BBC Four TV Guide & Listings (Australia Timezone)

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BBC Four Schedule — Sun 01 Mar

Yes, Prime Minister — 00:05

The Tangled Web
Classic sitcom. MPs have been complaining about their phones being tapped. Jim Hacker naturally denies this, only to be told by Sir Humphrey that it is in fact true.
Runtime: 30 min i Available on iPlayer

Keeping Up Appearances — 00:35

Sitcom. Hyacinth has asked the new vicar to tea, and - in her usual meticulous way - she has organised the event down to the last sugar lump. Events take a sudden turn.
Runtime: 30 min

Gareth Edwards’s Great Welsh Adventure — 01:05

Gareth and Maureen are in the coastal resort of Llandudno as a heatwave hits. They still squeeze in everything from ice creams and strolls on the pier to a nerve-wracking abseil down the Great Orme.
Runtime: 30 min

The Good Old Days — 01:35

Leonard Sachs presents the old-time music hall show from the City Varieties Music Hall. With Ken Dodd, Lyn Kennington, the Jan Hunt Panto and performers from the Players' Theatre.
Runtime: 45 min

Hetty Wainthropp Investigates — 02:20

The mayor of Titterslow wants Hetty to find his daughter, but there must be no publicity and no police.
Runtime: 50 min

This is BBC Four — 03:10

This is BBC Four
Programmes start at 7.00pm.
Runtime: 2 hr 20 min

This is BBC Four — 05:30

This is BBC Four
Daily from 7.00pm.
Runtime: 13 hr 28 min

This is BBC Four — 18:58

This is BBC Four
Programmes start at 7.00pm.
Runtime: 2 min

Travels with Pevsner — 19:00

Norfolk with Dan Cruickshank
Dan Cruickshank looks at the architecture of Norfolk with the help of Nikolaus Pevsner's architectural guide.
Runtime: 50 min

Wild — 19:50

Shearwater Island
How thousands of strange nocturnal birds make their home on the island of Bardsey in north Wales, and an exploration of the history of the island itself.
Runtime: 10 min

Eurovision Classical Concerts — 20:00

Helsinki: Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra Plays Sibelius's Finlandia
Celebrating great music making across Europe, a special concert marking Finnish Independence Day from Helsinki, also featuring music by Saariaho and Klami.
Runtime: 1 hr

British History's Biggest Fibs with Lucy Worsley — 21:00

The Jewel in the Crown
Lucy explores how British history is a concoction of fibs. She debunks the fibs that surround the 'jewel in the crown' of the British Empire - India.

Lord of the Flies — 22:00

Making of Lord of the Flies
Filmed on remote Malaysian islands, the crew battle torrential rain and scary insects to create this hallucinatory adaptation, with mesmerising performances by the newbie cast.
Runtime: 1 hr

Ibsen — 23:00

The Lady from the Sea
Max Faber's 1953 adaptation of the play by Henrik Ibsen that, over three days in the summer of 1888, follows a lighthouse keeper's daughter who is trapped in her marriage and longing for the sea.
Runtime: 1 hr 40 min
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Frequently Asked Questions

What is on BBC Four tonight?

Tonight (Sunday 01 March) on BBC Four, you can watch This is BBC Four, Travels with Pevsner, Wild, and Eurovision Classical Concerts. Check the full schedule for more details.

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When does programming end on BBC Four today?

Today's programming on BBC Four ends at 00:40 (11:40 your time) with Ibsen.

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