BBC Four HD In the last of the series, archaeologist and historian Richard Miles examines the rise and fall of the Roman Empire. 2026-10-27 How experts are learning more about those who wrote the texts of the ancient Egyptians. 2026-10-27 Told through the experiences of its native species, this is the moving story of the changing fortunes of New Zealand's wildlife since humans first arrived. 2026-10-27 Programmes start at 7.00pm. 2026-10-27 2026-10-27 2026-10-27 2026-10-27 Programmes start at 7.00pm. 2026-10-27 What makes sharks built for speed? How do snakes move without limbs? How do sugar gliders fly without feathers? The answers all lie in their skin. 2026-10-27 Rugby legend Gareth and wife Maureen visit their top family holiday spot, St Davids. 2026-10-27 Stately sitcom. Audrey upbraids Richard for not sponsoring a charity event in aid of a new scout hut. 2026-10-27 Sitcom. Hyacinth has decided that, instead of her usual gift to Richard of slippers, he should receive skis instead. Richard, however, has no intention of taking up the sport. 2026-10-27 Documentary series. Robert Bartlett explores the impact of the Norman conquest of Britain and Ireland, and looks at how England adapted to its new masters. 2026-10-27 The remarkable story of the Harlem photographer, activist and cultural pioneer Kwame Brathwaite, whose work helped define the Black Is Beautiful movement. 2026-10-27 Professor Jim Al-Khalili tells the story of how we went from thinking we were close to a complete understanding of the universe to realising we had seen almost none of it. 2026-10-27 What makes sharks built for speed? How do snakes move without limbs? How do sugar gliders fly without feathers? The answers all lie in their skin. 2026-10-28 Rugby legend Gareth and wife Maureen visit their top family holiday spot, St Davids. 2026-10-28 In the last of the series, archaeologist and historian Richard Miles examines the rise and fall of the Roman Empire. 2026-10-28 Documentary series. Robert Bartlett explores the impact of the Norman conquest of Britain and Ireland, and looks at how England adapted to its new masters. 2026-10-28 Programmes start at 7.00pm. 2026-10-28 2026-10-28 2026-10-28 2026-10-28 Programmes start at 7.00pm. 2026-10-28 Professor Ben Garrod reveals how skin protects vertebrates from extremes of temperature, the harmful effect of UV and a host of living organisms that want to get in. 2026-10-28 Gareth and Maureen enlist in tank school and gear up for a drive like no other. In the Brecon Beacons, they discover if they've finally cracked the art of narrowboating. 2026-10-28 Documentary that explores Emperor Augustus's Alpine campaign, revealing for the first time the route, weapons and tactics used by the Romans to successfully annex the unconquered Alps. 2026-10-28 Architect Sand Helsel applauds Trellick Tower, a brutalist tower block in west London, designed by Erno Goldfinger and completed in 1972. 2026-10-28 Brian Cox explores a planet that dwarfs all the others: Jupiter. 2026-10-28 Marlow is getting better, and the different strands of his fiction and reality begin to occupy the same time and place. Contains some strong language and some scenes of a sexual nature. 2026-10-28 Marlow still dreams about the homecoming and the frightening figure of the scarecrow. Deals with adult themes. 2026-10-28