2026-04-27 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 The Yorkshire Dales Adventurer Paul Rose heads for Wensleydale in a three-part series about the Yorkshire Dales. He finds out why cycling is so popular and meets a family of Dales dormice. 11:30 Canal Boat Diaries: Ellesmere Port to Audlem Robbie battles his way through blanket weed on the Shropshire Union Canal. 12:00 Lost Cities of the Ancients: The Vanished Capital of the Pharaoh The documentary series which unearths lost cities looks at the mystery surrounding the Egyptian city of Piramesse, built by Ramesses the Great. 13:00 The 1951 Festival of Britain: Brave New World Documentary telling the story of the 1951 Festival of Britain, which in a period of austerity showed how to carve out a bright new future through design and ingenuity. 14:00 British Art at War: Bomberg, Sickert and Nash Andrew Graham-Dixon tells the story of artist Paul Nash and how his experiences during the First World War haunted his later work. 15:00 Barcelona: An Art Lovers' Guide Janina Ramirez and Alastair Sooke discover Barcelona through its art and architecture, including the frescoes that inspired Miro and a surprising collection of vintage fans. 16:00 Art That Made Us A splintering of politics and religion under the Stuarts leads to more questioning art. Contains scenes which some viewers may find upsetting. 17:00 The 1951 Festival of Britain: Brave New World Documentary telling the story of the 1951 Festival of Britain, which in a period of austerity showed how to carve out a bright new future through design and ingenuity. 18:00 Art That Made Us A splintering of politics and religion under the Stuarts leads to more questioning art. Contains scenes which some viewers may find upsetting. 19:00 This is BBC Four Programmes start at 7.00pm. 21:30 ..programmes start at 7.00pm
2026-04-28 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 The Yorkshire Dales Paul Rose heads underground in Swaledale to try and find rare industrial artefacts. 11:30 Canal Boat Diaries Life on England's waterways with Robbie Cumming. Robbie gets stuck in the mud in Woodseaves Cutting and explores the charming canal-side village of Kinver in Staffordshire. 12:00 Keeping Up Appearances Sitcom. Hyacinth and Richard go to join the Major at a hotel for a golfing weekend. The Major cries off playing, but has organised a friend to play with Richard. 12:30 Sorry! Timothy is suffering from bouts of sleepwalking, which could cause trouble as the annual interview for promotion is just around the corner. 13:00 A History of Britain by Simon Schama Simon Schama looks beyond the romantic stories of Cavaliers and Roundheads to the real story of the English Civil War, in which hundreds of thousands died. 14:00 Dogs of War - Storyville Film about a seemingly ordinary Englishman who spent more than 40 years as a mercenary. Contains strong language and some upsetting scenes. 15:30 The Empire State Story - Timewatch First transmitted in 2001, this programme chronicles the construction of the Empire State Building in New York, which was the world's tallest skyscraper when opened in 1931.