2026-06-19 02:30 ..programmes start at 7.00pm 03:58 This is BBC Four Programmes start at 7.00pm. [HD] 04:00 University Challenge 28/37. The last of the eight quarter-finalists return to play their first of a maximum of three matches in this round. Jeremy Paxman asks the questions. [S] [HD] 04:30 Only Connect 5/15. Quiz show in which connections must be made between seemingly random subjects. Three neuroscientists scrum down against a team of three rugby fans. [S] 05:00 Tim Peake: How to Be an... ...Astronaut - Horizon Special. 8/17. Astronaut Tim Peake's video diary of the two years leading up to his arrival at the International Space Station in December 2015. [S,AD] [HD] 06:00 The Magnificent Seven Classic western. After the latest raid by bandits, the villagers in a small settlement in Mexico band together to hire a group of disparate gunfighters to protect them. [1960] [S] 08:05 Parkinson with Yul Brynner Michael Parkinson in conversation with stage and screen star Yul Brynner. Featuring film clips from The Ten Commandments, The King and I, The Magnificent Seven and Catlow. [S] 09:05 American Visions 4/8. Robert Hughes considers how the Civil War industrialised society, bringing steam power, the Brooklyn Bridge, plutocrats and an urban underclass. [S] 10:05 Tim Peake: How to Be an... ...Astronaut - Horizon Special. 8/17. Astronaut Tim Peake's video diary of the two years leading up to his arrival at the International Space Station in December 2015. [S,AD] [HD] 11:05 Only Connect 5/15. Quiz show in which connections must be made between seemingly random subjects. Three neuroscientists scrum down against a team of three rugby fans. [S] 11:35 This is BBC Four Programmes start at 7.00pm. [HD] 14:30 ..programmes start at 7.00pm 20:30 ..programmes start at 7.00pm
2026-06-20 02:30 ..programmes start at 7.00pm 03:58 This is BBC Four Programmes start at 7.00pm. [HD] 04:00 TOTP: Christmas 1999 Gail Porter, Jamie Theakston and Jayne Middlemiss present the pop chart programme, featuring Cliff Richard, Martine McCutcheon, Robbie Williams and Steps and Westlife. [S] 05:00 TOTP: 1987 Janice Long and Simon Mayo present the pop chart programme, first broadcast on 18 June 1987, and featuring Samantha Fox, Whitesnake, Tom Jones, ABC and Curiosity Killed the Cat. [S] 05:30 TOTP: 1990 Jakki Brambles presents the pop chart programme, first broadcast on 22 June 1990 and featuring Magnum, Big Fun & Sonia, Yazz and Elton John. [S] 06:00 Elvis Presley: '68 Comeback Special Elvis struts his stuff in his own charming and inimitable style. [S] [HD] 07:15 Chuck Berry in Concert Legendary rock 'n' roller Chuck Berry performs at the BBC Television Theatre in 1972. Johnny B Goode, Roll Over Beethoven and Nadine are just some of the highlights. [S] 08:35 Tales of Rock 'n' Roll: Heartbreak Hotel A look at Elvis Presley's first million-selling release, Heartbreak Hotel. Contains some scenes which some viewers may find upsetting. [S] 09:10 TOTP: Christmas 1999 Gail Porter, Jamie Theakston and Jayne Middlemiss present the pop chart programme, featuring Cliff Richard, Martine McCutcheon, Robbie Williams and Steps and Westlife. [S] 10:10 TOTP: 1987 Janice Long and Simon Mayo present the pop chart programme, first broadcast on 18 June 1987, and featuring Samantha Fox, Whitesnake, Tom Jones, ABC and Curiosity Killed the Cat. [S] 10:40 TOTP: 1990 Jakki Brambles presents the pop chart programme, first broadcast on 22 June 1990 and featuring Magnum, Big Fun & Sonia, Yazz and Elton John. [S] 11:10 Elvis Presley: '68 Comeback Special Elvis struts his stuff in his own charming and inimitable style. [S] [HD] 12:25 This is BBC Four Programmes start at 7.00pm. [HD] 14:30 ..programmes start at 7.00pm 20:30 ..programmes start at 7.00pm
2026-06-21 02:30 ..programmes start at 7.00pm 03:58 This is BBC Four Programmes start at 7.00pm. [HD] 04:00 Penguin Post Office Nature documentary looking at a post office in Antarctica that is surrounded by 3,000 gentoo penguins. [S] [HD] 04:05 Making Life on Earth:... ...Attenborough's Greatest Adventure. The epic story of the blockbuster series that changed David Attenborough's life forever. [S,AD] [HD] 05:05 Life on Earth 1/13. Landmark natural history series. David Attenborough explores the wildlife and landscape that inspired Charles Darwin's theory of evolution. [S] [HD] 06:00 Goolagong 1/3. Evonne Goolagong's Wimbledon debut prompts memories of her rise from Barellan to tennis stardom, while she struggles with the controlling behaviour of her coach Vic Edwards. [S,AD] [HD] 06:50 Goolagong 2/3. Evonne navigates controversy, pressure and the fight for equal pay, while personal loss and burnout drive her to walk away from tennis at the peak of her career. [S,AD] [HD] 07:45 Scrublands 1/4. Journalist Martin Scarsden investigates the shooting of five parishioners by a priest. Contains strong language, some violence and upsetting scenes. [S,AD] [HD] 08:35 Scrublands 2/4. Martin decides to stay on in Riversend to dig deeper into the mystery of Byron Swift. Contains strong language and some violent scenes. [S,AD] [HD] 09:25 Keeping Up Appearances 1/7. Sitcom about the upwardly mobile Hyacinth Bucket. Richard worries about the prospect of early retirement as Hyacinth makes plans for his twilight years. [S] 09:55 Making Life on Earth:... ...Attenborough's Greatest Adventure. The epic story of the blockbuster series that changed David Attenborough's life forever. [S,AD] [HD] 10:55 Life on Earth 1/13. Landmark natural history series. David Attenborough explores the wildlife and landscape that inspired Charles Darwin's theory of evolution. [S] [HD] 11:50 This is BBC Four Programmes start at 7.00pm. [HD] 14:30 ..programmes start at 7.00pm 20:30 ..programmes start at 7.00pm
2026-06-22 02:30 ..programmes start at 7.00pm 03:58 This is BBC Four Programmes start at 7.00pm. [HD] 04:00 Afoot Again in the Past Esther Rantzen finds peace and tranquillity at Salisbury Cathedral, Jack Charlton visits Warkworth Castle in Northumberland and Dora Bryan celebrates the beauty of ballrooms. [S] 04:15 The Trains That Time Forgot:... ...Britain's Lost Railway Journeys. 1/6. A journey back to a lost era of rail travel, when trains had names, character and style. [S,AD] [HD] 05:15 Michael Palin's Hemingway Adventure 3/4. Michael Palin visits Key West, the southernmost city in the USA, to celebrate Hemingway's 100th birthday. He also visits the Murchison Falls in Uganda, and Venice. [S] 06:05 Michael Palin's Hemingway Adventure 4/4. Michael Palin goes to Cuba and samples the places and drinks that Hemingway loved. He also visits the American Wild West, including Yellowstone National Park and Ketchum, Idaho. [S] 06:55 Five to Eleven: Emma Thompson Emma Thompson reads poetry and prose. [S] 07:00 Sondheim at the BBC A selection of Sondheim's finest songs performed by some of the world's greatest stars at the BBC, including Shirley Bassey, Sammy Davis Jr, Michael Ball and Liza Minnelli. [S] [HD] 08:30 Britain's Most Fragile Treasure Dr Janina Ramirez unlocks the secrets of a centuries-old masterpiece in glass, the Great East Window at York Minster, the largest expanse of medieval stained glass in the UK. [S] [HD] 09:30 Michael Palin's Hemingway Adventure 3/4. Michael Palin visits Key West, the southernmost city in the USA, to celebrate Hemingway's 100th birthday. He also visits the Murchison Falls in Uganda, and Venice. [S] 10:20 Michael Palin's Hemingway Adventure 4/4. Michael Palin goes to Cuba and samples the places and drinks that Hemingway loved. He also visits the American Wild West, including Yellowstone National Park and Ketchum, Idaho. [S] 11:05 The Trains That Time Forgot:... ...Britain's Lost Railway Journeys. 1/6. A journey back to a lost era of rail travel, when trains had names, character and style. [S,AD,SL] [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
2026-06-23 02:30 ..programmes start at 7.00pm 03:58 This is BBC Four Programmes start at 7.00pm. [HD] 04:00 University Challenge 29/37. Phase two of the quarter-final stage begins. Two teams who won their first quarter-finals return to play again. Jeremy Paxman asks the questions. [S] [HD] 04:30 Only Connect 6/15. Quiz show in which connections must be made between seemingly random subjects. Three graduates pit their wits against a team with a passion for fine food. [S] 05:00 Treasures of the Anglo-Saxons Dr Nina Ramirez reveals the codes and messages hidden in Anglo-Saxon art by examining artefacts like the Sutton Hoo treasures, the Staffordshire hoard and the Franks Casket. [S,AD] [HD] 06:00 Andy Warhol's America 1/3. How Warhol both glorified and critiqued American culture on his journey from childhood poverty in Pittsburgh to the A-list of New York society. Contains some strong language. [S] [HD] 07:00 American Visions 5/8. Robert Hughes examines how poverty and slum life were often reflected in American art. [S] 08:00 Vienna: Empire, Dynasty and Dream 3/3. A look at the demise of the Habsburgs and at how Vienna ushered in the modern age. [S,AD] [HD]