [S,AD] [HD]

Tue Aug 11
The Flying Gardener

Tomorrow 00:35 - 00:50

Chris Beardshaw visits inspirational gardens by helicopter. A look at fine examples of vertical gardening found in the castles and villages of the Cotswolds. [S]

The Art of Spain

Tomorrow 00:50 - 01:50

2/3. Andrew Graham-Dixon explores Spain's art history. He discovers how a brutal empire brought a Golden Age of art of the 16th and 17th centuries. [S,AD]

The Golden Age of Spanish Painting

Tomorrow 01:50 - 02:40

Omnibus. Humphrey Burton examines the golden age of Spanish painting, originally broadcast in 1976 to coincide with a major exhibition at the Royal Academy of Arts. [S]

Britain's Lost Waterlands: Escape to Swallows and Amazons Country

Tomorrow 02:40 - 03:40

Exploring the landscapes that inspired Arthur Ransome to write Swallows and Amazons. [S,AD] [HD]

This is BBC Four

Tomorrow 03:40 - 05:30

Programmes start at 7.00pm. [HD]

This is BBC Four

Tomorrow 05:30 - 18:58

Daily from 7.00pm. [HD]

This is BBC Four

Tomorrow 18:58 - 19:00

Programmes start at 7.00pm. [HD]

The Architecture the Railways Built

Tomorrow 19:00 - 19:40

2/10. Tim Dunn visits the Ffestiniog in Wales, originally built to transport slate from mountain to coast, and learns about Amsterdam Centraal. [S,AD] [HD]

The Flying Gardener

Tomorrow 19:40 - 19:55

Chris Beardshaw follows in the footsteps of the Scottish adventurers who travelled the globe and risked their lives to bring back plants that are now taken for granted. [S,AD]

To the Manor Born

Tomorrow 19:55 - 20:30

2/8. Audrey moves out of Grantleigh Manor. Her hopes of seeing the estate run along old lines are dashed when she discovers the new owner's background. [S]

Keeping Up Appearances

Tomorrow 20:30 - 21:00

1/7. Richard is far from happy when Hyacinth concocts an elaborate plan to turn him into a Frosticle executive with the help of a chukka of golf! [S]

Ardal O'Hanlon: Tomb Raider

Tomorrow 21:00 - 22:00

Ardal O'Hanlon explores a 1930s quest to find the first Irish men and women using archaeology, answering his deepest questions about what it means to be Irish. [S] [HD]

Kamikaze: An Untold History

Tomorrow 22:00 - 23:30

Japanese and US veterans reflect on the 'kamikaze' attacks of World War II, which killed thousands of Japanese airmen and Allied military personnel. [S] [HD]

The Sky at Night

Tomorrow 23:30 - 00:00

Professor Brian Cox joins the team to explore the mind-bending mysteries of black holes discovered by the James Webb Space Telescope's most exciting new observations. [S] [HD]

Wed Aug 12
The Wildest Weather in the Universe

Wednesday 00:00 - 01:00

10/17. A look at the fledgling field of extraterrestrial meteorology. [S] [HD]

Beautiful Equations

Wednesday 01:00 - 02:00

Art critic Matt Collings explores the most famous equations in science and realises that concepts of beauty and elegance have been used by many scientists to advance their work. [S]

The Flying Gardener

Wednesday 02:00 - 02:15

Chris Beardshaw follows in the footsteps of the Scottish adventurers who travelled the globe and risked their lives to bring back plants that are now taken for granted. [S,AD]

Ardal O'Hanlon: Tomb Raider

Wednesday 02:15 - 03:15

Ardal O'Hanlon explores a 1930s quest to find the first Irish men and women using archaeology, answering his deepest questions about what it means to be Irish. [S] [HD]

This is BBC Four

Wednesday 03:15 - 05:30

Programmes start at 7.00pm. [HD]

This is BBC Four

Wednesday 05:30 - 18:58

Daily from 7.00pm. [HD]

This is BBC Four

Wednesday 18:58 - 19:00

Programmes start at 7.00pm. [HD]

Villages by the Sea

Wednesday 19:00 - 19:30

1/10. Ben Robinson visits Culross, a stunning 17th-century village that was a major centre for Scottish coal mining and the first underwater sea coal shaft in the world. [S] [HD]

Wainwright Walks

Wednesday 19:30 - 20:00

3/4. Series in which Julia Bradbury explores the work of fell walker and author Alfred Wainwright. Julia is in the Borrowdale Valley to climb to the summit of Castle Crag. [S,AD]

Treasures of Ancient Rome

Wednesday 20:00 - 21:00

3/3. Alastair Sooke charts the fall of the Roman Empire through some of its artistic treasures, including one of the best preserved Roman cities in Libya. [S] [HD]

Mary Beard's Ultimate Rome: Empire Without Limit

Wednesday 21:00 - 22:00

2/4. Mary Beard explores the physical world of the Roman Empire. [S,AD] [HD]

I, Claudius

Wednesday 22:00 - 22:50

5/12. The situation in the east now threatens Tiberius's position as emperor. Deals with adult themes. [S]

I, Claudius

Wednesday 22:50 - 23:45

6/12. Series chronicling the reigns of four Roman emperors. Germanicus has been murdered in Antioch, and his wife Agrippina is convinced Tiberius ordered the killing. Deals with adult themes. [S]

Treasures of Ancient Rome

Wednesday 23:45 - 00:45

3/3. Alastair Sooke charts the fall of the Roman Empire through some of its artistic treasures, including one of the best preserved Roman cities in Libya. [S] [HD]

Thu Aug 13
Inside the Bat Cave

Thursday 00:45 - 01:45

A remarkable journey into the secret world of bats. Cutting-edge night-vision cameras follow the hidden life of a greater horseshoe bat roost for four months. [S,AD] [HD]

Wainwright Walks

Thursday 01:45 - 02:15

3/4. Series in which Julia Bradbury explores the work of fell walker and author Alfred Wainwright. Julia is in the Borrowdale Valley to climb to the summit of Castle Crag. [S,AD]

Villages by the Sea

Thursday 02:15 - 02:45

1/10. Ben Robinson visits Culross, a stunning 17th-century village that was a major centre for Scottish coal mining and the first underwater sea coal shaft in the world. [S,SL] [HD]

Mary Beard's Ultimate Rome: Empire Without Limit

Thursday 02:45 - 03:45

2/4. Mary Beard explores the physical world of the Roman Empire. [S,AD,SL] [HD]

This is BBC Four

Thursday 03:45 - 05:30

Programmes start at 7.00pm. [HD]

This is BBC Four

Thursday 05:30 - 18:58

Daily from 7.00pm. [HD]

This is BBC Four

Thursday 18:58 - 19:00

Programmes start at 7.00pm. [HD]

Villages by the Sea

Thursday 19:00 - 19:30

2/10. Ben Robinson explores the remains of a lost harbour in Port Carlisle, a once-thriving port that hoped to rival Liverpool. [S] [HD]

Wainwright Walks

Thursday 19:30 - 20:00

4/4. Julia Bradbury explores the work of fell walker Alfred Wainwright. She faces Scafell Pike, England's highest peak, and must reach the 978m summit before darkness falls. [S,AD]

Operation Mincemeat

Thursday 20:00 - 21:00

Using original witnesses, Ben Macintyre recreates the remarkable story of how one brilliant team, and one dead tramp, pulled off a deception which changed the course of WWII. [S,AD]

The Coen Brothers Story

Thursday 21:00 - 22:00

Actors and collaborators look back at the Coen brothers' remarkable career. Contains some strong language and some violent scenes. [S,AD] [HD]

Inside Llewyn Davis

Thursday 22:00 - 23:40

A week in the life of Llewyn Davis, a struggling folk singer in 1961 New York. Contains strong language and some violent scenes. [2013] [S,AD] [HD]

Shaft

Thursday 23:40 - 01:15

Detective John Shaft is hired by a Harlem gangster to rescue his kidnapped daughter. Contains very strong language, some sexual content and some violence. [1971] [S] [HD]

Fri Aug 14
Wainwright Walks

Friday 01:15 - 01:45

4/4. Julia Bradbury explores the work of fell walker Alfred Wainwright. She faces Scafell Pike, England's highest peak, and must reach the 978m summit before darkness falls. [S,AD]

Operation Mincemeat

Friday 01:45 - 02:45

Using original witnesses, Ben Macintyre recreates the remarkable story of how one brilliant team, and one dead tramp, pulled off a deception which changed the course of WWII. [S,AD]

Villages by the Sea

Friday 02:45 - 03:15

2/10. Ben Robinson explores the remains of a lost harbour in Port Carlisle, a once-thriving port that hoped to rival Liverpool. [S,SL] [HD]

This is BBC Four

Friday 03:15 - 05:30

Programmes start at 7.00pm. [HD]

This is BBC Four

Friday 05:30 - 18:58

Daily from 7.00pm. [HD]

This is BBC Four

Friday 18:58 - 19:00

Programmes start at 7.00pm. [HD]

Beethoven's Seventh at the Proms

Friday 19:00 - 20:35

Gustavo Dudamel leads the Los Angeles Philharmonic in its first Proms appearance for more than two decades, pairing Beethoven with Gabriela Ortiz's urgent Revolucion diamantina. [S] [HD]

TOTP: 2000

Friday 20:35 - 21:05

Gail Porter presents the pop chart programme, first broadcast on 17 March 2000 and featuring Geri Halliwell, Tom Jones and Stereophonics, Five, Lene Marlin, Barbara Tucker, Moby and Lulu. [S]

TOTP: 2000

Friday 21:05 - 21:35

Gail Porter presents the pop chart programme, first broadcast on 24 March 2000 and featuring Chicane feat Bryan Adams, Macy Gray, Dr Dre feat Snoop Dogg, Will Smith, No Doubt and Geri Halliwell. [S]

TOTP: 1985

Friday 21:35 - 22:05

Peter Powell and Dixie Peach present the pop chart programme, first broadcast on 15 August 1985. Featuring UB40 with Chrissie Hynde, Madonna, The Cars, Kate Bush and Billy Idol. [S]

TOTP: 1986

Friday 22:05 - 22:35

Simon Bates presents the pop chart programme, first broadcast on 14 August 1986. Featuring It Bites, Lionel Richie, Anita Dobson, Phil Fearon and Chris De Burgh. [S]

Ultimate Cover Versions at the BBC

Friday 22:35 - 23:35

Smash hits from 60 years of great cover versions in performance from the BBC TV archive, featuring Alexandra Burke, The Moody Blues, Soft Cell, Mariah Carey, UB40 and many more. [S]

Ultimate Cover Versions at the BBC

Friday 23:35 - 01:35

It's time for a return trip through the best of the BBC's music archives, celebrating more of the songs that are so good, other artists haven't be able to resist recording their own versions. [S] [HD]

Sat Aug 15
TOTP: 2000

Saturday 01:35 - 02:05

Gail Porter presents the pop chart programme, first broadcast on 17 March 2000 and featuring Geri Halliwell, Tom Jones and Stereophonics, Five, Lene Marlin, Barbara Tucker, Moby and Lulu. [S]

TOTP: 2000

Saturday 02:05 - 02:35

Gail Porter presents the pop chart programme, first broadcast on 24 March 2000 and featuring Chicane feat Bryan Adams, Macy Gray, Dr Dre feat Snoop Dogg, Will Smith, No Doubt and Geri Halliwell. [S]

TOTP: 1985

Saturday 02:35 - 03:05

Peter Powell and Dixie Peach present the pop chart programme, first broadcast on 15 August 1985. Featuring UB40 with Chrissie Hynde, Madonna, The Cars, Kate Bush and Billy Idol. [S]

TOTP: 1986

Saturday 03:05 - 03:35

Simon Bates presents the pop chart programme, first broadcast on 14 August 1986. Featuring It Bites, Lionel Richie, Anita Dobson, Phil Fearon and Chris De Burgh. [S]

This is BBC Four

Saturday 03:35 - 05:30

Programmes start at 7.00pm. [HD]

This is BBC Four

Saturday 05:30 - 18:58

Daily from 7.00pm. [HD]

This is BBC Four

Saturday 18:58 - 19:00

Programmes start at 7.00pm. [HD]

Africa's Lion Kings

Saturday 19:00 - 19:05

A pride of lions has rewritten the rules - they have learnt to take down elephants. [S] [HD]

Life on Earth

Saturday 19:05 - 20:00

9/13. Mammals have proved to be one of the most adaptable products of evolution. David Attenborough looks at their evolution from reptiles 200 million years ago. [S] [HD]

Voyages of Discovery

Saturday 20:00 - 21:00

Paul Rose tells the story of the USS Squalus, stranded on the bottom of the Atlantic in 1939 and the first time anyone had been saved from a stricken submarine. [S,AD]

Kabul

Saturday 21:00 - 21:50

1/6. Kabul, August 2021. As American troops withdraw, the Taliban return. Contains some strong language and some violent scenes. [S] [HD]

Kabul

Saturday 21:50 - 22:45

2/6. The Nazany family scatters, with Zarah and Fazal on the run, while Amina remains torn. Contains some strong language. [S] [HD]

To the Manor Born

Saturday 22:45 - 23:15

2/8. Audrey moves out of Grantleigh Manor. Her hopes of seeing the estate run along old lines are dashed when she discovers the new owner's background. [S]

Keeping Up Appearances

Saturday 23:15 - 23:45

1/7. Richard is far from happy when Hyacinth concocts an elaborate plan to turn him into a Frosticle executive with the help of a chukka of golf! [S]

Bouffants, Beehives and Bobs: The Hairdos that Made Britain

Saturday 23:45 - 00:45

3/7. A look back at the iconic hairdos of British men and women over the past 60 years. [S,AD] [HD]

Sun Aug 16
Life on Earth

Sunday 00:45 - 01:40

9/13. Mammals have proved to be one of the most adaptable products of evolution. David Attenborough looks at their evolution from reptiles 200 million years ago. [S] [HD]

Voyages of Discovery

Sunday 01:40 - 02:35

Paul Rose tells the story of the USS Squalus, stranded on the bottom of the Atlantic in 1939 and the first time anyone had been saved from a stricken submarine. [S,AD]

The Wildest Weather in the Universe

Sunday 02:35 - 03:35

10/17. A look at the fledgling field of extraterrestrial meteorology. [S] [HD]

This is BBC Four

Sunday 03:35 - 05:30

Programmes start at 7.00pm. [HD]

This is BBC Four

Sunday 05:30 - 18:58

Daily from 7.00pm. [HD]

This is BBC Four

Sunday 18:58 - 19:00

Programmes start at 7.00pm. [HD]

Bill Oddie Goes Wild

Sunday 19:00 - 19:30

Bill Oddie presents a compilation of the best clips from the three series of Bill Oddie Goes Wild. [S] [HD]

Birding with Bill Oddie

Sunday 19:30 - 20:00

4/6. Second in a series of practical guides to birdwatching and learning about birds. Bill revisits his childhood birding haunts to discover how they have changed over fifty years. [S]

Bill Oddie's Top Ten Birds

Sunday 20:00 - 21:00

Bill Oddie counts down the UK's ten most beloved and most villainous birds in a poll based on the thousands of letters he has received over the years from members of the public. [S,AD]

Debuts at the Proms

Sunday 21:00 - 21:55

A celebration of moments that make Proms history: landmark premieres and remarkable debuts, including first appearances of artists, orchestras and even instruments. [S] [HD]

Black Watch

Sunday 21:55 - 23:30

Hard-hitting play that gives a frank account of a Scottish regiment serving in Iraq. Contains very strong language, some sexual content and some upsetting... [S]

Black Watch: A Soldier's Story

Sunday 23:30 - 00:30

An insight into the National Theatre of Scotland's Black Watch, a play about the Iraq War. Contains very strong language. [S]

Mon Aug 17
Jane Austen: The Unseen Portrait?

Monday 00:30 - 01:30

Martha Kearney follows Dr Paula Byrne, who believes she has come across a portrait of Jane Austen lost to the world for nearly two centuries. Can the picture stand up to scrutiny? [S,AD] [HD]

Debuts at the Proms

Monday 01:30 - 02:30

A celebration of moments that make Proms history: landmark premieres and remarkable debuts, including first appearances of artists, orchestras and even instruments. [S] [HD]

Bill Oddie Goes Wild

Monday 02:30 - 03:00

Bill Oddie presents a compilation of the best clips from the three series of Bill Oddie Goes Wild. [S] [HD]

Birding with Bill Oddie

Monday 03:00 - 03:30

4/6. Second in a series of practical guides to birdwatching and learning about birds. Bill revisits his childhood birding haunts to discover how they have changed over fifty years. [S]

This is BBC Four

Monday 03:30 - 05:30

Programmes start at 7.00pm. [HD]

This is BBC Four

Monday 05:30 - 18:58

Daily from 7.00pm. [HD]

This is BBC Four

Monday 18:58 - 19:00

Programmes start at 7.00pm. [HD]

The Architecture the Railways Built

Monday 19:00 - 19:40

3/10. Tim Dunn goes behind the scenes at London's Kings Cross station and finds out about the disused funicular railway hidden in the Avon Gorge in Bristol. [S,AD] [HD]

The Flying Gardener

Monday 19:40 - 19:55

Chris Beardshaw visits gardens by helicopter. He takes a trip to Britain's largest protected wetland to see some rare plants, and a look at ponds filled with exotics. [S,AD]

The Art of Spain

Monday 19:55 - 21:00

3/3. Andrew Graham-Dixon explores Spain's art history. He reveals how the north of the country has produced some of the most dazzling art of the modern age. [S,AD]

Mastermind: 1977

Monday 21:00 - 21:30

Magnus Magnusson hosts from Reading University. Specialist subjects include P. G. Wodehouse, Vincent van Gogh, science fiction and John Buchan. [S]

Call My Bluff

Monday 21:30 - 22:00

Robert Robinson chairs as team captains frank Muir and Patrick Campbell are joined by Andrew Previn, Tom Conti, Barbara Kellerman and Tina Brown. [S]

Art on the BBC: Michelangelo: The Good the Bad and the Ugly

Monday 22:00 - 23:00

3/4. Art historian Sona Datta creates a television history of Michelangelo. [S] [HD]

Art and Design: The Journey

Monday 23:00 - 23:25

Writer George Melly talks about the influence of surrealism on his early life. Contains some scenes which some viewers may find upsetting. [S] [HD]

Wainwright: The Man Who Loved the Lakes

Monday 23:25 - 00:25

Documentary recalling the life of Alfred Wainwright, the eccentric Lancastrian who created a series of iconic fell-walking books in the 1950s, and his love for the Lake District. [S]

Tue Aug 18
The Flying Gardener

Tuesday 00:25 - 00:40

Chris Beardshaw visits gardens by helicopter. He takes a trip to Britain's largest protected wetland to see some rare plants, and a look at ponds filled with exotics. [S,AD]

The Art of Spain

Tuesday 00:40 - 01:40

3/3. Andrew Graham-Dixon explores Spain's art history. He reveals how the north of the country has produced some of the most dazzling art of the modern age. [S,AD]