Tuesday 05:30 - 18:58
Daily from 7.00pm.
9: BBC FOUR
Tue May 26
Tuesday 18:58 - 19:00
Programmes start at 7.00pm.
Tuesday 19:00 - 19:30
14/37. In the last of the first-round matches, Robert Gordon University face the University of Roehampton. Jeremy Paxman asks the questions. Also in HD. [S]
Tuesday 19:30 - 20:00
14/15. Semi-final of the quiz show in which patience and lateral thinking are as vital as knowledge, and connections need to be made between apparently unconnected things. Also in HD. [S]
Tuesday 20:00 - 20:30
8/10. Sitcom about an irrepressible snob. Daddy overspends in a toy department, dresses up as a spaceman and proceeds to go on the rampage. Also in HD. [S]
Tuesday 20:30 - 21:00
6/6. Sitcom. With Frank's wedding impending, Timothy sets his cap at bridesmaid Liz. Will our hero get his head out of the railings in time? Will he forget the ring? Also in HD. [S]
Tuesday 21:00 - 22:00
1/4. In a programme focusing on the French Revolution, Simon Schama explores why the British proved immune to the siren call of liberty, equality and fraternity. Also in HD. [S,AD]
Tuesday 22:00 - 22:45
1/4. Norma Jeane attends an audition at 20th Century Fox, where the head of casting suggests she change her name to Marilyn Monroe. Also in HD. [S,AD]
Tuesday 22:45 - 23:25
2/4. Marilyn's rise is nearly ruined when news breaks that she posed nude for a calendar earlier in her career. She uses this to her advantage to showcase her body confidence. Also in HD. [S,AD]
Tuesday 23:25 - 00:10
3/4. Marilyn is forging a new identity for herself in New York. Also in HD. [S,AD]
Wed May 27
Today 00:10 - 00:55
4/4. Marilyn triumphs in her most celebrated comedy yet, Some Like It Hot. In the weeks before her death, Marilyn is on the cusp of a new and exciting future. Also in HD. [S,AD]
Today 00:55 - 01:55
TV and panto star Stanley Baxter had big success but an even bigger secret. With access to close family and friends, personal archive and recordings, we reveal his true story. Also in HD. [S]
Today 01:55 - 02:25
14/15. Semi-final of the quiz show in which patience and lateral thinking are as vital as knowledge, and connections need to be made between apparently unconnected things. Also in HD. [S]
Today 02:25 - 03:25
2/2. Wildlife expert Liz Bonnin, actor Freida Pinto and mountaineer Jon Gupta reveal the hidden wonders of India's surprising natural world. Also in HD. [S,AD,SL]
Today 03:25 - 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 - 19:30
15/37. Two of the four highest-scoring losing teams from the first round play for one of the two spots remaining in round two. Jeremy Paxman asks the questions. Also in HD. [S]
Today 19:30 - 20:00
15/15. Quiz show in which connections need to be made between apparently unconnected things. Also in HD. [S]
Today 20:00 - 21:00
3/3. Dr Helen Czerski explores the science of heat and how it has shaped the modern world. Also in HD. [S,AD]
Today 21:00 - 22:00
Documentary looking at the first murder on Britain's railways. On a Hackney bound train in 1864, a guard discovers blood in a first-class carriage and a body on the embankment. Also in HD. [S,AD]
Today 22:00 - 22:50
3/7. Stephen finds an enemy and then a friend when he tries to help the appropriately named Professor Furie overcome his tiredness. Contains adult humour. Also in HD. [S]
Today 22:50 - 23:45
4/7. Bob wants to trial a new tranquiliser drug on the students. Contains adult humour. Also in HD. [S]
Today 23:45 - 00:45
Literary novelist Stella Duffy takes on the challenge of writing for Mills and Boon. Also in HD. [S]
Thu May 28
Tomorrow 00:45 - 01:45
3/3. Dr Helen Czerski explores the science of heat and how it has shaped the modern world. Also in HD. [S,AD]
Tomorrow 01:45 - 02:15
15/15. Quiz show in which connections need to be made between apparently unconnected things. Also in HD. [S]
Tomorrow 02:15 - 03:15
Documentary looking at the first murder on Britain's railways. On a Hackney bound train in 1864, a guard discovers blood in a first-class carriage and a body on the embankment. Also in HD. [S,AD]
Tomorrow 03:15 - 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
16/37. Two more of round one's highest-scoring losing teams have a second chance to qualify for the second round. Jeremy Paxman asks the questions. Also in HD. [S]
Tomorrow 19:30 - 20:00
1/8. Quiz show with Victoria Coren in which links must be made between apparently unconnected things. Teams from Cambridge and Oxford compete. Also in HD. [S]
Tomorrow 20:00 - 20:45
Marilyn Monroe's story is told through the insights and anecdotes of friends, directors and fellow actors who spoke about her over the years on a selection of BBC programmes. Also in HD. [S]
Tomorrow 20:45 - 22:45
When two men witness a mass murder, they try to get away by joining an all-girl jazz band. Also in HD. [1959] [S,AD]
Tomorrow 22:45 - 23:35
Revealing documentary about the creation and shooting of the acclaimed comedy movie. Also in HD. [S]
Tomorrow 23:35 - 01:05
The tale of a young film studio assistant's brief relationship with Marilyn Monroe. Contains some strong language. Also in HD. [2011] [S,AD]
Fri May 29
Friday 01:05 - 02:05
Documentary. Sir Laurence Olivier's personal assistant Colin Cark reveals the trials that beset The Prince and the Showgirl film with Marilyn Monroe. Contains some strong language. Also in HD. [S,AD]
Friday 02:05 - 02:35
1/8. Quiz show with Victoria Coren in which links must be made between apparently unconnected things. Teams from Cambridge and Oxford compete. Also in HD. [S]
Friday 02:35 - 03:35
3/3. Andrew arrives in Sweden - home of Ikea and a tradition of brilliant furniture design. Deals with adult themes. Also in HD. [S,AD,SL]
Friday 03:35 - 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
Gail Porter presents the pop chart programme, first broadcast on 19 November 1999 and featuring Geri Halliwell, Travis, Ricky Martin, A1, Stereophonics, Prince and Robbie Williams. Also in HD. [S]
Friday 19:30 - 19:55
Gail Porter presents the pop chart programme, first broadcast on 26 November 1999 and featuring Robbie Williams, Whitney Houston, Blur, Cliff Richard, Texas and Wamdue Project. Also in HD. [S]
Friday 19:55 - 20:35
Simon Bates introduces the pop programme, featuring The Polecats, UB40, Hazel O'Connor, Coast to Coast, Adam & the Ants and Kim Carnes, plus a dance performance from Legs & Co. Also in HD. [S]
Friday 20:35 - 21:05
John Peel and Janice Long present this programme featuring Doctor and the Medics, Robert Palmer, The Real Thing, Tears for Fears, Pete Wylie, Spitting Image and Peter Gabriel. Also in HD. [S]
Friday 21:05 - 23:00
The story of a truly singular talent, unpacking the myth of the man behind the horn. Contains very strong language. Also in HD. [S]
Friday 23:00 - 23:05
Alan Yentob shares the fascinating story of how the 1974 broadcast of the great Ella Fitzgerald singing in Ronnie Scott's nightclub came about. Also in HD. [S]
Friday 23:05 - 23:45
Ella Fitzgerald in performance at Ronnie Scott's Jazz Club in 1974. Also in HD. [S]
Friday 23:45 - 00:45
A special celebration of Dame Cleo Laine's finest moments on the BBC to coincide with Britain's First Lady of Jazz's 95th birthday. Also in HD. [S]
Sat May 30
Saturday 00:45 - 01:50
Classic 1960s performances from Duke Ellington, Dave Brubeck and Dizzy Gillespie, The Julian 'Cannonball' Adderley Sextet, Wes Montgomery, Marian McPartland and many more. Also in HD. [S]
Saturday 01:50 - 02:20
Gail Porter presents the pop chart programme, first broadcast on 19 November 1999 and featuring Geri Halliwell, Travis, Ricky Martin, A1, Stereophonics, Prince and Robbie Williams. Also in HD. [S]
Saturday 02:20 - 02:45
Gail Porter presents the pop chart programme, first broadcast on 26 November 1999 and featuring Robbie Williams, Whitney Houston, Blur, Cliff Richard, Texas and Wamdue Project. Also in HD. [S]
Saturday 02:45 - 03:25
Simon Bates introduces the pop programme, featuring The Polecats, UB40, Hazel O'Connor, Coast to Coast, Adam & the Ants and Kim Carnes, plus a dance performance from Legs & Co. Also in HD. [S]
Saturday 03:25 - 03:55
John Peel and Janice Long present this programme featuring Doctor and the Medics, Robert Palmer, The Real Thing, Tears for Fears, Pete Wylie, Spitting Image and Peter Gabriel. Also in HD. [S]
Saturday 03:55 - 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 - 19:45
Leonard Sachs presents the old-time music hall show from the City Varieties Theatre, Leeds. With Frankie Vaughan, Mike & Bernie Winters, Maryetta Midgley and Zena Millar. Also in HD. [S]
Saturday 19:45 - 20:15
Dusty Springfield's 1960s variety show, first broadcast on 15 August 1967. Her special guests are Alf Garnett aka actor Warren Mitchell and actor and writer Ken Campbell. Also in HD. [S]
Saturday 20:15 - 21:05
8/9. Drama series about a 60-year-old private detective. A resident of a retirement home calls on Hetty's help. Also in HD. [S]
Saturday 21:05 - 22:45
A group of Syrian refugees secretly track down their persecutors. Contains scenes which some viewers may find upsetting. Also in HD. [2024] [S]
Saturday 22:45 - 00:25
The Dynasty star narrates her rollercoaster life story. Contains some strong language. Also in HD. [S]
Sun May 31
Sunday 00:25 - 00:55
8/10. Sitcom about an irrepressible snob. Daddy overspends in a toy department, dresses up as a spaceman and proceeds to go on the rampage. Also in HD. [S]
Sunday 00:55 - 01:25
6/6. Sitcom. With Frank's wedding impending, Timothy sets his cap at bridesmaid Liz. Will our hero get his head out of the railings in time? Will he forget the ring? Also in HD. [S]
Sunday 01:25 - 02:10
Leonard Sachs presents the old-time music hall show from the City Varieties Theatre, Leeds. With Frankie Vaughan, Mike & Bernie Winters, Maryetta Midgley and Zena Millar. Also in HD. [S]
Sunday 02:10 - 02:40
Dusty Springfield's 1960s variety show, first broadcast on 15 August 1967. Her special guests are Alf Garnett aka actor Warren Mitchell and actor and writer Ken Campbell. Also in HD. [S]
Sunday 02:40 - 03:30
8/9. Drama series about a 60-year-old private detective. A resident of a retirement home calls on Hetty's help. Also in HD. [S]
Sunday 03:30 - 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 - 19:15
Documentary following pioneering young penguins as they invade a busy South African beach resort in an attempt to establish a new colony. Also in HD. [S]
Sunday 19:15 - 20:50
Astaire and Rogers musical. An American dancer falls in love with a guest in his hotel. Also in HD. [1935] [S]
Sunday 20:50 - 21:00
Dr Robert Gittings explores the relationship between poems and the places they were written. He visits Sturminster Newton, where Thomas Hardy enjoyed two very happy years. Also in HD. [S]
Sunday 21:00 - 22:00
Michael Palin travels Europe to discover more about Vilhelm Hammershoi, an enigmatic Danish artist that has fascinated him for years. Also in HD. [S]
Sunday 22:00 - 23:00
5/6. From King Louis XIV of France's great palace at Versailles, Margot Fonteyn tells the story of Louis's own love of dancing. Also in HD. [S]
Sunday 23:00 - 00:30
The mavericks whose radical ideas created modern dance in the 20th century. Contains some strong language. Also in HD. [S]
Mon Jun 01
Monday 00:30 - 01:30
Michael Palin travels Europe to discover more about Vilhelm Hammershoi, an enigmatic Danish artist that has fascinated him for years. Also in HD. [S]
Monday 01:30 - 02:20
Revealing documentary about the creation and shooting of the acclaimed comedy movie. Also in HD. [S]
Monday 02:20 - 03:20
Literary novelist Stella Duffy takes on the challenge of writing for Mills and Boon. Also in HD. [S]
Monday 03:20 - 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 - 19:30
17/37. The second round of the 2022/23 competition begins tonight. Two teams of students go head-to-head for a place in the quarter-finals. Jeremy Paxman asks the questions. Also in HD. [S]
Monday 19:30 - 20:00
2/8. Quiz show with Victoria Coren in which connections must be made between seemingly unconnected things. Three maths graduates take on a team of wordsmiths. Also in HD. [S]
Monday 20:00 - 21:00
Alice Roberts joins the team excavating a 3,000-year-old Bronze Age village in the Fens. Also in HD. [S,AD]
Monday 21:00 - 22:00
1/3. Andrew Graham-Dixon begins his history of American art with portraits of Puritan settlers and the dark truth behind Benjamin West's most famous painting. Also in HD. [S,AD]
Monday 22:00 - 22:50
2/8. Robert Hughes on how America was shaped by Europeans - Spaniards in the south west, Pilgrims in the north east and struggling cavaliers in Virginia. Also in HD. [S]
Monday 22:50 - 23:50
Film about the British surrealist artist Leonora Carrington, who ended up in Mexico City. Also in HD. [S]
Monday 23:50 - 01:25
The Dynasty star narrates her rollercoaster life story. Contains some strong language. Also in HD. [S]
Tue Jun 02
Tuesday 01:25 - 01:55
2/8. Quiz show with Victoria Coren in which connections must be made between seemingly unconnected things. Three maths graduates take on a team of wordsmiths. Also in HD. [S]
Tuesday 01:55 - 02:45
2/8. Robert Hughes on how America was shaped by Europeans - Spaniards in the south west, Pilgrims in the north east and struggling cavaliers in Virginia. Also in HD. [S]
Tuesday 02:45 - 03:45
Alice Roberts joins the team excavating a 3,000-year-old Bronze Age village in the Fens. Also in HD. [S,AD,SL]
Tuesday 03:45 - 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
18/37. The second round continues, with two more teams competing for a place in the quarter-finals. Jeremy Paxman asks the questions. Also in HD. [S]
Tuesday 19:30 - 20:00
3/8. Quiz show with Victoria Coren in which connections must be made between seemingly unconnected things. Three history lovers square up to a trio of Welshmen. Also in HD. [S]
Tuesday 20:00 - 20:30
This special edition of Artsnight delves into the BBC's archive and brings together rarely seen interviews in which writer Carla Lane discusses her life and work. Also in HD. [S]
Tuesday 20:30 - 21:00
1/6. Ria has enough to cope with: there is her husband Ben, who has his own hang-ups and her sons Adam and Russell, who are the cause of most of them. Then suddenly there's Leonard. Also in HD. [S]
Tuesday 21:00 - 22:00
2/4. A look at the social and economic changes which took place during Queen Victoria's reign, such as industrialisation and changing roles for women. Also in HD. [S,AD]
Tuesday 22:00 - 22:50
1/8. Cassius Clay rises from boastful amateur boxer to the Olympics. Contains scenes which some viewers may find upsetting. Also in HD. [S,AD]
Tuesday 22:50 - 23:40
2/8. Cassius Clay sets his sights on becoming the youngest ever heavyweight champion, taking on the 'unbeatable' Sonny Liston. Also in HD. [S,AD]
Tuesday 23:40 - 00:30
3/8. Cassius Clay publicly joins the Nation of Islam and takes the name Muhammad Ali. In 1967, he becomes eligible for the Vietnam draft. Also in HD. [S,AD]
Wed Jun 03
Wednesday 00:30 - 01:20
4/8. Muhammad Ali is banished from boxing for refusing induction into the army. Contains some strong language. Also in HD. [S,AD]
Wednesday 01:20 - 01:50
3/8. Quiz show with Victoria Coren in which connections must be made between seemingly unconnected things. Three history lovers square up to a trio of Welshmen. Also in HD. [S]
Wednesday 01:50 - 02:50
Film about the British surrealist artist Leonora Carrington, who ended up in Mexico City. Also in HD. [S]
Wednesday 02:50 - 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
19/37. The second round continues, with two more teams of students eager to snatch a second win and the place in the quarter-finals that goes with it. Jeremy Paxman asks the questions. Also in HD. [S]
Wednesday 19:30 - 20:00
4/8. Quiz show in which connections must be made between seemingly unconnected things. Three chess players take on a team who write puzzles for charity. Also in HD. [S]
Wednesday 20:00 - 21:00
Dan Snow tells the story of the 'little ships' that took part in the Dunkirk evacuation. Also in HD. [S,AD]
Wednesday 21:00 - 22:00
Film exploring the human stories behind mankind's biggest experiment in particle physics. Also in HD. [S]
Wednesday 22:00 - 22:50
Documentary telling the history of the superbomb and the race by scientists to imitate the nuclear reactions of the sun and build the first thermonuclear weapon. From 1966. Also in HD. [S]
Wednesday 22:50 - 23:45
5/7. The whole university seems to have succumbed to a sexually transmitted disease. Jock decides they must trace the source of the outbreak. Contains adult humour. Also in HD. [S]
Wednesday 23:45 - 00:35
6/7. The vice-chancellor is determined to weed out costly and unproductive staff, and Jock is on his list. Meanwhile Stephen starts having strange dreams about nuns. Also in HD. [S]
Thu Jun 04
Thursday 00:35 - 01:30
7/7. The axe is about to fall at Lowlands University as 25% cutbacks are announced, turning Stephen's life upside down. Also in HD. [S]