2026-05-20 03:30 ..programmes start at 7.00pm 04:58 This is BBC Four Programmes start at 7.00pm. [HD] 05:00 University Challenge 10/37. Jesus College, Cambridge and St Catherine's College, Oxford are both hoping to earn themselves a place in the second round. Jeremy Paxman asks the questions. [S] [HD] 05:30 Only Connect 10/15. 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] 06:00 Keeping Up Appearances 7/10. Sitcom. Hyacinth finds herself with an ideal opportunity to impress Emmet with her singing when she discovers that he is involved in a concert at the church hall. [S] 06:30 Sorry! 5/6. Timothy is asked to be best man at his friend Frank's wedding. He ends up in trouble when trying to encourage the idea of marriage in spite of his parents. [S] 07:00 A History of Britain by Simon Schama 4/4. Simon Schama traces the steps of the empire-makers, asking how a trading enterprise based on the idea of liberty became an empire built on slavery. [S,AD] 08:00 The Corinthians: We Were the Champions The incredible real-life story of the original rebel girls of football - the Corinthians. [S,AD] [HD] 09:30 Berlusconi: Condemned to Win 3/3. Silvio Berlusconi dodges corruption charges, wins again with Milan and blurs the line between football and politics as controversy and his cult grow. [S] [HD] 10:20 Gluck: Who Did She Think He Was? The story of Gluck - Britain's cross-dressing high society painter of the 1930s - who staged 'one-man shows', had relationships with women and somehow got away with it. [S,AD] [HD] 11:20 An Art Lovers' Guide 3/3. In the final episode of the series, our intrepid cultural explorers Janina Ramirez and Alastair Sooke set off on their most adventurous trip yet - to Baku, capital of Azerbaijan. [S,AD] [HD] 12:20 India: Nature's Wonderland 1/2. Wildlife expert Liz Bonnin, actor Freida Pinto and mountaineer Jon Gupta reveal the hidden wonders of India's surprising natural world. [S,AD,SL] [HD] 13:20 This is BBC Four Programmes start at 7.00pm. [HD] 15:30 ..programmes start at 7.00pm 21:30 ..programmes start at 7.00pm
2026-05-21 03:30 ..programmes start at 7.00pm 04:58 This is BBC Four Programmes start at 7.00pm. [HD] 05:00 University Challenge 11/37. Balliol College, Oxford, faces the University of Southampton in another first round match. [S] [HD] 05:30 Only Connect 11/15. 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] 06:00 From Ice to Fire: The... ...Incredible Science of Temperature. 2/3. Dr Helen Czerski explores the narrow band of temperature that has led to life on Earth. [S,AD] [HD] 07:00 The Ruth Ellis Files: A Very British Crime Story 3/3. Gillian Pachter looks at Ruth's execution and the last-minute attempts to save her life. [S] [HD] 08:00 Andrew Davies Remembers... A Very Peculiar Practice Screenwriter Andrew Davies reflects on A Very Peculiar Practice, his wickedly funny comedy drama series set in a university health centre in the late 1980s. [S] [HD] 08:15 A Very Peculiar Practice 1/7. Newly separated from his wife, Stephen Daker starts his new job as GP at the very peculiar Lowlands Medical Centre. [S] 08:20 A Very Peculiar Practice 1/7. Newly separated from his wife, Stephen Daker starts his new job as GP at the very peculiar Lowlands Medical Centre. [S] 09:05 A Very Peculiar Practice 2/7. It's the first day of term, and Stephen must give a lecture to the students, as Bob plans to tell them they are a waste of money. [S] 09:10 A Very Peculiar Practice 2/7. It's the first day of term, and Stephen must give a lecture to the students, as Bob plans to tell them they are a waste of money. [S] 10:05 Andrew Davies: Rewriting the Classics A profile of Britain's best-known screenwriter as he embarks on Les Misérables. From 2018. Deals with adult themes. [S] [HD] 11:05 From Ice to Fire: The... ...Incredible Science of Temperature. 2/3. Dr Helen Czerski explores the narrow band of temperature that has led to life on Earth. [S,AD] [HD] 12:05 The Ruth Ellis Files: A Very British Crime Story 3/3. Gillian Pachter looks at Ruth's execution and the last-minute attempts to save her life. [S,SL] [HD] 13:05 This is BBC Four Programmes start at 7.00pm. [HD] 15:30 ..programmes start at 7.00pm 21:30 ..programmes start at 7.00pm
2026-05-22 03:30 ..programmes start at 7.00pm 04:58 This is BBC Four Programmes start at 7.00pm. [HD] 05:00 University Challenge 12/37. The universities of Bangor and Nottingham put fingers on buzzers for the first time. Jeremy Paxman asks the questions. [S] [HD] 05:30 Only Connect 12/15. 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] 06:00 Eve and Marilyn Eve Arnold photographed Marilyn Monroe in the 1950s and 60s and became the star's trusted confidante. She talks about Monroe and how their friendship developed. [S] 06:30 Gentlemen Prefer Blondes Classic comedy musical. A transatlantic trip brings romantic problems for showgirls Lorelei and Dorothy, seeking different things from men. [1953] [S,AD] [HD] 08:00 Jane Russell: Scene by Scene Hollywood sex symbol Jane Russell talks about her difficult childhood as the eldest and only girl of six siblings, her film career and working with Marilyn Monroe. [S] 08:45 How to Marry a Millionaire Three New York models, looking for rich husbands, rent a luxurious apartment together to impress affluent bachelors, but things do not go to plan. [1953] [S] [HD] 10:15 Talking Pictures Sylvia Syms looks at the handsome heroes, gorgeous heroines, pin-ups and bombshells who came to be known as cinema's greatest sex symbols, hearing from the stars themselves. [S] 10:55 Eve and Marilyn Eve Arnold photographed Marilyn Monroe in the 1950s and 60s and became the star's trusted confidante. She talks about Monroe and how their friendship developed. [S] 11:30 Scene by Scene Hollywood sex symbol Jane Russell talks about her difficult childhood as the eldest and only girl of six siblings, her film career and working with Marilyn Monroe. [S] 12:15 Art of Scandinavia 2/3. Denmark becomes one of the greatest powers and arbiters of taste in northern Europe. Contains some scenes of a sexual nature. [S,AD,SL] [HD] 13:15 This is BBC Four Programmes start at 7.00pm. [HD] 15:30 ..programmes start at 7.00pm 21:30 ..programmes start at 7.00pm
2026-05-23 03:30 ..programmes start at 7.00pm 04:58 This is BBC Four Programmes start at 7.00pm. [HD] 05:00 TOTP: 1999 Jamie Theakston presents the pop chart programme, first broadcast on 5 November 1999 and featuring Macy Gray, Phil Collins, Diana Ross, Ian Brown, Mariah Carey, Semisonic and Five. [S] 05:30 TOTP: 1999 Jayne Middlemiss presents the pop chart programme, first broadcast on 12 November 1999. Featuring Savage Garden, Beck, Another Level, Jennifer Lopez, Mr Vegas and Geri Halliwell. [S] 06:00 TOTP: 1986 Gary Davies and Peter Powell present the pop chart programme, first broadcast on 22 May 1986. Featuring Jaki Graham, Billy Ocean, Simply Red and Spitting Image. [S] 06:30 TOTP: 1991 Gary Davies presents the pop chart programme, first broadcast on 23 May 1991 and featuring T'Pau, Simple Minds and Deacon Blue. [S] 07:00 ...Sings Dylan Cover versions of Bob Dylan songs by Peter, Paul and Mary, Lulu, The Byrds, Joan Baez, Eric Clapton, Madeleine Peyroux, Bryan Ferry, UB40, Julie Felix and many more. [S] 07:40 ...Sings Dylan II Cover versions of Bob Dylan songs from the BBC archives, with Joan Baez, Siouxsie and the Banshees, The Hollies, Adele, Julie Felix, Richie Havens, Bryan Ferry and KT Tunstall. [S] 08:40 Bob Dylan: Shadow Kingdom A showcase of Bob Dylan with his band in an intimate setting as he performs songs from his extensive body of work. [S] [HD] 09:30 Tangled Up with Dylan: The Ballad of AJ Weberman Documentary chronicling the life, times and crimes of Bob Dylan obsessive AJ Weberman. Contains strong language. [S] 10:45 TOTP: 1999 Jamie Theakston presents the pop chart programme, first broadcast on 5 November 1999 and featuring Macy Gray, Phil Collins, Diana Ross, Ian Brown, Mariah Carey, Semisonic and Five. [S] 11:15 TOTP: 1999 Jayne Middlemiss presents the pop chart programme, first broadcast on 12 November 1999. Featuring Savage Garden, Beck, Another Level, Jennifer Lopez, Mr Vegas and Geri Halliwell. [S] 11:45 TOTP: 1986 Gary Davies and Peter Powell present the pop chart programme, first broadcast on 22 May 1986. Featuring Jaki Graham, Billy Ocean, Simply Red and Spitting Image. [S] 12:20 TOTP: 1991 Gary Davies presents the pop chart programme, first broadcast on 23 May 1991 and featuring T'Pau, Simple Minds and Deacon Blue. [S] 12:50 ...Sings Dylan II Cover versions of Bob Dylan songs from the BBC archives, with Joan Baez, Siouxsie and the Banshees, The Hollies, Adele, Julie Felix, Richie Havens, Bryan Ferry and KT Tunstall. [S] 13:50 This is BBC Four Programmes start at 7.00pm. [HD] 15:30 ..programmes start at 7.00pm 21:30 ..programmes start at 7.00pm
2026-05-24 03:30 ..programmes start at 7.00pm 04:58 This is BBC Four Programmes start at 7.00pm. [HD] 05:00 The Good Old Days Leonard Sachs presents an edition of the old time music hall programme, from 24 February 1977. With Larry Grayson, Fenella Fielding, Hinge and Bracket, and Anna Sharkey. [S] 05:45 Dusty An edition of Dusty Springfield's 1960s variety show, first broadcast on 22 September 1966. Her special guest is ventriloquist Señor Wences. [S] 06:10 Hetty Wainthropp Investigates 7/9. Drama series about a 60-year-old private detective. Hetty is in hospital - an unlikely place to find her most urgent case yet. [S] 07:00 My Favourite Cake Mahin, a 70-year-old widow living alone in Tehran, decides to revitalise her love life. Deals with adult themes. [2024] [S] [HD] 08:35 King Otto and Football's Greek Gods The story of how Otto Rehhagel coached Greece to become the unlikely champions of Euro 2004 and how two contrasting cultures came together to write a new chapter of Greek mythology. [S] [HD] 09:50 Keeping Up Appearances 7/10. Sitcom. Hyacinth finds herself with an ideal opportunity to impress Emmet with her singing when she discovers that he is involved in a concert at the church hall. [S]