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106: BBC FOUR HD

Tue Apr 21
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]

Snooker: World Championship

Today 19:00 - 22:00

Coverage of day 4 of the World Snooker Championship at the Crucible Theatre, Sheffield. [S] [HD]

Speechless: Storyville

Today 22:00 - 23:30

2/2. Part two of a film exploring the freedom of speech conversations on US campuses. Contains strong language and scenes which some viewers may find disturbing. [S] [HD]

Britain's Nuclear Secrets: Inside Sellafield

Today 23:30 - 00:30

Nuclear physicist Jim Al-Khalili uncovers the story of the Sellafield nuclear facility. [S] [HD]

Wed Apr 22
Horizon: Volcanoes of the Solar System

Tomorrow 00:30 - 01:30

Horizon follows an international team of volcanologists in Iceland as they draw fascinating parallels between the volcanoes on Earth and those elsewhere in the solar system. [S] [HD]

The Houdini Myth - Timewatch

Tomorrow 01:30 - 02:20

Film exploring the extraordinary impact of escapologist Harry Houdini in the early 20th century. Featuring restored archive footage and interviews with historians and illusionists. [S]

Britain's Nuclear Secrets: Inside Sellafield

Tomorrow 02:20 - 03:20

Nuclear physicist Jim Al-Khalili uncovers the story of the Sellafield nuclear facility. [S,SL] [HD]

This is BBC Four

Tomorrow 03:20 - 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]

Snooker: World Championship

Tomorrow 19:00 - 22:00

Coverage of day 5 of the World Snooker Championship at the Crucible Theatre, Sheffield. [S] [HD]

This Life

Tomorrow 22:00 - 22:40

11/11. Tensions mount as jealousy, lust and shame combine to test the five flatmates. Contains some strong language and some scenes of a sexual nature. [S]

Concorde: A Supersonic Story

Tomorrow 22:40 - 23:40

The life of the most glamorous plane ever built, as told by the people whose lives she touched. Narrated by Sophie Okonedo. [S] [HD]

Shark: Beneath the Surface

Tomorrow 23:40 - 00:40

3/3. A look at how an international team of scientists is trying to change people's perceptions of sharks. However, their breakthroughs come at a time when many sharks face extinction. [S,AD] [HD]

Thu Apr 23
Horizon: Volcanoes of the Solar System

Thursday 00:40 - 01:40

Horizon follows an international team of volcanologists in Iceland as they draw fascinating parallels between the volcanoes on Earth and those elsewhere in the solar system. [S] [HD]

Concorde: A Supersonic Story

Thursday 01:40 - 02:40

The life of the most glamorous plane ever built, as told by the people whose lives she touched. Narrated by Sophie Okonedo. [S,SL] [HD]

This is BBC Four

Thursday 02:40 - 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]

Snooker: World Championship

Thursday 19:00 - 22:00

Coverage of day 6 of the World Snooker Championship at the Crucible Theatre, Sheffield. [S] [HD]

The Wicker Man

Thursday 22:00 - 23:30

A puritan police sergeant arrives on a Scottish island in search of a missing girl, who the Pagan locals claim never existed. Contains some sexual content and disturbing scenes. [1973] [S,AD]

Ex-S: The Wicker Man

Thursday 23:30 - 00:00

Documentary about cult British horror film The Wicker Man. Featuring actors Christopher Lee, Edward Woodward and Ingrid Pitt and director Robin Hardy. Deals with adult themes. [S]

Fri Apr 24
Why the Industrial Revolution Happened Here

Friday 00:00 - 01:00

Professor Jeremy Black explains the unique economic, social and political factors that helped Britain transform itself almost entirely by the 19th century. [S,AD] [HD]

Scotland: Rome's Final Frontier

Friday 01:00 - 02:00

Archaeologist Dr Fraser Hunter looks back on three centuries of contact and conflict with Scotland's Roman invaders, a story of a superpower pitted against tribesmen and warlords. [S] [HD]

Shark: Beneath the Surface

Friday 02:00 - 03:00

3/3. A look at how an international team of scientists is trying to change people's perceptions of sharks. However, their breakthroughs come at a time when many sharks face extinction. [S,AD] [HD]

This is BBC Four

Friday 03:00 - 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]

Snooker: World Championship

Friday 19:00 - 22:00

Coverage of day 7 of the World Snooker Championship at the Crucible Theatre, Sheffield. [S] [HD]

TOTP: 1987

Friday 22:00 - 22:30

Gary Davies presents the pop chart programme, first broadcast on 23 April 1987, featuring Five Star, The Smiths, Kim Wilde & Junior, Tom Jones, Madonna and Terence Trent D'Arby. [S]

TOTP: 1990

Friday 22:30 - 23:00

Jakki Brambles presents the pop chart programme, first broadcast on 19 April 1990 and featuring Sonia, Faith No More and Adamski. [S]

Roy Orbison at the BBC

Friday 23:00 - 23:35

A deep dive into the BBC's archives to celebrate the great Roy Orbison. Featuring hits from his UK visits, including Only the Lonely, Crying and Oh Pretty Woman. [S] [HD]

Roy Orbison and Friends: A Black and White Night

Friday 23:35 - 00:35

Roy Orbison performs with guests such as Bruce Springsteen, Tom Waits and Elvis Costello. [S] [HD]

Sat Apr 25
Roy Sings Orbison

Saturday 00:35 - 01:05

Roy Orbison sings some of his greatest hits, including Only the Lonely, Crying, Penny Arcade, Blue Bayou, Running Scared, Candy Man, In Dreams, Mean Woman Blues, It's Over and Oh, Pretty Woman. [S]

TOTP: 1987

Saturday 01:05 - 01:35

Gary Davies presents the pop chart programme, first broadcast on 23 April 1987, featuring Five Star, The Smiths, Kim Wilde & Junior, Tom Jones, Madonna and Terence Trent D'Arby. [S]

TOTP: 1990

Saturday 01:35 - 02:05

Jakki Brambles presents the pop chart programme, first broadcast on 19 April 1990 and featuring Sonia, Faith No More and Adamski. [S]

Roy Orbison at the BBC

Saturday 02:05 - 02:40

A deep dive into the BBC's archives to celebrate the great Roy Orbison. Featuring hits from his UK visits, including Only the Lonely, Crying and Oh Pretty Woman. [S] [HD]

This is BBC Four

Saturday 02:40 - 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]

Snooker: World Championship

Saturday 19:00 - 22:00

Coverage of day 8 of the World Snooker Championship at the Crucible Theatre, Sheffield. [S] [HD]

Alex Higgins: The People's Champion

Saturday 22:00 - 23:00

Documentary charting the life of snooker legend Alex 'Hurricane' Higgins. Contributors include Jimmy White, Ronnie O'Sullivan, Dennis Taylor and Barry Hearn. [S,AD]

Gold Run

Saturday 23:00 - 00:55

Norway, April 1940. The incredible true story of how 55 tonnes of gold was smuggled out of Norway by a group of unlikely resistance fighters ahead of the invading Nazi forces. . [2022] [S] [HD]

Sun Apr 26
The Houdini Myth - Timewatch

Sunday 00:55 - 01:45

Film exploring the extraordinary impact of escapologist Harry Houdini in the early 20th century. Featuring restored archive footage and interviews with historians and illusionists. [S]

Why the Industrial Revolution Happened Here

Sunday 01:45 - 02:45

Professor Jeremy Black explains the unique economic, social and political factors that helped Britain transform itself almost entirely by the 19th century. [S,AD] [HD]

Alex Higgins: The People's Champion

Sunday 02:45 - 03:45

Documentary charting the life of snooker legend Alex 'Hurricane' Higgins. Contributors include Jimmy White, Ronnie O'Sullivan, Dennis Taylor and Barry Hearn. [S,AD]

This is BBC Four

Sunday 03:45 - 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]

Snooker: World Championship

Sunday 19:00 - 22:00

Coverage of day 9 of the World Snooker Championship at the Crucible Theatre, Sheffield. [S] [HD]

River

Sunday 22:00 - 23:10

River takes its audience on a journey through space and time spanning six continents, showing rivers on a scale and from perspectives never seen before. [S] [HD]

The Riviera: A History in Pictures

Sunday 23:10 - 00:10

2/2. Richard E Grant explores how modern art and the Riviera grew up together when the Cote D'Azur became both a hedonistic playground and an experimental studio. [S] [HD]

Mon Apr 27
Gershwin's Summertime: The Song That Conquered the World

Monday 00:10 - 01:10

Investigation into the extraordinary life of Gershwin's classic composition Summertime. [S] [HD]

Socrates: Genius of the Ancient World

Monday 01:10 - 02:10

2/3. Historian Bettany Hughes is in Greece, on the trail of the hugely influential maverick thinker Socrates, who was executed for his beliefs. [S,AD] [HD]

The Riviera: A History in Pictures

Monday 02:10 - 03:10

2/2. Richard E Grant explores how modern art and the Riviera grew up together when the Cote D'Azur became both a hedonistic playground and an experimental studio. [S,SL]

This is BBC Four

Monday 03:10 - 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 Yorkshire Dales

Monday 19:00 - 19:30

1/3. Adventurer Paul Rose heads for Wensleydale in a three-part series about the Yorkshire Dales. He finds out why cycling is so popular and meets a family of Dales dormice. [S,AD] [HD]

Canal Boat Diaries: Ellesmere Port to Audlem

Monday 19:30 - 20:00

1/4. Robbie battles his way through blanket weed on the Shropshire Union Canal. [S] [HD]

Lost Cities of the Ancients: The Vanished Capital of the Pharaoh

Monday 20:00 - 21:00

1/3. The documentary series which unearths lost cities looks at the mystery surrounding the Egyptian city of Piramesse, built by Ramesses the Great. [S] [HD]

The 1951 Festival of Britain: Brave New World

Monday 21:00 - 22:00

Documentary telling the story of the 1951 Festival of Britain, which in a period of austerity showed how to carve out a bright new future through design and ingenuity. [S,AD] [HD]

British Art at War: Bomberg, Sickert and Nash

Monday 22:00 - 23:00

1/3. Andrew Graham-Dixon tells the story of artist Paul Nash and how his experiences during the First World War haunted his later work. [S,AD] [HD]

Barcelona: An Art Lovers' Guide

Monday 23:00 - 00:00

2/3. Janina Ramirez and Alastair Sooke discover Barcelona through its art and architecture, including the frescoes that inspired Miro and a surprising collection of vintage fans. [S,AD] [HD]

Tue Apr 28
Art that Made Us

Tuesday 00:00 - 01:00

4/8. A splintering of politics and religion under the Stuarts leads to more questioning art. Contains scenes which some viewers may find upsetting. [S,AD] [HD]

The 1951 Festival of Britain: Brave New World

Tuesday 01:00 - 02:00

Documentary telling the story of the 1951 Festival of Britain, which in a period of austerity showed how to carve out a bright new future through design and ingenuity. [S,AD] [HD]

Art That Made Us

Tuesday 02:00 - 03:00

4/8. A splintering of politics and religion under the Stuarts leads to more questioning art. Contains scenes which some viewers may find upsetting. [S,AD,SL] [HD]

This is BBC Four

Tuesday 03:00 - 05:30

Programmes start at 7.00pm. [HD]

This is BBC Four

Tuesday 05:30 - 18:58

Daily from 7.00pm. [HD]

This is BBC Four

Tuesday 18:58 - 19:00

Programmes start at 7.00pm. [HD]

The Yorkshire Dales

Tuesday 19:00 - 19:30

2/3. Paul Rose heads underground in Swaledale to try and find rare industrial artefacts. [S,AD] [HD]

Canal Boat Diaries

Tuesday 19:30 - 20:00

2/4. Life on England's waterways with Robbie Cumming. Robbie gets stuck in the mud in Woodseaves Cutting and explores the charming canal-side village of Kinver in Staffordshire. [S] [HD]

Keeping Up Appearances

Tuesday 20:00 - 20:30

4/10. Sitcom. Hyacinth and Richard go to join the Major at a hotel for a golfing weekend. The Major cries off playing, but has organised a friend to play with Richard. [S]

Sorry!

Tuesday 20:30 - 21:00

2/6. Timothy is suffering from bouts of sleepwalking, which could cause trouble as the annual interview for promotion is just around the corner. [S]

A History of Britain by Simon Schama

Tuesday 21:00 - 22:00

1/4. Simon Schama looks beyond the romantic stories of Cavaliers and Roundheads to the real story of the English Civil War, in which hundreds of thousands died. [S,AD]

Dogs of War - Storyville

Tuesday 22:00 - 23:30

Film about a seemingly ordinary Englishman who spent more than 40 years as a mercenary. Contains strong language and some upsetting scenes. [S] [HD]

The Empire State Story - Timewatch

Tuesday 23:30 - 00:20

First transmitted in 2001, this programme chronicles the construction of the Empire State Building in New York, which was the world's tallest skyscraper when opened in 1931. [S]

Wed Apr 29
The Jet Stream and Us

Wednesday 00:20 - 01:20

Documentary tracing how understanding of the powerful and changing weather phenomenon that is the jet stream - a ribbon of fast-moving air high in the atmosphere - has grown. [S,AD]