2026-02-08 03:30 ..programmes start at 7.00pm 09:30 ..programmes start at 7.00pm 10:58 This is BBC Four Programmes start at 7.00pm. [HD] 11:00 Meet the Ancestors 3/6. Archaeologist Julian Richards follows the scientific trail of the skeletons of a woman and three young children uncovered at a Stone Age temple in Dorset. [S] 11:30 Ulster in Focus: The Glens of Antrim Tony McAuley narrates a programme celebrating the culture, history and outstanding natural beauty of the Antrim Glens. [S] 11:50 The Good Old Days Leonard Sachs presents an edition of the old-time music hall programme, first broadcast on 3 February 1977. With Barbara Windsor, Norman Collier, Valerie Masterson and Jan Hunt. [S] 12:30 Hetty Wainthropp Investigates 6/6. An old friend gives Hetty her most baffling case yet. If she fails, a young woman will lose her baby and go to jail. [S] 13:20 Crossing A retired Georgian teacher crosses the border into Turkey in search of her missing niece. Contains strong language and some scenes of a sexual nature. [2024] [S] [HD] 15:00 Parkinson: The Interviews - Alec Guinness Michael Parkinson pays tribute to one of the world's finest actors. Alec Guinness talks about actors James Dean and Grace Kelly, playwright Alan Bennett and poet TS Eliot. [S] 15:40 Yes, Prime Minister 6/8. Classic political sitcom. Jim Hacker faces embarrassment when Sir Humphrey tells a bigwig friend in the arts that the government is planning to cut grants. [S] 16:10 Yes, Prime Minister 7/8. Jim Hacker decides to abolish the Department of Education and Science to reduce bureaucracy and save money, giving cash directly to schools. Sir Humphrey, of course, is appalled. [S] 16:40 Hetty Wainthropp Investigates 6/6. An old friend gives Hetty her most baffling case yet. If she fails, a young woman will lose her baby and go to jail. [S] 17:30 The Good Old Days Leonard Sachs presents an edition of the old-time music hall programme, first broadcast on 3 February 1977. With Barbara Windsor, Norman Collier, Valerie Masterson and Jan Hunt. [S] 18:10 Meet the Ancestors 3/6. Archaeologist Julian Richards follows the scientific trail of the skeletons of a woman and three young children uncovered at a Stone Age temple in Dorset. [S] 18:40 Ulster in Focus: The Glens of Antrim Tony McAuley narrates a programme celebrating the culture, history and outstanding natural beauty of the Antrim Glens. [S] 19:00 This is BBC Four Programmes start at 7.00pm. [HD] 21:30 ..programmes start at 7.00pm
2026-02-09 03:30 ..programmes start at 7.00pm 09:30 ..programmes start at 7.00pm 10:58 This is BBC Four Programmes start at 7.00pm. [HD] 11:00 The Pembrokeshire Coast: A Wild Year 1/3. A look at Pembrokeshire's wild and rugged coast, where life is defined by the rhythm of the seasons and the power of the sea. [S,AD] [HD] 12:00 Eurovision Classical Concerts: Manchester In a special concert from Aviva Studios, Manchester, the BBC Philharmonic plays Tchaikovsky's Swan Lake Suite as well as works by John Adams, Vaughan Williams and Thomas Adès. [S] [HD] 13:40 City Scapes: Berlin Programme exploring how the city of Berlin has developed since the fall of the wall in 1989. First broadcast in 2001. [S] 14:00 Trevor Eve, Juliet Stevenson... ...and David Thacker Remember A Doll's House. Trevor Eve, Juliet Stevenson and David Thacker look back on the 1992 Ibsen adaptation. [S] [HD] 14:30 Ibsen: A Doll's House The 1992 adaptation of Henrik Ibsen's classic play, directed by David Thacker. Nora, tired of being patronised and casually discounted by her husband, rebels against him. [S] 16:45 All the World's a Stage: The Master Builders Ronald Harwood looks at the founders of modern drama: Henrik Ibsen, August Strindberg, George Bernard Shaw and Frank Wedekind. First broadcast in 1984. [S] 17:45 Soundwaves: The Symphony of Physics 2/2. Dr Helen Czerski examines the extraordinary messages sound waves carry and how they help in understanding the world around us. [S,AD] [HD] 18:45 The Pembrokeshire Coast: A Wild Year 1/3. A look at Pembrokeshire's wild and rugged coast, where life is defined by the rhythm of the seasons and the power of the sea. [S,AD,SL] [HD] 19:45 This is BBC Four Programmes start at 7.00pm. [HD] 21:30 ..programmes start at 7.00pm
2026-02-10 03:30 ..programmes start at 7.00pm 09:30 ..programmes start at 7.00pm 10:58 This is BBC Four Programmes start at 7.00pm. [HD] 11:00 Wild China 4/6. From tribes hunting with eagles to the baking deserts of central Asia, the extreme landscapes in northern China mean life is always on the edge. [S,AD] [HD] 12:00 Call My Bluff Robert Robinson hosts as Frank Muir, Jilly Cooper and Quentin Bell play Patrick Campbell, Lesley-Anne Down and Anthony Valentine in the game of word definitions and deceptions. [S] 12:30 Face the Music Joseph Cooper invites viewers to test their musical wits against Valerie Pitts, Robin Ray and John Julius Norwich. With guest musician Stephen Kovacevich. [S] 13:00 Do We Really Need the Moon? Space scientist and lunar fanatic Dr Maggie Aderin-Pocock explores people's intimate relationship with the moon, a familiar presence in the sky that most take for granted. [S] [HD] 14:00 Cosmonauts: How Russia Won the Space Race Documentary telling the story of how the Russians led us into the space age. Contains some scenes which some viewers may find upsetting. [S] [HD] 15:30 Mir Mortals: Horizon First transmitted in 1998, this is the story of four men who orbited Earth on board the ill-fated Mir space station. [S]