BBC Four HD 2026-08-17 Programmes start at 7.00pm. [HD] 2026-08-17 Bill Oddie presents a compilation of the best clips from the three series of Bill Oddie Goes Wild. [S] [HD] 2026-08-17 4/6. Bill Oddie revisits his childhood birding haunts to discover how they have changed over 50 years. [S] 2026-08-17 Bill Oddie counts down the UK's ten most beloved and most villainous birds in a poll based on the thousands of letters he has received over the years from members of the public. [S,AD] 2026-08-17 A celebration of moments that make Proms history: landmark premieres and remarkable debuts, including first appearances of artists, orchestras and even instruments. [S] [HD] 2026-08-17 Hard-hitting play that gives a frank account of a Scottish regiment serving in Iraq. Contains very strong language, some sexual content and some upsetting... [S] 2026-08-17 An insight into the National Theatre of Scotland's Black Watch, a play about the Iraq War. Contains very strong language. [S] 2026-08-17 Martha Kearney follows Dr Paula Byrne, who believes she has come across a portrait of Jane Austen lost to the world for nearly two centuries. Can the picture stand up to scrutiny? [S,AD] [HD] 2026-08-17 A celebration of moments that make Proms history: landmark premieres and remarkable debuts, including first appearances of artists, orchestras and even instruments. [S] [HD] 2026-08-17 Bill Oddie presents a compilation of the best clips from the three series of Bill Oddie Goes Wild. [S] [HD] 2026-08-17 4/6. Bill Oddie revisits his childhood birding haunts to discover how they have changed over 50 years. [S] 2026-08-17 Programmes start at 7.00pm. [HD] 2026-08-17 2026-08-17 2026-08-17 2026-08-18 Programmes start at 7.00pm. [HD] 2026-08-18 3/10. Tim Dunn goes behind the scenes at London's Kings Cross station and finds out about the disused funicular railway hidden in the Avon Gorge in Bristol. [S,AD] [HD] 2026-08-18 Chris Beardshaw visits Britain's largest protected wetland to see some rare plants and takes a look at ponds filled with exotics. [S,AD] 2026-08-18 3/3. Andrew Graham-Dixon explores Spain's art history. He reveals how the north of the country has produced some of the most dazzling art of the modern age. [S,AD] 2026-08-18 Magnus Magnusson hosts from Reading University. Specialist subjects include PG Wodehouse, Vincent van Gogh, science fiction and John Buchan. [S] 2026-08-18 Robert Robinson chairs as team captains Frank Muir and Patrick Campbell are joined by André Previn, Tom Conti, Barbara Kellerman and Tina Brown. [S] 2026-08-18 ...The Good, the Bad and the Ugly. 3/4. Art historian Sona Datta creates a television history of Michelangelo. [S] [HD] 2026-08-18 Writer George Melly talks about the influence of surrealism on his early life. Contains some scenes which some viewers may find upsetting. [S] 2026-08-18 Documentary recalling the life of Alfred Wainwright, the eccentric Lancastrian who created a series of iconic fell-walking books in the 1950s, and his love for the Lake District. [S] 2026-08-18 Chris Beardshaw visits Britain's largest protected wetland to see some rare plants and takes a look at ponds filled with exotics. [S,AD] 2026-08-18 3/3. Andrew Graham-Dixon explores Spain's art history. He reveals how the north of the country has produced some of the most dazzling art of the modern age. [S,AD] 2026-08-18 Writer George Melly talks about the influence of surrealism on his early life. Contains some scenes which some viewers may find upsetting. [S] 2026-08-18 ...The Good, the Bad and the Ugly. 3/4. Art historian Sona Datta creates a television history of Michelangelo. [S,SL] [HD] 2026-08-18 Programmes start at 7.00pm. [HD] 2026-08-18 2026-08-18 2026-08-18