BBC Four TV Guide & Listings (Ireland 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 today in the Ireland timezone with full listings and upcoming programmes.

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Tonight's highlights

7:00 PM Antiques Roadshow The team are at Minehead station, where a bracelet made from jewels once owned by the last of the Romanovs is brought along for valuation.

      
        8:00 PM
        
          A Stitch in Time
        
      Fusing biography, art and the history of fashion, Amber Butchart explores the lives of historical figures through their clothes. She looks at Marie Antoinette.

8:30 PM Pubs, Ponds and Power: The Story of the Village Ben Robinson unlocks the ancient roots of the Northumberland village of Warkworth, discovering clues that point back almost 1,000 years to the Norman conquest.

9:00 PM Shakespeare: Rise of a Genius In the fallout of the Gunpowder Plot, a family scandal threatens Shakespeare’s reputation. Creating his most epic and tragic work yet, his legacy is at risk of being lost forever.

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BBC Four Schedule — Today

Programming hasn’t started yet.

The first program is at 12:20 AM (12:20 AM UK Time )

12:20 AM

Arena — 00:20

Film-maker Ingmar Bergman shows us his world on the desolate and mysterious Baltic island of Faro. He talks about his childhood and how the art of film was often a comfort to him.

Runtime: 1 hr

1:20 AM

To the Manor Born — 01:20

The New Scout Hut

Stately sitcom. Audrey upbraids Richard for not sponsoring a charity event in aid of a new scout hut.

Runtime: 30 min i Available on iPlayer

1:50 AM

Keeping Up Appearances — 01:50

Episode 5

Sitcom. Hyacinth has decided that, instead of her usual gift to Richard of slippers, he should receive skis instead. Richard, however, has no intention of taking up the sport.

Runtime: 30 min i Available on iPlayer

2:20 AM

Fungi: The Web of Life — 02:20

Discover the wonder

Biologist and writer Merlin Sheldrake travels the globe, exploring the world of fungi and unravelling the many secrets of these essential organisms.

Runtime: 40 min i Available on iPlayer

3:00 AM

Full Circle with Michael Palin — 03:00

China

Michael Palin enters China by boat from Korea. He visits the cities of Qingdao and Shanghai and takes a local steamer down the Yangtze.

Runtime: 50 min i Available on iPlayer

3:50 AM

This is BBC Four — 03:50

This is BBC Four

Programmes start at 7.00pm.

Runtime: 1 hr 40 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

Antiques Roadshow — 19:00

Minehead Railway Station 1

The team are at Minehead station, where a bracelet made from jewels once owned by the last of the Romanovs is brought along for valuation.

Runtime: 1 hr

8:00 PM

A Stitch in Time — 20:00

Marie Antoinette

Fusing biography, art and the history of fashion, Amber Butchart explores the lives of historical figures through their clothes. She looks at Marie Antoinette.

Runtime: 30 min

8:30 PM

Pubs, Ponds and Power: The Story of the Village — 20:30

North East

Ben Robinson unlocks the ancient roots of the Northumberland village of Warkworth, discovering clues that point back almost 1,000 years to the Norman conquest.

Runtime: 30 min i Available on iPlayer

9:00 PM

Shakespeare: Rise of a Genius — 21:00

Episode 3

In the fallout of the Gunpowder Plot, a family scandal threatens Shakespeare’s reputation. Creating his most epic and tragic work yet, his legacy is at risk of being lost forever.

Runtime: 1 hr i Available on iPlayer

10:00 PM

The BBC Television Shakespeare — 22:00

Macbeth

Classic tragedy by William Shakespeare about how ambition can corrupt. Three witches foresee a great future for Macbeth, the Thane of Glamis.

Runtime: 2 hr 30 min i Available on iPlayer

Coming up tomorrow

Tomorrow on BBC Four — 2 November 2026

12:30 AM

Peace in No Man's Land

Three soldiers recall the famous occasion during the First World War when British and German troops abandoned their trenches on the Western Front on Christmas Day 1914.
1:05 AM

A Stitch in Time

Fusing biography, art and the history of fashion, Amber Butchart explores the lives of historical figures through their clothes. She looks at Marie Antoinette.
1:35 AM

Shakespeare: Rise of a Genius

In the fallout of the Gunpowder Plot, a family scandal threatens Shakespeare’s reputation. Creating his most epic and tragic work yet, his legacy is at risk of being lost forever.
2:35 AM

Antiques Roadshow

The team are at Minehead station, where a bracelet made from jewels once owned by the last of the Romanovs is brought along for valuation.
3:30 AM

This is BBC Four

Programmes start at 7.00pm.
5:30 AM

This is BBC Four

Daily from 7.00pm.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is on BBC Four tonight?

Tonight (Sunday 01 November) on BBC Four, you can watch This is BBC Four, Antiques Roadshow, A Stitch in Time, and Pubs, Ponds and Power: The Story of the Village. 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 00:30 (00:30 your time) with The BBC Television Shakespeare.

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