2026-11-12 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 Fred Dibnah's Magnificent Monuments Steeplejack Fred Dibnah tours Britain admiring some of its engineering marvels. This edition takes in Preston, County Durham, St Paul's Cathedral and York Minster. 13:30 War Walks Military historian Richard Holmes looks at some of history's major battles. This programme follows the British retreat from Mons in 1914. 14:00 The Battle of the River Plate Second World War naval adventure based on the true story of the pursuit of the seemingly unstoppable German battleship Graf Spee. 15:55 Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy Cold War thriller about a retired MI6 agent who must track down a Soviet mole. Contains some strong language, some sexual content and some violence. 17:55 Mark Kermode's Secrets of Cinema: Spies Mark Kermode uncovers the cinematic and storytelling secrets of one of the most popular genres of all - the spy movie. Contains some strong language. 18:55 Ken Loach in Conversation with Cillian Murphy Ken Loach talks about a career dedicated to documenting social and political injustice. Deals with adult themes. 19:55 How to Write a Mills and Boon To mark 100 years of romance publishers Mills and Boon, literary novelist Stella Duffy takes on the challenge of writing for them, a task that ends up being harder than it looks. 20:55 Fred Dibnah's Magnificent Monuments Steeplejack Fred Dibnah tours Britain admiring some of its engineering marvels. This edition takes in Preston, County Durham, St Paul's Cathedral and York Minster. 21:25 War Walks Military historian Richard Holmes looks at some of history's major battles. This programme follows the British retreat from Mons in 1914. 21:50 This is BBC Four Programmes start at 7.00pm. 23:30 ..programmes start at 7.00pm
2026-11-13 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 TOTP: 2000 Richard Blackwood presents the pop chart programme, first broadcast on 4 August 2000 and featuring Macy Gray, Bomfunk MCs, Santana, Moloko, Janet Jackson and Craig David. 13:30 TOTP: 2000 Jayne Middlemiss presents the pop chart programme, first broadcast on 11 August 2000 and featuring Craig David, Reef, Mansun, Storm, MJ Cole, Ronan Keating and Robbie Williams. 14:00 TOTP: 1988 Bruno Brookes and Sybil Ruscoe present the pop chart programme, first broadcast on 10 November 1988 and featuring Brother Beyond, Bryan Ferry, Salt-N-Pepa, INXS, Deacon Blue and Prince. 14:25 TOTP: 1982 David Jensen presents the pop chart programme. Featuring Blue Zoo, A Flock of Seagulls, Clannad, Dionne Warwick, Donna Summer, Marvin Gaye, Eddy Grant and Zoo. 15:00 TOTP: 1976 Tony Blackburn introduces Smokie, Kiki Dee, The Drifters, Manfred Mann's Earth Band, The Wurzels, Bay City Rollers, Rod Stewart, ABBA. Dance sequence: Ruby Flipper. 15:30 Girls in Bands at the BBC Patti Smith, The Go-Go's, Tina Weymouth, Kim Gordon, Au Pairs, Lush, Elastica and Garbage. Contains some strong language. 16:30 Siouxsie and the Banshees: Rock Goes to College Pete Drummond introduces Siouxsie and the Banshees in concert at Warwick University. Contains some strong language. 17:00 Fanny: The Right to Rock The untold story of one of the earliest all-female rock bands. Contains some strong language.