BBC Four HD

Programmes start at 7.00pm.

Biologist and writer Merlin Sheldrake travels the globe, exploring the world of fungi and unravelling the many secrets of these essential organisms.

Michael Palin enters China by boat from Korea. He visits the cities of Qingdao and Shanghai and takes a local steamer down the Yangtze.

While the investigation centres on the Jefferson family and their entourage, Miss Marple's hunch about a second killing proves all too tragically justified.

Ingmar Bergman's dreamlike chronicle of an extended family in early 20th-century Sweden. Contains very strong language, some sexual content and some upsetting..

Film-maker Ingmar Bergman shows us his world on the desolate and mysterious Baltic island of Faro. He talks about his childhood and how the art of film was often a comfort to him.

Stately sitcom. Audrey upbraids Richard for not sponsoring a charity event in aid of a new scout hut.

Sitcom. Hyacinth has decided that, instead of her usual gift to Richard of slippers, he should receive skis instead. Richard, however, has no intention of taking up the sport.

Biologist and writer Merlin Sheldrake travels the globe, exploring the world of fungi and unravelling the many secrets of these essential organisms.

Michael Palin enters China by boat from Korea. He visits the cities of Qingdao and Shanghai and takes a local steamer down the Yangtze.

Programmes start at 7.00pm.

Programmes start at 7.00pm.

The team are at Minehead station, where a bracelet made from jewels once owned by the last of the Romanovs is brought along for valuation.

Fusing biography, art and the history of fashion, Amber Butchart explores the lives of historical figures through their clothes. She looks at Marie Antoinette.

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.

In the fallout of the Gunpowder Plot, a family scandal threatens Shakespeare's reputation. Creating his most epic and tragic work yet, his legacy is at risk of being lost forever.

Classic tragedy by William Shakespeare about how ambition can corrupt. Three witches foresee a great future for Macbeth, the Thane of Glamis.

Three soldiers recall the famous occasion during the First World War when British and German troops abandoned their trenches on the Western Front on Christmas Day 1914.

Fusing biography, art and the history of fashion, Amber Butchart explores the lives of historical figures through their clothes. She looks at Marie Antoinette.

In the fallout of the Gunpowder Plot, a family scandal threatens Shakespeare's reputation. Creating his most epic and tragic work yet, his legacy is at risk of being lost forever.

The team are at Minehead station, where a bracelet made from jewels once owned by the last of the Romanovs is brought along for valuation.

Programmes start at 7.00pm.

Programmes start at 7.00pm.

Three-part series examining the harsh elements and rich rewards of the Alaskan wilderness. A mother sea otter nurses her baby through the chilly days of early spring.

Lachlan Goudie traces the development of Scottish art. The first episode goes from the sites of the Neolithic era to the period of destruction initiated by the Reformation.

Magnus Magnusson presents the quiz programme from Surrey University. The specialist subjects are the novels of Anthony Powell, the Byzantine Empire, Giuseppe Verdi and Gladstone.

Robert Robinson hosts as Frank Muir, Gabrielle Drake and David Hunt take on Patrick Campbell, Pauline Collins and Arthur Marshall in the game of word definitions and deceptions.

Documentary exploring the life and work of the late writer and art critic John Berger. Deals with adult themes.

Dan Cruickshank visits Britain's finest country houses, museums and factories as he uncovers the 18th- and 19th-century fascination with silver.

Janina Ramirez and Alastair Sooke discover the art and design of Amsterdam - a city that pioneered much of modern life, from multinational trade to how we design our homes.