2026-08-19 01:30 ..programmes start at 7.00pm 07:30 ..programmes start at 7.00pm 08:58 This is BBC Four Programmes start at 7.00pm. [HD] 09:00 The Architecture the Railways Built 4/10. Tim Dunn visits the Ribblehead Viaduct in the Yorkshire Dales and tours the breathtaking stations of the Hungerbergbahn in Innsbruck. [S,AD] [HD] 09:45 The Flying Gardener Chris Beardshaw visits inspirational gardens by helicopter. In Sussex, the most wooded area of the UK, Chris visits Leonardslee Garden and Sheffield Park Garden. [S] 10:00 To the Manor Born 3/8. Class-based sitcom. Audrey takes DeVere to task for failing to turn up in church on Sunday, but then fails to practise what she preaches. [S] 10:30 Keeping Up Appearances 2/7. Sitcom. Hyacinth's plans to buy a small weekend retreat in the country take an unexpected turn, and Richard has an unexpected fall. [S] 11:00 On Camera: Photographers at the BBC 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. [S] [HD] 12:00 Britain in Focus: A Photographic History 1/3. Eamonn McCabe explores how science and technology allowed pioneering photographers like Roger Fenton and Julia Margaret Cameron to create a new art form. [S,AD] [HD] 13:00 The Secret Genius of Plants 1/2. For a long time we've known that plants can move, but recent studies reveal other secrets. [S,AD] [HD] 13:55 Deep Down and Dirty: The Science of Soil Documentary in which gardening expert Chris Beardshaw delves into the micro-world of soil to reveal what it is, how it works and why we couldn't survive without it. [S] [HD] 14:50 Britain in Focus: A Photographic History 1/3. Eamonn McCabe explores how science and technology allowed pioneering photographers like Roger Fenton and Julia Margaret Cameron to create a new art form. [S,AD] [HD] 15:50 The Flying Gardener Chris Beardshaw visits inspirational gardens by helicopter. In Sussex, the most wooded area of the UK, Chris visits Leonardslee Garden and Sheffield Park Garden. [S] 16:05 On Camera: Photographers at the BBC 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. [S] [HD] 17:05 This is BBC Four Programmes start at 7.00pm. [HD] 19:30 ..programmes start at 7.00pm
2026-08-20 01:30 ..programmes start at 7.00pm 07:30 ..programmes start at 7.00pm 08:58 This is BBC Four Programmes start at 7.00pm. [HD] 09:00 Villages by the Sea 3/10. Ben Robinson travels to Cushendall in Northern Ireland to explore the Curfew Tower and schoolhouse, built by its forward-thinking 19th-century merchant landlord. [S] [HD] 09:30 Canal Boat Diaries 1/4. 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. [S] [HD] 10:00 Simon Sebag Montefiore Remembers .. Rome: History of the Eternal City. Simon Sebag Montefiore talks about his joy at telling audiences the stories of Rome. [S] [HD] 10:15 Rome: A History of the Eternal City 1/3. 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. [S,AD] 11:15 Mary Beard's Ultimate Rome: Empire Without Limit 3/4. Mary Beard takes an in-depth look at identity and citizenship within the Roman Empire. [S,AD] 12:15 I, Claudius 7/12. Drama series chronicling the reigns of Roman emperors. With Tiberius retired to Capri, Sejanus plans to tighten his grip on Rome and divorces his wife for Livilla. Deals with adult themes. [S] 13:05 I, Claudius 8/12. Drama chronicling the reigns of four Roman emperors. Claudius has hopes of a return to a republic when Caligula insanely proclaims himself and his sister as gods. Deals with adult themes. [S] 14:00 The Australian Wars 1/3. How modern-day Sydney was the first battleground of the frontier wars. Contains some violent scenes. [S,AD] [HD] 14:55 Canal Boat Diaries 1/4. 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. [S] [HD] 15:25 Rome: A History of the Eternal City 1/3. 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. [S,AD,SL] 16:25 Villages by the Sea 3/10. Ben Robinson travels to Cushendall in Northern Ireland to explore the Curfew Tower and schoolhouse, built by its forward-thinking 19th-century merchant landlord. [S,SL] [HD] 16:55 Mary Beard's Ultimate Rome: Empire Without Limit 3/4. Mary Beard takes an in-depth look at identity and citizenship within the Roman Empire. [S,AD,SL] [HD] 17:55 This is BBC Four Programmes start at 7.00pm. [HD] 19:30 ..programmes start at 7.00pm
2026-08-21 01:30 ..programmes start at 7.00pm 07:30 ..programmes start at 7.00pm 08:58 This is BBC Four Programmes start at 7.00pm. [HD] 09:00 Villages by the Sea 4/10. Ben Robinson makes an amazing discovery at Norfolk's Holkham estate - its lost medieval village, seen for the first time since its disappearance 200 years ago. [S] [HD] 09:30 Canal Boat Diaries 2/4. Robbie Cumming navigates the tidal Trent and joins a night-time illuminated boat parade on the picturesque Chesterfield Canal. [S] [HD] 10:00 The Bridge: Fifty Years Across the Forth Celebrating the 50th anniversary of a great Scottish landmark, the Forth Road Bridge. [S,AD] [HD] 11:00 The French Connection Thriller. A maverick cop uses unconventional methods to smash a drug ring in New York. Contains very strong language. [1971] [S,AD] 12:40 The Poughkeepsie Shuffle:... ...Tracing The French Connection. Mark Kermode examines the making of classic thriller The French Connection. Contains some strong language and upsetting scenes. [S] 13:35 The Graduate An aimless college graduate finds himself torn between his older lover and her daughter. Deals with adult themes. [1968] [S,AD]