2026-02-09 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 Wild China From tribes hunting with eagles to the baking deserts of central Asia, the extreme landscapes in northern China mean life is always on the edge. 12:00 Call My Bluff Robert Robinson hosts as Frank Muir, Jilly Cooper and Quentin Bell play Patrick Campbell, Lesley-Anne Down and Anthony Valentine in the game of word definitions and deceptions. 12:30 Face the Music Joseph Cooper invites viewers to test their musical wits against Valerie Pitts, Robin Ray and John Julius Norwich. With guest musician Stephen Kovacevich. 13:00 Do We Really Need the Moon? Space scientist and lunar fanatic Dr Maggie Aderin-Pocock explores people's intimate relationship with the moon, a familiar presence in the sky that most take for granted. 14:00 Cosmonauts: How Russia Won the Space Race Documentary telling the story of how the Russians led us into the space age. Contains some scenes which some viewers may find upsetting. 15:30 Mir Mortals: Horizon First transmitted in 1998, this is the story of four men who orbited Earth on board the ill-fated Mir space station. 16:20 Do We Really Need the Moon? Space scientist and lunar fanatic Dr Maggie Aderin-Pocock explores people's intimate relationship with the moon, a familiar presence in the sky that most take for granted. 17:20 How to Build a Dinosaur Dr Alice Roberts finds out how the experts put dinosaur skeletons back together, with muscles, accurate postures and even, in some cases, the correct skin colour. 18:20 Face the Music Joseph Cooper invites viewers to test their musical wits against Valerie Pitts, Robin Ray and John Julius Norwich. With guest musician Stephen Kovacevich. 18:50 Wild China From tribes hunting with eagles to the baking deserts of central Asia, the extreme landscapes in northern China mean life is always on the edge. 19:50 This is BBC Four Programmes start at 7.00pm. 21:30 ..programmes start at 7.00pm
2026-02-10 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 Great British Railway Journeys Michael Portillo completes his railway journey through the east of England during the postwar period, heading from RAF Lakenheath to the city of Cambridge. 11:30 Roy Clarke Remembers... Open All Hours The recently knighted sitcom writer Roy Clarke looks back on one of his best-loved creations, Open All Hours, and shares his memories of working with two comedy legends. 12:00 Open All Hours Classic sitcom about a miserly shopkeeper. Arkwright takes action when his corner shop is broken into and employs a large dog to guard his property. 12:30 Keeping Up Appearances The first episode of the comedy series about fastidious housewife Hyacinth Bucket sees Hyacinth's father have a nasty accident with a milk bottle. 13:00 London: A Tale of Two Cities with Dan Cruickshank Dan Cruickshank explores how London survived the travails of the 17th century. 14:00 The Secret Science of Sewage George McGavin and Zoe Laughlin investigate the revolutionary science finding vital renewable resources and undiscovered life in sewage. 15:00 Easter Island Origins Documentary exploring how new evidence is challenging everything we thought we knew about Easter Island and the nearly 900 giant stone statues scattered across this remote Pacific island.