2026-05-12 02:30 ..programmes start at 7.00pm 03:58 This is BBC Four Programmes start at 7.00pm. [HD] 04:00 University Challenge 5/37. Cranfield University face four students from Royal Holloway in another first-round match. [S] [HD] 04:30 Only Connect 3/15. Quiz show presented by Victoria Coren in which patience and lateral thinking are as vital as knowledge, and links need to be made between apparently unconnected things. [S] 05:00 Lost Cities of the Ancients 3/3. Documentary series on lost civilisations. The story of the formidable Hittite empire and the rediscovery of their astonishing capital, Hattusha. [S] [HD] 06:00 Art of Scandinavia 1/3. Andrew Graham-Dixon explores the extraordinary art to come out of the dark Norwegian soul, most famous for producing The Scream by Edvard Munch. [S,AD] [HD] 07:00 The Sky at Night The team explore the remarkable story of Jodrell Bank Observatory and its towering Lovell Telescope, which scientists have used to listen to the cosmos for almost 70 years. [S] [HD] 07:30 British Art at War: Bomberg, Sickert and Nash 3/3. Andrew Graham-Dixon tells the story of David Bomberg, the startlingly original British painter who died in obscurity over 50 years ago. [S,AD] [HD] 08:30 Art That Made Us 6/8. With the industrial revolution transforming the British Isles, the cities and country are divided, and artists respond to the upheavals to lives and the landscape. [S,AD] [HD] 09:30 Lisbon: Art Lovers' Guide 1/3. Janina Ramirez and Alastair Sooke reveal Lisbon's fascinating history through its cobbled streets, steep hills, picturesque shoreline and cultural riches. [S,AD] [HD] 10:30 Ginger Rogers and Fred Astaire: Omnibus An Omnibus special looking at how the classic Fred and Ginger musicals were made. (1995). [S] 11:20 Art That Made Us 6/8. With the industrial revolution transforming the British Isles, the cities and country are divided, and artists respond to the upheavals to lives and the landscape. [S,AD,SL] [HD] 12:20 This is BBC Four Programmes start at 7.00pm. [HD] 14:30 ..programmes start at 7.00pm 20:30 ..programmes start at 7.00pm
2026-05-13 02:30 ..programmes start at 7.00pm 03:58 This is BBC Four Programmes start at 7.00pm. [HD] 04:00 University Challenge 6/37. The University of Glasgow takes on Queen's University Belfast in another first-round match in the quiz competition for students. Jeremy Paxman asks the questions. [S] [HD] 04:30 Only Connect 6/15. Quiz show presented by Victoria Coren in which patience and lateral thinking are as vital as knowledge, and connections need to be made between apparently unconnected things. [S] 05:00 Keeping Up Appearances 6/10. Hyacinth is not looking forward to Onslow's birthday party, but news that a limousine awaits her and Richard to take them to the proceedings changes her mind. [S] 05:30 Sorry! 4/6. Mother is out to get Aunt Esme's money for Timothy, and Timothy has encounters with a garage owner and his dogs. [S] 06:00 A History of Britain by Simon Schama 3/4. Simon Schama's epic history reaches the 18th century, where an economic explosion gives birth to the consumer society and agriculture becomes big business. [S,AD] 07:00 Berlusconi: Condemned to Win 2/3. Fabio Capello leads Milan to a new era of glory, while Berlusconi steps onto Italy's political stage, ushering in a turbulent new chapter in the nation's politics. [S] [HD] 07:45 Florence Nightingale: Nursing Pioneer Film following the life of an extraordinary woman, a trailblazer who revolutionised modern nursing and reformed healthcare at home and abroad. [S] [HD] 09:00 The Sky at Night The team explore the remarkable story of Jodrell Bank Observatory and its towering Lovell Telescope, which scientists have used to listen to the cosmos for almost 70 years. [S] [HD] 09:30 Dam Busters Declassified Martin Shaw separates the fact from the myth as he takes to the skies to retrace the route of the 1943 raid by 617 Squadron which used bouncing bombs to destroy German dams. [S,AD] 10:30 Berlusconi: Condemned to Win 2/3. Fabio Capello leads Milan to a new era of glory, while Berlusconi steps onto Italy's political stage, ushering in a turbulent new chapter in the nation's politics. [S] [HD] 11:15 Lost Cities of the Ancients 3/3. Documentary series on lost civilisations. The story of the formidable Hittite empire and the rediscovery of their astonishing capital, Hattusha. [S,SL] 12:15 This is BBC Four Programmes start at 7.00pm. [HD] 14:30 ..programmes start at 7.00pm 20:30 ..programmes start at 7.00pm
2026-05-14 02:30 ..programmes start at 7.00pm 03:58 This is BBC Four Programmes start at 7.00pm. [HD] 04:00 University Challenge 7/37. Teams from Gonville and Caius College, Cambridge, and the University of St Andrews put fingers on buzzers for the first time. Jeremy Paxman asks the questions. [S] [HD] 04:30 Only Connect 7/15. Quiz show presented by Victoria Coren in which patience and lateral thinking are as vital as knowledge, and connections need to be made between apparently unconnected things. [S] 05:00 From Ice to Fire: The... ...Incredible Science of Temperature. 1/3. Dr Helen Czerski explores the amazing science of cold and how it has shaped our planet. [S,AD] [HD] 06:00 The Ruth Ellis Files: A Very British Crime Story 2/3. Gillian Pachter turns her attention to Ruth's trial, which took just a day and a half. Contains some scenes which some viewers may find upsetting. [S] [HD] 07:00 Roy Clarke Remembers... A Foreign Field Writer Roy Clarke tells the story of how A Foreign Field, his one-off drama telling the story of war veterans returning to the beaches of France, came to life. [S] [HD] 07:15 A Foreign Field Nostalgic comic drama in which two veterans of the Normandy landings return to France to visit the grave of their wartime buddy, sparking memories of an old girlfriend. Deals with adult themes. [S] 08:45 How to Get Ahead at Versailles 3/3. Stephen Smith explores the Baroque court of Louis XIV, who created the Palace of Versailles to surround himself with artists, designers, gardeners, chefs and musicians. [S] [HD] 09:45 Florence Nightingale: Nursing Pioneer Film following the life of an extraordinary woman, a trailblazer who revolutionised modern nursing and reformed healthcare at home and abroad. [S] [HD] 10:55 From Ice to Fire: The... ...Incredible Science of Temperature. 1/3. Dr Helen Czerski explores the amazing science of cold and how it has shaped our planet. [S,AD] [HD] 11:55 The Ruth Ellis Files: A Very British Crime Story 2/3. Gillian Pachter turns her attention to Ruth's trial, which took just a day and a half. Contains some scenes which some viewers may find upsetting. [S,SL] [HD] 12:55 This is BBC Four Programmes start at 7.00pm. [HD] 14:30 ..programmes start at 7.00pm 20:30 ..programmes start at 7.00pm
2026-05-15 02:30 ..programmes start at 7.00pm 03:58 This is BBC Four Programmes start at 7.00pm. [HD] 04:00 University Challenge 8/37. Teams from the University of Sheffield and University College London take to the buzzers in another first round match. Jeremy Paxman asks the questions. [S] [HD] 04:30 Only Connect 8/15. Quiz show presented by Victoria Coren in which patience and lateral thinking are as vital as knowledge, and connections need to be made between apparently unconnected things. [S] 05:00 The Morecambe and Wise Show: 1968 - The Lost Tape A lost episode of the beloved UK comedy duo's show from 1968. [S] 05:25 The Perfect Morecambe and Wise 7/9. Compilation of the best bits of Morecambe and Wise. Eric dons a wig, Tom Jones performs Exactly Like You with some unlikely backing singers and the duo take on Jekyll and Hyde. [S] 05:55 Dame Judi Dench - Five to Eleven Judi Dench reads The Cultivation of Christmas Trees by TS Eliot and The The Cherry Tree Carol Poem by Anon. [S] 06:00 The Miracle Club 1967. Three Dublin wives and a prodigal daughter hope to heal their lives in Lourdes. Contains some strong language and some upsetting scenes. [2023] [S,AD] [HD] 07:25 Personal Cinema: Maggie Smith In a programme first broadcast in 1970, Maggie Smith talks to Michael Aspel about her career and chooses scenes from some of her favourite films. [S] 07:55 Tea with Mussolini Italian lad Luca, part-raised by English ladies living in Florence in 1935, re-enters their lives just as the encroaching war sees them forcibly relocated. [1999] [S] [HD]