2026-01-27 01:30 ..programmes start at 7.00pm 02:58 This is BBC Four Programmes start at 7.00pm. 03:00 Wild China In China's far south west, rich jungles nestle below towering peaks. Jewel-coloured birds and ancient tribes share forested valleys where wild elephants still roam. 04:00 Art of Persia Samira Ahmed reveals how Iran preserved its distinctive language and culture despite the Arab conquest of Persia. 05:00 Call My Bluff Robert Robinson hosts as Frank Muir, Jenny Agutter and Tim Rice take on Patrick Campbell, Sinead Cusak and Nigel Dempster in a game of word definitions and deceptions. 05:30 Face the Music Joseph Cooper invites viewers to test their musical wits against Camilla Jessel, Robin Ray and Edward Boyle. With guest musician Mitsuko Uchida. 06:00 Tim Peake Special: How to Be an Astronaut - Horizon Astronaut Tim Peake's video diary of the two years leading up to his arrival at the International Space Station in December 2015. 07:00 8 Days: To the Moon and Back Using dramatic reconstruction, declassified cockpit audio recorded by the astronauts themselves and film archive, this is the untold story of the first moon landing. 08:30 Man in Space - Horizon First transmitted in 1966, Horizon reports from the spacecraft centre in Houston, Texas. 09:10 Face the Music Joseph Cooper invites viewers to test their musical wits against Camilla Jessel, Robin Ray and Edward Boyle. With guest musician Mitsuko Uchida. 09:40 Tim Peake Special: How to be an Astronaut - Horizon Astronaut Tim Peake's video diary of the two years leading up to his arrival at the International Space Station in December 2015. 10:40 Art of Persia Samira Ahmed reveals how Iran preserved its distinctive language and culture despite the Arab conquest of Persia. 11:40 This is BBC Four Programmes start at 7.00pm. 13:30 ..programmes start at 7.00pm 19:30 ..programmes start at 7.00pm
2026-01-28 01:30 ..programmes start at 7.00pm 02:58 This is BBC Four Programmes start at 7.00pm. 03:00 Great British Railway Journeys Starting in Wakefield, Michael visits the National Coal Mining Museum for England. 03:30 Wainwright Walks Julia Bradbury explores the work of fell walker Alfred Wainwright. Here she climbs Helm Crag, defined by the rock formations at its summit nicknamed the Lion and the Lamb. 04:00 Yes, Prime Minister Classic sitcom. When a scandal breaks in the City, Jim Hacker and Sir Humphrey cannot agree on who should be the new governor of the Bank of England. 04:30 Yes, Prime Minister Classic political sitcom. Jim Hacker meets a local councillor who has radical ideas about local government. The PM likes what he hears, unlike Sir Humphrey. 05:00 Henry VIII's Enforcer: The Rise and Fall of Thomas Cromwell Thomas Cromwell is revealed as a revolutionary who laid the foundations of modern Britain. 06:00 Philip Larkin and the Third Woman Sir Andrew Motion discovers an unpublished poem by Philip Larkin when he visits Hull to meet one of the poet's ex-lovers, Betty Mackereth, speaking of her love for the first time. 06:30 The Great American Buffalo 1/2. Ken Burns recounts how the collision between two opposing views of the natural world saw the buffalo, which had numbered in the tens of millions, driven to the brink of extinction. 08:25 Great British Railway Journeys Starting in Wakefield, Michael visits the National Coal Mining Museum for England. 08:55 Wainwright Walks Julia Bradbury explores the work of fell walker Alfred Wainwright. Here she climbs Helm Crag, defined by the rock formations at its summit nicknamed the Lion and the Lamb. 09:25 Henry VIII's Enforcer: The Rise and Fall of Thomas Cromwell Thomas Cromwell is revealed as a revolutionary who laid the foundations of modern Britain. 10:25 Wild China In China's far south west, rich jungles nestle below towering peaks. Jewel-coloured birds and ancient tribes share forested valleys where wild elephants still roam. 11:25 This is BBC Four Programmes start at 7.00pm. 13:30 ..programmes start at 7.00pm 19:30 ..programmes start at 7.00pm
2026-01-29 01:30 ..programmes start at 7.00pm 02:58 This is BBC Four Programmes start at 7.00pm. 03:00 Great British Railway Journeys Michael Portillo continues his postwar exploration of north west England in Bradford, Shipley and Hebden Bridge. 03:30 Wainwright Walks Julia Bradbury follows in fell walker and author Alfred Wainwright's footsteps and climbs to the summit of High Street, the most well-trodden high ground in the Lakes. 04:00 Brian Cox's Adventures in Space and Time Brian Cox explores the latest science and takes a new look at his old films and asks: how far can we go in our exploration of the cosmos. 05:00 Tribe Explorer Bruce Parry travels to the Amazon rainforest to live with the Matis. Contains some strong language and disturbing scenes. 06:00 Smiley's People Vladimir has two proofs, but Smiley has only found one. Deals with adult themes. 07:00 Smiley's People Smiley gets into trouble with his superiors, who want the investigation closed. Contains some scenes which some viewers may find upsetting. 07:55 Sleuths, Spies & Sorcerers: Andrew Marr's Paperback Heroes How fantasy novels have big ideas that allow us to see our own world in a surprising way. 08:55 Great British Railway Journeys Michael Portillo continues his postwar exploration of north west England in Bradford, Shipley and Hebden Bridge. 09:25 Wainwright Walks Julia Bradbury follows in fell walker and author Alfred Wainwright's footsteps and climbs to the summit of High Street, the most well-trodden high ground in the Lakes. 09:55 Tribe Explorer Bruce Parry travels to the Amazon rainforest to live with the Matis. Contains some strong language and disturbing scenes. 10:55 Brian Cox's Adventures in Space and Time Brian Cox explores the latest science and takes a new look at his old films and asks: how far can we go in our exploration of the cosmos. 11:55 This is BBC Four Programmes start at 7.00pm. 13:30 ..programmes start at 7.00pm 19:30 ..programmes start at 7.00pm
2026-01-30 01:30 ..programmes start at 7.00pm 02:58 This is BBC Four Programmes start at 7.00pm. 03:00 Great British Railway Journeys Michael Portillo travels through the Britain of his youth from London's Docklands and East End to the 'city within a city', the Barbican. 03:30 Wainwright Walks Series in which Julia Bradbury explores the work of fell walker and author Alfred Wainwright. From Ennerdale, she ascends one of Wainwright's favourite fells, Pillar. 04:00 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. 06:05 Parkinson 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. 07:10 Defiance Daniel Craig stars in this true story about Jewish partisans trying to escape Nazi forces. Contains some strong language and some violent scenes. 09:15 Sleuths, Spies & Sorcerers: Andrew Marr's Paperback Heroes How fantasy novels have big ideas that allow us to see our own world in a surprising way. 10:15 Great British Railway Journeys Michael Portillo travels through the Britain of his youth from London's Docklands and East End to the 'city within a city', the Barbican. 10:45 Wainwright Walks Series in which Julia Bradbury explores the work of fell walker and author Alfred Wainwright. From Ennerdale, she ascends one of Wainwright's favourite fells, Pillar. 11:15 This is BBC Four Programmes start at 7.00pm. 13:31 ..programmes start at 7.00pm 19:31 ..programmes start at 7.00pm
2026-01-31 01:31 ..programmes start at 7.00pm 02:58 This is BBC Four Programmes start at 7.00pm. 03:00 TOTP: 1999 Jamie Theakston presents the pop chart programme, first broadcast on 5 March 1999 and featuring Blur, The Corrs, The Cardigans, Whitney Houston, Stereophonics and Britney Spears. 03:30 TOTP: 1999 Gail Porter presents the pop chart programme, first broadcast on 5 March 1999 and featuring Cher, Skunk Anansie, Whitney Houston, East 17, Stereophonics, Blur and Boyzone. 04:00 TOTP: 1979 Mike Read presents the pop chart programme, featuring Nazareth, The Three Degrees, UFO, The Members, Sally Oldfield, Two Man Sound, Generation X and The Pointer Sisters. 04:35 TOTP 1989 Simon Mayo and Steve Wright present the pop chart programme, first broadcast on 2 February 1989 and featuring Holly Johnson, Sheena Easton, Hue and Cry, Roachford and Simply Red. 05:05 TOTP: 1976 Noel Edmonds presents the pop chart programme, first broadcast on 6 May 1976 and featuring Mud, Sutherland Bros & Quiver, Cliff Richard, Frankie Valli, The Rolling Stones and Abba. 05:45 TOTP: 1976 David Hamilton presents the pop chart programme, first broadcast on 20 May 1976 and featuring Showaddywaddy, Marmalade, Tina Charles, Robin Sarstedt, Mud, Cliff Richard and The Four Seasons. 06:25 The Who at the Electric Proms Pete Townshend and Roger Daltrey in a session recorded at the Roundhouse in north London. Contains some strong language. 07:15 Pete Townshend: This Cultural Life Pete Townshend, songwriter, guitarist and co-founder of The Who, talks to John Wilson about his cultural influences. 07:45 The Who at Glastonbury Mark Radcliffe looks back at the headlining performance from The Who. Contains some strong language.