2026-05-08 02:30 ..programmes start at 7.00pm 03:58 This is BBC Four Programmes start at 7.00pm. [HD] 04:00 University Challenge 4/37. Coventry University makes its debut appearance against a team from Cardiff University, with a place in round two at stake. Jeremy Paxman asks the questions. [S] [HD] 04:30 Only Connect 5/15. 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] 05:00 Dam Busters Declassified Martin Shaw separates the fact from the myth as he takes to the skies to retrace the route of the 1943 raid by 617 Squadron which used bouncing bombs to destroy German dams. [S,AD] 06:00 The Great Escaper WWII veteran Bernard sneaks out of his care home to attend the 70th anniversary of D-Day. Contains some strong language. [2023] [S,AD] [HD] 07:30 Glenda Jackson: Talking Pictures Celia Imrie tells the story of Glenda Jackson, one of Britain's greatest-ever acting talents, who famously turned her back on her hugely successful screen career to pursue a life in politics. [S] [HD] 08:15 The Silence of the Lambs An FBI trainee shares her nightmare memory in the hope of stopping a serial killer. Contains very strong language, prolonged violence and upsetting scenes. [1991] [S,AD] [HD] 10:10 Anthony Hopkins: Talking Pictures A look back at the life of Oscar-winning actor Sir Anthony Hopkins, featuring interviews conducted with the BBC over the course of his career. [S] 10:50 Glenda Jackson: Talking Pictures Celia Imrie tells the story of Glenda Jackson, one of Britain's greatest-ever acting talents, who famously turned her back on her hugely successful screen career to pursue a life in politics. [S] [HD] 11:35 How to Get Ahead at Renaissance Court 2/3. Stephen Smith explores Renaissance Florence under the reign of Grand Duke Cosimo Medici, where some of the greatest painters, sculptors and craftsmen in world history served. [S] [HD] 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
2026-05-09 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 S Club 7, Pet Shop Boys, Macy Gray, Melanie C, Liam Gallagher & Steve Craddock, Eurythmics, Gabrielle and Eiffel 65. [S] 04:30 TOTP: 1999 Jayne Middlemiss presents the pop chart programme, first broadcast on 15 October 1999 and featuring Eurythmics, Jordan Knight, Macy Gray, Ann Lee, James and Christina Aguilera. [S] 05:00 TOTP: 1989 Andy Crane and Jenny Powell present the pop chart programme, first broadcast on 4 May 1989 and featuring Debbie Gibson, Bon Jovi, Roxette, Kylie Minogue, Bangles and Chaka Khan. [S] 05:30 TOTP: 1982 Simon Bates presents the pop chart programme, featuring the Scottish and English World Cup squads, BA Robertson, Chas & Dave, Junior, Patrice Rushen, Tight Fit and Paul McCartney & Stevie Wonder. [S] 06:05 Whitney at the BBC A celebration of the hits of one of the greatest and biggest-selling stars of all time that looks back at Whitney Houston's best performances at the BBC. [S] [HD] 07:05 Whitney Houston: Live in South Africa 1994 Whitney Houston's 1994 concert in Durban, South Africa, the first performance by a major western musician in the country following the end of apartheid. [S] [HD] 09:00 TOTP: 1999 Jamie Theakston presents the pop chart programme, featuring S Club 7, Pet Shop Boys, Macy Gray, Melanie C, Liam Gallagher & Steve Craddock, Eurythmics, Gabrielle and Eiffel 65. [S] 09:30 TOTP: 1999 Jayne Middlemiss presents the pop chart programme, first broadcast on 15 October 1999 and featuring Eurythmics, Jordan Knight, Macy Gray, Ann Lee, James and Christina Aguilera. [S] 10:00 TOTP: 1982 Simon Bates presents the pop chart programme, featuring the Scottish and English World Cup squads, BA Robertson, Chas & Dave, Junior, Patrice Rushen, Tight Fit and Paul McCartney & Stevie Wonder. [S] 10:35 TOTP 1989 Andy Crane and Jenny Powell present the pop chart programme, first broadcast on 4 May 1989 and featuring Debbie Gibson, Bon Jovi, Roxette, Kylie Minogue, Bangles and Chaka Khan. [S] 11:05 Whitney at the BBC A celebration of the hits of one of the greatest and biggest-selling stars of all time that looks back at Whitney Houston's best performances at the BBC. [S] [HD] 12:05 This is BBC Four Programmes start at 7.00pm. [HD] 14:30 ..programmes start at 7.00pm 20:30 ..programmes start at 7.00pm
2026-05-10 02:30 ..programmes start at 7.00pm 03:58 This is BBC Four Programmes start at 7.00pm. [HD] 04:00 The Good Old Days Music hall show, filmed at the Varieties Theatre Leeds in 1976. With Edward Woodward, Larry Grayson, Frank Carson, Margaret Savage, Sheila Mathews, Peter Gale and Albert Aldred. [S] 04:45 Dusty An edition of Dusty Springfield's 1960s variety show, first broadcast on 8 September 1966. Her special guests are American vocal quartet The Four Freshmen. [S] 05:10 Hetty Wainthropp Investigates 5/9. The Wainthropps' nephew has been excluded from school, but has he been wrongly accused of misbehaving? Hetty is determined to find out. [S] 06:00 The Count of Monte Cristo 3/4. Embedded in Parisian high society, the Count methodically destroys those who betrayed him, only to discover that vengeance threatens to consume the innocent along with the guilty. [S] [HD] 06:50 The Count of Monte Cristo 4/4. As his plans reach their end, Edmond must choose between revenge and mercy, confronting the cost of becoming the man he set out to be. Contains some violent scenes. [S] [HD] 07:30 Keeping Up Appearances 5/10. Sitcom about an irrepressible snob. Hyacinth's quest for perfection is somewhat hampered by the dubious antics of the rest of her family. [S] 08:00 Sorry! 3/6. Sitcom. Timothy's handsome cousin Brinsley comes to stay - and supplants Timothy in Mother's affections. [S] 08:30 Anthony Hopkins: Talking Pictures A look back at the life of Oscar-winning actor Sir Anthony Hopkins, featuring interviews conducted with the BBC over the course of his career. [S] 09:15 Dusty An edition of Dusty Springfield's 1960s variety show, first broadcast on 8 September 1966. Her special guests are American vocal quartet The Four Freshmen. [S] 09:40 Genius of the Ancient World 1/3. Historian Bettany Hughes travels to India, Greece and China on the trail of three giants of ancient philosophy. To begin, she investigates the revolutionary ideas of the Buddha. [S,AD] [HD] 10:40 Hetty Wainthropp Investigates 5/9. The Wainthropps' nephew has been excluded from school, but has he been wrongly accused of misbehaving? Hetty is determined to find out. [S] 11:30 The Good Old Days Music hall show, filmed at the Varieties Theatre Leeds in 1976. With Edward Woodward, Larry Grayson, Frank Carson, Margaret Savage, Sheila Mathews, Peter Gale and Albert Aldred. [S] 12:20 This is BBC Four Programmes start at 7.00pm. [HD] 14:30 ..programmes start at 7.00pm 20:30 ..programmes start at 7.00pm
2026-05-11 02:30 ..programmes start at 7.00pm 03:58 This is BBC Four Programmes start at 7.00pm. [HD] 04:00 Planet Earth III: Wonders of Nature Explore astonishing wild places and the most spectacular moments from Planet Earth III. [S,AD] [HD] 05:00 David Attenborough: A Life on Air Michael Palin presents a profile of the television career of David Attenborough, from controller of BBC Two to his wildlife programmes such as Life on Earth and The Blue Planet. [S,AD] 06:00 Life on Earth: The Infinite Variety 1/13. Landmark natural history series. David Attenborough explores the wildlife and landscape that inspired Charles Darwin's theory of evolution. [S] 06:55 Tiger Dynasty: Natural World Documentary following a pair of tigers released in a nature reserve. They must fight for territory and learn to hunt. Will they mate and start a family, or will they be killed? [S] [HD] 07:00 The Magic of Dance with Margot Fonteyn 2/6. Dance has almost always moved freely across frontiers. Margot Fonteyn visits Tchaikovsky's house near Moscow and talks to Marie Rambert about Diaghilev. [S] 08:00 Ginger Rogers and Fred Astaire: Omnibus An Omnibus special looking at how the classic Fred and Ginger musicals were made. (1995). [S] 08:50 Puttin' on the Ritz: The Genius of Fred Astaire A short compilation of clips from Fred Astaire's days at the RKO studio, where he formed an unforgettable partnership with Ginger Rogers. [S] [HD]