Today 03:00 - 03:30
5/15. Michael goes on a tour around Heathrow Airport, taking an eerie walk around the mothballed Terminal 1 building and ending up atop the iconic 87.5 metre control tower. Also in HD. [S,AD,SL]
9: BBC FOUR
Thu Jul 16
Today 03:30 - 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
6/15. Michael Portillo boards the West Highland Line to begin a railway journey across Scotland's central belt, from the Arrochar Alps to the Loch of the Lowes. Also in HD. [S,AD]
Today 19:30 - 20:00
Ben Robinson explores the Cornish fishing village of Port Isaac, behind whose quaint facade lies something far more gritty. Also in HD. [S]
Today 20:00 - 21:00
Immersive documentary chronicling Gustave Eiffel's extraordinary feat of engineering. Also in HD. [S,AD]
Today 21:00 - 22:15
An intimate portrait of a fiercely independent Hollywood star who left it all behind to live life on her own terms. Contains some strong language. Also in HD. [S]
Today 22:15 - 00:20
An ex-police officer, who suffers from an intense fear of heights, is hired to trail an old friend's wife. Also in HD. [1958] [S,AD]
Fri Jul 17
Tomorrow 00:20 - 01:15
Alfred Hitchcock in conversation with fellow director Bryan Forbes. From 1969. Contains some scenes which some viewers may find upsetting. Also in HD. [S]
Tomorrow 01:15 - 02:30
An intimate portrait of a fiercely independent Hollywood star who left it all behind to live life on her own terms. Contains some strong language. Also in HD. [S]
Tomorrow 02:30 - 03:00
6/15. Michael Portillo boards the West Highland Line to begin a railway journey across Scotland's central belt, from the Arrochar Alps to the Loch of the Lowes. 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
Jayne Middlemiss presents the pop chart programme, featuring Britney Spears, Mint Royale feat Lauren Laverne, Lyte Funky Ones, Andreas Johnson, Daphne & Celeste and Gabrielle. Also in HD. [S]
Tomorrow 19:30 - 20:00
Jayne Middlemiss presents the pop chart programme, first broadcast on 11 February 2000 and featuring Andreas Johnson, Fierce, The Tamperer feat Maya, Sash!, Oasis and Gabrielle. Also in HD. [S]
Tomorrow 20:00 - 20:30
Peter Powell and Simon Bates present the pop chart programme, first broadcast on 16 July 1987 and featuring Pet Shop Boys, Hue and Cry, Bruce Willis and Kenny G. Also in HD. [S]
Tomorrow 20:30 - 21:00
Mark Goodier presents the pop chart programme, first broadcast on 19 July 1990 and featuring Paul Young, Inspiral Carpets and Dream Warriors. Also in HD. [S]
Tomorrow 21:00 - 21:50
Bob Harris introduces Linda Ronstadt in concert at the New Victoria Theatre, London, in 1976. Also in HD. [S]
Tomorrow 21:50 - 23:25
Musical biography of Linda Ronstadt, one of the most successful female singers - and recording artists - of all time. Contains some strong language. Also in HD. [S]
Tomorrow 23:25 - 00:25
How the three country singers ended up uniting as close harmony singers on the Trio album. Also in HD. [S]
Sat Jul 18
Saturday 00:25 - 00:55
Jayne Middlemiss presents the pop chart programme, featuring Britney Spears, Mint Royale feat Lauren Laverne, Lyte Funky Ones, Andreas Johnson, Daphne & Celeste and Gabrielle. Also in HD. [S]
Saturday 00:55 - 01:25
Jayne Middlemiss presents the pop chart programme, first broadcast on 11 February 2000 and featuring Andreas Johnson, Fierce, The Tamperer feat Maya, Sash!, Oasis and Gabrielle. Also in HD. [S]
Saturday 01:25 - 01:55
Peter Powell and Simon Bates present the pop chart programme, first broadcast on 16 July 1987 and featuring Pet Shop Boys, Hue and Cry, Bruce Willis and Kenny G. Also in HD. [S]
Saturday 01:55 - 02:30
Mark Goodier presents the pop chart programme, first broadcast on 19 July 1990 and featuring Paul Young, Inspiral Carpets and Dream Warriors. Also in HD. [S]
Saturday 02:30 - 03:25
How the three country singers ended up uniting as close harmony singers on the Trio album. 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 - 19:05
The touching story of a rescued giant otter cub being raised by a Brazilian naturalist. Also in HD. [S]
Saturday 19:05 - 20:00
5/13. The story of life from the first primitive cells to the plants and animals that live around us. David Attenborough looks at some of the 30,000 fish species. Also in HD. [S]
Saturday 20:00 - 21:00
Paul Rose tells the story of Fridjtof Nansen who, in 1892, announced a daring plan to be first to the North Pole and who became the forefather of polar exploration. Also in HD. [S,AD]
Saturday 21:00 - 21:40
3/8. Gabriel's wife, Irène, conducts her own investigation into her husband's alleged death. Contains some strong language, prolonged violence and upsetting scenes. Also in HD. [S]
Saturday 21:40 - 22:25
4/8. The Germans' superhuman is now the Sentinels' primary enemy. Contains some strong language, prolonged violence and some upsetting... Also in HD. [S]
Saturday 22:25 - 23:10
3/4. Relentless detective work links the death of Berghoff to an unsolved murder in Austria. Deals with adult themes. Also in HD. [S]
Saturday 23:10 - 00:00
4/4. As Kramer is told to downsize the team, they finally get a solid lead. Deals with adult themes. Also in HD. [S]
Sun Jul 19
Sunday 00:00 - 00:30
7/8. Stately sitcom. When DeVere decides to film a commercial at the manor, Audrey thinks the world should know the truth about him - and about her. Also in HD. [S,AD]
Sunday 00:30 - 01:00
1/7. Tom finds marketing his garden produce more difficult than he thought, especially when the rates are due. Also in HD. [S,AD]
Sunday 01:00 - 01:55
5/13. The story of life from the first primitive cells to the plants and animals that live around us. David Attenborough looks at some of the 30,000 fish species. Also in HD. [S]
Sunday 01:55 - 02:55
Paul Rose tells the story of Fridjtof Nansen who, in 1892, announced a daring plan to be first to the North Pole and who became the forefather of polar exploration. Also in HD. [S,AD]
Sunday 02:55 - 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
The History of Extreme Weather. 2/6. Lucie Green looks back through Britain's most turbulent and dramatic weather history. Also in HD. [S,AD]
Sunday 20:00 - 21:00
Chris Packham introduces a classic documentary from the BBC's archive, which takes a look at the worst winter of the 20th century in 1963. Also in HD. [S,AD]
Sunday 21:00 - 22:00
A specially curated night of musical gems. Alongside Beethoven's famous symphony are Mussorgsky's A Night on a Bare Mountain and Strauss' Don Juan. Also in HD. [S]
Sunday 22:00 - 23:00
Tom Fort whisks us through the landscape around south west England's A303 road and 5,000 years of history, including a Neolithic traveller and a medieval murder mystery. Also in HD. [S]
Sunday 23:00 - 00:00
The story of one of the most celebrated and sought-after film composers, as told by the man himself and his closest collaborators. Contains some strong language. Also in HD. [S]
Mon Jul 20
Monday 00:00 - 01:00
A specially curated night of musical gems. Alongside Beethoven's famous symphony are Mussorgsky's A Night on a Bare Mountain and Strauss' Don Juan. Also in HD. [S]
Monday 01:00 - 02:00
The History of Extreme Weather. 2/6. Lucie Green looks back through Britain's most turbulent and dramatic weather history. Also in HD. [S,AD]
Monday 02:00 - 03:00
Tom Fort whisks us through the landscape around south west England's A303 road and 5,000 years of history, including a Neolithic traveller and a medieval murder mystery. Also in HD. [S,SL]
Monday 03:00 - 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. Documentary about the Atlantic Ocean. In the North Atlantic, massive whale pods, giant turtles and monstrous jellyfish ride the Gulf Stream, a huge ocean current. Also in HD. [S,AD]
Monday 20:00 - 21:00
2/3. Alastair Sooke unpicks the reasons behind the dazzling revolution that gave birth to classical Greek art, asking how the Greeks got so good so quickly. Also in HD. [S,AD]
Monday 21:00 - 21:50
How did Whistler's portrait change the course of painting so drastically? Also in HD. [S]
Monday 21:50 - 22:00
Milton Brown presents a look at Whistler's Nocturne in Black and Gold: The Falling Rocket. Also in HD. [S]
Monday 22:00 - 23:00
1/3. When an accident changes Frida's life, she channels pain and heartache into painting. Contains some scenes which some viewers may find upsetting. Also in HD. [S,AD]
Monday 23:00 - 00:00
3/3. The theft of Munch's painting The Scream exposes a criminal underworld and brutal murder. Also in HD. [S,AD]
Tue Jul 21
Tuesday 00:00 - 01:00
1/3. Documentary about the Atlantic Ocean. In the North Atlantic, massive whale pods, giant turtles and monstrous jellyfish ride the Gulf Stream, a huge ocean current. Also in HD. [S,AD]
Tuesday 01:00 - 02:00
2/3. Alastair Sooke unpicks the reasons behind the dazzling revolution that gave birth to classical Greek art, asking how the Greeks got so good so quickly. Also in HD. [S,AD]
Tuesday 02:00 - 03:00
3/3. The theft of Munch's painting The Scream exposes a criminal underworld and brutal murder. Also in HD. [S,AD]
Tuesday 03:00 - 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
7/15. At the home of Scottish football, Glasgow's Hampden Park stadium, Michael admires the oldest football trophy in the world and hears how the 'passing game' was born there. Also in HD. [S,AD]
Tuesday 19:30 - 20:00
Kate Garraway walks through the Cotswold countryside and describes the joy and solace that nature brings as she takes in the inspiring views of Gloucestershire. Also in HD. [S]
Tuesday 20:00 - 20:30
5/7. Sitcom. Hyacinth realises that Richard is bored after taking early retirement and provides him with a hobby. Unfortunately, this rather backfires on her. Also in HD. [S]
Tuesday 20:30 - 21:00
5/6. Victor and Margaret head off for a weekend at the seaside. Victor is presented with a most unusual and unwelcome gift. Also in HD. [S]
Tuesday 21:00 - 22:00
1/3. How Matilda almost became the first woman to be crowned queen of England in her own right, and how Eleanor of Aquitaine was more than the queen of courtly love. Also in HD. [S]
Tuesday 22:00 - 23:00
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]
Tuesday 23:00 - 00:00
. 3/8. Why did the world stand by in 1994 as nearly one million people were murdered in Rwanda? Contains graphic violence and disturbing scenes. Also in HD. [S,AD]
Wed Jul 22
Wednesday 00:00 - 01:00
. 4/8. Old conflicts in the Kosovo region are rekindled, and Nato intervenes, but at what cost? Contains some strong language and disturbing scenes. Also in HD. [S,AD]
Wednesday 01:00 - 02:00
1/3. How Matilda almost became the first woman to be crowned queen of England in her own right, and how Eleanor of Aquitaine was more than the queen of courtly love. Also in HD. [S]
Wednesday 02:00 - 02:30
Kate Garraway walks through the Cotswold countryside and describes the joy and solace that nature brings as she takes in the inspiring views of Gloucestershire. Also in HD. [S,SL]
Wednesday 02:30 - 03:00
7/15. At the home of Scottish football, Glasgow's Hampden Park stadium, Michael admires the oldest football trophy in the world and hears how the 'passing game' was born there. Also in HD. [S,AD,SL]
Wednesday 03:00 - 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
8/15. Michael Portillo continues his postwar Scottish railway adventure, this time from Glasgow to the capital, Edinburgh. Also in HD. [S,AD]
Wednesday 19:30 - 20:00
Presenter and DJ Nick Grimshaw escapes for a revitalising walk on the Northumberland coast and reflects on his career, growing up and plans for starting a family. Also in HD. [S]
Wednesday 20:00 - 21:00
1/3. Dan Snow charts how the Mary Rose was discovered, excavated and eventually raised. Also in HD. [S,AD]
Wednesday 21:00 - 22:00
Richard Fortey explores the strange and surprising science of fungi, unlocking the story of their evolution, mysterious life cycle and value to both the planet and us. Also in HD. [S]
Wednesday 22:00 - 23:30
Patrica Hayes stars as Edna, an alcoholic, homeless woman in search of shelter. Contains some scenes which some viewers may find upsetting. Also in HD. [S]
Wednesday 23:30 - 00:20
Film exploring James McNeill Whistler's Portrait of the Painter's Mother. How did this sombre masterpiece change the course of painting so drastically? Also in HD. [S]
Thu Jul 23
Thursday 00:20 - 01:20
1/3. Dan Snow charts how the Mary Rose was discovered, excavated and eventually raised. Also in HD. [S,AD]
Thursday 01:20 - 02:20
Richard Fortey explores the strange and surprising science of fungi, unlocking the story of their evolution, mysterious life cycle and value to both the planet and us. Also in HD. [S]
Thursday 02:20 - 02:50
Presenter and DJ Nick Grimshaw escapes for a revitalising walk on the Northumberland coast and reflects on his career, growing up and plans for starting a family. Also in HD. [S,SL]
Thursday 02:50 - 03:20
8/15. Michael Portillo continues his postwar Scottish railway adventure, this time from Glasgow to the capital, Edinburgh. Also in HD. [S,AD,SL]
Thursday 03:20 - 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
9/15. At the former Midlothian mining village of Newtongrange, Michael meets the son of a miner whose name loomed large in the disputes of the 1970s and 1980s, 'Red' Mick McGahey. Also in HD. [S,AD]
Thursday 19:30 - 20:00
Comedian Shappi Khorsandi walks the Derbyshire Dales and marvels at the beauty she finds. With her unique wit and charm, she talks candidly about her outlook on life and love. Also in HD. [S]
Thursday 20:00 - 21:40
Film based on the rock opera by Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice that reimagines the last six days of the life of Jesus Christ, as seen by Judas, in contemporary Israel. Also in HD. [1973] [S]
Thursday 21:40 - 22:05
Tim Sebastian talks to director and producer Norman Jewison, whose acclaimed films include In the Heat of the Night, Fiddler on the Roof and Moonstruck. Also in HD. [S]
Thursday 22:05 - 23:50
Thriller about the bigoted sheriff of a small Mississippi town who finds himself forced into collaboration with a black detective from Philadelphia. Also in HD. [1967] [S]
Thursday 23:50 - 00:40
Rod Steiger talks to Mark Cousins about some of his most celebrated roles. Also in HD. [S]
Fri Jul 24
Friday 00:40 - 01:40
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]