2026-06-02 04:30 ..programmes start at 7.00pm 10:30 ..programmes start at 7.00pm 11:58 This is BBC Four Programmes start at 7.00pm. 12:00 University Challenge The second round continues, with two more teams competing for a place in the quarter-finals. Jeremy Paxman asks the questions. 12:30 Only Connect Quiz show with Victoria Coren in which connections must be made between seemingly unconnected things. Three history lovers square up to a trio of Welshmen. 13:00 A Tribute to Carla Lane - Artsnight This special edition of Artsnight delves into the BBC's archive and brings together rarely seen interviews in which writer Carla Lane discusses her life and work. 13:30 Butterflies Ria has enough to cope with: there is her husband Ben, who has his own hang-ups and her sons Adam and Russell, who are the cause of most of them. Then suddenly there's Leonard. 14:00 A History of Britain by Simon Schama A look at the social and economic changes which took place during Queen Victoria's reign, such as industrialisation and changing roles for women. 15:00 Muhammad Ali Cassius Clay rises from boastful amateur boxer to the Olympics. Contains scenes which some viewers may find upsetting. 15:50 Muhammad Ali Cassius Clay sets his sights on becoming the youngest ever heavyweight champion, taking on the 'unbeatable' Sonny Liston. 16:40 Muhammad Ali Cassius Clay publicly joins the Nation of Islam and takes the name Muhammad Ali. In 1967, he becomes eligible for the Vietnam draft. 17:30 Muhammad Ali Muhammad Ali is banished from boxing for refusing induction into the army. Contains some strong language. 18:20 Only Connect Quiz show with Victoria Coren in which connections must be made between seemingly unconnected things. Three history lovers square up to a trio of Welshmen. 18:50 Leonora Carrington: The Lost Surrealist Film about artist Leonora Carrington who worked alongside Max Ernst, Andre Breton and Pablo Picasso in Paris at the height of surrealism, yet lived out her days in Mexico City. 19:50 This is BBC Four Programmes start at 7.00pm. 22:30 ..programmes start at 7.00pm
2026-06-03 04:30 ..programmes start at 7.00pm 10:30 ..programmes start at 7.00pm 11:58 This is BBC Four Programmes start at 7.00pm. 12:00 University Challenge The second round continues, with two more teams of students eager to snatch a second win and the place in the quarter-finals that goes with it. Jeremy Paxman asks the questions. 12:30 Only Connect Quiz show in which connections must be made between seemingly unconnected things. Three chess players take on a team who write puzzles for charity. 13:00 Little Ships: The Miracle of Dunkirk Dan Snow tells the story of the 'little ships' that took part in the Dunkirk evacuation. 14:00 The Hadron Collider: In Search of the Peace Particle Film exploring the human stories behind mankind's biggest experiment in particle physics. 15:00 Too Near the Sun Documentary exploring the race to build the first thermonuclear weapon. From 1966. Contains some scenes which some viewers may find upsetting. 15:50 A Very Peculiar Practice The whole university seems to have succumbed to a sexually transmitted disease. Jock decides they must trace the source of the outbreak. Contains adult humour. 16:45 A Very Peculiar Practice The vice-chancellor is determined to weed out costly and unproductive staff, and Jock is on his list. Meanwhile, Stephen starts having strange dreams about nuns.