2026-01-14 03:30 ..programmes start at 7.00pm 09:30 ..programmes start at 7.00pm 10:58 This is BBC Four Programmes start at 7.00pm. 11:00 Hidden Wales: Last Chance to Save Will Millard explores some of Wales's hidden historic buildings, meeting the passionate individuals who are trying to save these vulnerable structures before it is too late. 12:00 The Cambridgeshire Crucifixion A documentary telling the story of the extremely rare discovery of evidence of Roman crucifixion, unearthed in a routine archaeological dig in the Cambridgeshire Fens. 13:00 Masters Snooker Coverage from the fourth day of the 2026 Masters snooker tournament. 14:00 Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy Smiley's investigation to snare the traitor at the heart of the Circus leads him to Jerry Westerby, a Fleet Street journalist. 14:40 Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy In the final part of John le Carre's classic story, George Smiley's search for the mole at the heart of the Circus finally comes to an end. 15:25 Inside the Bat Cave A remarkable journey into the secret world of bats. Cutting-edge night-vision cameras follow the hidden life of a greater horseshoe bat roost for four months. 16:25 Deep Down and Dirty: The Science of Soil Documentary in which gardening expert Chris Beardshaw delves into the micro-world of soil to reveal what it is, how it works and why we couldn't survive without it. 17:25 Hidden Wales: Last Chance to Save Will Millard explores some of Wales's hidden historic buildings, meeting the passionate individuals who are trying to save these vulnerable structures before it is too late. 18:25 Inside the Bat Cave A remarkable journey into the secret world of bats. Cutting-edge night-vision cameras follow the hidden life of a greater horseshoe bat roost for four months. 19:25 This is BBC Four Programmes start at 7.00pm. 21:30 ..programmes start at 7.00pm
2026-01-15 03:30 ..programmes start at 7.00pm 09:30 ..programmes start at 7.00pm 10:58 This is BBC Four Programmes start at 7.00pm. 11:00 Yorkshire Wolds Way Paul Rose explores the 79 miles of the Yorkshire Wolds Way. He gets a unique view of this stretch of chalk downland and gets a special invitation to a military base. 11:30 Pubs, Ponds and Power: The Story of the Village - Milton Abbas Ben Robinson reveals the story of the idyllic village of Milton Abbas in Dorset. 12:00 The Stuarts in Exile First of a two-part documentary in which Dr Clare Jackson tells the story of the exiled Stuarts and of the threat the Jacobites posed to the embryonic British state. 13:00 Masters Snooker Coverage from the fifth day of the 2026 Masters snooker tournament. 14:00 Where Eagles Dare Seven paratroopers are sent on a seemingly impossible mission. 16:30 The Cambridgeshire Crucifixion A documentary telling the story of the extremely rare discovery of evidence of Roman crucifixion, unearthed in a routine archaeological dig in the Cambridgeshire Fens. 17:25 Pubs, Ponds and Power: The Story of the Village - Milton Abbas Ben Robinson reveals the story of the idyllic village of Milton Abbas in Dorset. 17:55 Yorkshire Wolds Way Paul Rose explores the 79 miles of the Yorkshire Wolds Way. He gets a unique view of this stretch of chalk downland and gets a special invitation to a military base. 18:25 The Stuarts in Exile First of a two-part documentary in which Dr Clare Jackson tells the story of the exiled Stuarts and of the threat the Jacobites posed to the embryonic British state. 19:25 This is BBC Four Programmes start at 7.00pm. 21:30 ..programmes start at 7.00pm
2026-01-16 03:30 ..programmes start at 7.00pm 09:30 ..programmes start at 7.00pm 10:58 This is BBC Four Programmes start at 7.00pm. 11:00 TOTP: 1999 Jamie Theakston presents the pop chart programme, featuring Garbage, Inner City, The Divine Comedy, Leilani, Dru Hill, The Offspring and Armand Van Helden ft Duane Harden. 11:30 TOTP: 1999 Jamie Theakston presents the pop chart programme, first broadcast on 12 February 1999 and featuring M People, A+, Mansun, Mirrorball, Soulsearcher, Tayana Ali and Blondie. 12:00 Masters Snooker Coverage from the sixth day of the 2026 Masters snooker tournament. 14:00 TOTP: 1986 Mike Read and Dixie Peach present the pop chart programme, first broadcast on 16 January 1986 and featuring Fine Young Cannibals, Dire Straits, a-ha, Mr Mister and Pet Shop Boys. 14:30 TOTP: 1997 Nicky Campbell presents the pop chart programme, first broadcast on 10 January 1997 and featuring Kenickie, Kavana, Runrig, Terrorvision, Blur and Spice Girls. 15:00 Bowie at the BBC Clips from the BBC archive giving an overview of David Bowie's career from 1964 to 2016, blending interviews and performances from music programmes, documentaries and chat shows.