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9: BBC FOUR
Tue Aug 12
Today 18:58 - 19:00
Programmes start at 7.00pm.
Today 19:00 - 19:30
2/6. Fred Dibnah visits Hampton Court Palace and examines a 15th-century manor house. Also in HD. [S]
Today 19:30 - 20:00
4/4. Eskdale is the final destination in Paul Rose's trek through the Lake District. He has the summit of Scafell Pike, England's highest mountain, in his sights. Also in HD. [S]
Today 20:00 - 20:30
4/7. The Goods decide to experiment with talking to their plants to see if they will grow more. Margo, meanwhile, plans to run for music society president. Also in HD. [S]
Today 20:30 - 21:00
1/8. Sitcom about a government minister and the manipulative civil service advisers who surround him. Jim wants to see more women in higher posts, but Sir Humphrey does not agree. Also in HD. [S]
Today 21:00 - 22:00
1/2. The first of two programmes featuring more than 20 sketches handpicked by Victoria Wood from her first solo series, As Seen on TV. Also in HD. [S,AD]
Today 22:00 - 23:00
2/2. Further sketches handpicked by Victoria Wood from her seminal sketch show As Seen on TV. Also in HD. [S,AD]
Today 23:00 - 00:05
Bafta and the BBC join forces to celebrate one of Britain's best-loved entertainers with a special gala event. Celebrities pay tribute, and there is a look back over her career. Also in HD. [S]
Wed Aug 13
Tomorrow 00:05 - 01:35
1/4. A look at the first week following the murder of Reeva Steenkamp. Contains some scenes which some viewers may find upsetting. Also in HD. [S,AD]
Tomorrow 01:35 - 02:10
Concert featuring Indian musician Ravi Shankar, first shown in 1974. He performs just one song, entitled Rag Behag. Also in HD. [S]
Tomorrow 02:10 - 02:40
2/6. Fred Dibnah visits Hampton Court Palace and examines a 15th-century manor house. Also in HD. [S]
Tomorrow 02:40 - 03:10
4/4. Eskdale is the final destination in Paul Rose's trek through the Lake District. He has the summit of Scafell Pike, England's highest mountain, in his sights. Also in HD. [S]
Tomorrow 03:10 - 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
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 19:30 - 20:00
Secret Knowledge. Lucy Worsley tells the story of Bolsover Castle in Derbyshire. Also in HD. [S,AD]
Tomorrow 20:00 - 20:50
3/3. The Mayuyamas travel to London to examine a priceless 18th-century imperial Chinese flower vase. They hope studying the London vase can help them restore a very similar piece. Also in HD. [S]
Tomorrow 20:50 - 21:00
Ethiopia - Ark of the Covenant. 2/3. Dan Cruickshank visits Ethiopia in search of the Ark of the Covenant. Also in HD. [S]
Tomorrow 21:00 - 22:00
2/6. Explorer Bruce Parry spends time living with the Suri people of Ethiopia. Contains scenes which some viewers may find disturbing. Also in HD. [S,AD]
Tomorrow 22:00 - 22:15
Stephen Poliakoff looks back on his 1999 drama series Shooting the Past. Also in HD. [S]
Tomorrow 22:15 - 23:25
1/3. A three-part drama serial by Stephen Poliakoff about a picture library facing closure. An American property developer arrives in London with some bad news for a photo archive. Also in HD. [S,AD]
Tomorrow 23:25 - 00:20
2/3. Curator Marilyn has to sack the library's resident expert, Oswald, and begin the task of finding a buyer for the whole collection. Contains some strong language. Also in HD. [S,AD]
Thu Aug 14
Thursday 00:20 - 01:20
3/3. Concluding Stephen Poliakoff's drama serial. Marilyn rushes to Oswald's house to find that he has taken an overdose. She discovers key clues to Anderson's past. Also in HD. [S,AD]
Thursday 01:20 - 01:50
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]
Thursday 01:50 - 02:20
Secret Knowledge. Lucy Worsley tells the story of Bolsover Castle in Derbyshire. Also in HD. [S,AD]
Thursday 02:20 - 03:20
2/6. Explorer Bruce Parry spends time living with the Suri people of Ethiopia. Contains scenes which some viewers may find disturbing. Also in HD. [S,AD,SL]
Thursday 03:20 - 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 - 20:50
The lives of a diverse group of guests intersect during an eventful few days at a luxury Berlin hotel. Classic star-studded drama from MGM studios. Also in HD. [1932] [S]
Thursday 20:50 - 21:35
Joan Crawford narrates a programme, first broadcast in 1969, that looks at Greta Garbo's art and life through her films. Featuring extracts from Camille, Queen Christina and Ninotchka. Also in HD. [S]
Thursday 21:35 - 23:15
Classic romantic drama. Rick's Cafe is a centre for criminals, refugees, resistance fighters and Nazis. Its cynical owner takes risks for no-one - until the arrival of Ilsa. Also in HD. [1942] [S,AD]
Thursday 23:15 - 01:00
Thriller about the bigoted sheriff of a small Mississippi town who finds himself forced into collaboration with a black detective from Philadelphia. Also in HD. [1967] [S]
Fri Aug 15
Friday 01:00 - 01:30
The team delve into the enigmatic world of pulsars and hear the inspiring story of their discoverer, Dame Jocelyn Bell Burnell, direct from the subject herself. Also in HD. [S]
Friday 01:30 - 02:30
3/4. Art historian Katy Hessel explores the BBC archives to create a television history of the father of impressionism, Claude Monet. Also in HD. [S]
Friday 02:30 - 03:15
Joan Crawford narrates a programme, first broadcast in 1969, that looks at Greta Garbo's art and life through her films. Featuring extracts from Camille, Queen Christina and Ninotchka. Also in HD. [S]
Friday 03:15 - 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
Zoe Ball presents the pop chart programme, featuring Savage Garden, Prince Buster, Janet Jackson, Sash!, Louise, Ian Brown, 911 and Run-DMC vs Jason Nevins. Also in HD. [S]
Friday 19:30 - 20:00
With Robbie Williams, Savage Garden, Sash!, Page and Plant and Run-DMC vs Jason Nevins. Also in HD. [S]
Friday 20:00 - 21:30
The sitar superstar joins forces with conductor Robert Ames and London Contemporary Orchestra to perform a newly orchestrated version of Chapters, her trilogy of studio albums. Also in HD. [S]
Friday 21:30 - 22:10
With Toto Coelo, Yazoo, Haysi Fantayzee, Wavelength and Dexy's Midnight Runners. Also in HD. [S]
Friday 22:10 - 22:40
Tommy Vance presents performances from Ultravox, David Bowie, ELO, Mike Berry, Grace Jones, Village People, Sue Wilkinson and ABBA, plus a dance routine from Legs & Co. Also in HD. [S]
Friday 22:40 - 23:40
A selection of classic heartbreaking BBC performances from some of music's biggest stars. Also in HD. [S]
Friday 23:40 - 00:40
More of the greatest sad songs ever, featuring classic tracks from the likes of Sade, The Righteous Brothers, Toni Braxton and Lewis Capaldi. Also in HD. [S]
Sat Aug 16
Saturday 00:40 - 01:40
Some of music's biggest stars pour their hearts out in this selection of classic performances from the BBC's archives. Also in HD. [S]
Saturday 01:40 - 02:10
Zoe Ball presents the pop chart programme, featuring Savage Garden, Prince Buster, Janet Jackson, Sash!, Louise, Ian Brown, 911 and Run-DMC vs Jason Nevins. Also in HD. [S]
Saturday 02:10 - 02:40
With Robbie Williams, Savage Garden, Sash!, Page and Plant and Run-DMC vs Jason Nevins. Also in HD. [S]
Saturday 02:40 - 03:20
With Toto Coelo, Yazoo, Haysi Fantayzee, Wavelength and Dexy's Midnight Runners. Also in HD. [S]
Saturday 03:20 - 03:50
Tommy Vance presents performances from Ultravox, David Bowie, ELO, Mike Berry, Grace Jones, Village People, Sue Wilkinson and ABBA, plus a dance routine from Legs & Co. Also in HD. [S]
Saturday 03:50 - 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
Documentary about the huge skeins of geese that fly out of Atlantic skies to spend winter on the Scottish island of Islay. Also in HD. [S]
Saturday 19:10 - 20:05
1/2. Miss Marple stays at Bertram's Hotel and is soon caught up in the mystery of a missing cleric, a crime ring, and larceny. Also in HD. [S]
Saturday 20:05 - 21:00
2/2. Miss Marple concludes her stay at Bertram's Hotel by solving the complex case. Also in HD. [S]
Saturday 21:00 - 22:30
After a brutal murder, Alex teams up with Josef and a suspended Vilhelm. Contains some strong language, graphic violence and upsetting scenes. Also in HD. [S]
Saturday 22:30 - 00:00
A father and son hide a body in Casablanca. Arabic and French with English subtitles. Contains very strong language, some violence and upsetting scenes. Also in HD. [2023] [S]
Sun Aug 17
Sunday 00:00 - 00:30
4/7. The Goods decide to experiment with talking to their plants to see if they will grow more. Margo, meanwhile, plans to run for music society president. Also in HD. [S]
Sunday 00:30 - 01:00
1/8. Sitcom about a government minister and the manipulative civil service advisers who surround him. Jim wants to see more women in higher posts, but Sir Humphrey does not agree. Also in HD. [S]
Sunday 01:00 - 01:55
1/2. Miss Marple stays at Bertram's Hotel and is soon caught up in the mystery of a missing cleric, a crime ring, and larceny. Also in HD. [S]
Sunday 01:55 - 02:50
2/2. Miss Marple concludes her stay at Bertram's Hotel by solving the complex case. Also in HD. [S]
Sunday 02:50 - 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
3/3. Huw Stephens heads to Wrexham to bring all the best performances from the different stages at National Eisteddfod 2025. Also in HD. [S]
Sunday 20:00 - 21:45
An immersive memorised performance brings this 20th-century masterpiece to life. Also in HD. [S]
Sunday 21:45 - 23:00
How Eric Fenby helped a blind Delius set down the unfinished scores he heard in his head. Also in HD. [S]
Sunday 23:00 - 00:30
Documentary exploring the contradictions of Frederick Delius's colourful life, a man who forged his own musical language with which he tried to capture the pleasure of the moment. Also in HD. [S]
Mon Aug 18
Monday 00:30 - 01:30
1/2. The first of two programmes featuring more than 20 sketches handpicked by Victoria Wood from her first solo series, As Seen on TV. Also in HD. [S,AD]
Monday 01:30 - 02:30
2/2. Further sketches handpicked by Victoria Wood from her seminal sketch show As Seen on TV. Also in HD. [S,AD]
Monday 02:30 - 03:45
How Eric Fenby helped a blind Delius set down the unfinished scores he heard in his head. Also in HD. [S]
Monday 03:45 - 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
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]
Monday 19:30 - 20:00
1/3. Series looking at traditional Japanese crafts. On Kyushu, a family of Samurai swordmakers continue a tradition their ancestors began 230 years ago. Also in HD. [S,AD]
Monday 20:00 - 21:00
2/3. The story of how Vienna, triumphant after the Ottoman threat receded at the end of the 17th century, was transformed from a fortress into a great cultural capital. Also in HD. [S,AD]
Monday 21:00 - 22:00
2/3. The Cold War escalates, Nazi hunting is abandoned and the worst criminals escape overseas. Contains some scenes which some viewers may find upsetting. Also in HD. [S,AD]
Monday 22:00 - 23:00
An insight into the work of neurosurgeon Henry Marsh. Thirty-year-old Adrian has been diagnosed with a brain tumour. A radical procedure offers hope, but it's risky. Also in HD. [S]
Monday 23:00 - 00:00
4/4. Art historian Leslie Primo explores the BBC archives to create a TV history of perhaps the UK's most beloved artist, JMW Turner. Also in HD. [S]
Tue Aug 19
Tuesday 00:00 - 00:30
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 00:30 - 01:00
1/3. Series looking at traditional Japanese crafts. On Kyushu, a family of Samurai swordmakers continue a tradition their ancestors began 230 years ago. Also in HD. [S,AD]
Tuesday 01:00 - 02:00
An insight into the work of neurosurgeon Henry Marsh. Thirty-year-old Adrian has been diagnosed with a brain tumour. A radical procedure offers hope, but it's risky. Also in HD. [S]
Tuesday 02:00 - 03:00
2/3. The Cold War escalates, Nazi hunting is abandoned and the worst criminals escape overseas. Contains some scenes which some viewers may find upsetting. Also in HD. [S,AD,SL]
Tuesday 03:00 - 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
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]
Tuesday 19:30 - 20:00
2/3. Series celebrating traditional Japanese crafts. On Amami Oshima in the southern oceans, we follow the elaborate handmade production of a traditional Japanese kimono. Also in HD. [S,AD]
Tuesday 20:00 - 20:30
5/7. War breaks out between the Goods and the Leadbetters - there is nothing like a good fight over the fence to cement relationships. Also in HD. [S]
Tuesday 20:30 - 21:00
2/8. Satirical political sitcom. Jim Hacker takes part in a television interview on local civil defence - but his interrogator is extremely tenacious. Also in HD. [S]
Tuesday 21:00 - 21:30
Comedy hero Jasper Carrott marks hitting his 80th year with a look back over the unique career that has seen him gracing our screens for the past five decades. Also in HD. [S]
Tuesday 21:30 - 22:10
2/3. Jasper Carrott hosts a comedy special, featuring stand-up and a reprise of The Detectives. Also in HD. [S]
Tuesday 22:10 - 23:10
A compilation of the best moments from Jasper Carrott's stand-up series Back to the Front. Also in HD. [S]
Tuesday 23:10 - 23:45
Sue Lawley is joined by Jasper Carrott, Sheila Minto and Glen Campbell. Also in HD. [S]
Tuesday 23:45 - 01:05
2/4. Oscar Pistorius's sporting achievements become a distant memory when evidence is revealed. Contains some strong language. Also in HD. [S,AD]