Today 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]
9: BBC FOUR
Sat Sep 12
Today 03:40 - 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 - 20:00
Day 4 highlights from the third Test match between England and Pakistan at Edgbaston. Also in HD. [S]
Today 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]
Today 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]
Today 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]
Today 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]
Today 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]
Today 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
Tomorrow 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]
Tomorrow 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]
Tomorrow 02:25 - 03:25
Algorithms. The hidden world of algorithms, which run everything from search engines to satnavs. Also in HD. [S,SL]
Tomorrow 03:25 - 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 - 20:00
Coverage of the 2026 Test series between England and Pakistan. Also in HD. [S]
Tomorrow 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]
Tomorrow 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]
Tomorrow 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]
Tomorrow 23:00 - 23:10
Stephen Tompkinson looks back on the 1994 TV adaptation of Terence Rattigan's play. Also in HD. [S]
Tomorrow 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
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]
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]
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]
Monday 03:50 - 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
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]
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]
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]
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]
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]
Monday 22:30 - 23:00
Artist Lubaina Himid talks to John Wilson about her creative influences. Also in HD. [S]
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
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]
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]
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]
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]
Tuesday 03:55 - 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. 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]
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]
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]
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]
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]
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]
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]
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
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]
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]
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]
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]
Wednesday 03:20 - 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
6/6. Fred Dibnah indulges his personal passion for the achievements of the builders of the 19th century. Also in HD. [S,AD]
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]
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]
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]
Wednesday 22:00 - 22:15
Screenwriter Andrew Davies looks back on his acclaimed 1994 adaptation of George Eliot's Middlemarch. Also in HD. [S]
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]
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
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]
Thursday 01:05 - 02:05
2/2. Amateur footage that reveals both civilian and military life in WWII Germany. Contains some violence and disturbing scenes. Also in HD. [S]
Thursday 02:05 - 02:35
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]
Thursday 02:35 - 03:35
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]
Thursday 03:35 - 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
1/6. Liz McIvor tells the story of the people who operated the canal boats carrying fuel and goods around the country. Also in HD. [S]
Thursday 19:30 - 20:00
Archaeologist Ben Robinson explores the rise, fall and rise of Lavenham in Suffolk, the best-preserved medieval village in the country. Also in HD. [S]
Thursday 20:00 - 23:30
Idealistic, misfit British officer TE Lawrence leads a legendary desert campaign. Also in HD. [1962] [S]
Thursday 23:30 - 00:10
A compilation of rarely seen interviews and archive footage tells the story of movie-master David Lean, one of Britain's greatest film directors. Also in HD. [S]
Fri Sep 18
Friday 00:10 - 01:10
Margy Kinmonth meets millionaire customers and world-famous designers as she explores the anachronistic but little-explained pocket of the fashion industry known as haute couture. Also in HD. [S,AD]
Friday 01:10 - 02:10
3/3. An international team of scientists is trying to change perceptions of sharks. Also in HD. [S,AD]
Friday 02:10 - 02:40
Archaeologist Ben Robinson explores the rise, fall and rise of Lavenham in Suffolk, the best-preserved medieval village in the country. Also in HD. [S]
Friday 02:40 - 03:10
1/6. Liz McIvor tells the story of the people who operated the canal boats carrying fuel and goods around the country. Also in HD. [S]
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 - 19:30
Sara Cox presents the pop chart programme, featuring Steps, Angie Stone, Sweet Female Attitude, Bloodhound Gang, Lock 'n' Load, Hanson, Lonestar and Craig David. Also in HD. [S]
Friday 19:30 - 20:00
Jayne Middlemiss presents the pop chart programme, first broadcast on 21 April 2000 and featuring Craig David, Sisqo, Sash!, Oasis, Jessica Simpson, Point Break and Fragma. Also in HD. [S]
Friday 20:00 - 20:40
Steve Wright introduces the pop programme, featuring performances from Gidea Park, Beggar & Co, Sheena Easton, Godley & Creme, The Pointer Sisters, Bucks Fizz and Adam & The Ants. Also in HD. [S]
Friday 20:40 - 21:10
Simon Bates and Peter Powell present the pop chart programme from September 1985. Featuring Red Box, Madonna, Lloyd Cole & The Commotions, and David Bowie & Mick Jagger. Also in HD. [S]
Friday 21:10 - 22:10
Relive the highlights from an unforgettable weekend of Radio 2 in the Park in Stirling, with huge performances from Chaka Khan, Simple Minds, Texas, Lulu, James Blunt and many more. Also in HD. [S]
Friday 22:10 - 23:35
The Rolling Stones captured live at Hollywood's Fonda Theatre in May 2015. Also in HD. [S]
Friday 23:35 - 00:35
1/4. Mick Jagger talks openly about his 60 years as a musical visionary and cultural idol. Contains some strong language. Also in HD. [S]
Sat Sep 19
Saturday 00:35 - 01:35
3/4. Rolling Stones guitarist Ronnie Wood talks about his life at the heart of rock 'n' roll. Contains very strong language. Also in HD. [S]
Saturday 01:35 - 02:15
Steve Wright introduces the pop programme, featuring performances from Gidea Park, Beggar & Co, Sheena Easton, Godley & Creme, The Pointer Sisters, Bucks Fizz and Adam & The Ants. Also in HD. [S]
Saturday 02:15 - 02:45
Simon Bates and Peter Powell present the pop chart programme from September 1985. Featuring Red Box, Madonna, Lloyd Cole & The Commotions, and David Bowie & Mick Jagger. Also in HD. [S]
Saturday 02:45 - 03:15
Sara Cox presents the pop chart programme, featuring Steps, Angie Stone, Sweet Female Attitude, Bloodhound Gang, Lock 'n' Load, Hanson, Lonestar and Craig David. Also in HD. [S]
Saturday 03:15 - 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
The touching story of a rescued giant otter cub being raised by a Brazilian naturalist. Also in HD. [S]
Saturday 19:05 - 20:05
1/3. Wildlife cameraman Simon King and his family experience the changing seasons on the Shetland Islands. The winter weather, with winds of over 100mph, makes life tough for them. Also in HD. [S,AD]
Saturday 20:05 - 21:00
13/13. David Attenborough seeks to explain how we came to dominate life on earth, tracing the African origins of humans to nearly three million years ago. Also in HD. [S]
Saturday 21:00 - 21:55
1/6. Meg Steinheil is discovered bound and gagged, with the bodies of her husband and mother. Also in HD. [S]
Saturday 21:55 - 22:50
2/6. A torn-up card provides police with a lead in the case of the Steinheil home invasion, but their resources are stretched when a gunman attempts to assassinate Alfred Dreyfus. Also in HD. [S]
Saturday 22:50 - 23:35
1/4. Hoping for a peaceful holiday, Martin Scarsden is perplexed by a strange call. Contains some strong language and some upsetting scenes. Also in HD. [S,AD]
Saturday 23:35 - 00:20
2/4. Martin and Mandy learn that her drink had been spiked at Hummingbird Beach retreat. Contains strong language and some violent scenes. Also in HD. [S,AD]
Sun Sep 20
Sunday 00:20 - 00:50
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]
Sunday 00:50 - 01:20
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]