Today 02:55 - 03:25
Archaeologist Ben Robinson explores London, the ultimate 'city of villages', including a new breed of urban villages like Crouch End and Walthamstow. Also in HD. [S]
9: BBC FOUR
Wed Oct 07
Today 03:25 - 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 - 19:30
2/6. Ben Garrod discovers how the skeleton has adapted for vertebrates to move on land in many ways and explores the role of the spine in both cheetahs and snakes. Also in HD. [S]
Today 19:30 - 20:00
3/4. Timothy Spall and his wife Shane take their barge to three different countries and visit Rafe Spall on the Isle of Man. In Belfast, Tim visits one of his favourite pubs. Also in HD. [S,AD]
Today 20:00 - 20:50
Documentary film that investigates the importance of caves throughout British history and heads inside the deepest shaft ever discovered in Britain - Titan. Also in HD. [S]
Today 20:50 - 21:00
Artist Derek Jarman returns to his former art master's house in Wimborne, Dorset, which he helped to build. Also in HD. [S]
Today 21:00 - 22:00
3/3. How we develop new skills, from riding a bike to learning to walk. Also in HD. [S,AD]
Today 22:00 - 23:10
A strange young man turns up on Elizabeth's doorstep and makes a frightening claim. Dennis Potter's play starring Tim Curry, Anna Cropper and Bob Hoskins. Also in HD. [S]
Today 23:10 - 00:10
Alice Roberts swims in cavernous plunge pools, languid rivers and underground lakes to examine the passion for wild water swimming, following the classic swimming text Waterlog. Also in HD. [S]
Thu Oct 08
Tomorrow 00:10 - 01:10
3/3. How generals have struggled to kit out their armies for battle. Also in HD. [S]
Tomorrow 01:10 - 01:40
2/6. Ben Garrod discovers how the skeleton has adapted for vertebrates to move on land in many ways and explores the role of the spine in both cheetahs and snakes. Also in HD. [S]
Tomorrow 01:40 - 02:10
3/4. Timothy Spall and his wife Shane take their barge to three different countries and visit Rafe Spall on the Isle of Man. In Belfast, Tim visits one of his favourite pubs. Also in HD. [S,AD]
Tomorrow 02:10 - 03:10
A professor develops an extraordinary relationship with an octopus when he invites it to live in his home to learn about its intelligence. Also in HD. [S,AD,SL]
Tomorrow 03:10 - 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
4/4. Saul David uses the BBC archive to examine the most important stories related to World War II, and how our understanding of them has been redefined since the war ended. Also in HD. [S,AD]
Tomorrow 20:00 - 21:55
War drama about the battle for a crucial Rhine bridge in the final days of WWII. Contains language which some may find offensive. Also in HD. [1969] [S]
Tomorrow 21:55 - 23:25
A puritan police officer arrives on a Scottish island in search of a missing girl. Contains some sexual content and disturbing scenes. Also in HD. [1973] [S,AD]
Tomorrow 23:25 - 23:55
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. Also in HD. [S]
Tomorrow 23:55 - 00:55
7/12. Documentary which looks at why the most inhospitable place on the planet has exerted such a powerful hold on the imagination of explorers, scientists, writers and photographers. Also in HD. [S]
Fri Oct 09
Friday 00:55 - 01:55
3/6. Richard Miles explores the power and the paradox of the 'Greek Thing' - a blossoming in art, philosophy and science that went hand in hand with political discord. Also in HD. [S,AD]
Friday 01:55 - 02:25
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. Also in HD. [S]
Friday 02:25 - 03:25
4/4. Saul David uses the BBC archive to examine the most important stories related to World War II, and how our understanding of them has been redefined since the war ended. Also in HD. [S,AD,SL]
Friday 03:25 - 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 - 19:30
Jayne Middlemiss presents the pop chart programme, featuring Madison Avenue, Lonestar, The Charlatans, DJ Luck & MC Neat, Southside Spinners, Bentley Rhythm Ace and Billie Piper. Also in HD. [S]
Friday 19:30 - 20:00
Jamie Theakston presents the pop chart programme, first broadcast on 2 June 2000 and featuring Billie Piper, Bon Jovi, Sia, Belle & Sebastian, Chrissie Hynde, Travis and Sonique. Also in HD. [S]
Friday 20:00 - 20:30
Noel Edmonds presents the pop chart programme, featuring Smokie, Danny Mirror, Deniece Williams, Steve Gibbons Band, The Emotions, The Stranglers, Baccara, Yes and David Soul. Also in HD. [S]
Friday 20:30 - 21:10
Mike Read and Tommy Vance present the pop chart programme. Featuring Kim Wilde, Sade, Wham!, Stephanie Mills, Paul Young, Alison Moyet, The Style Council and Stevie Wonder. Also in HD. [S]
Friday 21:10 - 22:10
Selection of some of funk's best artists from the BBC archives and beyond, beginning in the 1970s. With Earth, Wind & Fire, Kool & the Gang, Average White Band and Herbie Hancock. Also in HD. [S]
Friday 22:10 - 22:40
British funk pioneers Cymande make their long-awaited Glastonbury debut, then reggae royalty Black Uhuru step up with a set spanning more than five decades. Also in HD. [S]
Friday 22:40 - 00:10
The incredible story of a band you may never have heard of but whose sound has influenced generations with their irresistible rhythms and message of peace. Also in HD. [S]
Sat Oct 10
Saturday 00:10 - 02:35
Trevor Nelson presents the first volume of a celebration of some of the very best in black British music from over the decades, featuring 40 tantalising tracks. Also in HD. [S]
Saturday 02:35 - 03:10
Noel Edmonds presents the pop chart programme, featuring Smokie, Danny Mirror, Deniece Williams, Steve Gibbons Band, The Emotions, The Stranglers, Baccara, Yes and David Soul. Also in HD. [S]
Saturday 03:10 - 03:45
Mike Read and Tommy Vance present the pop chart programme. Featuring Kim Wilde, Sade, Wham!, Stephanie Mills, Paul Young, Alison Moyet, The Style Council and Stevie Wonder. 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
3/3. Having enjoyed the islands' changing seasons with his family, the wildlife cameraman ends his visit with a sighting of a pod of killer whales. A suitable end to a great trip. Also in HD. [S,AD]
Saturday 20:00 - 21:00
The story of efforts to save the pangolin, the world's most illegally trafficked animal. Contains some scenes which some viewers may find upsetting. Also in HD. [S,AD]
Saturday 21:00 - 22:40
1942. A cargo ship's captain and first mate clash on a voyage to Russia. Tense war drama. Contains some strong language. Also in HD. [2023] [S]
Saturday 22:40 - 23:15
4/6. Arthur arrives as usual to help out on the Grantleigh estate, but Audrey can't give him work. Also in HD. [S]
Saturday 23:15 - 23:45
2/10. Suburban sitcom. Hyacinth suddenly has a lot on her hands - attending the mayor's fancy dress ball and getting to know an important new neighbour. Also in HD. [S]
Saturday 23:45 - 00:45
11/12. Documentary which digs into the archive to discover the unwritten rules that have governed the way we drink in Britain, from 1940s pubs and clubs to drinking at home or at work. Also in HD. [S]
Sun Oct 11
Sunday 00:45 - 01:45
3/3. Having enjoyed the islands' changing seasons with his family, the wildlife cameraman ends his visit with a sighting of a pod of killer whales. A suitable end to a great trip. Also in HD. [S,AD]
Sunday 01:45 - 02:45
The story of efforts to save the pangolin, the world's most illegally trafficked animal. Contains some scenes which some viewers may find upsetting. Also in HD. [S,AD,SL]
Sunday 02:45 - 03:45
11/12. Using archive to discover the unwritten rules that have governed how we drink in Britain. Also in HD. [S,SL]
Sunday 03:45 - 05:30
Programmes start at 7.00pm.
Sunday 05:30 - 18:58
Daily from 7.00pm.
Sunday 18:58 - 19:00
Programmes start at 7.00pm.
Sunday 19:00 - 19:30
3/6. Fusing biography, art and the history of fashion, Amber Butchart explores the lives of historical figures through their clothes. A rare portrait of a working man. Also in HD. [S,AD]
Sunday 19:30 - 21:00
The live auditions continue as more of the UK's young classical stars compete for a place in the quarter-final. Petroc Trelawny presents. Also in HD. [S]
Sunday 21:00 - 22:00
Celia Imrie takes a trip through the BBC's archive for a celebration of Shakespeare. Also in HD. [S]
Sunday 22:00 - 22:15
Lesley Manville looks back on Caryl Churchill's Top Girls, a landmark in British theatre. Also in HD. [S]
Sunday 22:15 - 00:05
Marlene gives a dinner party for five oddly assorted women from centuries past. Contains strong language. Also in HD. [S]
Mon Oct 12
Monday 00:05 - 01:15
Portrait of Caryl Churchill, one of Britain's most prolific and versatile playwrights. Featuring extracts from her plays. Also in HD. [S]
Monday 01:15 - 02:15
1/2. Francesco da Mosto takes to the Italian road in search of Shakespeare. He explores how Shakespeare used Italy to tell his most passionate stories about falling in love. Also in HD. [S,AD]
Monday 02:15 - 02:45
3/6. Fusing biography, art and the history of fashion, Amber Butchart explores the lives of historical figures through their clothes. A rare portrait of a working man. Also in HD. [S,AD]
Monday 02:45 - 03:45
Celia Imrie takes a trip through the BBC's archive for a celebration of Shakespeare. Also in HD. [S]
Monday 03:45 - 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 - 20:00
1/3. Isolated since the time of the dinosaurs, New Zealand's wildlife has been left to its own devices. Its forests are stalked by predators from the Jurassic era. Also in HD. [S,AD]
Monday 20:00 - 21:00
2/3. Andrew Graham-Dixon explores how art took a dramatic turn following the French Revolution. Contains some nudity. Also in HD. [S,AD]
Monday 21:00 - 21:30
Specialist subjects include Otto von Bismarck, Ernest Hemingway and King Arthur. Also in HD. [S]
Monday 21:30 - 22:00
Robert Robinson hosts as Patrick Campbell, Nerys Hughes and Jonathan Miller take on Frank Muir, Angela Rippon and Peter Brough in the panel game of word definitions and deceptions. Also in HD. [S]
Monday 22:00 - 22:30
Maggie Aderin explores how dyslexia has affected her life and career by meeting other dyslexic astronomers and discovering their research - from icy moons to clumpy galaxies. Also in HD. [S]
Monday 22:30 - 23:30
Documentary presented by Bonnie Greer on how black people have been represented in western art, from medieval black Madonnas, through the great masters to modern fashion. Also in HD. [S,AD]
Monday 23:30 - 01:10
2/2. Leonardo conducts scientific experiments and paints the most famous portrait on earth. Contains some scenes which some viewers may find upsetting. Also in HD. [S,AD]
Tue Oct 13
Tuesday 01:10 - 02:10
4/6. Richard Miles examines the legacy of Alexander the Great. In Pakistan he discovers traces of a city where west and east were united in an intriguing new way. Also in HD. [S,AD]
Tuesday 02:10 - 03:10
2/3. Andrew Graham-Dixon explores how art took a dramatic turn after the French Revolution, looking at artists including Jacques-Louis David, Delacroix and Gericault. 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 - 19:30
3/6. Ben Garrod finds out how the skeleton has allowed vertebrates to take to the air, why the pigeon is an exceptional flier and how the albatross makes huge migrations. Also in HD. [S]
Tuesday 19:30 - 20:00
5/6. Stately sitcom. Fearing that DeVere's plans to enlarge the fields will destroy the surrounding countryside, Audrey leads the local community's campaign to stop him. Also in HD. [S]
Tuesday 20:00 - 20:30
3/10. Hyacinth is in a sunny disposition, which mystifies Richard. The real horror of his situation dawns on him when he realises that he has forgotten their anniversary. Also in HD. [S]
Tuesday 20:30 - 21:00
1/6. Bank clerk Willie Melvin is convinced he could be a best-selling author. Also in HD. [S,AD]
Tuesday 21:00 - 22:00
Nostalgic look back at City Lights, the sitcom that captured the spirit of 1980s Scotland. Contains some strong language. Also in HD. [S,AD]
Tuesday 22:00 - 23:25
Ask E. Jean - Storyville tells the story of journalist and advice columnist E. Jean Carroll, exploring her professional achievements as well as her legal battles against Donald Trump. Also in HD. [S]
Tuesday 23:25 - 00:15
Michael Buerk presents a programme looking back on the night of the Great Storm of 16 October 1987, when winds of over 100 miles an hour ravaged the south and east of England. Also in HD. [S]
Wed Oct 14
Wednesday 00:15 - 00:45
Maggie Aderin explores how dyslexia has affected her life and career by meeting other dyslexic astronomers and discovering their research - from icy moons to clumpy galaxies. Also in HD. [S]
Wednesday 00:45 - 01:15
3/6. Ben Garrod finds out how the skeleton has allowed vertebrates to take to the air, why the pigeon is an exceptional flier and how the albatross makes huge migrations. Also in HD. [S]
Wednesday 01:15 - 02:15
Nostalgic look back at City Lights, the sitcom that captured the spirit of 1980s Scotland. Contains some strong language. Also in HD. [S,AD]
Wednesday 02:15 - 03:15
1/3. Isolated since the time of the dinosaurs, New Zealand's wildlife has been left to its own devices. Its forests are stalked by predators from the Jurassic era. Also in HD. [S,AD,SL]
Wednesday 03:15 - 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
4/6. Ben Garrod delves into the surprising ways in which bone has evolved to help vertebrates sense the world around them, from wolves and sheep to the great grey owl. Also in HD. [S]
Wednesday 19:30 - 20:00
4/4. Timothy and his wife Shane encounter several Scottish ports and islands in the misty drizzle, and venture up the Caledonian Canal. Also in HD. [S,AD]
Wednesday 20:00 - 21:00
Film exploring one of the most important archaeological discoveries of our time - an ancient city in Sichuan, China, lost to time until the chance unearthing of a jade object in 1927. Also in HD. [S]
Wednesday 21:00 - 22:00
1/5. The four inner planets were born the same, yet have lived radically different lives. Why? Also in HD. [S,AD]
Wednesday 22:00 - 22:15
Dame Janet Suzman looks back on Dennis Potter's classic drama The Singing Detective. Also in HD. [S]
Wednesday 22:15 - 23:25
1/6. A patient struggles to keep his sanity while his alter ego, a private eye, keeps singing. Deals with adult themes. Also in HD. [S]
Wednesday 23:25 - 00:35
2/6. Marlow faces his personal misery of the talking cure with the psychologist. Contains some scenes of a sexual nature. Also in HD. [S]
Thu Oct 15
Thursday 00:35 - 01:05
4/6. Ben Garrod delves into the surprising ways in which bone has evolved to help vertebrates sense the world around them, from wolves and sheep to the great grey owl. Also in HD. [S]