Today 03:00 - 04:00
Classic Bee Gees studio performances, including rare 60s ones from European TV, the big hits of the 70s and some late performances from the 90s, with the trio in perfect harmony. Also in HD. [S]
9: BBC FOUR
Sat Sep 05
Today 04:00 - 05:30
Programmes start at 7.00pm.
Today 05:30 - 18:58
Daily from 7.00pm.
Today 18:58 - 19:00
Programmes start at 7.00pm.
Today 19:00 - 19:05
A pride of lions has rewritten the rules - they have learnt to take down elephants. Also in HD. [S]
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. Also in HD. [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. Also in HD. [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. Also in HD. [S]
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. Also in HD. [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. Also in HD. [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. Also in HD. [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. Also in HD. [S,AD]
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. Also in HD. [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. Also in HD. [S]
Tomorrow 03:05 - 05:30
Programmes start at 7.00pm.
Tomorrow 05:30 - 18:58
Daily from 7.00pm.
Tomorrow 18:58 - 19:00
Programmes start at 7.00pm.
Tomorrow 19:00 - 20:00
1/5. The inside story of the design and construction of the Severn Bridge. Also in HD. [S,AD]
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. Also in HD. [S]
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. Also in HD. [S]
Tomorrow 22:00 - 22:15
Peter Egan looks back on the 1984 adaptation of Shelagh Delaney's landmark play A Taste of Honey. Also in HD. [S]
Tomorrow 22:15 - 23:45
1984 adaptation of Shelagh Delaney's classic play. Also in HD. [S]
Tomorrow 23:45 - 23:55
Dame Siân Phillips remembers the 2014 TV production of Dylan Thomas's 'play for voices'. Also in HD. [S]
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. Also in HD. [S]
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. Also in HD. [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. Also in HD. [S]
Monday 02:10 - 03:10
1/5. The inside story of the design and construction of the Severn Bridge. Also in HD. [S,AD,SL]
Monday 03:10 - 05:30
Programmes start at 7.00pm.
Monday 05:30 - 18:58
Daily from 7.00pm.
Monday 18:58 - 19:00
Programmes start at 7.00pm.
Monday 19:00 - 19:45
9/10. Tim Dunn visits the architecture of the Stockton & Darlington railway. Also in HD. [S,AD]
Monday 19:45 - 20:00
Chris flies to Cornwall to help a school create a tropical paradise in its backyard. Also in HD. [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. Also in HD. [S]
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. Also in HD. [S]
Monday 21:30 - 22:00
With Jenny Agutter, Sinead Cusack, Tim Rice and Nigel Dempster. Also in HD. [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. Also in HD. [S,AD]
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. Also in HD. [S]
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. Also in HD. [S]
Tuesday 01:00 - 01:15
Chris flies to Cornwall to help a school create a tropical paradise in its backyard. Also in HD. [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. Also in HD. [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. Also in HD. [S,AD,SL]
Tuesday 03:10 - 05:30
Programmes start at 7.00pm.
Tuesday 05:30 - 18:58
Daily from 7.00pm.
Tuesday 18:58 - 19:00
Programmes start at 7.00pm.
Tuesday 19:00 - 19:45
10/10. Tim Dunn sees Swindon's railway village and explores the past of Milan's monumental station. Also in HD. [S,AD]
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. Also in HD. [S]
Tuesday 20:00 - 20:30
6/8. Stately sitcom. Audrey waits for DeVere to go away before she herself goes on holiday. Also in HD. [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'. Also in HD. [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? Also in HD. [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'. Also in HD. [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. Also in HD. [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. Also in HD. [S]
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. Also in HD. [S,AD]
Wed Sep 09
Wednesday 00:40 - 01:40
Algorithms. The hidden world of algorithms, which run everything from search engines to satnavs. Also in HD. [S]
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. Also in HD. [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. Also in HD. [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. Also in HD. [S,AD,SL]
Wednesday 03:45 - 05:30
Programmes start at 7.00pm.
Wednesday 05:30 - 18:58
Daily from 7.00pm.
Wednesday 18:58 - 19:00
Programmes start at 7.00pm.
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. Also in HD. [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. Also in HD. [S]
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. Also in HD. [S,AD]
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. Also in HD. [S]
Wednesday 22:00 - 22:15
Actor Spencer Banks reflects on his leading role in the 1974 Play for Today Penda's Fen. Also in HD. [S]
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. Also in HD. [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. Also in HD. [S,AD]
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. Also in HD. [S]
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. Also in HD. [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. Also in HD. [S,SL]
Thursday 02:40 - 05:30
Programmes start at 7.00pm.
Thursday 05:30 - 18:58
Daily from 7.00pm.
Thursday 18:58 - 19:00
Programmes start at 7.00pm.
Thursday 19:00 - 19:30
4/6. Fred Dibnah travels to Scotland to demonstrate the engineering and design skills that shaped Scottish baronial style. Also in HD. [S,AD]
Thursday 19:30 - 20:00
10/10. Ben Robinson discovers how the Scottish village of Johnshaven found wealth in cloth. Also in HD. [S]
Thursday 20:00 - 21:00
What happened to a British ship and German U-boat that reportedly sank each other in 1917? Also in HD. [S,AD]
Thursday 21:00 - 22:45
Classic western adventure, starring Paul Newman and Robert Redford as legendary outlaws Butch and Kid. Also in HD. [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. Also in HD. [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. Also in HD. [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. Also in HD. [S]
Friday 02:10 - 03:10
What happened to a British ship and German U-boat that reportedly sank each other in 1917? Also in HD. [S,AD]
Friday 03:10 - 03:40
10/10. Ben Robinson discovers how the Scottish village of Johnshaven found wealth in cloth. Also in HD. [S,SL]
Friday 03:40 - 05:30
Programmes start at 7.00pm.
Friday 05:30 - 18:58
Daily from 7.00pm.
Friday 18:58 - 19:00
Programmes start at 7.00pm.
Friday 19:00 - 20:00
Day 3 highlights from the third Test match between England and Pakistan at Edgbaston. Also in HD. [S]
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. Also in HD. [S]
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. Also in HD. [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. Also in HD. [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. Also in HD. [S]
Friday 23:40 - 00:05
The inspiration behind Buddy Holly's famous song provides fresh insights into his career. Also in HD. [S]
Sat Sep 12
Saturday 00:05 - 01:05
Performances by Jerry Lee Lewis, Dion, Dick Dale, Tom Petty, Joan Jett, Oasis and more. Also in HD. [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. Also in HD. [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. Also in HD. [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. Also in HD. [S]
Saturday 03:15 - 03:45
The inspiration behind Buddy Holly's famous song provides fresh insights into his career. Also in HD. [S]
Saturday 03:45 - 05:30
Programmes start at 7.00pm.
Saturday 05:30 - 18:58
Daily from 7.00pm.
Saturday 18:58 - 19:00
Programmes start at 7.00pm.
Saturday 19:00 - 20:00
Day 4 highlights from the third Test match between England and Pakistan at Edgbaston. Also in HD. [S]
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. Also in HD. [S]
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. Also in HD. [S]
Saturday 22:30 - 22:55
6/8. Stately sitcom. Audrey waits for DeVere to go away before she herself goes on holiday. Also in HD. [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'. Also in HD. [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? Also in HD. [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'. Also in HD. [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. Also in HD. [S,AD]