BBC FOUR TV Guide
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The Somme: Secret Tunnel Wars
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Historian Peter Barton and a team of archaeologists examine a labyrinth beneath the Somme battlefield constructed largely by British troops to undermine the nearby German lines. [S]
Timewatch
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5/12. The Last Day of World War One: Michael Palin tells the stories of the last soldiers to die in the First World War. Contains some upsetting scenes. [AD,S]
The First World War from Above
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The story of the Great War told from a unique new aerial perspective, featuring archive footage filmed from an airship and newly-developed photographs taken by pilots. [AD,S]
Stories from the Dark Earth: Meet the Ancestors Revisited
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3/4. Sacred Women of the Iron Age: Julian Richards returns to the excavation of two very different Iron Age women. [S]
Great Artists in Their Own Words
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2/3. Out of the Darkness (1939-1966): The story of modern art in the words of the artists themselves travels from Bacon's tortured war-inspired images to Hockney's 60s hedonistic freedom. [S]
Only Connect
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2/13. Cartophiles v Celts: Quiz show hosted by Victoria Coren Mitchell in which links must be made between seemingly random things. Three map lovers take on a team from Wales. [S]
The Flying Archaeologist
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4/4. The Thames: Secret War: Ben Robinson flies over the Thames to reveal discoveries about WW1, including a network of trenches on the Hoo peninsula near the former Chattenden Barracks. [S]
The Somme: Secret Tunnel Wars
BBC FOUR -
Historian Peter Barton and a team of archaeologists examine a labyrinth beneath the Somme battlefield constructed largely by British troops to undermine the nearby German lines. [S,SL]
This Is BBC Four
BBC FOUR -
BBC Four is the BBC channel for people who want more. More depth, more range, more to stimulate the mind. More daily from 7.00pm.
World News Today
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The latest national and international news, exploring the day's events from a global perspective. [S] Followed by weather.
Britain's Best Drives
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3/7. North Cornish Coast: Richard Wilson gets to grips with a retro VW camper van as he drives the coast road from St Ives to Land's End and learns about St Ives's 1950s art heyday. [S]
The Golden Age of Steam Railways
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1/2. Small is Beautiful: Two-part series telling the remarkable story of a band of visionaries who rescued some of the little narrow gauge railways that once served Britain's industries. [S]
Love and Death in City Hall
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The ins and outs of Belfast City Hall's registry of births, marriages and deaths. Contains some strong language and some upsetting scenes. [S]
I, Claudius
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10/12. Fool's Luck: Drama series chronicling the reigns of four Roman emperors. The mad Caligula has been assassinated and Claudius has been proclaimed emperor by the Praetorian Guard. [S]
Glamour's Golden Age
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1/3. The Luxe Experience: How the architecture and design of the 20s and 30s created and reflected the spirit of the age, with the fun of Art Deco next to the functionality of Modernism. [AD,S]
The Man who Shot Beautiful Women
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Documentary telling the shocking story of photographer Erwin Blumenfeld, who survived two world wars to become one of the world's most highly-paid fashion photographers. Contains adult themes. [S]
Parks and Recreation
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15/24. Leslie's House: Comedy series set in an Indiana town. After an amazing date with Justin in Indianapolis, Leslie tries to impress him further with a dinner party at her house. [S]
Parks and Recreation
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16/24. Galentine's Day: Comedy series set in the parks department of a fictional Indiana town. Leslie and Justin reunite her mom with an old flame on Valentine's Day. [S]
Arne Dahl
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7/10. Many Waters - Part 1: Swedish crime thriller series. An illegal immigrant is shot dead. In Swedish with English subtitles. Contains some strong language and some sexual content. [S]
This Is BBC Four
BBC FOUR -
BBC Four is the BBC channel for people who want more. More depth, more range, more to stimulate the mind. More daily from 7.00pm.
World News Today
BBC FOUR -
The latest national and international news, exploring the day's events from a global perspective. [S] Followed by weather.
Britain's Best Drives
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4/7. Lake District: Richard Wilson drives a convertible Triumph TR3A around some of the Lake District's most famous roads. He gets the lowdown on the area from author Hunter Davies. [S]
Stories from the Dark Earth: Meet the Ancestors Revisited
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4/4. The First Anglo-Saxons: Julian Richards returns to the excavation of two early Anglo-Saxon cemetries. [S]
Great Artists in Their Own Words
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3/3. But Is it Art? (1976-1993): How late 20th-century artists took on art history and won - from the 'bricks' of Carl Andre to the pickled sharks of Damien Hirst. Contains some strong language. [S]
Parks and Recreation
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17/24. Woman of the Year: Comedy series set in the parks department of a fictional Indiana town. Leslie is outraged when Ron wins a Woman of the Year award for a project she started. [S]
Parks and Recreation
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18/24. The Possum: Comedy series set in the parks department of a fictional Indiana town. When a possum bites the mayor's dog on a golf course, Leslie forms a task force to catch it. [S]
Whatever Happened to the Likely Lads
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5/13. I'll Never Forget Whatshername: Classic 70s sitcom. Terry tries to track down some of his old flames, but probing into the past produces embarrassing results. [S]
The Golden Age of Steam Railways
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1/2. Small is Beautiful: Two-part series telling the remarkable story of a band of visionaries who rescued some of the little narrow gauge railways that once served Britain's industries. [S]
Frank Skinner on George Formby
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Playing the ukulele and performing songs that keep the George Formby legend alive, Frank Skinner follows the music hall star's rise to fame and explores his continuing popularity. [S]
Britain's Best Drives
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4/7. Lake District: Richard Wilson drives a convertible Triumph TR3A around some of the Lake District's most famous roads. He gets the lowdown on the area from author Hunter Davies. [S]
Stories from the Dark Earth: Meet the Ancestors Revisited
BBC FOUR -
4/4. The First Anglo-Saxons: Julian Richards returns to the excavation of two early Anglo-Saxon cemetries. [S]
Great Artists in Their Own Words
BBC FOUR -
3/3. But Is it Art? (1976-1993): How radical late 20th-century artists took on centuries of art history and won - from Carl Andre to Damien Hirst. Contains some strong language. [S,SL]
This Is BBC Four
BBC FOUR -
BBC Four is the BBC channel for people who want more. More depth, more range, more to stimulate the mind. More daily from 7.00pm.
World News Today
BBC FOUR -
The latest national and international news, exploring the day's events from a global perspective. [S] Followed by weather.
Top of the Pops: 1978
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Tony Blackburn introduces the weekly pop charts featuring performances by Blondie, Heatwave, Tavares, Black Sabbath, Ian Dury and the Blockheads, Sham 69, Boney M and Cilla Black. [S]
Whatever Happened to the Likely Lads
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6/13. Birthday Boy: Classic sitcom. Terry feels depressed when everyone forgets his birthday. To make up for it Bob throws a surprise party, but preparations don't go according to plan. [S]
The Best of Kenny Everett's Television Shows
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Part 2. 2/2. Classic moments brought to the screen by Kenny Everett's stable of wacky characters. Guest appearances by Joanna Lumley, Billy Connolly and Janet Street-Porter. [S]
Brideshead Revisited
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Captain Charles Ryder remembers his time at Brideshead Castle with the doomed aristocratic Flyte family. Starring Matthew Goode and Hayley Atwell. Contains adult themes. [2008] [AD,S]
The Somme: Secret Tunnel Wars
BBC FOUR -
Historian Peter Barton and a team of archaeologists examine a labyrinth beneath the Somme battlefield constructed largely by British troops to undermine the nearby German lines. [S]
Timewatch
BBC FOUR -
5/12. The Last Day of World War One: Michael Palin tells the stories of the last soldiers to die in the First World War. Contains some upsetting scenes. [AD,S]
Top of the Pops: 1978
BBC FOUR -
Tony Blackburn introduces the weekly pop charts featuring performances by Blondie, Heatwave, Tavares, Black Sabbath, Ian Dury and the Blockheads, Sham 69, Boney M and Cilla Black. [S]
Whatever Happened to the Likely Lads
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6/13. Birthday Boy: Classic sitcom. Terry feels depressed when everyone forgets his birthday. To make up for it Bob throws a surprise party, but preparations don't go according to plan. [S]
The First World War from Above
BBC FOUR -
The story of the Great War told from a unique new aerial perspective, featuring archive footage filmed from an airship and newly-developed photographs taken by pilots. [AD,S]
This Is BBC Four
BBC FOUR -
BBC Four is the BBC channel for people who want more. More depth, more range, more to stimulate the mind. More daily from 7.00pm.
World News Today
BBC FOUR -
The latest national and international news, exploring the day's events from a global perspective. [S] Followed by weather.
Concerto at the BBC Proms
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1/4. Mendelssohn Violin: Recorded at the first night of the BBC Proms in 2005, exciting and versatile violin soloist Janine Jansen performs with the BBC Symphony Orchestra. [S]
Symphony
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1/4. Genesis and Genius: Simon Russell Beale's series looking at the history of the symphony begins with Haydn's arrival in England in 1791 and continues with Mozart and Beethoven. [S]
Trad Jazz Britannia
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2/2. Documentary looking at Britain's post-war infatuation with old New Orleans jazz, featuring Acker Bilk, Chris Barber and interviews with Humphrey Lyttelton and George Melly. [S]
Jazz 625
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George Lewis and Acker Bilk: From the New Marquee Club in 1965, Humphrey Lyttelton introduces veteran New Orleans clarinettist George Lewis with Acker Bilk's Paramount Jazz Band and Beryl Bryden. [S]
Smokey Dives
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Documentary showing how post-war Britain was enlivened by the trad-jazz scene, which grew into a youth culture with dancing in underground clubs. Contains some strong language. [S]
Sonny Rollins '74: Rescued! - Arena
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Newly-discovered film footage of tenor sax legend Sonny Rollins at Ronnie Scott's in 1974, with a band featuring guitarist Yoshiaki Masuo and soprano saxophone player Rufus Harley. [S]
Ronnie Scott and All That Jazz: Omnibus
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Documentary on the London jazz venue. In 1959, young saxophonist Ronnie Scott opened a club where he and his friends could play, which became the heartbeat of British jazz. [S]
Trad Jazz Britannia
BBC FOUR -
2/2. Documentary looking at Britain's post-war infatuation with old New Orleans jazz, featuring Acker Bilk, Chris Barber and interviews with Humphrey Lyttelton and George Melly. [S]
Smokey Dives
BBC FOUR -
Documentary showing how post-war Britain was enlivened by the trad-jazz scene, which grew into a youth culture with dancing in underground clubs. Contains some strong language. [S]
This Is BBC Four
BBC FOUR -
BBC Four is the BBC channel for people who want more. More depth, more range, more to stimulate the mind. More daily from 7.00pm.