Today 02:50 - 03:50
2/2. Dr Helen Czerski examines the extraordinary messages sound waves carry and how they help in understanding the world around us. Also in HD. [S,AD,SL]
9: BBC FOUR
Wed Sep 23
Today 03:50 - 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
3/6. Liz McIvor explores how the nation's canals were saved following years of postwar neglect, becoming places of tranquillity and popular for boating holidays. Also in HD. [S]
Today 19:30 - 20:00
4/4. Eskdale is the final destination in Paul Rose's trek through the Lake District. He has the summit of Scafell Pike, England's highest mountain, in his sights. Also in HD. [S]
Today 20:00 - 21:00
A documentary telling the story of the extremely rare discovery of evidence of Roman crucifixion, unearthed in a routine archaeological dig in the Cambridgeshire Fens. Also in HD. [S,AD]
Today 21:00 - 22:00
1/3. Chris and Xand van Tulleken explore the latest understanding of how we all grow. Also in HD. [S,AD]
Today 22:00 - 23:00
3/6. Fred Vincy is anxious to know to whom Featherstone will leave his fortune. Casaubon is furious when Ladislaw visits Dorothea. Lydgate and Rosamond's wedding goes ahead. Also in HD. [S]
Today 23:00 - 00:00
4/6. Dorothea is now a widow, but she vows never to finish Casaubon's book because of the vindictive codicil to his will. Will Ladislaw is out of a job. Also in HD. [S]
Thu Sep 24
Tomorrow 00:00 - 01:00
1/3. Military historian Saul David looks at how to keep an army fed and housed. Also in HD. [S]
Tomorrow 01:00 - 01:30
3/6. Liz McIvor explores how the nation's canals were saved following years of postwar neglect, becoming places of tranquillity and popular for boating holidays. Also in HD. [S]
Tomorrow 01:30 - 02:30
3/5. The story of how Britain's telephone network was built, and its impact on the public. Also in HD. [S]
Tomorrow 02:30 - 03:30
1/3. Military historian Saul David looks at how to keep an army fed and housed. Also in HD. [S]
Tomorrow 03:30 - 04:00
4/4. Eskdale is the final destination in Paul Rose's trek through the Lake District. He has the summit of Scafell Pike, England's highest mountain, in his sights. Also in HD. [S]
Tomorrow 04:00 - 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 - 19:30
4/6. How the process of building Britain's canals resulted in furthering geological knowledge, as surveyor William Smith created the first geological map of England and Wales. Also in HD. [S]
Tomorrow 19:30 - 20:00
Ben Robinson reveals the story of the idyllic village of Milton Abbas in Dorset. Also in HD. [S]
Tomorrow 20:00 - 21:00
3/3. Using years of BBC history archive film, Dr Alice Roberts explores how our views and understanding of Roman Britain have changed and evolved over the decades. Also in HD. [S,AD]
Tomorrow 21:00 - 22:55
An orphan from the slums makes it to the final question of Who Wants to Be a Millionaire. Contains some strong language. Also in HD. [2008] [S,AD]
Tomorrow 22:55 - 00:20
AR Rahman chats to Haroon Rashid about his career producing music for some of India's most iconic films, his international successes, AI and working with Hans Zimmer. Also in HD. [S]
Fri Sep 25
Friday 00:20 - 01:20
The story of Timbuktu and its legacy of ancient manuscripts, proof that reading and writing books have been as important to Africans as to Europeans. Also in HD. [S]
Friday 01:20 - 01:50
4/6. How the process of building Britain's canals resulted in furthering geological knowledge, as surveyor William Smith created the first geological map of England and Wales. Also in HD. [S]
Friday 01:50 - 02:20
Ben Robinson reveals the story of the idyllic village of Milton Abbas in Dorset. Also in HD. [S]
Friday 02:20 - 03:20
3/3. Using years of BBC history archive film, Dr Alice Roberts explores how our views and understanding of Roman Britain have changed and evolved over the decades. Also in HD. [S,AD]
Friday 03:20 - 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
Jamie Theakston presents the pop chart programme, featuring Sisqo, Hanson, Toni Braxton, True Steppers feat Dane Bowers, Oasis, Craig David, Cypress Hill and Fragma. Also in HD. [S]
Friday 19:30 - 20:00
Jayne Middlemiss presents the pop chart programme, first broadcast on 5 May 2000 and featuring Britney Spears, Lolly, Mandy Moore, System F, Toni Braxton and Oxide & Neutrino. Also in HD. [S]
Friday 20:00 - 20:35
With Split Enz, Diana Ross, Ottawan, Linx and The Police, plus Russ Abbot and Leo Sayer. Also in HD. [S]
Friday 20:35 - 21:05
Janice Long presents the pop chart programme, featuring Amazulu, Huey Lewis and the News, Farley 'Jackmaster' Funk, Genesis, Loose Ends, The Communards and Run DMC. Also in HD. [S]
Friday 21:05 - 22:35
A collection of archive performances from Sting's solo career and The Police, including Roxanne, Fragile, Message in a Bottle, Brand New Day and Every Breath You Take. Also in HD. [S]
Friday 22:35 - 23:20
Sting joins Dermot O'Leary for an in-depth interview about his life and career. Contains some strong language. Also in HD. [S]
Friday 23:20 - 00:35
Headlining the Saturday of Radio 2 in the Park is Sting, performing his timeless hits. Contains scenes of flashing images. Also in HD. [S]
Sat Sep 26
Saturday 00:35 - 01:05
Jamie Theakston presents the pop chart programme, featuring Sisqo, Hanson, Toni Braxton, True Steppers feat Dane Bowers, Oasis, Craig David, Cypress Hill and Fragma. Also in HD. [S]
Saturday 01:05 - 01:35
Jayne Middlemiss presents the pop chart programme, first broadcast on 5 May 2000 and featuring Britney Spears, Lolly, Mandy Moore, System F, Toni Braxton and Oxide & Neutrino. Also in HD. [S]
Saturday 01:35 - 02:10
With Split Enz, Diana Ross, Ottawan, Linx and The Police, plus Russ Abbot and Leo Sayer. Also in HD. [S]
Saturday 02:10 - 02:40
Janice Long presents the pop chart programme, featuring Amazulu, Huey Lewis and the News, Farley 'Jackmaster' Funk, Genesis, Loose Ends, The Communards and Run DMC. Also in HD. [S]
Saturday 02:40 - 03:25
Sting joins Dermot O'Leary for an in-depth interview about his life and career. Contains some strong language. Also in HD. [S]
Saturday 03:25 - 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
2/3. Wildlife cameraman Simon King and his family experience the changing seasons on the Shetland Islands. Spring arrives in Shetland, bringing with it an influx of wildlife. Also in HD. [S,AD]
Saturday 20:00 - 21:00
6/10. Meet the big birds, a feathered family who have never flown. From ostriches to kiwis, these bizarre birds appear to be nature's greatest novelty act. Also in HD. [S,AD]
Saturday 21:00 - 21:55
3/6. Labruyere teaches Hutin some golden rules about journalism. Contains some strong language, some sexual content and some upsetting... Also in HD. [S]
Saturday 21:55 - 22:50
4/6. After the death of Irma Barbet, both Jouin and Cochefert suspect Joseph Fiersi. Contains some strong language, prolonged violence and disturbing scenes. Also in HD. [S]
Saturday 22:50 - 23:35
3/4. A witness claims to have seen Mandy dispose of the murder weapon. Contains strong language. Also in HD. [S,AD]
Saturday 23:35 - 00:25
4/4. Martin follows his instincts to find the murderer. Contains some strong language, some violence and some upsetting scenes. Also in HD. [S,AD]
Sun Sep 27
Sunday 00:25 - 00:55
1/6. Stately sitcom. Richard offers Ned's services to Audrey in Brabinger's absence but Ned thinks it is all a plot to remove him from his tied cottage. Also in HD. [S]
Sunday 00:55 - 01:25
7/7. Sitcom. Hyacinth volunteers Richard to fix the church hall electrics. Richard gamely embarks on this feat, with interesting consequences... Also in HD. [S]
Sunday 01:25 - 02:25
2/3. Wildlife cameraman Simon King and his family experience the changing seasons on the Shetland Islands. Spring arrives in Shetland, bringing with it an influx of wildlife. Also in HD. [S,AD]
Sunday 02:25 - 03:25
1/2. Richard E Grant follows in the footsteps of artists who have lived, loved and painted on France's Cote d'Azur, including Cezanne, Monet, Renoir and Matisse. Also in HD. [S,SL]
Sunday 03:25 - 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
1/6. Fusing biography, art and the history of fashion, Amber Butchart explores the lives of historical figures through the clothes they wore. Here, she looks at Charles II. Also in HD. [S,AD]
Sunday 19:30 - 21:00
A tribute to the remarkable voice and career of the great soprano Lesley Garrett, who shares memories of some of her finest performances on the BBC. Also in HD. [S]
Sunday 21:00 - 22:00
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. Also in HD. [S]
Sunday 22:00 - 23:25
A mysterious inspector interrupts a wealthy family's party with shocking news. Contains some scenes which some viewers may find upsetting. Also in HD. [S,AD]
Sunday 23:25 - 00:15
JB Priestley and Jill Balcon read passages from Priestley's work to a studio audience. Also in HD. [S]
Mon Sep 28
Monday 00:15 - 01:15
Documentary that follows the enthusiasts battling to save Britain's pipe organs. Also in HD. [S]
Monday 01:15 - 02:45
A tribute to the remarkable voice and career of the great soprano Lesley Garrett, who shares memories of some of her finest performances on the BBC. Also in HD. [S]
Monday 02:45 - 03:45
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. Also in HD. [S,SL]
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
2/4. This special explores autumn and how life on earth adapts before winter arrives. Also in HD. [S,AD]
Monday 20:00 - 21:00
3/3. Technical problems frustrate Bendor and Emma's investigation of a 300-year-old portrait. Also in HD. [S,AD]
Monday 21:00 - 21:30
Presented by Magnus Magnusson. The specialist subjects are Mahrattas and their wars 1657-1848, the Zulu War, Mary Queen of Scots and General Robert E Lee. From Cardiff University. Also in HD. [S]
Monday 21:30 - 22:00
Robert Robinson hosts as Frank Muir, Ciaran Madden and Colin Morris take on Arthur Marshall, Penelope Keith and Donald Sinden in the game of word definitions and deceptions. Also in HD. [S]
Monday 22:00 - 22:10
Mary Moore looks back on her father's life, work and relationship with television. Also in HD. [S]
Monday 22:10 - 23:10
Alan Yentob presents a special on one of the most important and popular British sculptors of the twentieth century, Henry Moore. Also in HD. [S]
Monday 23:10 - 23:35
Huw Wheldon visits Henry Moore at his home in the run-up to a major exhibition of his work at the Whitechapel Gallery in London. From 1960. Also in HD.
Monday 23:35 - 00:25
Sculptor Henry Moore grants a personal view of his private collection of paintings and sculptures and gives an account of the ideas and intentions expressed in six of his own works. Also in HD. [S]
Tue Sep 29
Tuesday 00:25 - 00:55
Sculptor Henry Moore joins John Freeman for a frank conversation, talking about his much-loved father, his inspirational art teacher and how much he hates working to commission. Also in HD. [S]
Tuesday 00:55 - 01:55
2/6. Richard Miles explores the roots of civilisation. He looks at the winners and losers of the Bronze Age collapse, and the powers that emerged in the Iron Age. Also in HD. [S,AD]
Tuesday 01:55 - 02:55
3/3. Technical problems frustrate Bendor and Emma's investigation of a 300-year-old portrait. Also in HD. [S,AD]
Tuesday 02:55 - 03:50
2/4. This special explores autumn and how life on earth adapts before winter arrives. Also in HD. [S,AD]
Tuesday 03:50 - 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
5/6. Liz McIvor charts the struggles of the builders and engineers tasked with creating a landscape of canals over the rugged terrain surrounding the Pennine hills. Also in HD. [S]
Tuesday 19:30 - 20:00
1/4. On the first leg of the trip, Timothy misreads the tides near Fishguard, visits Shane's home town of Aberystwyth and finds a lovely cove at Porthdinllaen. Also in HD. [S,AD]
Tuesday 20:00 - 20:30
3/6. Stately sitcom. Audrey helps Richard catalogue his antique china, only to discover one piece has been mislaid. Also in HD. [S]
Tuesday 20:30 - 21:00
1/10. Sitcom. To the vicar's dismay, Hyacinth volunteers to befriend a group of senior citizens on a day out. But she has taken on more than she can handle. Also in HD. [S]
Tuesday 21:00 - 22:00
3/3. Anne Boleyn becomes queen. Her fate is sealed, and a nation is changed forever. Also in HD. [S,AD]
Tuesday 22:00 - 23:40
The incredible story of three of the most influential men in football history. Also in HD. [S,AD]
Tuesday 23:40 - 00:40
The extraordinary story of a strange cult which came to light in 2013. Contains some scenes which some viewers may find upsetting. Also in HD. [S,AD]
Wed Sep 30
Wednesday 00:40 - 01:10
5/6. Liz McIvor charts the struggles of the builders and engineers tasked with creating a landscape of canals over the rugged terrain surrounding the Pennine hills. Also in HD. [S]
Wednesday 01:10 - 02:10
3/3. Anne Boleyn becomes queen. Her fate is sealed, and a nation is changed forever. Also in HD. [S,AD]
Wednesday 02:10 - 02:40
1/4. On the first leg of the trip, Timothy misreads the tides near Fishguard, visits Shane's home town of Aberystwyth and finds a lovely cove at Porthdinllaen. Also in HD. [S,AD]
Wednesday 02:40 - 03:40
The extraordinary story of a strange cult which came to light in 2013. Contains some scenes which some viewers may find upsetting. Also in HD. [S,AD,SL]
Wednesday 03:40 - 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
6/6. Liz McIvor recounts the story of 'canal mania', the period of activity that helped develop Britain's modern financial economy, now centred in London. Also in HD. [S]
Wednesday 19:30 - 20:00
2/4. Timothy and Shane encounter problems with buoys when trying to dock at Liverpool, but Piel Island near Barrow-in-Furness finds them in the company of royalty. Also in HD. [S,AD]
Wednesday 20:00 - 21:00
An ancient grave: a woman, a child, circumstances of death unknown - researchers in Germany reopen an archaeological cold case from the Mesolithic period. Also in HD. [S]
Wednesday 21:00 - 22:00
2/3. Chris and Xand van Tulleken look at what keeps the human body alive, including reflexes, damage repair mechanisms and the immune system. Also in HD. [S,AD]
Wednesday 22:00 - 22:55
5/6. Ladislaw vows to quit Middlemarch for good once he learns the terms of Casaubon's will. Lydgate's financial problems worsen. Fred declares his love for Mary Garth. Also in HD. [S]
Wednesday 22:55 - 23:55
6/6. The Lydgates' marriage grows increasingly bitter with the prospect of bankruptcy. The return of Raffles sets off a train of events which change the lives of everyone. Also in HD.
Wednesday 23:55 - 00:55
Contemporary artist Gillian Wearing celebrates the legacy of Victorian novelist George Eliot in an experimental film made up of a diverse cast of people. Also in HD. [S]
Thu Oct 01
Thursday 00:55 - 01:55
2/3. Saul David looks at how generals have met the challenge of moving armies. Also in HD. [S]