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Hetty Wainthropp
When Hetty represents her neighbour at a creditor's meeting, she is hired to find a man who may have stolen from the neighbour.
2026-05-17
Personal Cinema: Maggie Smith
In a programme first broadcast in 1970, Maggie Smith talks to Michael Aspel about her career and chooses scenes from some of her favourite films.
2026-05-17
Ian Hislop Goes off the Rails
Ian Hislop takes a look at the notorious Beeching Report of 1963, which led to the closure of a third of the nation's railway lines and forced thousands of people onto the road.
2026-05-17
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2026-05-17
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2026-05-17
Nature: The Classical Collection
The natural world has always been a powerful inspiration to composers, and this programme takes us on an evocative journey through some of the best-loved musical responses.
2026-05-17
A Wild Year
In the north east of England lies a wild and remote moorland. This ancient landscape of heather-clad uplands and sheltered dales is home to red grouse and tough moorland sheep.
2026-05-17
Romeo and Juliet with Rudolf Nureyev and Margot Fonteyn
Margot Fonteyn and Rudolf Nureyev star in the Royal Ballet's Romeo and Juliet. From 1977.
2026-05-17
The Magic of Dance with Margot Fonteyn
Margot Fonteyn looks at the work of some of the greatest of the pioneers, from the Commedia dell'Arte in 17th-century Italy to Martha Graham in 20th-century America.
2026-05-17
Margot Fonteyn
A tribute to Dame Margot Fonteyn, first broadcast shortly after her death in 1991. Featuring interviews with colleagues and friends and extracts from her ballets.
2026-05-17
Rudolf Nureyev: Living Famously
A profile of Rudolf Nureyev, whose electrifying performances and enigmatic personality made him ballet's first major star. First broadcast in 2003.
2026-05-17
The Classical Collection
A celebration of the newly recognised glories of classical music, including a wealth of works written by largely forgotten or neglected composers.
2026-05-18
A Wild Year
In the north east of England lies a wild and remote moorland. This ancient landscape of heather-clad uplands and sheltered dales is home to red grouse and tough moorland sheep.
2026-05-18
This is BBC Four
Programmes start at 7.00pm.
2026-05-18
..programmes start at 7.00pm
2026-05-18
..programmes start at 7.00pm
2026-05-18
..programmes start at 7.00pm
2026-05-18
This is BBC Four
Programmes start at 7.00pm.
2026-05-18
University Challenge
Oriel College, Oxford play Christ's College, Cambridge in another first-round match.
2026-05-18
Only Connect
Quiz show presented by Victoria Coren in which patience and lateral thinking are as vital as knowledge, and connections need to be made between apparently unconnected things.
2026-05-18
India: Nature's Wonderland
Wildlife expert Liz Bonnin, actor Freida Pinto and mountaineer Jon Gupta reveal the hidden wonders of India's surprising natural world.
2026-05-18
Art of Scandinavia
Denmark becomes one of the greatest powers and arbiters of taste in northern Europe. Contains some scenes of a sexual nature.
2026-05-18
Gluck: Who Did She Think He Was?
The story of Gluck - Britain's cross-dressing high society painter of the 1930s - who staged 'one-man shows', had relationships with women and somehow got away with it.
2026-05-18
An Art Lovers' Guide
In the final episode of the series, our intrepid cultural explorers Janina Ramirez and Alastair Sooke set off on their most adventurous trip yet - to Baku, capital of Azerbaijan.
2026-05-18