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Most popular BBC 4 Programmes and Series.

Top of the Pops

Top of the Pops
Long-running music chart show featuring videos and performances

BBC 4

Only Connect

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

BBC 4

Storyville

Storyville
Series showcasing the best in international documentaries

BBC 4

Natural World

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

BBC 4

Arena

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

BBC 4

imagine...

imagine...
The arts series edited and presented by Alan Yentob.

BBC 4

The Sky at Night

The Sky at Night
Your monthly journey through the fascinating world of space and astronomy.

BBC 4

Remembering...

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

BBC 4

Parkinson

Parkinson
Michael Parkinson presents the long-running talk show

BBC 4

Digging for Britain

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

BBC 4

Timeshift

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

BBC 4

Call My Bluff

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

BBC 4

Murder 24/7

Murder 24/7
Following teams of detectives and specialists involved in murder investigations.

BBC 4

The Old Grey Whistle Test

The Old Grey Whistle Test
Influencial music show of the 1970s and 80s presented by Bob Harris and others

BBC 4

Radio 2 In Concert

Radio 2 In Concert
Exclusive performances, backstage gossip, gig news, interviews and session archives

BBC 4

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Arena

Arena - Tony Bennett’s New York

Tony Bennett’s New York

Once dubbed the 'king of cool', a look at the man behind the silky voice as Tony Bennett - civil rights activist, jazz enthusiast, painter and New Yorker - takes a tour around h ...

07-08-2026

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Digging For Britain

Digging For Britain - Series 11: 3. A Norman Panic Room And A Mesolithic Fish Trap

Series 11: 3. A Norman Panic Room And A Mesolithic Fish Trap

In the west of Britain, there's a rare medieval cemetery, a disappearing Mesolithic landscape, a mysterious Iron Age burial and the ruins of a Gothic masterpiece.

06-08-2026

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Ian Rankin's Hidden Edinburgh

Ian Rankin's Hidden Edinburgh - Episode 06-08-2026

Episode 06-08-2026

Edinburgh is often described as the 'Athens of the North' but its most famous detective Inspector Rebus views Scotland's capital in quite a different light - it is a crime scene ...

06-08-2026

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Parkinson

Parkinson - Mel Smith, Kenneth Griffith And Christopher Reeve

Mel Smith, Kenneth Griffith And Christopher Reeve

Michael Parkinson in conversation with Mel Smith, Kenneth Griffith and Christopher Reeve.

06-08-2026

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BBC 4

Christopher Reeve: Keeping Hope In Motion

Christopher Reeve: Keeping Hope In Motion - Episode 06-08-2026

Episode 06-08-2026

A riding accident in 1995 left Superman star Christopher Reeve paralysed and in a wheelchair. This update from 2004 to the original documentary, Hope in Motion, follows Reeve as ...

06-08-2026

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