2026-04-29 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 The Yorkshire Dales Explorer Paul Rose's Yorkshire Dales adventure concludes in Wharfedale. He meets the Calendar Girls and finds out why bats are threatened in the Dales. 11:30 Canal Boat Diaries: Stourport Basins to Kingswood Junction Robbie navigates the mighty River Severn and takes an unexpected bath. 12:00 The Lost Neanderthals Scientists uncover the secrets of the Mandrin Cave in France, where the remains of a Neanderthal were found in 2015. Contains some scenes which some viewers may find upsetting. 13:00 Inside Chernobyl's Mega Tomb Documentary which follows the construction of a trailblazing 36,000-tonne steel structure to entomb the ruins of the nuclear power plant destroyed in the 1986 Chernobyl disaster. 14:00 Edna the Inebriate Woman - Play for Today Patrica Hayes stars as Edna, an alcoholic homeless woman in search of shelter. Contains some scenes which some viewers may find upsetting. 15:30 How to Get Ahead: At Medieval Court Stephen Smith finds out what it took to get ahead at the court of Richard II. 16:30 The Lost Neanderthals Scientists uncover the secrets of the Mandrin Cave in France, where the remains of a Neanderthal were found in 2015. Contains some scenes which some viewers may find upsetting. 17:25 The Empire State Story - Timewatch First transmitted in 2001, this programme chronicles the construction of the Empire State Building in New York, which was the world's tallest skyscraper when opened in 1931. 18:15 Inside Chernobyl's Mega Tomb Documentary which follows the construction of a trailblazing 36,000-tonne steel structure to entomb the ruins of the nuclear power plant destroyed in the 1986 Chernobyl disaster. 19:15 This is BBC Four Programmes start at 7.00pm. 21:30 ..programmes start at 7.00pm
2026-04-30 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 Pubs, Ponds and Power: The Story of the Village Ben Robinson unlocks the ancient roots of the Northumberland village of Warkworth, discovering clues that point back almost 1,000 years to the Norman conquest. 11:30 Canal Boat Diaries: Stratford-upon-Avon to Birmingham Robbie crosses an aqueduct and gets stuck in a lock. 12:00 Murder on the Orient Express Returning to England from Istanbul on the Orient Express, Hercule Poirot is asked to investigate a murder. 14:00 Albert Finney: Talking Pictures A retrospective look at television appearances made over the years by award-winning actor Albert Finney, with archive interviews and classic clips. Narrated by Sylvia Syms. 14:35 The Importance of Being Earnest Adaptation of Oscar Wilde's masterpiece, set in 1890s England. A comedy of mistaken identity ensues when two gentlemen friends use the same alias to pursue the women they love.