2024-11-09 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 The Flying Gardener Chris Beardshaw travels to both Devon and Cornwall to discover how plants survive in the most exposed areas of Britain, and he transforms a local resident's balcony using miniatures and bonsai. 13:20 All Creatures Great and Small James's luck changes for the better in his romance with Helen, but for the Dalby family there seems to be no turning of the tide. 14:10 All Creatures Great and Small The Dalby family fortunes dwindle even more until, almost by accident, James stumbles across the reason for the herd's illness. 16:30 Paris, 13th District The lives of four young people intertwine in tales of love and desire in the digital age. Contains strong language and explicit sexual scenes. 18:10 Porridge Classic prison-set sitcom. Godber takes up boxing and enters the prison championships, but someone wants him to come a cropper. 18:40 As Time Goes By Jean is baffled when her daughter goes out with one of her clients. When the two meet, they realise they were once lovers, separated during the Korean War. 19:10 All Creatures Great and Small James's luck changes for the better in his romance with Helen, but for the Dalby family there seems to be no turning of the tide. 20:05 All Creatures Great and Small The Dalby family fortunes dwindle even more until, almost by accident, James stumbles across the reason for the herd's illness. 20:55 Birth of the British Novel How 18th-century novelists such as Defoe and Swift established all our literary genres. Deals with adult themes. 21:55 This is BBC Four Programmes start at 7.00pm. 23:30 ..programmes start at 7.00pm
2024-11-10 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 Coast Nicholas Crane canoes the treacherous Menai Straits to examine the bridges across to Anglesey. 13:20 Peace in No Man's Land 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. 13:55 Michael Hordern: Five to Eleven Michael Hordern reads the poem HMS Hero by Michael Roberts. 14:00 War Grave Moving stories of loss and remembrance, told by the loved ones of those killed in action. 15:00 Dan Cruickshank's Monuments of Remembrance Dan Cruickshank reveals the extraordinary story behind the design of iconic WWI memorials. 16:00 Peter Kosminsky: This Cultural Life Director and screenwriter Peter Kosminsky talks to John Wilson about the experiences and influences that shaped his career. 16:30 Tim Rice: A Life in Song 1/2. Lyricist Tim Rice, in the company of Michael Grade, reminisces over 40 years of hit songs.