Today 02:15 - 03:15
In a world exclusive, Professor Alice Roberts follows a decade-long historical quest using cutting-edge research that reveals Stonehenge's oldest secret. Also in HD. [S,AD,SL]
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9: BBC FOUR
Tue Nov 18
Today 03:15 - 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
1/4. Huw Stephens learns about the history of the Welsh slate industry at the National Slate Museum in Llanberis. Also in HD. [S]
Today 19:30 - 20:00
4/6. Julia Bradbury follows the trail of Britain's lost rail empire. In Scotland, she walks the Speyside Way, the route that once served a world-famous whisky industry. Also in HD. [S,AD]
Today 20:00 - 20:30
The Goods begin to have misgivings about their plans for old age. Also in HD. [S]
Today 20:30 - 21:00
5/8. Classic political sitcom. The government runs into a financial crisis just as MPs are due for a pay rise. Also in HD. [S]
Today 21:00 - 22:00
1/4. Danish lawyer Amira Smajic, once a trusted advisor to notorious gangs, wants out. Contains some strong language. Also in HD. [S]
Today 22:00 - 22:55
2/4. The ties between the Danish underworld and the Danish establishment tighten. Contains some strong language. Also in HD. [S]
Today 22:55 - 23:55
Docudrama that reveals the private man behind the public figure of artist JMW Turner. Also in HD. [S]
Today 23:55 - 00:55
1/3. Series charting the age of the outlaw begins with the arrival of a new breed of gentleman criminal out of the ashes of the Civil War. Also in HD. [S,AD]
Wed Nov 19
Tomorrow 00:55 - 01:55
Documentary about the tube, the world's oldest underground system, with its own unwritten rules of behaviour and protocol, and used by three million passengers every day. Also in HD. [S,AD]
Tomorrow 01:55 - 02:25
1/4. Huw Stephens learns about the history of the Welsh slate industry at the National Slate Museum in Llanberis. Also in HD. [S]
Tomorrow 02:25 - 02:55
4/6. Julia Bradbury follows the trail of Britain's lost rail empire. In Scotland, she walks the Speyside Way, the route that once served a world-famous whisky industry. Also in HD. [S,AD]
Tomorrow 02:55 - 03:55
Docudrama that reveals the private man behind the public figure of artist JMW Turner. Also in HD. [S]
Tomorrow 03:55 - 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 - 19:30
4/4. Marie-Louise Muir discovers the beauty of everyday objects at the Ulster Folk Museum, found at homes in Northern Ireland at the turn of the century. Also in HD. [S]
Tomorrow 19:30 - 20:00
5/6. Julia Bradbury follows the trail of Britain's lost rail empire on a line from Weymouth and across the unique coastal features of Chesil Beach and Portland. Also in HD. [S,AD]
Tomorrow 20:00 - 21:00
Richard Fortey explores the strange and surprising science of fungi, unlocking the story of their evolution, their mysterious life cycle and their value to both the planet and us. Also in HD. [S]
Tomorrow 21:00 - 22:00
An exploration of the BBC's love affair with the lives and works of the Bronte sisters - Charlotte, Emily and Anne - which has proved irresistible to drama and documentary makers. Also in HD. [S]
Tomorrow 22:00 - 22:20
.. Jane Eyre. Actors Ruth Wilson and Toby Stephens look back on the 2006 TV adaptation of Charlotte Bronte's Jane Eyre. Also in HD. [S]
Tomorrow 22:20 - 23:15
1/4. After surviving a harsh charity school, orphan Jane Eyre takes a job as a governess. But her peaceful existence is suddenly shattered. Also in HD. [S,AD]
Tomorrow 23:15 - 00:15
2/4. Jane finds she has a rival for Rochester's attentions, and a visitor from overseas brings trouble to Thornfield. Also in HD. [S,AD]
Thu Nov 20
Thursday 00:15 - 01:15
3/4. Returning to Thornfield, Jane expects Rochester to wed Blanche Ingram and is shocked by a very different marriage proposal. Also in HD. [S,AD]
Thursday 01:15 - 02:15
4/4. Penniless and starving on the moors, Jane is rescued by clergyman St John Rivers, who nurses her back to health. Also in HD. [S,AD]
Thursday 02:15 - 02:45
Joan Bakewell visits Haworth in Yorkshire, home of the Brontes, to see the setting in which the novelist worked and which has now become a tourist spot. Also in HD. [S]
Thursday 02:45 - 03:45
1/3. Series charting the age of the outlaw begins with the arrival of a new breed of gentleman criminal out of the ashes of the Civil War. 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
5/6. A look at how steam power revolutionised shipping, from the earliest paddle steamers with screw propellers to more modern vessels like the Royal Yacht Britannia. Also in HD. [S,AD]
Thursday 19:30 - 20:00
6/6. Julia Bradbury follows the trail of Britain's lost rail empire by walking through the territory of Scottish clans and Rob Roy, once a place to be wary of. Also in HD. [S,AD]
Thursday 20:00 - 21:40
Jan Morrow meets a handsome Texan, not realising he's the same person as philanderer Brad. Also in HD. [1959] [S]
Thursday 21:40 - 23:20
Rival advertising executives do battle over a non-existent product. Also in HD. [1962] [S]
Thursday 23:20 - 00:10
Terry Wogan in conversation with David Jason, Jennifer d'Abo and Rock Hudson. Also in HD. [S]
Fri Nov 21
Friday 00:10 - 01:30
Film exploring three decades of Soviet space culture, from the glory days of Yuri Gagarin to the saga of Sergei Krikalev, the Soviet citizen who was stranded in space for ten months. Also in HD. [S]
Friday 01:30 - 02:30
Richard Fortey explores the strange and surprising science of fungi, unlocking the story of their evolution, their mysterious life cycle and their value to both the planet and us. Also in HD. [S]
Friday 02:30 - 03:00
5/6. A look at how steam power revolutionised shipping, from the earliest paddle steamers with screw propellers to more modern vessels like the Royal Yacht Britannia. Also in HD. [S,AD]
Friday 03:00 - 03:30
6/6. Julia Bradbury follows the trail of Britain's lost rail empire by walking through the territory of Scottish clans and Rob Roy, once a place to be wary of. Also in HD. [S,AD]
Friday 03:30 - 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
Jayne Middlemiss presents the pop chart programme, first broadcast on 16 October 1998 and featuring B*Witched, Garbage, The Cardigans, Monica, Natalie Imbruglia and Billie Piper. Also in HD. [S]
Friday 19:30 - 20:00
Jamie Theakston presents the pop chart programme, first broadcast on 23 October 1998 and featuring 911, Cliff Richard, Meja, Billie Piper, Dru Hill and Spacedust. Also in HD. [S]
Friday 20:00 - 20:40
David Jensen presents the pop chart programme, featuring The Jam, Cliff Richard, The Moody Blues, Kool & the Gang, Secret Affair, Ramblers, Showaddywaddy and Dr Hook. Also in HD. [S]
Friday 20:40 - 21:10
With Yazz, All About Eve, INXS, Mica Paris, Tanita Tikaram, Robin Beck and Salt-N-Pepa. Also in HD. [S]
Friday 21:10 - 21:45
Steve Wright presents the pop chart show, featuring Modern Romance, The Pretenders, Fun Boy Three, ABC, Trevor Walters, Julio Iglesias, Diana Ross, Soft Cell and Zoo. Also in HD. [S]
Friday 21:45 - 22:15
Tony Dortie and Claudia Simon present the pop chart programme, first broadcast on 14 November 1991 and featuring Rozalla, Seal, Tina Turner, Altern 8, Sonia, REM and Bassheads. Also in HD. [S]
Friday 22:15 - 23:45
Filmed at the Barbican in January 2010, a diverse but renowned cast of modern-day troubadours present their own interpretations of influential songwriter Nick Drake's songs. Also in HD. [S]
Friday 23:45 - 00:45
4/6. Archive footage of legendary guitarists performing at the BBC studios. Featuring The Rolling Stones, David Bowie, Michael Chapman, Horslips, Eric Clapton, Motorhead and Nazareth. Also in HD. [S]
Sat Nov 22
Saturday 00:45 - 01:45
5/6. Archive footage of great guitarists performing at the BBC studios. Featuring Johnny Thunders, Brian May, Duane Eddy, Robin Trower, Peter Green, BB King, Peter Frampton, Joan Jett. Also in HD. [S]
Saturday 01:45 - 02:45
6/6. Archive footage of great guitarists performing at the BBC studios. Featuring The Who, The Faces, Focus, Davey Graham, Ralph McTell, Nils Lofgren and Ted Nugent. Also in HD. [S]
Saturday 02:45 - 03:15
Jayne Middlemiss presents the pop chart programme, first broadcast on 16 October 1998 and featuring B*Witched, Garbage, The Cardigans, Monica, Natalie Imbruglia and Billie Piper. Also in HD. [S]
Saturday 03:15 - 03:45
With 911, Cliff Richard, Meja, Billie Piper, Dru Hill and Spacedust. Deals with adult themes. 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 - 19:50
1/12. Tristan returns from Ireland to become the butt of a practical joke while Siegfried finds him a housekeeper. James runs foul of Biggins in time-honoured fashion. Also in HD. [S]
Saturday 19:50 - 20:40
2/12. Tristan accidentally injects a farmer with a vaccine intended for his cows, and the farmer becomes convinced this prevents him from starting a family. Also in HD. [S]
Saturday 20:40 - 21:30
3/12. Granville Bennett comes to stay, and the Skeldale practice has to perform an emergency operation on his dog. Tristan meets Jane Mercer for the first time. Also in HD. [S]
Saturday 21:30 - 23:20
A restorative justice group of victims and perpetrators meet up in prison to talk. Contains some strong language and some upsetting scenes. Also in HD. [2023] [S]
Saturday 23:20 - 00:25
Michael Parkinson in converstion with Goldie Hawn, Thora Hird and Lt Col John Blashford-Snell. Also in HD. [S]
Sun Nov 23
Sunday 00:25 - 00:55
The Goods begin to have misgivings about their plans for old age. Also in HD. [S]
Sunday 00:55 - 01:25
5/8. Classic political sitcom. The government runs into a financial crisis just as MPs are due for a pay rise. Also in HD. [S]
Sunday 01:25 - 02:15
1/12. Tristan returns from Ireland to become the butt of a practical joke while Siegfried finds him a housekeeper. James runs foul of Biggins in time-honoured fashion. Also in HD. [S]
Sunday 02:15 - 03:05
2/12. Tristan accidentally injects a farmer with a vaccine intended for his cows, and the farmer becomes convinced this prevents him from starting a family. Also in HD. [S]
Sunday 03:05 - 03:55
3/12. Granville Bennett comes to stay, and the Skeldale practice has to perform an emergency operation on his dog. Tristan meets Jane Mercer for the first time. Also in HD. [S]
Sunday 03:55 - 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 - 19:30
6/6. Fred Dibnah looks at the advances made with the invention of the steam turbine, still used to generate electricity in coal-fired and nuclear power stations. Also in HD. [S,AD]
Sunday 19:30 - 20:00
Archaeologist Ben Robinson explores the history of the village of Cromford in Derbyshire. Also in HD. [S]
Sunday 20:00 - 21:45
New Adventures' innovative dance performance recorded live on stage. Set in a world of fairies and vampires, the timeless tale of good v evil is turned upside down. Also in HD. [S]
Sunday 21:45 - 22:35
Clive James travels to Rome in search of the dolce vita. During his stay, he meets a socialite prince, Mussolini's son and learns a lesson from a sexologist. Also in HD. [S]
Sunday 22:35 - 23:30
11/13. Prof Galbraith looks at the economic and social forces that turned the magnificent conception of the princely city step by step into the modern metropolis. Also in HD. [S]
Sunday 23:30 - 00:25
12/13. Prof JK Galbraith sets out his personal view of democracy. Contains some scenes which some viewers may find upsetting. Also in HD. [S]
Mon Nov 24
Monday 00:25 - 00:55
6/6. Fred Dibnah looks at the advances made with the invention of the steam turbine, still used to generate electricity in coal-fired and nuclear power stations. Also in HD. [S,AD]
Monday 00:55 - 01:25
Archaeologist Ben Robinson explores the history of the village of Cromford in Derbyshire. Also in HD. [S]
Monday 01:25 - 03:10
New Adventures' innovative dance performance recorded live on stage. Set in a world of fairies and vampires, the timeless tale of good v evil is turned upside down. Also in HD. [S]
Monday 03:10 - 03:55
Clive James travels to Rome in search of the dolce vita. During his stay, he meets a socialite prince, Mussolini's son and learns a lesson from a sexologist. Also in HD. [S]
Monday 03:55 - 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
3/4. Andrew Scott narrates a special programme which celebrates winter and explores how animals and plants rise to the challenges it brings. Also in HD. [S,AD]
Monday 20:00 - 21:00
Dr Nina Ramirez reveals the codes and messages hidden in Anglo-Saxon art by examining artefacts like the Sutton Hoo treasures, the Staffordshire hoard and the Franks Casket. Also in HD. [S,AD]
Monday 21:00 - 21:25
Robert Robinson referees as Frank Muir, Joan Bakewell and Noel Edmonds face Patrick Campbell, Judy Geeson and Edward Woodward in a duel of words and wit. Also in HD. [S]
Monday 21:25 - 22:00
Joseph Cooper invites viewers to match their musical wits against guests Joyce Grenfell, Robin Ray and Bernard Levin. With guest musicians Cyril Smith and Phyllis Sellick. Also in HD. [S]
Monday 22:00 - 23:00
In his favourite city, Alexander Armstrong explores the secret underground treasures that made Rome the powerhouse of the ancient world. Also in HD. [S,AD]
Monday 23:00 - 23:45
14/15. Bryan Magee discusses the work of German philosopher Gottlob Frege (1848-1925) and English philosopher Bertrand Russell (1872-1970) with Prof Sir Alfred J Ayer. Also in HD. [S]
Monday 23:45 - 00:30
15/15. Bryan Magee discusses the work of British philosopher Ludwig Wittgenstein (1889-1951) with Professor John Searle. Also in HD. [S]
Tue Nov 25
Tuesday 00:30 - 01:10
British-Nigerian artist Yinka Shonibare gives an in-depth interview from his studio in east London, in which he talks candidly about his life and career. Also in HD. [S,AD]
Tuesday 01:10 - 01:40
Yinka Shonibare, whose art challenges our ideas about cultural identity and the post-colonial world, creates a new 'mannequin' figure and talks about his career. Also in HD. [S]
Tuesday 01:40 - 02:40
Dr Nina Ramirez reveals the codes and messages hidden in Anglo-Saxon art by examining artefacts like the Sutton Hoo treasures, the Staffordshire hoard and the Franks Casket. Also in HD. [S,AD]
Tuesday 02:40 - 03:40
3/4. Andrew Scott narrates a special programme which celebrates winter and explores how animals and plants rise to the challenges it brings. Also in HD. [S,AD,SL]
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 - 19:30
Broadcaster and author Selina Scott enjoys a gentle walk around Wharfedale in the Yorkshire Dales. Also in HD. [S,AD]
Tuesday 19:30 - 20:00
1/10. SOAS play Balliol College, Oxford, as University Challenge's annual Christmas competition for teams of distinguished alumni kicks off. Jeremy Paxman asks the questions. Also in HD. [S]
Tuesday 20:00 - 20:45
Highlights from some of Morecambe and Wise's most successful shows. Also in HD. [S]
Tuesday 20:45 - 21:30
The Lost Tape. As a Christmas treat for comedy fans, this is a complete episode of The Morecambe and Wise Show that had been considered lost for over 50 years. Also in HD. [S,AD]
Tuesday 21:30 - 22:00
8/9. A compilation of the best bits of Morecambe and Wise. Eric takes on the demanding role of Hamlet, and the boys re-enact a classic scene from Singin' in the Rain. Also in HD. [S]
Tuesday 22:00 - 22:50
3/4. Tensions come to a head as investors in the money-laundering scam want their money out. Contains some strong language. Also in HD. [S]
Tuesday 22:50 - 23:45
4/4. The film-makers' collaboration with Amira is rocked when deleted files are discovered. Contains very strong language. Also in HD. [S]
Tuesday 23:45 - 00:45
2/3. Charting the devastating impact pirates had during an age of colonial expansion. Also in HD. [S,AD]