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BBC Four TV Guide & Listings (Spain Timezone)

BBC Four dives into culture, history, arts and world cinema with thoughtful documentaries, acclaimed drama and curated film seasons. See what's on BBC Four on Thursday 22 October 2026 in the Spain timezone with full listings and upcoming programmes.

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BBC Four Schedule — Thu 22 Oct

12:30 AM

Secrets of Skin — 00:30

Professor Ben Garrod explores how versatile the basic skin structure truly is, revealing how slight adaptations have created birds' feathers and a rhinoceros’s horn.
Runtime: 30 min
1:00 AM

Gareth Edwards’s Great Welsh Adventure — 01:00

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
1:30 AM

Light and Dark — 01:30

Professor Jim Al-Khalili shows how mathematicians and scientists such as Euclid, Galileo and Ole Roemer have used light to reveal almost everything we know about the universe.
Runtime: 1 hr
2:30 AM

The Planets — 02:30

The Two Sisters - Earth and Mars
Professor Brian Cox continues his tour of the solar system, revealing that it was once home to not one, but two blue planets.
Runtime: 1 hr i Available on iPlayer
3:30 AM

This is BBC Four — 03:30

This is BBC Four
Programmes start at 7.00pm.
Runtime: 2 hr
5:30 AM

This is BBC Four — 05:30

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

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