Today 05:30 - 18:58
Daily from 7.00pm.
9: BBC FOUR
Fri Sep 18
Today 18:58 - 19:00
Programmes start at 7.00pm.
Today 19:00 - 19:30
Sara Cox presents the pop chart programme, featuring Steps, Angie Stone, Sweet Female Attitude, Bloodhound Gang, Lock 'n' Load, Hanson, Lonestar and Craig David. Also in HD. [S]
Today 19:30 - 20:00
Jayne Middlemiss presents the pop chart programme, first broadcast on 21 April 2000 and featuring Craig David, Sisqo, Sash!, Oasis, Jessica Simpson, Point Break and Fragma. Also in HD. [S]
Today 20:00 - 20:40
Steve Wright introduces the pop programme, featuring performances from Gidea Park, Beggar & Co, Sheena Easton, Godley & Creme, The Pointer Sisters, Bucks Fizz and Adam & The Ants. Also in HD. [S]
Today 20:40 - 21:10
Simon Bates and Peter Powell present the pop chart programme from September 1985. Featuring Red Box, Madonna, Lloyd Cole & The Commotions, and David Bowie & Mick Jagger. Also in HD. [S]
Today 21:10 - 22:15
Relive the highlights from an unforgettable weekend of Radio 2 in the Park in Stirling, with huge performances from Chaka Khan, Simple Minds, Texas, Lulu, James Blunt and many more. Also in HD. [S]
Today 22:15 - 23:40
The Rolling Stones captured live at Hollywood's Fonda Theatre in May 2015. Also in HD. [S]
Today 23:40 - 00:40
1/4. Mick Jagger talks openly about his 60 years as a musical visionary and cultural idol. Contains some strong language. Also in HD. [S]
Sat Sep 19
Tomorrow 00:40 - 01:40
3/4. Rolling Stones guitarist Ronnie Wood talks about his life at the heart of rock 'n' roll. Contains very strong language. Also in HD. [S]
Tomorrow 01:40 - 02:20
Steve Wright introduces the pop programme, featuring performances from Gidea Park, Beggar & Co, Sheena Easton, Godley & Creme, The Pointer Sisters, Bucks Fizz and Adam & The Ants. Also in HD. [S]
Tomorrow 02:20 - 02:50
Simon Bates and Peter Powell present the pop chart programme from September 1985. Featuring Red Box, Madonna, Lloyd Cole & The Commotions, and David Bowie & Mick Jagger. Also in HD. [S]
Tomorrow 02:50 - 03:20
Sara Cox presents the pop chart programme, featuring Steps, Angie Stone, Sweet Female Attitude, Bloodhound Gang, Lock 'n' Load, Hanson, Lonestar and Craig David. Also in HD. [S]
Tomorrow 03:20 - 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 - 19:05
The touching story of a rescued giant otter cub being raised by a Brazilian naturalist. Also in HD. [S]
Tomorrow 19:05 - 20:05
1/3. Wildlife cameraman Simon King and his family experience the changing seasons on the Shetland Islands. The winter weather, with winds of over 100mph, makes life tough for them. Also in HD. [S,AD]
Tomorrow 20:05 - 21:00
13/13. David Attenborough seeks to explain how we came to dominate life on earth, tracing the African origins of humans to nearly three million years ago. Also in HD. [S]
Tomorrow 21:00 - 21:55
1/6. Meg Steinheil is discovered bound and gagged, with the bodies of her husband and mother. Contains some sexual content, some violence and disturbing scenes. Also in HD. [S]
Tomorrow 21:55 - 22:50
2/6. A torn-up card provides police with a lead in the case of the Steinheil home invasion. Contains some violent scenes. Also in HD. [S]
Tomorrow 22:50 - 23:35
1/4. Hoping for a peaceful holiday, Martin Scarsden is perplexed by a strange call. Contains some strong language and some upsetting scenes. Also in HD. [S,AD]
Tomorrow 23:35 - 00:20
2/4. Martin and Mandy learn that her drink had been spiked at Hummingbird Beach retreat. Contains strong language and some violent scenes. Also in HD. [S,AD]
Sun Sep 20
Sunday 00:20 - 00:50
1/6. Stately sitcom. Richard offers Ned's services to Audrey in Brabinger's absence but Ned thinks it is all a plot to remove him from his tied cottage. Also in HD. [S]
Sunday 00:50 - 01:20
6/7. Domestic sitcom. Hyacinth and Richard have finally moved into their 'country retreat'. Although Hyacinth views the flat as 'old-world bijou', Richard finds it anything but. Also in HD. [S]
Sunday 01:20 - 02:15
13/13. David Attenborough seeks to explain how we came to dominate life on earth, tracing the African origins of humans to nearly three million years ago. Also in HD. [S]
Sunday 02:15 - 03:15
3/3. An international team of scientists is trying to change perceptions of sharks. Also in HD. [S,AD,SL]
Sunday 03:15 - 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
Tom Fort embarks on a 170-mile journey down Britain's third-longest river, the Trent. Also in HD. [S,AD]
Sunday 20:00 - 21:00
2/3. Exploring the Fens of East Anglia, a landscape of wild wetlands and fertile farmland. Also in HD. [S,AD]
Sunday 21:00 - 22:00
1/2. Richard E Grant follows in the footsteps of artists who have lived, loved and painted on France's Cote d'Azur, including Cezanne, Monet, Renoir and Matisse. Also in HD. [S]
Sunday 22:00 - 22:20
Writer David Ireland looks back on his award-winning play Cyprus Avenue. Contains some strong language. Also in HD. [S]
Sunday 22:20 - 23:55
David Ireland's award-winning dark comedy about sectarian hatred in Northern Ireland. Contains very strong language and disturbing scenes. Also in HD. [S]
Sunday 23:55 - 00:55
The discovery of an ancient music score in the Louvre sets researchers on a mission to recreate the music as it was originally heard by the Greeks 2,400 years ago. Also in HD. [S]
Mon Sep 21
Monday 00:55 - 01:55
2/2. Dr Helen Czerski examines the extraordinary messages sound waves carry and how they help in understanding the world around us. Also in HD. [S,AD]
Monday 01:55 - 02:55
2/3. Exploring the Fens of East Anglia, a landscape of wild wetlands and fertile farmland. Also in HD. [S,AD]
Monday 02:55 - 03:55
Tom Fort embarks on a 170-mile journey down Britain's third-longest river, the Trent. Also in HD. [S,AD,SL]
Monday 03:55 - 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
1/4. Andrew Scott narrates a programme celebrating the glorious nature of summer on earth and the extraordinary ways animals and plants rise to the challenges it brings. Also in HD. [S,AD]
Monday 20:00 - 21:00
2/3. Bendor and Emma discover a mysterious portrait of a 16th-century physician. Also in HD. [S,AD]
Monday 21:00 - 21:30
Specialist subjects include WWII in Europe and the life and works of JRR Tolkien. Also in HD. [S]
Monday 21:30 - 22:00
With guests Prunella Scales, Paul Eddington, Gayle Hunnicutt and Russell Davies. Also in HD. [S]
Monday 22:00 - 23:10
Documentary profiling Japanese contemporary artist Yayoi Kusama whose work, including her much-visited Infinity Mirror Room installations, defies classification. Also in HD. [S]
Monday 23:10 - 00:10
3/3. Alastair Sooke looks at the 20th century's mixture of innovation, scandal and creativity. Contains some strong language. Also in HD. [S]
Tue Sep 22
Tuesday 00:10 - 01:10
1/6. Richard Miles explores the roots of civilisation. Starting in Uruk, the 'mother of all cities', in southern Iraq, he travels to Syria, Egypt, Anatolia and Greece. Also in HD. [S,AD]
Tuesday 01:10 - 02:10
2/3. Bendor and Emma discover a mysterious portrait of a 16th-century physician. Also in HD. [S,AD]
Tuesday 02:10 - 03:05
1/4. Andrew Scott narrates a programme celebrating the glorious nature of summer on earth and the extraordinary ways animals and plants rise to the challenges it brings. Also in HD. [S,AD,SL]
Tuesday 03:05 - 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
2/6. Liz McIvor recounts the tales of the men who built the canals - the navigators or navvies - focusing on their work on the Manchester Ship Canal. Also in HD. [S]
Tuesday 19:30 - 20:00
3/4. Four-part series about the Lake District. In Coniston, Paul Rose enters a cycling event on a penny farthing and climbs the Old Man of Coniston. Also in HD. [S]
Tuesday 20:00 - 20:30
2/6. Stately sitcom. One of Audrey's old school friends wants to pay a visit, but she is unaware of the drop in status of the former lady of the manor. Also in HD. [S]
Tuesday 20:30 - 21:00
7/7. Sitcom. Hyacinth volunteers Richard to fix the church hall electrics. Richard gamely embarks on this feat, with interesting consequences... Also in HD. [S]
Tuesday 21:00 - 22:00
2/3. Anne has grown into a real beauty. She is dazzling, and the king is caught in the glare. Her family play the long game to catch a king. Also in HD. [S,AD]
Tuesday 22:00 - 23:00
2/2. A look into the distant future to try to discover how the universe will end. Also in HD. [S,AD]
Tuesday 23:00 - 23:50
3/3. The Mayuyamas travel to London to examine a priceless 18th-century imperial Chinese flower vase. They hope studying the London vase can help them restore a very similar piece. Also in HD. [S]
Tuesday 23:50 - 00:50
3/5. The story of how Britain's telephone network was built, and its impact on the public. Also in HD. [S]
Wed Sep 23
Wednesday 00:50 - 01:20
2/6. Liz McIvor recounts the tales of the men who built the canals - the navigators or navvies - focusing on their work on the Manchester Ship Canal. Also in HD. [S]
Wednesday 01:20 - 02:20
2/3. Anne has grown into a real beauty. She is dazzling, and the king is caught in the glare. Her family play the long game to catch a king. Also in HD. [S,AD]
Wednesday 02:20 - 02:50
3/4. Four-part series about the Lake District. In Coniston, Paul Rose enters a cycling event on a penny farthing and climbs the Old Man of Coniston. Also in HD. [S]
Wednesday 02:50 - 03:50
2/2. Dr Helen Czerski examines the extraordinary messages sound waves carry and how they help in understanding the world around us. Also in HD. [S,AD,SL]
Wednesday 03:50 - 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. Liz McIvor explores how the nation's canals were saved following years of postwar neglect, becoming places of tranquillity and popular for boating holidays. Also in HD. [S]
Wednesday 19:30 - 20:00
4/4. Eskdale is the final destination in Paul Rose's trek through the Lake District. He has the summit of Scafell Pike, England's highest mountain, in his sights. Also in HD. [S]
Wednesday 20:00 - 21:00
A documentary telling the story of the extremely rare discovery of evidence of Roman crucifixion, unearthed in a routine archaeological dig in the Cambridgeshire Fens. Also in HD. [S,AD]
Wednesday 21:00 - 22:00
1/3. Chris and Xand van Tulleken explore the latest understanding of how we all grow. Also in HD. [S,AD]
Wednesday 22:00 - 23:00
3/6. Fred Vincy is anxious to know to whom Featherstone will leave his fortune. Casaubon is furious when Ladislaw visits Dorothea. Lydgate and Rosamond's wedding goes ahead. Also in HD. [S]
Wednesday 23:00 - 00:00
4/6. Dorothea is now a widow, but she vows never to finish Casaubon's book because of the vindictive codicil to his will. Will Ladislaw is out of a job. Also in HD. [S]
Thu Sep 24
Thursday 00:00 - 01:00
1/3. Military historian Saul David looks at how to keep an army fed and housed. Also in HD. [S]
Thursday 01:00 - 01:30
3/6. Liz McIvor explores how the nation's canals were saved following years of postwar neglect, becoming places of tranquillity and popular for boating holidays. Also in HD. [S]
Thursday 01:30 - 02:30
3/5. The story of how Britain's telephone network was built, and its impact on the public. Also in HD. [S]
Thursday 02:30 - 03:30
1/3. Military historian Saul David looks at how to keep an army fed and housed. Also in HD. [S]
Thursday 03:30 - 04:00
4/4. Eskdale is the final destination in Paul Rose's trek through the Lake District. He has the summit of Scafell Pike, England's highest mountain, in his sights. Also in HD. [S]
Thursday 04:00 - 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
4/6. How the process of building Britain's canals resulted in furthering geological knowledge, as surveyor William Smith created the first geological map of England and Wales. Also in HD. [S]
Thursday 19:30 - 20:00
Ben Robinson reveals the story of the idyllic village of Milton Abbas in Dorset. Also in HD. [S]
Thursday 20:00 - 21:00
3/3. Using years of BBC history archive film, Dr Alice Roberts explores how our views and understanding of Roman Britain have changed and evolved over the decades. Also in HD. [S,AD]
Thursday 21:00 - 22:55
An orphan from the slums makes it to the final question of Who Wants to Be a Millionaire. Contains some strong language. Also in HD. [2008] [S,AD]
Thursday 22:55 - 00:20
AR Rahman chats to Haroon Rashid about his career producing music for some of India's most iconic films, his international successes, AI and working with Hans Zimmer. Also in HD. [S]
Fri Sep 25
Friday 00:20 - 01:20
The story of Timbuktu and its legacy of ancient manuscripts, proof that reading and writing books have been as important to Africans as to Europeans. Also in HD. [S]
Friday 01:20 - 01:50
4/6. How the process of building Britain's canals resulted in furthering geological knowledge, as surveyor William Smith created the first geological map of England and Wales. Also in HD. [S]
Friday 01:50 - 02:20
Ben Robinson reveals the story of the idyllic village of Milton Abbas in Dorset. Also in HD. [S]
Friday 02:20 - 03:20
3/3. Using years of BBC history archive film, Dr Alice Roberts explores how our views and understanding of Roman Britain have changed and evolved over the decades. Also in HD. [S,AD]
Friday 03:20 - 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 Sisqo, Hanson, Toni Braxton, True Steppers feat Dane Bowers, Oasis, Craig David, Cypress Hill and Fragma. Also in HD. [S]
Friday 19:30 - 20:00
Jayne Middlemiss presents the pop chart programme, first broadcast on 5 May 2000 and featuring Britney Spears, Lolly, Mandy Moore, System F, Toni Braxton and Oxide & Neutrino. Also in HD. [S]
Friday 20:00 - 20:35
With Split Enz, Diana Ross, Ottawan, Linx and The Police, plus Russ Abbot and Leo Sayer. Also in HD. [S]
Friday 20:35 - 21:05
Janice Long presents the pop chart programme, featuring Amazulu, Huey Lewis and the News, Farley 'Jackmaster' Funk, Genesis, Loose Ends, The Communards and Run DMC. Also in HD. [S]
Friday 21:05 - 22:35
A collection of archive performances from Sting's solo career and The Police, including Roxanne, Fragile, Message in a Bottle, Brand New Day and Every Breath You Take. Also in HD. [S]
Friday 22:35 - 23:20
Sting joins Dermot O'Leary for an in-depth interview about his life and career. Contains some strong language. Also in HD. [S]
Friday 23:20 - 00:35
Headlining the Saturday of Radio 2 in the Park is Sting, performing his timeless hits. Contains scenes of flashing images. Also in HD. [S]
Sat Sep 26
Saturday 00:35 - 01:05
Jamie Theakston presents the pop chart programme, featuring Sisqo, Hanson, Toni Braxton, True Steppers feat Dane Bowers, Oasis, Craig David, Cypress Hill and Fragma. Also in HD. [S]