Today 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]
9: BBC FOUR
Sat Aug 15
Today 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]
Today 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]
Today 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]
Today 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]
Today 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]
Today 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
Tomorrow 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]
Tomorrow 01:40 - 02:35
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]
Tomorrow 02:35 - 03:35
10/17. A look at the fledgling field of extraterrestrial meteorology. Also in HD. [S]
Tomorrow 03:35 - 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
Bill Oddie presents a compilation of the best clips from the three series of Bill Oddie Goes Wild. Also in HD. [S]
Tomorrow 19:30 - 20:00
4/6. Bill Oddie revisits his childhood birding haunts to discover how they have changed over 50 years. Also in HD. [S]
Tomorrow 20:00 - 21:00
Bill Oddie counts down the UK's ten most beloved and most villainous birds in a poll based on the thousands of letters he has received over the years from members of the public. Also in HD. [S,AD]
Tomorrow 21:00 - 22:00
A celebration of moments that make Proms history: landmark premieres and remarkable debuts, including first appearances of artists, orchestras and even instruments. Also in HD. [S]
Tomorrow 22:00 - 23:35
Hard-hitting play that gives a frank account of a Scottish regiment serving in Iraq. Contains very strong language, some sexual content and some upsetting... Also in HD. [S]
Tomorrow 23:35 - 00:35
An insight into the National Theatre of Scotland's Black Watch, a play about the Iraq War. Contains very strong language. Also in HD. [S]
Mon Aug 17
Monday 00:35 - 01:35
Martha Kearney follows Dr Paula Byrne, who believes she has come across a portrait of Jane Austen lost to the world for nearly two centuries. Can the picture stand up to scrutiny? Also in HD. [S,AD]
Monday 01:35 - 02:35
A celebration of moments that make Proms history: landmark premieres and remarkable debuts, including first appearances of artists, orchestras and even instruments. Also in HD. [S]
Monday 02:35 - 03:05
Bill Oddie presents a compilation of the best clips from the three series of Bill Oddie Goes Wild. Also in HD. [S]
Monday 03:05 - 03:35
4/6. Bill Oddie revisits his childhood birding haunts to discover how they have changed over 50 years. 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
3/10. Tim Dunn goes behind the scenes at London's Kings Cross station and finds out about the disused funicular railway hidden in the Avon Gorge in Bristol. Also in HD. [S,AD]
Monday 19:40 - 19:55
Chris Beardshaw visits Britain's largest protected wetland to see some rare plants and takes a look at ponds filled with exotics. Also in HD. [S,AD]
Monday 19:55 - 21:00
3/3. Andrew Graham-Dixon explores Spain's art history. He reveals how the north of the country has produced some of the most dazzling art of the modern age. Also in HD. [S,AD]
Monday 21:00 - 21:30
Magnus Magnusson hosts from Reading University. Specialist subjects include PG Wodehouse, Vincent van Gogh, science fiction and John Buchan. Also in HD. [S]
Monday 21:30 - 22:00
Robert Robinson chairs as team captains Frank Muir and Patrick Campbell are joined by André Previn, Tom Conti, Barbara Kellerman and Tina Brown. Also in HD. [S]
Monday 22:00 - 23:00
3/4. Art historian Sona Datta creates a television history of Michelangelo. Also in HD. [S]
Monday 23:00 - 23:25
Writer George Melly talks about the influence of surrealism on his early life. Contains some scenes which some viewers may find upsetting. Also in HD. [S]
Monday 23:25 - 00:25
Documentary recalling the life of eccentric Lancastrian Alfred Wainwright. Also in HD. [S]
Tue Aug 18
Tuesday 00:25 - 00:40
Chris Beardshaw visits Britain's largest protected wetland to see some rare plants and takes a look at ponds filled with exotics. Also in HD. [S,AD]
Tuesday 00:40 - 01:40
3/3. Andrew Graham-Dixon explores Spain's art history. He reveals how the north of the country has produced some of the most dazzling art of the modern age. Also in HD. [S,AD]
Tuesday 01:40 - 02:05
Writer George Melly talks about the influence of surrealism on his early life. Contains some scenes which some viewers may find upsetting. Also in HD. [S]
Tuesday 02:05 - 03:05
3/4. Art historian Sona Datta creates a television history of Michelangelo. Also in HD. [S,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 - 19:45
4/10. Tim Dunn visits the Ribblehead Viaduct in the Yorkshire Dales and tours the breathtaking stations of the Hungerbergbahn in Innsbruck. Also in HD. [S,AD]
Tuesday 19:45 - 20:00
Chris Beardshaw visits inspirational gardens by helicopter. In Sussex, the most wooded area of the UK, Chris visits Leonardslee Garden and Sheffield Park Garden. Also in HD. [S]
Tuesday 20:00 - 20:30
3/8. Class-based sitcom. Audrey takes DeVere to task for failing to turn up in church on Sunday, but then fails to practise what she preaches. Also in HD. [S]
Tuesday 20:30 - 21:00
2/7. Sitcom. Hyacinth's plans to buy a small weekend retreat in the country take an unexpected turn, and Richard has an unexpected fall. Also in HD. [S]
Tuesday 21:00 - 22:00
A revealing insight into several great modern photographers, drawn from the BBC's archive. Contains some scenes which some viewers may find upsetting. Also in HD. [S]
Tuesday 22:00 - 23:00
1/3. Exploring how the new art of photography developed in 19th-century Britain. Also in HD. [S,AD]
Tuesday 23:00 - 23:55
1/2. For a long time we've known that plants can move, but recent studies reveal other secrets. Also in HD. [S,AD]
Tuesday 23:55 - 00:50
Documentary in which gardening expert Chris Beardshaw delves into the micro-world of soil to reveal what it is, how it works and why we couldn't survive without it. Also in HD. [S]
Wed Aug 19
Wednesday 00:50 - 01:50
1/3. Exploring how the new art of photography developed in 19th-century Britain. Also in HD. [S,AD]
Wednesday 01:50 - 02:05
Chris Beardshaw visits inspirational gardens by helicopter. In Sussex, the most wooded area of the UK, Chris visits Leonardslee Garden and Sheffield Park Garden. Also in HD. [S]
Wednesday 02:05 - 03:05
A revealing insight into several great modern photographers, drawn from the BBC's archive. Contains some scenes which some viewers may find upsetting. Also in HD. [S]
Wednesday 03:05 - 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
3/10. Ben Robinson travels to Cushendall in Northern Ireland to explore the Curfew Tower and schoolhouse, built by its forward-thinking 19th-century merchant landlord. Also in HD. [S]
Wednesday 19:30 - 20:00
1/4. Robbie begins his 300-mile adventure across the north of England and the Midlands. He is forced to make a running repair while on the Tinsley lock flight. Also in HD. [S]
Wednesday 20:00 - 20:15
.. Rome: History of the Eternal City. Simon Sebag Montefiore talks about his joy at telling audiences the stories of Rome. Also in HD. [S]
Wednesday 20:15 - 21:15
1/3. Simon Sebag Montefiore uncovers the central role played by religion in the power of the city of Rome. Every event in ancient Rome revolved around religion. Also in HD. [S,AD]
Wednesday 21:15 - 22:15
3/4. Mary Beard takes an in-depth look at identity and citizenship within the Roman Empire. Also in HD. [S,AD]
Wednesday 22:15 - 23:05
7/12. With Tiberius retired to Capri, Sejanus plans to tighten his grip on Rome. Deals with adult themes. Also in HD. [S]
Wednesday 23:05 - 00:00
8/12. Caligula insanely proclaims himself a god and his sister a goddess. Deals with adult themes. Also in HD. [S]
Thu Aug 20
Thursday 00:00 - 00:55
1/3. How modern-day Sydney was the first battleground of the frontier wars. Contains some violent scenes. Also in HD. [S,AD]
Thursday 00:55 - 01:25
1/4. Robbie begins his 300-mile adventure across the north of England and the Midlands. He is forced to make a running repair while on the Tinsley lock flight. Also in HD. [S]
Thursday 01:25 - 02:25
1/3. Simon Sebag Montefiore uncovers the central role played by religion in the power of the city of Rome. Every event in ancient Rome revolved around religion. Also in HD. [S,AD,SL]
Thursday 02:25 - 02:55
3/10. Ben Robinson travels to Cushendall in Northern Ireland to explore the Curfew Tower and schoolhouse, built by its forward-thinking 19th-century merchant landlord. Also in HD. [S,SL]
Thursday 02:55 - 03:55
3/4. Mary Beard takes an in-depth look at identity and citizenship within the Roman Empire. 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
4/10. Ben Robinson makes an amazing discovery at Norfolk's Holkham estate - its lost medieval village, seen for the first time since its disappearance 200 years ago. Also in HD. [S]
Thursday 19:30 - 20:00
2/4. Robbie Cumming navigates the tidal Trent and joins a night-time illuminated boat parade on the picturesque Chesterfield Canal. Also in HD. [S]
Thursday 20:00 - 21:00
Celebrating the 50th anniversary of a great Scottish landmark, the Forth Road Bridge. Also in HD. [S,AD]
Thursday 21:00 - 22:40
Thriller. A maverick cop uses unconventional methods to smash a drug ring in New York. Contains very strong language. Also in HD. [1971] [S,AD]
Thursday 22:40 - 23:35
Mark Kermode examines the making of classic thriller The French Connection. Contains some strong language and upsetting scenes. Also in HD. [S]
Thursday 23:35 - 01:15
An aimless college graduate finds himself torn between his older lover and her daughter. Deals with adult themes. Also in HD. [1968] [S,AD]
Fri Aug 21
Friday 01:15 - 01:45
2/4. Robbie Cumming navigates the tidal Trent and joins a night-time illuminated boat parade on the picturesque Chesterfield Canal. Also in HD. [S]
Friday 01:45 - 02:40
Mark Kermode examines the making of classic thriller The French Connection. Contains some strong language and upsetting scenes. Also in HD. [S]
Friday 02:40 - 03:10
4/10. Ben Robinson makes an amazing discovery at Norfolk's Holkham estate - its lost medieval village, seen for the first time since its disappearance 200 years ago. Also in HD. [S,SL]
Friday 03:10 - 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 - 20:00
Day 3 highlights from the Test match between England and Pakistan at Headingley. Also in HD. [S]
Friday 20:00 - 21:15
A glorious tribute to the legendary trumpeter to mark what would have been his centenary. Also in HD. [S]
Friday 21:15 - 21:55
Includes Modern Romance, Kids from Fame, Soft Cell, Survivor, Talk Talk and Duran Duran. Also in HD. [S]
Friday 21:55 - 22:25
With Bon Jovi, Prince and Sheena Easton, and Pet Shop Boys and Dusty Springfield. Also in HD. [S]
Friday 22:25 - 23:25
First broadcast in 2007. At east London's LSO St Luke's, Nick Lowe performs a set comprising familiar and new songs from his long and illustrious career. Also in HD. [S]
Friday 23:25 - 00:25
Series of unique concerts from St Luke's in London. Canadian country singer and Grammy Award winner k.d. lang performs with the BBC Concert Orchestra string section. Also in HD. [S]
Sat Aug 22
Saturday 00:25 - 01:25
Damien Rice and his band perform songs from his platinum-selling album O. Contains some strong language. Also in HD. [S]
Saturday 01:25 - 02:00
Includes Modern Romance, Kids from Fame, Soft Cell, Survivor, Talk Talk and Duran Duran. Also in HD. [S]
Saturday 02:00 - 02:30
With Bon Jovi, Prince and Sheena Easton, and Pet Shop Boys and Dusty Springfield. Also in HD. [S]
Saturday 02:30 - 03:45
A glorious tribute to the legendary trumpeter to mark what would have been his centenary. Also in HD. [S]
Saturday 03:45 - 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
Newborn elephant calf Maya and her mother Zadie face many challenges in Kenya. Also in HD. [S]
Saturday 19:05 - 20:00
10/13. David Attenborough looks at some of the huge variety of mammals. The tree shrew has attracted great interest as it shows how mammals may have originated. Also in HD. [S]
Saturday 20:00 - 21:00
Will Millard explores some of Wales's hidden historic buildings, meeting the passionate individuals who are trying to save these vulnerable structures before it is too late. Also in HD. [S]
Saturday 21:00 - 21:50
3/6. Gilles and Giovanni struggle to get refugees evacuated. Amina flees, taking Nooria. Contains strong language. Also in HD. [S]
Saturday 21:50 - 22:45
4/6. The embassy convoy travels to the airport. Amina and Nooria must find their own way. Contains some strong language and some violent scenes. Also in HD. [S]
Saturday 22:45 - 23:15
3/8. Class-based sitcom. Audrey takes DeVere to task for failing to turn up in church on Sunday, but then fails to practise what she preaches. Also in HD. [S]
Saturday 23:15 - 23:45
2/7. Sitcom. Hyacinth's plans to buy a small weekend retreat in the country take an unexpected turn, and Richard has an unexpected fall. Also in HD. [S]
Saturday 23:45 - 00:45
Celebrating the 50th anniversary of a great Scottish landmark, the Forth Road Bridge. Also in HD. [S,AD]
Sun Aug 23
Sunday 00:45 - 01:40
10/13. David Attenborough looks at some of the huge variety of mammals. The tree shrew has attracted great interest as it shows how mammals may have originated. Also in HD. [S]