Today 05:30 - 18:58
Daily from 7.00pm.
9: BBC FOUR
Thu Nov 12
Today 18:58 - 19:00
Programmes start at 7.00pm.
Today 19:00 - 19:30
3/6. Steeplejack Fred Dibnah tours Britain admiring some of its engineering marvels. This edition takes in Preston, County Durham, St Paul's Cathedral and York Minster. Also in HD. [S]
Today 19:30 - 20:00
3/6. Military historian Richard Holmes looks at some of history's major battles. This programme follows the British retreat from Mons in 1914. Also in HD. [S]
Today 20:00 - 21:55
Second World War naval adventure based on the true story of the pursuit of the seemingly unstoppable German battleship Graf Spee. Also in HD. [1956] [S]
Today 21:55 - 23:55
Cold War thriller about a retired MI6 agent who must track down a Soviet mole. Contains some strong language, some sexual content and some violence. Also in HD. [2011] [S,AD]
Today 23:55 - 00:55
Spies. 3/3. Mark Kermode uncovers the cinematic and storytelling secrets of one of the most popular genres of all - the spy movie. Contains some strong language. Also in HD. [S,AD]
Fri Nov 13
Tomorrow 00:55 - 01:55
Ken Loach talks about a career dedicated to documenting social and political injustice. Deals with adult themes. Also in HD. [S]
Tomorrow 01:55 - 02:55
To mark 100 years of romance publishers Mills and Boon, literary novelist Stella Duffy takes on the challenge of writing for them, a task that ends up being harder than it looks. Also in HD. [S]
Tomorrow 02:55 - 03:25
3/6. Steeplejack Fred Dibnah tours Britain admiring some of its engineering marvels. This edition takes in Preston, County Durham, St Paul's Cathedral and York Minster. Also in HD. [S]
Tomorrow 03:25 - 03:50
3/6. Military historian Richard Holmes looks at some of history's major battles. This programme follows the British retreat from Mons in 1914. Also in HD. [S]
Tomorrow 03:50 - 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 - 19:30
Richard Blackwood presents the pop chart programme, first broadcast on 4 August 2000 and featuring Macy Gray, Bomfunk MCs, Santana, Moloko, Janet Jackson and Craig David. Also in HD. [S]
Tomorrow 19:30 - 20:00
Jayne Middlemiss presents the pop chart programme, first broadcast on 11 August 2000 and featuring Craig David, Reef, Mansun, Storm, MJ Cole, Ronan Keating and Robbie Williams. Also in HD. [S]
Tomorrow 20:00 - 20:25
With Brother Beyond, Bryan Ferry, Salt-N-Pepa, INXS, Deacon Blue and Prince. Also in HD. [S]
Tomorrow 20:25 - 21:00
David Jensen presents the pop chart programme. Featuring Blue Zoo, A Flock of Seagulls, Clannad, Dionne Warwick, Donna Summer, Marvin Gaye, Eddy Grant and Zoo. Also in HD. [S]
Tomorrow 21:00 - 21:30
Tony Blackburn introduces Smokie, Kiki Dee, The Drifters, Manfred Mann's Earth Band, The Wurzels, Bay City Rollers, Rod Stewart, ABBA. Dance sequence: Ruby Flipper. Also in HD. [S]
Tomorrow 21:30 - 22:30
Patti Smith, The Go-Go's, Tina Weymouth, Kim Gordon, Au Pairs, Lush, Elastica and Garbage. Contains some strong language. Also in HD. [S]
Tomorrow 22:30 - 23:00
Pete Drummond introduces Siouxsie and the Banshees in concert at Warwick University. Contains some strong language. Also in HD. [S]
Tomorrow 23:00 - 00:30
The untold story of one of the earliest all-female rock bands. Contains some strong language. Also in HD. [S]
Sat Nov 14
Saturday 00:30 - 01:30
Patti Smith, The Go-Go's, Tina Weymouth, Kim Gordon, Au Pairs, Lush, Elastica and Garbage. Contains some strong language. Also in HD. [S]
Saturday 01:30 - 02:00
With Brother Beyond, Bryan Ferry, Salt-N-Pepa, INXS, Deacon Blue and Prince. Also in HD. [S]
Saturday 02:00 - 02:30
David Jensen presents the pop chart programme. Featuring Blue Zoo, A Flock of Seagulls, Clannad, Dionne Warwick, Donna Summer, Marvin Gaye, Eddy Grant and Zoo. Also in HD. [S]
Saturday 02:30 - 03:00
Tony Blackburn introduces Smokie, Kiki Dee, The Drifters, Manfred Mann's Earth Band, The Wurzels, Bay City Rollers, Rod Stewart, ABBA. Dance sequence: Ruby Flipper. Also in HD. [S]
Saturday 03:00 - 03:30
Richard Blackwood presents the pop chart programme, first broadcast on 4 August 2000 and featuring Macy Gray, Bomfunk MCs, Santana, Moloko, Janet Jackson and Craig David. Also in HD. [S]
Saturday 03:30 - 04:00
Jayne Middlemiss presents the pop chart programme, first broadcast on 11 August 2000 and featuring Craig David, Reef, Mansun, Storm, MJ Cole, Ronan Keating and Robbie Williams. Also in HD. [S]
Saturday 04:00 - 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 - 19:10
An intimate portrait of one of Britain's most charming wild animals, following a family of water voles living on a canal in Derbyshire though a typical year. Also in HD. [S]
Saturday 19:10 - 20:00
5/10. From the Philippines, Michael Palin crosses the Sulu Sea in a leaky ferry. He travels on through the Borneo jungle to Java, where he climbs a volcano. Also in HD. [S]
Saturday 20:00 - 20:50
1/2. When everyone in a small town receives malicious letters detailing a future murder, it is Miss Marple who is called upon to help reveal the clues. Also in HD. [S]
Saturday 20:50 - 21:00
1/3. Dan is captivated by the sword of a Samurai warrior and the artistry employed to make this beautiful instrument of death. Also in HD. [S]
Saturday 21:00 - 23:35
Reworking of Shakespeare's King Lear set in medieval Japan. Contains prolonged violent scenes. Also in HD. [1985] [S]
Saturday 23:35 - 01:30
Documentary profile of celebrated Japanese film-maker Akira Kurosawa. Contains scenes which some viewers may find upsetting. Also in HD. [S,AD]
Sun Nov 15
Sunday 01:30 - 02:00
3/7. Stately sitcom. A repair bill for Audrey's Rolls-Royce finally convinces her to revert to four-legged horsepower. Also in HD. [S]
Sunday 02:00 - 02:30
7/10. Sitcom. When Hyacinth hears that Emmet is rehearsing a musical, she is beside herself. Unfortunately sorting out Daddy's antics has to take priority. Also in HD. [S]
Sunday 02:30 - 03:20
1/2. When everyone in a small town receives malicious letters detailing a future murder, it is Miss Marple who is called upon to help reveal the clues. Also in HD. [S]
Sunday 03:20 - 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
1/2. Jonathan Foyle explores northern Georgian and Victorian neo-classical civic buildings. Also in HD. [S,AD]
Sunday 20:00 - 21:00
Andrew Graham-Dixon reveals how the Medici family transformed Florence through sculpture, painting and architecture, and became the financial engine behind the Italian Renaissance. Also in HD. [S,AD]
Sunday 21:00 - 22:00
Dr Janina Ramirez unlocks the secrets of a centuries-old masterpiece in glass, the Great East Window at York Minster, the largest expanse of medieval stained glass in the UK. Also in HD. [S]
Sunday 22:00 - 00:15
Scottish Opera's sparkling staging of Gilbert and Sullivan's witty satire set in Venice. Also in HD. [S]
Mon Nov 16
Monday 00:15 - 01:15
1/2. Jonathan Foyle explores northern Georgian and Victorian neo-classical civic buildings. Also in HD. [S,AD]
Monday 01:15 - 02:15
Dr Janina Ramirez unlocks the secrets of a centuries-old masterpiece in glass, the Great East Window at York Minster, the largest expanse of medieval stained glass in the UK. Also in HD. [S]
Monday 02:15 - 03:15
Andrew Graham-Dixon reveals how the Medici family transformed Florence through sculpture, painting and architecture, and became the financial engine behind the Italian Renaissance. Also in HD. [S,AD]
Monday 03:15 - 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
3/3. Three-part series examining the harsh elements of the Alaskan wilderness. Here, a look at the tough and resourceful characters that face up to the challenges of winter. Also in HD. [S,AD]
Monday 20:00 - 21:00
3/4. Lachlan Goudie traces the development of Scottish art. This episode explores how Scotland's artists challenged the traditions they had inherited and revolutionised Scottish art. Also in HD. [S]
Monday 21:00 - 21:30
15/17. Specialist subjects include British politics and the operas of Gilbert and Sullivan. Also in HD. [S]
Monday 21:30 - 22:00
Robert Robinson hosts as Frank Muir, Gemma Craven and Leslie Thomas take on Patrick Marshall, Kate O'Mara and Brian Blessed in the panel game of word definitions and deceptions. Also in HD. [S]
Monday 22:00 - 22:30
Singer-songwriter and composer Rufus Wainwright talks to John Wilson about his creative influences. Also in HD. [S]
Monday 22:30 - 23:00
Mary Marquis in conversation with poets Douglas Dunn and Craig Raine. Also in HD. [S]
Monday 23:00 - 00:00
3/3. A look at how blacksmiths created items that both served and embellished society, from the earliest hinges to baroque gates and mass-produced street furniture. Also in HD. [S]
Tue Nov 17
Tuesday 00:00 - 01:05
1/3. Janina Ramirez and Alastair Sooke reveal Lisbon's fascinating history through its cobbled streets, steep hills, picturesque shoreline and cultural riches. Also in HD. [S,AD]
Tuesday 01:05 - 02:05
3/4. Lachlan Goudie traces the development of Scottish art. This episode explores how Scotland's artists challenged the traditions they had inherited and revolutionised Scottish art. Also in HD. [S]
Tuesday 02:05 - 03:05
1/3. Janina Ramirez and Alastair Sooke reveal Lisbon's fascinating history through its cobbled streets, steep hills, picturesque shoreline and cultural riches. 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
4/6. Fred Dibnah tours Britain's great building feats. In Chatham he visits one of the UK's oldest dockyards, while in Leeds he discovers an early form of fireproofing. Also in HD. [S]
Tuesday 19:30 - 20:00
4/6. Military historian Richard Holmes looks at some of history's major battles. In this edition he walks through fields where the Battle of the Somme took place. Also in HD. [S]
Tuesday 20:00 - 20:30
4/7. Sitcom about a lady of the manor who is forced to give up her home to a grocery tycoon. A rare bird nesting on the estate attracts interest among local naturalists. Also in HD. [S]
Tuesday 20:30 - 21:00
8/10. Sitcom. When Bruce and Violet's constant arguing threatens Hyacinth's luxury barbecue, she resorts to desperate musical measures to keep her family scandals from public exposure. Also in HD. [S]
Tuesday 21:00 - 22:00
2/3. How the religious violence of the Wars of the Three Kingdoms shaped the DNA of British political culture and how it influenced subsequent constitutional crises. Also in HD. [S,AD]
Tuesday 22:00 - 23:40
A Storyville documentary that explores the extraordinary life of CIA officer Peter Sichel. Contains scenes which some viewers may find disturbing. Also in HD. [S]
Tuesday 23:40 - 00:40
1/3. Helen Czerski uncovers what colour is, how it works and how it has written the story of our planet. She seeks out the hues that turned the Earth multicoloured. Also in HD. [S,AD]
Wed Nov 18
Wednesday 00:40 - 01:10
4/6. Fred Dibnah tours Britain's great building feats. In Chatham he visits one of the UK's oldest dockyards, while in Leeds he discovers an early form of fireproofing. Also in HD. [S]
Wednesday 01:10 - 01:40
4/6. Military historian Richard Holmes looks at some of history's major battles. In this edition he walks through fields where the Battle of the Somme took place. Also in HD. [S]
Wednesday 01:40 - 02:40
2/3. How the religious violence of the Wars of the Three Kingdoms shaped the DNA of British political culture and how it influenced subsequent constitutional crises. Also in HD. [S,AD]
Wednesday 02:40 - 03:40
1/3. Helen Czerski uncovers what colour is, how it works and how it has written the story of our planet. She seeks out the hues that turned the Earth multicoloured. Also in HD. [S,AD,SL]
Wednesday 03:40 - 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
5/6. Fred Dibnah looks at some of the great achievements in civil engineering, from the earliest wrought iron suspension bridge to the Channel Tunnel. Also in HD. [S]
Wednesday 19:30 - 20:00
5/6. A journey through six centuries of warfare. Military historian Richard Holmes reviews the strategic importance of the Battle for Arras in 1940. Also in HD. [S]
Wednesday 20:00 - 21:00
Documentary following the work of scientists at archaeological marvel the Chauvet cave. Also in HD. [S]
Wednesday 21:00 - 22:00
5/5. In the final episode, Professor Brian Cox journeys to the remotest part of the solar system, a place that the most mysterious planets call home. Also in HD. [S,AD]
Wednesday 22:00 - 22:10
Actor Zoë Wanamaker recalls the BBC's 1999 star-studded adaptation of the Dickens classic. Also in HD. [S]
Wednesday 22:10 - 23:40
1/2. First part of the adaptation of Charles Dickens' novel. Starring a young Daniel Radcliffe. Also in HD. [S,AD]
Wednesday 23:40 - 01:25
2/2. David is now a young man about town. Deeply in love with the beautiful but immature Dora, he sets out to woo her. But first he re-acquaints himself with some old friends. Also in HD. [S,AD]
Thu Nov 19
Thursday 01:25 - 01:55
5/6. Fred Dibnah looks at some of the great achievements in civil engineering, from the earliest wrought iron suspension bridge to the Channel Tunnel. Also in HD. [S]
Thursday 01:55 - 02:55
5/5. In the final episode, Professor Brian Cox journeys to the remotest part of the solar system, a place that the most mysterious planets call home. Also in HD. [S,AD,SL]
Thursday 02:55 - 03:55
3/3. Three-part series examining the harsh elements of the Alaskan wilderness. Here, a look at the tough and resourceful characters that face up to the challenges of winter. Also in HD. [S,AD,SL]
Thursday 03:55 - 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
6/6. Steeplejack Fred Dibnah tours Britain admiring some of its engineering marvels. This edition focuses on structures that have been built for entertainment purposes. Also in HD. [S]
Thursday 19:30 - 20:00
6/6. Military historian Richard Holmes follows in the tracks of the tanks of the British armoured breakout from the Normandy bridgehead in 1944. Also in HD. [S]
Thursday 20:00 - 22:05
Libya, 1942. Captain Anson is cut off from his unit and must return to Alexandria. Also in HD. [1957] [S]
Thursday 22:05 - 23:05
Documentary. Sir Laurence Olivier's personal assistant Colin Clark reveals the trials that beset The Prince and the Showgirl film with Marilyn Monroe. Contains some strong language. Also in HD. [S,AD]
Thursday 23:05 - 00:35
The tale of a young film studio assistant's brief relationship with Marilyn Monroe. Contains some strong language. Also in HD. [2011] [S,AD]