Today 05:30 - 18:58
Daily from 7.00pm.
9: BBC FOUR
Mon Oct 26
Today 18:58 - 19:00
Programmes start at 7.00pm.
Today 19:00 - 20:00
3/3. Told through the experiences of its native species, this is the moving story of the changing fortunes of New Zealand's wildlife since humans first arrived. Also in HD. [S,AD]
Today 20:00 - 21:00
How experts are learning more about those who wrote the texts of the ancient Egyptians. Also in HD. [S,AD]
Today 21:00 - 21:30
Magnus Magnusson presents the quiz programme from Bradford University. The specialist subjects are Captain Bligh, King Richard III, Shakespeare's English Kings and George Stephenson. Also in HD. [S]
Today 21:30 - 22:00
Robert Robinson hosts as Frank Muir, Sue MacGregor and Derek Jacobi take on Arthur Marshall, Liza Goddard and Julian Pettifer in the panel game of word definitions and deceptions. Also in HD. [S]
Today 22:00 - 22:15
Film-maker Chris Terrill looks back on his seminal 1996 series Soho Stories. Also in HD. [S]
Today 22:15 - 22:55
1/12. A coded bomb warning causes panic in the West End, but Danny the drag queen must practise his act. Contains some strong language. Also in HD. [S]
Today 22:55 - 23:35
2/12. History student Gwen trains to be a stripper for a summer job. Contains some strong language. Also in HD. [S]
Today 23:35 - 00:15
3/12. Bespoke tailor Mark appears in a Saatchi & Saatchi ad, and drag artist Danny buys a frock. Contains some strong language. Also in HD. [S]
Tue Oct 27
Tomorrow 00:15 - 01:15
6/6. In the last of the series, archaeologist and historian Richard Miles examines the rise and fall of the Roman Empire. Also in HD. [S,AD]
Tomorrow 01:15 - 02:15
How experts are learning more about those who wrote the texts of the ancient Egyptians. Also in HD. [S,AD]
Tomorrow 02:15 - 03:15
3/3. Told through the experiences of its native species, this is the moving story of the changing fortunes of New Zealand's wildlife since humans first arrived. Also in HD. [S,AD,SL]
Tomorrow 03:15 - 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
2/6. What makes sharks built for speed? How do snakes move without limbs? How do sugar gliders fly without feathers? The answers all lie in their skin. Also in HD. [S]
Tomorrow 19:30 - 20:00
4/5. Rugby legend Gareth and wife Maureen visit their top family holiday spot, St Davids. Also in HD. [S]
Tomorrow 20:00 - 20:30
1/7. Stately sitcom. Audrey upbraids Richard for not sponsoring a charity event in aid of a new scout hut. Also in HD. [S]
Tomorrow 20:30 - 21:00
5/10. Sitcom. Hyacinth has decided that, instead of her usual gift to Richard of slippers, he should receive skis instead. Richard, however, has no intention of taking up the sport. Also in HD. [S]
Tomorrow 21:00 - 22:00
2/3. Documentary series. Robert Bartlett explores the impact of the Norman conquest of Britain and Ireland, and looks at how England adapted to its new masters. Also in HD. [S,AD]
Tomorrow 22:00 - 23:40
The remarkable story of photographer, activist and cultural pioneer Kwame Brathwaite. Also in HD. [S]
Tomorrow 23:40 - 00:40
2/2. Professor Jim Al-Khalili tells the story of how we went from thinking we were close to a complete understanding of the universe to realising we had seen almost none of it. Also in HD. [S]
Wed Oct 28
Wednesday 00:40 - 01:10
2/6. What makes sharks built for speed? How do snakes move without limbs? How do sugar gliders fly without feathers? The answers all lie in their skin. Also in HD. [S]
Wednesday 01:10 - 01:40
4/5. Rugby legend Gareth and wife Maureen visit their top family holiday spot, St Davids. Also in HD. [S]
Wednesday 01:40 - 02:40
6/6. In the last of the series, archaeologist and historian Richard Miles examines the rise and fall of the Roman Empire. Also in HD. [S,AD]
Wednesday 02:40 - 03:40
2/3. Documentary series. Robert Bartlett explores the impact of the Norman conquest of Britain and Ireland, and looks at how England adapted to its new masters. 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
3/6. Professor Ben Garrod reveals how skin protects vertebrates from extremes of temperature, the harmful effect of UV and a host of living organisms that want to get in. Also in HD. [S]
Wednesday 19:30 - 20:00
5/5. The duo enrol in tank school and return to the canal to prove they can nail narrowboating. Also in HD. [S]
Wednesday 20:00 - 20:50
Documentary that explores Emperor Augustus's Alpine campaign, revealing for the first time the route, weapons and tactics used by the Romans to successfully annex the unconquered Alps. Also in HD. [S]
Wednesday 20:50 - 21:00
Architect Sand Helsel applauds Trellick Tower, a brutalist tower block in west London, designed by Erno Goldfinger and completed in 1972. Also in HD. [S]
Wednesday 21:00 - 22:00
3/5. Brian Cox explores a planet that dwarfs all the others: Jupiter. Also in HD. [S,AD]
Wednesday 22:00 - 23:00
5/6. Marlow is getting better, and the different strands of his fiction and reality converge. Contains some strong language and some scenes of a sexual nature. Also in HD. [S]
Wednesday 23:00 - 00:20
6/6. Marlow still dreams about the homecoming and the frightening figure of the scarecrow. Deals with adult themes. Also in HD. [S]
Thu Oct 29
Thursday 00:20 - 01:10
Documentary that re-examines the attempt to blow up the Houses of Parliament in 1605. Computer graphics recreate the scene and show how close the plotters came to success. Also in HD. [S,AD]
Thursday 01:10 - 01:40
3/6. Professor Ben Garrod reveals how skin protects vertebrates from extremes of temperature, the harmful effect of UV and a host of living organisms that want to get in. Also in HD. [S]
Thursday 01:40 - 02:10
5/5. The duo enrol in tank school and return to the canal to prove they can nail narrowboating. Also in HD. [S]
Thursday 02:10 - 03:10
3/5. Brian Cox explores a planet that dwarfs all the others: Jupiter. Also in HD. [S,AD,SL]
Thursday 03:10 - 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 - 20:00
Peter and Dan Snow take an in-depth look at the battles that shaped our nation. The Battle of Britain was the pivotal air battle of World War II. Also in HD. [S,AD]
Thursday 20:00 - 22:30
A group of crack commandos during the Second World War attempt to destroy the formidable German artillery on the Greek island of Navarone. Starring Gregory Peck and David Niven. Also in HD. [1961] [S]
Thursday 22:30 - 00:00
Horror-suspense story about Michael Myers, a murderous lunatic who escapes incarceration. Contains some violence and disturbing scenes. Also in HD. [1978] [S,AD]
Fri Oct 30
Friday 00:00 - 00:45
3/4. A man falls into an assembly of decomposing corpses - and something else is disturbed. Also in HD. [S,AD]
Friday 00:45 - 01:30
4/4. In 1958, two women travel together to a nightclub in Georgia - but they never return. Also in HD. [S,AD]
Friday 01:30 - 02:45
Join Owain Wyn Evans for a thrilling concert from the BBC National Orchestra of Wales. Also in HD. [S]
Friday 02:45 - 03:45
Peter and Dan Snow take an in-depth look at the battles that shaped our nation. The Battle of Britain was the pivotal air battle of World War II. Also in HD. [S,AD]
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
With Kylie Minogue, Lonyo, Samantha Mumba, Coldplay, Vengaboys, Five & Queen and Eminem. Also in HD. [S]
Friday 19:30 - 20:00
Jamie Theakston presents the pop chart programme, first broadcast on 14 July 2000 and featuring Jessica Simpson, Steps, Atomic Kitten, Oasis, Alice Deejay and The Corrs. Also in HD. [S]
Friday 20:00 - 20:30
With Reef, Livin' Joy, Alisha's Attic, Space, Toni Braxton, Jimmy Nail and Spice Girls. Also in HD. [S]
Friday 20:30 - 21:10
Simon Bates presents the pop chart programme, featuring Altered Images, Trevor Walters, Haircut 100, Squeeze, Olivia Newton John, OMD and Dave Stewart & Barbara Gaskin. Also in HD. [S]
Friday 21:10 - 21:40
David Hamilton presents the pop chart programme, featuring Thin Lizzy, Chanter Sisters, Liverpool Express, Jimmy James and the Vagabonds and dance sequences from Ruby Flipper. Also in HD. [S]
Friday 21:40 - 22:40
Another selection of dance floor disco classics from the BBC's archives. Also in HD. [S]
Friday 22:40 - 00:20
Ian Schrager, one of the two people behind the infamous Studio 54, tells the in-depth story of how one of the world's greatest nightclubs was created. Contains some strong language. Also in HD. [S]
Sat Oct 31
Saturday 00:20 - 01:20
3/3. By the end of the 1970s, disco seemed untouchable. But it was about to face a violent backlash that almost destroyed it. Contains some strong language. Also in HD. [S]
Saturday 01:20 - 01:50
7/10. Featuring classic performances from the disco era, including The Jacksons, Sylvester, George McCrae, Sister Sledge, and McFadden and Whitehead. Also in HD. [S]
Saturday 01:50 - 02:25
With Reef, Livin' Joy, Alisha's Attic, Space, Toni Braxton, Jimmy Nail and Spice Girls. Also in HD. [S]
Saturday 02:25 - 02:55
David Hamilton presents the pop chart programme, featuring Thin Lizzy, Chanter Sisters, Liverpool Express, Jimmy James and the Vagabonds and dance sequences from Ruby Flipper. Also in HD. [S]
Saturday 02:55 - 03:25
With Kylie Minogue, Lonyo, Samantha Mumba, Coldplay, Vengaboys, Five & Queen and Eminem. 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 - 19:40
Biologist and writer Merlin Sheldrake travels the globe, exploring the world of fungi and unravelling the many secrets of these essential organisms. Also in HD. [S,AD]
Saturday 19:40 - 20:30
3/10. Michael Palin enters China by boat from Korea. He visits the cities of Qingdao and Shanghai and takes a local steamer down the Yangtze. Also in HD. [S]
Saturday 20:30 - 21:20
2/3. While the investigation centres on the Jefferson family and their entourage, Miss Marple's hunch about a second killing proves all too tragically justified. Also in HD. [S]
Saturday 21:20 - 00:20
Ingmar Bergman's dreamlike chronicle of an extended family in early 20th-century Sweden. Contains very strong language, some sexual content and some upsetting... Also in HD. [1982] [S]
Sun Nov 01
Sunday 00:20 - 01:20
Film-maker Ingmar Bergman shows us his world on the desolate and mysterious Baltic island of Faro. He talks about his childhood and how the art of film was often a comfort to him. Also in HD. [S]
Sunday 01:20 - 01:50
1/7. Stately sitcom. Audrey upbraids Richard for not sponsoring a charity event in aid of a new scout hut. Also in HD. [S]
Sunday 01:50 - 02:20
5/10. Sitcom. Hyacinth has decided that, instead of her usual gift to Richard of slippers, he should receive skis instead. Richard, however, has no intention of taking up the sport. Also in HD. [S]
Sunday 02:20 - 03:00
Biologist and writer Merlin Sheldrake travels the globe, exploring the world of fungi and unravelling the many secrets of these essential organisms. Also in HD. [S,AD]
Sunday 03:00 - 03:50
3/10. Michael Palin enters China by boat from Korea. He visits the cities of Qingdao and Shanghai and takes a local steamer down the Yangtze. Also in HD. [S]
Sunday 03:50 - 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 - 20:00
2/26. The team are at Minehead station, where a bracelet made from jewels once owned by the last of the Romanovs is brought along for valuation. Also in HD. [S]
Sunday 20:00 - 20:30
6/6. Fusing biography, art and the history of fashion, Amber Butchart explores the lives of historical figures through their clothes. She looks at Marie Antoinette. Also in HD. [S,AD]
Sunday 20:30 - 21:00
Ben Robinson unlocks the ancient roots of the Northumberland village of Warkworth, discovering clues that point back almost 1,000 years to the Norman conquest. Also in HD. [S]
Sunday 21:00 - 22:00
3/3. Shakespeare's Catholic past comes back to haunt him, inspiring his most tragic work yet. Also in HD. [S,AD]
Sunday 22:00 - 00:30
Classic tragedy by William Shakespeare about how ambition can corrupt. Three witches foresee a great future for Macbeth, the Thane of Glamis. Also in HD. [S]
Mon Nov 02
Monday 00:30 - 01:05
Three soldiers recall the famous occasion during the First World War when British and German troops abandoned their trenches on the Western Front on Christmas Day 1914. Also in HD. [S]
Monday 01:05 - 01:35
6/6. Fusing biography, art and the history of fashion, Amber Butchart explores the lives of historical figures through their clothes. She looks at Marie Antoinette. Also in HD. [S,AD]
Monday 01:35 - 02:35
3/3. Shakespeare's Catholic past comes back to haunt him, inspiring his most tragic work yet. Also in HD. [S,AD]
Monday 02:35 - 03:30
2/26. The team are at Minehead station, where a bracelet made from jewels once owned by the last of the Romanovs is brought along for valuation. Also in HD. [S,SL]
Monday 03:30 - 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
1/3. Three-part series examining the harsh elements and rich rewards of the Alaskan wilderness. A mother sea otter nurses her baby through the chilly days of early spring. Also in HD. [S,AD]
Monday 20:00 - 21:00
1/4. Lachlan Goudie traces the development of Scottish art. The first episode goes from the sites of the Neolithic era to the period of destruction initiated by the Reformation. Also in HD. [S]
Monday 21:00 - 21:30
Magnus Magnusson presents the quiz programme from Surrey University. The specialist subjects are the novels of Anthony Powell, the Byzantine Empire, Giuseppe Verdi and Gladstone. Also in HD. [S]
Monday 21:30 - 22:00
Robert Robinson hosts as Frank Muir, Gabrielle Drake and David Hunt take on Patrick Campbell, Pauline Collins and Arthur Marshall in the game of word definitions and deceptions. Also in HD. [S]
Monday 22:00 - 22:55
Documentary exploring the life and work of the late writer and art critic John Berger. Deals with adult themes. Also in HD. [S]
Monday 22:55 - 23:55
1/3. Dan Cruickshank visits Britain's finest country houses, museums and factories as he uncovers the 18th- and 19th-century fascination with silver. Also in HD. [S]
Monday 23:55 - 00:55
1/3. Janina Ramirez and Alastair Sooke discover the art and design of Amsterdam - a city that pioneered much of modern life, from multinational trade to how we design our homes. Also in HD. [S,AD]