Today 02:10 - 03:40
Brian Cox follows Nasa's Perseverance rover mission as it hunts for signs of life on Mars. Also in HD. [S,AD,SL]
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9: BBC FOUR
Fri Feb 06
Today 03:40 - 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
Jamie Theakston presents the pop chart programme, first broadcast on 19 March 1999 and featuring Steps, The Beautiful South, Roxette, Travis, REM, Manic Street Preachers and Boyzone. Also in HD. [S]
Today 19:30 - 20:00
Jayne Middlemiss presents the pop chart programme, first broadcast on 26 March 1999 and featuring Andy Williams, Kele Le Roc, Steps, Whitney Houston, Tina Cousins and B*Witched. Also in HD. [S]
Today 20:00 - 20:30
Peter Powell presents the pop chart programme, featuring Tonight, Baccara, Brotherhood of Man, ELO, Lulu, Yellow Dog, Dusty Springfield, The Stranglers, David Castle and Legs & Co. Also in HD. [S]
Today 20:30 - 21:00
Mike Read and Sybil Ruscoe present the pop chart programme, first broadcast on 9 February 1989 and featuring Rick Astley, Texas, Michael Ball, Bobby Brown and Morrissey. Also in HD. [S]
Today 21:00 - 21:35
Tony Blackburn presents the pop chart programme featuring The Glitter Band, New Edition, JJ Barrie, Our Kid, Cliff Richard, Mud, Thin Lizzy, Dolly Parton and The Rolling Stones. Also in HD. [S]
Today 21:35 - 22:15
Noel Edmonds presents the pop chart programme, featuring The Surprise Sisters, The Real Thing, Lee Garrett, The Sensational Alex Harvey Band, Flintlock, Osibisa and The Wurzels. Also in HD. [S]
Today 22:15 - 23:15
A vintage collection of Nana Mouskouri's performances from the BBC archive, including her entry in the 1963 Eurovision Song Contest and musical collaborations. Also in HD. [S]
Today 23:15 - 00:00
Nana Mouskouri is joined by Demis Roussos, The King's Singers and James Galway. Also in HD. [S]
Sat Feb 07
Tomorrow 00:00 - 00:30
International Greek singing star Nana Mouskouri performs a selection of songs, accompanied by her backing group, The Athenians. Also in HD. [S]
Tomorrow 00:30 - 01:20
Nana Mouskouri and her backing group The Athenians are joined by special guests Olivia Newton-John, Calchakis and The King's Singers in a programme first broadcast in 1974. Also in HD. [S]
Tomorrow 01:20 - 02:05
Nana Mouskouri presents her own special kind of music and is joined by guests Morris Albert, The Spinners and Wayne Sleep. Also in HD. [S]
Tomorrow 02:05 - 02:35
Jamie Theakston presents the pop chart programme, first broadcast on 19 March 1999 and featuring Steps, The Beautiful South, Roxette, Travis, REM, Manic Street Preachers and Boyzone. Also in HD. [S]
Tomorrow 02:35 - 03:05
Jayne Middlemiss presents the pop chart programme, first broadcast on 26 March 1999 and featuring Andy Williams, Kele Le Roc, Steps, Whitney Houston, Tina Cousins and B*Witched. Also in HD. [S]
Tomorrow 03:05 - 03:35
Peter Powell presents the pop chart programme, featuring Tonight, Baccara, Brotherhood of Man, ELO, Lulu, Yellow Dog, Dusty Springfield, The Stranglers, David Castle and Legs & Co. 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 - 19:30
3/6. Archaeologist Julian Richards follows the scientific trail of the skeletons of a woman and three young children uncovered at a Stone Age temple in Dorset. Also in HD. [S]
Tomorrow 19:30 - 19:50
Tony McAuley narrates a programme celebrating the culture, history and outstanding natural beauty of the Antrim Glens. Also in HD. [S]
Tomorrow 19:50 - 20:30
Leonard Sachs presents an edition of the old-time music hall programme, first broadcast on 3 February 1977. With Barbara Windsor, Norman Collier, Valerie Masterson and Jan Hunt. Also in HD. [S]
Tomorrow 20:30 - 21:20
6/6. An old friend gives Hetty her most baffling case yet. If she fails, a young woman will lose her baby and go to jail. Also in HD. [S]
Tomorrow 21:20 - 23:00
A retired Georgian teacher crosses the border into Turkey in search of her missing niece. Contains strong language and some scenes of a sexual nature. Also in HD. [2024] [S]
Tomorrow 23:00 - 23:40
Michael Parkinson pays tribute to one of the world's finest actors. Also in HD. [S]
Tomorrow 23:40 - 00:10
6/8. Classic political sitcom. Jim Hacker faces embarrassment when Sir Humphrey tells a bigwig friend in the arts that the government is planning to cut grants. Also in HD. [S]
Sun Feb 08
Sunday 00:10 - 00:40
7/8. Jim Hacker decides to abolish the Department of Education and Science to reduce bureaucracy and save money, giving cash directly to schools. Sir Humphrey, of course, is appalled. Also in HD. [S]
Sunday 00:40 - 01:30
6/6. An old friend gives Hetty her most baffling case yet. If she fails, a young woman will lose her baby and go to jail. Also in HD. [S]
Sunday 01:30 - 02:10
Leonard Sachs presents an edition of the old-time music hall programme, first broadcast on 3 February 1977. With Barbara Windsor, Norman Collier, Valerie Masterson and Jan Hunt. Also in HD. [S]
Sunday 02:10 - 02:40
3/6. Archaeologist Julian Richards follows the scientific trail of the skeletons of a woman and three young children uncovered at a Stone Age temple in Dorset. Also in HD. [S]
Sunday 02:40 - 03:00
Tony McAuley narrates a programme celebrating the culture, history and outstanding natural beauty of the Antrim Glens. Also in HD. [S]
Sunday 03:00 - 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
1/3. A look at Pembrokeshire's wild and rugged coast, where life is defined by the rhythm of the seasons and the power of the sea. Also in HD. [S,AD]
Sunday 20:00 - 21:40
The BBC Philharmonic perform Tchaikovsky's Swan Lake Suite. Also in HD. [S]
Sunday 21:40 - 22:00
Programme exploring how the city of Berlin has developed since the fall of the wall in 1989. First broadcast in 2001. Also in HD. [S]
Sunday 22:00 - 22:30
Trevor Eve, Juliet Stevenson and David Thacker look back on the 1992 Ibsen adaptation. Also in HD. [S]
Sunday 22:30 - 00:45
The 1992 adaptation of Henrik Ibsen's classic play, directed by David Thacker. Nora, tired of being patronised and casually discounted by her husband, rebels against him. Also in HD. [S]
Mon Feb 09
Monday 00:45 - 01:45
Ronald Harwood looks at the founders of modern drama: Henrik Ibsen, August Strindberg, George Bernard Shaw and Frank Wedekind. First broadcast in 1984. Also in HD. [S]
Monday 01:45 - 02:45
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]
Monday 02:45 - 03:45
1/3. A look at Pembrokeshire's wild and rugged coast, where life is defined by the rhythm of the seasons and the power of the sea. Also in HD. [S,AD,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
4/6. From tribes hunting with eagles to the baking deserts of central Asia, the extreme landscapes in northern China mean life is always on the edge. Also in HD. [S,AD]
Monday 20:00 - 20:30
Robert Robinson hosts as Frank Muir, Jilly Cooper and Quentin Bell play Patrick Campbell, Lesley-Anne Down and Anthony Valentine in the game of word definitions and deceptions. Also in HD. [S]
Monday 20:30 - 21:00
Joseph Cooper invites viewers to test their musical wits against Valerie Pitts, Robin Ray and John Julius Norwich. With guest musician Stephen Kovacevich. Also in HD. [S]
Monday 21:00 - 22:00
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]
Monday 22:00 - 23:30
Documentary telling the story of how the Russians led us into the space age. Contains some scenes which some viewers may find upsetting. Also in HD. [S]
Monday 23:30 - 00:20
First transmitted in 1998, this is the story of four men who orbited Earth on board the ill-fated Mir space station. Also in HD. [S]
Tue Feb 10
Tuesday 00:20 - 01:20
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]
Tuesday 01:20 - 02:20
Dr Alice Roberts finds out how the experts put dinosaur skeletons back together, with muscles, accurate postures and even, in some cases, the correct skin colour. Also in HD. [S]
Tuesday 02:20 - 02:50
Joseph Cooper invites viewers to test their musical wits against Valerie Pitts, Robin Ray and John Julius Norwich. With guest musician Stephen Kovacevich. Also in HD. [S]
Tuesday 02:50 - 03:50
4/6. From tribes hunting with eagles to the baking deserts of central Asia, the extreme landscapes in northern China mean life is always on the edge. Also in HD. [S,AD,SL]
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
10/15. Michael Portillo completes his railway journey through the east of England during the postwar period, heading from RAF Lakenheath to the city of Cambridge. Also in HD. [S,AD]
Tuesday 19:30 - 20:00
The recently knighted sitcom writer Roy Clarke looks back on one of his best-loved creations, Open All Hours, and shares his memories of working with two comedy legends. Also in HD. [S]
Tuesday 20:00 - 20:30
5/6. Classic sitcom about a miserly shopkeeper. Arkwright takes action when his corner shop is broken into and employs a large dog to guard his property. Also in HD. [S]
Tuesday 20:30 - 21:00
1/6. The first episode of the comedy series about fastidious housewife Hyacinth Bucket sees Hyacinth's father have a nasty accident with a milk bottle. Also in HD. [S]
Tuesday 21:00 - 22:00
Dan Cruickshank explores how London survived the travails of the 17th century. Also in HD. [S,AD]
Tuesday 22:00 - 23:00
George McGavin and Zoe Laughlin investigate the revolutionary science finding vital renewable resources and undiscovered life in sewage. Also in HD. [S,AD]
Tuesday 23:00 - 00:00
Drawing on the latest science, this documentary rewrites the story of Easter Island. Also in HD. [S,AD]
Wed Feb 11
Wednesday 00:00 - 00:50
First transmitted in 1998, this is the story of four men who orbited Earth on board the ill-fated Mir space station. Also in HD. [S]
Wednesday 00:50 - 01:50
George McGavin and Zoe Laughlin investigate the revolutionary science finding vital renewable resources and undiscovered life in sewage. Also in HD. [S,AD]
Wednesday 01:50 - 02:20
10/15. Michael Portillo completes his railway journey through the east of England during the postwar period, heading from RAF Lakenheath to the city of Cambridge. Also in HD. [S,AD]
Wednesday 02:20 - 03:20
Dan Cruickshank explores how London survived the travails of the 17th century. Also in HD. [S,AD,SL]
Wednesday 03:20 - 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
11/15. Michael Portillo explores the postwar Britain of his youth on a railway journey from the Midlands to the West Country, beginning in the city of Derby. Also in HD. [S,AD]
Wednesday 19:30 - 20:00
4/5. Paul Rose explores the soft and rolling south Devon coastline, where he takes a snorkelling trip around Burgh Island and hitches a ride on the Dartmouth to Paignton steam train. Also in HD. [S]
Wednesday 20:00 - 21:00
3/4. Brian takes a fresh look at the concept of gravity, revealing it to be far more than just the force that makes things fall to the ground. Also in HD. [S,AD]
Wednesday 21:00 - 22:00
3/6. Bruce Parry sails to the island of Anuta, a remote tropical outpost in the South Pacific. Contains some scenes which some viewers may find upsetting. Also in HD. [S,AD]
Wednesday 22:00 - 22:15
Michael Palin shares memories of his 1988 screenplay for the drama Number 27. Also in HD. [S]
Wednesday 22:15 - 23:30
Ninety-year-old Miss Barwick has lived peacefully in the same house all her life, that is until a young property developer arrives at her front door. A play by Michael Palin. Also in HD. [S]
Wednesday 23:30 - 00:30
1/3. Sam Willis shows how the castle arrived as an instrument of invasion with the Normans but became a weapon with which unruly barons challenged the Crown. Also in HD. [S,AD]
Thu Feb 12
Thursday 00:30 - 01:00
11/15. Michael Portillo explores the postwar Britain of his youth on a railway journey from the Midlands to the West Country, beginning in the city of Derby. Also in HD. [S,AD]
Thursday 01:00 - 01:30
4/5. Paul Rose explores the soft and rolling south Devon coastline, where he takes a snorkelling trip around Burgh Island and hitches a ride on the Dartmouth to Paignton steam train. Also in HD. [S]
Thursday 01:30 - 02:30
3/6. Bruce Parry sails to the island of Anuta, a remote tropical outpost in the South Pacific. Contains some scenes which some viewers may find upsetting. Also in HD. [S,AD]
Thursday 02:30 - 03:30
3/4. Brian takes a fresh look at the concept of gravity, revealing it to be far more than just the force that makes things fall to the ground. Also in HD. [S,AD,SL]
Thursday 03:30 - 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
12/15. In Coventry, Michael recalls the destruction of the city's Gothic cathedral. Also in HD. [S,AD]
Thursday 19:30 - 20:00
5/5. Paul Rose walks the South West Coast Path. He explores the Jurassic Coast, taking a walk through some two hundred million years of the earth's history. Also in HD. [S]
Thursday 20:00 - 21:00
6/7. A look at the evolution of the weather forecast from print via radio to TV and beyond. Also in HD. [S]
Thursday 21:00 - 22:45
A canoe trip in rural Appalachia becomes a fight for survival for four city friends. Contains some strong language, sexual violence and some upsetting scenes. Also in HD. [1972] [S,AD]
Thursday 22:45 - 00:50
A partly fictional biopic of writer Emily Brontë, author of Wuthering Heights. Contains some scenes of a sexual nature. Also in HD. [2022] [S]
Fri Feb 13
Friday 00:50 - 01:45
6/7. A look at the evolution of the weather forecast from print via radio to TV and beyond. Also in HD. [S]
Friday 01:45 - 02:15
12/15. In Coventry, Michael recalls the destruction of the city's Gothic cathedral. Also in HD. [S,AD]
Friday 02:15 - 02:45
5/5. Paul Rose walks the South West Coast Path. He explores the Jurassic Coast, taking a walk through some two hundred million years of the earth's history. Also in HD. [S]
Friday 02:45 - 03:45
1/3. Sam Willis shows how the castle arrived as an instrument of invasion with the Normans but became a weapon with which unruly barons challenged the Crown. Also in HD. [S,AD,SL]
Friday 03:45 - 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
Scott Mills presents the pop chart programme, first broadcast on 2 April 1999 and featuring Cartoons, Des'ree, New Radicals, Billie Piper, Mariah Carey, B*Witched and Flat Beat. Also in HD. [S]
Friday 19:30 - 20:00
Jamie Theakston presents the pop chart programme, first broadcast on 4 April 1999 and featuring New Radicals, Another Level, Phats & Small, Reef, Catatonia, Eminem and Flat Beat. Also in HD. [S]
Friday 20:00 - 20:35
Peter Powell presents the pop chart programme, featuring The Dooleys, Generation X, Alan Price, The Pretenders, Lene Lovich, The Skids and Blondie. Dance sequences by Legs & Co. Also in HD. [S]
Friday 20:35 - 21:05
Simon Mayo and Peter Powell present the pop chart programme, first broadcast on 12 February 1987, featuring Level 42, Pepsi & Shirlie, and Aretha Franklin and George Michael. Also in HD. [S]
Friday 21:05 - 21:45
With Pilot, Johnny Nash, Lee Garrett, Art Garfunkel, The Real Thing and The Beach Boys. Also in HD. [S]
Friday 21:45 - 22:20
Tony Blackburn presents the pop chart programme, featuring Sutherland Brothers & Quiver, Billy Ocean, The Sensational Alex Harvey Band, 5000 Volts and The Real Thing. Also in HD. [S]
Friday 22:20 - 23:20
A selection of classic heartbreaking BBC performances from some of music's biggest stars. Also in HD. [S]
Friday 23:20 - 00:20
More of the greatest sad songs ever, featuring classic tracks from the likes of Sade, The Righteous Brothers, Toni Braxton and Lewis Capaldi. Also in HD. [S]