BBC Four HD

Programmes start at 7.00pm.

Poet laureate Simon Armitage takes a walk along Yorkshire's enchanting and historic frontier with the North Sea.

Alumni of Durham University face graduates of the University of York in the third match. Jeremy Paxman asks the questions.

Documentary that explores the vital role that mosses played in the earth's evolution and how science is only beginning to unlock the secrets and potential of these amazing plants.

A pride of lions has rewritten the rules - they have learnt to take down elephants.

Live coverage from day 5 of the 2025 UK Snooker Championship.

A young widow and her son move into the near-derelict Wildfell Hall in Yorkshire. Contains some violent scenes.

Helen decides to reveal more to Gilbert and gives him her diary to read. Contains scenes of sexual violence.

Huntingdon has abducted young Arthur, forcing Helen to return to him. Contains some scenes which some viewers may find upsetting.

Henry Hitchings explores the lives and works of the radical 18th-century British novelists such as Defoe, Swift and Fielding who established the literary genres we recognise today.

Documentary that explores the vital role that mosses played in the earth's evolution and how science is only beginning to unlock the secrets and potential of these amazing plants.

The story of Timbuktu and its legacy of ancient manuscripts, proof that reading and writing books have been as important to Africans as to Europeans.

Programmes start at 7.00pm.

Programmes start at 7.00pm.

Accompanied by the gentle soundscape of the great outdoors, Yorkshire peer Sayeeda Warsi takes time out from her political life to seek peace and calm in the Dales.

Exeter College, Oxford, and Queen Mary University of London are represented by distinguished alumni in the fourth heat.

Documentary following Judi Dench as she explores the lives of trees, discovering how they feel, how they communicate and how they fight off invading armies and extreme weather.

Live coverage from day 6 of the 2025 UK Snooker Championship.

Ensemble comedy drama directed by Dustin Hoffman. With Maggie Smith and Tom Courtenay. Contains some strong language.

Terry Wogan chats to Pauline Collins, Simon Callow, Esther Rantzen and Desmond Wilcox.

Bunny Guinness finds out what Capability Brown might have created for his own garden.

Dr Janina Ramirez unlocks the secrets of a centuries-old masterpiece in glass, the Great East Window at York Minster, the largest expanse of medieval stained glass in the UK.

Accompanied by the gentle soundscape of the great outdoors, Yorkshire peer Sayeeda Warsi takes time out from her political life to seek peace and calm in the Dales.

Documentary following Judi Dench as she explores the lives of trees, discovering how they feel, how they communicate and how they fight off invading armies and extreme weather.

Programmes start at 7.00pm.

Programmes start at 7.00pm.

Live coverage from day 7 of the 2025 UK Snooker Championship.

Katy Hill presents the pop chart programme, first broadcast on 13 November 1998 and featuring The Tamperer feat Maya, Tatyana Ali, Eagle-Eye Cherry, Faith Evans, East 17 and Cher.

Featuring Pilot, Ralph McTell, Mud, 10cc, David Essex, Johnny Nash, Guys & Dolls, The Tymes, Tammy Wynette, Bay City Rollers, Telly Savalas, Art Garfunkel, The Stylistics and CCS.

Live coverage from day 7 of the 2025 UK Snooker Championship.

Christmas special with Frankie Goes to Hollywood, Howard Jones, Duran Duran, Nik Kershaw, Culture Club, Thompson Twins, Jim Diamond, Wham!, Paul Young, George Michael and Band Aid.

Rare and unseen moments from the making of the hit single by charity supergroup Band Aid. Contains some strong language.

Featuring Pilot, Ralph McTell, Mud, 10cc, David Essex, Johnny Nash, Guys & Dolls, The Tymes, Tammy Wynette, Bay City Rollers, Telly Savalas, Art Garfunkel, The Stylistics and CCS.

Katy Hill presents the pop chart programme, first broadcast on 13 November 1998 and featuring The Tamperer feat Maya, Tatyana Ali, Eagle-Eye Cherry, Faith Evans, East 17 and Cher.

Christmas special with Frankie Goes to Hollywood, Howard Jones, Duran Duran, Nik Kershaw, Culture Club, Thompson Twins, Jim Diamond, Wham!, Paul Young, George Michael and Band Aid.

Rare and unseen moments from the making of the hit single by charity supergroup Band Aid. Contains some strong language.

Programmes start at 7.00pm.

Programmes start at 7.00pm.

Live coverage from day 8 of the 2025 UK Snooker Championship.

James rescues a client from imminent arrest, while Siegfried's old pal Stewie helps with an emergency operation.

Mrs Pettinger's cat goes missing, and Rosie still wants to be a vet, even after helping to 'ring the bull'.

Siegfried finds out who shot Jacob Pearson's dog and decides to resolve the situation by dealing with the culprit himself.

Detective Jay Swan's homecoming is greeted by guns and friction with his father. Contains strong language.

Confronting neo-Nazis is almost as challenging as attending a social event for Jay, while a cold case intrigues lawyer Anousha. Contains some strong language.

Michael Parkinson talks to Dame Judi Dench, comedian Peter Kay and zoologist and TV presenter Charlotte Uhlenbroek. With music from Will Young.

James rescues a client from imminent arrest, while Siegfried's old pal Stewie helps with an emergency operation.

Mrs Pettinger's cat goes missing, and Rosie still wants to be a vet, even after helping to 'ring the bull'.

Siegfried finds out who shot Jacob Pearson's dog and decides to resolve the situation by dealing with the culprit himself.

Programmes start at 7.00pm.

Programmes start at 7.00pm.

A re-edited, feature-length version of the classic 1972 Doctor Who story that introduced audiences to the formidable aquatic species the Sea Devils.

A collection of some of Sammy Davis Jr's finest moments on British television - showing off his unbeatable talents as singer and raconteur.

A compilation of the best of Sammy Davis Jr's 1960s performances for the BBC, including classic songs like My Funny Valentine and impersonations of some well-known stars.

A look at the lives of residents and visitors to Blencathra in the Lake District.

Professor Alice Roberts reveals the natural history of the woolly mammoth.

Composer Howard Goodall uncovers the surprising and often secret history of the Christmas carol including how, over the centuries, carols have been banned by both church and state.

A collection of some of Sammy Davis Jr's finest moments on British television - showing off his unbeatable talents as singer and raconteur.

A re-edited, feature-length version of the classic 1972 Doctor Who story that introduced audiences to the formidable aquatic species the Sea Devils.

Programmes start at 7.00pm.

Programmes start at 7.00pm.

The Rev Richard Coles goes on a winter walk through the historic landscape of the North York Moors.

For her Winter Walk, Amanda Owen, the 'Yorkshire Shepherdess', wanders across the Dales and describes what life is like living and working in this dramatic and wild landscape.

Using state-of-the-art science, expert analysis and eyewitness accounts, Chris Packham unravels some of the strangest winter stories our planet has to offer.

Alan Yentob tells the story of the most famous work of art in the world - the Mona Lisa. He discovers who she is, and why she is smiling.

Alice Roberts joins the team excavating a 3,000-year-old Bronze Age village in the Fens.

Drawing on the BBC's rich archive, this documentary reveals the working practices, lives and opinions of some of the greatest photographers of the last 60 years.