9: BBC FOUR

Wed Sep 09
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.

Fred Dibnah's Building of Britain

Today 19:00 - 19:30

3/6. Fred Dibnah looks at how carpenters have used their talents to transform buildings such as Stokesey Castle, Little Moreton Hall and Harvington Hall. Also in HD. [S,AD]

Villages by the Sea

Today 19:30 - 20:00

9/10. Ben Robinson unearths the past of Greyabbey, a village on Northern Ireland's beautiful Strangford Lough, and discovers the history of its moneymaking kelp industry. Also in HD. [S]

Operation Grand Canyon with Dan Snow

Today 20:00 - 21:00

1/2. Dan Snow and team take on the rapids of the Grand Canyon in antique wooden boats to rediscover one of the wild west's great adventures of discovery. Also in HD. [S,AD]

Lost Home Movies of Nazi Germany

Today 21:00 - 22:00

1/2. Amateur footage offers new insights into life in prewar Germany and during World War II. Contains some violence and disturbing scenes. Also in HD. [S]

Spencer Banks Remembers... Penda's Fen

Today 22:00 - 22:15

Actor Spencer Banks reflects on his leading role in the 1974 Play for Today Penda's Fen. Also in HD. [S]

Penda's Fen

Today 22:15 - 23:40

An awakened force in the landscape challenges a boy's clear and intense view of the world. Contains scenes which some viewers may find upsetting. Also in HD. [S]

Operation Grand Canyon with Dan Snow

Today 23:40 - 00:40

1/2. Dan Snow and team take on the rapids of the Grand Canyon in antique wooden boats to rediscover one of the wild west's great adventures of discovery. Also in HD. [S,AD]

Thu Sep 10
Lost Home Movies of Nazi Germany

Tomorrow 00:40 - 01:40

1/2. Amateur footage offers new insights into life in prewar Germany and during World War II. Contains some violence and disturbing scenes. Also in HD. [S]

Fred Dibnah's Building of Britain

Tomorrow 01:40 - 02:10

3/6. Fred Dibnah looks at how carpenters have used their talents to transform buildings such as Stokesey Castle, Little Moreton Hall and Harvington Hall. Also in HD. [S,AD]

Villages by the Sea

Tomorrow 02:10 - 02:40

9/10. Ben Robinson unearths the past of Greyabbey, a village on Northern Ireland's beautiful Strangford Lough, and discovers the history of its moneymaking kelp industry. Also in HD. [S,SL]

This is BBC Four

Tomorrow 02:40 - 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.

Fred Dibnah's Building of Britain

Tomorrow 19:00 - 19:30

4/6. Fred Dibnah travels to Scotland to demonstrate the engineering and design skills that shaped Scottish baronial style. Also in HD. [S,AD]

Villages by the Sea

Tomorrow 19:30 - 20:00

10/10. Ben Robinson discovers how the Scottish village of Johnshaven found wealth in cloth. Also in HD. [S]

The Hunt for Lady Olive and the German Submarine

Tomorrow 20:00 - 21:00

What happened to a British ship and German U-boat that reportedly sank each other in 1917? Also in HD. [S,AD]

Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid

Tomorrow 21:00 - 22:45

Classic western adventure, starring Paul Newman and Robert Redford as legendary outlaws Butch and Kid. Also in HD. [1969] [S,AD]

Robert Redford: Talking Pictures

Tomorrow 22:45 - 23:25

The career of Robert Redford is examined in this exploration of the BBC archives, which includes rarely seen interviews. Narrated by Sylvia Syms. Also in HD. [S]

The Mirror Crack'd

Tomorrow 23:25 - 01:10

The quiet English village of St Mary Mead is disrupted when a Hollywood film crew introduce inflated egos and cold-blooded murder. Miss Marple, of course, investigates. Also in HD. [1981] [S]

Fri Sep 11
Elizabeth Taylor: A Tribute

Friday 01:10 - 02:10

Friends, family and co-stars share their memories of the legendary Elizabeth Taylor. With Liza Minnelli, Joan Collins, Angela Lansbury and Sir David Frost. Also in HD. [S]

The Hunt for Lady Olive and the German Submarine

Friday 02:10 - 03:10

What happened to a British ship and German U-boat that reportedly sank each other in 1917? Also in HD. [S,AD]

Villages by the Sea

Friday 03:10 - 03:40

10/10. Ben Robinson discovers how the Scottish village of Johnshaven found wealth in cloth. Also in HD. [S,SL]

This is BBC Four

Friday 03:40 - 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.

Today at the Test: England v Pakistan

Friday 19:00 - 20:00

Day 3 highlights from the third Test match between England and Pakistan at Edgbaston. Also in HD. [S]

New World Symphony at the Proms

Friday 20:00 - 22:00

Dvorak's epic, Britten's Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra and a new triple concerto for BBC Young Musician star alumni Sheku Kanneh-Mason, Jess Gillam and Ben Goldscheider. Also in HD. [S]

TOTP: 1987

Friday 22:00 - 22:30

Peter Powell and Simon Bates present the pop chart programme, first broadcast on 13 August 1987 and featuring Def Leppard, Motley Crue, Rick Astley and The Jesus and Mary Chain. Also in HD. [S]

TOTP: 1990

Friday 22:30 - 23:00

Gary Davies presents the pop chart programme, first broadcast on 13 September 1990 and featuring Sonia, Maria McKee and INXS. Also in HD. [S]

Buddy Holly: Arena

Friday 23:00 - 00:05

Documentary looking at the short but brilliant career of legendary rock 'n' roll star Buddy Holly. Features interviews with contemporaries and fans including Paul McCartney. Also in HD. [S]

Sat Sep 12
Peggy Sue: Tales of Rock 'n' Roll - Arena

Saturday 00:05 - 00:35

The inspiration behind Buddy Holly's famous song provides fresh insights into his career. Also in HD. [S]

It's Only Rock 'n' Roll: Rock 'n' Roll at the BBC

Saturday 00:35 - 01:35

Performances by Jerry Lee Lewis, Dion, Dick Dale, Tom Petty, Joan Jett, Oasis and more. Also in HD. [S]

TOTP: 1987

Saturday 01:35 - 02:05

Peter Powell and Simon Bates present the pop chart programme, first broadcast on 13 August 1987 and featuring Def Leppard, Motley Crue, Rick Astley and The Jesus and Mary Chain. Also in HD. [S]

TOTP: 1990

Saturday 02:05 - 02:35

Gary Davies presents the pop chart programme, first broadcast on 13 September 1990 and featuring Sonia, Maria McKee and INXS. Also in HD. [S]

Buddy Holly: Arena

Saturday 02:35 - 03:40

Documentary looking at the short but brilliant career of legendary rock 'n' roll star Buddy Holly. Features interviews with contemporaries and fans including Paul McCartney. Also in HD. [S]

This is BBC Four

Saturday 03:40 - 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.

Today at the Test: England v Pakistan

Saturday 19:00 - 20:00

Day 4 highlights from the third Test match between England and Pakistan at Edgbaston. Also in HD. [S]

Golf: Solheim Cup 2026

Saturday 20:00 - 21:00

Highlights from the second day of the 2026 Solheim Cup as Europe take on the United States, with the event being played in the Netherlands for the first time. Also in HD. [S]

New: Beck

Saturday 21:00 - 22:30

A fatal gang shooting leads police to a mysterious figure with unknown motives. Contains strong language and prolonged violent scenes. Also in HD. [S]

To the Manor Born

Saturday 22:30 - 22:55

6/8. Stately sitcom. Audrey waits for DeVere to go away before she herself goes on holiday. Also in HD. [S]

Keeping Up Appearances

Saturday 22:55 - 23:25

5/7. Sitcom. Hyacinth decides to have a second attempt at finding a small weekend home in the country, but she and Richard have different views on the word 'small'. Also in HD. [S]

The Fall and Rise of Reginald Perrin

Saturday 23:25 - 23:55

1/7. Popular 1970s sitcom about a middle-class, middle-aged rebel. Why is Reggie referring to his mother-in-law as a hippopotamus? Also in HD. [S]

The Fall and Rise of Reginald Perrin

Saturday 23:55 - 00:25

2/7. Reggie Perrin needs a month's holiday, but all he gets is an afternoon in a safari park with his wife, daughter, son-in-law and their two 'tiny adults'. Also in HD. [S]

Sun Sep 13
Steve Backshall's Extreme Mountain Challenge

Sunday 00:25 - 01:25

2/2. Nature documentary. Joining up with a team of elite Italian cavers, Steve ventures deep within a tepui, inside a newly discovered cave. Also in HD. [S,AD]

Elizabeth Taylor: A Tribute

Sunday 01:25 - 02:25

Friends, family and co-stars share their memories of the legendary Elizabeth Taylor. With Liza Minnelli, Joan Collins, Angela Lansbury and Sir David Frost. Also in HD. [S]

The Secret Rules of Modern Living

Sunday 02:25 - 03:25

Algorithms. The hidden world of algorithms, which run everything from search engines to satnavs. Also in HD. [S,SL]

This is BBC Four

Sunday 03:25 - 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.

Today at the Test: England v Pakistan

Sunday 19:00 - 20:00

Coverage of the 2026 Test series between England and Pakistan. Also in HD. [S]

Unmissable Moments at the Proms 2026

Sunday 20:00 - 22:00

A selection of musical treats from a summer of extraordinary music at the world's biggest classical music festival. From Berlioz to Beethoven, Miles Davis to Marvin Gaye. Also in HD. [S]

Selina Thompson Remembers... Salt

Sunday 22:00 - 22:15

Performance artist Selina Thompson looks back on the 2021 TV adaptation of her award-winning one-woman show Salt. Also in HD. [S]

Salt

Sunday 22:15 - 23:00

Artist Selina Thompson recalls her journey by sea to retrace a route of the slave trade. Contains some scenes which some viewers may find upsetting. Also in HD. [S]

Stephen Tompkinson Remembers... The Deep Blue Sea

Sunday 23:00 - 23:10

Stephen Tompkinson looks back on the 1994 TV adaptation of Terence Rattigan's play. Also in HD. [S]

The Deep Blue Sea

Sunday 23:10 - 00:50

A Terence Rattigan play. Hester is rescued by a neighbour after attempting suicide in the flat she shares with her younger lover, ex-RAF pilot Freddie Page. Also in HD. [S]

Mon Sep 14
Soundwaves: The Symphony of Physics

Monday 00:50 - 01:50

1/2. Dr Helen Czerski investigates the science behind the sounds we're familiar with and the sounds that we normally can't hear, from Big Ben to the Stromboli volcano. Also in HD. [S,AD]

Flying Scotsman from the Footplate

Monday 01:50 - 02:50

The view from the driving seat as Flying Scotsman travels the Severn Valley Railway. Cab cameras and microphones capture all the action. Also in HD. [S,AD]

Steve Backshall's Extreme Mountain Challenge

Monday 02:50 - 03:50

2/2. Nature documentary. Joining up with a team of elite Italian cavers, Steve ventures deep within a tepui, inside a newly discovered cave. Also in HD. [S,AD,SL]

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.

Spring: Earth's Seasonal Secrets

Monday 19:00 - 20:00

4/4. Documentary celebrating spring on planet Earth, and the extraordinary tricks that animals and plants find to rise to the new challenges it brings. Also in HD. [S,AD]

Britain's Lost Masterpieces: Brighton

Monday 20:00 - 21:00

1/3. Bendor Grosvenor and Emma Dabiri investigate two paintings of characters from the Gospels. Also in HD. [S,AD]

Mastermind: 1977

Monday 21:00 - 21:30

Magnus Magnusson presents the quiz programme from Strathclyde University. The specialist subjects are George Orwell, the history of costume from 1600, Rome and the Common Market. Also in HD. [S]

Call My Bluff

Monday 21:30 - 22:00

Robert Robinson hosts as Patrick Campbell, Anouska Hempel and Nigel Havers take on Frank Muir, Diana Quick and Robert Powell in the panel game of word definitions and deceptions. Also in HD. [S]

The Sky at Night

Monday 22:00 - 22:30

Chris Lintott and the team explore the extraordinary engineering, both on Earth and millions of kilometres above it in space, that is transforming modern astronomy. Also in HD. [S]

Lubaina Himid: This Cultural Life

Monday 22:30 - 23:00

Artist Lubaina Himid talks to John Wilson about her creative influences. Also in HD. [S]

Romancing the Stone: The Golden Ages of British Sculpture

Monday 23:00 - 00:00

2/3. Alastair Sooke looks at the maverick sculptors working in the 18th and 19th centuries. Also in HD. [S]

Tue Sep 15
Nature and Us: A History through Art

Tuesday 00:00 - 01:00

3/3. James Fox uses art to explore the relationship between humans and nature across the last 100 years. Also in HD. [S]

Britain's Lost Masterpieces: Brighton

Tuesday 01:00 - 02:00

1/3. Bendor Grosvenor and Emma Dabiri investigate two paintings of characters from the Gospels. Also in HD. [S,AD]

Spring: Earth's Seasonal Secrets

Tuesday 02:00 - 03:00

4/4. Documentary celebrating spring on planet Earth, and the extraordinary tricks that animals and plants find to rise to the new challenges it brings. Also in HD. [S,AD,SL]

Nature and Us: A History through Art

Tuesday 03:00 - 03:55

3/3. James Fox uses art to explore the relationship between humans and nature across the last 100 years. Also in HD. [S,SL]

This is BBC Four

Tuesday 03:55 - 05:30

Programmes start at 7.00pm.

This is BBC Four

Tuesday 05:30 - 18:58

Daily from 7.00pm.

This is BBC Four

Tuesday 18:58 - 19:00

Programmes start at 7.00pm.

Fred Dibnah's Building of Britain

Tuesday 19:00 - 19:30

5/6. In his exploration of the engineering skills that went into the building of Britain, Fred Dibnah looks at the construction of the canal network. Also in HD. [S,AD]

The Lakes with Paul Rose

Tuesday 19:30 - 20:00

1/4. Four-part series about the Lake District. Paul Rose heads to Windermere to find out why early tourists thought the Lakes were so dangerous. Also in HD. [S]

To the Manor Born

Tuesday 20:00 - 20:30

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]

Keeping Up Appearances

Tuesday 20:30 - 21:00

6/7. Domestic sitcom. Hyacinth and Richard have finally moved into their 'country retreat'. Although Hyacinth views the flat as 'old world bijou', Richard finds it anything but. Also in HD. [S]

The Boleyns: A Scandalous Family

Tuesday 21:00 - 22:00

1/3. Thomas Boleyn, the patriarch of the Boleyns, is determined to elevate the family name. His ambitions for his three children will take them to the heart of the Tudor court. Also in HD. [S,AD]

The Beginning and End of the Universe

Tuesday 22:00 - 23:00

1/2. Jim Al-Khalili takes us back in time to tackle the question of how the universe began. Also in HD. [S,AD]

Japan's Master of Restoration

Tuesday 23:00 - 23:50

2/3. The father and son undertake the restoration of a ceramic horse from the Edo period. A previous restoration is now showing signs of age, and a new approach is needed. Also in HD. [S]

The Sky at Night

Tuesday 23:50 - 00:20

Chris Lintott and the team explore the extraordinary engineering, both on Earth and millions of kilometres above it in space, that is transforming modern astronomy. Also in HD. [S]

Wed Sep 16
The Boleyns: A Scandalous Family

Wednesday 00:20 - 01:20

1/3. Thomas Boleyn, the patriarch of the Boleyns, is determined to elevate the family name. His ambitions for his three children will take them to the heart of the Tudor court. Also in HD. [S,AD]

Fred Dibnah's Building of Britain

Wednesday 01:20 - 01:50

5/6. In his exploration of the engineering skills that went into the building of Britain, Fred Dibnah looks at the construction of the canal network. Also in HD. [S,AD]

The Lakes with Paul Rose

Wednesday 01:50 - 02:20

1/4. Four-part series about the Lake District. Paul Rose heads to Windermere to find out why early tourists thought the Lakes were so dangerous. Also in HD. [S]

Sound Waves: The Symphony of Physics

Wednesday 02:20 - 03:20

1/2. The science behind the sounds we're familiar with and the sounds we normally can't hear. Also in HD. [S,AD,SL]

This is BBC Four

Wednesday 03:20 - 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.

Fred Dibnah's Building of Britain

Wednesday 19:00 - 19:30

6/6. Fred Dibnah indulges his personal passion for the achievements of the builders of the 19th century. Also in HD. [S,AD]

The Lakes with Paul Rose

Wednesday 19:30 - 20:00

2/4. Four-part series about the Lake District. In Derwentwater and Borrowdale, Paul Rose heads for the summit of Great Gable, one of the Lake's best-known peaks. Also in HD. [S]

Operation Grand Canyon with Dan Snow

Wednesday 20:00 - 21:00

2/2. Dan Snow and his team continue down the Grand Canyon in antique wooden boats as they rediscover one of the Wild West's great adventures. Also in HD. [S,AD]

Lost Home Movies of Nazi Germany

Wednesday 21:00 - 22:00

2/2. Amateur footage that reveals both civilian and military life in WWII Germany. Contains some violence and disturbing scenes. Also in HD. [S]

Andrew Davies Remembers... Middlemarch

Wednesday 22:00 - 22:15

Screenwriter Andrew Davies looks back on his acclaimed 1994 adaptation of George Eliot's Middlemarch. Also in HD. [S]

Middlemarch

Wednesday 22:15 - 23:40

1/6. Dr Tertius Lydgate is put in charge of the fever hospital in Middlemarch. Dorothea Brooke marries ageing scholar Edward Casaubon and they honeymoon in Rome. Also in HD. [S]

Middlemarch

Wednesday 23:40 - 00:35

2/6. Dorothea is having an uneasy honeymoon in Rome, when Casaubon's restless young cousin Will Ladislaw calls on them. Dr Lydgate discovers he has enemies. Also in HD. [S]

Thu Sep 17
Fred Dibnah's Building of Britain

Thursday 00:35 - 01:05

6/6. Fred Dibnah indulges his personal passion for the achievements of the builders of the 19th century. Also in HD. [S,AD]