2026-05-04 02:30 ..programmes start at 7.00pm 08:30 ..programmes start at 7.00pm 09:58 This is BBC Four Programmes start at 7.00pm. [HD] 10:00 Travels with Pevsner 6/6. With Nikolaus Pevsner's Buildings of England in hand, Michael Bracewell explores the architecture of Surrey. Amongst the places he visits are Polesden Lacey and Whitely Village. [S] 10:50 Inside Classical: Dvorak's New World Symphony The BBC Philharmonic performs Bruch's First Violin Concerto and Dvorak's New World. [S] [HD] 12:00 Attenborough's Passion Projects 3/4. David Attenborough looks back on his personal highlights. First transmitted in 1989, Lost Worlds, Vanished Lives explores the world's major fossil sites. [S,AD] [HD] 13:00 Darcey Bussell on The Magic of Dance Dame Darcey Bussell introduces us to a gem from the BBC's dance archives, The Magic of Dance, presented by celebrated ballet dancer Margot Fonteyn. [S] [HD] 13:10 The Magic of Dance with Margot Fonteyn 1/6. Margot Fonteyn discusses the role of the male in dance. Her story is illustrated by some of the world's greatest dancers performing some of the era's most enduring dances. [S] 14:10 Sammy Davis Jr at the BBC A collection of some of Sammy Davis Jr's finest moments on British television - showing off his unbeatable talents as singer and raconteur. [S] [HD] 15:10 Confucius: Genius of the Ancient World 3/3. Bettany Hughes visits China on the trail of Confucius, a great sage of Chinese history. [S,AD] [HD] 16:10 Travels with Pevsner 6/6. With Nikolaus Pevsner's Buildings of England in hand, Michael Bracewell explores the architecture of Surrey. Amongst the places he visits are Polesden Lacey and Whitely Village. [S] 17:00 Inside Classical: Dvorak's New World Symphony The BBC Philharmonic performs Bruch's First Violin Concerto and Dvorak's New World. [S] [HD] 18:10 This is BBC Four Programmes start at 7.00pm. [HD] 20:30 ..programmes start at 7.00pm
2026-05-05 02:30 ..programmes start at 7.00pm 08:30 ..programmes start at 7.00pm 09:58 This is BBC Four Programmes start at 7.00pm. [HD] 10:00 University Challenge 1/37. The University of Bristol plays Durham University in the first match of the series, with a place in the second round at stake. Jeremy Paxman asks the questions. [S] [HD] 10:30 Only Connect 1/15. Quiz show presented by Victoria Coren in which patience and lateral thinking are as vital as knowledge, and connections need to be made between apparently unconnected things. [S] 11:00 Lost Cities of the Ancients 2/3. Documentary series which unearths lost civilisations and cities. This edition visits northern Peru to find the ruins of 250 mysterious pyramids. [S] [HD] 12:00 Da Vinci: The Lost Treasure Fiona Bruce uncovers the story of Leonardo da Vinci. She travels to Florence, Milan, Paris, Warsaw and to New York, where she is given an exclusive preview of a new Leonardo. [S,AD] [HD] 13:00 British Art at War: Bomberg, Sickert and Nash 2/3. Andrew Graham-Dixon tells the story of artist Walter Sickert, who understood that the theatre of war was not confined to the trenches. [S,AD] [HD] 14:00 Lisbon: Art Lovers' Guide 1/3. Janina Ramirez and Alastair Sooke reveal Lisbon's fascinating history through its cobbled streets, steep hills, picturesque shoreline and cultural riches. [S,AD] [HD]