2026-08-17 04:30 ..programmes start at 7.00pm 10:30 ..programmes start at 7.00pm 11:58 This is BBC Four Programmes start at 7.00pm. 12:00 The Architecture the Railways Built Tim Dunn goes behind the scenes at London's Kings Cross station and finds out about the disused funicular railway hidden in the Avon Gorge in Bristol. 12:40 The Flying Gardener Chris Beardshaw visits Britain's largest protected wetland to see some rare plants and takes a look at ponds filled with exotics. 12:55 The Art of Spain Andrew Graham-Dixon explores Spain's art history. He reveals how the north of the country has produced some of the most dazzling art of the modern age. 14:00 Mastermind: 1977 Magnus Magnusson hosts from Reading University. Specialist subjects include PG Wodehouse, Vincent van Gogh, science fiction and John Buchan. 14:30 Call My Bluff Robert Robinson chairs as team captains Frank Muir and Patrick Campbell are joined by André Previn, Tom Conti, Barbara Kellerman and Tina Brown. 15:00 Art on the BBC: Michelangelo - The Good, the Bad and the Ugly Art historian Sona Datta creates a television history of Michelangelo. 16:00 Art and Design: The Journey Writer George Melly talks about the influence of surrealism on his early life. Contains some scenes which some viewers may find upsetting. 16:25 Wainwright: The Man Who Loved the Lakes Documentary recalling the life of Alfred Wainwright, the eccentric Lancastrian who created a series of iconic fell-walking books in the 1950s, and his love for the Lake District. 17:25 The Flying Gardener Chris Beardshaw visits Britain's largest protected wetland to see some rare plants and takes a look at ponds filled with exotics. 17:40 The Art of Spain Andrew Graham-Dixon explores Spain's art history. He reveals how the north of the country has produced some of the most dazzling art of the modern age. 18:40 Art and Design: The Journey Writer George Melly talks about the influence of surrealism on his early life. Contains some scenes which some viewers may find upsetting. 19:05 Art on the BBC: Michelangelo - The Good, the Bad and the Ugly Art historian Sona Datta creates a television history of Michelangelo. 20:05 This is BBC Four Programmes start at 7.00pm. 22:30 ..programmes start at 7.00pm
2026-08-18 04:30 ..programmes start at 7.00pm 10:30 ..programmes start at 7.00pm 11:58 This is BBC Four Programmes start at 7.00pm. 12:00 The Architecture the Railways Built Tim Dunn visits the Ribblehead Viaduct in the Yorkshire Dales and tours the breathtaking stations of the Hungerbergbahn in Innsbruck. 12:45 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. 13:00 To the Manor Born 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. 13:30 Keeping Up Appearances Sitcom. Hyacinth's plans to buy a small weekend retreat in the country take an unexpected turn, and Richard has an unexpected fall. 14:00 On Camera: Photographers at the BBC A revealing insight into several great modern photographers, drawn from the BBC's archive. Contains some scenes which some viewers may find upsetting. 15:00 Britain in Focus: A Photographic History Eamonn McCabe explores how science and technology allowed pioneering photographers like Roger Fenton and Julia Margaret Cameron to create a new art form. 16:00 The Secret Genius of Plants For a long time we've known that plants can move, but recent studies reveal other secrets. 16:55 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.