Today 05:30 - 18:58
Daily from 7.00pm.
9: BBC FOUR
Sun Sep 20
Today 18:58 - 19:00
Programmes start at 7.00pm.
Today 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]
Today 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]
Today 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]
Today 22:00 - 22:20
Writer David Ireland looks back on his award-winning play Cyprus Avenue. Contains some strong language. Also in HD. [S]
Today 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]
Today 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
Tomorrow 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]
Tomorrow 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]
Tomorrow 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]
Tomorrow 03:55 - 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
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]
Tomorrow 20:00 - 21:00
2/3. Bendor and Emma discover a mysterious portrait of a 16th-century physician. Also in HD. [S,AD]
Tomorrow 21:00 - 21:30
Specialist subjects include WWII in Europe and the life and works of JRR Tolkien. Also in HD. [S]
Tomorrow 21:30 - 22:00
With guests Prunella Scales, Paul Eddington, Gayle Hunnicutt and Russell Davies. Also in HD. [S]
Tomorrow 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]
Tomorrow 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]
Saturday 01:05 - 01:35
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]
Saturday 01:35 - 02:10
With Split Enz, Diana Ross, Ottawan, Linx and The Police, plus Russ Abbot and Leo Sayer. Also in HD. [S]
Saturday 02:10 - 02:40
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]
Saturday 02:40 - 03:25
Sting joins Dermot O'Leary for an in-depth interview about his life and career. Contains some strong language. Also in HD. [S]
Saturday 03:25 - 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
2/3. Wildlife cameraman Simon King and his family experience the changing seasons on the Shetland Islands. Spring arrives in Shetland, bringing with it an influx of wildlife. Also in HD. [S,AD]
Saturday 20:00 - 21:00
6/10. Meet the big birds, a feathered family who have never flown. From ostriches to kiwis, these bizarre birds appear to be nature's greatest novelty act. Also in HD. [S,AD]
Saturday 21:00 - 21:55
3/6. Labruyere teaches Hutin some golden rules about journalism. Contains some strong language, some sexual content and some upsetting... Also in HD. [S]
Saturday 21:55 - 22:50
4/6. After the death of Irma Barbet, both Jouin and Cochefert suspect Joseph Fiersi. Contains some strong language, prolonged violence and disturbing scenes. Also in HD. [S]
Saturday 22:50 - 23:35
3/4. A witness claims to have seen Mandy dispose of the murder weapon. Contains strong language. Also in HD. [S,AD]
Saturday 23:35 - 00:25
4/4. Martin follows his instincts to find the murderer. Contains some strong language and some violent scenes. Also in HD. [S,AD]
Sun Sep 27
Sunday 00:25 - 00:55
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 00:55 - 01:25
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]
Sunday 01:25 - 02:25
2/3. Wildlife cameraman Simon King and his family experience the changing seasons on the Shetland Islands. Spring arrives in Shetland, bringing with it an influx of wildlife. Also in HD. [S,AD]
Sunday 02:25 - 03:25
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,SL]
Sunday 03:25 - 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 - 19:30
1/6. Fusing biography, art and the history of fashion, Amber Butchart explores the lives of historical figures through the clothes they wore. Here, she looks at Charles II. Also in HD. [S,AD]
Sunday 19:30 - 21:00
A tribute to the remarkable voice and career of the great soprano Lesley Garrett, who shares memories of some of her finest performances on the BBC. Also in HD. [S]
Sunday 21:00 - 22:00
2/2. Richard E Grant explores how modern art and the Riviera grew up together when the Cote d'Azur became both a hedonistic playground and an experimental studio. Also in HD. [S]
Sunday 22:00 - 23:25
A mysterious inspector interrupts a wealthy family's party with shocking news. Contains some scenes which some viewers may find upsetting. Also in HD. [S,AD]
Sunday 23:25 - 00:15
JB Priestley and Jill Balcon read passages from Priestley's work to a studio audience. Also in HD. [S]
Mon Sep 28
Monday 00:15 - 01:15
Documentary that follows the enthusiasts battling to save Britain's pipe organs. Also in HD. [S]