2026-06-01 03:30 ..programmes start at 7.00pm 04:58 This is BBC Four Programmes start at 7.00pm. [HD] 05:00 African Penguin: Cool Bird in a Hot Spot Documentary following pioneering young penguins as they invade a busy South African beach resort in an attempt to establish a new colony. [S] 05:15 Top Hat Classic Astaire and Rogers musical. An American in London falls for a girl who flees to Venice because she thinks he is already married. Songs include Cheek to Cheek and Top Hat. [1935] [S] [HD] 06:50 Poems in Their Place: Thomas Hardy Dr Robert Gittings explores the relationship between poems and the places they were written. He visits Sturminster Newton, where Thomas Hardy enjoyed two very happy years. [S] 07:00 Michael Palin and the Mystery of Hammershoi Michael Palin travels Europe to discover more about Vilhelm Hammershoi, an enigmatic Danish artist that has fascinated him for years. [S] 08:00 The Magic of Dance with Margot Fonteyn 5/6. From King Louis XIV of France's great palace at Versailles, Margot Fonteyn tells the story of Louis's own love of dancing. [S] 09:00 Dance Rebels: A Story of Modern Dance The mavericks whose radical ideas created modern dance in the 20th century. Contains some strong language. [S] [HD] 10:30 Michael Palin and the Mystery of Hammershoi Michael Palin travels Europe to discover more about Vilhelm Hammershoi, an enigmatic Danish artist that has fascinated him for years. [S] 11:30 Nobody's Perfect: The Making of Some Like It Hot Revealing documentary about the creation and shooting of the acclaimed comedy movie. [S] [HD] 12:20 How to Write a Mills and Boon: Timeshift To mark 100 years of romance publishers Mills and Boon, literary novelist Stella Duffy takes on the challenge of writing for them, a task that ends up being harder than it looks. [S] 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
2026-06-02 03:30 ..programmes start at 7.00pm 04:58 This is BBC Four Programmes start at 7.00pm. [HD] 05:00 University Challenge 17/37. The second round of the 2022/23 competition begins tonight. Two teams of students go head-to-head for a place in the quarter-finals. Jeremy Paxman asks the questions. [S] [HD] 05:30 Only Connect 2/8. Quiz show with Victoria Coren in which connections must be made between seemingly unconnected things. Three maths graduates take on a team of wordsmiths. [S] 06:00 Britain's Pompeii: A Village Lost in Time Alice Roberts joins the team excavating a 3,000-year-old Bronze Age village in the Fens. [S,AD] [HD] 07:00 Art of America 1/3. Andrew Graham-Dixon begins his history of American art with portraits of Puritan settlers and the dark truth behind Benjamin West's most famous painting. [S,AD] [HD] 08:00 American Visions 2/8. Robert Hughes on how America was shaped by Europeans - Spaniards in the south west, Pilgrims in the north east and struggling Cavaliers in Virginia. [S] 08:50 Leonora Carrington: The Lost Surrealist Film about artist Leonora Carrington who worked alongside Max Ernst, Andre Breton and Pablo Picasso in Paris at the height of surrealism, yet lived out her days in Mexico City. [S] [HD] 09:50 This Is Joan Collins The Dynasty star narrates her rollercoaster life story. Contains some strong language. [S] [HD] 11:25 Only Connect 2/8. Quiz show with Victoria Coren in which connections must be made between seemingly unconnected things. Three maths graduates take on a team of wordsmiths. [S] 11:55 American Visions 2/8. Robert Hughes on how America was shaped by Europeans - Spaniards in the south west, Pilgrims in the north east and struggling Cavaliers in Virginia. [S] 12:45 Britain's Pompeii: A Village Lost in Time Alice Roberts joins the team excavating a 3,000-year-old Bronze Age village in the Fens. [S,AD,SL] [HD] 13:45 This is BBC Four Programmes start at 7.00pm. [HD] 15:30 ..programmes start at 7.00pm 21:30 ..programmes start at 7.00pm
2026-06-03 03:30 ..programmes start at 7.00pm 04:58 This is BBC Four Programmes start at 7.00pm. [HD] 05:00 University Challenge 18/37. The second round continues, with two more teams competing for a place in the quarter-finals. Jeremy Paxman asks the questions. [S] [HD] 05:30 Only Connect 3/8. Quiz show with Victoria Coren in which connections must be made between seemingly unconnected things. Three history lovers square up to a trio of Welshmen. [S] 06:00 A Tribute to Carla Lane - Artsnight This special edition of Artsnight delves into the BBC's archive and brings together rarely seen interviews in which writer Carla Lane discusses her life and work. [S] [HD] 06:30 Butterflies 1/6. Ria has enough to cope with: there is her husband Ben, who has his own hang-ups and her sons Adam and Russell, who are the cause of most of them. Then suddenly there's Leonard. [S] 07:00 A History of Britain by Simon Schama 2/4. A look at the social and economic changes which took place during Queen Victoria's reign, such as industrialisation and changing roles for women. [S,AD] 08:00 Muhammad Ali 1/8. Cassius Clay rises from boastful amateur boxer to the Olympics. Contains scenes which some viewers may find upsetting. [S,AD] [HD] 08:50 Muhammad Ali 2/8. Cassius Clay sets his sights on becoming the youngest ever heavyweight champion, taking on the 'unbeatable' Sonny Liston. [S,AD] [HD] 09:40 Muhammad Ali 3/8. Cassius Clay publicly joins the Nation of Islam and takes the name Muhammad Ali. In 1967, he becomes eligible for the Vietnam draft. [S,AD] [HD] 10:30 Muhammad Ali 4/8. Muhammad Ali is banished from boxing for refusing induction into the army. Contains some strong language. [S,AD] [HD] 11:20 Only Connect 3/8. Quiz show with Victoria Coren in which connections must be made between seemingly unconnected things. Three history lovers square up to a trio of Welshmen. [S] 11:50 Leonora Carrington: The Lost Surrealist Film about artist Leonora Carrington who worked alongside Max Ernst, Andre Breton and Pablo Picasso in Paris at the height of surrealism, yet lived out her days in Mexico City. [S] [HD] 12:50 This is BBC Four Programmes start at 7.00pm. [HD] 15:30 ..programmes start at 7.00pm 21:30 ..programmes start at 7.00pm
2026-06-04 03:30 ..programmes start at 7.00pm 04:58 This is BBC Four Programmes start at 7.00pm. [HD] 05:00 University Challenge 19/37. The second round continues, with two more teams of students eager to snatch a second win and the place in the quarter-finals that goes with it. Jeremy Paxman asks the questions. [S] [HD] 05:30 Only Connect 4/8. Quiz show in which connections must be made between seemingly unconnected things. Three chess players take on a team who write puzzles for charity. [S] 06:00 Little Ships: The Miracle of Dunkirk Dan Snow tells the story of the 'little ships' that took part in the Dunkirk evacuation. [S,AD] [HD] 07:00 The Hadron Collider: In Search of the Peace Particle Film exploring the human stories behind mankind's biggest experiment in particle physics. [S] [HD] 08:00 Too Near the Sun Documentary exploring the race to build the first thermonuclear weapon. From 1966. Contains some scenes which some viewers may find upsetting. [S] 08:50 A Very Peculiar Practice 5/7. The whole university seems to have succumbed to a sexually transmitted disease. Jock decides they must trace the source of the outbreak. Contains adult humour. [S] 09:45 A Very Peculiar Practice 6/7. The vice-chancellor is determined to weed out costly and unproductive staff, and Jock is on his list. Meanwhile, Stephen starts having strange dreams about nuns. [S]