2026-06-09 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. 11:00 University Challenge Two more teams of students return for a second-round match, with three places in the quarter-finals still up for grabs. Jeremy Paxman asks the questions. 11:30 Only Connect Quiz in which connections must be made between seemingly random elements sees the battle for third place in the series. 12:00 Keeping Up Appearances Comedy of social manners. Hyacinth wants her neighbours to see the arrival of her new suite, boasting that it's an exact replica of one at Sandringham House. 12:30 Keeping Up Appearances Sitcom about an irrepressible snob. Hyacinth's plan to take Daddy on a picnic backfires when he takes the car, leaving the rest of the family stranded. 13:00 A History of Britain by Simon Schama How the liberal politics and free-market economics of the British Empire unravelled, leading to the potato famine in Ireland and mutiny in India. 14:00 Muhammad Ali Muhammad Ali returns from exile to face his greatest rival, Joe Frazier. Contains scenes which some viewers may find upsetting. 14:50 Muhammad Ali Ali battles to complete his comeback after his conviction is overturned. Contains scenes which some viewers may find upsetting. 15:40 Muhammad Ali Muhammad Ali shocks the world by defeating George Foreman, winning back the heavyweight title and becoming the most famous man on earth. 16:30 Muhammad Ali After Muhammad Ali retires from boxing in 1981, he travels the world spreading his Islamic faith and becomes a symbol of peace. Contains some strong language. 17:20 The Sky at Night The team uncover a danger that humanity is only just waking up to - space weather. They meet the dedicated people working to keep us safe from the very worst that the sun can throw at us. 17:50 Only Connect Quiz in which connections must be made between seemingly random elements sees the battle for third place in the series. 18:20 Art on the BBC: Constable - The Rural Rebel Art historian Rose Balston creates a television history of John Constable. 19:20 This is BBC Four Programmes start at 7.00pm. 21:30 ..programmes start at 7.00pm
2026-06-10 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 University Challenge In the penultimate match of the second round, two more teams of students face off for a place in the quarter-finals. Jeremy Paxman asks the questions. 11:30 Only Connect Quiz in which connections must be made between seemingly random elements. The Cambridge Quiz Society play the Rugby Boys in the final. 12:00 Universe Since the first star lit up the universe, they have been engines of creation. Professor Brian Cox reveals how, ultimately, stars brought life and meaning to the universe. 13:00 Laurence Rees Remembers Nazis The Nazis A Warning from History. Laurence Rees looks back on the 1997 documentary series The Nazis: A Warning from History. 13:15 The Nazis: A Warning from History Documentary series examining how Hitler came to power. By January 1933, Germany had voted for a chancellor who was openly opposed to democracy. 14:05 Ken Loach Remembers... The Old Oak Ken Loach reflects on The Old Oak, his deeply moving portrait of solidarity, displacement and community in a former mining village in County Durham. 14:20 The Old Oak A pub landlord in a previously thriving mining community struggles to hold on to his pub. Contains very strong language and some upsetting scenes. 16:10 Ken Loach Remembers... Up the Junction Ken Loach looks back at the 1965 TV adaptation of Nell Dunn's short story collection. 16:25 Up the Junction - The Wednesday Play Classic play by Nell Dunn about three working-class young women who live, work and play in Battersea. 17:35 Ken Loach: This Cultural Life Director Ken Loach talks to John Wilson about the key moments in his life that have shaped his creativity. 18:05 Only Connect Quiz in which connections must be made between seemingly random elements. The Cambridge Quiz Society play the Rugby Boys in the final. 18:35 Universe Since the first star lit up the universe, they have been engines of creation. Professor Brian Cox reveals how, ultimately, stars brought life and meaning to the universe. 19:35 This is BBC Four Programmes start at 7.00pm. 21:30 ..programmes start at 7.00pm
2026-06-11 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 University Challenge The second round of the 2022/23 competition ends tonight. Two more teams of students face off for a place in this year's quarter-finals. Jeremy Paxman asks the questions. 11:30 Only Connect Quiz show in which links must be made between apparently unconnected things. A team of civil servants take on a team of music lovers. 12:00 The Making of King Arthur Simon Armitage traces the evolution of the Arthurian legend through the literature of the medieval age and reveals that King Arthur is not the great national hero we think he is. 13:00 Unforgiven Retired gunslinger William Munny does one last job to avenge a young woman and confronts the ghosts of his past. Contains strong language and some violent scenes. 15:05 Clint Eastwood: Out of the West - Arena Clint Eastwood recalls his tough childhood and looks back at his early career. Contains some scenes which some viewers may find upsetting.