2026-03-08 03:30 ..programmes start at 7.00pm 09:30 ..programmes start at 7.00pm 10:58 This is BBC Four Programmes start at 7.00pm. [HD] 11:00 Design Classics: London Underground Map Documentary looking at one of the classic British designs - the map of London's Tube network, originally created in 1931 by Underground employee Harry Beck. [S] 11:25 The Good Old Days Leonard Sachs chairs the old-time music hall programme from Leeds in 1976. Guests include Les Dawson, Peggy Mount, Larry Parker, Jeannie Harris, Chantal & Dumont and Albert Aldred. [S] 12:10 Hetty Wainthropp Investigates 4/6. DCI Adams asks Hetty to investigate a dodgy spiritualist, but she is not prepared for what she finds. Geoffrey, meanwhile, is falling in love. [S] 13:00 The Turkish Detective 5/8. In a poverty-stricken neighbourhood of Istanbul, a serial killer appears to be targeting rubbish collectors. [S,AD] [HD] 13:55 The Turkish Detective 6/8. With his family still growing, Ikmen decides it's time to grow up a bit and seek promotion. [S,AD] [HD] 14:40 Brief History of a Family Enigmatic teenager Yan Shuo ingratiates himself with his new friend's wealthy parents. Contains some violent scenes. [2024] [S] [HD] 16:15 Keeping Up Appearances 3/6. Sitcom about a snobbish housewife. Hyacinth is looking forward to visiting her favourite stately home, but the trip goes wrong when her family become involved. [S] 16:45 Sorry! 1/6. Sitcom about a middle-aged man who lives with his parents. Timothy meets a girl at his amateur dramatics society and wants to go on a riverboat shuffle with her. [S] 17:15 The Good Old Days Leonard Sachs chairs the old-time music hall programme from Leeds in 1976. Guests include Les Dawson, Peggy Mount, Larry Parker, Jeannie Harris, Chantal & Dumont and Albert Aldred. [S] 18:00 Hetty Wainthropp Investigates 4/6. DCI Adams asks Hetty to investigate a dodgy spiritualist, but she is not prepared for what she finds. Geoffrey, meanwhile, is falling in love. [S] 18:50 Meet the Ancestors 6/6. Julian Richards joins archaeologists in a farmer's field in Cheshire as they excavate a long-lost chapel and the undisturbed burials of medieval landowners. [S] 19:20 This is BBC Four Programmes start at 7.00pm. [HD] 21:30 ..programmes start at 7.00pm
2026-03-09 03:30 ..programmes start at 7.00pm 09:30 ..programmes start at 7.00pm 10:58 This is BBC Four Programmes start at 7.00pm. [HD] 11:00 Travels with Pevsner 2/6. Janet Street-Porter visits some of the architectural highlights of North Yorkshire, including Castle Howard and the Transporter Bridge in Middlesbrough. [S] 11:50 100 Great Paintings: Constable - Salisbury Cathedral A closer look at John Constable's Salisbury Cathedral, the last of many beautiful sketches and paintings that Constable made of the building. [S] 12:00 Humphrey Burton: The Huw Wheldon Lecture Humphrey Burton gives a first-hand account of the achievements of Monitor, the BBC's first television arts magazine. First broadcast in 1991. [S] 13:00 Humphrey Burton: Conversations with Glenn Gould Glenn Gould, the celebrated Canadian pianist, talks and plays to Humphrey Burton. The theme of the programme is: The concert hall is dead; long live recordings! From 1966. [S] 13:40 Humphrey Burton: Profile of a Quartet A film from 1960, directed by Humphrey Burton, that follows the Allegri String Quartet as they rehearse, prepare for concerts and record. It also looks at their personal lives. [S] 14:00 Humphrey Burton: Theatre - Arena Ronald Eyre presents the first episode of Arena, the long-running arts documentary series created by Humphrey Burton when he was head of Music and Arts at the BBC. From 1975. [S] 14:30 Ibsen: An Enemy of the People The 1980 adaption of Henrik Ibsen's play, set in west Scotland. Adapted for television by Maggie Allen from the stage version by Lindsay Galloway. [S] 15:50 Ibsen: Brand The 1959 adaptation of Henrik Ibsen's verse tragedy about an uncompromising priest. [S]