BBC Four HD A professor develops an extraordinary relationship with an octopus when he invites it to live in his home to learn about its intelligence. 2026-10-04 Celebrating Lee Miller, a model turned photographer turned war reporter. Contains scenes which some viewers may find disturbing. 2026-10-04 Programmes start at 7.00pm. 2026-10-04 2026-10-04 2026-10-04 2026-10-04 Programmes start at 7.00pm. 2026-10-04 Fusing biography, art and fashion history, Amber Butchart explores the lives of historical figures through their clothes. She looks at van Eyck's Arnolfini Portrait. 2026-10-04 The hunt for the next classical music superstar begins. Presented by Petroc Trelawny. 2026-10-04 Experts from archaeologists to astrophysicists offer new insights on the Bayeux Tapestry, an artefact which, despite its fame, has remained shrouded in mystery. 2026-10-04 David Bamber looks back on the BBC adaptation of Kevin Elyot's play My Night with Reg. 2026-10-04 Six gay friends discuss love, friendship and infidelity over the course of three nights. Contains strong language and some scenes of a sexual nature. 2026-10-04 Drama that chronicles the trials of a Hackney cafe owner trying to prevent his son from getting involved in London's gun culture. Contains very strong language. 2026-10-04 Playwright and artistic director of London's Young Vic theatre Kwame Kwei-Armah shares some of the influences that have had a significant impact on his work. 2026-10-05 Fusing biography, art and fashion history, Amber Butchart explores the lives of historical figures through their clothes. She looks at van Eyck's Arnolfini Portrait. 2026-10-05 Experts from archaeologists to astrophysicists offer new insights on the Bayeux Tapestry, an artefact which, despite its fame, has remained shrouded in mystery. 2026-10-05 Programmes start at 7.00pm. 2026-10-05 2026-10-05 2026-10-05 2026-10-05 Programmes start at 7.00pm. 2026-10-05 Andrew Scott narrates a special programme which celebrates winter and explores how animals and plants rise to the challenges it brings. 2026-10-05 Andrew Graham-Dixon takes a stunning visual journey through French art history. He traces its development to the arrival of classicism and the Age of Enlightenment. 2026-10-05 Magnus Magnusson presents the quiz programme from Keele University. The specialist subjects are Emperor Tiberius, the Vikings, Ralph Vaughan Williams and the life and travels of David Livingstone. 2026-10-05 Robert Robinson hosts as Frank Muir, Nerys Hughes and Tim Rice take on Patrick Campbell, Diane Keen and Ian Ogilvy, Nerys Hughes in the game of word definitions and deceptions. 2026-10-05 Anita Brookner shares her unique insights on works by the world's greatest painters. 2026-10-05 Leonardo trains as an artist and eventually paints a masterpiece, The Last Supper. 2026-10-05 Richard Miles explores the power and the paradox of the 'Greek Thing' - a blossoming in art, philosophy and science that went hand in hand with political discord. 2026-10-05