Today 02:20 - 03:20
4/4. Mary tackles the biggest puzzle of all: why, and how, did the Roman Empire fall? Also in HD. [S,AD,SL]
9: BBC FOUR
Thu Aug 27
Today 03:20 - 03:50
5/10. Ben Robinson discovers some of the impressive and well-preserved lime kilns in Solva, Wales, and learns how this industry helped feed a growing nation. Also in HD. [S,SL]
Today 03:50 - 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
6/10. Ben Robinson heads to Beer, Devon, home to beer stone, which has been quarried since Roman times and used in many of England's cathedrals and iconic buildings. Also in HD. [S]
Today 19:30 - 20:00
4/4. Robbie Cumming has issues with ice before taking on the famous Foxton lock flight. His destination is Braunston, the spiritual home for narrowboaters. Also in HD. [S]
Today 20:00 - 21:00
Film following the work of archaeologists, divers and historians as they make new discoveries about a remarkably well-preserved 17th-century galleon raised from the Baltic in 1961. Also in HD. [S]
Today 21:00 - 23:00
A great white shark begins preying on humans off the beaches of New England. Contains horror. Also in HD. [1975] [S,AD]
Today 23:00 - 23:45
Celia Imrie dives into the BBC's archives to tell the behind-the-scenes story of Steven Spielberg's classic aquatic horror, Jaws. Also in HD. [S]
Today 23:45 - 01:35
The beach-goers of Amity are threatened again by a giant, man-eating shark. Contains some violent scenes. Also in HD. [1978] [S,AD]
Fri Aug 28
Tomorrow 01:35 - 02:05
4/4. Robbie Cumming has issues with ice before taking on the famous Foxton lock flight. His destination is Braunston, the spiritual home for narrowboaters. Also in HD. [S]
Tomorrow 02:05 - 03:05
Film following the work of archaeologists, divers and historians as they make new discoveries about a remarkably well-preserved 17th-century galleon raised from the Baltic in 1961. Also in HD. [S]
Tomorrow 03:05 - 03:35
6/10. Ben Robinson heads to Beer, Devon, home to beer stone, which has been quarried since Roman times and used in many of England's cathedrals and iconic buildings. Also in HD. [S,SL]
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 - 20:45
The world-class ensemble from the Big Apple makes its long-awaited Proms debut in style. Also in HD. [S]
Tomorrow 20:45 - 21:20
David Jensen presents the pop chart programme, featuring Bilbo, Blondie, Jilted John, The Motors, David Essex, Hi-Tension, The Jam, The Commodores and dance sequences by Legs & Co. Also in HD. [S]
Tomorrow 21:20 - 22:30
The complete set by the undisputed queen of country music from the Pyramid Stage. Contains some strong language. Also in HD. [S]
Tomorrow 22:30 - 23:05
The Specials started making music in the late 1970s and pioneered the 2 Tone movement. They are live in session for Steve Lamacq on BBC Radio 6 Music. Also in HD. [S]
Tomorrow 23:05 - 00:05
The story of how 2 Tone, a record label from Coventry, went on to have a global impact. The brainchild of Jerry Dammers saw dance music with a message dominate the charts from 1979. Also in HD. [S]
Sat Aug 29
Saturday 00:05 - 00:50
The Specials perform at the Colchester Institute in 1979, playing hits such as Gangsters. Contains some strong language. Also in HD. [S]
Saturday 00:50 - 01:25
Adrian Thrills investigates 2 Tone and its unique blend of ska, reggae, new wave and punk. Contains very strong language. Also in HD. [S]
Saturday 01:25 - 02:00
The Specials started making music in the late 1970s and pioneered the 2 Tone movement. They are live in session for Steve Lamacq on BBC Radio 6 Music. Also in HD. [S]
Saturday 02:00 - 03:00
The story of how 2 Tone, a record label from Coventry, went on to have a global impact. The brainchild of Jerry Dammers saw dance music with a message dominate the charts from 1979. Also in HD. [S]
Saturday 03:00 - 03:35
David Jensen presents the pop chart programme, featuring Bilbo, Blondie, Jilted John, The Motors, David Essex, Hi-Tension, The Jam, The Commodores and dance sequences by Legs & Co. Also in HD. [S]
Saturday 03:35 - 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
Day 3 highlights from the second Test match between England and Pakistan at Lord's. Also in HD. [S]
Saturday 20:00 - 20:55
11/13. David Attenborough explores the eternal duel between the hunters and the hunted on the plains of East Africa. Also in HD. [S]
Saturday 20:55 - 21:00
Maya is a newborn elephant calf, just hours old; she is the newest arrival in Samburu National Reserve in Kenya. But she and her mum Zadie face many challenges. Also in HD. [S]
Saturday 21:00 - 21:55
5/6. The Americans capture an Isis emir and discover an imminent plan to bomb Kabul airport. Contains very strong language and some violent scenes. Also in HD. [S]
Saturday 21:55 - 22:50
6/6. As most of the protagonists gather at Kabul airport, an explosion rips through Abbey Gate. Contains strong language, some violence and upsetting scenes. Also in HD. [S]
Saturday 22:50 - 23:15
4/8. Stately sitcom. DeVere moves his multinational grocery business to the manor and crosses swords with Audrey over a fireplace. Also in HD. [S]
Saturday 23:15 - 23:45
3/7. Sitcom. Hyacinth invents the outdoors indoors luxury barbecue - a complicated description for an even more complicated culinary event. Also in HD. [S]
Saturday 23:45 - 00:30
Timeshift. A bank holiday celebration of the history of the British seaside holiday experience. Also in HD. [S]
Sun Aug 30
Sunday 00:30 - 01:30
Survival expert Ray Mears gives Ewan McGregor the chance to go on a trek of a lifetime. They go deep into the Honduran jungle in search of a lost civilisation. Also in HD. [S,AD]
Sunday 01:30 - 02:25
11/13. David Attenborough explores the eternal duel between the hunters and the hunted on the plains of East Africa. Also in HD. [S]
Sunday 02:25 - 03:10
A bank holiday celebration of the history of the British seaside holiday experience. Also in HD. [S]
Sunday 03:10 - 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
Documentary featuring home movies of the diehard enthusiasts and boat owners who helped to save the inland waterways for the nation and create a second golden age of the canals. Also in HD. [S]
Sunday 20:00 - 22:00
The world's greatest classical music festival celebrates this year's future masterpieces. Presented by Tom Service, expect bold compositions and illustrious orchestral pieces. Also in HD. [S]
Sunday 22:00 - 22:15
.. Absurd Person Singular. Maureen Lipman looks back on the filming of the 1985 TV adaptation of Alan Ayckbourn's Absurd Person Singular. Also in HD. [S]
Sunday 22:15 - 00:10
Three couples meet on three separate Christmas Eves in their three respective kitchens. Classic comedy drama, with a sting in the tail, by Alan Ayckbourn. Deals with adult themes. Also in HD. [S]
Mon Aug 31
Monday 00:10 - 00:40
Bernard Levin interviews playwright and director Alan Ayckbourn. Also in HD. [S]
Monday 00:40 - 02:40
The world's greatest classical music festival celebrates this year's future masterpieces. Presented by Tom Service, expect bold compositions and illustrious orchestral pieces. Also in HD. [S]
Monday 02:40 - 03:40
Documentary featuring home movies of the diehard enthusiasts and boat owners who helped to save the inland waterways for the nation and create a second golden age of the canals. Also in HD. [S,SL]
Monday 03:40 - 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 - 19:45
7/10. Tim Dunn rides up Yr Wyddfa's (Snowdon's) railway to visit the summit station and discovers how a glass structure envelopes Strasbourg's 19th-century station. Also in HD. [S,AD]
Monday 19:45 - 20:00
Chris Beardshaw visits Britain's most inspirational gardens. He meets an enthusiastic group of organic farmers in Kent and helps a family trying to grow their own produce. Also in HD. [S]
Monday 20:00 - 21:00
2/3. Richard Miles shows how 18th- and 19th-century discoveries overturned ideas of when and where civilisation began as empires competed to own the past. Also in HD. [S]
Monday 21:00 - 21:30
Magnus Magnusson presents the quiz programme from City University. Specialist subjects include Dante Gabriel Rossetti, Sir Francis Drake and lady members of the House of Commons. Also in HD. [S]
Monday 21:30 - 22:00
Robert Robinson hosts as Frank Muir, Elizabeth Knight and Patrick Lichfield face Arthur Marshall, Anna Ford and Derek Jacobi in the panel game of word definitions and deceptions. Also in HD. [S]
Monday 22:00 - 23:20
Film following renowned Vermeer expert Gregor Weber as he explores the latest techniques and new discoveries that are bringing us closer to understanding Vermeer and how he worked. Also in HD. [S]
Monday 23:20 - 00:20
Documentary looking into what killed King Tutankhamun, the boy pharaoh. Dallas Campbell reveals new scientific research and carries out unique experiments to get to the truth. Also in HD. [S,AD]
Tue Sep 01
Tuesday 00:20 - 01:20
1/3. James Fox uses art to chart humankind's earliest attempts to gain control over nature. Also in HD. [S]
Tuesday 01:20 - 01:35
Chris Beardshaw visits Britain's most inspirational gardens. He meets an enthusiastic group of organic farmers in Kent and helps a family trying to grow their own produce. Also in HD. [S]
Tuesday 01:35 - 02:50
Film following renowned Vermeer expert Gregor Weber as he explores the latest techniques and new discoveries that are bringing us closer to understanding Vermeer and how he worked. Also in HD. [S]
Tuesday 02:50 - 03:50
2/3. Richard Miles shows how 18th- and 19th-century discoveries overturned ideas of when and where civilisation began as empires competed to own the past. Also in HD. [S,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 - 19:40
8/10. Tim Dunn visits the former HQ of London Underground, 55 Broadway. Also in HD. [S,AD]
Tuesday 19:40 - 20:00
Chris Beardshaw visits inspirational gardens by helicopter. This time he is in Devon to help Carol Cooper and her husband Stephen develop a spring woodland garden. Also in HD. [S]
Tuesday 20:00 - 20:30
5/8. Sitcom. DeVere hosts the traditional hunt ball but asks Marjory to organise it instead of Audrey, who in turn arranges an exquisite revenge. Also in HD. [S]
Tuesday 20:30 - 21:00
4/7. Sitcom. Hyacinth volunteers to meet a special guest for the ladies' luncheon club, a retired commodore. It is a task that puts Hyacinth in a compromising position. Also in HD. [S]
Tuesday 21:00 - 22:00
2/2. Dan Snow reveals how the Irish saved Britain from cultural oblivion in the Dark Ages, as missionaries brought literacy and technology to Scotland and England. Also in HD. [S,AD]
Tuesday 22:00 - 23:00
3/3. How the colour boom and digital revolution have shaped modern British photography. Also in HD. [S,AD]
Tuesday 23:00 - 00:05
Discover the maverick behind some of the most iconic images of the past century. Also in HD. [S,AD]
Wed Sep 02
Wednesday 00:05 - 01:05
Brenda Emmanus meets and profiles ten great living British designers, to find out what inspires them and explore how they have responded to society's evolving tastes. Also in HD. [S]
Wednesday 01:05 - 01:20
Chris Beardshaw visits inspirational gardens by helicopter. This time he is in Devon to help Carol Cooper and her husband Stephen develop a spring woodland garden. Also in HD. [S]
Wednesday 01:20 - 02:20
3/3. How the colour boom and digital revolution have shaped modern British photography. Also in HD. [S,AD]
Wednesday 02:20 - 03:20
2/2. Dan Snow reveals how the Irish saved Britain from cultural oblivion in the Dark Ages, as missionaries brought literacy and technology to Scotland and England. Also in HD. [S,AD]
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
1/6. Fred takes a look at the 11th-century building programme undertaken by the Normans, which resulted in mighty fortress cathedrals like Ely and Peterborough. Also in HD. [S,AD]
Wednesday 19:30 - 20:00
7/10. Ben Robinson travels to Seaton Sluice, home to the notorious Delaval family and the site of a past bottle works that shaped the village. Also in HD. [S]
Wednesday 20:00 - 21:00
3/3. Simon Sebag Montefiore charts Rome's rise from the abandonment and neglect of the 14th century into the everlasting seat of the papacy recognised today. Also in HD. [S,AD]
Wednesday 21:00 - 22:00
In his favourite city, Alexander Armstrong explores the secret underground treasures that made Rome the powerhouse of the ancient world. Also in HD. [S,AD]
Wednesday 22:00 - 22:50
11/12. Convinced of Messalina's devotion, Claudius is totally unaware that she is deceiving him. Deals with adult themes. Also in HD. [S]
Wednesday 22:50 - 23:45
12/12. Acclaimed historical drama series chronicling the reigns of the Roman emperors. Almost at the end of his family history, Claudius's thoughts turn to the future of Rome. Also in HD. [S]
Wednesday 23:45 - 00:45
3/3. Northern Australia becomes the final frontier as settler expansion accelerates. Contains some scenes which some viewers may find upsetting. Also in HD. [S,AD]
Thu Sep 03
Thursday 00:45 - 01:45
In his favourite city, Alexander Armstrong explores the secret underground treasures that made Rome the powerhouse of the ancient world. Also in HD. [S,AD]
Thursday 01:45 - 02:15
1/6. Fred takes a look at the 11th-century building programme undertaken by the Normans, which resulted in mighty fortress cathedrals like Ely and Peterborough. Also in HD. [S,AD]
Thursday 02:15 - 02:45
7/10. Ben Robinson travels to Seaton Sluice, home to the notorious Delaval family and the site of a past bottle works that shaped the village. Also in HD. [S,SL]
Thursday 02:45 - 03:45
3/3. Simon Sebag Montefiore charts Rome's rise from the abandonment and neglect of the 14th century into the everlasting seat of the papacy recognised today. Also in HD. [S,AD,SL]
Thursday 03:45 - 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
2/6. Fred Dibnah investigates one of the greatest feats of royal engineering - the construction of the great chain of castles on the coast of north Wales. Also in HD. [S,AD]
Thursday 19:30 - 20:00
8/10. Ben Robinson unearths the past of Porthgain, Pembrokeshire, built for its industry exporting slate, then brickwork, then finally stone used for the nation's roads. Also in HD. [S]
Thursday 20:00 - 21:35
Classic comedy caper starring Michael Caine. Cockney criminal Charlie Croker and his gang take on an audacious plan to steal a cache of gold bullion in Turin, Italy. Also in HD. [1969] [S,AD]
Thursday 21:35 - 22:20
Celia Imrie explores the story behind Francis Ford Coppola's acclaimed Godfather series. Also in HD. [S]
Thursday 22:20 - 01:10
Oscar-winning adaptation of Mario Puzo's epic bestseller. Contains prolonged violent scenes. Also in HD. [1972] [S,AD]