2026-03-20 02:30 ..programmes start at 7.00pm 03:58 This is BBC Four Programmes start at 7.00pm. [HD] 04:00 Villages by the Sea - Alnmouth 3/6. Archaeologist Ben Robinson visits Alnmouth on England's north east coast and discovers the village's historical role in feeding the nation. [S] [HD] 04:30 Wainwright Walks: Coast to Coast 3/6. Julia Bradbury crosses the sparse Eden Valley and passes through the bustling outpost of Kirkby Stephen, before making a boggy climb up and over the Pennines. [S,AD] [HD] 05:00 The Normans 3/3. Professor Robert Bartlett explores the impact of the Normans on southern Europe and the Middle East, as they spread south in the 11th century. [S,AD] [HD] 06:00 Cabaret Bob Fosse's musical set in 1930s Berlin. Cabaret singer Sally Bowles is lovestruck by a naive young Englishman amid the city's louche cafe society. Deals with adult themes. [1972] [S,AD] 08:00 New York, New York An egotistical saxophonist and a lounge singer embark upon a strained and rocky romance. Contains language which some may find offensive. [1977] [S] 10:35 Villages by the Sea 3/6. Archaeologist Ben Robinson visits Alnmouth on England's north east coast and discovers the village's historical role in feeding the nation. [S] [HD] 11:05 Wainwright Walks: Coast to Coast 3/6. Julia Bradbury crosses the sparse Eden Valley and passes through the bustling outpost of Kirkby Stephen, before making a boggy climb up and over the Pennines. [S,AD] [HD] 11:35 The Normans 3/3. Professor Robert Bartlett explores the impact of the Normans on southern Europe and the Middle East, as they spread south in the 11th century. [S,AD,SL] 12:35 This is BBC Four Programmes start at 7.00pm. [HD] 14:30 ..programmes start at 7.00pm 20:30 ..programmes start at 7.00pm
2026-03-21 02:30 ..programmes start at 7.00pm 03:58 This is BBC Four Programmes start at 7.00pm. [HD] 04:00 TOTP: 1999 Jamie Theakston presents the pop chart programme, featuring Backstreet Boys, 21st Century Girls, Another Level, Cher, Feeder, Red Hot Chili Peppers and Baz Luhrmann. [S] 04:30 TOTP: 1999 Jamie Theakston presents the pop chart programme, first broadcast on 18 June 1999 and featuring The Wiseguys, Shania Twain, Cartoons, Tatyana Ali, Cher, Lauryn Hill and S Club 7. [S] 05:00 TOTP: 1983 Tony Blackburn and Gary Davies present the chart show, from 17 March 1983. Featuring Bananarama, The Style Council, Ultravox, Joan Armatrading, Bonnie Tyler and Bucks Fizz. [S] 05:30 TOTP: 1986 Janice Long and Simon Bates present the pop chart programme, first broadcast on 20 March 1986 and featuring Jim Diamond, Pet Shop Boys, The Real Thing, Diana Ross and Mr. Mister. [S] 06:00 Neil Sedaka Says: All You Need Is the Music Hugely successful singer-songwriter Neil Sedaka plays hits from his early rock 'n' roll days and his later, more lyrical age in this special one-man show from the 1980s. [S] 06:45 Neil Sedaka: That's When the Music Takes Me - Legends Documentary profiling songwriter and performer Neil Sedaka, the man behind hits like Oh Carol, Is This the Way to Amarillo and Solitaire. [S] [HD] 07:45 Neil Sedaka: In Concert A concert by American singer-songwriter Neil Sedaka. First broadcast in 1975. Songs include Love Will Keep Us Together, Laughter in the Rain and When You Were Lovin' Me. [S] 08:15 Piano Greats at the BBC A collection of piano songs from a selection of the BBC's best-loved music programmes. [S] [HD] 09:45 Neil Sedaka Says: All You Need Is the Music Hugely successful singer-songwriter Neil Sedaka plays hits from his early rock 'n' roll days and his later, more lyrical age in this special one-man show from the 1980s. [S] 10:35 TOTP: 1999 Jamie Theakston presents the pop chart programme, featuring Backstreet Boys, 21st Century Girls, Another Level, Cher, Feeder, Red Hot Chili Peppers and Baz Luhrmann. [S] 11:05 TOTP: 1999 Jamie Theakston presents the pop chart programme, first broadcast on 18 June 1999 and featuring The Wiseguys, Shania Twain, Cartoons, Tatyana Ali, Cher, Lauryn Hill and S Club 7. [S] 11:35 TOTP: 1983 Tony Blackburn and Gary Davies present the chart show, from 17 March 1983. Featuring Bananarama, The Style Council, Ultravox, Joan Armatrading, Bonnie Tyler and Bucks Fizz. [S] 12:05 TOTP: 1986 Janice Long and Simon Bates present the pop chart programme, first broadcast on 20 March 1986 and featuring Jim Diamond, Pet Shop Boys, The Real Thing, Diana Ross and Mr. Mister. [S] 12:35 This is BBC Four Programmes start at 7.00pm. [HD] 14:30 ..programmes start at 7.00pm 20:30 ..programmes start at 7.00pm
2026-03-22 02:30 ..programmes start at 7.00pm 03:58 This is BBC Four Programmes start at 7.00pm. [HD] 04:00 Butterflies: A Very British Obsession 8/14. Documentary featuring the fascinating lives of Britain's beautiful butterflies, filmed in exquisite detail and celebrating their enduring appeal to the British people. [S] [HD] 04:45 The Good Old Days Leonard Sachs presents an edition of the old time music hall programme, first broadcast on 27 January 1977. With Mike Reid, The Beverley Sisters, Valerie Monese and Graham Clark. [S] 05:30 Hetty Wainthropp Investigates 6/6. A women's refuge is under threat, and Hetty poses as a battered wife in order to locate the security leak. [S] 06:20 La Chimera Archaeologist turned grave robber Arthur rejoins his old gang to raid Etruscan tombs. Contains strong language. [2023] [S] [HD] 08:25 Parkinson Michael Parkinson interviews Alistair Cooke, the journalist and broadcaster best known for his long-running radio programme Letter from America. First broadcast in 1980. [S] 09:25 Keeping Up Appearances 5/6. Sitcom about a snobbish housewife. Hyacinth's social standing at a church function is jeopardised when Daisy tries to encourage Onslow to become more ardent. [S] 09:55 Sorry! 3/6. Sitcom about a middle-aged bachelor who lives with his domineering mother and ineffectual father. Timothy tries to stop his godson being bullied at school. [S] 10:25 Hetty Wainthropp Investigates 6/6. A women's refuge is under threat, and Hetty poses as a battered wife in order to locate the security leak. [S] 11:15 The Good Old Days Leonard Sachs presents an edition of the old time music hall programme, first broadcast on 27 January 1977. With Mike Reid, The Beverley Sisters, Valerie Monese and Graham Clark. [S] 12:00 Butterflies A Very British Obsession 8/14. Documentary featuring the fascinating lives of Britain's beautiful butterflies, filmed in exquisite detail and celebrating their enduring appeal to the British people. [S] [HD] 12:45 This is BBC Four Programmes start at 7.00pm. [HD] 14:30 ..programmes start at 7.00pm 20:30 ..programmes start at 7.00pm
2026-03-23 02:30 ..programmes start at 7.00pm 03:58 This is BBC Four Programmes start at 7.00pm. [HD] 04:00 Travels with Pevsner 4/6. Lucinda Lambton explores the architecture of County Durham, with visits to Durham Cathedral, Beamish Open Air Museum and Lambton Castle. [S] 04:50 Poems in Their Place: WB Yeats Seamus Heaney visits Coole Park, County Galway to read some of WB Yeats's work. [S] 05:00 The Life and Loves of Oscar Wilde A candid portrait of Oscar Wilde and his remarkable family, including revelations by his grandson Merlin Holland and Lady Alice Douglas. [S] 06:00 The Picture of Dorian Gray: The Read with Luke Thompson Oscar Wilde's haunting tale of beauty, vanity and moral corruption. [S] [HD] 07:00 Ibsen: The Master Builder (1958) Donald Wolfit stars as Halvard Solness in 1958 adaption of Henrik Ibsen's play, set in Solness's Norwegian home in the late 19th century. [S] 08:35 Mindful Escapes: Breathe, Release, Restore 2/4. Mindfulness expert Andy Puddicombe shows what we can learn from the ways in which animals adapt to changes in the world around them. [S] [HD]