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.

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.

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.

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.

Programmes start at 7.00pm.

Programmes start at 7.00pm.

Professor Ben Garrod explores how skin has evolved remarkable ways to enable animals to communicate with each other, from vibrant displays of colour to skin pouches to amplify sound.

Derek Brockway walks in Dylan Thomas's footsteps around Swansea before heading to the Llansteffan Peninsula and the Three Rivers estuary.

British Rail decides to close down the local station, and Audrey goes into battle.

Sitcom. Richard is worried that Hyacinth's attendance at an exclusive auction is going to cost him a lot of money. However, he ends up with a very different problem.

Professor Robert Bartlett explores the impact of the Normans on southern Europe and the Middle East, as they spread south in the 11th century.

Documentary following two Syrian film-makers as they navigate the UK asylum system. Contains some strong language and upsetting scenes.

Film following Evgenia Kara-Murza as she campaigns for her imprisoned husband, Vladimir. Contains scenes which some viewers may find upsetting.

In this mind-bending film, Jim Al-Khalili explores the universe at its smallest, from tiny insects to living cells and viruses, before finally arriving at the atom.

Professor Ben Garrod explores how skin has evolved remarkable ways to enable animals to communicate with each other, from vibrant displays of colour to skin pouches to amplify sound.

Derek Brockway walks in Dylan Thomas's footsteps around Swansea before heading to the Llansteffan Peninsula and the Three Rivers estuary.

Professor Robert Bartlett explores the impact of the Normans on southern Europe and the Middle East, as they spread south in the 11th century.

In this mind-bending film, Jim Al-Khalili explores the universe at its smallest, from tiny insects to living cells and viruses, before finally arriving at the atom.

Programmes start at 7.00pm.

Programmes start at 7.00pm.

What is the most toxic animal on earth? Why is a rhino armour plated? Professor Ben Garrod discovers the complex ways in which skin helps defend animals against threats of all kinds.

Derek Brockway learns how New Quay on Cardigan Bay inspired some of Thomas's greatest work, before touring Laugharne with Dylan Thomas's granddaughter.

After years in the shadows, UFOs are being studied seriously. Follow scientists as they try to unravel the mystery of the strangest objects in our skies.

Architect Sir Norman Foster looks at the jumbo jet, a unique 'building' that flies. First broadcast in 1991.

An attempt to restage the first official broadcast on British television 80 years later.

Dramatisation of the events of 1936, as the BBC prepares for the world's first high-definition TV service. However, behind the scenes at Alexandra Palace complications arise.

A short film from 1936 that gives viewers an insight into how television came to Alexandra Palace.

Profile of John Logie Baird, the man who invented television, presented by his son Malcolm. Contains scenes of flashing images.

Leslie Mitchell traces the origins of television, from the beginning of the 20th century to the first outside broadcast - the coronation of George VI in 1937. Contains scenes of flashing images.

What is the most toxic animal on earth? Why is a rhino armour plated? Professor Ben Garrod discovers the complex ways in which skin helps defend animals against threats of all kinds.

Derek Brockway learns how New Quay on Cardigan Bay inspired some of Thomas's greatest work, before touring Laugharne with Dylan Thomas's granddaughter.

Programmes start at 7.00pm.

Programmes start at 7.00pm.

Professor Ben Garrod explores how some snakes can see using heat, how crocodiles feel through their jaws, and how some animals use electricity to navigate their world.

Poet John Wedgwood Clarke explores the Red River in Cornwall. Despite being heavily polluted by centuries of tin mining, it is also home to some rare, beautiful and resilient wildlife.

As Britain lives in fear of invasion, squadrons of fighter pilots fend off attacks by air.

A repressed and bullied teenager discovers that she has special powers. Horror. Contains some strong language, some violence and some upsetting scenes.

Master of horror writing Stephen King talks to Mark Lawson about his book Lisey's Story and discusses the inspiration for his novels and how he battled with his own demons.