The story of Gertrude Bell, sometimes referred to as the female Lawrence of Arabia, who helped shape Iraq's destiny following WWI… Documentary. Year: (2016). Country: France,USA,United Kingdom
A film about English Egyptologist, Flinders Petrie, the pioneer of systematic methodology in archaeology. Ancient Egypt was vandalised by tomb raiders and treasure hunters until one Victorian adventurer took them on. Most of have never heard of him, but this maverick undertook a scientific survey of the pyramids, discovered the oldest portraits in the world and unearthed Egypt's prehistoric roots
World-renowned Welsh bass-baritone Sir Bryn Terfel brings star quality to the Schönbrunn Palace Gardens with arias from Falstaff, Das Rheingold and a song from Fiddler on the Roof… 2026
Dame Diana Rigg explores the enduring popularity of The Lark Ascending by the English composer Ralph Vaughan Williams, which was voted Britain's favourite piece of classical music by listeners to Desert Island Discs. Composed at a key turning point in world history, it represents music for all occasions
Michael Portillo joins Navy Wings pilots for a spectacular close formation flight in the skies over Royal Naval Air Station Yeovilton. He visits the magnificent Elizabethan mansion of Longleat, seat of the Marquesses of Bath… Series 15 Episode 2: Chippenham to Yeovil
Michael Portillo reaches England's south coast to continue his exploration of postwar Britain. He begins in Dorset on the Swanage Railway, riding a 1940s steam locomotive on the trail of one of Britain's most popular children's authors, Enid Blyton… Series 15 Episode 3: Swanage to Portchester
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BBC FOUR is the BBC channel for people who want more. More depth, more range, more to stimulate the mind
BBC FOUR is the BBC channel for people who want more. More depth, more range, more to stimulate the mind
BBC FOUR is the BBC channel for people who want more. More depth, more range, more to stimulate the mind
Day four of England's historic standalone women's Test match against India at the home of cricket, Lord's… One-Off Test, Day 4: England v India
Scottish wildlife cameraman and presenter Gordon Buchanan explores his native Mull and some of the nearby islands, filming otters, deer, puffins, seals and a minke whale… Otters, Puffins and Seals
In the first episode he explores the surprising roots of Greek art, beginning his journey in Crete at the palace of Knossos, legendary home of the Minotaur. He travels to Santorini to the 'Greek Pompeii', and finds gold in the fabled stronghold of Mycenae and dazzling remains from Greece's Dark Ages. Alastair discovers the beginnings of a defining spirit in Greek art, embracing mythology, and a passion for symmetry… Series 1 Episode 1: The Age of Heroes
As time goes on Warhol becomes a man obsessed with money and security as he reflects on the upper echelons of American society, drag queens and racism… Series 1 Episode 3: Life After Death
Could alien life exist closer than we think – perhaps right next door? A paper published in 2025 suggested that strange markings discovered on Mars could provide some of the strongest evidence yet that life once existed on the Red Planet… The Aliens Next Door?
Robert Hughes focuses on work that responded to the Vietnam War and civil strife. He traces the development of minimalism and ends up on top of an extinct volcano… Series 1 Episode 8: The Age of Anxiety
This episode looks at the theft of a self-portrait of Rembrandt in a brutal robbery in Stockholm and hears from the investigators leading a complex hunt from Russian organised crime to America… Series 1 Episode 2: Stockholm
In the first episode he explores the surprising roots of Greek art, beginning his journey in Crete at the palace of Knossos, legendary home of the Minotaur. He travels to Santorini to the 'Greek Pompeii', and finds gold in the fabled stronghold of Mycenae and dazzling remains from Greece's Dark Ages. Alastair discovers the beginnings of a defining spirit in Greek art, embracing mythology, and a passion for symmetry… Series 1 Episode 1: The Age of Heroes
A film about English Egyptologist, Flinders Petrie, the pioneer of systematic methodology in archaeology. Ancient Egypt was vandalised by tomb raiders and treasure hunters until one Victorian adventurer took them on. Most of have never heard of him, but this maverick undertook a scientific survey of the pyramids, discovered the oldest portraits in the world and unearthed Egypt's prehistoric roots
As time goes on Warhol becomes a man obsessed with money and security as he reflects on the upper echelons of American society, drag queens and racism… Series 1 Episode 3: Life After Death
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BBC FOUR is the BBC channel for people who want more. More depth, more range, more to stimulate the mind
BBC FOUR is the BBC channel for people who want more. More depth, more range, more to stimulate the mind
BBC FOUR is the BBC channel for people who want more. More depth, more range, more to stimulate the mind
Michael Portillo reaches Havant, a town that rapidly expanded after the Second World War and attracted new manufacturing, including a factory making a new and exciting toy: Scalextric… Series 15 Episode 4: Havant to Guildford
Jump on board with narrowboater Robbie Cumming as he explores the Victorian village of Saltaire on the Leeds and Liverpool Canal, moors up in Leeds and goes in search of an abandoned waterway on the Aire and Calder Navigation… Series 3 Episode 3: Dowley Gap to Ferrybridge
Penelope Keith casts an affectionate eye back on the much-loved sitcom To the Manor Born and her role as upper-class Audrey fforbes-Hamilton, who finds herself down on her luck and forced to change her circumstances and home after the death of her husband
Audrey begins to accept the hard facts of her displacement and poverty and pays her first visit to the local supermarket… Series 1 Episode 7: A Touch of Class
Tom finds marketing his garden produce more difficult than he thought, especially when the rates are due… Series 2 Episode 1: Just My Bill
The members of the bohemian Bliss family each, independently, invite a guest up for a very chaotic weekend. Play by Noel Coward
. Series 1 Episode 1
After the fall of the Soviet Union, America stood alone as the world's only global superpower, but what responsibilities came with that power? Rare archive and in-depth testimony from decision-makers gives an insight into the workings of the inner… Series 1 Episode 2: Bosnia – Our Soldiers Are Not Toy Soldiers
Robert Hughes focuses on work that responded to the Vietnam War and civil strife. He traces the development of minimalism and ends up on top of an extinct volcano… Series 1 Episode 8: The Age of Anxiety
The story of Gertrude Bell, sometimes referred to as the female Lawrence of Arabia, who helped shape Iraq's destiny following WWI… Documentary. Year: (2016). Country: France,USA,United Kingdom
Michael Portillo reaches Havant, a town that rapidly expanded after the Second World War and attracted new manufacturing, including a factory making a new and exciting toy: Scalextric… Series 15 Episode 4: Havant to Guildford
BBC FOUR is the BBC channel for people who want more. More depth, more range, more to stimulate the mind
BBC FOUR is the BBC channel for people who want more. More depth, more range, more to stimulate the mind
BBC FOUR is the BBC channel for people who want more. More depth, more range, more to stimulate the mind
BBC FOUR is the BBC channel for people who want more. More depth, more range, more to stimulate the mind
Michael begins the final leg of his journey at the Transport Research Laboratory in Wokingham, where they have been keeping Britain's roads safe for 90 years… Series 15 Episode 5: Wokingham to Heathrow
The real side of boating with Robbie Cumming. On the last leg of his epic journey across the North of England, Robbie tackles the fast-flowing River Ouse and is forced to make an emergency stop. His destination is Ripon Basin at the outer reaches of our inland waterways… Series 3 Episode 4: Knottingley to Ripon
Insects are vital to life on our planet, yet almost 40 per cent of known species are in danger of extinction. This film explores the eye-opening realm of these creatures to better understand how they evolved. Travelling from the rain forests of French Guiana to the Arctic Ocean, scientists are using traditional and cutting-edge techniques to examine both modern insects and the fossil record in their search for a single common insect ancestor
We reveal how a fear and hatred of Bolshevism drove many Germans to fight to the end, despite continued suffering. Germans from the former Eastern bloc describe the destruction unleashed by the collapse of the Nazi regime… Fighting to the End
Lucinda Lambton investigates the history of Castle Leslie in Ireland… Castle Leslie
Nicky and Mary have been married for two years, and Mary has just become a grandmother. Nicky has become a very successful photographer who has had many books of his work published. As Leader of the Council, Mary is faced with hard decisions… Series 1 Episode 8: 1987
Nicky, who has been living in Italy for many years, returns to Newcastle to arrange Florrie's funeral. Felix is now in the full grip of Alzheimer's disease and no longer recognises people around him or what is going on… Series 1 Episode 9: 1995
Could alien life exist closer than we think – perhaps right next door? A paper published in 2025 suggested that strange markings discovered on Mars could provide some of the strongest evidence yet that life once existed on the Red Planet… The Aliens Next Door?
Jump on board with narrowboater Robbie Cumming as he explores the Victorian village of Saltaire on the Leeds and Liverpool Canal, moors up in Leeds and goes in search of an abandoned waterway on the Aire and Calder Navigation… Series 3 Episode 3: Dowley Gap to Ferrybridge
The real side of boating with Robbie Cumming. On the last leg of his epic journey across the North of England, Robbie tackles the fast-flowing River Ouse and is forced to make an emergency stop. His destination is Ripon Basin at the outer reaches of our inland waterways… Series 3 Episode 4: Knottingley to Ripon
Insects are vital to life on our planet, yet almost 40 per cent of known species are in danger of extinction. This film explores the eye-opening realm of these creatures to better understand how they evolved. Travelling from the rain forests of French Guiana to the Arctic Ocean, scientists are using traditional and cutting-edge techniques to examine both modern insects and the fossil record in their search for a single common insect ancestor
Michael begins the final leg of his journey at the Transport Research Laboratory in Wokingham, where they have been keeping Britain's roads safe for 90 years… Series 15 Episode 5: Wokingham to Heathrow
BBC FOUR is the BBC channel for people who want more. More depth, more range, more to stimulate the mind
BBC FOUR is the BBC channel for people who want more. More depth, more range, more to stimulate the mind
BBC FOUR is the BBC channel for people who want more. More depth, more range, more to stimulate the mind
BBC FOUR is the BBC channel for people who want more. More depth, more range, more to stimulate the mind
Michael Portillo boards the West Highland Line to begin a railway journey across Scotland's Central Belt, from the Arrochar Alps to the Loch of the Lowes. At the head of Loch Long, Michael meets a legendary octogenarian munro-bagger… Series 15 Episode 6: Loch Lomond to Kelvinbridge
Archaeologist Ben Robinson explores the Cornish fishing village of Port Isaac. Behind the quaint facade lies something far more gritty: a place where people exploited a range of natural resources, on land and at sea, to make a living and find profits far beyond Britain's shores… Series 1: South West
A majestic presence, towering over Paris for more than 130 years, the Eiffel Tower is an iconic symbol of 19th-century progress and grandeur. Built for the 1889 Paris World's Fair, its creator, Gustave Eiffel, was at the height of his fame and ready to take on the dream of every engineer and architect, to build the world's tallest man-made structure. He had just two years, two months and five days to erect his 300-meter iron colossus
An intimate portrait of a fiercely independent Hollywood star who left it all behind to live life on her own terms, revealing a haunting, resilient journey of art, identity and authenticity in the shadow of one of cinema's most iconic roles… Documentary. Year: (2025). Country: USA
An ex-police officer who suffers from an intense fear of heights is hired to prevent an old friend's wife from committing suicide, but all is not as it seems. Hitchcock's haunting, compelling masterpiece is uniquely revelatory about the director's own predilections and hang-ups and is widely considered to be one of his masterworks… Mystery / Thriller. Year: (1958). Country: USA
First broadcast in 1969. In his 70th year, Alfred Hitchcock came to the National Film Theatre in London to talk to fellow director Bryan Forbes and to answer questions from an audience of film enthusiasts. With scenes from Blackmail (1929), The Lady Vanishes (1938), Psycho (1960), The Birds (1963) and Torn Curtain (1966)
An intimate portrait of a fiercely independent Hollywood star who left it all behind to live life on her own terms, revealing a haunting, resilient journey of art, identity and authenticity in the shadow of one of cinema's most iconic roles… Documentary. Year: (2025). Country: USA
Michael Portillo boards the West Highland Line to begin a railway journey across Scotland's Central Belt, from the Arrochar Alps to the Loch of the Lowes. At the head of Loch Long, Michael meets a legendary octogenarian munro-bagger… Series 15 Episode 6: Loch Lomond to Kelvinbridge
BBC FOUR is the BBC channel for people who want more. More depth, more range, more to stimulate the mind
BBC FOUR is the BBC channel for people who want more. More depth, more range, more to stimulate the mind
BBC FOUR is the BBC channel for people who want more. More depth, more range, more to stimulate the mind
BBC FOUR is the BBC channel for people who want more. More depth, more range, more to stimulate the mind
Jayne Middlemiss presents the pop chart programme, first broadcast on 4 January 2000 and featuring Britney Spears, Mint Royale feat Lauren Laverne, Lyte Funky Ones, Andreas Johnson, DJ Luck & MC Neat, REM, Daphne & Celeste and Gabrielle… 04/02/2000
Jayne Middlemiss presents the pop chart programme, first broadcast on 11 February 2000 and featuring Andreas Johnson, Fierce, Sisqó, The Tamperer feat Maya, Sash! Britney Spears, Oasis and Gabrielle… 11/02/2000
Peter Powell and Simon Bates present the pop chart programme, first broadcast on 16 July 1987 and featuring Bananarama, Bruce Willis, Hue and Cry, Kenny G, Mel and Kim, Los Lobos, The Cure, Boogie Box High, Freddie McGregor, Pet Shop Boys and Madonna… 16 July 1987
Mark Goodier presents the pop chart programme, first broadcast on 19 July 1990 and featuring Paul Young, Inspiral Carpets and Dream Warriors… 19 July 1990
Bob Harris introduces Linda Ronstadt in concert at the New Victoria Theatre, London, in 1976… Linda Ronstadt
The life and career of singer Linda Ronstadt is traced from her childhood in Tucson through her decades-long career and to her retirement in 2011 due to Parkinson's disease… Documentary / Music. Year: (2019). Country: USA
Documentary which explores how Dolly Parton, Linda Ronstadt and Emmylou Harris's careers took off in the 1970s with very distinct takes on country, but how they ended up uniting and collaborating on an album
Jayne Middlemiss presents the pop chart programme, first broadcast on 4 January 2000 and featuring Britney Spears, Mint Royale feat Lauren Laverne, Lyte Funky Ones, Andreas Johnson, DJ Luck & MC Neat, REM, Daphne & Celeste and Gabrielle… 04/02/2000
Jayne Middlemiss presents the pop chart programme, first broadcast on 11 February 2000 and featuring Andreas Johnson, Fierce, Sisqó, The Tamperer feat Maya, Sash! Britney Spears, Oasis and Gabrielle… 11/02/2000
Peter Powell and Simon Bates present the pop chart programme, first broadcast on 16 July 1987 and featuring Bananarama, Bruce Willis, Hue and Cry, Kenny G, Mel and Kim, Los Lobos, The Cure, Boogie Box High, Freddie McGregor, Pet Shop Boys and Madonna… 16 July 1987
Mark Goodier presents the pop chart programme, first broadcast on 19 July 1990 and featuring Paul Young, Inspiral Carpets and Dream Warriors… 19 July 1990
Documentary which explores how Dolly Parton, Linda Ronstadt and Emmylou Harris's careers took off in the 1970s with very distinct takes on country, but how they ended up uniting and collaborating on an album
BBC FOUR is the BBC channel for people who want more. More depth, more range, more to stimulate the mind
BBC FOUR is the BBC channel for people who want more. More depth, more range, more to stimulate the mind
BBC FOUR is the BBC channel for people who want more. More depth, more range, more to stimulate the mind
BBC FOUR is the BBC channel for people who want more. More depth, more range, more to stimulate the mind
The story of a giant otter cub, who was rescued and is being raised by Brazilian naturalist Carolina Vargas. Sancho has to be bottle-fed, shown how to catch fish, and taught to outsmart the many predators of the Pantanal, the world's biggest wetland… Raising Sancho: Shorts
David Attenborough looks at some of the 30,000 species of fish which exist in populations of billions. They can fly, produce electricity, survive in hot soda lakes or under the Antarctic ice. Some, like the salmon, even migrate across oceans and up waterfalls… Series 1 Episode 5: Conquest of the Waters
Paul Rose tells the story of his hero Fridjtof Nansen who, in 1892, announced a daring plan to be first to the North Pole, an idea considered so off-the-wall that no scientist would volunteer to join him on a venture they believed was suicidal… Series 1 Episode 3: The Ice King
Gabriel's wife, Irene, decides to investigate the cause of her husband's death. Captured by the French, Gruber, a German spy, is interrogated about the enemy program… Series 1 Episode 3
The General Staff order the elimination of the German superman, now the Sentinels' primary threat. While hunting their target, the Sentinels don't realize they are about to confront the Übermensch, an enemy of unimaginable strength… Series 1 Episode 4
A hair found in the Schora case leads the team to a suspect, but there is still no breakthrough in the Berghoff case. Navit's relentless data searches yields a surprising result, the suspect is implicated in the unsolved murder of a French student, across the border in Austria, four years previously. In German with English subtitles… Series 1 Episode 3: Blood Rain
Progress is slow as the investigation reaches the 100-day mark. As Kramer prepares to downsize the team, they finally manage to glean evidence from the murder weapon in Steinach, narrowing the search to potential perpetrators… Series 1 Episode 4: The Longest Night
Audrey begins to accept the hard facts of her displacement and poverty and pays her first visit to the local supermarket… Series 1 Episode 7: A Touch of Class
Tom finds marketing his garden produce more difficult than he thought, especially when the rates are due… Series 2 Episode 1: Just My Bill
David Attenborough looks at some of the 30,000 species of fish which exist in populations of billions. They can fly, produce electricity, survive in hot soda lakes or under the Antarctic ice. Some, like the salmon, even migrate across oceans and up waterfalls… Series 1 Episode 5: Conquest of the Waters
Paul Rose tells the story of his hero Fridjtof Nansen who, in 1892, announced a daring plan to be first to the North Pole, an idea considered so off-the-wall that no scientist would volunteer to join him on a venture they believed was suicidal… Series 1 Episode 3: The Ice King
BBC FOUR is the BBC channel for people who want more. More depth, more range, more to stimulate the mind
BBC FOUR is the BBC channel for people who want more. More depth, more range, more to stimulate the mind
BBC FOUR is the BBC channel for people who want more. More depth, more range, more to stimulate the mind
BBC FOUR is the BBC channel for people who want more. More depth, more range, more to stimulate the mind
BBC FOUR is the BBC channel for people who want more. More depth, more range, more to stimulate the mind
Solar scientist Dr Lucie Green takes a journey back through Britain's most turbulent and dramatic weather history… Killer Storms and Extreme Winters
Chris Packham introduces a classic documentary from the BBC's archive, which takes a look at the worst winter of the 20th century in 1963. He also explores what we now know about how this big freeze affected Britain's wildlife, and how it would cope if we experienced another equally bad winter… 1963: The Big Freeze
A specially curated night of musical gems, from the Royal Albert Hall. Alongside the most famous symphony is Mussorgsky's A Night on a Bare Mountain and Strauss's Don Juan. Presented by Petroc Trelawny and Georgia Mann and featuring performances by the BBC Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Marin Alsop and Elim Chan… 2026:Beethoven's Fifth at the Proms
One of Britain's most notorious roads, the A303 is the one that passes Stonehenge on the way to the beaches of Devon and Cornwall. On the way, it whisks drivers through 5,000 years of remarkable moments in English history, and it's the star of this film made for armchair travellers and history lovers. Writer Tom Fort drives its 92-mile length in a lovingly restored Morris Traveller
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A specially curated night of musical gems, from the Royal Albert Hall. Alongside the most famous symphony is Mussorgsky's A Night on a Bare Mountain and Strauss's Don Juan. Presented by Petroc Trelawny and Georgia Mann and featuring performances by the BBC Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Marin Alsop and Elim Chan… 2026:Beethoven's Fifth at the Proms
Solar scientist Dr Lucie Green takes a journey back through Britain's most turbulent and dramatic weather history… Killer Storms and Extreme Winters
One of Britain's most notorious roads, the A303 is the one that passes Stonehenge on the way to the beaches of Devon and Cornwall. On the way, it whisks drivers through 5,000 years of remarkable moments in English history, and it's the star of this film made for armchair travellers and history lovers. Writer Tom Fort drives its 92-mile length in a lovingly restored Morris Traveller
BBC FOUR is the BBC channel for people who want more. More depth, more range, more to stimulate the mind