2026-08-08 02:30 ..programmes start at 7.00pm 03:58 This is BBC Four Programmes start at 7.00pm. [HD] 04:00 Also Sprach Zarathustra at the Proms This specially curated programme looks to the skies with Strauss's filmic masterpiece, teamed with Judith Weir's Moon and Star and Ravel's Alborada del gracioso. [S] [HD] 05:05 Ravel's Bolero at the Proms The unmistakable, hypnotic masterpiece from the Spanish National Orchestra's Proms debut. [S] [HD] 05:20 TOTP: 2000 Jamie Theakston presents the pop chart programme, first broadcast on 10 March 2000 and featuring All Saints, Vengaboys, Mariah Carey feat Joe, Honeyz, Kelis, *NSYNC and Madonna. [S] 05:45 TOTP: 1984 Richard Skinner and John Peel present the pop chart programme. Featuring Tracey Ullman, Windjammer, Jeffrey Osborne, Blancmange, Laura Branigan and Frankie Goes to Hollywood. [S] 06:15 TOTP: 1988 Janice Long and Mark Goodier present the pop chart programme, first broadcast on 4 August 1988. Featuring Kim Wilde, The Funky Worm and Fairground Attraction. [S] 06:45 Tony Bennett at the London Palladium: BBC Sessions The legendary crooner performs from a repertoire spanning 60 years. [S] [HD] 07:45 Tony Bennett Sings... Songs from the Movies 1/6. International song stylist Tony Bennett presents, in an intimate setting, music by the world's best songwriters. In this edition he sings tunes from the movies. [S] 08:15 Tony Bennett Sings... His Personal Hit Songbook 2/6. Tony features his own personal hit songbook, including Fly Me to the Moon. [S] 08:50 Tony Bennett Sings... Songs of Broadway 3/6. International song stylist Tony Bennett presents, in an intimate setting, music by the world's best songwriters. In this edition, the theme is Songs of Broadway. [S] 09:20 Tony Bennett Sings... Saloon Songs 4/6. International song stylist Tony Bennett presents, in an intimate setting, music by the world's best songwriters. This edition's theme: Saloon Songs. [S] 09:55 Tony Bennett Sings... Song Stories 5/6. Tony Bennett presents music by the world's best songwriters, featuring the compositions of Duke Ellington, Johnny Mercer and Cole Porter. [S] 10:25 Tony Bennett Sings... Tin Pan Alley 6/6. International song-stylist Tony Bennett presents, in an intimate setting, music by the world's best songwriters. This programme's theme: Tin Pan Alley. [S] 10:55 Tony Bennett's New York Once dubbed the 'king of cool', a look at the man behind the silky voice as Tony Bennett - civil rights activist, jazz enthusiast, painter and New Yorker - takes a tour around his native city. [S] 12:20 TOTP: 2000 Jamie Theakston presents the pop chart programme, first broadcast on 10 March 2000 and featuring All Saints, Vengaboys, Mariah Carey feat Joe, Honeyz, Kelis, *NSYNC and Madonna. [S] 12:45 This is BBC Four Programmes start at 7.00pm. [HD] 14:30 ..programmes start at 7.00pm 20:30 ..programmes start at 7.00pm
2026-08-09 02:30 ..programmes start at 7.00pm 03:58 This is BBC Four Programmes start at 7.00pm. [HD] 04:00 Jungle Animal Hospital At the jungle animal hospital in Guatemala, the wards are full of exotic patients, many of them orphans rescued from the illegal pet trade. [S] [HD] 04:05 Life on Earth 8/13. The story of life, from the first primitive cells to the plants and animals that live around us. David Attenborough looks at the advantages of birds' feathers. [S] 05:00 Gloria: My Life on TV Gloria Hunniford looks back at her extraordinary career and reveals what it has been like to be woman, mother and grandmother on television and radio for more than half a century. [S] [HD] 06:00 Gloria Hunniford Remembers... Doris Day Gloria Hunniford looks back at her 1995 interview with one of cinema's great female idols, Doris Day, and shares her memories of how the encounter came together. [S] [HD] 06:15 Doris Day: Pebble Mill Special Gloria Hunniford travels to Carmel, USA for an exclusive interview with Hollywood star Doris Day. First broadcast in January 1995. [S] 06:55 Wogan with Gloria Hunniford Gloria Hunniford is joined by Salman Rushdie, Aidan Quinn and Ann Hampton Callaway. From February 1992. [S] 07:25 The Val Doonican Music Show Val Doonican is joined by guests Gloria Hunniford and the Cambridge Buskers. From June 1983. [S] 08:10 Parallel Mothers Two mothers bond in an unexpected way after giving birth on the same day. In Spanish with English subtitles. Contains some scenes of a sexual nature. [2021] [S] [HD] 10:05 Keeping Up Appearances 7/7. Sitcom about an obsessive snob. When Hyacinth plans a nautical supper, events take an unexpected turn - and so does the boat! [S] 10:35 To the Manor Born 1/8. Sitcom. Audrey fforbes-Hamilton, an upper-class widow, is forced into an alliance with a self-made man in a bid to keep her stately home. [S] 11:05 Life on Earth 8/13. The story of life, from the first primitive cells to the plants and animals that live around us. David Attenborough looks at the advantages of birds' feathers. [S] 11:55 This is BBC Four Programmes start at 7.00pm. [HD] 14:30 ..programmes start at 7.00pm 20:30 ..programmes start at 7.00pm
2026-08-10 02:30 ..programmes start at 7.00pm 03:58 This is BBC Four Programmes start at 7.00pm. [HD] 04:00 Eisteddfod 2026 with Huw Stephens Celebrating 850 years since Wales's first recorded cultural festival, the National Eisteddfod returns to its historic roots in west Wales. [S] [HD] 05:00 NYO at the Proms More than 150 of the country's best young musicians bring to life the dazzling world of Berlioz's Symphonie Fantastique. [S] [HD] 06:40 The Brontes Lived Here: Writers' Houses Margaret Drabble visits Haworth Parsonage and the Yorkshire Moors, home of the famous literary family the Brontës and the setting for Emily's Wuthering Heights. [S] 07:00 Lady Antonia Fraser Remembers .. The Birthday Party. Lady Antonia Fraser looks back fondly on the BBC's 1987 acclaimed adaptation of her husband Harold Pinter's play The Birthday Party. [S] [HD] 07:10 The Birthday Party It's Stanley's birthday, but the party that is thrown for him is not quite what he was expecting. Written by Harold Pinter. Deals with adult themes. [S] 09:00 Harold Pinter - Part 1: The Room - Arena A look at Pinter's key theme, the room, through the rooms in which he wrote his plays. Contains some strong language. [S] 09:55 Harold Pinter - Part 2: Celebration - Arena Exploring the relationship between the public and private dimensions of Pinter's life. Contains some strong language. [S] 10:55 NYO at the Proms More than 150 of the country's best young musicians bring to life the dazzling world of Berlioz's Symphonie Fantastique. [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
2026-08-11 02:30 ..programmes start at 7.00pm 03:58 This is BBC Four Programmes start at 7.00pm. [HD] 04:00 The Architecture the Railways Built 1/10. Tim Dunn explores disused tube station Down Street in Mayfair, which played a crucial tactical role during WWII, and tours Rotterdam Centraal station with its designer. [S,AD] [HD] 04:40 The Flying Gardener Chris Beardshaw visits inspirational gardens by helicopter. A look at fine examples of vertical gardening found in the castles and villages of the Cotswolds. [S] 05:00 The Art of Spain 2/3. Andrew Graham-Dixon explores Spain's art history. He discovers how a brutal empire brought a Golden Age of art of the 16th and 17th centuries. [S,AD] 06:00 Mastermind: 1977 Magnus Magnusson hosts from Reading University. Specialist subjects include the Alps, symphony orchestra instruments, children's literature and the Old Testament. [S] 06:30 Call My Bluff Robert Robinson chairs as team captains Frank Muir and Patrick Campbell are joined by Nanette Newman, Bryan Forbes, Joanna Lumley and Russell Harty. [S] 07:00 The Sky at Night Professor Brian Cox joins the team to explore the mind-bending mysteries of black holes discovered by the James Webb Space Telescope's most exciting new observations. [S] [HD] 07:30 The Golden Age of Spanish Painting: Omnibus Humphrey Burton examines the golden age of Spanish painting, originally broadcast in 1976 to coincide with a major exhibition at the Royal Academy of Arts. [S] 08:20 One Hundred Great Paintings:... ...The Magic of Light: Zurbaran. Edwin Mullins looks at Francisco de Zurbaran's Still Life with Lemons, Oranges and a Rose. [S] 08:35 Britain's Lost Waterlands:... ...Escape to Swallows and Amazons Country. Exploring the landscapes that inspired Arthur Ransome to write Swallows and Amazons. [S,AD] [HD] 09:35 The Flying Gardener Chris Beardshaw visits inspirational gardens by helicopter. A look at fine examples of vertical gardening found in the castles and villages of the Cotswolds. [S] 09:50 The Art of Spain 2/3. Andrew Graham-Dixon explores Spain's art history. He discovers how a brutal empire brought a Golden Age of art of the 16th and 17th centuries. [S,AD] 10:50 The Golden Age of Spanish Painting: Omnibus Humphrey Burton examines the golden age of Spanish painting, originally broadcast in 1976 to coincide with a major exhibition at the Royal Academy of Arts. [S] 11:40 Britain's Lost Waterlands:... ...Escape to Swallows and Amazons Country. Exploring the landscapes that inspired Arthur Ransome to write Swallows and Amazons. [S,AD] [HD] 12:40 This is BBC Four Programmes start at 7.00pm. [HD] 14:30 ..programmes start at 7.00pm 20:30 ..programmes start at 7.00pm
2026-08-12 02:30 ..programmes start at 7.00pm 03:58 This is BBC Four Programmes start at 7.00pm. [HD] 04:00 The Architecture the Railways Built 2/10. Tim Dunn visits the Ffestiniog in Wales, originally built to transport slate from mountain to coast, and learns about Amsterdam Centraal. [S,AD] [HD] 04:40 The Flying Gardener Chris Beardshaw follows in the footsteps of the Scottish adventurers who travelled the globe and risked their lives to bring back plants that are now taken for granted. [S,AD] 04:55 To the Manor Born 2/8. Audrey moves out of Grantleigh Manor. Her hopes of seeing the estate run along old lines are dashed when she discovers the new owner's background. [S] 05:30 Keeping Up Appearances 1/7. Richard is far from happy when Hyacinth concocts an elaborate plan to turn him into a Frosticle executive with the help of a chukka of golf! [S] 06:00 Ardal O'Hanlon: Tomb Raider Ardal O'Hanlon explores a 1930s quest to find the first Irish men and women using archaeology, answering his deepest questions about what it means to be Irish. [S] [HD] 07:00 Kamikaze: An Untold History Japanese and US veterans reflect on the 'kamikaze' attacks of World War II, which killed thousands of Japanese airmen and Allied military personnel. [S] [HD] 08:30 The Sky at Night Professor Brian Cox joins the team to explore the mind-bending mysteries of black holes discovered by the James Webb Space Telescope's most exciting new observations. [S] [HD]