BBC Four HD 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 Andrew Scott narrates a special programme which celebrates winter and explores how animals and plants rise to the challenges it brings. 2026-10-06 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. 2026-10-06 Programmes start at 7.00pm. 2026-10-06 2026-10-06 2026-10-06 2026-10-06 Programmes start at 7.00pm. 2026-10-06 Ben Garrod shows how bone can support animals that are both minuscule and massive. Contains some scenes which some viewers may find upsetting. 2026-10-06 When Diana's niece Sarah goes into labour, both Tom and Diana are needed - despite Diana's protestations of of being too squeamish. 2026-10-06 Arthur arrives as usual to help out on the Grantleigh estate, but Audrey can't give him work. 2026-10-06 Suburban sitcom. Hyacinth suddenly has a lot on her hands - attending the mayor's fancy dress ball and getting to know an important new neighbour. 2026-10-06 Thomas Cromwell is revealed as a revolutionary who laid the foundations of modern Britain. 2026-10-06 A raw tribute celebrating the late Scottish-Kenyan singer-songwriter Beldina Odenyo. Contains very strong language. 2026-10-06 Dan Cruickshank presents a documentary revealing the story of the Dalai Lama, his secret Himalayan kingdom and his exile, using eyewitness accounts and colour archive footage. 2026-10-06 Ben Garrod shows how bone can support animals that are both minuscule and massive. Contains some scenes which some viewers may find upsetting. 2026-10-06 Anita Brookner shares her unique insights on works by the world's greatest painters. 2026-10-07