BBC Four TV Guide

What's on BBC Four? Browse the next 100 programmes starting in the next seven days. All times are UK time.

This is BBC Four

Programmes start at 7.00pm.

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Broadcast language: English
Aspect ratio: 16:9

Sat 24 Oct18:58

BBC Four(2 minutes)

Butterflies: A Very British Obsession

8/14. Wildlife documentary featuring the fascinating lives of Britain's butterflies. Also in HD.

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Production year: 2010
Original language: English
Broadcast language: English
Subtitle language: English
Aspect ratio: 16:9

Sat 24 Oct19:00

BBC Four(45 minutes)

Full Circle with Michael Palin

2/10. In this episode, Michael meets a Monty Python superfan in Japan and faces travel obstacles in South Korea. Also in HD.

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Production year: 1997
Original language: English
Broadcast language: English
Subtitle language: English
Programme features: HD · Subtitles · Stereo
Aspect ratio: 16:9

Sat 24 Oct19:45

BBC Four(50 minutes)

Miss Marple: The Body in the Library

1/3. The ordered tranquillity of life in St Mary Mead is shattered by a mysterious discovery. Miss Marple's investigations lead her to a seaside hotel. Also in HD.

Drama soaps
Drama soaps crime
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Production year: 1984
Original language: English
Broadcast language: English
Subtitle language: English
Programme features: HD · Subtitles · Stereo
Aspect ratio: 16:9

Sat 24 Oct20:35

BBC Four(55 minutes)

The Seventh Seal

A knight returning from the crusades makes the acquaintance of Death himself. Also in HD. [1957]

Drama
Films
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Original language: English
Broadcast language: English
Subtitle language: English
Programme features: HD · Subtitles · Stereo
Aspect ratio: 16:9

Sat 24 Oct21:30

BBC Four(95 minutes)

Bergman and the Cinema - Arena

Ingmar Bergman pays one final visit to Filmstaden, where many of his films were made. Featuring numerous clips from Bergman's best work and material from his private archives. Also in HD.

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Production year: 2007
Original language: English
Broadcast language: English
Subtitle language: English
Programme features: Subtitles · Stereo
Aspect ratio: 4:3

Sat 24 Oct23:05

BBC Four(55 minutes)

To the Manor Born

6/6. Stately sitcom. Audrey puts her back out fetching in the firewood. Also in HD.

Comedy sitcom sketch
Comedy
Entertainment
Subtitles

Production year: 1980
Original language: English
Broadcast language: English
Subtitle language: English
Programme features: HD · Subtitles · Stereo
Aspect ratio: 4:3

Sun 25 Oct00:00

BBC Four(35 minutes)

Keeping Up Appearances

4/10. While walking by an idyllic riverbank with Richard, Hyacinth conceives one of her most ambitious plans: to hold a riverside picnic as graceful as one of her candlelight suppers. Also in HD.

Comedy sitcom sketch
Comedy
Entertainment
Subtitles

Production year: 1995
Original language: English
Broadcast language: English
Subtitle language: English
Programme features: HD · Subtitles · Stereo
Aspect ratio: 4:3

Sun 25 Oct00:35

BBC Four(30 minutes)

Miss Marple: The Body in the Library

1/3. The ordered tranquillity of life in St Mary Mead is shattered by a mysterious discovery. Miss Marple's investigations lead her to a seaside hotel. Also in HD.

Drama soaps
Drama soaps crime
Drama
Subtitles

Production year: 1984
Original language: English
Broadcast language: English
Subtitle language: English
Programme features: HD · Subtitles · Stereo
Aspect ratio: 16:9

Sun 25 Oct01:05

BBC Four(50 minutes)

Butterflies: A Very British Obsession

8/14. Wildlife documentary featuring the fascinating lives of Britain's butterflies. Also in HD.

Factual nature environment
Factual science tech
Factual
News & Factual
Subtitles

Production year: 2010
Original language: English
Broadcast language: English
Subtitle language: English
Aspect ratio: 16:9

Sun 25 Oct01:55

BBC Four(45 minutes)

Full Circle with Michael Palin

2/10. In this episode, Michael meets a Monty Python superfan in Japan and faces travel obstacles in South Korea. Also in HD.

Factual travel
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News & Factual
Subtitles

Production year: 1997
Original language: English
Broadcast language: English
Subtitle language: English
Programme features: HD · Subtitles · Stereo
Aspect ratio: 16:9

Sun 25 Oct01:40

BBC Four(50 minutes)

This is BBC Four

Programmes start at 7.00pm.

News & Factual

Broadcast language: English
Aspect ratio: 16:9

Sun 25 Oct02:30

BBC Four(180 minutes)

This is BBC Four

Daily from 7.00pm.

Sun 25 Oct05:30

BBC Four(808 minutes)

This is BBC Four

Programmes start at 7.00pm.

News & Factual

Broadcast language: English
Aspect ratio: 16:9

Sun 25 Oct18:58

BBC Four(2 minutes)

A Stitch in Time

5/6. Fusing biography, art and the history of fashion, Amber Butchart explores the lives of historical figures through their clothes. She looks at the Black Prince. Also in HD.

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Production year: 2018
Original language: English
Broadcast language: English
Subtitle language: English
Audio description language: English
Aspect ratio: 16:9

Sun 25 Oct19:00

BBC Four(30 minutes)

BBC Young Musician Semi-Final 2026

It's time for the musicians to impress the judges like never before as the competition reaches the semi-final stage. Presented by Petroc Trelawny. Also in HD.

Music
Entertainment
Subtitles

Production year: 2026
Original language: English
Broadcast language: English
Subtitle language: English
Aspect ratio: 16:9

Sun 25 Oct19:30

BBC Four(90 minutes)

Shakespeare: Rise of a Genius

2/3. As Shakespeare achieves fame and fortune, a political scandal threatens his life and a family tragedy sees him question the cost of his success. Contains some strong language. Also in HD.

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Production year: 2023
Original language: English
Broadcast language: English
Subtitle language: English
Audio description language: English
Classification: General · W
Guidance: Contains some strong language.
Programme features: HD · Subtitles · Audio description · Stereo
Aspect ratio: 16:9

Sun 25 Oct21:00

BBC Four(60 minutes)

Derek Jacobi Remembers... Much Ado About Nothing

Sir Derek Jacobi looks back on the 1967 filmed version of Franco Zeffirelli's famous National Theatre production of Shakespeare's comedy Much Ado About Nothing. Also in HD.

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Production year: 2024
Original language: English
Broadcast language: English
Subtitle language: English
Programme features: HD · Subtitles · Stereo
Aspect ratio: 16:9

Sun 25 Oct22:00

BBC Four(15 minutes)

Much Ado About Nothing

Dame Maggie Smith stars in the 1967 screen version of Franco Zeffirelli's exuberant National Theatre production of Shakespeare's romantic comedy. Also in HD.

Drama soaps
Drama
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Original language: English
Broadcast language: English
Subtitle language: English
Aspect ratio: 4:3

Sun 25 Oct22:15

BBC Four(130 minutes)

Inside Classical: Halloween Spooktacular

Join Owain Wyn Evans for a thrilling concert from the BBC National Orchestra of Wales. Also in HD.

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Music
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News & Factual
Subtitles

Production year: 2025
Original language: English
Broadcast language: English
Subtitle language: English
Programme features: HD · Subtitles · Stereo
Aspect ratio: 16:9

Mon 26 Oct00:25

BBC Four(75 minutes)

Shakespeare: Rise of a Genius

2/3. As Shakespeare achieves fame and fortune, a political scandal threatens his life and a family tragedy sees him question the cost of his success. Contains some strong language. Also in HD.

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Production year: 2023
Original language: English
Broadcast language: English
Subtitle language: English
Audio description language: English
Classification: General · W
Guidance: Contains some strong language.
Programme features: HD · Subtitles · Audio description · Stereo
Aspect ratio: 16:9

Mon 26 Oct01:40

BBC Four(60 minutes)

A Stitch in Time

5/6. Fusing biography, art and the history of fashion, Amber Butchart explores the lives of historical figures through their clothes. She looks at the Black Prince. Also in HD.

Factual arts
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News & Factual
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Production year: 2018
Original language: English
Broadcast language: English
Subtitle language: English
Audio description language: English
Aspect ratio: 16:9

Mon 26 Oct02:40

BBC Four(30 minutes)

This is BBC Four

Programmes start at 7.00pm.

News & Factual

Broadcast language: English
Aspect ratio: 16:9

Mon 26 Oct03:10

BBC Four(140 minutes)

This is BBC Four

Daily from 7.00pm.

Mon 26 Oct05:30

BBC Four(808 minutes)

This is BBC Four

Programmes start at 7.00pm.

News & Factual

Broadcast language: English
Aspect ratio: 16:9

Mon 26 Oct18:58

BBC Four(2 minutes)

New Zealand: Earth's Mythical Islands

3/3. Told through the experiences of its native species, this is the moving story of the changing fortunes of New Zealand's wildlife since humans first arrived. Also in HD.

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Production year: 2016
Original language: English
Broadcast language: English
Subtitle language: English
Audio description language: English
Aspect ratio: 16:9

Mon 26 Oct19:00

BBC Four(60 minutes)

The Latest Secrets of Hieroglyphs

How experts are learning more about those who wrote the texts of the ancient Egyptians. Also in HD.

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Production year: 2022
Original language: English
Broadcast language: English
Subtitle language: English
Audio description language: English
Programme features: HD · Subtitles · Audio description · Stereo
Aspect ratio: 16:9

Mon 26 Oct20:00

BBC Four(60 minutes)

Mastermind: 1977

Magnus Magnusson presents the quiz programme from Bradford University. The specialist subjects are Captain Bligh, King Richard III, Shakespeare's English Kings and George Stephenson. Also in HD.

Entertainment
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Production year: 1977
Original language: English
Broadcast language: English
Subtitle language: English
Aspect ratio: 4:3

Mon 26 Oct21:00

BBC Four(30 minutes)

Call My Bluff

Robert Robinson hosts as Frank Muir, Sue MacGregor and Derek Jacobi take on Arthur Marshall, Liza Goddard and Julian Pettifer in the panel game of word definitions and deceptions. Also in HD.

Entertainment
Subtitles

Production year: 1984
Original language: English
Broadcast language: English
Subtitle language: English
Aspect ratio: 4:3

Mon 26 Oct21:30

BBC Four(30 minutes)

Chris Terrill Remembers... Soho Stories

Film-maker Chris Terrill looks back on his seminal 1996 series Soho Stories. Also in HD.

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Production year: 2026
Original language: English
Broadcast language: English
Subtitle language: English
Aspect ratio: 16:9

Mon 26 Oct22:00

BBC Four(15 minutes)

Soho Stories

1/12. A coded bomb warning causes panic in the West End, but Danny the drag queen must practise his act. Contains some strong language. Also in HD.

Lifestyle family friends
Lifestyle
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News & Factual
Subtitles

Production year: 1996
Original language: English
Broadcast language: English
Subtitle language: English
Classification: General · W
Guidance: Contains some strong language.
Aspect ratio: 16:9

Mon 26 Oct22:15

BBC Four(40 minutes)

Soho Stories

2/12. History student Gwen trains to be a stripper for a summer job. Contains some strong language. Also in HD.

Lifestyle family friends
Lifestyle
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News & Factual
Subtitles

Production year: 1996
Original language: English
Broadcast language: English
Subtitle language: English
Classification: General · W
Guidance: Contains some strong language.
Aspect ratio: 16:9

Mon 26 Oct22:55

BBC Four(40 minutes)

Soho Stories

3/12. Bespoke tailor Mark appears in a Saatchi & Saatchi ad, and drag artist Danny buys a frock. Contains some strong language. Also in HD.

Lifestyle family friends
Lifestyle
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News & Factual
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Production year: 1996
Original language: English
Broadcast language: English
Subtitle language: English
Classification: General · W
Guidance: Contains some strong language.
Aspect ratio: 16:9

Mon 26 Oct23:35

BBC Four(40 minutes)

Ancient Worlds

6/6. In the last of the series, archaeologist and historian Richard Miles examines the rise and fall of the Roman Empire. Also in HD.

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Production year: 2010
Original language: English
Broadcast language: English
Subtitle language: English
Audio description language: English
Programme features: HD · Subtitles · Audio description · Stereo
Aspect ratio: 16:9

Tue 27 Oct00:15

BBC Four(60 minutes)

The Latest Secrets of Hieroglyphs

How experts are learning more about those who wrote the texts of the ancient Egyptians. Also in HD.

Factual arts
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News & Factual
Subtitles

Production year: 2022
Original language: English
Broadcast language: English
Subtitle language: English
Audio description language: English
Programme features: HD · Subtitles · Audio description · Stereo
Aspect ratio: 16:9

Tue 27 Oct01:15

BBC Four(60 minutes)

New Zealand: Earth's Mythical Islands

3/3. Told through the experiences of its native species, this is the moving story of the changing fortunes of New Zealand's wildlife since humans first arrived. Also in HD.

Factual nature environment
Factual
News & Factual
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Production year: 2016
Original language: English
Broadcast language: English
Subtitle language: English
Audio description language: English
Aspect ratio: 16:9

Tue 27 Oct02:15

BBC Four(60 minutes)

This is BBC Four

Programmes start at 7.00pm.

News & Factual

Broadcast language: English
Aspect ratio: 16:9

Tue 27 Oct03:15

BBC Four(135 minutes)

This is BBC Four

Daily from 7.00pm.

Tue 27 Oct05:30

BBC Four(808 minutes)

This is BBC Four

Programmes start at 7.00pm.

News & Factual

Broadcast language: English
Aspect ratio: 16:9

Tue 27 Oct18:58

BBC Four(2 minutes)

Secrets of Skin

2/6. What makes sharks built for speed? How do snakes move without limbs? How do sugar gliders fly without feathers? The answers all lie in their skin. Also in HD.

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Production year: 2019
Original language: English
Broadcast language: English
Subtitle language: English
Aspect ratio: 16:9

Tue 27 Oct19:00

BBC Four(30 minutes)

Gareth Edwards's Great Welsh Adventure

4/5. Rugby legend Gareth and wife Maureen visit their top family holiday spot, St Davids. Also in HD.

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Production year: 2021
Original language: English
Broadcast language: English
Subtitle language: English
Aspect ratio: 16:9

Tue 27 Oct19:30

BBC Four(30 minutes)

To the Manor Born

1/7. Stately sitcom. Audrey upbraids Richard for not sponsoring a charity event in aid of a new scout hut. Also in HD.

Comedy sitcom sketch
Comedy
Entertainment
Subtitles

Production year: 1981
Original language: English
Broadcast language: English
Subtitle language: English
Programme features: HD · Subtitles
Aspect ratio: 4:3

Tue 27 Oct20:00

BBC Four(30 minutes)

Keeping Up Appearances

5/10. Sitcom. Hyacinth has decided that, instead of her usual gift to Richard of slippers, he should receive skis instead. Richard, however, has no intention of taking up the sport. Also in HD.

Comedy sitcom sketch
Comedy
Entertainment
Subtitles

Production year: 1995
Original language: English
Broadcast language: English
Subtitle language: English
Programme features: HD · Subtitles · Stereo
Aspect ratio: 4:3

Tue 27 Oct20:30

BBC Four(30 minutes)

The Normans

2/3. Documentary series. Robert Bartlett explores the impact of the Norman conquest of Britain and Ireland, and looks at how England adapted to its new masters. Also in HD.

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Production year: 2010
Original language: English
Broadcast language: English
Subtitle language: English
Audio description language: English
Aspect ratio: 16:9

Tue 27 Oct21:00

BBC Four(60 minutes)

Black Is Beautiful: The Kwame...

...Brathwaite Story - Storyville. The remarkable story of photographer, activist and cultural pioneer Kwame Brathwaite. Also in HD.

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Production year: 2026
Original language: English
Broadcast language: English
Subtitle language: English
Aspect ratio: 16:9

Tue 27 Oct22:00

BBC Four(100 minutes)

Light and Dark

2/2. Professor Jim Al-Khalili tells the story of how we went from thinking we were close to a complete understanding of the universe to realising we had seen almost none of it. Also in HD.

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Production year: 2013
Original language: English
Broadcast language: English
Subtitle language: English
Aspect ratio: 16:9

Tue 27 Oct23:40

BBC Four(60 minutes)

Secrets of Skin

2/6. What makes sharks built for speed? How do snakes move without limbs? How do sugar gliders fly without feathers? The answers all lie in their skin. Also in HD.

Factual science tech
Factual
News & Factual
Subtitles

Production year: 2019
Original language: English
Broadcast language: English
Subtitle language: English
Aspect ratio: 16:9

Wed 28 Oct00:40

BBC Four(30 minutes)

Gareth Edwards's Great Welsh Adventure

4/5. Rugby legend Gareth and wife Maureen visit their top family holiday spot, St Davids. Also in HD.

Factual travel
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News & Factual
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Production year: 2021
Original language: English
Broadcast language: English
Subtitle language: English
Aspect ratio: 16:9

Wed 28 Oct01:10

BBC Four(30 minutes)

Ancient Worlds

6/6. In the last of the series, archaeologist and historian Richard Miles examines the rise and fall of the Roman Empire. Also in HD.

Factual history biography
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News & Factual
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Production year: 2010
Original language: English
Broadcast language: English
Subtitle language: English
Audio description language: English
Programme features: HD · Subtitles · Audio description · Stereo
Aspect ratio: 16:9

Wed 28 Oct01:40

BBC Four(60 minutes)

The Normans

2/3. Documentary series. Robert Bartlett explores the impact of the Norman conquest of Britain and Ireland, and looks at how England adapted to its new masters. Also in HD.

Factual history biography
Factual
News & Factual
Subtitles

Production year: 2010
Original language: English
Broadcast language: English
Subtitle language: English
Audio description language: English
Aspect ratio: 16:9

Wed 28 Oct02:40

BBC Four(60 minutes)

This is BBC Four

Programmes start at 7.00pm.

News & Factual

Broadcast language: English
Aspect ratio: 16:9

Wed 28 Oct03:40

BBC Four(110 minutes)

This is BBC Four

Daily from 7.00pm.

Wed 28 Oct05:30

BBC Four(808 minutes)

This is BBC Four

Programmes start at 7.00pm.

News & Factual

Broadcast language: English
Aspect ratio: 16:9

Wed 28 Oct18:58

BBC Four(2 minutes)

Secrets of Skin

3/6. Professor Ben Garrod reveals how skin protects vertebrates from extremes of temperature, the harmful effect of UV and a host of living organisms that want to get in. Also in HD.

Factual science tech
Factual
News & Factual
Subtitles

Production year: 2019
Original language: English
Broadcast language: English
Subtitle language: English
Aspect ratio: 16:9

Wed 28 Oct19:00

BBC Four(30 minutes)

Gareth Edwards's Great Welsh Adventure

5/5. The duo enrol in tank school and return to the canal to prove they can nail narrowboating. Also in HD.

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Production year: 2021
Original language: English
Broadcast language: English
Subtitle language: English
Aspect ratio: 16:9

Wed 28 Oct19:30

BBC Four(30 minutes)

How the Romans Conquered the Alps

Documentary that explores Emperor Augustus's Alpine campaign, revealing for the first time the route, weapons and tactics used by the Romans to successfully annex the unconquered Alps. Also in HD.

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Production year: 2026
Original language: English
Broadcast language: English
Subtitle language: English
Aspect ratio: 16:9

Wed 28 Oct20:00

BBC Four(50 minutes)

Building Sights

Architect Sand Helsel applauds Trellick Tower, a brutalist tower block in west London, designed by Erno Goldfinger and completed in 1972. Also in HD.

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Production year: 1991
Original language: English
Broadcast language: English
Subtitle language: English
Programme features: Subtitles · Stereo
Aspect ratio: 16:9

Wed 28 Oct20:50

BBC Four(10 minutes)

The Planets

3/5. Brian Cox explores a planet that dwarfs all the others: Jupiter. Also in HD.

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Production year: 2019
Original language: English
Broadcast language: English
Subtitle language: English
Audio description language: English
Programme features: HD · Subtitles · Audio description · Stereo
Aspect ratio: 16:9

Wed 28 Oct21:00

BBC Four(60 minutes)

The Singing Detective

5/6. Marlow is getting better, and the different strands of his fiction and reality converge. Contains some strong language and some scenes of a sexual nature. Also in HD.

Drama soaps
Drama
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Production year: 1986
Original language: English
Broadcast language: English
Subtitle language: English
Classification: General · W
Guidance: Contains some strong language and some scenes of a sexual nature.
Programme features: HD · Subtitles · Stereo
Aspect ratio: 4:3

Wed 28 Oct22:00

BBC Four(60 minutes)

The Singing Detective

6/6. Marlow still dreams about the homecoming and the frightening figure of the scarecrow. Deals with adult themes. Also in HD.

Drama soaps
Drama
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Production year: 1986
Original language: English
Broadcast language: English
Subtitle language: English
Classification: General · W
Guidance: Deals with adult themes.
Programme features: HD · Subtitles · Stereo
Aspect ratio: 4:3

Wed 28 Oct23:00

BBC Four(80 minutes)

The Gunpowder Plot: Timewatch

Documentary that re-examines the attempt to blow up the Houses of Parliament in 1605. Computer graphics recreate the scene and show how close the plotters came to success. Also in HD.

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Production year: 2005
Original language: English
Broadcast language: English
Subtitle language: English
Audio description language: English
Aspect ratio: 16:9

Thu 29 Oct00:20

BBC Four(50 minutes)

Secrets of Skin

3/6. Professor Ben Garrod reveals how skin protects vertebrates from extremes of temperature, the harmful effect of UV and a host of living organisms that want to get in. Also in HD.

Factual science tech
Factual
News & Factual
Subtitles

Production year: 2019
Original language: English
Broadcast language: English
Subtitle language: English
Aspect ratio: 16:9

Thu 29 Oct01:10

BBC Four(30 minutes)

Gareth Edwards's Great Welsh Adventure

5/5. The duo enrol in tank school and return to the canal to prove they can nail narrowboating. Also in HD.

Factual travel
Factual
News & Factual
Subtitles

Production year: 2021
Original language: English
Broadcast language: English
Subtitle language: English
Aspect ratio: 16:9

Thu 29 Oct01:40

BBC Four(30 minutes)

The Planets

3/5. Brian Cox explores a planet that dwarfs all the others: Jupiter. Also in HD.

Factual science tech
Factual
News & Factual
Subtitles

Production year: 2019
Original language: English
Broadcast language: English
Subtitle language: English
Audio description language: English
Programme features: HD · Subtitles · Audio description · Stereo
Aspect ratio: 16:9

Thu 29 Oct02:10

BBC Four(60 minutes)

This is BBC Four

Programmes start at 7.00pm.

News & Factual

Broadcast language: English
Aspect ratio: 16:9

Thu 29 Oct03:10

BBC Four(140 minutes)

This is BBC Four

Daily from 7.00pm.

Thu 29 Oct05:30

BBC Four(808 minutes)

This is BBC Four

Programmes start at 7.00pm.

News & Factual

Broadcast language: English
Aspect ratio: 16:9

Thu 29 Oct18:58

BBC Four(2 minutes)

Battlefield Britain

Peter and Dan Snow take an in-depth look at the battles that shaped our nation. The Battle of Britain was the pivotal air battle of World War II. Also in HD.

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Production year: 2004
Original language: English
Broadcast language: English
Subtitle language: English
Audio description language: English
Aspect ratio: 16:9

Thu 29 Oct19:00

BBC Four(60 minutes)

The Guns of Navarone

A group of crack commandos during the Second World War attempt to destroy the formidable German artillery on the Greek island of Navarone. Starring Gregory Peck and David Niven. Also in HD. [1961]

Action
Drama
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War
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Original language: English
Broadcast language: English
Subtitle language: English
Aspect ratio: 16:9

Thu 29 Oct20:00

BBC Four(150 minutes)

Halloween

Horror-suspense story about Michael Myers, a murderous lunatic who escapes incarceration. Contains some violence and disturbing scenes. Also in HD. [1978]

Drama
Films
Subtitles

Production year: 1978
Original language: English
Broadcast language: English
Subtitle language: English
Audio description language: English
Classification: General · W
Guidance: Contains some violent scenes and scenes which some viewers may find disturbing. · Contains some violence and disturbing scenes.
Programme features: HD · Subtitles · Audio description · Stereo
Aspect ratio: 16:9

Thu 29 Oct22:30

BBC Four(90 minutes)

Hauntings: The Edinburgh Executioner

3/4. A man falls into an assembly of decomposing corpses - and something else is disturbed. Also in HD.

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Production year: 2024
Original language: English
Broadcast language: English
Subtitle language: English
Audio description language: English
Programme features: HD · Subtitles · Audio description · Stereo
Aspect ratio: 16:9

Fri 30 Oct00:00

BBC Four(45 minutes)

Hauntings: The Lady of the Lake

4/4. In 1958, two women travel together to a nightclub in Georgia - but they never return. Also in HD.

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Production year: 2024
Original language: English
Broadcast language: English
Subtitle language: English
Audio description language: English
Programme features: HD · Subtitles · Audio description · Stereo
Aspect ratio: 16:9

Fri 30 Oct00:45

BBC Four(45 minutes)

Inside Classical: Halloween Spooktacular

Join Owain Wyn Evans for a thrilling concert from the BBC National Orchestra of Wales. Also in HD.

Factual arts
Music
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News & Factual
Subtitles

Production year: 2025
Original language: English
Broadcast language: English
Subtitle language: English
Programme features: HD · Subtitles · Stereo
Aspect ratio: 16:9

Fri 30 Oct01:30

BBC Four(75 minutes)

Battlefield Britain

Peter and Dan Snow take an in-depth look at the battles that shaped our nation. The Battle of Britain was the pivotal air battle of World War II. Also in HD.

Factual history biography
Factual
News & Factual
Subtitles

Production year: 2004
Original language: English
Broadcast language: English
Subtitle language: English
Audio description language: English
Aspect ratio: 16:9

Fri 30 Oct02:45

BBC Four(60 minutes)

This is BBC Four

Programmes start at 7.00pm.

News & Factual

Broadcast language: English
Aspect ratio: 16:9

Fri 30 Oct03:45

BBC Four(105 minutes)

This is BBC Four

Daily from 7.00pm.

Fri 30 Oct05:30

BBC Four(808 minutes)

This is BBC Four

Programmes start at 7.00pm.

News & Factual

Broadcast language: English
Aspect ratio: 16:9

Fri 30 Oct18:58

BBC Four(2 minutes)

TOTP: 2000

With Kylie Minogue, Lonyo, Samantha Mumba, Coldplay, Vengaboys, Five & Queen and Eminem. Also in HD.

Music
Entertainment
Subtitles

Production year: 2000
Original language: English
Broadcast language: English
Subtitle language: English
Aspect ratio: 16:9

Fri 30 Oct19:00

BBC Four(30 minutes)

TOTP: 2000

Jamie Theakston presents the pop chart programme, first broadcast on 14 July 2000 and featuring Jessica Simpson, Steps, Atomic Kitten, Oasis, Alice Deejay and The Corrs. Also in HD.

Music
Entertainment
Subtitles

Production year: 2000
Original language: English
Broadcast language: English
Subtitle language: English
Aspect ratio: 16:9

Fri 30 Oct19:30

BBC Four(30 minutes)

TOTP: 1996

With Reef, Livin' Joy, Alisha's Attic, Space, Toni Braxton, Jimmy Nail and Spice Girls. Also in HD.

Music
Entertainment
Subtitles

Production year: 1996
Original language: English
Broadcast language: English
Subtitle language: English
Aspect ratio: 16:9

Fri 30 Oct20:00

BBC Four(30 minutes)

TOTP: 1981

Simon Bates presents the pop chart programme, featuring Altered Images, Trevor Walters, Haircut 100, Squeeze, Olivia Newton John, OMD and Dave Stewart & Barbara Gaskin. Also in HD.

Music
Entertainment
Subtitles

Production year: 1981
Original language: English
Broadcast language: English
Subtitle language: English
Aspect ratio: 4:3

Fri 30 Oct20:30

BBC Four(40 minutes)

TOTP: 1976

David Hamilton presents the pop chart programme, featuring Thin Lizzy, Chanter Sisters, Liverpool Express, Jimmy James and the Vagabonds and dance sequences from Ruby Flipper. Also in HD.

Music
Entertainment
Subtitles

Production year: 1976
Original language: English
Broadcast language: English
Subtitle language: English
Aspect ratio: 4:3

Fri 30 Oct21:10

BBC Four(30 minutes)

Disco at the BBC: Volume 3

Another selection of dance floor disco classics from the BBC's archives. Also in HD.

Music
Entertainment
Subtitles

Production year: 2023
Original language: English
Broadcast language: English
Subtitle language: English
Aspect ratio: 16:9

Fri 30 Oct21:40

BBC Four(60 minutes)

Studio 54

Ian Schrager, one of the two people behind the infamous Studio 54, tells the in-depth story of how one of the world's greatest nightclubs was created. Contains some strong language. Also in HD.

Factual
News & Factual
Subtitles

Production year: 2023
Original language: English
Broadcast language: English
Subtitle language: English
Classification: General · W
Guidance: Contains some strong language.
Aspect ratio: 16:9

Fri 30 Oct22:40

BBC Four(100 minutes)

Disco: Soundtrack of a Revolution

3/3. By the end of the 1970s, disco seemed untouchable. But it was about to face a violent backlash that almost destroyed it. Contains some strong language. Also in HD.

Music
Entertainment
Subtitles

Production year: 2023
Original language: English
Broadcast language: English
Subtitle language: English
Classification: General · W
Guidance: Contains some strong language.
Aspect ratio: 16:9

Sat 31 Oct00:20

BBC Four(60 minutes)

Sounds of the Seventies

7/10. Featuring classic performances from the disco era, including The Jacksons, Sylvester, George McCrae, Sister Sledge, and McFadden and Whitehead. Also in HD.

Music
Entertainment
Subtitles

Production year: 2012
Original language: English
Broadcast language: English
Subtitle language: English
Aspect ratio: 16:9

Sat 31 Oct01:20

BBC Four(30 minutes)

TOTP: 1996

With Reef, Livin' Joy, Alisha's Attic, Space, Toni Braxton, Jimmy Nail and Spice Girls. Also in HD.

Music
Entertainment
Subtitles

Production year: 1996
Original language: English
Broadcast language: English
Subtitle language: English
Aspect ratio: 16:9

Sat 31 Oct01:50

BBC Four(35 minutes)

TOTP: 1976

David Hamilton presents the pop chart programme, featuring Thin Lizzy, Chanter Sisters, Liverpool Express, Jimmy James and the Vagabonds and dance sequences from Ruby Flipper. Also in HD.

Music
Entertainment
Subtitles

Production year: 1976
Original language: English
Broadcast language: English
Subtitle language: English
Aspect ratio: 4:3

Sat 31 Oct02:25

BBC Four(30 minutes)

TOTP: 2000

With Kylie Minogue, Lonyo, Samantha Mumba, Coldplay, Vengaboys, Five & Queen and Eminem. Also in HD.

Music
Entertainment
Subtitles

Production year: 2000
Original language: English
Broadcast language: English
Subtitle language: English
Aspect ratio: 16:9

Sat 31 Oct02:55

BBC Four(30 minutes)

This is BBC Four

Programmes start at 7.00pm.

News & Factual

Broadcast language: English
Aspect ratio: 16:9

Sat 31 Oct03:25

BBC Four(125 minutes)

This is BBC Four

Daily from 7.00pm.

Sat 31 Oct05:30

BBC Four(808 minutes)