2026-02-01 02:30 ..programmes start at 7.00pm 03:58 This is BBC Four Programmes start at 7.00pm. [HD] 04:00 Meet the Ancestors 2/6. Archaeologist Julian Richards joins an excavation team as they uncover a rare find from a fourth-century Roman cemetery in Winchester: a lead coffin. [S] 04:30 Britain's Wild Places: Ravens Return Natural history short. Newborough Forest, on the edge of the west coast of Anglesey in north Wales, is home to one of the biggest raven roosts in Europe. [S] 04:40 The Good Old Days Leonard Sachs chairs the old-time music hall programme. With Les Dawson, Lorna Luft, Stephanie Voss, Bryan Burdon, Bill Drysdale, Chrissie Cartwright and Peter Reeves. [S] 05:30 Hetty Wainthropp Investigates 5/6. Hetty agrees to help an anxious mother whose schizophrenic adult son has disappeared. [S] 06:20 Blackshore 5/6. With Cian on her side, Fia takes the law into her own hands to find the truth. Contains some strong language, sexual violence and some upsetting scenes. [S,AD] [HD] 07:10 Blackshore 6/6. Fia is still struggling to find the evidence she needs to bring the case to a close. Contains some strong language, prolonged violence and upsetting scenes. [S,AD] [HD] 08:00 Afire Tensions escalate among a group of young people at a holiday home by the Baltic coast. Contains some strong language and some upsetting scenes. [2023] [S] [HD] 09:40 Parkinson with Terry Wogan,... ...Betty Boothroyd and Harry Enfield. Chat show hosted by Michael Parkinson, featuring guests Terry Wogan, Betty Boothroyd and Harry Enfield. [S] 10:40 Yes, Prime Minister 4/8. Classic sitcom. When a scandal breaks in the City, Jim Hacker and Sir Humphrey cannot agree on who should be the new governor of the Bank of England. [S] 11:10 Yes, Prime Minister 5/8. Classic political sitcom. Jim Hacker meets a local councillor who has radical ideas about local government. The PM likes what he hears, unlike Sir Humphrey. [S] 11:40 Hetty Wainthropp Investigates 5/6. Hetty agrees to help an anxious mother whose schizophrenic adult son has disappeared. [S] 12:30 This is BBC Four Programmes start at 7.00pm. [HD] 14:30 ..programmes start at 7.00pm 20:30 ..programmes start at 7.00pm
2026-02-02 02:30 ..programmes start at 7.00pm 03:58 This is BBC Four Programmes start at 7.00pm. [HD] 04:00 Come Dancing 1978: Grand Final Terry Wogan hosts as Midlands and West take on North West in the 1978 Come Dancing grand final from the Lyceum Ballroom, London. With commentary by Barri Haynes. [S] 04:40 Wogan's Best of Blankety Blank Terry Wogan introduces a classic edition of the celebrity word game, featuring guest panellists Lorraine Chase, Val Doonican, David Hamilton, Dickie Henderson, Karen Kay and Elaine Stritch. [S] 05:10 Wogan: The Best Of 14/15. Sir Terry Wogan presents more magical moments from his days in the hotseat of Britain's best-loved chat show, with guests including Judi Dench, Helen Mirren and Bob Hoskins. [S] 05:55 Mark Lawson Talks to Terry Wogan Mark Lawson talks to legendary broadcaster Terry Wogan about his life and 50-year career, from his early years on Irish radio to his ever-popular Radio 2 show. [S] [HD] 06:55 Ibsen: The Lady from the Sea (1974) The 1974 adaption of Henrik Ibsen's story of Ellida Wangel, her marriage issues and her pursuit of happiness and love elsewhere. [S] 08:45 Mañana Broadcast on 1 February 1956, composer Arthur Benjamin's Mañana was the first opera commissioned by the BBC. [S] 10:00 Soundwaves: The Symphony of Physics 1/2. Dr Helen Czerski investigates the science behind the sounds we're familiar with and the sounds that we normally can't hear, from Big Ben to the Stromboli volcano. [S,AD] [HD] 11:00 Come Dancing 1978: Grand Final Terry Wogan hosts as Midlands and West take on North West in the 1978 Come Dancing grand final from the Lyceum Ballroom, London. With commentary by Barri Haynes. [S] 11:40 Wogan: The Best Of 14/15. Sir Terry Wogan presents more magical moments from his days in the hotseat of Britain's best-loved chat show, with guests including Judi Dench, Helen Mirren and Bob Hoskins. [S] 12:25 This is BBC Four Programmes start at 7.00pm. [HD] 14:30 ..programmes start at 7.00pm 20:30 ..programmes start at 7.00pm
2026-02-03 02:30 ..programmes start at 7.00pm 03:58 This is BBC Four Programmes start at 7.00pm. [HD] 04:00 Wild China 3/6. Series about the creatures that live in China's most beautiful landscapes. This episode looks at the remote Tibetan Plateau, home to chiru antelopes, wild yaks and bears. [S,AD] [HD] 05:00 Art of Persia 3/3. Samira Ahmed goes back to when Persia faced her gravest threat, Genghis Khan, and reveals how the Safavids, who succeeded the Mongols, give Iran a powerful new identity. [S,AD] [HD] 06:00 Call My Bluff Robert Robinson hosts as Frank Muir, Joanna Lumley and Miles Kington face Patrick Campbell, Rula Lenska and Ian Wooldridge in the panel game of word definitions and deceptions. [S] 06:30 Face the Music Joseph Cooper invites viewers to match their musical wits against guests Joyce Grenfell, Richard Baker and Robin Ray. With guest musician Lina Lalandi. [S] 07:00 Brian Cox: Seven Days on Mars With unique access to Nasa, Brian Cox follows Perseverance rover's search for life on Mars during a critical seven-day period as it undertakes an epic journey across the red planet. [S,AD] [HD] 08:30 Voyage to Mars: The Longest Goodbye Film following Nasa psychologist Dr Al Holland as he prepares Mars-bound astronauts for the psychological demands of a three-year absence from Earth. [S] [HD] 09:55 The Race to Mars: Tomorrow's World First transmitted in 1987, what is the future of manned space flight one year after the US Challenger disaster? [S] 10:25 Face the Music Joseph Cooper invites viewers to match their musical wits against guests Joyce Grenfell, Richard Baker and Robin Ray. With guest musician Lina Lalandi. [S] 10:55 Meet the Ancestors 2/6. Archaeologist Julian Richards joins an excavation team as they uncover a rare find from a fourth-century Roman cemetery in Winchester: a lead coffin. [S] 11:25 Art of Persia 3/3. Samira Ahmed goes back to when Persia faced her gravest threat, Genghis Khan, and reveals how the Safavids, who succeeded the Mongols, give Iran a powerful new identity. [S,AD,SL] [HD] 12:25 This is BBC Four Programmes start at 7.00pm. [HD] 14:30 ..programmes start at 7.00pm 20:30 ..programmes start at 7.00pm
2026-02-04 02:30 ..programmes start at 7.00pm 03:58 This is BBC Four Programmes start at 7.00pm. [HD] 04:00 Great British Railway Journeys 7/15. Michael Portillo continues his railway exploration of the postwar Britain of his youth on a journey from London to Cambridge, starting at South Bank. [S,AD] [HD] 04:30 Coastal Path 1/5. Explorer Paul Rose sets off on the walk of a lifetime - 630 miles of the South West Coast Path, discovering wildlife, wild traditions and wild adventure along the way. [S] [HD] 05:00 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] 05:30 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] 06:00 Queen Elizabeth I: A Timewatch Guide 3/4. Using 60 years of BBC archive, Vanessa Collingridge examines the life of Elizabeth Tudor. [S,AD] [HD] 07:00 Price of Gold - Storyville A Storyville documentary that revisits the 1994 scandal that embroiled competing US Olympic figure skaters Nancy Kerrigan and Tonya Harding. [S] [HD] 08:15 The Great American Buffalo 2/2. By the late 1880s, the buffalo teeter on the brink of extinction. [S] [HD] 10:10 Great British Railway Journeys 7/15. Michael Portillo continues his railway exploration of the postwar Britain of his youth on a journey from London to Cambridge, starting at South Bank. [S,AD] [HD] 10:40 Coastal Path 1/5. Explorer Paul Rose sets off on the walk of a lifetime - 630 miles of the South West Coast Path, discovering wildlife, wild traditions and wild adventure along the way. [S] [HD] 11:10 Wild China 3/6. Series about the creatures that live in China's most beautiful landscapes. This episode looks at the remote Tibetan Plateau, home to chiru antelopes, wild yaks and bears. [S,AD,SL] [HD] 12:10 This is BBC Four Programmes start at 7.00pm. [HD] 14:30 ..programmes start at 7.00pm 20:30 ..programmes start at 7.00pm
2026-02-05 02:30 ..programmes start at 7.00pm 03:58 This is BBC Four Programmes start at 7.00pm. [HD] 04:00 Great British Railway Journeys 8/15. Michael Portillo ventures deep underground onto London's newest railway: the Elizabeth Line. He travels across London before transferring to the Epping Ongar Heritage Railway. [S,AD] [HD] 04:30 Coastal Path 2/5. Five-part series in which explorer Paul Rose walks the South West Coast Path. Here, he explores the rugged north Cornish coast and takes a grand tour of Tintagel Castle. [S] [HD] 05:00 Brian Cox's Adventures in Space and Time 2/4. Brian Cox looks at our attempts to discover whether we are alone in the universe. [S,AD] [HD] 06:00 Tribe 2/6. Explorer Bruce Parry travels to the frozen tundra of Northern Siberia, spending a month with a brigade of Nenet reindeer herders during their winter migration. [S,AD] 07:00 Smiley's People 5/6. Seminal 1982 spy drama series. Smiley is hot on the trail leading to Karla but must make the ultimate sacrifice - cutting off his wife Ann. [S] 08:00 Smiley's People 6/6. Seminal 1980s spy drama series. The final confrontation between Smiley and Karla takes place. But in this game there are no victors, only losers. [S]