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Most popular BBC 4 Programmes and Series.

Top of the Pops

Long-running music chart show featuring videos and performances

Storyville

Series showcasing the best in international documentaries

Natural World

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

imagine...

The arts series edited and presented by Alan Yentob.

Parkinson

Michael Parkinson presents the long-running talk show

The Sky at Night

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

Arena

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

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.

The Good Old Days

Songs and sketches of the music hall era performed by modern-day performers.

Call My Bluff

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

Mark Lawson Talks To...

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

The Capture

A tenacious young detective begins to uncover a multi-layered conspiracy.

Face the Music

Game show that invites viewers to match their musical wits against a celebrity panel.

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River

River takes its audience on a journey through space and time spanning six continents, showing rivers on a scale and from perspectives never seen before.

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Charmain And The Prophet: Episode 3

More than a decade on from her death, reporter Myles Bonnar runs the case by a veteran detective and investigates Eric Adusah's past, uncovering hidden truths. With so many ques ...

27-04-2026

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The 1951 Festival Of Britain: A Brave New World

Episode 27-04-2026

Set against the post war period of debt, austerity and rationing, the 1951 Festival of Britain showed how to carve out a bright new future through design and ingenuity, while st ...

27-04-2026

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Genius Of The Ancient World

2. Socrates

Series in which historian Bettany Hughes investigates three giants of ancient philosophy. In the second episode she is in Greece, on the trail of the hugely influential maverick ...

26-04-2026

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Canal Boat Diaries

Series 2: 1. Ellesmere Port To Audlem

Life on board a narrowboat with Robbie Cumming. Robbie battles his way through blanket weed on the Shropshire Union Canal and discovers industrial secrets in Audlem, Cheshire.

27-04-2026

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Gershwin's Summertime: The Song That Conquered The World

Episode 26-04-2026

An intriguing investigation into the extraordinary life of Gershwin's classic composition, Summertime. One of the most covered songs in the world, it has been recorded in almost ...

26-04-2026

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