BBC Four HD

Programmes start at 7.00pm.

Nicholas Crane canoes the treacherous Menai Straits to examine the bridges across to Anglesey.

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.

Michael Hordern reads the poem HMS Hero by Michael Roberts.

Moving stories of loss and remembrance, told by the loved ones of those killed in action.

Dan Cruickshank reveals the extraordinary story behind the design of iconic WWI memorials.

Director and screenwriter Peter Kosminsky talks to John Wilson about the experiences and influences that shaped his career.

1/2. Lyricist Tim Rice, in the company of Michael Grade, reminisces over 40 years of hit songs.

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.

Moving stories of loss and remembrance, told by the loved ones of those killed in action.

Director and screenwriter Peter Kosminsky talks to John Wilson about the experiences and influences that shaped his career.

1/2. Lyricist Tim Rice, in the company of Michael Grade, reminisces over 40 years of hit songs.

Programmes start at 7.00pm.

Programmes start at 7.00pm.

Michael Portillo strikes west from waterside metropolis Sydney into the Blue Mountains. At Katoomba, Michael is in for the ride of his life on the steepest railway in the world.

Narrowboater Robbie Cumming begins a 170-mile journey across the north of England and soon runs into difficulty with a problem with his craft's propeller in Wigan.

Simon Sebag Montefiore uncovers the central role played by religion in the power of the city of Rome. Every event in ancient Rome revolved around religion.

Empire Without Limit. Mary Beard looks back on her 2016 series on the ancient world.

Mary Beard takes in the mythology, history and archaeology of Rome. In the first episode, Mary reaches back to the myths and legends of the origins of Rome.

The Sky at Night teams up with BBC Ideas to discover the secrets of archaeology and astronomy and to reflect on our ancestral skies.

In AD80, the Colosseum opens. Emperor Titus plans 100 days of games to commemorate. Contains prolonged violence and upsetting scenes.

Although master builder Haterius constructs the Colosseum where Nero's Golden House once stood, his work is far from over. Contains some violence and upsetting scenes.