Today 02:40 - 03:40
2/3. Samira Ahmed reveals how Iran preserved its distinctive language and culture despite the Arab conquest of Persia. Also in HD. [S,AD,SL]
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9: BBC FOUR
Tue Jan 27
Today 03:40 - 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
4/15. Starting in Wakefield, Michael visits the National Coal Mining Museum for England. Also in HD. [S,AD]
Today 19:30 - 20:00
4/6. Julia Bradbury explores the work of fell walker Alfred Wainwright. Here she climbs Helm Crag, defined by the rock formations at its summit nicknamed the Lion and the Lamb. Also in HD. [S,AD]
Today 20:00 - 20:30
4/8. Classic sitcom. When a scandal breaks in the City, Jim Hacker and Sir Humphrey cannot agree on who should be the new governor of the Bank of England. Also in HD. [S]
Today 20:30 - 21:00
5/8. Classic political sitcom. Jim Hacker meets a local councillor who has radical ideas about local government. The PM likes what he hears, unlike Sir Humphrey. Also in HD. [S]
Today 21:00 - 22:00
Thomas Cromwell is revealed as a revolutionary who laid the foundations of modern Britain. Also in HD. [S,AD]
Today 22:00 - 22:30
Sir Andrew Motion discovers an unpublished poem by Philip Larkin when he visits Hull to meet one of the poet's ex-lovers, Betty Mackereth, speaking of her love for the first time. Also in HD. [S]
Today 22:30 - 00:25
1/2. Ken Burns recounts the collision between two opposing views of the natural world. Also in HD. [S]
Wed Jan 28
Tomorrow 00:25 - 00:55
4/15. Starting in Wakefield, Michael visits the National Coal Mining Museum for England. Also in HD. [S,AD]
Tomorrow 00:55 - 01:25
4/6. Julia Bradbury explores the work of fell walker Alfred Wainwright. Here she climbs Helm Crag, defined by the rock formations at its summit nicknamed the Lion and the Lamb. Also in HD. [S,AD]
Tomorrow 01:25 - 02:25
Thomas Cromwell is revealed as a revolutionary who laid the foundations of modern Britain. Also in HD. [S,AD]
Tomorrow 02:25 - 03:25
2/6. In China's far south west, rich jungles nestle below towering peaks. Jewel-coloured birds and ancient tribes share forested valleys where wild elephants still roam. Also in HD. [S,AD,SL]
Tomorrow 03:25 - 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
5/15. Michael Portillo continues his postwar exploration of north west England in Bradford, Shipley and Hebden Bridge. Also in HD. [S,AD]
Tomorrow 19:30 - 20:00
5/6. Julia Bradbury follows in fell walker and author Alfred Wainwright's footsteps and climbs to the summit of High Street, the most well-trodden high ground in the Lakes. Also in HD. [S,AD]
Tomorrow 20:00 - 21:00
1/4. Brian Cox explores the latest science and takes a new look at his old films and asks: how far can we go in our exploration of the cosmos? Also in HD. [S,AD]
Tomorrow 21:00 - 22:00
1/6. Explorer Bruce Parry travels to the Amazon rainforest to live with the Matis. Contains some strong language and disturbing scenes. Also in HD. [S,AD]
Tomorrow 22:00 - 23:00
3/6. Vladimir has two proofs, but Smiley has only found one. Deals with adult themes. Also in HD. [S]
Tomorrow 23:00 - 23:55
4/6. Smiley gets into trouble with his superiors, who want the investigation closed. Contains some scenes which some viewers may find upsetting. Also in HD. [S]
Tomorrow 23:55 - 00:55
2/3. How fantasy novels have big ideas that allow us to see our own world in a surprising way. Also in HD. [S,AD]
Thu Jan 29
Thursday 00:55 - 01:25
5/15. Michael Portillo continues his postwar exploration of north west England in Bradford, Shipley and Hebden Bridge. Also in HD. [S,AD]
Thursday 01:25 - 01:55
5/6. Julia Bradbury follows in fell walker and author Alfred Wainwright's footsteps and climbs to the summit of High Street, the most well-trodden high ground in the Lakes. Also in HD. [S,AD]
Thursday 01:55 - 02:55
1/6. Explorer Bruce Parry travels to the Amazon rainforest to live with the Matis. Contains some strong language and disturbing scenes. Also in HD. [S,AD]
Thursday 02:55 - 03:55
1/4. Brian Cox explores the latest science and takes a new look at his old films and asks: how far can we go in our exploration of the cosmos? Also in HD. [S,AD,SL]
Thursday 03:55 - 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
6/15. Michael Portillo travels through the Britain of his youth from London's Docklands and East End to the 'city within a city', the Barbican. Also in HD. [S,AD]
Thursday 19:30 - 20:00
6/6. Series in which Julia Bradbury explores the work of fell walker and author Alfred Wainwright. From Ennerdale, she ascends one of Wainwright's favourite fells, Pillar. Also in HD. [S,AD]
Thursday 20:00 - 22:05
Classic western. After the latest raid by bandits, the villagers in a small settlement in Mexico band together to hire a group of disparate gunfighters to protect them. Also in HD. [1960] [S]
Thursday 22:05 - 23:10
Michael Parkinson in conversation with stage and screen star Yul Brynner. Featuring film clips from The Ten Commandments, The King and I, The Magnificent Seven and Catlow. Also in HD. [S]
Thursday 23:10 - 01:15
Daniel Craig stars in this true story about Jewish partisans trying to escape Nazi forces. Contains some strong language and some violent scenes. Also in HD. [2008] [S,AD]
Fri Jan 30
Friday 01:15 - 02:15
2/3. How fantasy novels have big ideas that allow us to see our own world in a surprising way. Also in HD. [S,AD]
Friday 02:15 - 02:45
6/15. Michael Portillo travels through the Britain of his youth from London's Docklands and East End to the 'city within a city', the Barbican. Also in HD. [S,AD]
Friday 02:45 - 03:15
6/6. Series in which Julia Bradbury explores the work of fell walker and author Alfred Wainwright. From Ennerdale, she ascends one of Wainwright's favourite fells, Pillar. Also in HD. [S,AD]
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 March 1999 and featuring Blur, The Corrs, The Cardigans, Whitney Houston, Stereophonics and Britney Spears. Also in HD. [S]
Friday 19:30 - 20:00
Gail Porter presents the pop chart programme, first broadcast on 5 March 1999 and featuring Cher, Skunk Anansie, Whitney Houston, East 17, Stereophonics, Blur and Boyzone. Also in HD. [S]
Friday 20:00 - 20:35
Mike Read presents the pop chart programme, featuring Nazareth, The Three Degrees, UFO, The Members, Sally Oldfield, Two Man Sound, Generation X and The Pointer Sisters. Also in HD. [S]
Friday 20:35 - 21:05
Simon Mayo and Steve Wright present the pop chart programme, first broadcast on 2 February 1989 and featuring Holly Johnson, Sheena Easton, Hue and Cry, Roachford and Simply Red. Also in HD. [S]
Friday 21:05 - 21:45
Noel Edmonds presents the pop chart programme, first broadcast on 6 May 1976 and featuring Mud, Sutherland Bros & Quiver, Cliff Richard, Frankie Valli, The Rolling Stones and Abba. Also in HD. [S]
Friday 21:45 - 22:25
With Showaddywaddy, Marmalade, Tina Charles, Robin Sarstedt, Mud and Cliff Richard. Also in HD. [S]
Friday 22:25 - 23:15
Pete Townshend and Roger Daltrey in a session recorded at the Roundhouse in north London. Contains some strong language. Also in HD. [S]
Friday 23:15 - 23:45
Pete Townshend, songwriter, guitarist and co-founder of The Who, talks to John Wilson about his cultural influences. Also in HD. [S]
Friday 23:45 - 00:45
Mark Radcliffe looks back at the headlining performance from The Who. Contains some strong language. Also in HD. [S]
Sat Jan 31
Saturday 00:45 - 01:15
Jamie Theakston presents the pop chart programme, first broadcast on 5 March 1999 and featuring Blur, The Corrs, The Cardigans, Whitney Houston, Stereophonics and Britney Spears. Also in HD. [S]
Saturday 01:15 - 01:45
Gail Porter presents the pop chart programme, first broadcast on 5 March 1999 and featuring Cher, Skunk Anansie, Whitney Houston, East 17, Stereophonics, Blur and Boyzone. Also in HD. [S]
Saturday 01:45 - 02:25
Mike Read presents the pop chart programme, featuring Nazareth, The Three Degrees, UFO, The Members, Sally Oldfield, Two Man Sound, Generation X and The Pointer Sisters. Also in HD. [S]
Saturday 02:25 - 02:55
Simon Mayo and Steve Wright present the pop chart programme, first broadcast on 2 February 1989 and featuring Holly Johnson, Sheena Easton, Hue and Cry, Roachford and Simply Red. Also in HD. [S]
Saturday 02:55 - 03:35
Noel Edmonds presents the pop chart programme, first broadcast on 6 May 1976 and featuring Mud, Sutherland Bros & Quiver, Cliff Richard, Frankie Valli, The Rolling Stones and Abba. 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 - 19:30
2/6. Archaeologist Julian Richards joins an excavation team as they uncover a rare find from a fourth-century Roman cemetery in Winchester: a lead coffin. Also in HD. [S]
Saturday 19:30 - 19:40
Natural history short. Newborough Forest, on the edge of the west coast of Anglesey in north Wales, is home to one of the biggest raven roosts in Europe. Also in HD. [S]
Saturday 19:40 - 20:30
Leonard Sachs chairs the old-time music hall programme. With Les Dawson, Lorna Luft, Stephanie Voss, Bryan Burdon, Bill Drysdale, Chrissie Cartwright and Peter Reeves. Also in HD. [S]
Saturday 20:30 - 21:20
5/6. Hetty agrees to help an anxious mother whose schizophrenic adult son has disappeared. Also in HD. [S]
Saturday 21:20 - 22:10
5/6. With Cian on her side, Fia takes the law into her own hands to find the truth. Contains some strong language, sexual violence and some upsetting scenes. Also in HD. [S,AD]
Saturday 22:10 - 23:00
6/6. Fia is still struggling to find the evidence she needs to bring the case to a close. Contains some strong language, prolonged violence and upsetting scenes. Also in HD. [S,AD]
Saturday 23:00 - 00:40
Tensions escalate among a group of young people at a holiday home by the Baltic coast. Contains some strong language and some upsetting scenes. Also in HD. [2023] [S]
Sun Feb 01
Sunday 00:40 - 01:40
Chat show hosted by Michael Parkinson, featuring guests Terry Wogan, Betty Boothroyd and Harry Enfield. Also in HD. [S]
Sunday 01:40 - 02:10
4/8. Classic sitcom. When a scandal breaks in the City, Jim Hacker and Sir Humphrey cannot agree on who should be the new governor of the Bank of England. Also in HD. [S]
Sunday 02:10 - 02:40
5/8. Classic political sitcom. Jim Hacker meets a local councillor who has radical ideas about local government. The PM likes what he hears, unlike Sir Humphrey. Also in HD. [S]
Sunday 02:40 - 03:30
5/6. Hetty agrees to help an anxious mother whose schizophrenic adult son has disappeared. Also in HD. [S]
Sunday 03:30 - 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 - 19:40
Terry Wogan hosts as Midlands and West take on North West in the 1978 Come Dancing grand final from the Lyceum Ballroom, London. With commentary by Barri Haynes. Also in HD. [S]
Sunday 19:40 - 20:10
Terry Wogan introduces a classic edition of the celebrity word game. Also in HD. [S]
Sunday 20:10 - 20:55
14/15. Sir Terry Wogan presents more magical moments from his days in the hotseat of Britain's best-loved chat show, with guests including Judi Dench, Helen Mirren and Bob Hoskins. Also in HD. [S]
Sunday 20:55 - 21:55
Mark Lawson talks to legendary broadcaster Terry Wogan about his life and 50-year career, from his early years on Irish radio to his ever-popular Radio 2 show. Also in HD. [S]
Sunday 21:55 - 23:45
The 1974 adaption of Henrik Ibsen's story of Ellida Wangel, her marriage issues and her pursuit of happiness and love elsewhere. Also in HD. [S]
Sunday 23:45 - 01:00
Broadcast on 1 February 1956, composer Arthur Benjamin's Mañana was the first opera commissioned by the BBC. Also in HD. [S]
Mon Feb 02
Monday 01:00 - 02:00
1/2. Dr Helen Czerski investigates the science behind the sounds we're familiar with and the sounds that we normally can't hear, from Big Ben to the Stromboli volcano. Also in HD. [S,AD]
Monday 02:00 - 02:40
Terry Wogan hosts as Midlands and West take on North West in the 1978 Come Dancing grand final from the Lyceum Ballroom, London. With commentary by Barri Haynes. Also in HD. [S]
Monday 02:40 - 03:25
14/15. Sir Terry Wogan presents more magical moments from his days in the hotseat of Britain's best-loved chat show, with guests including Judi Dench, Helen Mirren and Bob Hoskins. Also in HD. [S]
Monday 03:25 - 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
3/6. Series about the creatures that live in China's most beautiful landscapes. This episode looks at the remote Tibetan Plateau, home to chiru antelopes, wild yaks and bears. Also in HD. [S,AD]
Monday 20:00 - 21:00
3/3. Samira Ahmed goes back to when Persia faced her gravest threat, Genghis Khan, and reveals how the Safavids, who succeeded the Mongols, give Iran a powerful new identity. Also in HD. [S,AD]
Monday 21:00 - 21:30
Robert Robinson hosts as Frank Muir, Joanna Lumley and Miles Kington face Patrick Campbell, Rula Lenska and Ian Wooldridge in the panel game of word definitions and deceptions. Also in HD. [S]
Monday 21:30 - 22:00
Joseph Cooper invites viewers to match their musical wits against guests Joyce Grenfell, Richard Baker and Robin Ray. With guest musician Lina Lalandi. Also in HD. [S]
Monday 22:00 - 23:30
With unique access to Nasa, Brian Cox follows Perseverance rover's search for life on Mars during a critical seven-day period as it undertakes an epic journey across the red planet. Also in HD. [S,AD]
Monday 23:30 - 00:55
Film following Nasa psychologist Dr Al Holland as he prepares Mars-bound astronauts for the psychological demands of a three-year absence from Earth. Also in HD. [S]
Tue Feb 03
Tuesday 00:55 - 01:25
First transmitted in 1987, what is the future of manned space flight one year after the US Challenger disaster? Also in HD. [S]
Tuesday 01:25 - 01:55
Joseph Cooper invites viewers to match their musical wits against guests Joyce Grenfell, Richard Baker and Robin Ray. With guest musician Lina Lalandi. Also in HD. [S]
Tuesday 01:55 - 02:25
2/6. Archaeologist Julian Richards joins an excavation team as they uncover a rare find from a fourth-century Roman cemetery in Winchester: a lead coffin. Also in HD. [S]
Tuesday 02:25 - 03:25
3/3. Samira Ahmed goes back to when Persia faced her gravest threat, Genghis Khan, and reveals how the Safavids, who succeeded the Mongols, give Iran a powerful new identity. Also in HD. [S,AD,SL]
Tuesday 03:25 - 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. Michael Portillo continues his railway exploration of the postwar Britain of his youth on a journey from London to Cambridge, starting at South Bank. Also in HD. [S,AD]
Tuesday 19:30 - 20:00
1/5. Explorer Paul Rose sets off on the walk of a lifetime - 630 miles of the South West Coast Path, discovering wildlife, wild traditions and wild adventure along the way. Also in HD. [S]
Tuesday 20:00 - 20:30
6/8. Classic political sitcom. Jim Hacker faces embarrassment when Sir Humphrey tells a bigwig friend in the arts that the government is planning to cut grants. Also in HD. [S]
Tuesday 20:30 - 21:00
7/8. Jim Hacker decides to abolish the Department of Education and Science to reduce bureaucracy and save money, giving cash directly to schools. Sir Humphrey, of course, is appalled. Also in HD. [S]
Tuesday 21:00 - 22:00
3/4. Using 60 years of BBC archive, Vanessa Collingridge examines the life of Elizabeth Tudor. Also in HD. [S,AD]
Tuesday 22:00 - 23:15
A Storyville documentary that revisits the 1994 scandal that embroiled competing US Olympic figure skaters Nancy Kerrigan and Tonya Harding. Also in HD. [S]
Tuesday 23:15 - 01:10
2/2. By the late 1880s, the buffalo teeter on the brink of extinction. Also in HD. [S]