Today 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]
9: BBC FOUR
Sat Aug 08
Today 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]
Today 03:45 - 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 - 19:05
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]
Today 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]
Today 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]
Today 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]
Today 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]
Today 21:55 - 22:25
Gloria Hunniford is joined by Salman Rushdie, Aidan Quinn and Ann Hampton Callaway. From February 1992. Also in HD. [S]
Today 22:25 - 23:10
Val Doonican is joined by guests Gloria Hunniford and the Cambridge Buskers. From June 1983. Also in HD. [S]
Today 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
Tomorrow 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]
Tomorrow 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]
Tomorrow 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]
Tomorrow 02:55 - 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
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]
Tomorrow 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]
Tomorrow 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]
Tomorrow 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]
Tomorrow 22:10 - 00:00
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. [S]
Mon Aug 10
Monday 00:00 - 00:55
A look at Pinter's key theme, the room, through the rooms in which he wrote his plays. Contains some strong language. Also in HD. [S]
Monday 00:55 - 01:55
Exploring the relationship between the public and private dimensions of Pinter's life. Contains some strong language. Also in HD. [S]
Monday 01:55 - 03:35
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]
Monday 03:35 - 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 - 19:40
1/10. Tim Dunn explores disused tube station Down Street, which played a crucial role in WWII. Also in HD. [S,AD]
Monday 19:40 - 20:00
Chris Beardshaw visits inspirational gardens by helicopter. A look at fine examples of vertical gardening found in the castles and villages of the Cotswolds. Also in HD. [S]
Monday 20:00 - 21:00
2/3. Andrew Graham-Dixon explores Spain's art history. He discovers how a brutal empire brought a Golden Age of art of the 16th and 17th centuries. Also in HD. [S,AD]
Monday 21:00 - 21:30
Magnus Magnusson hosts from Reading University. Specialist subjects include the Alps, symphony orchestra instruments, children's literature and the Old Testament. Also in HD. [S]
Monday 21:30 - 22:00
Robert Robinson chairs as team captains Frank Muir and Patrick Campbell are joined by Nanette Newman, Bryan Forbes, Joanna Lumley and Russell Harty. Also in HD. [S]
Monday 22:00 - 22:30
Professor Brian Cox joins the team to explore the mind-bending mysteries of black holes discovered by the James Webb Space Telescope's most exciting new observations. Also in HD. [S]
Monday 22:30 - 23:20
Omnibus. Humphrey Burton examines the golden age of Spanish painting, originally broadcast in 1976 to coincide with a major exhibition at the Royal Academy of Arts. Also in HD. [S]
Monday 23:20 - 23:35
Zurbaran. Edwin Mullins looks at Francisco de Zurbaran's Still Life with Lemons, Oranges and a Rose. Also in HD. [S]
Monday 23:35 - 00:35
Exploring the landscapes that inspired Arthur Ransome to write Swallows and Amazons. Also in HD. [S,AD]
Tue Aug 11
Tuesday 00:35 - 00:50
Chris Beardshaw visits inspirational gardens by helicopter. A look at fine examples of vertical gardening found in the castles and villages of the Cotswolds. Also in HD. [S]
Tuesday 00:50 - 01:50
2/3. Andrew Graham-Dixon explores Spain's art history. He discovers how a brutal empire brought a Golden Age of art of the 16th and 17th centuries. Also in HD. [S,AD]
Tuesday 01:50 - 02:40
Omnibus. Humphrey Burton examines the golden age of Spanish painting, originally broadcast in 1976 to coincide with a major exhibition at the Royal Academy of Arts. Also in HD. [S]
Tuesday 02:40 - 03:40
Exploring the landscapes that inspired Arthur Ransome to write Swallows and Amazons. Also in HD. [S,AD]
Tuesday 03:40 - 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 - 19:40
2/10. Tim Dunn visits the Ffestiniog in Wales, originally built to transport slate from mountain to coast, and learns about Amsterdam Centraal. Also in HD. [S,AD]
Tuesday 19:40 - 19:55
Chris Beardshaw follows in the footsteps of the Scottish adventurers who travelled the globe and risked their lives to bring back plants that are now taken for granted. Also in HD. [S,AD]
Tuesday 19:55 - 20:30
2/8. Audrey moves out of Grantleigh Manor. Her hopes of seeing the estate run along old lines are dashed when she discovers the new owner's background. Also in HD. [S]
Tuesday 20:30 - 21:00
1/7. Richard is far from happy when Hyacinth concocts an elaborate plan to turn him into a Frosticle executive with the help of a chukka of golf! Also in HD. [S]
Tuesday 21:00 - 22:00
Ardal O'Hanlon explores a 1930s quest to find the first Irish men and women using archaeology, answering his deepest questions about what it means to be Irish. Also in HD. [S]
Tuesday 22:00 - 23:30
Japanese and US veterans reflect on the 'kamikaze' attacks of World War II, which killed thousands of Japanese airmen and Allied military personnel. Also in HD. [S]
Tuesday 23:30 - 00:00
Professor Brian Cox joins the team to explore the mind-bending mysteries of black holes discovered by the James Webb Space Telescope's most exciting new observations. Also in HD. [S]
Wed Aug 12
Wednesday 00:00 - 01:00
10/17. A look at the fledgling field of extraterrestrial meteorology. Also in HD. [S]
Wednesday 01:00 - 02:00
Art critic Matt Collings explores the most famous equations in science and realises that concepts of beauty and elegance have been used by many scientists to advance their work. Also in HD. [S]
Wednesday 02:00 - 02:15
Chris Beardshaw follows in the footsteps of the Scottish adventurers who travelled the globe and risked their lives to bring back plants that are now taken for granted. Also in HD. [S,AD]
Wednesday 02:15 - 03:15
Ardal O'Hanlon explores a 1930s quest to find the first Irish men and women using archaeology, answering his deepest questions about what it means to be Irish. Also in HD. [S]
Wednesday 03:15 - 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
1/10. Ben Robinson visits Culross, a stunning 17th-century village that was a major centre for Scottish coal mining and the first underwater sea coal shaft in the world. Also in HD. [S]
Wednesday 19:30 - 20:00
3/4. Series in which Julia Bradbury explores the work of fell walker and author Alfred Wainwright. Julia is in the Borrowdale Valley to climb to the summit of Castle Crag. Also in HD. [S,AD]
Wednesday 20:00 - 21:00
3/3. Alastair Sooke charts the fall of the Roman Empire through some of its artistic treasures, including one of the best preserved Roman cities in Libya. Also in HD. [S]
Wednesday 21:00 - 22:00
2/4. Mary Beard explores the physical world of the Roman Empire. Also in HD. [S,AD]
Wednesday 22:00 - 22:50
5/12. The situation in the east now threatens Tiberius's position as emperor. Deals with adult themes. Also in HD. [S]
Wednesday 22:50 - 23:45
6/12. Germanicus has been murdered in Antioch, and Agrippina is convinced Tiberius ordered it. Deals with adult themes. Also in HD. [S]
Wednesday 23:45 - 00:45
3/3. Alastair Sooke charts the fall of the Roman Empire through some of its artistic treasures, including one of the best preserved Roman cities in Libya. Also in HD. [S]
Thu Aug 13
Thursday 00:45 - 01:45
A remarkable journey into the secret world of bats. Cutting-edge night-vision cameras follow the hidden life of a greater horseshoe bat roost for four months. Also in HD. [S,AD]
Thursday 01:45 - 02:15
3/4. Series in which Julia Bradbury explores the work of fell walker and author Alfred Wainwright. Julia is in the Borrowdale Valley to climb to the summit of Castle Crag. Also in HD. [S,AD]
Thursday 02:15 - 02:45
1/10. Ben Robinson visits Culross, a stunning 17th-century village that was a major centre for Scottish coal mining and the first underwater sea coal shaft in the world. Also in HD. [S,SL]
Thursday 02:45 - 03:45
2/4. Mary Beard explores the physical world of the Roman Empire. Also in HD. [S,AD,SL]
Thursday 03:45 - 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
2/10. Ben Robinson explores the remains of a lost harbour in Port Carlisle, a once-thriving port that hoped to rival Liverpool. Also in HD. [S]
Thursday 19:30 - 20:00
4/4. Julia Bradbury explores the work of fell walker Alfred Wainwright. She faces Scafell Pike, England's highest peak, and must reach the 978m summit before darkness falls. Also in HD. [S,AD]
Thursday 20:00 - 21:00
Using original witnesses, Ben Macintyre recreates the remarkable story of how one brilliant team, and one dead tramp, pulled off a deception which changed the course of WWII. Also in HD. [S,AD]
Thursday 21:00 - 22:00
Actors and collaborators look back at the Coen brothers' remarkable career. Contains some strong language and some violent scenes. Also in HD. [S,AD]
Thursday 22:00 - 23:40
A week in the life of Llewyn Davis, a struggling folk singer in 1961 New York. Contains strong language and some violent scenes. Also in HD. [2013] [S,AD]
Thursday 23:40 - 01:15
Detective John Shaft is hired by a Harlem gangster to rescue his kidnapped daughter. Contains very strong language, some sexual content and some violence. Also in HD. [1971] [S]
Fri Aug 14
Friday 01:15 - 01:45
4/4. Julia Bradbury explores the work of fell walker Alfred Wainwright. She faces Scafell Pike, England's highest peak, and must reach the 978m summit before darkness falls. Also in HD. [S,AD]
Friday 01:45 - 02:45
Using original witnesses, Ben Macintyre recreates the remarkable story of how one brilliant team, and one dead tramp, pulled off a deception which changed the course of WWII. Also in HD. [S,AD]
Friday 02:45 - 03:15
2/10. Ben Robinson explores the remains of a lost harbour in Port Carlisle, a once-thriving port that hoped to rival Liverpool. Also in HD. [S,SL]
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 - 20:35
Gustavo Dudamel leads the Los Angeles Philharmonic in its first Proms appearance for more than two decades, pairing Beethoven with Gabriela Ortiz's urgent Revolucion diamantina. Also in HD. [S]
Friday 20:35 - 21:05
With Geri Halliwell, Tom Jones and Stereophonics, Five, Lene Marlin and Moby. Also in HD. [S]
Friday 21:05 - 21:35
With Chicane feat Bryan Adams, Macy Gray, Dr Dre feat Snoop Dogg and Will Smith. Also in HD. [S]
Friday 21:35 - 22:05
Peter Powell and Dixie Peach present the pop chart programme, first broadcast on 15 August 1985. Featuring UB40 with Chrissie Hynde, Madonna, The Cars, Kate Bush and Billy Idol. Also in HD. [S]
Friday 22:05 - 22:35
Simon Bates presents the pop chart programme, first broadcast on 14 August 1986. Featuring It Bites, Lionel Richie, Anita Dobson, Phil Fearon and Chris De Burgh. Also in HD. [S]
Friday 22:35 - 23:35
Smash hits from 60 years of great cover versions in performance from the BBC TV archive, featuring Alexandra Burke, The Moody Blues, Soft Cell, Mariah Carey, UB40 and many more. Also in HD. [S]
Friday 23:35 - 01:35
A return trip through the BBC's music archives to celebrate more irresistible cover songs. Also in HD. [S]
Sat Aug 15
Saturday 01:35 - 02:05
With Geri Halliwell, Tom Jones and Stereophonics, Five, Lene Marlin and Moby. Also in HD. [S]
Saturday 02:05 - 02:35
With Chicane feat Bryan Adams, Macy Gray, Dr Dre feat Snoop Dogg and Will Smith. Also in HD. [S]
Saturday 02:35 - 03:05
Peter Powell and Dixie Peach present the pop chart programme, first broadcast on 15 August 1985. Featuring UB40 with Chrissie Hynde, Madonna, The Cars, Kate Bush and Billy Idol. Also in HD. [S]
Saturday 03:05 - 03:35
Simon Bates presents the pop chart programme, first broadcast on 14 August 1986. Featuring It Bites, Lionel Richie, Anita Dobson, Phil Fearon and Chris De Burgh. 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 - 19:05
A pride of lions has rewritten the rules - they have learnt to take down elephants. Also in HD. [S]
Saturday 19:05 - 20:00
9/13. Mammals have proved to be one of the most adaptable products of evolution. David Attenborough looks at their evolution from reptiles 200 million years ago. Also in HD. [S]
Saturday 20:00 - 21:00
Paul Rose tells the story of the USS Squalus, stranded on the bottom of the Atlantic in 1939 and the first time anyone had been saved from a stricken submarine. Also in HD. [S,AD]
Saturday 21:00 - 21:50
1/6. Kabul, August 2021. As American troops withdraw, the Taliban return. Contains some strong language and some violent scenes. Also in HD. [S]
Saturday 21:50 - 22:45
2/6. The Nazany family scatters, with Zarah and Fazal on the run, while Amina remains torn. Contains some strong language. Also in HD. [S]
Saturday 22:45 - 23:15
2/8. Audrey moves out of Grantleigh Manor. Her hopes of seeing the estate run along old lines are dashed when she discovers the new owner's background. Also in HD. [S]
Saturday 23:15 - 23:45
1/7. Richard is far from happy when Hyacinth concocts an elaborate plan to turn him into a Frosticle executive with the help of a chukka of golf! Also in HD. [S]
Saturday 23:45 - 00:45
3/7. A look back at the iconic hairdos of British men and women over the past 60 years. Also in HD. [S,AD]
Sun Aug 16
Sunday 00:45 - 01:40
9/13. Mammals have proved to be one of the most adaptable products of evolution. David Attenborough looks at their evolution from reptiles 200 million years ago. Also in HD. [S]