BBC Four TV Guide & Listings (France Timezone)

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Tonight's highlights

7:00 PM Timeshift A national obsession is explored in this archive-rich look at the evolution of the weather forecast from print via radio to TV and beyond - and at the changing weather itself.

      
        8:00 PM
        
          Heatwave
        
      Dramatised documentary. An alarming vision of Britain caught in the grip of an environmental and social nightmare. Its summer 2006, and temperatures have topped 100 degrees, with no end in sight.

      
        9:30 PM
        
          1976: Summer of... Heat
        
      Documentary looking at the heatwave of 1976. The longest driest spell on record led to drought, water rationing and forest fires. As the country sweltered, tensions rose.

10:30 PM The World About Us Documentary exploring the long, hot summer of 1976, the driest for two centuries. It was seen by many as a year of disaster for the countryside. But was it really?

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BBC Four Schedule — Today

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The first program is at 12:15 AM (12:15 AM UK Time )

12:15 AM

Top of the Pops — 00:15

Jamie Theakston presents the pop chart programme, featuring Tom Jones & Cerys Matthews, B*Witched & Ladysmith Black Mambazo, Vengaboys, Artful Dodger feat Craig David and Cliff Richard.

Runtime: 25 min

12:40 AM

Top of the Pops — 00:40

Featuring Osibisa, Berni Flint, the Wurzels, Neil Innes, Demis Roussos, Bob Marley and the Wailers, ELO, Frankie Miller, The Stranglers, Honky, Rod Stewart and Legs & Co.

Runtime: 40 min

1:20 AM

Top of the Pops — 01:20

Simon Bates and Richard Skinner present the pop chart programme. Featuring Gary Moore & Phil Lynott, Kool and the Gang, Propaganda, David Bowie, Duran Duran and Paul Hardcastle.

Runtime: 25 min

1:45 AM

Top of the Pops — 01:45

Peter Powell and Simon Mayo present the pop chart programme, first broadcast on 9 June 1988 and featuring Five Star, Mica Paris, James Brown, Maxi Priest, Morrissey and Erasure.

Runtime: 35 min

2:20 AM

Omnibus — 02:20

Film profile of singer and pianist Ray Charles. Featuring Charles in conversation with Charlie Gillett and clips from his 1986 Royal Festival Hall concert and earlier performances.

Runtime: 1 hr 10 min

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

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Runtime: 13 hr 28 min

6:58 PM

This is BBC Four — 18:58

This is BBC Four

Programmes start at 7.00pm.

Runtime: 2 min

7:00 PM

Timeshift — 19:00

Hurricanes and Heatwaves: The Highs and Lows of British Weather

A national obsession is explored in this archive-rich look at the evolution of the weather forecast from print via radio to TV and beyond - and at the changing weather itself.

Runtime: 1 hr

8:00 PM

Heatwave — 20:00

Dramatised documentary. An alarming vision of Britain caught in the grip of an environmental and social nightmare. Its summer 2006, and temperatures have topped 100 degrees, with no end in sight.

Runtime: 1 hr 30 min

9:30 PM

1976: Summer of... Heat — 21:30

Documentary looking at the heatwave of 1976. The longest driest spell on record led to drought, water rationing and forest fires. As the country sweltered, tensions rose.

Runtime: 1 hr

10:30 PM

The World About Us — 22:30

The Year of the Ladybirds

Documentary exploring the long, hot summer of 1976, the driest for two centuries. It was seen by many as a year of disaster for the countryside. But was it really?

Runtime: 50 min

11:20 PM

Horizon — 23:20

The Great British Drought

Documentary from 1976 that explores the drought crisis of that year, going behind the scenes to discover its impact on farming, the landscape and industrial and domestic consumers.

Runtime: 40 min

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Coming up tomorrow

Tomorrow on BBC Four — 14 June 2026

12:00 AM

Summer of '76: Away from It All

Herbie and June Harris tell their story of the summer of 1976 and how they coped with their problems and discovered the importance of making the best of things - away from it all.
12:50 AM

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.
1:20 AM

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.
1:50 AM

The World About Us

Documentary exploring the long, hot summer of 1976, the driest for two centuries. It was seen by many as a year of disaster for the countryside. But was it really?
2:40 AM

Horizon

Documentary from 1976 that explores the drought crisis of that year, going behind the scenes to discover its impact on farming, the landscape and industrial and domestic consumers.
3:25 AM

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Tonight (Saturday 13 June) on BBC Four, you can watch This is BBC Four, Timeshift, Heatwave, and 1976: Summer of... Heat. Check the full schedule for more details.

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