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9: BBC FOUR

Mon Feb 16
This is BBC Four

Today 05:30 - 18:58

Daily from 7.00pm.

This is BBC Four

Today 18:58 - 19:00

Programmes start at 7.00pm.

Wild China

Today 19:00 - 20:00

5/6. Documentary series. China's heartland is the centre of a 5,000-year-old civilization and home to the giant panda, golden snub-nosed monkey and the golden takin. Also in HD. [S,AD]

Call My Bluff

Today 20:00 - 20:30

Robert Robinson hosts the game of word definitions and deceptions. Patrick Campbell, Nanette Newman and Patrick Mower do battle with Frank Muir, Gabrielle Drake and Russell Harty. Also in HD. [S]

Face the Music

Today 20:30 - 21:00

Joseph Cooper invites viewers to match their musical wits against Polly Elwes, Richard Baker and John Julius Norwich. With guest musician Yvonne Minton. Also in HD. [S]

Horizon: The End of the Solar System

Today 21:00 - 22:00

5/17. The story of how our solar system will be transformed by the ageing sun before coming to a spectacular end in about eight billion years. Also in HD. [S]

The Farthest: Voyager's Interstellar Journey

Today 22:00 - 23:30

The story of Voyager, an epic of human achievement, personal drama and miraculous success. Also in HD. [S]

Romancing the Stone: The Golden Ages of British Sculpture

Today 23:30 - 00:30

1/3. A look at how the era's sculpture casts a new light on medieval times in Britain. Contains some strong language. Also in HD. [S]

Tue Feb 17
Face the Music

Tomorrow 00:30 - 01:00

Joseph Cooper invites viewers to match their musical wits against Polly Elwes, Richard Baker and John Julius Norwich. With guest musician Yvonne Minton. Also in HD. [S]

The Australian Wars

Tomorrow 01:00 - 02:00

1/3. How modern-day Sydney was the first battleground of the frontier wars. Contains some violent scenes. Also in HD. [S,AD]

Wild China

Tomorrow 02:00 - 03:00

5/6. Documentary series. China's heartland is the centre of a 5,000-year-old civilization and home to the giant panda, golden snub-nosed monkey and the golden takin. Also in HD. [S,AD,SL]

This is BBC Four

Tomorrow 03:00 - 05:30

Programmes start at 7.00pm.

This is BBC Four

Tomorrow 05:30 - 18:58

Daily from 7.00pm.

This is BBC Four

Tomorrow 18:58 - 19:00

Programmes start at 7.00pm.

City Scapes: New York

Tomorrow 19:00 - 19:20

Post-war architectural innovations in the Big Apple. Also in HD. [S]

Wogan

Tomorrow 19:20 - 20:00

Kenneth Williams stands in for Terry Wogan, chatting with guests Barbara Windsor and husband Steve Hollings, Stephen Fry and Michael Palin. Music by Hank Marvin & The Shadows. Also in HD. [S]

The Kenneth Williams Story: A Reputations Special

Tomorrow 20:00 - 21:30

Documentary exploring Britain's funniest and most complex comic performer. Deals with adult themes. Also in HD. [S]

Kenneth Williams: Comic Roots

Tomorrow 21:30 - 22:00

Kenneth Williams explores his roots in and around London's St Pancras, where he grew up. Also in HD. [S]

The Darkest Web - Storyville

Tomorrow 22:00 - 23:25

Documentary following undercover police as they investigate online crime against children. Contains some strong language and disturbing scenes. Also in HD. [S]

Mr Nobody Against Putin - Storyville

Tomorrow 23:25 - 00:55

A Storyville documentary that follows a Russian schoolteacher as he risks everything to expose rising militarism in his classroom. Contains some strong language. Also in HD. [S]

Wed Feb 18
The Kenneth Williams Story: A Reputations Special

Wednesday 00:55 - 02:25

Documentary exploring Britain's funniest and most complex comic performer. Deals with adult themes. Also in HD. [S]

Horizon: The End of the Solar System

Wednesday 02:25 - 03:25

5/17. The story of how our solar system will be transformed by the ageing sun before coming to a spectacular end in about eight billion years. Also in HD. [S,SL]

This is BBC Four

Wednesday 03:25 - 05:30

Programmes start at 7.00pm.

This is BBC Four

Wednesday 05:30 - 18:58

Daily from 7.00pm.

This is BBC Four

Wednesday 18:58 - 19:00

Programmes start at 7.00pm.

Great British Railway Journeys

Wednesday 19:00 - 19:30

14/15. Michael finds out about the impact of a famous Enoch Powell speech across the nation. Also in HD. [S,AD]

Gareth Edwards's Great Welsh Adventure

Wednesday 19:30 - 20:00

1/5. Rugby legend Gareth Edwards and wife Maureen try steam trains and rallying in Machynlleth. Also in HD. [S]

Brian Cox's Adventures in Space and Time

Wednesday 20:00 - 21:00

4/4. Brian explores one of the greatest mysteries in physics today - what is time? Also in HD. [S,AD]

Tribe

Wednesday 21:00 - 22:00

4/6. Bruce Parry spends time with the Akie people of Tanzania, who live on the savannah. Contains some strong language. Also in HD. [S,AD]

Derek Jacobi Remembers... Breaking the Code

Wednesday 22:00 - 22:15

Sir Derek Jacobi looks back on the 1997 BBC drama about mathematician Alan Turing. Also in HD. [S]

Breaking the Code

Wednesday 22:15 - 23:45

Factual drama about Alan Turing, the mathematical genius who cracked the Enigma code. Deals with adult themes. Also in HD. [S]

Castles: Britain's Fortified History

Wednesday 23:45 - 00:45

2/3. Sam Willis tells the story of the English ruler who left the most indelible mark on the castle, Edward I, as he turned it into an instrument of colonisation. Also in HD. [S,AD]

Thu Feb 19
Great British Railway Journeys

Thursday 00:45 - 01:15

14/15. Michael finds out about the impact of a famous Enoch Powell speech across the nation. Also in HD. [S,AD]

Gareth Edwards's Great Welsh Adventure

Thursday 01:15 - 01:45

1/5. Rugby legend Gareth Edwards and wife Maureen try steam trains and rallying in Machynlleth. Also in HD. [S]

Tribe

Thursday 01:45 - 02:45

4/6. Bruce Parry spends time with the Akie people of Tanzania, who live on the savannah. Contains some strong language. Also in HD. [S,AD]

Brian Cox's Adventures in Space and Time

Thursday 02:45 - 03:45

4/4. Brian explores one of the greatest mysteries in physics today - what is time? Also in HD. [S,AD,SL]

This is BBC Four

Thursday 03:45 - 05:30

Programmes start at 7.00pm.

This is BBC Four

Thursday 05:30 - 18:58

Daily from 7.00pm.

This is BBC Four

Thursday 18:58 - 19:00

Programmes start at 7.00pm.

Great British Railway Journeys

Thursday 19:00 - 19:30

15/15. Michael visits the fairy-tale castle of Eastnor at the foot of the Malvern Hills. Also in HD. [S,AD]

Gareth Edwards's Great Welsh Adventure

Thursday 19:30 - 20:00

2/5. The Edwards mark their 49th wedding anniversary in the picturesque seaside town of Tenby. Also in HD. [S]

Volcano: Dangerous Earth

Thursday 20:00 - 20:30

2/6. Dr Helen Czerski looks at volcanoes. New thermal imagery and ultra high-speed photography capture the complex processes crucial to understanding how and why they erupt. Also in HD. [S]

Talking Pictures: Bonnie and Clyde

Thursday 20:30 - 21:00

Celia Imrie tells the story behind one of the most groundbreaking and influential films of the sixties, 1967's Bonnie and Clyde, starring Warren Beatty and Faye Dunaway. Also in HD. [S]

Bonnie and Clyde

Thursday 21:00 - 22:45

Clyde Barrow and Bonnie Parker achieve growing notoriety as they carry out a series of robberies with their gang in 1930s America. Contains some violent scenes. Also in HD. [1967] [S,AD]

The Real Bonnie and Clyde: Timewatch

Thursday 22:45 - 23:45

Timewatch goes in search of the true story of Bonnie and Clyde, with unprecedented access to gang members' memoirs, family archives and police records. Also in HD. [S]

The Secret World of Haute Couture

Thursday 23:45 - 00:45

Margy Kinmonth meets millionaire customers and world-famous designers as she explores the anachronistic but little-explained pocket of the fashion industry known as haute couture. Also in HD. [S,AD]

Fri Feb 20
Great British Railway Journeys

Friday 00:45 - 01:15

15/15. Michael visits the fairy-tale castle of Eastnor at the foot of the Malvern Hills. Also in HD. [S,AD]

Gareth Edwards's Great Welsh Adventure

Friday 01:15 - 01:45

2/5. The Edwards mark their 49th wedding anniversary in the picturesque seaside town of Tenby. Also in HD. [S]

City Scapes: New York

Friday 01:45 - 02:05

Post-war architectural innovations in the Big Apple. Also in HD. [S]

Talking Pictures: Bonnie and Clyde

Friday 02:05 - 02:35

Celia Imrie tells the story behind one of the most groundbreaking and influential films of the sixties, 1967's Bonnie and Clyde, starring Warren Beatty and Faye Dunaway. Also in HD. [S]

Castles: Britain's Fortified History

Friday 02:35 - 03:35

2/3. Sam Willis tells the story of the English ruler who left the most indelible mark on the castle, Edward I, as he turned it into an instrument of colonisation. Also in HD. [S,AD,SL]

This is BBC Four

Friday 03:35 - 05:30

Programmes start at 7.00pm.

This is BBC Four

Friday 05:30 - 18:58

Daily from 7.00pm.

This is BBC Four

Friday 18:58 - 19:00

Programmes start at 7.00pm.

TOTP: 1999

Friday 19:00 - 19:30

Jayne Middlemiss presents the pop chart programme, first broadcast on 16 April 1999 and featuring Phats & Small, TLC, The Cranberries, New Radicals and Martine McCutcheon. Also in HD. [S]

TOTP: 1999

Friday 19:30 - 20:00

Gail Porter presents the pop chart programme, first broadcast on 23 April 1999 and featuring Whitney Houston, Phats & Small, Electronic, Honeyz, Suede, TLC and Martine McCutcheon. Also in HD. [S]

TOTP: 1980

Friday 20:00 - 20:35

Peter Powell presents the pop chart programme, featuring Shakin' Stevens, Blondie, The Beat, The Buggles, The Tourists, Fern Kinney, The Ramones, Iron Maiden and Kenny Rogers. Also in HD. [S]

TOTP: 1986

Friday 20:35 - 21:05

Janice Long and Mike Read present the pop chart programme, first broadcast on 20 February 1986. Featuring Paul Hardcastle, Diana Ross, Depeche Mode and Public Image Limited. Also in HD. [S]

Gladys Knight at the BBC

Friday 21:05 - 22:05

A look through the BBC archives for moment after moment from the 'empress of soul', Gladys Knight, including songs like Baby Don't Change Your Mind and The Way We Were. Also in HD. [S]

Gladys Knight & The Pips in Concert

Friday 22:05 - 22:40

The first of two concerts recorded at The New London Theatre. Included in this programme are some of the group's early hits. Also in HD. [S]

Gladys Knight & The Pips in Concert

Friday 22:40 - 23:15

The second of two concerts recorded at The New London Theatre. Included in this programme are some of their more recent hits. Also in HD. [S]

Queens of Soul

Friday 23:15 - 00:15

Performances by legendary female soul singers including Aretha Franklin, Roberta Flack, Gladys Knight, Randy Crawford, Angie Stone, Mary J Blige, Beyonce and many more. Also in HD. [S]

Sat Feb 21
TOTP: 1999

Saturday 00:15 - 00:45

Jayne Middlemiss presents the pop chart programme, first broadcast on 16 April 1999 and featuring Phats & Small, TLC, The Cranberries, New Radicals and Martine McCutcheon. Also in HD. [S]

TOTP: 1999

Saturday 00:45 - 01:15

Gail Porter presents the pop chart programme, first broadcast on 23 April 1999 and featuring Whitney Houston, Phats & Small, Electronic, Honeyz, Suede, TLC and Martine McCutcheon. Also in HD. [S]

TOTP: 1980

Saturday 01:15 - 01:50

Peter Powell presents the pop chart programme, featuring Shakin' Stevens, Blondie, The Beat, The Buggles, The Tourists, Fern Kinney, The Ramones, Iron Maiden and Kenny Rogers. Also in HD. [S]

TOTP: 1986

Saturday 01:50 - 02:20

Janice Long and Mike Read present the pop chart programme, first broadcast on 20 February 1986. Featuring Paul Hardcastle, Diana Ross, Depeche Mode and Public Image Limited. Also in HD. [S]

Gladys Knight at the BBC

Saturday 02:20 - 03:25

A look through the BBC archives for moment after moment from the 'empress of soul', Gladys Knight, including songs like Baby Don't Change Your Mind and The Way We Were. Also in HD. [S]

Gladys Knight & The Pips in Concert

Saturday 03:25 - 03:55

The first of two concerts recorded at The New London Theatre. Included in this programme are some of the group's early hits. Also in HD. [S]

This is BBC Four

Saturday 03:55 - 05:30

Programmes start at 7.00pm.

This is BBC Four

Saturday 05:30 - 18:58

Daily from 7.00pm.

This is BBC Four

Saturday 18:58 - 19:00

Programmes start at 7.00pm.

Meet the Ancestors

Saturday 19:00 - 19:30

5/6. Julian Richards travels to the home of a couple who discovered that their bungalow was built over a 5th-century graveyard. Also in HD. [S]

The Good Old Days

Saturday 19:30 - 20:15

Leonard Sachs presents the old-time music hall show from the City Varieties Theatre. With Hylda Baker, Val Doonican, Richard Hearne and Robin Hunter. Also in HD. [S]

Hetty Wainthropp Investigates

Saturday 20:15 - 21:05

2/6. There is fierce competition at the Blainthorp Music Festival, but the finalists start losing their voices. Hetty is called in to find out who is responsible. Also in HD. [S]

The Turkish Detective

Saturday 21:05 - 22:00

1/8. British detective Mehmet Suleyman arrives in Istanbul to join the homicide unit led by eccentric inspector Çetin Ikmen just as the team investigate the murder of a student. Also in HD. [S,AD]

The Turkish Detective

Saturday 22:00 - 22:55

2/8. While the team close in on a suspect in Gözde's murder, Suleyman pursues his private investigation on the side and discovers a mysterious name. Also in HD. [S,AD]

Wogan

Saturday 22:55 - 23:30

Terry Wogan's guests are Jenny Agutter, Laurie Lee, who recites a piece from As I Walked Out One Midsummer Morning, and John Garnett. Barbara Dickson sings The Right Moment. Also in HD. [S]

Kenneth Williams: Comic Roots

Saturday 23:30 - 00:05

Kenneth Williams explores his roots in and around London's St Pancras, where he grew up. Also in HD. [S]

Sun Feb 22
Wogan with Kenneth Williams

Sunday 00:05 - 00:45

Kenneth Williams stands in for Terry Wogan, chatting with guests Barbara Windsor and husband Steve Hollings, Stephen Fry and Michael Palin. Music by Hank Marvin & The Shadows. Also in HD. [S]

Hetty Wainthropp Investigates

Sunday 00:45 - 01:35

2/6. There is fierce competition at the Blainthorp Music Festival, but the finalists start losing their voices. Hetty is called in to find out who is responsible. Also in HD. [S]

The Good Old Days

Sunday 01:35 - 02:20

Leonard Sachs presents the old-time music hall show from the City Varieties Theatre. With Hylda Baker, Val Doonican, Richard Hearne and Robin Hunter. Also in HD. [S]

Meet the Ancestors

Sunday 02:20 - 02:50

5/6. Julian Richards travels to the home of a couple who discovered that their bungalow was built over a 5th-century graveyard. Also in HD. [S]

This is BBC Four

Sunday 02:50 - 05:30

Programmes start at 7.00pm.

This is BBC Four

Sunday 05:30 - 18:58

Daily from 7.00pm.

This is BBC Four

Sunday 18:58 - 19:00

Programmes start at 7.00pm.

Antiques Roadshow

Sunday 19:00 - 20:00

The team return to Aston Hall in Birmingham, where treasures include Wind in the Willows figures, memorabilia from an Aston Villa footballer and items from a pioneering mountaineer. Also in HD. [S]

Eurovision Classical Concerts: Lisbon

Sunday 20:00 - 21:00

Celebrating music from across Europe, a concert from Lisbon by the Gulbenkian Orchestra. Also in HD. [S]

British History's Biggest Fibs with Lucy Worsley

Sunday 21:00 - 22:00

2/3. Lucy explores how British history is a concoction of fibs. She debunks the 'Glorious Revolution', when William of Orange stole the throne from James II. Also in HD. [S,AD]

Ibsen: The Wild Duck

Sunday 22:00 - 23:50

The 1971 adaption of the classic play by Henrik Ibsen. A family's fragile peace is shattered by an idealist who insists on exposing hidden truths. Also in HD. [S]

The Australian Wars

Sunday 23:50 - 00:50

2/3. How the growing number of European arrivals in Tasmania saw the death count grow, too. Contains some violence and some upsetting scenes. Also in HD. [S,AD]

Mon Feb 23
The Secret World of Haute Couture

Monday 00:50 - 01:45

Margy Kinmonth meets millionaire customers and world-famous designers as she explores the anachronistic but little-explained pocket of the fashion industry known as haute couture. Also in HD. [S,AD]

Eurovision Classical Concerts: Lisbon

Monday 01:45 - 02:50

Celebrating music from across Europe, a concert from Lisbon by the Gulbenkian Orchestra. Also in HD. [S]

Antiques Roadshow

Monday 02:50 - 03:50

The team return to Aston Hall in Birmingham, where treasures include Wind in the Willows figures, memorabilia from an Aston Villa footballer and items from a pioneering mountaineer. Also in HD. [S]

This is BBC Four

Monday 03:50 - 05:30

Programmes start at 7.00pm.

This is BBC Four

Monday 05:30 - 18:58

Daily from 7.00pm.

This is BBC Four

Monday 18:58 - 19:00

Programmes start at 7.00pm.

Wild China

Monday 19:00 - 20:00

6/6. Documentary series. A look at how tea-growing cultures, bird-filled wetlands and futuristic cities jostle along China's eastern seaboard in a battle for resources. Also in HD. [S,AD]

Raiders of the Lost Past with Janina Ramirez

Monday 20:00 - 21:00

1/3. A millionaire hunts for the mythical palace of the Minotaur and discovers a lost world. Also in HD. [S,AD]

Call My Bluff

Monday 21:00 - 21:30

Robert Robinson hosts a game of word definitions and deceptions. Captains Frank Muir and Patrick Campbell are joined by Tom Baker, Alan Coren, Gabrielle Drake and Miriam Stoppard. Also in HD. [S]

Face the Music

Monday 21:30 - 22:00

Joseph Cooper invites viewers to match their musical wits against Arianna Stassinopoulos, Brian Redhead and John Bird. With guest musician Walter Susskind. Also in HD. [S]

The Joy of AI

Monday 22:00 - 23:00

Documentary. Jim Al-Khalili takes a look at how we've created machines that can simulate, augment, and even outperform the human mind - and why this shouldn't spook us. Also in HD. [S,AD]

The Horizon Guide to AI

Monday 23:00 - 00:00

Documentary looking at the perception of AI from 1964 to the present day. Can we be optimistic about all that AI can deliver - or fearful of its ability to control our lives? Also in HD. [S]