Today 02:15 - 03:10
7/13. David Attenborough looks at the history of reptiles, the first back-boned creatures to solve the problems of living high and dry on land. Also in HD. [S]
9: BBC FOUR
Sun Aug 02
Today 03:10 - 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 - 20:00
Examining the extravagant castles and palaces created by King Ludwig II of Bavaria. Also in HD. [S]
Today 20:00 - 21:00
3/3. A portrait of the harsh beauty and surprising wildlife of Scotland's Cairngorms National Park, home to some of the UK's rarest and most spectacular animals. Also in HD. [S,AD]
Today 21:00 - 22:00
Rising star Sueye Park makes her Proms debut with the Sibelius Violin Concerto. Plus archive gems from Liya Petrova and Nicola Benedetti. Also in HD. [S]
Today 22:00 - 22:20
Actor Bill Paterson looks back on one of the earliest roles of his career. Also in HD. [S]
Today 22:20 - 23:50
John McGrath's play about the exploitation of the Scottish people throughout history. Contains some violence and some upsetting scenes. Also in HD. [S]
Today 23:50 - 00:20
Robert Dawson Scott presents an in-depth look at the fortunes of the 7:84 Theatre Company, founded by John McGrath in the late 1960s. Also in HD. [S]
Mon Aug 03
Tomorrow 00:20 - 01:20
Nicholas Crane unravels the tale of Sir Hugh Munro, whose exploration of the wild Scottish peaks little more than a century ago began a modern mountaineering obsession. Also in HD. [S,AD]
Tomorrow 01:20 - 02:20
Examining the extravagant castles and palaces created by King Ludwig II of Bavaria. Also in HD. [S]
Tomorrow 02:20 - 03:20
3/3. A portrait of the harsh beauty and surprising wildlife of Scotland's Cairngorms National Park, home to some of the UK's rarest and most spectacular animals. Also in HD. [S,AD]
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 - 20:00
3/3. Nature documentary series. All manner of creatures thrive in the Caribbean's warm waters. But extreme heat in Africa unleashes terrifying hurricanes. Also in HD. [S,AD]
Tomorrow 20:00 - 21:00
1/3. Andrew Graham-Dixon explores Spain's art history. He travels from Cordoba to Granada via Seville, examining the influence of Moorish culture. Also in HD. [S,AD]
Tomorrow 21:00 - 21:15
Sally Magnusson shares memories of her father Magnus's time as the host of Mastermind. Also in HD. [S]
Tomorrow 21:15 - 21:45
Magnus Magnusson presents the 1972 final of the classic quiz. Also in HD. [S]
Tomorrow 21:45 - 22:15
Robert Robinson chairs as Arthur Marshall, Sally Magnusson and Peter Egan take on Frank Muir, Anna Massey and Godfrey Smith in the panel game of word definitions and deceptions. Also in HD. [S]
Tomorrow 22:15 - 23:15
3/3. Dangerous politics and turbulent love shock Frida's world. Contains some strong language and some upsetting scenes. Also in HD. [S,AD]
Tomorrow 23:15 - 00:15
Docudrama that reveals the private man behind the public figure of artist JMW Turner. Also in HD. [S]
Tue Aug 04
Tuesday 00:15 - 01:15
3/3. Nature documentary series. All manner of creatures thrive in the Caribbean's warm waters. But extreme heat in Africa unleashes terrifying hurricanes. Also in HD. [S,AD]
Tuesday 01:15 - 02:15
3/3. Dangerous politics and turbulent love shock Frida's world. Contains some strong language and some upsetting scenes. Also in HD. [S,AD]
Tuesday 02:15 - 03:15
1/3. Andrew Graham-Dixon explores Spain's art history. He travels from Cordoba to Granada via Seville, examining the influence of Moorish culture. Also in HD. [S,AD]
Tuesday 03:15 - 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
13/15. Michael Portillo's postwar journey from Merseyside to Teesside resumes at Brayford Pool in Lincoln, where England's oldest canal, the Fossdyke, meets the city of Lincoln. Also in HD. [S,AD]
Tuesday 19:30 - 20:00
1/4. Julia Bradbury explores the work of Britain's well-known fell walker and author Alfred Wainwright. She is in the Western Lakes to walk to the summit of the Haystacks fell. Also in HD. [S,AD]
Tuesday 20:00 - 20:30
1/8. Sitcom. Audrey fforbes-Hamilton, an upper-class widow, is forced into an alliance with a self-made man in a bid to keep her stately home. Also in HD. [S]
Tuesday 20:30 - 21:00
7/7. Sitcom about an obsessive snob. When Hyacinth plans a nautical supper, events take an unexpected turn - and so does the boat! Also in HD. [S]
Tuesday 21:00 - 22:00
3/3. Helen Castor explores the lives of the Tudor queens Jane, Mary and Elizabeth, and how each struggled with wearing a crown that was made for a male head. Also in HD. [S]
Tuesday 22:00 - 23:00
3/3. Sam Willis looks at how castles survived into the Tudor era. But these strategic seats of power had to become palaces to impress monarchs such as Elizabeth I. Also in HD. [S,AD]
Tuesday 23:00 - 00:00
. 7/8. Obama warns the Syrian regime against considering using chemical weapons. Contains some violence and disturbing scenes. Also in HD. [S,AD]
Wed Aug 05
Wednesday 00:00 - 01:00
. 8/8. America's unwillingness to act after a chemical attack causes Syrian rebels to despair. Contains graphic violence and disturbing scenes. Also in HD. [S,AD]
Wednesday 01:00 - 02:00
3/3. Helen Castor explores the lives of the Tudor queens Jane, Mary and Elizabeth, and how each struggled with wearing a crown that was made for a male head. Also in HD. [S]
Wednesday 02:00 - 03:00
3/3. Sam Willis looks at how castles survived into the Tudor era. But these strategic seats of power had to become palaces to impress monarchs such as Elizabeth I. Also in HD. [S,AD]
Wednesday 03:00 - 03:30
13/15. Michael Portillo's postwar journey from Merseyside to Teesside resumes at Brayford Pool in Lincoln, where England's oldest canal, the Fossdyke, meets the city of Lincoln. Also in HD. [S,AD,SL]
Wednesday 03:30 - 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
14/15. Michael Portillo is in York, a paradise for rail enthusiasts. Also in HD. [S,AD]
Wednesday 19:30 - 20:00
2/4. Series in which Julia Bradbury explores the work of Britain's greatest fell walker Alfred Wainwright. Julia climbs her first mountain, Blencathra, and tackles Sharp Edge. Also in HD. [S,AD]
Wednesday 20:00 - 20:55
2/3. A look at the artistic legacy of Rome's mad, bad and dangerous emperors, including Claudius's pleasure palace and the cave where Tiberius held wild parties. Also in HD. [S]
Wednesday 20:55 - 21:10
Empire Without Limit. Mary Beard looks back on her 2016 series on the ancient world. Also in HD. [S]
Wednesday 21:10 - 22:10
1/4. Mary reaches back to the myths and legends of the origins of Rome. Also in HD. [S,AD]
Wednesday 22:10 - 23:05
3/12. Livia engineers the downfall of Julia, who is banished. Tiberius is recalled to Rome. Claudius finds a friend in Herod, king of the Jews. Also in HD. [S]
Wednesday 23:05 - 23:55
4/12. Drama series chronicling the reigns of the Roman emperors. The Imperial Army on the Rhine has been wiped out, and Tiberius is sent to avenge the defeat. Also in HD. [S]
Wednesday 23:55 - 00:55
2/3. Alastair Sooke looks at the artistic legacy of Rome's mad, bad and dangerous emperors. Deals with adult themes. Also in HD. [S]
Thu Aug 06
Thursday 00:55 - 01:25
1/4. Julia Bradbury explores the work of Britain's well-known fell walker and author Alfred Wainwright. She is in the Western Lakes to walk to the summit of the Haystacks fell. Also in HD. [S,AD]
Thursday 01:25 - 01:55
2/4. Series in which Julia Bradbury explores the work of Britain's greatest fell walker Alfred Wainwright. Julia climbs her first mountain, Blencathra, and tackles Sharp Edge. Also in HD. [S,AD]
Thursday 01:55 - 02:55
1/4. Mary reaches back to the myths and legends of the origins of Rome. Also in HD. [S,AD,SL]
Thursday 02:55 - 03:25
14/15. Michael Portillo is in York, a paradise for rail enthusiasts. Also in HD. [S,AD,SL]
Thursday 03:25 - 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
15/15. Michael Portillo confronts a detachment of Gurkhas, produces a fine heritage cheese and discovers a monster cracker that is key to making plastic. Also in HD. [S,AD]
Thursday 19:30 - 20:00
Archaeologist Ben Robinson explores the history of the village of Cromford in Derbyshire. Also in HD. [S]
Thursday 20:00 - 22:15
Raised by kindly farmers, a young Clark Kent moves to Metropolis to fight evil. Also in HD. [1978] [S,AD]
Thursday 22:15 - 23:15
Film following Christopher Reeve's fight to regain his ability to breathe on his own. Also in HD. [S]
Thursday 23:15 - 00:15
Michael Parkinson in conversation with Mel Smith, Kenneth Griffith and Christopher Reeve. Also in HD. [S]
Fri Aug 07
Friday 00:15 - 01:10
Crime writer Ian Rankin revisits the key locations from the Inspector Rebus books, the hidden Edinburgh into which tourists never venture. Deals with adult themes. Also in HD. [S,AD]
Friday 01:10 - 01:40
Archaeologist Ben Robinson explores the history of the village of Cromford in Derbyshire. Also in HD. [S]
Friday 01:40 - 02:40
Crime writer Ian Rankin revisits the key locations from the Inspector Rebus books, the hidden Edinburgh into which tourists never venture. Deals with adult themes. Also in HD. [S,AD,SL]
Friday 02:40 - 03:10
15/15. Michael Portillo confronts a detachment of Gurkhas, produces a fine heritage cheese and discovers a monster cracker that is key to making plastic. Also in HD. [S,AD,SL]
Friday 03:10 - 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 - 20:05
This specially curated programme looks to the skies with Strauss's filmic masterpiece, teamed with Judith Weir's Moon and Star and Ravel's Alborada del gracioso. Also in HD. [S]
Friday 20:05 - 20:20
The unmistakable, hypnotic masterpiece from the Spanish National Orchestra's Proms debut. Also in HD. [S]
Friday 20:20 - 20:45
Jamie Theakston presents the pop chart programme, first broadcast on 10 March 2000 and featuring All Saints, Vengaboys, Mariah Carey feat Joe, Honeyz, Kelis, *NSYNC and Madonna. Also in HD. [S]
Friday 20:45 - 21:15
Richard Skinner and John Peel present the pop chart programme. Featuring Tracey Ullman, Windjammer, Jeffrey Osborne, Blancmange, Laura Branigan and Frankie Goes to Hollywood. Also in HD. [S]
Friday 21:15 - 21:45
Janice Long and Mark Goodier present the pop chart programme, first broadcast on 4 August 1988. Featuring Kim Wilde, The Funky Worm and Fairground Attraction. Also in HD. [S]
Friday 21:45 - 22:45
BBC Sessions. The legendary crooner performs from a repertoire spanning 60 years. Also in HD. [S]
Friday 22:45 - 23:15
1/6. International song stylist Tony Bennett presents songs from the movies. Also in HD. [S]
Friday 23:15 - 23:50
2/6. Tony features his own personal hit songbook, including Fly Me to the Moon. Also in HD. [S]
Friday 23:50 - 00:20
3/6. International song stylist Tony Bennett presents, in an intimate setting, music by the world's best songwriters. In this edition, the theme is Songs of Broadway. Also in HD. [S]
Sat Aug 08
Saturday 00:20 - 00:55
4/6. International song stylist Tony Bennett presents, in an intimate setting, music by the world's best songwriters. This edition's theme: Saloon Songs. Also in HD. [S]
Saturday 00:55 - 01:25
5/6. Tony Bennett presents music by the world's best songwriters, featuring the compositions of Duke Ellington, Johnny Mercer and Cole Porter. Also in HD. [S]
Saturday 01:25 - 01:55
6/6. International song-stylist Tony Bennett presents, in an intimate setting, music by the world's best songwriters. This programme's theme: Tin Pan Alley. Also in HD. [S]
Saturday 01:55 - 03:20
A look at the man behind the voice as Tony Bennett takes a tour around his native city. Also in HD. [S]
Saturday 03:20 - 03:45
Jamie Theakston presents the pop chart programme, first broadcast on 10 March 2000 and featuring All Saints, Vengaboys, Mariah Carey feat Joe, Honeyz, Kelis, *NSYNC and Madonna. Also in HD. [S]
Saturday 03:45 - 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
At the jungle animal hospital in Guatemala, the wards are full of exotic patients, many of them orphans rescued from the illegal pet trade. Also in HD. [S]
Saturday 19:05 - 20:00
8/13. The story of life, from the first primitive cells to the plants and animals that live around us. David Attenborough looks at the advantages of birds' feathers. Also in HD. [S]
Saturday 20:00 - 21:00
Gloria Hunniford looks back at her extraordinary career and reveals what it has been like to be woman, mother and grandmother on television and radio for more than half a century. Also in HD. [S]
Saturday 21:00 - 21:15
Gloria Hunniford looks back at her 1995 interview with one of cinema's great female idols, Doris Day, and shares her memories of how the encounter came together. Also in HD. [S]
Saturday 21:15 - 21:55
Gloria Hunniford travels to Carmel, USA for an exclusive interview with Hollywood star Doris Day. First broadcast in January 1995. Also in HD. [S]
Saturday 21:55 - 22:25
Gloria Hunniford is joined by Salman Rushdie, Aidan Quinn and Ann Hampton Callaway. From February 1992. Also in HD. [S]
Saturday 22:25 - 23:10
Val Doonican is joined by guests Gloria Hunniford and the Cambridge Buskers. From June 1983. Also in HD. [S]
Saturday 23:10 - 01:05
Two mothers bond in an unexpected way after giving birth on the same day. In Spanish with English subtitles. Contains some scenes of a sexual nature. Also in HD. [2021] [S]
Sun Aug 09
Sunday 01:05 - 01:35
7/7. Sitcom about an obsessive snob. When Hyacinth plans a nautical supper, events take an unexpected turn - and so does the boat! Also in HD. [S]
Sunday 01:35 - 02:05
1/8. Sitcom. Audrey fforbes-Hamilton, an upper-class widow, is forced into an alliance with a self-made man in a bid to keep her stately home. Also in HD. [S]
Sunday 02:05 - 02:55
8/13. The story of life, from the first primitive cells to the plants and animals that live around us. David Attenborough looks at the advantages of birds' feathers. Also in HD. [S]
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
Celebrating 850 years since Wales's first recorded cultural festival, the National Eisteddfod returns to its historic roots in west Wales. Also in HD. [S]
Sunday 20:00 - 21:40
More than 150 of the country's best young musicians bring to life the dazzling world of Berlioz's Symphonie Fantastique. Also in HD. [S]
Sunday 21:40 - 22:00
Margaret Drabble visits Haworth Parsonage and the Yorkshire Moors, home of the famous literary family the Brontës and the setting for Emily's Wuthering Heights. Also in HD. [S]
Sunday 22:00 - 22:10
.. The Birthday Party. Lady Antonia Fraser looks back fondly on the BBC's 1987 acclaimed adaptation of her husband Harold Pinter's play The Birthday Party. Also in HD. [S]
Sunday 22:10 - 23:55
It's Stanley's birthday, but the party that is thrown for him is not quite what he was expecting. Written by Harold Pinter. Deals with adult themes. Also in HD.
Sunday 23:55 - 00:55
Film biography looking at the famous playwright. Pinter's key theme, the room, is explored through the rooms in which he wrote his first series of plays. Also in HD. [S]
Mon Aug 10
Monday 00:55 - 01:55
Film biography which explores the relationship between the public and private dimensions of the playwright and actor, following him at work over two years. Also in HD. [S]