2026-02-16 00:30 ..programmes start at 7.00pm 01:58 This is BBC Four Programmes start at 7.00pm. 02:00 Antiques Roadshow Fiona and the team visit Portchester Castle in Hampshire, where treasures include punk clothing, paintings by 20th-century Indian artists and a rare set of Battle of Britain medals. 03:00 Eurovision Classical Concerts: Cologne Celebrating great music-making across Europe, a special concert from the Philharmonic Hall in Cologne, also featuring music by Lyadov, Stravinsky's teacher. 04:00 British History's Biggest Fibs with Lucy Worsley Lucy explores British history as a concoction of fibs and stories manipulated by whoever was in power. This episode debunks the foundation myth of the Tudors. 05:00 Ibsen: The Master Builder Oppressed by past tragedies and an unhappy marriage, a master builder is terrified of losing his stature to the next generation. 1988 adaption of Henrik Ibsen's classic play. 07:15 The Australian Wars How modern-day Sydney was the first battleground of the frontier wars. Contains some violent scenes. 08:15 Eurovision Classical Concerts: Cologne Celebrating great music-making across Europe, a special concert from the Philharmonic Hall in Cologne, also featuring music by Lyadov, Stravinsky's teacher. 09:10 British History's Biggest Fibs with Lucy Worsley Lucy explores British history as a concoction of fibs and stories manipulated by whoever was in power. This episode debunks the foundation myth of the Tudors. 10:10 This is BBC Four Programmes start at 7.00pm. 12:30 ..programmes start at 7.00pm 18:30 ..programmes start at 7.00pm
2026-02-17 00:30 ..programmes start at 7.00pm 01:58 This is BBC Four Programmes start at 7.00pm. 02:00 Wild China Documentary series. China's heartland is the centre of a 5,000-year-old civilization and home to the giant panda, golden snub-nosed monkey and the golden takin. 03:00 Call My Bluff Robert Robinson hosts the game of word definitions and deceptions. Patrick Campbell, Nanette Newman and Patrick Mower do battle with Frank Muir, Gabrielle Drake and Russell Harty. 03:30 Face the Music Joseph Cooper invites viewers to match their musical wits against Polly Elwes, Richard Baker and John Julius Norwich. With guest musician Yvonne Minton. 04:00 Horizon: The End of the Solar System The story of how our solar system will be transformed by the ageing sun before coming to a spectacular end in about eight billion years. 05:00 The Farthest: Voyager's Interstellar Journey The story of Voyager, an epic of human achievement, personal drama and miraculous success. 06:30 Romancing the Stone: The Golden Ages of British Sculpture A look at how the era's sculpture casts a new light on medieval times in Britain. Contains some strong language. 07:30 Face the Music Joseph Cooper invites viewers to match their musical wits against Polly Elwes, Richard Baker and John Julius Norwich. With guest musician Yvonne Minton. 08:00 The Australian Wars How modern-day Sydney was the first battleground of the frontier wars. Contains some violent scenes. 09:00 Wild China Documentary series. China's heartland is the centre of a 5,000-year-old civilization and home to the giant panda, golden snub-nosed monkey and the golden takin. 10:00 This is BBC Four Programmes start at 7.00pm. 12:30 ..programmes start at 7.00pm 18:30 ..programmes start at 7.00pm
2026-02-18 00:30 ..programmes start at 7.00pm 01:58 This is BBC Four Programmes start at 7.00pm. 02:00 City Scapes: New York Post-war architectural innovations in the Big Apple. 02:20 Wogan Kenneth Williams stands in for Terry Wogan, chatting with guests Barbara Windsor and husband Steve Hollings, Stephen Fry and Michael Palin. Music by Hank Marvin & The Shadows. 03:00 The Kenneth Williams Story: A Reputations Special Documentary exploring Britain's funniest and most complex comic performer. Deals with adult themes. 04:30 Kenneth Williams: Comic Roots Kenneth Williams explores his roots in and around London's St Pancras, where he grew up. 05:00 The Darkest Web - Storyville Documentary following undercover police as they investigate online crime against children. Contains some strong language and disturbing scenes. 06:25 Mr Nobody Against Putin - Storyville A Storyville documentary that follows a Russian schoolteacher as he risks everything to expose rising militarism in his classroom. Contains some strong language. 07:55 The Kenneth Williams Story: A Reputations Special Documentary exploring Britain's funniest and most complex comic performer. Deals with adult themes. 09:25 Horizon: The End of the Solar System The story of how our solar system will be transformed by the ageing sun before coming to a spectacular end in about eight billion years. 10:25 This is BBC Four Programmes start at 7.00pm. 12:30 ..programmes start at 7.00pm 18:30 ..programmes start at 7.00pm
2026-02-19 00:30 ..programmes start at 7.00pm 01:58 This is BBC Four Programmes start at 7.00pm. 02:00 Great British Railway Journeys Michael finds out about the impact of a famous Enoch Powell speech across the nation. 02:30 Gareth Edwards's Great Welsh Adventure Rugby legend Gareth Edwards and wife Maureen try steam trains and rallying in Machynlleth. 03:00 Brian Cox's Adventures in Space and Time Brian explores the enigma of time - a phenomenon that we take for granted but which, as far as physicists are concerned, is one of the biggest mysteries in the universe. 04:00 Tribe Bruce Parry spends time with the Akie people of Tanzania, who live on the savannah. Contains some strong language. 05:00 Derek Jacobi Remembers... Breaking the Code Sir Derek Jacobi looks back on the 1997 BBC drama about mathematician Alan Turing. 05:15 Breaking the Code Factual drama about Alan Turing, the mathematical genius who cracked the Enigma code. Deals with adult themes. 06:45 Castles: Britain's Fortified History Sam Willis tells the story of the English ruler who left the most indelible mark on the castle, Edward I, as he turned it into an instrument of colonisation.