2026-04-16 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. 11:00 Fred Dibnah's Industrial Age Fred Dibnah examines the skill of the shipbuilders and machine engineers who turned Britain into a great manufacturing nation. 11:30 Pubs, Ponds and Power: The Story of the Village Archaeologist Ben Robinson explores London, the ultimate 'city of villages', including a new breed of urban villages like Crouch End and Walthamstow. 12:00 Dan Cruickshank and the Family That Built Gothic Britain How the great icons of British Gothic architecture were all created by one family. 13:00 The Good, the Bad and the Ugly Two unlikely partners in a bounty-hunting scam join forces in a new venture. Contains some violence and some upsetting scenes. 15:50 Clint Eastwood: The Man with No Name A profile of actor and director Clint Eastwood in which he talks to Iain Johnstone. Deals with adult themes. 16:50 Fred Dibnah's Industrial Age Fred Dibnah examines the skill of the shipbuilders and machine engineers who turned Britain into a great manufacturing nation. 17:20 Pubs, Ponds and Power: The Story of the Village Archaeologist Ben Robinson explores London, the ultimate 'city of villages', including a new breed of urban villages like Crouch End and Walthamstow. 17:50 Dan Cruickshank and the Family That Built Gothic Britain How the great icons of British Gothic architecture were all created by one family. 18:50 This is BBC Four Programmes start at 7.00pm. 21:30 ..programmes start at 7.00pm
2026-04-17 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. 11:00 TOTP: 1999 Gail Porter presents the pop chart programme, first broadcast on 10 September 1999 and featuring Martine McCutcheon, Shania Twain, A1, The Offspring, DJ Jean and Lou Bega. 11:30 TOTP: 1999 Emma Ledden presents the pop chart programme, first broadcast on 17 September 1999 and featuring Supergrass, Thunderbugs, The All Seeing I feat Phil Oakey, Suede and Vengaboys. 12:00 TOTP: 1983 Richard Skinner and Janice Long present the pop chart programme. Featuring Culture Club, The Human League, FR David, Heaven 17, Thompson Twins, Spandau Ballet and David Bowie. 12:35 TOTP: 1994 Mark Goodier presents the pop chart programme, first broadcast on 21 April 1994 and featuring Crash Test Dummies, Bitty McLean, C. J. Lewis, The Pretenders, Crystal Waters, Deacon Blue and Prince. 13:05 Prince and His Songs at the BBC A collection of hits from one of pop music's greatest geniuses - Prince, aka 'The Artist Formerly Known as Prince', aka 'the Unpronounceable Symbol', and more. 14:05 Prince and The Revolution: Live The Syracuse Carrier Dome show from Prince's 1985 Purple Rain tour. This Grammy-nominated concert film has been entirely remixed, remastered and visually enhanced. 15:25 Prince: A Purple Reign Documentary exploring how Prince - showman, artist, enigma - revolutionised the perception of black music in the 1980s by embarking on an amazing journey of musical self-discovery. 16:25 Word Up! Black American Pop at the BBC Performances by African-American artists of the 1980s from the BBC archives, featuring Cameo, Shalamar, Salt-n-Pepa, Chaka Khan, Kid Creole, Whitney Houston and Luther Vandross. 17:25 TOTP: 1999 Gail Porter presents the pop chart programme, first broadcast on 10 September 1999 and featuring Martine McCutcheon, Shania Twain, A1, The Offspring, DJ Jean and Lou Bega. 17:55 TOTP: 1999 Emma Ledden presents the pop chart programme, first broadcast on 17 September 1999 and featuring Supergrass, Thunderbugs, The All Seeing I feat Phil Oakey, Suede and Vengaboys. 18:25 TOTP: 1983 Richard Skinner and Janice Long present the pop chart programme. Featuring Culture Club, The Human League, FR David, Heaven 17, Thompson Twins, Spandau Ballet and David Bowie. 19:00 TOTP: 1994 Mark Goodier presents the pop chart programme, first broadcast on 21 April 1994 and featuring Crash Test Dummies, Bitty McLean, C. J. Lewis, The Pretenders, Crystal Waters, Deacon Blue and Prince. 19:30 This is BBC Four Programmes start at 7.00pm. 21:30 ..programmes start at 7.00pm
2026-04-18 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. 11:00 Snooker: World Championship Catrin Heledd introduces live coverage from the Crucible Theatre in Sheffield, where defending champion Zhao Xintong plays his first-round match to a conclusion. 14:00 The Crucible: 40 Golden Snooker Years Steve Davis visits the Crucible Theatre to celebrate the World Snooker Championship. 15:00 On Cue with Steve Davis: 1985 World Championship Final Steve Davis looks back on the memorable 1985 World Snooker Championship final between himself and Dennis Taylor. 15:35 The Promised Land Retired captain Ludvig Kahlen fights to settle on a remote heathland. Contains very strong language, some sexual content, prolonged violence a..