2026-10-14 02:30 ..programmes start at 7.00pm 08:30 ..programmes start at 7.00pm 09:58 This is BBC Four Programmes start at 7.00pm. [HD] 10:00 Secrets of Bones 3/6. Ben Garrod finds out how the skeleton has allowed vertebrates to take to the air, why the pigeon is an exceptional flier and how the albatross makes huge migrations. [S] [HD] 10:30 To the Manor Born 5/6. Stately sitcom. Fearing that DeVere's plans to enlarge the fields will destroy the surrounding countryside, Audrey leads the local community's campaign to stop him. [S] 11:00 Keeping Up Appearances 3/10. Hyacinth is in a sunny disposition, which mystifies Richard. The real horror of his situation dawns on him when he realises that he has forgotten their anniversary. [S] 11:30 City Lights 1/6. Bank clerk Willie Melvin is convinced he could be a best-selling author. [S,AD] 12:00 City Lights: Pure Dead Brilliant Nostalgic look back at City Lights, the sitcom that captured the spirit of 1980s Scotland. Contains some strong language. [S,AD] [HD] 13:00 Ask E. Jean - Storyville Ask E. Jean tells the story of E. Jean Carroll and her legal battles against Donald Trump. Contains very strong language and upsetting scenes. [S] [HD] 14:25 999 Special: The Great Storm of 1987 Michael Buerk presents a programme looking back on the night of the Great Storm of 16 October 1987, when winds of over 100 miles an hour ravaged the south and east of England. [S] 15:15 The Sky at Night Maggie Aderin explores how dyslexia has affected her life and career by meeting other dyslexic astronomers and discovering their research - from icy moons to clumpy galaxies. [S] [HD] 15:45 Secrets of Bones 3/6. Ben Garrod finds out how the skeleton has allowed vertebrates to take to the air, why the pigeon is an exceptional flier and how the albatross makes huge migrations. [S] [HD] 16:15 City Lights: Pure Dead Brilliant Nostalgic look back at City Lights, the sitcom that captured the spirit of 1980s Scotland. Contains some strong language. [S,AD] [HD] 17:15 New Zealand: Earths Mythical Islands 1/3. Isolated since the time of the dinosaurs, New Zealand's wildlife has been left to its own devices. Its forests are stalked by predators from the Jurassic era. [S,AD,SL] [HD] 18:15 This is BBC Four Programmes start at 7.00pm. [HD] 20:30 ..programmes start at 7.00pm
2026-10-15 02:30 ..programmes start at 7.00pm 08:30 ..programmes start at 7.00pm 09:58 This is BBC Four Programmes start at 7.00pm. [HD] 10:00 Secrets of Bones 4/6. Ben Garrod delves into the surprising ways in which bone has evolved to help vertebrates sense the world around them, from wolves and sheep to the great grey owl. [S] [HD] 10:30 Timothy Spall: Back at Sea 4/4. Timothy and his wife Shane encounter several Scottish ports and islands in the misty drizzle, and venture up the Caledonian Canal. [S,AD] 11:00 The Lost City of Sanxingdui Film exploring one of the most important archaeological discoveries of our time - an ancient city in Sichuan, China, lost to time until the chance unearthing of a jade object in 1927. [S] [HD] 12:00 The Planets 1/5. The rocky planets Mercury, Venus, Earth, and Mars were born at the same time from the same material, yet they have lived radically different lives. What immense forces are at play? [S,AD] [HD] 13:00 Janet Suzman Remembers... The Singing Detective Dame Janet Suzman shares her memories of making The Singing Detective, the groundbreaking Dennis Potter drama which is widely regarded as a landmark television moment. [S] [HD] 13:15 The Singing Detective 1/6. Dennis Potter's classic drama serial with music. Pulp thriller writer Philip Marlow is in hospital with psoriasis, tormented by his past and threatened by his future. Deals with adult themes. [S] 14:25 The Singing Detective 2/6. Marlow faces his personal misery of the talking cure with the psychologist. Contains some scenes of a sexual nature. [S] 15:35 Secrets of Bones 4/6. Ben Garrod delves into the surprising ways in which bone has evolved to help vertebrates sense the world around them, from wolves and sheep to the great grey owl. [S] [HD] 16:05 Timothy Spall: Back at Sea 4/4. Timothy and his wife Shane encounter several Scottish ports and islands in the misty drizzle, and venture up the Caledonian Canal. [S,AD] 16:35 Of Ice and Men 7/12. Documentary which looks at why the most inhospitable place on the planet has exerted such a powerful hold on the imagination of explorers, scientists, writers and photographers. [S] 17:35 The Planets 1/5. The rocky planets Mercury, Venus, Earth, and Mars were born at the same time from the same material, yet they have lived radically different lives. What immense forces are at play? [S,AD,SL] [HD] 18:35 This is BBC Four Programmes start at 7.00pm. [HD] 20:30 ..programmes start at 7.00pm
2026-10-16 02:30 ..programmes start at 7.00pm 08:30 ..programmes start at 7.00pm 09:58 This is BBC Four Programmes start at 7.00pm. [HD] 10:00 Secrets of Bones 5/6. Ben Garrod uncovers the secrets of how vertebrates capture and devour their food using extreme jaws, bizarre teeth and specialised bony tools. [S] [HD] 10:30 Gareth Edwards's Great Welsh Adventure 1/5. Rugby legend Gareth Edwards and wife Maureen try steam trains and rallying in Machynlleth. [S] [HD] 11:00 The Great Escape During the Second World War, a group of Allied prisoners of war mount a daring breakout from a supposedly inescapable Nazi prison camp. Based on a true story. [1963] [S] 13:45 Don't Look Now Acclaimed mystery about a couple grieving the loss of their daughter in a tragic accident. Contains some strong language, explicit sexual content, some violence... [1973] [S,AD] [HD]