2026-08-29 01:30 ..programmes start at 7.00pm 02:58 This is BBC Four Programmes start at 7.00pm. [HD] 03:00 The Met Orchestra Plays Strauss at the Proms The world-class ensemble from the Big Apple makes its long-awaited Proms debut in style. [S] [HD] 04:45 TOTP: 1978 David Jensen presents the pop chart programme, featuring Bilbo, Blondie, Jilted John, The Motors, David Essex, Hi-Tension, The Jam, The Commodores and dance sequences by Legs & Co. [S] 05:20 Dolly Parton at Glastonbury 2014 The complete set by the undisputed queen of country music from the Pyramid Stage. Contains some strong language. [S] [HD] 06:30 The Specials Live in Session for 6 Music The Specials started making music in the late 1970s and pioneered the 2 Tone movement. They are live in session for Steve Lamacq on BBC Radio 6 Music. [S] [HD] 07:05 2 Tone: The Sound of Coventry The story of how 2 Tone, a record label from Coventry, went on to have a global impact. The brainchild of Jerry Dammers saw dance music with a message dominate the charts from 1979. [S] [HD] 08:05 The Specials: Rock Goes to College The Specials perform at the Colchester Institute in 1979, playing hits such as Gangsters. Contains some strong language. [S] 08:50 Rudies Come Back: The Rise and Rise of 2 Tone - Arena Adrian Thrills investigates 2 Tone and its unique blend of ska, reggae, new wave and punk. Contains very strong language. [S] 09:25 The Specials Live in Session for 6 Music The Specials started making music in the late 1970s and pioneered the 2 Tone movement. They are live in session for Steve Lamacq on BBC Radio 6 Music. [S] [HD] 10:00 2 Tone: The Sound of Coventry The story of how 2 Tone, a record label from Coventry, went on to have a global impact. The brainchild of Jerry Dammers saw dance music with a message dominate the charts from 1979. [S] [HD] 11:00 TOTP: 1978 David Jensen presents the pop chart programme, featuring Bilbo, Blondie, Jilted John, The Motors, David Essex, Hi-Tension, The Jam, The Commodores and dance sequences by Legs & Co. [S] 11:35 This is BBC Four Programmes start at 7.00pm. [HD] 13:30 ..programmes start at 7.00pm 19:30 ..programmes start at 7.00pm
2026-08-30 01:30 ..programmes start at 7.00pm 02:58 This is BBC Four Programmes start at 7.00pm. [HD] 03:00 Today at the Test: England v Pakistan Day 3 highlights from the second Test match between England and Pakistan at Lord's. [S] [HD] 04:00 Life on Earth 11/13. David Attenborough explores the eternal duel between the hunters and the hunted on the plains of East Africa. [S] [HD] 04:55 Planet Earth: An Elephant's Tale Maya is a newborn elephant calf, just hours old; she is the newest arrival in Samburu National Reserve in Kenya. But she and her mum Zadie face many challenges. [S] [HD] 05:00 Kabul 5/6. The Americans capture an Isis emir and discover an imminent plan to bomb Kabul airport. Contains very strong language and some violent scenes. [S] [HD] 05:55 Kabul 6/6. As most of the protagonists gather at Kabul airport, an explosion rips through Abbey Gate. Contains strong language, some violence and upsetting scenes. [S] [HD] 06:50 To the Manor Born 4/8. Stately sitcom. DeVere moves his multinational grocery business to the manor and crosses swords with Audrey over a fireplace. [S] 07:15 Keeping Up Appearances 3/7. Sitcom. Hyacinth invents the outdoors indoors luxury barbecue - a complicated description for an even more complicated culinary event. [S] 07:45 The Great British Seaside Holiday: Timeshift A bank holiday celebration of the history of the British seaside holiday experience. [S] 08:30 Ray Mears and Ewan McGregor: Extreme Jungle Survival expert Ray Mears gives Ewan McGregor the chance to go on a trek of a lifetime. They go deep into the Honduran jungle in search of a lost civilisation. [S,AD] 09:30 Life on Earth 11/13. David Attenborough explores the eternal duel between the hunters and the hunted on the plains of East Africa. [S] [HD] 10:25 The Great British Seaside Holiday Timeshift presents a bank holiday celebration of the British seaside holiday experience from its Victorian origins and heyday in the 1950s to its slow decline and attempts at reinvention since. [S] 11:10 This is BBC Four Programmes start at 7.00pm. [HD] 13:30 ..programmes start at 7.00pm 19:30 ..programmes start at 7.00pm
2026-08-31 01:30 ..programmes start at 7.00pm 02:58 This is BBC Four Programmes start at 7.00pm. [HD] 03:00 The Golden Age of Canals Documentary featuring home movies of the diehard enthusiasts and boat owners who helped to save the inland waterways for the nation and create a second golden age of the canals. [S] 04:00 Modern Classics at the Proms The world's greatest classical music festival celebrates this year's future masterpieces. Presented by Tom Service, expect bold compositions and illustrious orchestral pieces. [S] [HD] 06:00 Dame Maureen Lipman Remembers .. Absurd Person Singular. Maureen Lipman looks back on the filming of the 1985 TV adaptation of Alan Ayckbourn's Absurd Person Singular. [S] [HD] 06:15 Absurd Person Singular Three couples meet on three separate Christmas Eves in their three respective kitchens. Classic comedy drama, with a sting in the tail, by Alan Ayckbourn. Deals with adult themes. [S] 08:10 Alan Ayckbourn: The Levin Interviews Bernard Levin interviews playwright and director Alan Ayckbourn. [S] 08:40 Modern Classics at the Proms The world's greatest classical music festival celebrates this year's future masterpieces. Presented by Tom Service, expect bold compositions and illustrious orchestral pieces. [S] [HD] 10:40 The Golden Age of Canals Documentary featuring home movies of the diehard enthusiasts and boat owners who helped to save the inland waterways for the nation and create a second golden age of the canals. [S,SL] 11:40 This is BBC Four Programmes start at 7.00pm. [HD] 13:30 ..programmes start at 7.00pm 19:30 ..programmes start at 7.00pm
2026-09-01 01:30 ..programmes start at 7.00pm 02:58 This is BBC Four Programmes start at 7.00pm. [HD] 03:00 The Architecture the Railways Built 7/10. Tim Dunn rides up Yr Wyddfa's (Snowdon's) railway to visit the summit station and discovers how a glass structure envelopes Strasbourg's 19th-century station. [S,AD] [HD] 03:45 The Flying Gardener Chris Beardshaw visits Britain's most inspirational gardens. He meets an enthusiastic group of organic farmers in Kent and helps a family trying to grow their own produce. [S] 04:00 Archaeology: A Secret History 2/3. Richard Miles shows how 18th- and 19th-century discoveries overturned ideas of when and where civilisation began as empires competed to own the past. [S] [HD] 05:00 Mastermind: 1977 Magnus Magnusson presents the quiz programme from City University. Specialist subjects include Dante Gabriel Rossetti, Sir Francis Drake and lady members of the House of Commons. [S] 05:30 Call My Bluff Robert Robinson hosts as Frank Muir, Elizabeth Knight and Patrick Lichfield face Arthur Marshall, Anna Ford and Derek Jacobi in the panel game of word definitions and deceptions. [S] 06:00 Close to Vermeer Film following renowned Vermeer expert Gregor Weber as he explores the latest techniques and new discoveries that are bringing us closer to understanding Vermeer and how he worked. [S] [HD] 07:20 Tutankhamun: The Truth Uncovered Documentary looking into what killed King Tutankhamun, the boy pharaoh. Dallas Campbell reveals new scientific research and carries out unique experiments to get to the truth. [S,AD] [HD] 08:20 Nature and Us: A History through Art 1/3. James Fox uses art to chart humankind's earliest attempts to gain control over nature. [S] [HD] 09:20 The Flying Gardener Chris Beardshaw visits Britain's most inspirational gardens. He meets an enthusiastic group of organic farmers in Kent and helps a family trying to grow their own produce. [S] 09:35 Close to Vermeer Film following renowned Vermeer expert Gregor Weber as he explores the latest techniques and new discoveries that are bringing us closer to understanding Vermeer and how he worked. [S] [HD] 10:50 Archaeology: A Secret History 2/3. Richard Miles shows how 18th- and 19th-century discoveries overturned ideas of when and where civilisation began as empires competed to own the past. [S,SL] 11:50 This is BBC Four Programmes start at 7.00pm. [HD] 13:30 ..programmes start at 7.00pm 19:30 ..programmes start at 7.00pm
2026-09-02 01:30 ..programmes start at 7.00pm 02:58 This is BBC Four Programmes start at 7.00pm. [HD] 03:00 The Architecture the Railways Built 8/10. Tim Dunn visits the former HQ of London Underground, 55 Broadway, which was the capital's first skyscraper, and sees the timber-framed Barmouth Bridge in north Wales. [S,AD] [HD] 03:40 The Flying Gardener Chris Beardshaw visits inspirational gardens by helicopter. This time he is in Devon to help Carol Cooper and her husband Stephen develop a spring woodland garden. [S] 04:00 To the Manor Born 5/8. Sitcom. DeVere hosts the traditional hunt ball but asks Marjory to organise it instead of Audrey, who in turn arranges an exquisite revenge. [S] 04:30 Keeping Up Appearances 4/7. Sitcom. Hyacinth volunteers to meet a special guest for the ladies' luncheon club, a retired commodore. It is a task that puts Hyacinth in a compromising position. [S] 05:00 How the Celts Saved Britain 2/2. Dan Snow reveals how the Irish saved Britain from cultural oblivion in the Dark Ages, as missionaries brought literacy and technology to Scotland and England. [S,AD] 06:00 Britain in Focus: A Photographic History 3/3. How the colour boom and digital revolution have shaped modern British photography. [S,AD] [HD] 07:00 I Am Martin Parr Discover the maverick behind some of the most iconic images of the past century. [S,AD] [HD]