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] 09:05 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] 09:55 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] 10:55 The Picture of Dorian Gray: The Read with Luke Thompson Oscar Wilde's haunting tale of beauty, vanity and moral corruption. [S] [HD] 11:55 This is BBC Four Programmes start at 7.00pm. [HD] 14:30 ..programmes start at 7.00pm 20:30 ..programmes start at 7.00pm
2026-03-24 02:30 ..programmes start at 7.00pm 03:58 This is BBC Four Programmes start at 7.00pm. [HD] 04:00 Seven Worlds, One Planet 3/7. A look at South America - the most species-rich continent on earth. [S,AD] [HD] 05:00 Treasures of Ancient Egypt 1/3. Tracing the origins of Egypt's unique visual style, Alastair Sooke treks across the Sahara and travels the Nile to find the rarely seen art of its earliest peoples. [S] [HD] 06:00 Call My Bluff Robert Robinson hosts as Patrick Campbell, Sinead Cusak and Ian Ogilvy take on Frank Muir, Penelope Keith and Miles Kington 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 Joyce Grenfell, Robin Ray and Derek Hart. The guest musician is soprano Isobel Baillie. [S] 07:00 The Unseen Alistair Cooke A revealing portrait of one of the most celebrated broadcasters of the 20th century, Alistair Cooke, whose Radio 4 programme Letter from America spanned 58 years. [S,AD] [HD] 08:00 Rose Wylie: This Rose Is Blooming - imagine ... Alan Yentob meets Rose Wylie and delves into her curious and colourful world. Contains some strong language and some violent scenes. [S] [HD] 09:10 Nature and Us: A History through Art 3/3. James Fox uses art to explore the relationship between humans and nature across the last 100 years. [S] [HD] 10:10 Face the Music Joseph Cooper invites viewers to match their musical wits against Joyce Grenfell, Robin Ray and Derek Hart. The guest musician is soprano Isobel Baillie. [S] 10:40 Seven Worlds, One Planet 3/7. A look at South America - the most species-rich continent on earth. [S,AD] [HD] 11:40 Treasures of Ancient Egypt 1/3. Tracing the origins of Egypt's unique visual style, Alastair Sooke treks across the Sahara and travels the Nile to find the rarely seen art of its earliest peoples. [S,SL] [HD] 12:40 This is BBC Four Programmes start at 7.00pm. [HD] 14:30 ..programmes start at 7.00pm 20:30 ..programmes start at 7.00pm
2026-03-25 02:30 ..programmes start at 7.00pm 03:58 This is BBC Four Programmes start at 7.00pm. [HD] 04:00 Fred Dibnah's Magnificent Monuments 1/6. Steeplejack Fred Dibnah tours Britain's engineering marvels. This edition visits Warwick, Edinburgh and Conwy to explore the development of the fortress. [S] 04:30 Wainwright Walks: Coast to Coast 4/6. Julia Bradbury traverses Swaledale in Yorkshire. Wainwright studied this 22-mile section in detail, presenting a route of valley bottom and windswept moor top. [S,AD] [HD] 05:00 Keeping Up Appearances 6/6. Sitcom about a snobbish housewife and her long-suffering husband. Hyacinth quite enjoys a family christening - except when it is Daisy's family. [S] 05:30 Sorry! 4/6. 1980s sitcom about a middle-aged man still living with his parents. Timothy makes a determined effort to find himself a flat. [S] 06:00 A History of Britain by Simon Schama 4/7. The story of Edward I - the Hammer of the Scots - whose attempts to force English rule on Scotland and Wales strengthened the identities of all the British nations. [S,AD] 07:00 Khartoum - Storyville A Storyville documentary, set against the backdrop of conflict in Sudan, that follows five Khartoum residents as they search for freedom amid revolution and war. [S] [HD] 08:20 The Girl Who Talked to Dolphins The story of a 1960s experiment that tried to teach a dolphin to speak English. Contains some scenes which some viewers may find upsetting. [S,AD] [HD]