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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.

Storyville

Series showcasing the best in international documentaries

Natural World

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

Parkinson

Michael Parkinson presents the long-running talk show

imagine...

The arts series edited and presented by Alan Yentob.

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.

All Creatures Great and Small

Popular drama series about a Yorkshire veterinary practice in the 1930s.

Digging for Britain

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

Remembering...

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

Timeshift

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

The Old Grey Whistle Test

Influencial music show of the 1970s and 80s presented by Bob Harris and others

Sounds of the Sixties

Series featuring rock, pop and R&B performances from the BBC archives.

Call My Bluff

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

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Parkinson

Judi Dench, Peter Kay, Charlotte Uhlenbroek And Will Young

Michael Parkinson talks to Dame Judi Dench, comedian Peter Kay and zoologist and TV presenter Charlotte Uhlenbroek. With music from Will Young.

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Mystery Road: Origin

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Confronting neo-Nazis is almost as challenging as attending a social event for Jay, while a cold case intrigues lawyer Anousha.

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Woolly Mammoth: Secrets From The Ice

Episode 07-12-2025

Professor Alice Roberts reveals the natural history of the most famous of ice age animals - the woolly mammoth. Mammoths have transfixed humans since the depths of the last ice ...

07-12-2025

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Mystery Road: Origin

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1999. Taciturn constable Jay Swan’s homecoming is greeted by guns, friction with his father and an impact with Mary. Prequel drama revealing the forging of indigenous dete ...

06-12-2025

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Life Of A Mountain: A Year On Blencathra

Episode 07-12-2025

The sequel to Life of a Mountain: Scafell Pike sees award-winning film-maker Terry Abraham return to the Lake District to showcase 'the people's mountain' - Blencathra. \n\nThis ...

07-12-2025

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