Today 05:30 - 18:58
Daily from 7.00pm. [HD]
106: BBC FOUR HD
Sat Sep 05
Today 18:58 - 19:00
Programmes start at 7.00pm. [HD]
Today 19:00 - 19:05
A pride of lions has rewritten the rules - they have learnt to take down elephants. [S] [HD]
Today 19:05 - 20:00
12/13. David Attenborough's now-legendary encounter with young gorillas is featured in this episode as he looks at the history of primates. [S]
Today 20:00 - 21:00
5/8. Self-confessed railway enthusiast Michael Palin travels from Euston in London to the Kyle of Lochalsh, along routes steeped in history. [S]
Today 21:00 - 22:30
A pastor dies in a fire, and Alex learns the other pastor is someone from her past. Contains some strong language, some violence and some upsetting scenes. [S] [HD]
Today 22:30 - 23:00
5/8. Sitcom. DeVere hosts the traditional hunt ball but asks Marjory to organise it instead of Audrey, who in turn arranges an exquisite revenge. [S]
Today 23:00 - 23:30
4/7. Sitcom. Hyacinth volunteers to meet a special guest for the ladies' luncheon club, a retired commodore. It is a task that puts Hyacinth in a compromising position. [S]
Today 23:30 - 00:10
The pub has been a cornerstone of British society since medieval times. But in the past 50 years, the pub has undergone massive change. Narrated by Arthur Smith. [S]
Sun Sep 06
Tomorrow 00:10 - 01:10
1/2. Steve Backshall attempts to climb Venezuela's tepuis - ancient, sheer-sided mountains. Contains some strong language. [S,AD] [HD]
Tomorrow 01:10 - 02:05
12/13. David Attenborough's now-legendary encounter with young gorillas is featured in this episode as he looks at the history of primates. [S]
Tomorrow 02:05 - 03:05
5/8. Self-confessed railway enthusiast Michael Palin travels from Euston in London to the Kyle of Lochalsh, along routes steeped in history. [S]
Tomorrow 03:05 - 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 - 20:00
1/5. The inside story of the design and construction of the Severn Bridge. [S,AD] [HD]
Tomorrow 20:00 - 21:45
The legendary pianist returns to the festival with Beethoven's Second Piano Concerto, joining the Munich Philharmonic and conductor Lahav Shani, who follow up with Brahms' Fourth. [S] [HD]
Tomorrow 21:45 - 22:00
Shelagh Delaney, the author of A Taste of Honey, looks at Salford, where she grew up and where the action of her plays takes place. [S] [HD]
Tomorrow 22:00 - 22:15
Peter Egan looks back on the 1984 adaptation of Shelagh Delaney's landmark play A Taste of Honey. [S] [HD]
Tomorrow 22:15 - 23:45
1984 adaptation of Shelagh Delaney's classic play. [S]
Tomorrow 23:45 - 23:55
Dame Siân Phillips remembers the 2014 TV production of Dylan Thomas's 'play for voices'. [S] [HD]
Tomorrow 23:55 - 00:55
A unique production of Dylan Thomas's famous 'play for voices' enacted by a community of Welsh performers in New York, Los Angeles, London, Cardiff and Laugharne. [S] [HD]
Mon Sep 07
Monday 00:55 - 01:55
An examination of the work and the legend of Welsh poet Dylan Thomas, originally broadcast in 2003 to commemorate the fiftieth anniversary of his death. [S,AD]
Monday 01:55 - 02:10
Shelagh Delaney, the author of A Taste of Honey, looks at Salford, where she grew up and where the action of her plays takes place. [S] [HD]
Monday 02:10 - 03:10
1/5. The inside story of the design and construction of the Severn Bridge. [S,AD,SL] [HD]
Monday 03:10 - 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 - 19:45
9/10. Tim Dunn visits the architecture of the Stockton & Darlington railway. [S,AD] [HD]
Monday 19:45 - 20:00
Chris Beardshaw flies to Cornwall to help a school create a tropical paradise in its backyard. On the way, he takes a dip in the ocean in search of plants that have washed in from South America. [S]
Monday 20:00 - 21:00
3/3. A look at how attention turned from civilisation and kings to the search for the common man against a background of science and competing political ideologies. [S] [HD]
Monday 21:00 - 21:30
Magnus Magnusson presents the quiz programme from Strathclyde University. Specialist subjects include the Spanish anarchist movement 1908-1975 and the operas of Benjamin Britten. [S]
Monday 21:30 - 22:00
Panel game of word definitions and deceptions hosted by Robert Robinson. Team captains Frank Muir and Patrick Campbell are joined by Jenny Agutter, Sinead Cusack, Tim Rice and Nigel Dempster. [S]
Monday 22:00 - 23:00
Julian of Norwich. The story of Revelations of Divine Love, the first book written in English by a woman. [S,AD] [HD]
Monday 23:00 - 00:00
1/3. A look at how the era's sculpture casts a new light on medieval times in Britain. Contains some strong language. [S] [HD]
Tue Sep 08
Tuesday 00:00 - 01:00
2/3. James Fox takes us from East Asia and India to Europe and America, charting the 1,000-year story about our quest to understand nature. [S] [HD]
Tuesday 01:00 - 01:15
Chris Beardshaw flies to Cornwall to help a school create a tropical paradise in its backyard. On the way, he takes a dip in the ocean in search of plants that have washed in from South America. [S]
Tuesday 01:15 - 02:10
3/3. A look at how attention turned from civilisation and kings to the search for the common man against a background of science and competing political ideologies. [S,SL]
Tuesday 02:10 - 03:10
Julian of Norwich. The story of Revelations of Divine Love, the first book written in English by a woman. [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 - 19:45
10/10. Tim Dunn sees Swindon's railway village and explores the past of Milan's monumental station. [S,AD] [HD]
Tuesday 19:45 - 20:00
Peripatetic gardener Chris Beardshaw flies to the south west in search of hedges. He visits the gardens of RHS Rosemoor in Devon and Antony House in Cornwall. [S]
Tuesday 20:00 - 20:30
6/8. Stately sitcom. Audrey waits for DeVere to go away before she herself goes on holiday. [S]
Tuesday 20:30 - 21:00
5/7. Sitcom. Hyacinth decides to have a second attempt at finding a small weekend home in the country, but she and Richard have different views on the word 'small'. [S]
Tuesday 21:00 - 21:30
1/7. Popular 1970s sitcom about a middle-class, middle-aged rebel. Why is Reggie referring to his mother-in-law as a hippopotamus? [S]
Tuesday 21:30 - 22:00
2/7. Reggie Perrin needs a month's holiday, but all he gets is an afternoon in a safari park with his wife, daughter, son-in-law and their two 'tiny adults'. [S]
Tuesday 22:00 - 22:50
Documentary detailing the killer wave which struck the coast of the Bristol Channel in 1607. Two scientists are increasingly convinced that the wave was actually a tsunami. [S,AD]
Tuesday 22:50 - 23:40
1/3. A museum in Osaka asks the Mayuyamas for help with artefacts currently hidden away in their archive: an exquisite 800-year-old celadon vase from China and a 16th-century tea bowl. [S] [HD]
Tuesday 23:40 - 00:40
Documentary. Jim Al-Khalili takes a look at how we've created machines that can simulate, augment, and even outperform the human mind - and why this shouldn't spook us. [S,AD] [HD]
Wed Sep 09
Wednesday 00:40 - 01:40
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]
Wednesday 01:40 - 01:55
Peripatetic gardener Chris Beardshaw flies to the south west in search of hedges. He visits the gardens of RHS Rosemoor in Devon and Antony House in Cornwall. [S]
Wednesday 01:55 - 02:45
Documentary detailing the killer wave which struck the coast of the Bristol Channel in 1607. Two scientists are increasingly convinced that the wave was actually a tsunami. [S,AD]
Wednesday 02:45 - 03:45
Documentary. Jim Al-Khalili takes a look at how we've created machines that can simulate, augment, and even outperform the human mind - and why this shouldn't spook us. [S,AD,SL] [HD]
Wednesday 03:45 - 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
3/6. Fred Dibnah looks at how carpenters have used their talents to transform buildings such as Stokesey Castle, Little Moreton Hall and Harvington Hall. [S,AD]
Wednesday 19:30 - 20:00
9/10. Ben Robinson unearths the past of Greyabbey, a village on Northern Ireland's beautiful Strangford Lough, and discovers the history of its moneymaking kelp industry. [S] [HD]
Wednesday 20:00 - 21:00
1/2. Dan Snow and team take on the rapids of the Grand Canyon in antique wooden boats to rediscover one of the wild west's great adventures of discovery. [S,AD] [HD]
Wednesday 21:00 - 22:00
1/2. Amateur footage offers new insights into life in prewar Germany and during World War II. Contains some violence and disturbing scenes. [S] [HD]
Wednesday 22:00 - 22:15
Actor Spencer Banks reflects on his leading role in the 1974 Play for Today Penda's Fen. [S] [HD]
Wednesday 22:15 - 23:40
An awakened force in the landscape challenges a boy's clear and intense view of the world. Contains scenes which some viewers may find upsetting. [S]
Wednesday 23:40 - 00:40
1/2. Dan Snow and team take on the rapids of the Grand Canyon in antique wooden boats to rediscover one of the wild west's great adventures of discovery. [S,AD] [HD]
Thu Sep 10
Thursday 00:40 - 01:40
1/2. Amateur footage offers new insights into life in prewar Germany and during World War II. Contains some violence and disturbing scenes. [S] [HD]
Thursday 01:40 - 02:10
3/6. Fred Dibnah looks at how carpenters have used their talents to transform buildings such as Stokesey Castle, Little Moreton Hall and Harvington Hall. [S,AD]
Thursday 02:10 - 02:40
9/10. Ben Robinson unearths the past of Greyabbey, a village on Northern Ireland's beautiful Strangford Lough, and discovers the history of its moneymaking kelp industry. [S,SL] [HD]
Thursday 02:40 - 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
4/6. Fred Dibnah travels to Scotland to demonstrate the engineering and design skills that shaped Scottish baronial style. [S,AD]
Thursday 19:30 - 20:00
10/10. Ben Robinson discovers how the Scottish village of Johnshaven found wealth in cloth. [S] [HD]
Thursday 20:00 - 21:00
What happened to a British ship and German U-boat that reportedly sank each other in 1917? [S,AD] [HD]
Thursday 21:00 - 22:45
Classic western adventure, starring Paul Newman and Robert Redford as legendary outlaws Butch and Kid. [1969] [S,AD]
Thursday 22:45 - 23:25
The career of Robert Redford is examined in this exploration of the BBC archives, which includes rarely seen interviews. Narrated by Sylvia Syms. [S]
Thursday 23:25 - 01:10
The quiet English village of St Mary Mead is disrupted when a Hollywood film crew introduce inflated egos and cold-blooded murder. Miss Marple, of course, investigates. [1981] [S]
Fri Sep 11
Friday 01:10 - 02:10
Friends, family and co-stars share their memories of the legendary Elizabeth Taylor. With Liza Minnelli, Joan Collins, Angela Lansbury and Sir David Frost. [S] [HD]
Friday 02:10 - 03:10
What happened to a British ship and German U-boat that reportedly sank each other in 1917? [S,AD] [HD]
Friday 03:10 - 03:40
10/10. Ben Robinson discovers how the Scottish village of Johnshaven found wealth in cloth. [S,SL] [HD]
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 - 20:00
Day 3 highlights from the third Test match between England and Pakistan at Edgbaston. [S] [HD]
Friday 20:00 - 21:30
Dvorak's epic, Britten's Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra and a new triple concerto for BBC Young Musician star alumni Sheku Kanneh-Mason, Jess Gillam and Ben Goldscheider. [S] [HD]
Friday 21:30 - 22:00
Peter Powell and Simon Bates present the pop chart programme, first broadcast on 13 August 1987 and featuring Def Leppard, Motley Crue, Rick Astley and The Jesus and Mary Chain. [S]
Friday 22:00 - 22:30
Gary Davies presents the pop chart programme, first broadcast on 13 September 1990 and featuring Sonia, Maria McKee and INXS. [S]
Friday 22:30 - 23:40
Documentary looking at the short but brilliant career of legendary rock 'n' roll star Buddy Holly. Features interviews with contemporaries and fans including Paul McCartney. [S]
Friday 23:40 - 00:05
The inspiration behind Buddy Holly's famous song provides fresh insights into his career. [S]
Sat Sep 12
Saturday 00:05 - 01:05
A celebration of rock 'n' roll in the shape of a compilation of classic artists and songs, featuring Jerry Lee Lewis, Dion, Dick Dale, Tom Petty, Joan Jett and Oasis. [S]
Saturday 01:05 - 01:40
Peter Powell and Simon Bates present the pop chart programme, first broadcast on 13 August 1987 and featuring Def Leppard, Motley Crue, Rick Astley and The Jesus and Mary Chain. [S]
Saturday 01:40 - 02:10
Gary Davies presents the pop chart programme, first broadcast on 13 September 1990 and featuring Sonia, Maria McKee and INXS. [S]
Saturday 02:10 - 03:15
Documentary looking at the short but brilliant career of legendary rock 'n' roll star Buddy Holly. Features interviews with contemporaries and fans including Paul McCartney. [S]
Saturday 03:15 - 03:45
The inspiration behind Buddy Holly's famous song provides fresh insights into his career. [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
Day 4 highlights from the third Test match between England and Pakistan at Edgbaston. [S] [HD]
Saturday 20:00 - 21:00
Highlights from the second day of the 2026 Solheim Cup as Europe take on the United States, with the event being played in the Netherlands for the first time. [S] [HD]
Saturday 21:00 - 22:30
A fatal gang shooting leads police to a mysterious figure with unknown motives. Contains strong language and prolonged violent scenes. [S] [HD]
Saturday 22:30 - 22:55
6/8. Stately sitcom. Audrey waits for DeVere to go away before she herself goes on holiday. [S]
Saturday 22:55 - 23:25
5/7. Sitcom. Hyacinth decides to have a second attempt at finding a small weekend home in the country, but she and Richard have different views on the word 'small'. [S]
Saturday 23:25 - 23:55
1/7. Popular 1970s sitcom about a middle-class, middle-aged rebel. Why is Reggie referring to his mother-in-law as a hippopotamus? [S]
Saturday 23:55 - 00:25
2/7. Reggie Perrin needs a month's holiday, but all he gets is an afternoon in a safari park with his wife, daughter, son-in-law and their two 'tiny adults'. [S]
Sun Sep 13
Sunday 00:25 - 01:25
2/2. Nature documentary. Joining up with a team of elite Italian cavers, Steve ventures deep within a tepui, inside a newly discovered cave. [S,AD] [HD]