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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

imagine...

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

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

Arena

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

BBC 4

All Creatures Great and Small

All Creatures Great and Small
Popular drama series about a Yorkshire veterinary practice in the 1930s.

BBC 4

Remembering...

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

BBC 4

Mark Lawson Talks To...

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

BBC 4

Timeshift

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

BBC 4

Royal Institution Christmas Lectures

Royal Institution Christmas Lectures
Series of lectures presenting scientific subjects to a general audience

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

Yes, Minister

Yes, Minister
Satirical sitcom set in the office of a UK government Cabinet minister, Jim Hacker MP

BBC 4

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Ibsen

Ibsen - Certainties And Doubts

Certainties And Doubts

From 1979, exploring the life of Henrik Ibsen, through his plays and the words of his critics and admirers. With excerpts from the Ibsen canon.

18-01-2026

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The Fairytale Castles Of King Ludwig Ii With Dan Cruickshank

The Fairytale Castles Of King Ludwig Ii With Dan Cruickshank - Episode 18-01-2026

Episode 18-01-2026

Ludwig II of Bavaria, more commonly known by his nicknames the Swan King or the Dream King, is a legendary figure - the handsome boy-king, loved by his people, betrayed by his c ...

18-01-2026

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Firestarter: The Story Of Bangarra

Firestarter: The Story Of Bangarra - Episode 18-01-2026

Episode 18-01-2026

Marking the thirtieth birthday in 2019 of Bangarra Dance Theatre – an Indigenous Australian and Torres Strait Islander organisation, and one of Australia's leading perform ...

18-01-2026

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Wainwright: The Man Who Loved The Lakes

Wainwright: The Man Who Loved The Lakes - Episode 18-01-2026

Episode 18-01-2026

Capturing the beauty of the English Lake District, a documentary which traces the life of writer and artist Alfred Wainwright, the eccentric Lancastrian who created a series of ...

18-01-2026

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I Am Martin Parr

I Am Martin Parr - Episode 19-01-2026

Episode 19-01-2026

Who are you, Martin Parr? Since the 1970s, Martin Parr has fearlessly held out his unique photographic mirror and given us some of the most extraordinary and unique visual clich ...

19-01-2026

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BBC 4

Art Of Persia

Art Of Persia - Series 1: Episode 1

Series 1: Episode 1

Since Ayatollah Khomeini brought revolution to Iran in 1979, the country has become a byword for radical Islam. Western documentary teams are seldom given access, but broadcaste ...

19-01-2026

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BBC 4

Ibsen

Ibsen - Hedda Gabler

Hedda Gabler

Henrik Ibsen's classic play about an unscrupulous woman. From 1962 with Ingrid Bergman, Michael Redgrave, Ralph Richardson and Trevor Howard.

18-01-2026

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Remembering...

Remembering... - Richard Eyre Remembers Ibsen

Richard Eyre Remembers Ibsen

With a career spanning seven decades, acclaimed theatre, film and TV director Richard Eyre has been involved in a number of hugely successful Ibsen productions. His adaptation o ...

18-01-2026

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