BBC Four HD

Programmes start at 7.00pm.

From tropical rainforest to the Great Barrier Reef, Michael Portillo navigates his way by rail through Queensland, Australia with the aid of his 1913 Bradshaw's Guide.

Kate Garraway walks through the Cotswold countryside and describes the joy and solace that nature brings as she takes in the inspiring views of Gloucestershire.

Simon Sebag Montefiore charts Rome's rise to become the capital of western Christendom and its impact on the lives of its citizens, elites and high priests.

Mary Beard explores the physical world of the Roman Empire.

Don Cupitt, one of Britain's leading Christian philosophers, marks 40 years since the broadcasting of his seminal 1984 series, The Sea of Faith.

In Galileo's villa at Arcetri, refurnished from the original inventory, Don Cupitt reconstructs the experiments that threatened the entire cosmology of Christendom.

Don Cupitt explores how Darwin's theory of evolution seemed to make the idea of special creation by God impossible.

Can beast master Carpophorus survive the challenge of battling 20 wild creatures? Contains some violence and upsetting scenes.

At Trajan's great games, the crowd is treated to a rare spectacle, female gladiators. Contains some violence and some upsetting scenes.

Historical series looking at the Roman empire from the bottom up. Professor Mary Beard discovers the crime and slum conditions in the world's first high-rise city.

Simon Sebag Montefiore charts Rome's rise to become the capital of western Christendom and its impact on the lives of its citizens, elites and high priests.

Programmes start at 7.00pm.

Programmes start at 7.00pm.

Michael Portillo continues his rail exploration of Queensland, Australia, from the tropical rainforest to the Great Barrier Reef.

Presenter and DJ Nick Grimshaw escapes for a revitalising walk on the Northumberland coast and reflects on his career, growing up and plans for starting a family.

Classic comedy series. Fletcher is incensed when a third cellmate arrives, and to add insult to injury, he turns out to be one of his old enemies.

Lionel and Jean spend the day walking around an old town they used to visit when they were young. They find that even though things have changed, their treasured memories remain.

Documentary drama series exploring the lives of Henry VIII's wives. Henry leaves Katherine to marry Anne Boleyn, but rumours start to spread that she has been unfaithful.

A Storyville documentary that follows Amber and Guna, happiness agents for the government of Bhutan, as they travel the mountainous Himalayas, meeting people and measuring how happy they are.

Stephen Smith explores Renaissance Florence under the reign of Grand Duke Cosimo Medici, where some of the greatest painters, sculptors and craftsmen in world history served.

This episode deals with class in all its shapes and sizes, from both sides of the class divide, in the UK, USA and India. Contains very strong language.

Documentary drama series exploring the lives of Henry VIII's wives. Henry leaves Katherine to marry Anne Boleyn, but rumours start to spread that she has been unfaithful.

Michael Portillo continues his rail exploration of Queensland, Australia, from the tropical rainforest to the Great Barrier Reef.

Presenter and DJ Nick Grimshaw escapes for a revitalising walk on the Northumberland coast and reflects on his career, growing up and plans for starting a family.

Programmes start at 7.00pm.

Programmes start at 7.00pm.

Robbie begins his 300-mile adventure across the north of England and the Midlands. He is forced to make a running repair while on the Tinsley lock flight.

Comedian Shappi Khorsandi walks the Derbyshire Dales and marvels at the beauty she finds. With her unique wit and charm, she talks candidly about her outlook on life and love.

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

Exploring the Fens of East Anglia, a landscape of wild wetlands and fertile farmland.

Experts from archaeologists to astrophysicists offer new insights on the Bayeux Tapestry, an artefact which, despite its fame, has remained shrouded in mystery.

Fate brings Ella Marchmill to rent the rooms of a poet she has always admired. Her admiration gradually turns into obsession.

The arrival of the York Hussars on the Dorset Downs has a dramatic impact upon the life of Phyllis Grove.

Lord Uplandtowers vows that he will make Barbara his wife. But she has secret plans of her own.

Robbie begins his 300-mile adventure across the north of England and the Midlands. He is forced to make a running repair while on the Tinsley lock flight.

Comedian Shappi Khorsandi walks the Derbyshire Dales and marvels at the beauty she finds. With her unique wit and charm, she talks candidly about her outlook on life and love.

Exploring the Fens of East Anglia, a landscape of wild wetlands and fertile farmland.

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

Stephen Smith explores Renaissance Florence under the reign of Grand Duke Cosimo Medici.

Programmes start at 7.00pm.

Programmes start at 7.00pm.

Robbie Cumming navigates the tidal Trent and joins a night-time illuminated boat parade on the picturesque Chesterfield Canal.

Monica Galetti takes in the dramatic landscapes of the North York Moors as she crosses the heather from Rosedale to Farndale, meeting locals along the way.

Martin Scorsese introduces a season of films by the legendary duo Powell and Pressburger.

Romantic drama. An ambitious middle-class woman is marooned on the Isle of Mull en route to her wedding, and falls in love with the Laird of Kiloran.

Programme made for the fiftieth anniversary of classic movie I Know Where I'm Going! by maverick film-making duo Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger.

Classic British epic about the life and loves of a reactionary army officer, tracing his career from the Boer War to World War II.

Experts from archaeologists to astrophysicists offer new insights on the Bayeux Tapestry, an artefact which, despite its fame, has remained shrouded in mystery.

Robbie Cumming navigates the tidal Trent and joins a night-time illuminated boat parade on the picturesque Chesterfield Canal.

Mary Beard explores the physical world of the Roman Empire.

Programmes start at 7.00pm.

Programmes start at 7.00pm.

Frankie Dettori presents the pop chart programme, first broadcast on 8 November 1996 and featuring Gina G, Bjork, 911, Moby, Simply Red, Boyzone and Robson & Jerome.

Members of The Fast Show present the pop chart programme, first broadcast on 15 November 1996 and featuring Backstreet Boys, The Woolpackers, East 17 ft Gabrielle, Mark Owen and Robson & Jerome.

Simon Bates and Richard Skinner present the chart programme, from November 1983. With Paul Young, Tina Turner, The Smiths, Marilyn, Simple Minds, The Style Council and Billy Joel.

Simon Mayo and Andy Crane present the pop chart programme, first broadcast on 24 November 1988 and featuring Tiffany, Bomb the Bass ft Maureen, Deacon Blue, Bananarama and Chris de Burgh.

An electric Tina Turner performance from Arnhem, Netherlands, in 2009, as part of her blockbuster 50th Anniversary Tour.

The Rolling Stones captured live in 2003 from New York City's Madison Square Garden. Contains some strong language.

The Syracuse Carrier Dome show from Prince's 1985 Purple Rain tour. This Grammy-nominated concert film has been entirely remixed, remastered and visually enhanced.

Frankie Dettori presents the pop chart programme, first broadcast on 8 November 1996 and featuring Gina G, Bjork, 911, Moby, Simply Red, Boyzone and Robson & Jerome.

Members of The Fast Show present the pop chart programme, first broadcast on 15 November 1996 and featuring Backstreet Boys, The Woolpackers, East 17 ft Gabrielle, Mark Owen and Robson & Jerome.

Simon Bates and Richard Skinner present the chart programme, from November 1983. With Paul Young, Tina Turner, The Smiths, Marilyn, Simple Minds, The Style Council and Billy Joel.

Simon Mayo and Andy Crane present the pop chart programme, first broadcast on 24 November 1988 and featuring Tiffany, Bomb the Bass ft Maureen, Deacon Blue, Bananarama and Chris de Burgh.

Programmes start at 7.00pm.

Programmes start at 7.00pm.

Live coverage from day one of the 2024 UK Snooker Championship.

It's the 1980s in Stavanger, and Norway's oil industry is booming. Contains some strong language and some upsetting scenes.

There's trouble on the test dive, Christian joins the board, and Toril has too much fun. Contains some strong language.

Michael Parkinson in conversation with Peter Cook, Dudley Moore and John Conteh.

A look back through the archives at appearances by masters of satire Peter Cook and Dudley Moore on some of the BBC's best-loved talk shows.