2026-07-19 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 Killer Storms and Cruel Winters 2/6. Lucie Green looks back through Britain's most turbulent and dramatic weather history. 14:00 Winterwatch 1963: The Big Freeze Chris Packham introduces a classic documentary from the BBC's archive, which takes a look at the worst winter of the 20th century in 1963. 15:00 Beethoven's Fifth at the Proms A specially curated night of musical gems. Alongside Beethoven's famous symphony are Mussorgsky's A Night on a Bare Mountain and Strauss' Don Juan. 16:00 A303: Highway to the Sun Tom Fort whisks us through the landscape around south west England's A303 road and 5,000 years of history, including a Neolithic traveller and a medieval murder mystery. 17:00 Hans Zimmer: Hollywood Rebel The story of one of the most celebrated and sought-after film composers, as told by the man himself and his closest collaborators. Contains some strong language. 17:05 Hans Zimmer: Hollywood Rebel The story of one of the most celebrated and sought-after film composers, as told by the man himself and his closest collaborators. Contains some strong language. 18:05 Beethoven's Fifth at the Proms A specially curated night of musical gems. Alongside Beethoven's famous symphony are Mussorgsky's A Night on a Bare Mountain and Strauss' Don Juan. 19:10 Killer Storms and Cruel Winters 2/6. Lucie Green looks back through Britain's most turbulent and dramatic weather history. 20:10 A303: Highway to the Sun Tom Fort whisks us through the landscape around south west England's A303 road and 5,000 years of history, including a Neolithic traveller and a medieval murder mystery. 21:10 This is BBC Four Programmes start at 7.00pm. 23:30 ..programmes start at 7.00pm
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.