2026-02-23 01:58 This is BBC Four Programmes start at 7.00pm. 02:00 Antiques Roadshow The team return to Aston Hall in Birmingham, where treasures include Wind in the Willows figures, memorabilia from an Aston Villa footballer and items from a pioneering mountaineer. 03:00 Eurovision Classical Concerts: Lisbon Celebrating great music-making across Europe, a special concert from the Gulbenkian Foundation in Lisbon, also featuring the works of Smetana and Debussy. Nicholas Collon presents. 04:00 British History's Biggest Fibs with Lucy Worsley Lucy explores how British history is a concoction of fibs. She debunks the 'Glorious Revolution', when William of Orange stole the throne from James II. 05:00 Ibsen: The Wild Duck The 1971 adaption of the classic play by Henrik Ibsen. A family's fragile peace is shattered by an idealist who insists on exposing hidden truths. 06:50 The Australian Wars How the growing number of European arrivals in Tasmania saw the death count grow, too. Contains some violence and some upsetting scenes. 07:50 The Secret World of Haute Couture Margy Kinmonth meets millionaire customers and world-famous designers as she explores the anachronistic but little-explained pocket of the fashion industry known as haute couture. 08:45 Eurovision Classical Concerts: Lisbon Celebrating great music-making across Europe, a special concert from the Gulbenkian Foundation in Lisbon, also featuring the works of Smetana and Debussy. Nicholas Collon presents. 09:50 Antiques Roadshow The team return to Aston Hall in Birmingham, where treasures include Wind in the Willows figures, memorabilia from an Aston Villa footballer and items from a pioneering mountaineer. 10:50 This is BBC Four Programmes start at 7.00pm. 12:30 ..programmes start at 7.00pm 18:30 ..programmes start at 7.00pm
2026-02-24 00:30 ..programmes start at 7.00pm 01:58 This is BBC Four Programmes start at 7.00pm. 02:00 Wild China Documentary series. A look at how tea-growing cultures, bird-filled wetlands and futuristic cities jostle along China's eastern seaboard in a battle for resources. 03:00 Raiders of the Lost Past with Janina Ramirez A millionaire hunts for the mythical palace of the Minotaur and discovers a lost world. 04:00 Call My Bluff Robert Robinson hosts a game of word definitions and deceptions. Captains Frank Muir and Patrick Campbell are joined by Tom Baker, Alan Coren, Gabrielle Drake and Miriam Stoppard. 04:30 Face the Music Joseph Cooper invites viewers to match their musical wits against Arianna Stassinopoulos, Brian Redhead and John Bird. With guest musician Walter Susskind. 05:00 The Joy of AI Documentary. Jim Al-Khalili takes a look at how we've created machines that can simulate, augment, and even outperform the human mind - and why this shouldn't spook us. 06:00 The Horizon Guide to AI Documentary looking at the perception of AI from 1964 to the present day. Can we be optimistic about all that AI can deliver - or fearful of its ability to control our lives. 07:00 Romancing the Stone: The Golden Ages of British Sculpture Alastair Sooke looks at the maverick sculptors working in the 18th and 19th centuries. 08:00 The Australian Wars How the growing number of European arrivals in Tasmania saw the death count grow, too. Contains some violence and some upsetting scenes. 09:00 Face the Music Joseph Cooper invites viewers to match their musical wits against Arianna Stassinopoulos, Brian Redhead and John Bird. With guest musician Walter Susskind. 09:30 Wild China Documentary series. A look at how tea-growing cultures, bird-filled wetlands and futuristic cities jostle along China's eastern seaboard in a battle for resources. 10:30 This is BBC Four Programmes start at 7.00pm. 12:30 ..programmes start at 7.00pm 18:30 ..programmes start at 7.00pm
2026-02-25 00:30 ..programmes start at 7.00pm 01:58 This is BBC Four Programmes start at 7.00pm. 02:00 Canals: The Making of a Nation Liz McIvor tells the story of the people who operated the canal boats carrying fuel and goods around the country. 02:30 Gareth Edwards's Great Welsh Adventure It's a scorcher as Gareth Edwards and wife Maureen get to the seaside resort of Llandudno. 03:00 Keeping Up Appearances Sitcom. Hyacinth has asked the new vicar to tea, and - in her usual meticulous way - she has organised the event down to the last sugar lump. Events take a sudden turn. 03:30 Yes, Prime Minister Classic sitcom. MPs have been complaining about their phones being tapped. Jim Hacker naturally denies this, only to be told by Sir Humphrey that it is in fact true. 04:00 Ardal O'Hanlon: Tomb Raider Ardal O'Hanlon explores a 1930s quest to find the first Irish men and women using archaeology, answering his deepest questions about what it means to be Irish. 05:00 Rebuilding Bucha - Storyville Five people in Bucha, Ukraine, attempt to rebuild their lives in the aftermath of war. Contains some strong language and some upsetting scenes. 06:30 iHuman - Storyville A Storyville documentary exploring the true impact of artificial intelligence on the world. Contains some strong language and some upsetting scenes. 08:05 Canals: The Making of a Nation Liz McIvor tells the story of the people who operated the canal boats carrying fuel and goods around the country. 08:35 Romancing the Stone: The Golden Ages of British Sculpture Alastair Sooke looks at the maverick sculptors working in the 18th and 19th centuries. 09:35 British History's Biggest Fibs with Lucy Worsley Lucy explores how British history is a concoction of fibs. She debunks the 'Glorious Revolution', when William of Orange stole the throne from James II. 10:35 This is BBC Four Programmes start at 7.00pm. 12:30 ..programmes start at 7.00pm 18:30 ..programmes start at 7.00pm
2026-02-26 00:30 ..programmes start at 7.00pm 01:58 This is BBC Four Programmes start at 7.00pm. 02:00 Canals: The Making of a Nation Liz McIvor recounts the tales of the men who built the canals - the navigators or navvies - focusing on their work on the Manchester Ship Canal. 02:30 Gareth Edwards's Great Welsh Adventure Rugby legend Gareth and wife Maureen visit their top family holiday spot, St Davids. 03:00 The Secret Genius of Plants For a long time we've known that plants can move, but recent studies reveal other secrets. 03:50 Britain's Wild Places: Robins of Eden The Eden Project is a world of different habitats created in a single Cornish quarry and probably the unlikeliest place to find the robin. So why have they set up home there. 04:00 Tribe Documentary series with explorer Bruce Parry, who this week treks into the high mountains in the tiny Himalayan kingdom of Bhutan to live with the isolated Layap people. 05:00 Lowry: A Simple Man A ballet celebrating the centenary of the birth of artist LS Lowry, inspired by his industrial landscape paintings. Starring Christopher Gable and Moira Shearer. From 1987. 06:00 Castles: Britain's Fortified History Sam Willis looks at how castles survived into the Tudor era. But these strategic seats of power had to become palaces to impress monarchs such as Elizabeth I. 07:00 Beautiful Equations Art critic Matt Collings explores the most famous equations in science and realises that concepts of beauty and elegance have been used by many scientists to advance their work. 08:00 Canals: The Making of a Nation Liz McIvor recounts the tales of the men who built the canals - the navigators or navvies - focusing on their work on the Manchester Ship Canal. 08:30 Tribe Documentary series with explorer Bruce Parry, who this week treks into the high mountains in the tiny Himalayan kingdom of Bhutan to live with the isolated Layap people. 09:30 Castles: Britain's Fortified History Sam Willis looks at how castles survived into the Tudor era. But these strategic seats of power had to become palaces to impress monarchs such as Elizabeth I. 10:30 This is BBC Four Programmes start at 7.00pm. 12:30 ..programmes start at 7.00pm 18:30 ..programmes start at 7.00pm
2026-02-27 00:30 ..programmes start at 7.00pm 01:58 This is BBC Four Programmes start at 7.00pm. 02:00 Canals: The Making of a Nation Liz McIvor explores how the nation's canals were saved following years of postwar neglect, becoming places of tranquillity and popular for boating holidays. 02:30 Gareth Edwards's Great Welsh Adventure Gareth and Maureen enlist in tank school and gear up for a drive like no other. In the Brecon Beacons, they discover if they've finally cracked the art of narrowboating. 03:00 The Bridge: Fifty Years Across the Forth Celebrating the 50th anniversary of a great Scottish landmark, the Forth Road Bridge. 04:00 The 39 Steps: The Read with John Hannah Murder, conspiracy and espionage are the thrilling themes of Buchan's gripping adventure novel set against the backdrop of WWI. BAFTA-nominated actor John Hannah reads. 05:00 The 39 Steps A man is pursued by the police for a murder he did not commit and by an international spy ring for information he does not possess. Classic Hitchcock mystery. 06:20 Calendar Girls Comedy drama based on the true story of 12 Yorkshire ladies who find a compelling way to raise money for charity: a nude calendar. Stars Helen Mirren and Julie Walters. 08:05 The Horizon Guide to AI Documentary looking at the perception of AI from 1964 to the present day. Can we be optimistic about all that AI can deliver - or fearful of its ability to control our lives. 09:05 Canals: The Making of a Nation Liz McIvor explores how the nation's canals were saved following years of postwar neglect, becoming places of tranquillity and popular for boating holidays. 09:35 Raiders of the Lost Past with Janina Ramirez A millionaire hunts for the mythical palace of the Minotaur and discovers a lost world. 10:35 This is BBC Four Programmes start at 7.00pm. 12:30 ..programmes start at 7.00pm 18:30 ..programmes start at 7.00pm
2026-02-28 00:30 ..programmes start at 7.00pm 01:58 This is BBC Four Programmes start at 7.00pm. 02:00 TOTP: 1999 Jamie Theakston presents the pop chart programme, first broadcast on 30 April 1999 and featuring Martine McCutcheon, Texas, Busta Rhymes, Faithless and Westlife. 02:30 TOTP: 1999 Kate Thornton presents the pop chart programme, first broadcast on 7 May 1999 and featuring Phats & Small, The Offspring, Fun Lovin' Criminals, Cast, Geri Halliwell and Westlife. 03:00 TOTP: 1979 Mike Read presents the pop chart programme, first broadcast on 1 March 1979 and featuring The Skids, Thin Lizzy, Chic and David Essex. With dance sequences by Legs & Co. 03:35 TOTP: 1988 Peter Powell and Mark Goodier present the pop chart programme, first broadcast on 25 February 1988 and featuring The Primitives, Morrissey, Vanessa Paradis and The Mission. 04:05 St David's Day at the BBC Celebrate St David's Day with classic performances drawn from the BBC's music archives. Includes Manic Street Preachers, Catatonia, Feeder, Dame Shirley Bassey and Sir Tom Jones. 05:05 Dame Shirley Bassey: Electric Proms 2009 Trevor Nelson and Edith Bowman present highlights of Dame Shirley Bassey's special performance for the BBC Electric Proms from London's Roundhouse. 06:05 Stereophonics: Radio 2 in Concert Stereophonics perform some of their biggest hits, plus tracks from their 2019 UK number one album Kind, in a special Radio 2 In Concert presented by Fearne Cotton.