Today 03:00 - 04:00
Gary Davies, Bruno Brookes and Anthea Turner present the pop chart programme, first broadcast on 25 December 1988 and featuring Pet Shop Boys, Cliff Richard and Enya. Also in HD. [S]
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9: BBC FOUR
Sat Dec 13
Today 04:00 - 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 - 19:15
10/11. Judi Dench reads the classic story of The Tailor of Gloucester by Beatrix Potter. Also in HD. [S]
Today 19:15 - 19:25
Alan Bennett reads Lewis Carroll's Alice's Adventures through the Looking Glass. Also in HD. [S]
Today 19:25 - 20:15
10/12. James is not pleased when, under Mrs Pumphrey's relentless pressure, Siegfried accepts that Tricki Woo should stay at Skeldale. Also in HD. [S]
Today 20:15 - 21:05
11/12. Mrs Pumphrey's great-niece Angela comes to stay, and Tristan starts to take an unprecedented interest in Tricki-Woo's diet. Also in HD. [S]
Today 21:05 - 21:55
12/12. 'Our Gracie' is treated for a mild skin disorder, and the partners attend a wedding. Also in HD. [S]
Today 21:55 - 22:50
3/6. Ordered off the investigation, but still probing, Jay finds that family takes many forms, while a murder from Mary's past stirs anger. Contains some strong language. Also in HD. [S]
Today 22:50 - 23:45
4/6. A confessed killer is in jail, but there are doubts they are truly guilty. Jay links Jack to a corporate fraud, and Max faces a new 'Ned Kelly'. Contains some strong language. Also in HD. [S]
Today 23:45 - 00:20
6/8. Classic sitcom about a beleaguered PM. Jim Hacker begins to wonder whether the government runs the Foreign Office, or vice versa. Also in HD. [S]
Sun Dec 14
Tomorrow 00:20 - 00:50
7/8. Classic political comedy. Jim must recommend the appointment of bishops to the Queen, but he is not keen on the two offered by the church. Also in HD. [S]
Tomorrow 00:50 - 01:40
10/12. James is not pleased when, under Mrs Pumphrey's relentless pressure, Siegfried accepts that Tricki Woo should stay at Skeldale. Also in HD. [S]
Tomorrow 01:40 - 02:30
11/12. Mrs Pumphrey's great-niece Angela comes to stay, and Tristan starts to take an unprecedented interest in Tricki-Woo's diet. Also in HD. [S]
Tomorrow 02:30 - 03:20
12/12. 'Our Gracie' is treated for a mild skin disorder, and the partners attend a wedding. Also in HD. [S]
Tomorrow 03:20 - 03:35
10/11. Judi Dench reads the classic story of The Tailor of Gloucester by Beatrix Potter. 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 - 19:45
26/26. Michael Aspel bids farewell to the Roadshow team with his final edition of the programme. In this special show from 2008, he looks back fondly on the 200 episodes he hosted. Also in HD. [S]
Tomorrow 19:45 - 20:30
Michael Aspel looks back on his career as one of Britain's best-loved presenters. Also in HD. [S]
Tomorrow 20:30 - 20:55
Michael Aspel presents an episode of the children's request show, first broadcast in 1978 and featuring guest Kate Bush, who performs Kashka from Baghdad. Also in HD. [S]
Tomorrow 20:55 - 21:35
Michael Aspel springs a surprise on one of the biggest names in show business, actor and comedian Bob Hope. Also in HD. [S]
Tomorrow 21:35 - 22:05
In a programme first broadcast in 1970, Maggie Smith talks to Michael Aspel about her career and chooses scenes from some of her favourite films. Also in HD. [S]
Tomorrow 22:05 - 22:15
Michael Aspel reflects on his childhood as an evacuee during the Second World War. Also in HD. [S]
Tomorrow 22:15 - 22:45
In a programme first broadcast in 1969, some of the four million people evacuated as children from British cities during the Second World War look back on their experiences. Also in HD. [S]
Tomorrow 22:45 - 23:45
Grace Dent sets the remote for 1995 to embark on a televisual trip back in time. Also in HD. [S,AD]
Tomorrow 23:45 - 00:30
26/26. Michael Aspel bids farewell to the Roadshow team with his final edition of the programme. In this special show from 2008, he looks back fondly on the 200 episodes he hosted. Also in HD. [S]
Mon Dec 15
Monday 00:30 - 01:15
Michael Aspel looks back on his career as one of Britain's best-loved presenters. Also in HD. [S]
Monday 01:15 - 01:40
Michael Aspel presents an episode of the children's request show, first broadcast in 1978 and featuring guest Kate Bush, who performs Kashka from Baghdad. Also in HD. [S]
Monday 01:40 - 02:20
Michael Aspel springs a surprise on one of the biggest names in show business, actor and comedian Bob Hope. Also in HD. [S]
Monday 02:20 - 02:50
In a programme first broadcast in 1970, Maggie Smith talks to Michael Aspel about her career and chooses scenes from some of her favourite films. Also in HD. [S]
Monday 02:50 - 03:50
Grace Dent sets the remote for 1995 to embark on a televisual trip back in time. Also in HD. [S,AD]
Monday 03:50 - 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 - 19:30
Adrian Chiles walks around Scarborough chatting about life, faith and mental health. Also in HD. [S,AD]
Monday 19:30 - 20:10
Christmas special of the classic sitcom from 1975. The festive season falls upon HMP Slade and finds the inmates planning a jailbreak. Also in HD. [S,AD]
Monday 20:10 - 21:00
7/7. Comedy set in occupied France. The Resistance decide that their operations will be inhibited by General von Klinkerhoffen's control of the district. Also in HD. [S]
Monday 21:00 - 22:00
Victor ponders whether Christmas ever had a deeper, spiritual meaning. Also in HD. [S,AD]
Monday 22:00 - 23:00
Lucy Worsley reveals the surprising stories behind our favourite Christmas carols. Also in HD. [S,AD]
Monday 23:00 - 00:30
A Storyville documentary in which the landscapes of Norway provide the backdrop for this immersive story of a family whose lives are linked intrinsically to their environment. Also in HD. [S]
Tue Dec 16
Tuesday 00:30 - 01:00
Adrian Chiles walks around Scarborough chatting about life, faith and mental health. Also in HD. [S,AD]
Tuesday 01:00 - 01:40
Christmas special of the classic sitcom from 1975. The festive season falls upon HMP Slade and finds the inmates planning a jailbreak. Also in HD. [S,AD]
Tuesday 01:40 - 02:30
7/7. Comedy set in occupied France. The Resistance decide that their operations will be inhibited by General von Klinkerhoffen's control of the district. Also in HD. [S]
Tuesday 02:30 - 03:30
Victor ponders whether Christmas ever had a deeper, spiritual meaning. Also in HD. [S,AD]
Tuesday 03:30 - 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
Raymond Baxter, William Woollard, Michael Rodd and Judith Hann invite a party of children to their workshop, where young and old can enjoy magic moments of science. Also in HD. [S,AD]
Tuesday 19:30 - 20:00
8/10. Two alumni teams return to contest the first semi-final of 2022's Christmas competition. Jeremy Paxman asks the questions. Also in HD. [S]
Tuesday 20:00 - 20:45
Seasonal entertainment from 1982 with Ronnie Barker and Ronnie Corbett, plus special guest David Essex. Also in HD. [S,AD]
Tuesday 20:45 - 21:30
Classic sitcom. Fletcher plans to add a bit of Christmas spirit to the festive season at Slade Prison in the form of his very own homemade liquor. Also in HD. [S,AD]
Tuesday 21:30 - 22:00
5/6. Timothy shows Mother, Father and Pippa round his new home. Mother gets a chance to put Pippa off Timothy for life. Also in HD. [S,AD]
Tuesday 22:00 - 22:30
It's New Year's Eve 2019, and former staff of Whitbury Leisure Centre - including three millionaires and a concert pianist - pay tribute to Colin, the man who gave them everything. Also in HD. [S]
Tuesday 22:30 - 23:00
Christmas in the Kumar household with Trinny and Susannah, Darius and Mark Owen. Also in HD. [S,AD]
Tuesday 23:00 - 00:15
... Alan Yentob meets Lenny Henry as he publishes a first volume of autobiography, charting his early years in show business. Contains some strong language. Also in HD. [S]
Wed Dec 17
Wednesday 00:15 - 01:00
Seasonal entertainment from 1982 with Ronnie Barker and Ronnie Corbett, plus special guest David Essex. Also in HD. [S,AD]
Wednesday 01:00 - 01:45
Classic sitcom. Fletcher plans to add a bit of Christmas spirit to the festive season at Slade Prison in the form of his very own homemade liquor. Also in HD. [S,AD]
Wednesday 01:45 - 02:15
5/6. Timothy shows Mother, Father and Pippa round his new home. Mother gets a chance to put Pippa off Timothy for life. Also in HD. [S,AD]
Wednesday 02:15 - 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
Chris Kelly, Jilly Goolden and Oz Clarke present a festive edition of the classic food programme from 1993, with guests Patrick Barlow and Helen Atkinson-Wood. Also in HD. [S]
Wednesday 19:30 - 20:00
9/10. Two of the four highest-scoring winning teams from the heats return to play the second of this year's semi-finals. Jeremy Paxman asks the questions. Also in HD. [S]
Wednesday 20:00 - 21:05
Michael Parkinson introduces a chat show compilation of Morecambe and Wise shows. Also in HD. [S]
Wednesday 21:05 - 22:00
Victoria Wood serves up a large helping of Christmas comedy, with an impressive list of celebrities appearing in a wide range of pastiches. Also in HD. [S,AD]
Wednesday 22:00 - 22:20
Screenwriter William Nicholson recalls the making of the 1985 BBC drama Shadowlands, an exploration of faith, love and loss starring Joss Ackland and Claire Bloom. Also in HD. [S]
Wednesday 22:20 - 23:50
Moving drama about love and loss, set in the 1950s. When confirmed bachelor CS Lewis responds to a fan letter from an American woman called Joy Davidman, his life is transformed. Also in HD. [S]
Wednesday 23:50 - 01:20
How mankind's struggle with winter has been reflected in western art throughout the ages. Also in HD. [S]
Thu Dec 18
Thursday 01:20 - 01:50
Chris Kelly, Jilly Goolden and Oz Clarke present a festive edition of the classic food programme from 1993, with guests Patrick Barlow and Helen Atkinson-Wood. Also in HD. [S]
Thursday 01:50 - 02:40
Victoria Wood serves up a large helping of Christmas comedy, with an impressive list of celebrities appearing in a wide range of pastiches. Also in HD. [S,AD]
Thursday 02:40 - 03:40
Lucy Worsley reveals the surprising stories behind our favourite Christmas carols. Also in HD. [S,AD]
Thursday 03:40 - 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
Cookery for the festive season, with Jennifer Paterson and Clarissa Dickson Wright. Also in HD. [S]
Thursday 19:30 - 20:00
10/10. It's the grand final of the Christmas competition, in which teams of notable former students compete on behalf of their alma maters. Jeremy Paxman asks the questions. Also in HD. [S]
Thursday 20:00 - 21:05
Bafta and Olivier Award-winning actor Monica Dolan gives a captivating reading of Jane Austen's much-loved novel. Also in HD. [S]
Thursday 21:05 - 23:00
Romantic drama. Worried about what is to become of her five unmarried daughters, Mrs Bennet believes she may found an answer when a wealthy bachelor becomes their neighbour. Also in HD. [2005] [S,AD]
Thursday 23:00 - 00:35
In 1943, disaster strikes on the remote Hebridean island of Todday when they run out of whisky. Salvation arrives, but the islanders clash with authority. Also in HD. [2016] [S]
Fri Dec 19
Friday 00:35 - 02:05
Moving drama about love and loss, set in the 1950s. When confirmed bachelor CS Lewis responds to a fan letter from an American woman called Joy Davidman, his life is transformed. Also in HD. [S]
Friday 02:05 - 03:35
A Storyville documentary in which the landscapes of Norway provide the backdrop for this immersive story of a family whose lives are linked intrinsically to their environment. Also in HD. [S]
Friday 03:35 - 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, featuring Jay-Z, Manic Street Preachers, Bryan Adams and Melanie C, Brandy, LeAnn Rimes, Emilia, Robbie Williams and Cher. Also in HD. [S]
Friday 19:30 - 20:00
Jayne Middlemiss presents the pop chart programme, first broadcast on 18 December 1998 and featuring The Beautiful South, Spice Girls, Honeyz, Billie Piper, REM and B*Witched. Also in HD. [S]
Friday 20:00 - 21:00
With Spice Girls, Robbie Williams, B*Witched, Fat Les, LeAnn Rimes and Boyzone. Also in HD. [S]
Friday 21:00 - 22:00
Mark Goodier and Anthea Turner present a Christmas Day special, including a review of the hits that topped the charts in 1990 and featuring performances by Elton John and Kylie. Also in HD. [S]
Friday 22:00 - 22:40
Country music's biggest stars get together for a night full of festive classics, celebrating the joy of the holidays in true Nashville style. Also in HD. [S]
Friday 22:40 - 23:40
A collection of performances from the BBC Archives that highlight the wit and intelligence of Kirsty MacColl, including such hits as A New England and Days. Also in HD. [S]
Friday 23:40 - 00:30
Kirsty MacColl's last television concert, filmed in Glasgow in March 2000. Also in HD. [S]
Sat Dec 20
Saturday 00:30 - 01:30
Uncovering the stories behind The Pogues Christmas classic, Fairytale of New York. Contains very strong language. Also in HD. [S]
Saturday 01:30 - 02:00
Jamie Theakston presents the pop chart programme, featuring Jay-Z, Manic Street Preachers, Bryan Adams and Melanie C, Brandy, LeAnn Rimes, Emilia, Robbie Williams and Cher. Also in HD. [S]
Saturday 02:00 - 02:30
Jayne Middlemiss presents the pop chart programme, first broadcast on 18 December 1998 and featuring The Beautiful South, Spice Girls, Honeyz, Billie Piper, REM and B*Witched. Also in HD. [S]
Saturday 02:30 - 03:30
With Spice Girls, Robbie Williams, B*Witched, Fat Les, LeAnn Rimes and Boyzone. Also in HD. [S]
Saturday 03:30 - 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 - 20:00
Nigel Planer narrates the story of the struggle to make programmes for children in the days before everything went digital. Also in HD. [S]
Saturday 20:00 - 20:15
Derek Griffiths, himself an icon of children's broadcasting, looks back on the 1970s animated series Bod, a cult classic narrated by John Le Mesurier of Dad's Army fame. Also in HD. [S]
Saturday 20:15 - 20:30
It's Christmas time, and Bod has a present to deliver to Aunt Flo. When heavy snow threatens to prevent the delivery, a special person lends a hand. Narrated by John Le Mesurier. Also in HD. [S,AD]
Saturday 20:30 - 21:30
Candid portrait of actor John Le Mesurier, from his turbulent marriage to Hattie Jacques to his life-changing role as Sergeant Wilson in Dad's Army. Also in HD. [S,AD]
Saturday 21:30 - 22:05
A special Christmas episode from 1976. Three oranges are to be auctioned, and Captain Mainwaring is determined to get one for his wife. Also in HD. [S]
Saturday 22:05 - 23:05
Rory Bremner looks back at the life and career of Mike Yarwood, master of the imitation game and one of the BBC's most successful stars of the 1970s and 80s. Also in HD. [S]
Saturday 23:05 - 00:25
In a Christmas special, first broadcast on 25 December 1979, Michael Parkinson talks to Peter Cook, Tommy Cooper, Dame Edna Everage and Catherine Bramwell-Booth. Also in HD. [S]