BBC Four HD
Voyages of Discovery
Paul Rose tells the story of the USS Squalus, stranded on the bottom of the Atlantic in 1939 and the first time anyone had been saved from a stricken submarine.
2026-08-16
The Wildest Weather in the Universe
A look at the fledgling field of extraterrestrial meteorology.
2026-08-16
This is BBC Four
Programmes start at 7.00pm.
2026-08-16
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2026-08-16
..programmes start at 7.00pm
2026-08-16
..programmes start at 7.00pm
2026-08-16
This is BBC Four
Programmes start at 7.00pm.
2026-08-16
Bill Oddie Goes Wild
Bill Oddie presents a compilation of the best clips from the three series of Bill Oddie Goes Wild.
2026-08-16
Birding with Bill Oddie
Bill Oddie revisits his childhood birding haunts to discover how they have changed over 50 years.
2026-08-16
Bill Oddie's Top Ten Birds
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.
2026-08-16
Debuts at the Proms
A celebration of moments that make Proms history: landmark premieres and remarkable debuts, including first appearances of artists, orchestras and even instruments.
2026-08-16
Black Watch
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..
2026-08-16
Black Watch: A Soldier's Story
An insight into the National Theatre of Scotland's Black Watch, a play about the Iraq War. Contains very strong language.
2026-08-16
Jane Austen: The Unseen Portrait?
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.
2026-08-16
Debuts at the Proms
A celebration of moments that make Proms history: landmark premieres and remarkable debuts, including first appearances of artists, orchestras and even instruments.
2026-08-17
Bill Oddie Goes Wild
Bill Oddie presents a compilation of the best clips from the three series of Bill Oddie Goes Wild.
2026-08-17
Birding with Bill Oddie
Bill Oddie revisits his childhood birding haunts to discover how they have changed over 50 years.
2026-08-17
This is BBC Four
Programmes start at 7.00pm.
2026-08-17
..programmes start at 7.00pm
2026-08-17
..programmes start at 7.00pm
2026-08-17
..programmes start at 7.00pm
2026-08-17
This is BBC Four
Programmes start at 7.00pm.
2026-08-17
The Architecture the Railways Built
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.
2026-08-17
The Flying Gardener
Chris Beardshaw visits Britain's largest protected wetland to see some rare plants and takes a look at ponds filled with exotics.
2026-08-17
The Art of Spain
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.
2026-08-17
Mastermind: 1977
Magnus Magnusson hosts from Reading University. Specialist subjects include PG Wodehouse, Vincent van Gogh, science fiction and John Buchan.
2026-08-17
Call My Bluff
Robert Robinson chairs as team captains Frank Muir and Patrick Campbell are joined by André Previn, Tom Conti, Barbara Kellerman and Tina Brown.
2026-08-17
Art on the BBC: Michelangelo - The Good, the Bad and the Ugly
Art historian Sona Datta creates a television history of Michelangelo.
2026-08-17
Art and Design: The Journey
Writer George Melly talks about the influence of surrealism on his early life. Contains some scenes which some viewers may find upsetting.
2026-08-17
Wainwright: The Man Who Loved the Lakes
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.
2026-08-17
The Flying Gardener
Chris Beardshaw visits Britain's largest protected wetland to see some rare plants and takes a look at ponds filled with exotics.
2026-08-17
The Art of Spain
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.
2026-08-17