BBC Four HD SkyTV

Programmes start at 7.00pm. [HD]

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]

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]

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]

Joseph Cooper invites viewers to match their musical wits against guests Joyce Grenfell, Richard Baker and Robin Ray. With guest musician Lina Lalandi. [S]

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]

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]

First transmitted in 1987, what is the future of manned space flight one year after the US Challenger disaster? [S]

Joseph Cooper invites viewers to match their musical wits against guests Joyce Grenfell, Richard Baker and Robin Ray. With guest musician Lina Lalandi. [S]

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]

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]

Programmes start at 7.00pm. [HD]

Programmes start at 7.00pm. [HD]

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]

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]

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]

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]

3/4. Using 60 years of BBC archive, Vanessa Collingridge examines the life of Elizabeth Tudor. [S,AD] [HD]

A Storyville documentary that revisits the 1994 scandal that embroiled competing US Olympic figure skaters Nancy Kerrigan and Tonya Harding. [S] [HD]

2/2. By the late 1880s, the buffalo teeter on the brink of extinction. [S] [HD]

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]

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]

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]

Programmes start at 7.00pm. [HD]

Programmes start at 7.00pm. [HD]

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]

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]

2/4. Brian Cox looks at our attempts to discover whether we are alone in the universe. [S,AD] [HD]

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]

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]

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]

...Andrew Marr's Paperback Heroes. 3/3. How the spy novel allows readers to engage with big questions about the human condition. [S,AD] [HD]

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]

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]

2/4. Brian Cox looks at our attempts to discover whether we are alone in the universe. [S,AD,SL] [HD]

Programmes start at 7.00pm. [HD]

Programmes start at 7.00pm. [HD]

9/15. Michael Portillo continues his rail exploration of the east of England. [S,AD] [HD]

3/5. Paul Rose walks the South West Coast Path. Here, he explores the spectacular South Cornwall coastline, where he discovers one of the world's finest stages at the Minack Theatre. [S] [HD]

Colourful, historical epic in which two British soldiers (Sean Connery and Michael Caine) in colonial India venture to uncharted realms in search of wealth and power. Deals with adult themes. [S] [HD]

A look at the life of Sean Connery, using rarely seen television interviews and classic archive clips to tell the story of his life and career. Narrated by Sylvia Syms. [S]

The Allies have a daring plan to stop World War II by the end of 1944, called Operation Market Garden. Could it work? Or are they going a bridge too far? Contains some strong language. [1977] [S] [HD]

9/15. Michael Portillo continues his rail exploration of the east of England. [S,AD] [HD]

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,SL] [HD]

Programmes start at 7.00pm. [HD]

Programmes start at 7.00pm. [HD]

Jamie Theakston presents the pop chart programme, first broadcast on 19 March 1999 and featuring Steps, The Beautiful South, Roxette, Travis, REM, Manic Street Preachers and Boyzone. [S]

Jayne Middlemiss presents the pop chart programme, first broadcast on 26 March 1999 and featuring Andy Williams, Kele Le Roc, Steps, Whitney Houston, Tina Cousins and B*Witched. [S]

Peter Powell presents the pop chart programme, featuring Tonight, Baccara, Brotherhood of Man, ELO, Lulu, Yellow Dog, Dusty Springfield, The Stranglers, David Castle and Legs & Co. [S]

Mike Read and Sybil Ruscoe present the pop chart programme, first broadcast on 9 February 1989 and featuring Rick Astley, Texas, Michael Ball, Bobby Brown and Morrissey. [S]

Tony Blackburn presents the pop chart programme featuring The Glitter Band, New Edition, JJ Barrie, Our Kid, Cliff Richard, Mud, Thin Lizzy, Dolly Parton and The Rolling Stones. [S]

Noel Edmonds presents the pop chart programme, featuring The Surprise Sisters, The Real Thing, Lee Garrett, The Sensational Alex Harvey Band, Flintlock, Osibisa and The Wurzels. [S]

A vintage collection of Nana Mouskouri's performances from the BBC archive, including her entry in the 1963 Eurovision Song Contest and musical collaborations. [S]

...Roussos, The King's Singers and James Galway. Nana Mouskouri is joined by Demis Roussos, The King's Singers and James Galway. [S]

International Greek singing star Nana Mouskouri performs a selection of songs, accompanied by her backing group, The Athenians. [S]

Nana Mouskouri and her backing group The Athenians are joined by special guests Olivia Newton-John, Calchakis and The King's Singers in a programme first broadcast in 1974. [S]

...Sleep, The Spinners and Morris Albert. Nana Mouskouri presents her own special kind of music and is joined by guests Morris Albert, The Spinners and Wayne Sleep. [S]

Jamie Theakston presents the pop chart programme, first broadcast on 19 March 1999 and featuring Steps, The Beautiful South, Roxette, Travis, REM, Manic Street Preachers and Boyzone. [S]

Jayne Middlemiss presents the pop chart programme, first broadcast on 26 March 1999 and featuring Andy Williams, Kele Le Roc, Steps, Whitney Houston, Tina Cousins and B*Witched. [S]

Peter Powell presents the pop chart programme, featuring Tonight, Baccara, Brotherhood of Man, ELO, Lulu, Yellow Dog, Dusty Springfield, The Stranglers, David Castle and Legs & Co. [S]

Programmes start at 7.00pm. [HD]

Programmes start at 7.00pm. [HD]

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]

Tony McAuley narrates a programme celebrating the culture, history and outstanding natural beauty of the Antrim Glens. [S]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]