Today 02:55 - 05:30
Programmes start at 7.00pm.
9: BBC FOUR
Sun Aug 09
Today 05:30 - 18:58
Daily from 7.00pm.
Today 18:58 - 19:00
Programmes start at 7.00pm.
Today 19:00 - 20:00
Celebrating 850 years since Wales's first recorded cultural festival, the National Eisteddfod returns to its historic roots in west Wales. Also in HD. [S]
Today 20:00 - 21:40
More than 150 of the country's best young musicians bring to life the dazzling world of Berlioz's Symphonie Fantastique. Also in HD. [S]
Today 21:40 - 22:00
Margaret Drabble visits Haworth Parsonage and the Yorkshire Moors, home of the famous literary family the Brontës and the setting for Emily's Wuthering Heights. Also in HD. [S]
Today 22:00 - 22:10
.. The Birthday Party. Lady Antonia Fraser looks back fondly on the BBC's 1987 acclaimed adaptation of her husband Harold Pinter's play The Birthday Party. Also in HD. [S]
Today 22:10 - 00:00
It's Stanley's birthday, but the party that is thrown for him is not quite what he was expecting. Written by Harold Pinter. Deals with adult themes. Also in HD. [S]
Mon Aug 10
Tomorrow 00:00 - 00:55
A look at Pinter's key theme, the room, through the rooms in which he wrote his plays. Contains some strong language. Also in HD. [S]
Tomorrow 00:55 - 01:55
Exploring the relationship between the public and private dimensions of Pinter's life. Contains some strong language. Also in HD. [S]
Tomorrow 01:55 - 03:35
More than 150 of the country's best young musicians bring to life the dazzling world of Berlioz's Symphonie Fantastique. Also in HD. [S]
Tomorrow 03:35 - 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 - 19:40
1/10. Tim Dunn explores disused tube station Down Street, which played a crucial role in WWII. Also in HD. [S,AD]
Tomorrow 19:40 - 20:00
Chris Beardshaw visits inspirational gardens by helicopter. A look at fine examples of vertical gardening found in the castles and villages of the Cotswolds. Also in HD. [S]
Tomorrow 20:00 - 21:00
2/3. Andrew Graham-Dixon explores Spain's art history. He discovers how a brutal empire brought a Golden Age of art of the 16th and 17th centuries. Also in HD. [S,AD]
Tomorrow 21:00 - 21:30
Magnus Magnusson hosts from Reading University. Specialist subjects include the Alps, symphony orchestra instruments, children's literature and the Old Testament. Also in HD. [S]
Tomorrow 21:30 - 22:00
Robert Robinson chairs as team captains Frank Muir and Patrick Campbell are joined by Nanette Newman, Bryan Forbes, Joanna Lumley and Russell Harty. Also in HD. [S]
Tomorrow 22:00 - 22:30
Professor Brian Cox joins the team to explore the mind-bending mysteries of black holes discovered by the James Webb Space Telescope's most exciting new observations. Also in HD. [S]
Tomorrow 22:30 - 23:20
Omnibus. Humphrey Burton examines the golden age of Spanish painting, originally broadcast in 1976 to coincide with a major exhibition at the Royal Academy of Arts. Also in HD. [S]
Tomorrow 23:20 - 23:35
Zurbaran. Edwin Mullins looks at Francisco de Zurbaran's Still Life with Lemons, Oranges and a Rose. Also in HD. [S]
Tomorrow 23:35 - 00:35
Exploring the landscapes that inspired Arthur Ransome to write Swallows and Amazons. Also in HD. [S,AD]
Tue Aug 11
Tuesday 00:35 - 00:50
Chris Beardshaw visits inspirational gardens by helicopter. A look at fine examples of vertical gardening found in the castles and villages of the Cotswolds. Also in HD. [S]
Tuesday 00:50 - 01:50
2/3. Andrew Graham-Dixon explores Spain's art history. He discovers how a brutal empire brought a Golden Age of art of the 16th and 17th centuries. Also in HD. [S,AD]
Tuesday 01:50 - 02:40
Omnibus. Humphrey Burton examines the golden age of Spanish painting, originally broadcast in 1976 to coincide with a major exhibition at the Royal Academy of Arts. Also in HD. [S]
Tuesday 02:40 - 03:40
Exploring the landscapes that inspired Arthur Ransome to write Swallows and Amazons. Also in HD. [S,AD]
Tuesday 03:40 - 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 - 19:40
2/10. Tim Dunn visits the Ffestiniog in Wales, originally built to transport slate from mountain to coast, and learns about Amsterdam Centraal. Also in HD. [S,AD]
Tuesday 19:40 - 19:55
Chris Beardshaw follows in the footsteps of the Scottish adventurers who travelled the globe and risked their lives to bring back plants that are now taken for granted. Also in HD. [S,AD]
Tuesday 19:55 - 20:30
2/8. Audrey moves out of Grantleigh Manor. Her hopes of seeing the estate run along old lines are dashed when she discovers the new owner's background. Also in HD. [S]
Tuesday 20:30 - 21:00
1/7. Richard is far from happy when Hyacinth concocts an elaborate plan to turn him into a Frosticle executive with the help of a chukka of golf! Also in HD. [S]
Tuesday 21:00 - 22:00
Ardal O'Hanlon explores a 1930s quest to find the first Irish men and women using archaeology, answering his deepest questions about what it means to be Irish. Also in HD. [S]
Tuesday 22:00 - 23:30
Japanese and US veterans reflect on the 'kamikaze' attacks of World War II, which killed thousands of Japanese airmen and Allied military personnel. Also in HD. [S]
Tuesday 23:30 - 00:00
Professor Brian Cox joins the team to explore the mind-bending mysteries of black holes discovered by the James Webb Space Telescope's most exciting new observations. Also in HD. [S]
Wed Aug 12
Wednesday 00:00 - 01:00
10/17. A look at the fledgling field of extraterrestrial meteorology. Also in HD. [S]
Wednesday 01:00 - 02:00
Art critic Matt Collings explores the most famous equations in science and realises that concepts of beauty and elegance have been used by many scientists to advance their work. Also in HD. [S]
Wednesday 02:00 - 02:15
Chris Beardshaw follows in the footsteps of the Scottish adventurers who travelled the globe and risked their lives to bring back plants that are now taken for granted. Also in HD. [S,AD]
Wednesday 02:15 - 03:15
Ardal O'Hanlon explores a 1930s quest to find the first Irish men and women using archaeology, answering his deepest questions about what it means to be Irish. Also in HD. [S]
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
1/10. Ben Robinson visits Culross, a stunning 17th-century village that was a major centre for Scottish coal mining and the first underwater sea coal shaft in the world. Also in HD. [S]
Wednesday 19:30 - 20:00
3/4. Series in which Julia Bradbury explores the work of fell walker and author Alfred Wainwright. Julia is in the Borrowdale Valley to climb to the summit of Castle Crag. Also in HD. [S,AD]
Wednesday 20:00 - 21:00
3/3. Alastair Sooke charts the fall of the Roman Empire through some of its artistic treasures, including one of the best preserved Roman cities in Libya. Also in HD. [S]
Wednesday 21:00 - 22:00
2/4. Mary Beard explores the physical world of the Roman Empire. Also in HD. [S,AD]
Wednesday 22:00 - 22:50
5/12. The situation in the east now threatens Tiberius's position as emperor. Deals with adult themes. Also in HD. [S]
Wednesday 22:50 - 23:45
6/12. Germanicus has been murdered in Antioch, and Agrippina is convinced Tiberius ordered it. Deals with adult themes. Also in HD. [S]
Wednesday 23:45 - 00:45
3/3. Alastair Sooke charts the fall of the Roman Empire through some of its artistic treasures, including one of the best preserved Roman cities in Libya. Also in HD. [S]
Thu Aug 13
Thursday 00:45 - 01:45
A remarkable journey into the secret world of bats. Cutting-edge night-vision cameras follow the hidden life of a greater horseshoe bat roost for four months. Also in HD. [S,AD]
Thursday 01:45 - 02:15
3/4. Series in which Julia Bradbury explores the work of fell walker and author Alfred Wainwright. Julia is in the Borrowdale Valley to climb to the summit of Castle Crag. Also in HD. [S,AD]
Thursday 02:15 - 02:45
1/10. Ben Robinson visits Culross, a stunning 17th-century village that was a major centre for Scottish coal mining and the first underwater sea coal shaft in the world. Also in HD. [S,SL]
Thursday 02:45 - 03:45
2/4. Mary Beard explores the physical world of the Roman Empire. Also in HD. [S,AD,SL]
Thursday 03:45 - 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
2/10. Ben Robinson explores the remains of a lost harbour in Port Carlisle, a once-thriving port that hoped to rival Liverpool. Also in HD. [S]
Thursday 19:30 - 20:00
4/4. Julia Bradbury explores the work of fell walker Alfred Wainwright. She faces Scafell Pike, England's highest peak, and must reach the 978m summit before darkness falls. Also in HD. [S,AD]
Thursday 20:00 - 21:00
Using original witnesses, Ben Macintyre recreates the remarkable story of how one brilliant team, and one dead tramp, pulled off a deception which changed the course of WWII. Also in HD. [S,AD]
Thursday 21:00 - 22:00
Actors and collaborators look back at the Coen brothers' remarkable career. Contains some strong language and some violent scenes. Also in HD. [S,AD]
Thursday 22:00 - 23:40
A week in the life of Llewyn Davis, a struggling folk singer in 1961 New York. Contains strong language and some violent scenes. Also in HD. [2013] [S,AD]
Thursday 23:40 - 01:15
Detective John Shaft is hired by a Harlem gangster to rescue his kidnapped daughter. Contains very strong language, some sexual content and some violence. Also in HD. [1971] [S]
Fri Aug 14
Friday 01:15 - 01:45
4/4. Julia Bradbury explores the work of fell walker Alfred Wainwright. She faces Scafell Pike, England's highest peak, and must reach the 978m summit before darkness falls. Also in HD. [S,AD]
Friday 01:45 - 02:45
Using original witnesses, Ben Macintyre recreates the remarkable story of how one brilliant team, and one dead tramp, pulled off a deception which changed the course of WWII. Also in HD. [S,AD]
Friday 02:45 - 03:15
2/10. Ben Robinson explores the remains of a lost harbour in Port Carlisle, a once-thriving port that hoped to rival Liverpool. Also in HD. [S,SL]
Friday 03:15 - 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 - 20:35
Gustavo Dudamel leads the Los Angeles Philharmonic in its first Proms appearance for more than two decades, pairing Beethoven with Gabriela Ortiz's urgent Revolucion diamantina. Also in HD. [S]
Friday 20:35 - 21:05
With Geri Halliwell, Tom Jones and Stereophonics, Five, Lene Marlin and Moby. Also in HD. [S]
Friday 21:05 - 21:35
With Chicane feat Bryan Adams, Macy Gray, Dr Dre feat Snoop Dogg and Will Smith. Also in HD. [S]
Friday 21:35 - 22:05
Peter Powell and Dixie Peach present the pop chart programme, first broadcast on 15 August 1985. Featuring UB40 with Chrissie Hynde, Madonna, The Cars, Kate Bush and Billy Idol. Also in HD. [S]
Friday 22:05 - 22:35
Simon Bates presents the pop chart programme, first broadcast on 14 August 1986. Featuring It Bites, Lionel Richie, Anita Dobson, Phil Fearon and Chris De Burgh. Also in HD. [S]
Friday 22:35 - 23:35
Smash hits from 60 years of great cover versions in performance from the BBC TV archive, featuring Alexandra Burke, The Moody Blues, Soft Cell, Mariah Carey, UB40 and many more. Also in HD. [S]
Friday 23:35 - 01:35
A return trip through the BBC's music archives to celebrate more irresistible cover songs. Also in HD. [S]
Sat Aug 15
Saturday 01:35 - 02:05
With Geri Halliwell, Tom Jones and Stereophonics, Five, Lene Marlin and Moby. Also in HD. [S]
Saturday 02:05 - 02:35
With Chicane feat Bryan Adams, Macy Gray, Dr Dre feat Snoop Dogg and Will Smith. Also in HD. [S]
Saturday 02:35 - 03:05
Peter Powell and Dixie Peach present the pop chart programme, first broadcast on 15 August 1985. Featuring UB40 with Chrissie Hynde, Madonna, The Cars, Kate Bush and Billy Idol. Also in HD. [S]
Saturday 03:05 - 03:35
Simon Bates presents the pop chart programme, first broadcast on 14 August 1986. Featuring It Bites, Lionel Richie, Anita Dobson, Phil Fearon and Chris De Burgh. Also in HD. [S]
Saturday 03:35 - 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
A pride of lions has rewritten the rules - they have learnt to take down elephants. Also in HD. [S]
Saturday 19:05 - 20:00
9/13. Mammals have proved to be one of the most adaptable products of evolution. David Attenborough looks at their evolution from reptiles 200 million years ago. Also in HD. [S]
Saturday 20:00 - 21:00
Paul Rose tells the story of the USS Squalus, stranded on the bottom of the Atlantic in 1939 and the first time anyone had been saved from a stricken submarine. Also in HD. [S,AD]
Saturday 21:00 - 21:50
1/6. Kabul, August 2021. As American troops withdraw, the Taliban return. Contains some strong language and some violent scenes. Also in HD. [S]
Saturday 21:50 - 22:45
2/6. The Nazany family scatters, with Zarah and Fazal on the run, while Amina remains torn. Contains some strong language. Also in HD. [S]
Saturday 22:45 - 23:15
2/8. Audrey moves out of Grantleigh Manor. Her hopes of seeing the estate run along old lines are dashed when she discovers the new owner's background. Also in HD. [S]
Saturday 23:15 - 23:45
1/7. Richard is far from happy when Hyacinth concocts an elaborate plan to turn him into a Frosticle executive with the help of a chukka of golf! Also in HD. [S]
Saturday 23:45 - 00:45
3/7. A look back at the iconic hairdos of British men and women over the past 60 years. Also in HD. [S,AD]
Sun Aug 16
Sunday 00:45 - 01:40
9/13. Mammals have proved to be one of the most adaptable products of evolution. David Attenborough looks at their evolution from reptiles 200 million years ago. Also in HD. [S]
Sunday 01:40 - 02:35
Paul Rose tells the story of the USS Squalus, stranded on the bottom of the Atlantic in 1939 and the first time anyone had been saved from a stricken submarine. Also in HD. [S,AD]
Sunday 02:35 - 03:35
10/17. A look at the fledgling field of extraterrestrial meteorology. Also in HD. [S]
Sunday 03:35 - 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
Bill Oddie presents a compilation of the best clips from the three series of Bill Oddie Goes Wild. Also in HD.
Sunday 19:30 - 20:00
4/6. Second in a series of practical guides to birdwatching and learning about birds. Bill revisits his childhood birding haunts to discover how they have changed over fifty years. Also in HD. [S]
Sunday 20:00 - 21:00
Bill Oddie counts down the UK's ten most beloved and most villainous birds in a poll based on the thousands of letters he has received over the years from members of the public. Also in HD. [S,AD]
Sunday 21:00 - 21:55
A celebration of moments that make Proms history: landmark premieres and remarkable debuts, including first appearances of artists, orchestras and even instruments. Also in HD. [S]
Sunday 21:55 - 23:30
Hard-hitting play that gives a frank account of a Scottish regiment serving in Iraq. Contains very strong language, some sexual content and some upsetting... Also in HD.
Sunday 23:30 - 00:30
An insight into the National Theatre of Scotland's Black Watch, a play about the Iraq War. Contains very strong language. Also in HD.
Mon Aug 17
Monday 00:30 - 01:30
Martha Kearney follows Dr Paula Byrne, who believes she has come across a portrait of Jane Austen lost to the world for nearly two centuries. Can the picture stand up to scrutiny? Also in HD. [S,AD]