Today 05:30 - 18:58
Daily from 7.00pm.
9: BBC FOUR
Tue Aug 18
Today 18:58 - 19:00
Programmes start at 7.00pm.
Today 19:00 - 19:45
4/10. Tim Dunn visits the Ribblehead Viaduct in the Yorkshire Dales and tours the breathtaking stations of the Hungerbergbahn in Innsbruck. Also in HD. [S,AD]
Today 19:45 - 20:00
Chris Beardshaw visits inspirational gardens by helicopter. In Sussex, the most wooded area of the UK, Chris visits Leonardslee Garden and Sheffield Park Garden. Also in HD. [S]
Today 20:00 - 20:30
3/8. Class-based sitcom. Audrey takes DeVere to task for failing to turn up in church on Sunday, but then fails to practise what she preaches. Also in HD. [S]
Today 20:30 - 21:00
2/7. Sitcom. Hyacinth's plans to buy a small weekend retreat in the country take an unexpected turn, and Richard has an unexpected fall. Also in HD. [S]
Today 21:00 - 22:00
Drawing on the BBC's rich archive, this documentary reveals the working practices, lives and opinions of some of the greatest photographers of the last 60 years. Also in HD. [S]
Today 22:00 - 23:00
1/3. Exploring how the new art of photography developed in 19th-century Britain. Also in HD. [S,AD]
Today 23:00 - 23:55
1/2. For a long time we've known that plants can move, but recent studies reveal other secrets. Also in HD. [S,AD]
Today 23:55 - 00:50
Documentary in which gardening expert Chris Beardshaw delves into the micro-world of soil to reveal what it is, how it works and why we couldn't survive without it. Also in HD. [S]
Wed Aug 19
Tomorrow 00:50 - 01:50
1/3. Exploring how the new art of photography developed in 19th-century Britain. Also in HD. [S,AD]
Tomorrow 01:50 - 02:05
Chris Beardshaw visits inspirational gardens by helicopter. In Sussex, the most wooded area of the UK, Chris visits Leonardslee Garden and Sheffield Park Garden. Also in HD. [S]
Tomorrow 02:05 - 03:05
Drawing on the BBC's rich archive, this documentary reveals the working practices, lives and opinions of some of the greatest photographers of the last 60 years. 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 - 19:30
3/10. Ben Robinson travels to Cushendall in Northern Ireland to explore the Curfew Tower and schoolhouse, built by its forward-thinking 19th-century merchant landlord. Also in HD. [S]
Tomorrow 19:30 - 20:00
1/4. Robbie begins his 300-mile adventure across the north of England and the Midlands. He is forced to make a running repair while on the Tinsley lock flight. Also in HD. [S]
Tomorrow 20:00 - 20:15
.. Rome: History of the Eternal City. Simon Sebag Montefiore talks about his joy at telling audiences the stories of Rome. Also in HD. [S]
Tomorrow 20:15 - 21:15
1/3. Simon Sebag Montefiore uncovers the central role played by religion in the power of the city of Rome. Every event in ancient Rome revolved around religion. Also in HD. [S,AD]
Tomorrow 21:15 - 22:15
3/4. Mary Beard takes an in-depth look at identity and citizenship within the Roman Empire. Also in HD. [S,AD]
Tomorrow 22:15 - 23:05
7/12. With Tiberius retired to Capri, Sejanus plans to tighten his grip on Rome. Deals with adult themes. Also in HD. [S]
Tomorrow 23:05 - 00:00
8/12. Caligula insanely proclaims himself a god and his sister a goddess. Deals with adult themes. Also in HD. [S]
Thu Aug 20
Thursday 00:00 - 00:55
1/3. How modern-day Sydney was the first battleground of the frontier wars. Contains some violent scenes. Also in HD. [S,AD]
Thursday 00:55 - 01:25
1/4. Robbie begins his 300-mile adventure across the north of England and the Midlands. He is forced to make a running repair while on the Tinsley lock flight. Also in HD. [S]
Thursday 01:25 - 02:25
1/3. Simon Sebag Montefiore uncovers the central role played by religion in the power of the city of Rome. Every event in ancient Rome revolved around religion. Also in HD. [S,AD,SL]
Thursday 02:25 - 02:55
3/10. Ben Robinson travels to Cushendall in Northern Ireland to explore the Curfew Tower and schoolhouse, built by its forward-thinking 19th-century merchant landlord. Also in HD. [S,SL]
Thursday 02:55 - 03:55
3/4. Mary Beard takes an in-depth look at identity and citizenship within the Roman Empire. Also in HD. [S,AD,SL]
Thursday 03:55 - 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
4/10. Ben Robinson makes an amazing discovery at Norfolk's Holkham estate - its lost medieval village, seen for the first time since its disappearance 200 years ago. Also in HD. [S]
Thursday 19:30 - 20:00
2/4. Robbie Cumming navigates the tidal Trent and joins a night-time illuminated boat parade on the picturesque Chesterfield Canal. Also in HD. [S]
Thursday 20:00 - 21:00
Celebrating the 50th anniversary of a great Scottish landmark, the Forth Road Bridge. Also in HD. [S,AD]
Thursday 21:00 - 22:40
Thriller. A maverick cop uses unconventional methods to smash a drug ring in New York. Contains very strong language. Also in HD. [1971] [S,AD]
Thursday 22:40 - 23:35
Mark Kermode examines the making of classic thriller The French Connection. Contains some strong language and upsetting scenes. Also in HD. [S]
Thursday 23:35 - 01:15
An aimless college graduate finds himself torn between his older lover and her daughter. Deals with adult themes. Also in HD. [1968] [S,AD]
Fri Aug 21
Friday 01:15 - 01:45
2/4. Robbie Cumming navigates the tidal Trent and joins a night-time illuminated boat parade on the picturesque Chesterfield Canal. Also in HD. [S]
Friday 01:45 - 02:40
Mark Kermode examines the making of classic thriller The French Connection. Contains some strong language and upsetting scenes. Also in HD. [S]
Friday 02:40 - 03:10
4/10. Ben Robinson makes an amazing discovery at Norfolk's Holkham estate - its lost medieval village, seen for the first time since its disappearance 200 years ago. Also in HD. [S,SL]
Friday 03:10 - 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 Test match between England and Pakistan at Headingley. Also in HD. [S]
Friday 20:00 - 21:15
A glorious tribute to the legendary trumpeter to mark what would have been his centenary. Also in HD. [S]
Friday 21:15 - 21:55
Includes Modern Romance, Kids from Fame, Soft Cell, Survivor, Talk Talk and Duran Duran. Also in HD. [S]
Friday 21:55 - 22:25
With Bon Jovi, Prince and Sheena Easton, and Pet Shop Boys and Dusty Springfield. Also in HD. [S]
Friday 22:25 - 23:25
First broadcast in 2007. At east London's LSO St Luke's, Nick Lowe performs a set comprising familiar and new songs from his long and illustrious career. Also in HD. [S]
Friday 23:25 - 00:25
Series of unique concerts from St Luke's in London. Canadian country singer and Grammy Award winner k.d. lang performs with the BBC Concert Orchestra string section. Also in HD. [S]
Sat Aug 22
Saturday 00:25 - 01:25
Damien Rice and his band perform songs from his platinum-selling album O. Contains some strong language. Also in HD. [S]
Saturday 01:25 - 02:00
Includes Modern Romance, Kids from Fame, Soft Cell, Survivor, Talk Talk and Duran Duran. Also in HD. [S]
Saturday 02:00 - 02:30
With Bon Jovi, Prince and Sheena Easton, and Pet Shop Boys and Dusty Springfield. Also in HD. [S]
Saturday 02:30 - 03:45
A glorious tribute to the legendary trumpeter to mark what would have been his centenary. 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 - 19:05
Newborn elephant calf Maya and her mother Zadie face many challenges in Kenya. Also in HD. [S]
Saturday 19:05 - 20:00
10/13. David Attenborough looks at some of the huge variety of mammals. The tree shrew has attracted great interest as it shows how mammals may have originated. Also in HD. [S]
Saturday 20:00 - 21:00
Will Millard explores some of Wales's hidden historic buildings, meeting the passionate individuals who are trying to save these vulnerable structures before it is too late. Also in HD. [S]
Saturday 21:00 - 21:50
3/6. Gilles and Giovanni struggle to get refugees evacuated. Amina flees, taking Nooria. Contains strong language. Also in HD. [S]
Saturday 21:50 - 22:45
4/6. The embassy convoy travels to the airport. Amina and Nooria must find their own way. Contains some strong language and some violent scenes. Also in HD. [S]
Saturday 22:45 - 23:15
3/8. Class-based sitcom. Audrey takes DeVere to task for failing to turn up in church on Sunday, but then fails to practise what she preaches. Also in HD. [S]
Saturday 23:15 - 23:45
2/7. Sitcom. Hyacinth's plans to buy a small weekend retreat in the country take an unexpected turn, and Richard has an unexpected fall. Also in HD. [S]
Saturday 23:45 - 00:45
Celebrating the 50th anniversary of a great Scottish landmark, the Forth Road Bridge. Also in HD. [S,AD]
Sun Aug 23
Sunday 00:45 - 01:40
10/13. David Attenborough looks at some of the huge variety of mammals. The tree shrew has attracted great interest as it shows how mammals may have originated. Also in HD. [S]
Sunday 01:40 - 02:40
Will Millard explores some of Wales's hidden historic buildings, meeting the passionate individuals who are trying to save these vulnerable structures before it is too late. Also in HD. [S]
Sunday 02:40 - 03:40
Documentary in which gardening expert Chris Beardshaw delves into the micro-world of soil to reveal what it is, how it works and why we couldn't survive without it. Also in HD. [S]
Sunday 03:40 - 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 - 20:00
Cutting-edge camera techniques give a new and unique perspective on a turbulent year in the life of England's largest national park. Also in HD. [S,AD]
Sunday 20:00 - 21:25
Soloist Felix Klieser brings his extraordinary talent to the popular Third Horn Concerto in a stunning concert that also includes Benjamin Britten and Edward Elgar. Also in HD. [S]
Sunday 21:25 - 21:30
Romesh asks the big question on an epic journey with a host of famous faces. Also in HD. [S,AD]
Sunday 21:30 - 22:00
An exploration of Viking culture and its long-lasting influence on the British Isles. Also in HD. [S]
Sunday 22:00 - 22:10
Michael Frayn introduces a television adaptation of his highly successful play. Also in HD. [S]
Sunday 22:10 - 23:40
Drama based on a pivotal meeting in 1941 between physicists Niels Bohr and Werner Heisenberg, whose work together had paved the way for the building of the atomic bomb. Also in HD. [S]
Sunday 23:40 - 00:40
Mark Lawson talks to Michael Frayn about his life and 50-year career writing novels, plays, philosophy, memoirs, screenplays, translations, farce, tragedy, verse and drama. Also in HD. [S]
Mon Aug 24
Monday 00:40 - 01:40
Cutting-edge camera techniques give a new and unique perspective on a turbulent year in the life of England's largest national park. Also in HD. [S,AD]
Monday 01:40 - 03:05
Soloist Felix Klieser brings his extraordinary talent to the popular Third Horn Concerto in a stunning concert that also includes Benjamin Britten and Edward Elgar. Also in HD. [S]
Monday 03:05 - 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
5/10. Tim Dunn explores Metroland, the area around the Metropolitan Railway, and in Great Malvern learns about the woman behind the decorative 1860s station. Also in HD. [S,AD]
Monday 19:45 - 20:00
Chris Beardshaw visits inspirational gardens by helicopter. He investigates a couple's extraordinary lawn designs and the wild beauty of the North Pennine hay meadows. Also in HD. [S]
Monday 20:00 - 21:00
1/3. Richard Miles goes back 2,000 years to explore how archaeology began by trying to prove a biblical truth, a quest that soon got archaeologists into dangerous waters. Also in HD. [S]
Monday 21:00 - 21:30
Magnus Magnusson presents the quiz programme from City University. The specialist subjects are London history from Roman Times, Dorothy L Sayers, drama in Athens and ancient Egypt. Also in HD. [S]
Monday 21:30 - 22:00
Robert Robinson hosts as Frank Muir, Lady Harlech and Robin Knox-Johnston take on Patrick Campbell, Francesca Annis and Michael Jayston in the game of word definitions and deceptions. Also in HD. [S]
Monday 22:00 - 23:05
Intimate portrait of Sir John Betjeman, one of the most popular English poets of the 20th century. Featuring contributions from the Prince of Wales and Lord Snowdon. Also in HD. [S,AD]
Monday 23:05 - 23:55
Sir John Betjeman traces the origins of the British seaside holiday. Also in HD. [S]
Monday 23:55 - 00:45
In this classic 1973 documentary, sometimes in verse, poet laureate John Betjeman takes a nostalgic view of the suburban lands that branch off the Metropolitan Line. Also in HD. [S]
Tue Aug 25
Tuesday 00:45 - 01:35
Sir John Betjeman, poet laureate, visits and explains the architecture of various churches in the Diocese of Norwich. Also in HD. [S]
Tuesday 01:35 - 01:50
Chris Beardshaw visits inspirational gardens by helicopter. He investigates a couple's extraordinary lawn designs and the wild beauty of the North Pennine hay meadows. Also in HD. [S]
Tuesday 01:50 - 03:00
Intimate portrait of Sir John Betjeman, one of the most popular English poets of the 20th century. Featuring contributions from the Prince of Wales and Lord Snowdon. Also in HD. [S,AD]
Tuesday 03:00 - 03:55
1/3. Richard Miles goes back 2,000 years to explore how archaeology began by trying to prove a biblical truth, a quest that soon got archaeologists into dangerous waters. Also in HD. [S,SL]
Tuesday 03:55 - 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
6/10. Tim Dunn explores St Pancras station in London and its sister hotel. Also in HD. [S,AD]
Tuesday 19:45 - 20:00
Chris Beardshaw travels by helicopter to find Britain's most inspirational garden. She goes to South West Ireland, where exotic plants grow outside. Also in HD. [S]
Tuesday 20:00 - 20:25
4/8. Stately sitcom. DeVere moves his multinational grocery business to the manor and crosses swords with Audrey over a fireplace. Also in HD. [S]
Tuesday 20:25 - 21:00
3/7. Sitcom. Hyacinth invents the outdoors indoors luxury barbecue - a complicated description for an even more complicated culinary event. Also in HD. [S]
Tuesday 21:00 - 22:00
1/2. Dan Snow reveals how the Irish saved Britain from cultural oblivion in the Dark Ages. He examines the demise of civilisation in Britain after the Romans left. Also in HD. [S,AD]
Tuesday 22:00 - 23:00
2/3. Eamonn McCabe traces the emergence of photojournalism in the early 20th century. Contains scenes which some viewers may find disturbing. Also in HD. [S,AD]
Tuesday 23:00 - 23:55
2/2. Technical developments are enabling us to see the world of plants in ever greater detail, giving us insights into their remarkable abilities to adapt and survive. Also in HD. [S,AD]
Tuesday 23:55 - 00:55
Space scientist and lunar fanatic Dr Maggie Aderin-Pocock explores people's intimate relationship with the moon, a familiar presence in the sky that most take for granted. Also in HD. [S]
Wed Aug 26
Wednesday 00:55 - 01:10
Chris Beardshaw travels by helicopter to find Britain's most inspirational garden. She goes to South West Ireland, where exotic plants grow outside. Also in HD. [S]