2026-08-09 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 Eisteddfod 2026 with Huw Stephens Celebrating 850 years since Wales's first recorded cultural festival, the National Eisteddfod returns to its historic roots in west Wales. 12:00 NYO at the Proms More than 150 of the country's best young musicians bring to life the dazzling world of Berlioz's Symphonie Fantastique. 13:40 The Brontes Lived Here: Writers' Houses Margaret Drabble visits Haworth Parsonage and the Yorkshire Moors, home of the famous literary family the Brontës and the setting for Emily's Wuthering Heights. 14:00 Lady Antonia Fraser Remembers .. The Birthday Party. Lady Antonia Fraser looks back fondly on the BBC's 1987 acclaimed adaptation of her husband Harold Pinter's play The Birthday Party. 14:10 The Birthday Party It's Stanley's birthday, but the party that is thrown for him is not quite what he was expecting. Written by Harold Pinter. Deals with adult themes. 16:00 Harold Pinter - Part 1: The Room - Arena A look at Pinter's key theme, the room, through the rooms in which he wrote his plays. Contains some strong language. 16:55 Harold Pinter - Part 2: Celebration - Arena Exploring the relationship between the public and private dimensions of Pinter's life. Contains some strong language. 17:55 NYO at the Proms More than 150 of the country's best young musicians bring to life the dazzling world of Berlioz's Symphonie Fantastique. 19:35 This is BBC Four Programmes start at 7.00pm. 21:30 ..programmes start at 7.00pm
2026-08-10 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 Architecture the Railways Built Tim Dunn explores disused tube station Down Street in Mayfair, which played a crucial tactical role during WWII, and tours Rotterdam Centraal station with its designer. 11:40 The Flying Gardener Chris Beardshaw visits inspirational gardens by helicopter. A look at fine examples of vertical gardening found in the castles and villages of the Cotswolds. 12:00 The Art of Spain Andrew Graham-Dixon explores Spain's art history. He discovers how a brutal empire brought a Golden Age of art of the 16th and 17th centuries. 13:00 Mastermind: 1977 Magnus Magnusson hosts from Reading University. Specialist subjects include the Alps, symphony orchestra instruments, children's literature and the Old Testament. 13:30 Call My Bluff Robert Robinson chairs as team captains Frank Muir and Patrick Campbell are joined by Nanette Newman, Bryan Forbes, Joanna Lumley and Russell Harty. 14:00 The Sky at Night Professor Brian Cox joins the team to explore the mind-bending mysteries of black holes discovered by the James Webb Space Telescope's most exciting new observations. 14:30 The Golden Age of Spanish Painting: Omnibus Humphrey Burton examines the golden age of Spanish painting, originally broadcast in 1976 to coincide with a major exhibition at the Royal Academy of Arts. 15:20 One Hundred Great Paintings: The Magic of Light Edwin Mullins looks at Francisco de Zurbaran's Still Life with Lemons, Oranges and a Rose. 15:35 Britain's Lost Waterlands: Escape to Swallows and Amazons Country Exploring the landscapes that inspired Arthur Ransome to write Swallows and Amazons.