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] 09:20 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] 10:20 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] 10:50 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] 11:20 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] 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
2026-03-26 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 2/6. Fred Dibnah visits Hampton Court Palace and examines a 15th-century manor house. [S] 04:30 Wainwright Walks: Coast to Coast 5/6. Documentary series. After visiting Richmond, Julia Bradbury crosses the vale between the Dales and her last National Park, the North York Moors. [S,AD] [HD] 05:00 My Garden of a Thousand Bees Wildlife film-maker Martin Dohrn is bee obsessed. He has found over 60 species in his Bristol garden and sets out to film them, with mind-blowing results. [S,AD] [HD] 05:50 100 Great Paintings: Stubbs - The Grosvenor Hunt An introduction to John Stubbs's 18th-century masterpiece The Grosvenor Hunt. Written and narrated by John Jacob. [S] 06:00 Secrets of Size: Atoms to Supergalaxies 2/2. In this mind-bending film, Jim Al-Khalili explores the universe at its largest, from our solar system up to giant networks of interconnected galaxies. [S] [HD] 07:00 This Life 3/11. Drama series. Egg takes on a medical negligence case and becomes emotionally involved with a client who has cancer. Contains some strong language. [S] 07:45 This Life 4/11. Delilah outstays her welcome, and Anna resorts to devious means to get her way. Contains very strong language and some scenes of a sexual nature. [S] 08:25 Vasa: The Ghost Ship Film following the work of archaeologists, divers and historians as they make new discoveries about a remarkably well-preserved 17th-century galleon raised from the Baltic in 1961. [S] [HD]