BBC Four TV Guide & Listings (New Zealand 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 New Zealand timezone with full listings and upcoming programmes.

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Tonight's highlights

7:00 PM University Challenge The University of Bristol plays Durham University in the first match of the series, with a place in the second round at stake. Jeremy Paxman asks the questions.

7:30 PM Only Connect Quiz show presented by Victoria Coren in which patience and lateral thinking are as vital as knowledge, and connections need to be made between apparently unconnected things.

      
        8:00 PM
        
          Lost Cities of the Ancients
        
      Documentary series which unearths lost civilisations and cities. This edition visits northern Peru to find the ruins of 250 mysterious pyramids.

      
        9:00 PM
        
          Da Vinci: The Lost Treasure
        
      Fiona Bruce uncovers the story of Leonardo da Vinci. She travels to Florence, Milan, Paris, Warsaw and to New York, where she is given an exclusive preview of a new Leonardo.

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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

Genius of the Ancient World — 00:10

Confucius

Bettany Hughes travels to China on the trail of Confucius, a great sage of Chinese history whose ideas have fundamentally shaped the country of his birth for around 2,500 years.

Runtime: 1 hr i Available on iPlayer

1:10 AM

Travels with Pevsner — 01:10

With Nikolaus Pevsner's Buildings of England in hand, Michael Bracewell explores the architecture of Surrey. Amongst the places he visits are Polesden Lacey and Whitely Village.

Runtime: 50 min

2:00 AM

Inside Classical — 02:00

The BBC Philharmonic Orchestra performs Bruch’s First Violin Concerto, with Jennifer Pike on violin, and Dvorak’s New World Symphony, a journey of musical discovery around America.

Runtime: 1 hr 10 min

3:10 AM

This is BBC Four — 03:10

This is BBC Four

Programmes start at 7.00pm.

Runtime: 2 hr 20 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

University Challenge — 19:00

Episode 1

The University of Bristol plays Durham University in the first match of the series, with a place in the second round at stake. Jeremy Paxman asks the questions.

Runtime: 30 min

7:30 PM

Only Connect — 19:30

Episode 1

Quiz show presented by Victoria Coren in which patience and lateral thinking are as vital as knowledge, and connections need to be made between apparently unconnected things.

Runtime: 30 min

8:00 PM

Lost Cities of the Ancients — 20:00

The Cursed Valley of the Pyramids

Documentary series which unearths lost civilisations and cities. This edition visits northern Peru to find the ruins of 250 mysterious pyramids.

Runtime: 1 hr

9:00 PM

Da Vinci: The Lost Treasure — 21:00

Fiona Bruce uncovers the story of Leonardo da Vinci. She travels to Florence, Milan, Paris, Warsaw and to New York, where she is given an exclusive preview of a new Leonardo.

Runtime: 1 hr

10:00 PM

British Art at War: Bomberg, Sickert and Nash — 22:00

Walter Sickert and the Theatre of War

Andrew Graham-Dixon tells the story of artist Walter Sickert, who understood that the theatre of war was not confined to the trenches.

Runtime: 1 hr

11:00 PM

An Art Lovers' Guide — 23:00

Lisbon

Janina Ramirez and Alastair Sooke reveal Lisbon's fascinating history through its cobbled streets, steep hills, picturesque shoreline and cultural riches.

Runtime: 1 hr

Next Day →

Coming up tomorrow

Tomorrow on BBC Four — 5 May 2026

12:00 AM

Art That Made Us

In the 18th century, trade and conquest funds an explosion of creativity, and art stirs a growing social conscience.
1:00 AM

Da Vinci: The Lost Treasure

Fiona Bruce uncovers the story of Leonardo da Vinci. She travels to Florence, Milan, Paris, Warsaw and to New York, where she is given an exclusive preview of a new Leonardo.
2:00 AM

Art That Made Us

In the 18th century, trade and conquest funds an explosion of creativity, and art stirs a growing social conscience.
3:00 AM

This is BBC Four

Programmes start at 7.00pm.
5:30 AM

This is BBC Four

Daily from 7.00pm.
6:58 PM

This is BBC Four

Programmes start at 7.00pm.

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is on BBC Four tonight?

Tonight (Monday 04 May) on BBC Four, you can watch This is BBC Four, University Challenge, Only Connect, and Lost Cities of the Ancients. Check the full schedule for more details.

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