BBC Four TV Guide & Listings (Gibraltar Timezone)

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Tonight's highlights

      
        7:00 PM
        
          Canals: The Making of a Nation
        
      Liz McIvor recounts the tales of the men who built the canals - the navigators or navvies - focusing on their work on the Manchester Ship Canal.

      
        7:30 PM
        
          The Lakes with Paul Rose
        
      Four-part series about the Lake District. In Coniston, Paul Rose enters a cycling event on a penny farthing and climbs the Old Man of Coniston.

8:00 PM To the Manor Born Stately sitcom. One of Audrey's old school friends wants to pay a visit, but she is unaware of the drop in status of the former lady of the manor.

8:30 PM Keeping Up Appearances Sitcom. Hyacinth volunteers Richard to fix the church hall electrics. Richard gamely embarks on this feat, with interesting consequences...

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BBC Four Schedule — Today

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The first program is at 12:10 AM (12:10 AM UK Time )

12:10 AM

Ancient Worlds — 00:10

Come Together

Richard Miles explores the roots of civilisation. Starting in Uruk, the 'mother of all cities', in southern Iraq, he travels to Syria, Egypt, Anatolia and Greece.

Runtime: 1 hr i Available on iPlayer

1:10 AM

Britain's Lost Masterpieces — 01:10

Bendor Grosvenor and Emma Dabiri discover a mysterious portrait at Tatton Park in Cheshire. Bendor makes a bold claim for the artist and is forced to completely rethink his ideas.

Runtime: 1 hr

2:10 AM

Earth's Seasonal Secrets — 02:10

Andrew Scott narrates a programme celebrating the glorious nature of summer on earth and the extraordinary ways animals and plants rise to the challenges it brings.

Runtime: 55 min

3:05 AM

This is BBC Four — 03:05

This is BBC Four

Programmes start at 7.00pm.

Runtime: 2 hr 25 min

5:30 AM

This is BBC Four — 05:30

This is BBC Four

Daily from 7.00pm.

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

Canals: The Making of a Nation — 19:00

The Workers

Liz McIvor recounts the tales of the men who built the canals - the navigators or navvies - focusing on their work on the Manchester Ship Canal.

Runtime: 30 min

7:30 PM

The Lakes with Paul Rose — 19:30

Coniston

Four-part series about the Lake District. In Coniston, Paul Rose enters a cycling event on a penny farthing and climbs the Old Man of Coniston.

Runtime: 30 min

8:00 PM

To the Manor Born — 20:00

The Spare Room

Stately sitcom. One of Audrey's old school friends wants to pay a visit, but she is unaware of the drop in status of the former lady of the manor.

Runtime: 30 min i Available on iPlayer

8:30 PM

Keeping Up Appearances — 20:30

Let There Be Light

Sitcom. Hyacinth volunteers Richard to fix the church hall electrics. Richard gamely embarks on this feat, with interesting consequences...

Runtime: 30 min i Available on iPlayer

9:00 PM

The Boleyns: A Scandalous Family — 21:00

Episode 2

Anne has grown into a real beauty. She is dazzling, and the king is caught in the glare. Her family play the long game to catch a king.

Runtime: 1 hr i Available on iPlayer

10:00 PM

The Beginning and End of the Universe — 22:00

The End

Jim Al-Khalili carries us into the future to try to discover how the universe will end - with a bang or a whimper? He reveals a universe far stranger than anyone imagined.

Runtime: 1 hr

11:00 PM

Japan’s Master of Restoration — 23:00

The Imperial Vase

The Mayuyamas travel to London to examine a priceless 18th-century imperial Chinese flower vase. They hope studying the London vase can help them restore a very similar piece.

Runtime: 50 min i Available on iPlayer

11:50 PM

Timeshift — 23:50

Dial 'B' for Britain: The Story of the Landline

From early call boxes to the Post Office Tower, Timeshift tells the story of how Britain's phone network was built over the course of 100 years, and its impact on the public.

Runtime: 1 hr

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Coming up tomorrow

Tomorrow on BBC Four — 23 September 2026

12:50 AM

Canals: The Making of a Nation

Liz McIvor recounts the tales of the men who built the canals - the navigators or navvies - focusing on their work on the Manchester Ship Canal.
1:20 AM

The Boleyns: A Scandalous Family

Anne has grown into a real beauty. She is dazzling, and the king is caught in the glare. Her family play the long game to catch a king.
2:20 AM

The Lakes with Paul Rose

Four-part series about the Lake District. In Coniston, Paul Rose enters a cycling event on a penny farthing and climbs the Old Man of Coniston.
2:50 AM

Sound Waves: The Symphony of Physics

Dr Helen Czerski examines the extraordinary messages sound waves carry and how they help in understanding the world around us.
3:50 AM

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5:30 AM

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is on BBC Four tonight?

Tonight (Tuesday 22 September) on BBC Four, you can watch This is BBC Four, Canals: The Making of a Nation, The Lakes with Paul Rose, and To the Manor Born. Check the full schedule for more details.

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