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BBC Four HD - Saturday 7th December 2019 - 05:30
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This is BBC Four (Finished)
BBC Four HD - Saturday 7th December 2019 - 18:58
This is BBC Four. Programmes start at 7.00pm.
All Aboard: The Great Reindeer Migration
BBC Four HD - Saturday 7th December 2019 - 19:00
Follow the migration of Norway's Sami reindeer herds across Finnmark. [S,AD] [HD]
The Sinner
BBC Four HD - Saturday 7th December 2019 - 21:00
5/8. Ambrose has no memory of checking himself into the Rockford Motel. Contains some strong language.
The Sinner
BBC Four HD - Saturday 7th December 2019 - 21:40
6/8. Harry discovers that Carmen has been placed in isolation. Contains some strong language and some upsetting scenes.
From Elton John to Gary Barlow:...
BBC Four HD - Saturday 7th December 2019 - 22:25
...Celebrating 100 Concerts Live at Eden. An hour of highlights from 100 live concerts at Eden.
TOTP 1988
BBC Four HD - Saturday 7th December 2019 - 23:25
Bruno Brookes and Mike Read present the pop chart programme, first broadcast on 1 December 1988 and featuring Rick Astley, Pet Shop Boys, George Michael, Phil Collins and Bros.
TOTP 1988
BBC Four HD - Saturday 7th December 2019 - 23:55
Nicky Campbell and Caron Keating present the pop chart programme, first broadcast on 8 December 1988 and featuring Status Quo, Angry Anderson, Petula Clark, New Order and Cliff Richard.
Woody Guthrie: Three Chords and the Truth
BBC Four HD - Sunday 8th December 2019 - 00:25
A profile of Woody Guthrie, one of America's legendary songwriters - a tale of survival, creativity and reinvention.
Music Moguls: The Masters of Pop
BBC Four HD - Sunday 8th December 2019 - 01:25
2/3. A look at great music producers, including Trevor Horn, Lamont Dozier and Tony Visconti. Contains some strong language.
Nigel Kennedy at the BBC
BBC Four HD - Sunday 8th December 2019 - 02:25
Performances and appearances by Nigel Kennedy from the BBC archive, demonstrating a versatility of styles from classical to experimental to a jazz duet with Stephane Grappelli.
This is BBC Four
BBC Four HD - Sunday 8th December 2019 - 03:25
This is BBC Four. Programmes start at 7.00pm.
This is BBC Four
BBC Four HD - Sunday 8th December 2019 - 05:30
BBC Four is the BBC channel for people who want more. More daily from 7.00pm. [HD]
This is BBC Four
BBC Four HD - Sunday 8th December 2019 - 18:58
This is BBC Four. Programmes start at 7.00pm.
The Women's Football Show
BBC Four HD - Sunday 8th December 2019 - 19:00
Eilidh Barbour presents highlights of the Women's Super League from Reading as they face Arsenal, plus all the goals from the rest of the WSL.
Canals: The Making of a Nation - Geology
BBC Four HD - Sunday 8th December 2019 - 19:30
How the process of building Britain's canals resulted in furthering geological knowledge, as surveyor William Smith created the first geological map of England and Wales.
James Galway at the BBC
BBC Four HD - Sunday 8th December 2019 - 20:00
A dazzling musical tribute to the Man with the Golden Flute, Sir James Galway.
Ireland with Simon Reeve
BBC Four HD - Sunday 8th December 2019 - 21:00
1/2. Simon Reeve travels around the island of Ireland, beginning his journey in the south of Ireland, paramotoring with an Irish explorer. On the west coast, he does a spot of surfing. [S,AD] [HD]
The Sky at Night
BBC Four HD - Sunday 8th December 2019 - 22:00
Looking back on the major stories of the year - from the New Horizons mission to the most distant world we have ever visited to the release of the first-ever picture of a black hole.
Mission to Mars: A Horizon Special
BBC Four HD - Sunday 8th December 2019 - 22:30
2/18. The programme goes behind the scenes at Nasa as the countdown commences to the landing of a billion-dollar nuclear-powered rover on the surface of Mars.
Revolutions: Telescopes
BBC Four HD - Sunday 8th December 2019 - 23:30
5/6. Jim Al-Khalili on the fascinating story of the telescope. How it took a seashore plant, a bottle of mercury and a property boom to give us the machine that discovered the universe. [S,AD] [HD]
Tales of Winter: The Art of Snow and Ice
BBC Four HD - Monday 9th December 2019 - 00:30
A look at how mankind's struggle with winter has been reflected in western art throughout the ages, with contributions from Grayson Perry, Will Self, Don McCullin and others.
Music Moguls: Masters of Pop
BBC Four HD - Monday 9th December 2019 - 02:00
3/3. A look at PR, the unseen force behind all the biggest musical acts in the world. Contains some strong language.
James Galway at the BBC
BBC Four HD - Monday 9th December 2019 - 03:00
A dazzling musical tribute to the Man with the Golden Flute, Sir James Galway.
This is BBC Four
BBC Four HD - Monday 9th December 2019 - 04:00
This is BBC Four. Programmes start at 7.00pm.
This is BBC Four
BBC Four HD - Monday 9th December 2019 - 05:30
BBC Four is the BBC channel for people who want more. More daily from 7.00pm. [HD]
This is BBC Four
BBC Four HD - Monday 9th December 2019 - 18:58
This is BBC Four. Programmes start at 7.00pm.
Beyond 100 Days
BBC Four HD - Monday 9th December 2019 - 19:00
Katty Kay in Washington and Christian Fraser in London report on the events that are shaping the world.
Christmas University Challenge
BBC Four HD - Monday 9th December 2019 - 19:30
1/10. The Brasenose, Oxford team, including Kate Bliss and Tim Harford, face the Bristol team, featuring Misha Glenny and Iain Stewart.
Vienna: Empire, Dynasty and Dream
BBC Four HD - Monday 9th December 2019 - 20:00
3/3. While the Habsburgs headed for extinction, Vienna blossomed, as the theories of Freud and the sensuality of the secession artists like Klimt and Schiele ushered in the modern age. [S,AD] [HD]
Lucy Worsley's Christmas Carol Odyssey
BBC Four HD - Monday 9th December 2019 - 21:00
Lucy Worsley reveals the surprising stories behind our favourite Christmas carols. [S,AD] [HD]
Rome Unpacked
BBC Four HD - Monday 9th December 2019 - 22:00
1/2. Giorgio Locatelli and Andrew Graham-Dixon explore Italy's iconic capital, discovering the generations of ordinary Romans who left their mark on the city's culture and gastronomy. [S,AD] [HD]
The World's Most Beautiful Eggs
BBC Four HD - Monday 9th December 2019 - 23:00
The Genius of Carl Faberge. Stephen Smith explores the extraordinary life and work of virtuoso jeweller Carl Faberge.
The Art of Japanese Life
BBC Four HD - Tuesday 10th December 2019 - 00:00
3/3. James Fox looks at the clean minimalism of the Japanese home, which has been exported around the world, from modernist architecture to lifestyle stores like Muji. [S,AD] [HD]
Vienna: Empire, Dynasty and Dream
BBC Four HD - Tuesday 10th December 2019 - 01:00
3/3. While the Habsburgs headed for extinction, Vienna blossomed, as the theories of Freud and the sensuality of the secession artists like Klimt and Schiele ushered in the modern age. [S,AD] [HD]
Lucy Worsley's Christmas Carol Odyssey
BBC Four HD - Tuesday 10th December 2019 - 02:00
Lucy Worsley reveals the surprising stories behind our favourite Christmas carols. [S,AD] [HD]
The World's Most Beautiful Eggs
BBC Four HD - Tuesday 10th December 2019 - 03:00
The Genius of Carl Faberge. Stephen Smith explores the extraordinary life and work of virtuoso jeweller Carl Faberge.
This is BBC Four
BBC Four HD - Tuesday 10th December 2019 - 04:00
This is BBC Four. Programmes start at 7.00pm.
This is BBC Four
BBC Four HD - Tuesday 10th December 2019 - 05:30
BBC Four is the BBC channel for people who want more. More daily from 7.00pm. [HD]
This is BBC Four
BBC Four HD - Tuesday 10th December 2019 - 18:58
This is BBC Four. Programmes start at 7.00pm.
Beyond 100 Days
BBC Four HD - Tuesday 10th December 2019 - 19:00
Katty Kay in Washington and Christian Fraser in London report on the events that are shaping the world.
Christmas University Challenge
BBC Four HD - Tuesday 10th December 2019 - 19:30
2/10. Two teams of graduates compete for a place in the semi-finals. Playing on the Westminster team are Danny Wallace and Sophie Scott.
Secret Life of Farm Animals
BBC Four HD - Tuesday 10th December 2019 - 20:00
3/3. Series about farm animals. It is harvest season and the focus is on pigs. We look at pigs' ability to deceive and test how intelligent they are with some puzzles.
Wild Weather with Richard Hammond
BBC Four HD - Tuesday 10th December 2019 - 21:00
3/3. Richard Hammond investigates the crucial role temperature plays in all weather. He builds a dust storm to discover how Saharan sand reaches the UK. [S,AD] [HD]
Rome Unpacked
BBC Four HD - Tuesday 10th December 2019 - 22:00
2/2. Andrew Graham-Dixon and Giorgio Locatelli continue exploring Rome. In search of its Papal, Renaissance and Baroque history, they discover that it is visible all around them. [S,AD] [HD]
Looking for Rembrandt
BBC Four HD - Tuesday 10th December 2019 - 23:00
2/3. As Rembrandt paints his most iconic work, The Night Watch, his wife Saskia lies dying. Her death begins a ten-year decline in Rembrandt's output. [S,AD] [HD]
Oceans Apart: Art and the Pacific with James Fox
BBC Four HD - Wednesday 11th December 2019 - 00:00
Documentary series. James Fox tells the story of Australia's indigenous culture, the oldest continuous culture anywhere in the world.
The Road to Palmyra
BBC Four HD - Wednesday 11th December 2019 - 01:00
Documentary which follows historian Dan Cruickshank and photographer Don McCullin into war-torn Syria on a mission to document the cultural destruction wrought by Islamic State. [S,AD] [HD]
Revolution and Romance: Musical...
BBC Four HD - Wednesday 11th December 2019 - 02:00
...Masters of the 19th Century. 3/3. Suzy Klein examines how the music of the 19th century was able to flourish through economic and social change, as well as a technological revolution. [S,AD] [HD]
Secret Life of Farm Animals
BBC Four HD - Wednesday 11th December 2019 - 03:00
3/3. Series about farm animals. It is harvest season and the focus is on pigs. We look at pigs' ability to deceive and test how intelligent they are with some puzzles.
This is BBC Four
BBC Four HD - Wednesday 11th December 2019 - 04:00
This is BBC Four. Programmes start at 7.00pm.
This is BBC Four
BBC Four HD - Wednesday 11th December 2019 - 05:30
BBC Four is the BBC channel for people who want more. More daily from 7.00pm. [HD]
This is BBC Four
BBC Four HD - Wednesday 11th December 2019 - 18:58
This is BBC Four. Programmes start at 7.00pm.
Beyond 100 Days
BBC Four HD - Wednesday 11th December 2019 - 19:00
Katty Kay in Washington and Christian Fraser in London report on the events that are shaping the world.
Christmas University Challenge
BBC Four HD - Wednesday 11th December 2019 - 19:30
3/10. A team from Pembroke College, Cambridge, with Rick Edwards and Cath Bishop, faces King's College, London, with Anita Anand.
Hidden Killers of the Post-War Home
BBC Four HD - Wednesday 11th December 2019 - 20:00
Dr Suzannah Lipscomb explores the time when British people embraced modern design for the first time after years of austerity. However, there were also unexpected dangers lurking. [S,AD] [HD]
Digging for Britain
BBC Four HD - Wednesday 11th December 2019 - 21:00
4/4. The team are on an archaeological hunt of our more recent past as they follow the search for artefacts from World War II. [S,AD] [HD]
Vic & Bob's Big Night Out
BBC Four HD - Wednesday 11th December 2019 - 22:00
3/4. Vic presents Bob with a striking new wig, and Vic reveals his secret to beatboxing. Contains some strong language. [S,AD] [HD]
Mortimer & Whitehouse: Gone Fishing
BBC Four HD - Wednesday 11th December 2019 - 22:30
5/6. Paul fishes at the Bridge Pool near Christchurch in Dorset, hoping to catch sea trout. Contains some strong language. [S,AD] [HD]
Mortimer & Whitehouse: Gone Fishing
BBC Four HD - Wednesday 11th December 2019 - 23:00
6/6. Paul and Bob try and catch a legendary pike and write a eulogy for each other. Contains some strong language. [S,AD] [HD]
Thailand: Earth's Tropical Paradise
BBC Four HD - Wednesday 11th December 2019 - 23:30
2/3. Documentary exploring the paradise of Thailand. In central Thailand's forests, plains and city streets, nature finds a way of living alongside people. [S,AD] [HD]
Oceans Apart: Art and the Pacific with James Fox
BBC Four HD - Thursday 12th December 2019 - 00:30
James Fox explores how the West has created a vision of Polynesia as paradise.
The High Art of the Low Countries
BBC Four HD - Thursday 12th December 2019 - 01:30
Andrew Graham-Dixon examines how a period of economic boom driven by a burgeoning and secular middle class led to the Dutch golden age of the 17th century.
Digging for Britain
BBC Four HD - Thursday 12th December 2019 - 02:30
4/4. The team are on an archaeological hunt of our more recent past as they follow the search for artefacts from World War II. [S,AD,SL]
This is BBC Four
BBC Four HD - Thursday 12th December 2019 - 03:30
This is BBC Four. Programmes start at 7.00pm.
This is BBC Four
BBC Four HD - Thursday 12th December 2019 - 05:30
BBC Four is the BBC channel for people who want more. More daily from 7.00pm. [HD]
This is BBC Four
BBC Four HD - Thursday 12th December 2019 - 18:58
This is BBC Four. Programmes start at 7.00pm.
Beyond 100 Days
BBC Four HD - Thursday 12th December 2019 - 19:00
Katty Kay in Washington and Christian Fraser in London report on the events that are shaping the world.
Christmas University Challenge
BBC Four HD - Thursday 12th December 2019 - 19:30
4/10. In the Exeter team are Paul Jackson and Jon Kay. They face Birmingham University, featuring comedian Chris Addison and actor Nigel Lindsay.
Wonders of the Solar System
BBC Four HD - Thursday 12th December 2019 - 20:00
5/5. Professor Brian Cox explores how the search for aliens in the solar system has followed the search for water. He looks at Jupiter's moon Europa - a dazzling ball of ice. [S,AD] [HD]
The Joy of (Train) Sets: The Model Railway Story
BBC Four HD - Thursday 12th December 2019 - 21:00
7/10. The Model Railway Story: How the British have always been in love with model railways.
The Secret Story of Stuff:...
BBC Four HD - Thursday 12th December 2019 - 22:00
...Materials of the Modern Age. Designer Zoe Laughlin explores the materials that shape the world around us.
Wild West - America's Great Frontier
BBC Four HD - Thursday 12th December 2019 - 23:00
America's High Country is the land of grizzly bears and giant trees, of frigid winters and scorching summers, of tough ranchers and gold-rush fever. [S,AD] [HD]
Oceans Apart: Art and the Pacific with James Fox
BBC Four HD - Friday 13th December 2019 - 00:00
Documentary series. James Fox explores how New Zealand's indigenous Maori people resisted colonisation and marginalisation and maintained their distinctive culture.
Handmade in the Pacific: Pou
BBC Four HD - Friday 13th December 2019 - 01:00
Documentary series. With chainsaws, adzes, and over 30 different chisels, Maori carver Logan Okiwi Shipgood crafts a 6ft tall 'pou' statue from native New Zealand timber.
Handmade in the Pacific: Kapa
BBC Four HD - Friday 13th December 2019 - 01:30
For artist Dalani Tanahy, the painstaking process of creating 'kapa' - cloth made from tree bark - symbolises the resurgence of indigenous Hawaiian pride and identity.
Ovid: The Poet and the Emperor
BBC Four HD - Friday 13th December 2019 - 02:00
Michael Wood goes in search of the Roman poet Ovid. Metamorphoses made him a superstar but then came scandal and exile. His story is told in his own words, by Simon Russell Beale.
Wonders of the Solar System
BBC Four HD - Friday 13th December 2019 - 03:00
5/5. Professor Brian Cox explores how the search for aliens in the solar system has followed the search for water. He looks at Jupiter's moon Europa - a dazzling ball of ice. [S,AD,SL]
This is BBC Four
BBC Four HD - Friday 13th December 2019 - 04:00
This is BBC Four. Programmes start at 7.00pm.
This is BBC Four
BBC Four HD - Friday 13th December 2019 - 05:30
BBC Four is the BBC channel for people who want more. More daily from 7.00pm. [HD]
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BBC Four HD - Friday 13th December 2019 - 18:58
This is BBC Four. Programmes start at 7.00pm.
Sounds of the 70s - Disco
BBC Four HD - Friday 13th December 2019 - 19:00
7/10. Featuring classic performances from the disco era, including The Jacksons, Sylvester, George McCrae, Sister Sledge, and McFadden and Whitehead.
Christmas University Challenge
BBC Four HD - Friday 13th December 2019 - 19:30
5/10. The St Catherine's College, Oxford team, with Michael Billington, fights it out against Peterhouse, Cambridge.
Barbra Streisand: Becoming an Icon 1942 - 1984
BBC Four HD - Friday 13th December 2019 - 20:00
A look at Barbra Streisand's rise to stardom and the remarkable achievements of her early career.
TOTP 1988
BBC Four HD - Friday 13th December 2019 - 21:00
Gary Davies and Mark Goodier present the pop chart programme, first broadcast on 15 December 1988 and featuring Bon Jovi, Petula Clark, U2, New Order, The Four Tops, Erasure and Cliff Richard.
Country Music by Ken Burns
BBC Four HD - Friday 13th December 2019 - 21:30
7/9. The 1970s and early 1980s were a vibrant era in country music that saw Dolly Parton find mainstream success and Hank Williams Jr emerge from his famous father's shadow.
Country Music by Ken Burns
BBC Four HD - Friday 13th December 2019 - 22:20
8/9. Bluegrass retained a strong core of avid fans during the 1970s, while in Austin, Texas, Willie Nelson discovered a new music scene where hippies and rednecks seemed to get along.
Sisters in Country: Dolly, Linda and Emmylou
BBC Four HD - Friday 13th December 2019 - 23:15
How the three country singers ended up uniting as close harmony singers on the Trio album.
Ultimate Cover Versions at the BBC
BBC Four HD - Saturday 14th December 2019 - 00:15
Smash hits from 60 years of great cover versions in performance from the BBC TV archive, featuring Alexandra Burke, The Moody Blues, Soft Cell, Mariah Carey, UB40 and many more.
BROS: After the Screaming Stops
BBC Four HD - Saturday 14th December 2019 - 01:15
A raw and emotional look at the aftermath of fame. Contains very strong language. [2018]
Tunes for Tyrants: Music and Power with Suzy Klein
BBC Four HD - Saturday 14th December 2019 - 02:45
3/3. Suzy Klein explores the fascinating use, abuse and manipulation of music in World War II. [S,AD] [HD]
This is BBC Four
BBC Four HD - Saturday 14th December 2019 - 03:45
This is BBC Four. Programmes start at 7.00pm.
This is BBC Four
BBC Four HD - Saturday 14th December 2019 - 05:30
BBC Four is the BBC channel for people who want more. More daily from 7.00pm. [HD]
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BBC Four HD - Saturday 14th December 2019 - 18:58
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TOTP Christmas
BBC Four HD - Saturday 14th December 2019 - 19:00
Mark Radcliffe digs deep into the Top of the Pops archives to bring some festive performances from the likes of Slade, The Pogues, Elton John, Take That, Coldplay and Abba.
What We Were Watching: Christmas 1988
BBC Four HD - Saturday 14th December 2019 - 20:10
Looking back to 1988, Grace Dent explores both how TV changes over the festive season and how the nation's viewing habits have changed between then and 2018.
The Sinner
BBC Four HD - Saturday 14th December 2019 - 21:10
7/8. Julian has gone missing from the foster home. Harry is convinced he has been abducted. Contains some strong language.
The Sinner
BBC Four HD - Saturday 14th December 2019 - 21:50
8/8. Harry learns that a man was arguing with Marin outside the Five Nations motel. Contains some strong language and some scenes of a sexual nature.
The Secret Life of Bob Monkhouse
BBC Four HD - Saturday 14th December 2019 - 22:35
The extraordinary story of comedian Bob Monkhouse's life and career, told through the vast private archive of films, TV shows, letters and memorabilia that he left behind.
The Secret Life of Bob Monkhouse TV Guide