2026-07-20 05:30 ..programmes start at 7.00pm 11:30 ..programmes start at 7.00pm 12:58 This is BBC Four Programmes start at 7.00pm. 13:00 Atlantic: The Wildest Ocean on Earth Documentary about the Atlantic Ocean. In the North Atlantic, massive whale pods, giant turtles and monstrous jellyfish ride the Gulf Stream, a huge ocean current. 14:00 Treasures of Ancient Greece Alastair Sooke unpicks the reasons behind the dazzling revolution that gave birth to classical Greek art, asking how the Greeks got so good so quickly. 15:00 Private Life of a Masterpiece: Portrait of the Painter's Mother Film exploring James McNeill Whistler's Portrait of the Painter's Mother. How did this sombre masterpiece change the course of painting so drastically. 15:50 One Hundred Great Paintings: Whistler - Nocturne in Black and Gold Milton Brown presents a closer look at James Whistler's painting Nocturne in Black and Gold: The Falling Rocket at the Institute of Art, Detroit. 16:00 Becoming Frida Kahlo When an accident changes Frida's life, she channels pain and heartache into painting. Contains some scenes which some viewers may find upsetting. 17:00 Stolen: Catching the Art Thieves The 1994 theft of one of the world's most famous paintings, The Scream, and the hunt to get it back expose the depths to which criminals go to gain a get-out-of-jail card for murder. 18:00 Atlantic: The Wildest Ocean on Earth Documentary about the Atlantic Ocean. In the North Atlantic, massive whale pods, giant turtles and monstrous jellyfish ride the Gulf Stream, a huge ocean current. 19:00 Treasures of Ancient Greece Alastair Sooke unpicks the reasons behind the dazzling revolution that gave birth to classical Greek art, asking how the Greeks got so good so quickly. 20:00 Stolen: Catching the Art Thieves The 1994 theft of one of the world's most famous paintings, The Scream, and the hunt to get it back expose the depths to which criminals go to gain a get-out-of-jail card for murder. 21:00 This is BBC Four Programmes start at 7.00pm. 23:30 ..programmes start at 7.00pm
2026-07-21 05:30 ..programmes start at 7.00pm 11:30 ..programmes start at 7.00pm 12:58 This is BBC Four Programmes start at 7.00pm. 13:00 Great British Railway Journeys At the home of Scottish football, Glasgow's Hampden Park stadium, Michael admires the oldest football trophy in the world and hears how the 'passing game' was born there. 13:30 Walking with Kate Garraway Kate Garraway walks through the Cotswold countryside and describes the joy and solace that nature brings as she takes in the inspiring views of Gloucestershire. 14:00 Keeping Up Appearances Sitcom. Hyacinth realises that Richard is bored after taking early retirement and provides him with a hobby. Unfortunately, this rather backfires on her. 14:30 One Foot in the Grave Victor and Margaret head off for a weekend at the seaside. Victor is presented with a most unusual and unwelcome gift. 15:00 She-Wolves: England's Early Queens How Matilda almost became the first woman to be crowned queen of England in her own right, and how Eleanor of Aquitaine was more than the queen of courtly love. 16:00 Castles: Britain's Fortified History Sam Willis shows how the castle arrived as an instrument of invasion with the Normans but became a weapon with which unruly barons challenged the Crown. 17:00 Corridors of Power: Should America Police the World? Why did the world stand by in 1994 as nearly one million people were murdered in Rwanda? Contains graphic violence and disturbing scenes.