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Keeping Up Appearances
Sitcom about an obsessive snob. When Hyacinth plans a nautical supper, events take an unexpected turn - and so does the boat.
2026-08-09
To the Manor Born
Sitcom. Audrey fforbes-Hamilton, an upper-class widow, is forced into an alliance with a self-made man in a bid to keep her stately home.
2026-08-09
Life on Earth
The story of life, from the first primitive cells to the plants and animals that live around us. David Attenborough looks at the advantages of birds' feathers.
2026-08-09
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2026-08-09
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Programmes start at 7.00pm.
2026-08-09
Eisteddfod 2026 with Huw Stephens
Celebrating 850 years since Wales's first recorded cultural festival, the National Eisteddfod returns to its historic roots in west Wales.
2026-08-09
NYO at the Proms
More than 150 of the country's best young musicians bring to life the dazzling world of Berlioz's Symphonie Fantastique.
2026-08-09
The Brontes Lived Here: Writers' Houses
Margaret Drabble visits Haworth Parsonage and the Yorkshire Moors, home of the famous literary family the Brontës and the setting for Emily's Wuthering Heights.
2026-08-09
Lady Antonia Fraser Remembers
.. The Birthday Party. Lady Antonia Fraser looks back fondly on the BBC's 1987 acclaimed adaptation of her husband Harold Pinter's play The Birthday Party.
2026-08-09
The Birthday Party
It's Stanley's birthday, but the party that is thrown for him is not quite what he was expecting. Written by Harold Pinter. Deals with adult themes.
2026-08-09
Harold Pinter - Part 1: The Room - Arena
A look at Pinter's key theme, the room, through the rooms in which he wrote his plays. Contains some strong language.
2026-08-09
Harold Pinter - Part 2: Celebration - Arena
Exploring the relationship between the public and private dimensions of Pinter's life. Contains some strong language.
2026-08-09
NYO at the Proms
More than 150 of the country's best young musicians bring to life the dazzling world of Berlioz's Symphonie Fantastique.
2026-08-10
This is BBC Four
Programmes start at 7.00pm.
2026-08-10
..programmes start at 7.00pm
2026-08-10
..programmes start at 7.00pm
2026-08-10
..programmes start at 7.00pm
2026-08-10
This is BBC Four
Programmes start at 7.00pm.
2026-08-10
The Architecture the Railways Built
Tim Dunn explores disused tube station Down Street in Mayfair, which played a crucial tactical role during WWII, and tours Rotterdam Centraal station with its designer.
2026-08-10
The Flying Gardener
Chris Beardshaw visits inspirational gardens by helicopter. A look at fine examples of vertical gardening found in the castles and villages of the Cotswolds.
2026-08-10
The Art of Spain
Andrew Graham-Dixon explores Spain's art history. He discovers how a brutal empire brought a Golden Age of art of the 16th and 17th centuries.
2026-08-10
Mastermind: 1977
Magnus Magnusson hosts from Reading University. Specialist subjects include the Alps, symphony orchestra instruments, children's literature and the Old Testament.
2026-08-10
Call My Bluff
Robert Robinson chairs as team captains Frank Muir and Patrick Campbell are joined by Nanette Newman, Bryan Forbes, Joanna Lumley and Russell Harty.
2026-08-10
The Sky at Night
Professor Brian Cox joins the team to explore the mind-bending mysteries of black holes discovered by the James Webb Space Telescope's most exciting new observations.
2026-08-10
The Golden Age of Spanish Painting: Omnibus
Humphrey Burton examines the golden age of Spanish painting, originally broadcast in 1976 to coincide with a major exhibition at the Royal Academy of Arts.
2026-08-10
One Hundred Great Paintings: The Magic of Light
Edwin Mullins looks at Francisco de Zurbaran's Still Life with Lemons, Oranges and a Rose.
2026-08-10
Britain's Lost Waterlands: Escape to Swallows and Amazons Country
Exploring the landscapes that inspired Arthur Ransome to write Swallows and Amazons.
2026-08-10