Sunday 22:15 - 23:15
3/6. Margot Fonteyn looks at the work of some of the greatest of the pioneers, from the Commedia dell'Arte in 17th-century Italy to Martha Graham in 20th-century America. Also in HD. [S]
9: BBC FOUR
Sun May 17
Sunday 23:15 - 00:15
A tribute to Dame Margot Fonteyn, first broadcast shortly after her death in 1991. Featuring interviews with colleagues and friends and extracts from her ballets. Also in HD. [S]
Mon May 18
Today 00:15 - 01:15
A profile of Rudolf Nureyev, whose electrifying performances and enigmatic personality made him ballet's first major star. First broadcast in 2003. Also in HD. [S]
Today 01:15 - 02:15
3/6. A celebration of the newly recognised glories of classical music, including a wealth of works written by largely forgotten or neglected composers. Also in HD. [S]
Today 02:15 - 03:15
3/3. Wild and remote, these heather-clad moors are home to red grouse and tough upland sheep. Also in HD. [S,AD,SL]
Today 03:15 - 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
9/37. Oriel College, Oxford play Christ's College, Cambridge in another first-round match. Also in HD. [S]
Today 19:30 - 20:00
9/15. Quiz show presented by Victoria Coren in which patience and lateral thinking are as vital as knowledge, and connections need to be made between apparently unconnected things. Also in HD. [S]
Today 20:00 - 21:00
1/2. Wildlife expert Liz Bonnin, actor Freida Pinto and mountaineer Jon Gupta reveal the hidden wonders of India's surprising natural world. Also in HD. [S,AD]
Today 21:00 - 22:00
2/3. Denmark becomes one of the greatest powers and arbiters of taste in northern Europe. Contains some scenes of a sexual nature. Also in HD. [S,AD]
Today 22:00 - 23:00
The story of Gluck - Britain's cross-dressing high society painter of the 1930s - who staged 'one-man shows', had relationships with women and somehow got away with it. Also in HD. [S,AD]
Today 23:00 - 00:00
3/3. Janina and Alastair discover Baku in Azerbaijan through its art and architecture. Also in HD. [S,AD]
Tue May 19
Tomorrow 00:00 - 01:00
7/8. The world wars force artists to grapple with destruction and savagery, challenging conventions and the old imperial order, while those fleeing war bring new ideas to Britain. Also in HD. [S,AD]
Tomorrow 01:00 - 02:00
A tribute to Dame Margot Fonteyn, first broadcast shortly after her death in 1991. Featuring interviews with colleagues and friends and extracts from her ballets. Also in HD. [S]
Tomorrow 02:00 - 03:00
7/8. The savagery of the world wars changes British art forever. Also in HD. [S,AD,SL]
Tomorrow 03:00 - 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
10/37. Jesus College, Cambridge and St Catherine's College, Oxford are both hoping to earn themselves a place in the second round. Jeremy Paxman asks the questions. Also in HD. [S]
Tomorrow 19:30 - 20:00
10/15. Quiz show presented by Victoria Coren in which patience and lateral thinking are as vital as knowledge, and connections need to be made between apparently unconnected things. Also in HD. [S]
Tomorrow 20:00 - 20:30
7/10. Sitcom. Hyacinth finds herself with an ideal opportunity to impress Emmet with her singing when she discovers that he is involved in a concert at the church hall. Also in HD. [S]
Tomorrow 20:30 - 21:00
5/6. Timothy is asked to be best man at his friend Frank's wedding. He ends up in trouble when trying to encourage the idea of marriage in spite of his parents. Also in HD. [S]
Tomorrow 21:00 - 22:00
4/4. Simon Schama traces the steps of the empire-makers, asking how a trading enterprise based on the idea of liberty became an empire built on slavery. Also in HD. [S,AD]
Tomorrow 22:00 - 23:30
The incredible real-life story of the original rebel girls of football - the Corinthians. Also in HD. [S,AD]
Tomorrow 23:30 - 00:20
3/3. Silvio Berlusconi dodges corruption charges, wins again with Milan and blurs the line between football and politics as controversy and his cult grow. Also in HD. [S]
Wed May 20
Wednesday 00:20 - 01:20
The story of Gluck - Britain's cross-dressing high society painter of the 1930s - who staged 'one-man shows', had relationships with women and somehow got away with it. Also in HD. [S,AD]
Wednesday 01:20 - 02:20
3/3. Janina and Alastair discover Baku in Azerbaijan through its art and architecture. Also in HD. [S,AD]
Wednesday 02:20 - 03:20
1/2. Wildlife expert Liz Bonnin, actor Freida Pinto and mountaineer Jon Gupta reveal the hidden wonders of India's surprising natural world. 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
11/37. Balliol College, Oxford, faces the University of Southampton in another first round match. Also in HD. [S]
Wednesday 19:30 - 20:00
11/15. Quiz show presented by Victoria Coren in which patience and lateral thinking are as vital as knowledge, and connections need to be made between apparently unconnected things. Also in HD. [S]
Wednesday 20:00 - 21:00
2/3. Dr Helen Czerski explores the narrow band of temperature that has led to life on Earth. Also in HD. [S,AD]
Wednesday 21:00 - 22:00
3/3. Gillian Pachter looks at Ruth's execution and the last-minute attempts to save her life. Also in HD. [S]
Wednesday 22:00 - 22:15
Screenwriter Andrew Davies reflects on A Very Peculiar Practice, his wickedly funny comedy drama series set in a university health centre in the late 1980s. Also in HD. [S]
Wednesday 22:15 - 23:05
1/7. Newly separated from his wife, Stephen Daker starts his new job as GP at the very peculiar Lowlands Medical Centre. Also in HD. [S]
Wednesday 23:05 - 00:00
2/7. It's the first day of term, and Stephen must give a lecture to the students, as Bob plans to tell them they are a waste of money. Also in HD. [S]
Thu May 21
Thursday 00:00 - 01:00
A profile of Britain's best-known screenwriter as he embarks on Les Misérables. From 2018. Deals with adult themes. Also in HD. [S]
Thursday 01:00 - 02:00
2/3. Dr Helen Czerski explores the narrow band of temperature that has led to life on Earth. Also in HD. [S,AD]
Thursday 02:00 - 03:00
3/3. Gillian Pachter looks at Ruth's execution and the last-minute attempts to save her life. Also in HD. [S,SL]
Thursday 03:00 - 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
12/37. The universities of Bangor and Nottingham put fingers on buzzers for the first time. Jeremy Paxman asks the questions. Also in HD. [S]
Thursday 19:30 - 20:00
12/15. Quiz show presented by Victoria Coren in which patience and lateral thinking are as vital as knowledge, and connections need to be made between apparently unconnected things. Also in HD. [S]
Thursday 20:00 - 20:30
Eve Arnold photographed Marilyn Monroe in the 1950s and 60s and became the star's trusted confidante. She talks about Monroe and how their friendship developed. Also in HD. [S]
Thursday 20:30 - 22:00
Classic comedy musical. A transatlantic trip brings romantic problems for showgirls Lorelei and Dorothy, seeking different things from men. Also in HD. [1953] [S,AD]
Thursday 22:00 - 22:45
Hollywood sex symbol Jane Russell talks about her difficult childhood as the eldest and only girl of six siblings, her film career and working with Marilyn Monroe. Also in HD. [S]
Thursday 22:45 - 00:15
Three New York models, looking for rich husbands, rent a luxurious apartment together to impress affluent bachelors, but things do not go to plan. Also in HD. [1953] [S]
Fri May 22
Friday 00:15 - 00:55
Sylvia Syms looks at the handsome heroes, gorgeous heroines, pin-ups and bombshells who came to be known as cinema's greatest sex symbols, hearing from the stars themselves. Also in HD. [S]
Friday 00:55 - 01:30
Eve Arnold photographed Marilyn Monroe in the 1950s and 60s and became the star's trusted confidante. She talks about Monroe and how their friendship developed. Also in HD. [S]
Friday 01:30 - 02:15
Hollywood sex symbol Jane Russell talks about her difficult childhood as the eldest and only girl of six siblings, her film career and working with Marilyn Monroe. Also in HD. [S]
Friday 02:15 - 03:15
2/3. Denmark becomes one of the greatest powers and arbiters of taste in northern Europe. Contains some scenes of a sexual nature. Also in HD. [S,AD,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 - 19:30
Jamie Theakston presents the pop chart programme, first broadcast on 5 November 1999 and featuring Macy Gray, Phil Collins, Diana Ross, Ian Brown, Mariah Carey, Semisonic and Five. Also in HD. [S]
Friday 19:30 - 20:00
Jayne Middlemiss presents the pop chart programme, first broadcast on 12 November 1999. Featuring Savage Garden, Beck, Another Level, Jennifer Lopez, Mr Vegas and Geri Halliwell. Also in HD. [S]
Friday 20:00 - 20:30
Gary Davies and Peter Powell present the pop chart programme, first broadcast on 22 May 1986. Featuring Jaki Graham, Billy Ocean, Simply Red and Spitting Image. Also in HD. [S]
Friday 20:30 - 21:00
Gary Davies presents the pop chart programme, first broadcast on 23 May 1991 and featuring T'Pau, Simple Minds and Deacon Blue. Also in HD. [S]
Friday 21:00 - 21:40
Cover versions of Bob Dylan songs by Peter, Paul and Mary, Lulu, The Byrds, Joan Baez, Eric Clapton, Madeleine Peyroux, Bryan Ferry, UB40, Julie Felix and many more. Also in HD. [S]
Friday 21:40 - 22:40
Cover versions of Bob Dylan songs from the BBC archives, with Joan Baez, Siouxsie and the Banshees, The Hollies, Adele, Julie Felix, Richie Havens, Bryan Ferry and KT Tunstall. Also in HD. [S]
Friday 22:40 - 23:30
A showcase of Bob Dylan with his band in an intimate setting as he performs songs from his extensive body of work. Also in HD. [S]
Friday 23:30 - 00:45
Documentary chronicling the life, times and crimes of Bob Dylan obsessive AJ Weberman. Contains strong language. Also in HD. [S]
Sat May 23
Saturday 00:45 - 01:15
Jamie Theakston presents the pop chart programme, first broadcast on 5 November 1999 and featuring Macy Gray, Phil Collins, Diana Ross, Ian Brown, Mariah Carey, Semisonic and Five. Also in HD. [S]
Saturday 01:15 - 01:45
Jayne Middlemiss presents the pop chart programme, first broadcast on 12 November 1999. Featuring Savage Garden, Beck, Another Level, Jennifer Lopez, Mr Vegas and Geri Halliwell. Also in HD. [S]
Saturday 01:45 - 02:20
Gary Davies and Peter Powell present the pop chart programme, first broadcast on 22 May 1986. Featuring Jaki Graham, Billy Ocean, Simply Red and Spitting Image. Also in HD. [S]
Saturday 02:20 - 02:50
Gary Davies presents the pop chart programme, first broadcast on 23 May 1991 and featuring T'Pau, Simple Minds and Deacon Blue. Also in HD. [S]
Saturday 02:50 - 03:50
Cover versions of Bob Dylan songs from the BBC archives, with Joan Baez, Siouxsie and the Banshees, The Hollies, Adele, Julie Felix, Richie Havens, Bryan Ferry and KT Tunstall. Also in HD. [S]
Saturday 03:50 - 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 - 19:45
Leonard Sachs presents an edition of the old time music hall programme, from 24 February 1977. With Larry Grayson, Fenella Fielding, Hinge and Bracket, and Anna Sharkey. Also in HD. [S]
Saturday 19:45 - 20:10
An edition of Dusty Springfield's 1960s variety show, first broadcast on 22 September 1966. Her special guest is ventriloquist Señor Wences. Also in HD. [S]
Saturday 20:10 - 21:00
7/9. Drama series about a 60-year-old private detective. Hetty is in hospital - an unlikely place to find her most urgent case yet. Also in HD. [S]
Saturday 21:00 - 22:35
Mahin, a 70-year-old widow living alone in Tehran, decides to revitalise her love life. Also in HD. [2024] [S]
Saturday 22:35 - 23:50
How Otto Rehhagel coached Greece to become the unlikely champions of Euro 2004. Also in HD. [S]
Saturday 23:50 - 00:20
7/10. Sitcom. Hyacinth finds herself with an ideal opportunity to impress Emmet with her singing when she discovers that he is involved in a concert at the church hall. Also in HD. [S]
Sun May 24
Sunday 00:20 - 00:50
5/6. Timothy is asked to be best man at his friend Frank's wedding. He ends up in trouble when trying to encourage the idea of marriage in spite of his parents. Also in HD. [S]
Sunday 00:50 - 01:35
Leonard Sachs presents an edition of the old time music hall programme, from 24 February 1977. With Larry Grayson, Fenella Fielding, Hinge and Bracket, and Anna Sharkey. Also in HD. [S]
Sunday 01:35 - 02:00
An edition of Dusty Springfield's 1960s variety show, first broadcast on 22 September 1966. Her special guest is ventriloquist Señor Wences. Also in HD. [S]
Sunday 02:00 - 02:50
7/9. Drama series about a 60-year-old private detective. Hetty is in hospital - an unlikely place to find her most urgent case yet. Also in HD. [S]
Sunday 02:50 - 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
Ben Robinson explores the Cornish fishing village of Port Isaac, behind whose quaint facade lies something far more gritty. Also in HD. [S]
Sunday 19:30 - 19:35
Kirsty Wark visits the island of Inchmahome in Scotland, haven to Mary Queen of Scots, and ruminates on what it means to be Scottish. Also in HD. [S]
Sunday 19:35 - 21:00
A habitual thief wanting to go straight enters a reform programme, but temptations abound. Also in HD. [1962] [S]
Sunday 21:00 - 22:00
TV and panto star Stanley Baxter had big success but an even bigger secret. With access to close family and friends, personal archive and recordings, we reveal his true story. Also in HD. [S]
Sunday 22:00 - 23:00
4/6. Margot Fonteyn traces the story of the Romantic ballet and its greatest exponents. Also in HD. [S]
Sunday 23:00 - 23:35
A studio performance of the ballet Les Sylphides by Michel Fokine, first broadcast on 3 April 1953 and starring Alicia Markova, John Field, Violetta Elvin and Svetlana Beriosova. Also in HD. [S]
Sunday 23:35 - 00:20
Theatre and film director Lindsay Anderson in conversation with ballet superstar Rudolf Nureyev. First broadcast in 1974. Also in HD. [S]
Mon May 25
Monday 00:20 - 01:20
6/6. The natural world has always been a powerful inspiration to composers, and this programme takes us on an evocative journey through some of the best-loved musical responses. Also in HD. [S]