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Most popular BBC 4 Programmes and Series.

Top of the Pops

Long-running music chart show featuring videos and performances

Only Connect

Quiz show in which connections must be made between apparently unconnected things.

Natural World

Wildlife series. In-depth stories of incredible animals with award-winning photography.

Arena

Arena is the BBC's multi award-winning arts strand

The Sky at Night

Your monthly journey through the fascinating world of space and astronomy.

Remembering...

Famous names reflect on making some of TV's most popular and influential programmes.

Digging for Britain

Dr Alice Roberts follows a year of British archaeology, joining up the results of digs

Timeshift

Documentary series which ranges widely over Britain's social and cultural history.

Call My Bluff

Celebrity contestants try to identify the correct definitions of obscure words.

Parkinson

Michael Parkinson presents the long-running talk show

Beck

Swedish police detective drama.

Murder 24/7

Following teams of detectives and specialists involved in murder investigations.

Mark Lawson Talks To...

Mark Lawson in conversation with famous personalities from all walks of life

Omnibus

Long-running arts documentary strand.

This Cultural Life

Figures from the worlds of art and culture talk about their influences and inspirations.

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Paris Police 1900

Paris Police 1910: Episode 6

Eighteen months of investigation has finally led Marguerite Steinheil to trial, and all of Paris wants to be there. Jeanne Chauvin, eager to defend her client, encourages Marthe ...

03-10-2026

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The Crime Is Mine

Episode 04-10-2026

Penniless aspiring actress Madeleine Verdier is surprised to find herself accused of the murder of a powerful theatre producer. Her equally impoverished roommate, Pauline Mauleo ...

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Elmina's Kitchen

Episode 04-10-2026

Kwame Kwei-Armah's play is set in a shabby West Indian cafe on Hackney's murder mile. In an area controlled by Yardies, one man's life is a daily battle to maintain an honest li ...

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Rosalie

Episode 03-10-2026

France, 1870. Rosalie is a young woman with a secret... she was born with a face and body covered in hair. A genuine bearded lady. She has kept this hidden all her life, until A ...

03-10-2026

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St Andrew's Day At The Bbc

Episode 03-10-2026

From Texas to Travis, Annie Lennox to Lulu, and Primal Scream to The Proclaimers, this collection of the best of Scottish rock and pop is the perfect way to celebrate St Andrew& ...

03-10-2026

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Kill

Episode 03-10-2026

Tensions rise as armed criminals seize control of a train full of passengers. Amrit, a commando, springs into action to protect his loved ones and combat the dangerous attackers ...

03-10-2026

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Mysteries Of The Bayeux Tapestry

Episode 04-10-2026

The Bayeux Tapestry is a remarkable and unique work of art that has survived for almost 1,000 years. Made in the 11th century, it tells the story of William of Normandy’s ...

04-10-2026

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Natural World

2019-2020: The Octopus In My House

A professor develops an extraordinary relationship with an octopus when he invites it to live in his home. The octopus, called Heidi, unravels puzzles, recognises individual hum ...

03-10-2026

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Paris Police 1900

Paris Police 1910: Episode 5

Meg Steinheil meets an old friend in prison while she is being held on suspicion of murdering her mother and husband. Lepine visits Jouin in hospital and gives him a choice of a ...

03-10-2026

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Multi-coloured Saturdays

Episode 03-10-2026

Noel Edmonds celebrates the first 20 years of the BBC's Saturday morning children's shows with the help of past presenters and memorable archive film clips.

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