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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

Arena

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

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

Parkinson

Parkinson
Michael Parkinson presents the long-running talk show

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

The Good Old Days

The Good Old Days
Songs and sketches of the music hall era performed by modern-day performers.

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

Call My Bluff

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

BBC 4

Play For Today

Play For Today
Long-running strand of one-off BBC dramas.

BBC 4

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Sorry!

Sorry! - Series 1: 1. For Love Or Mummy

Series 1: 1. For Love Or Mummy

Timothy Lumsden meets a girl at his amateur dramatics society and determines to go on a riverboat shuffle with her, despite all his mother's attempts to prevent him.

03-03-2026

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The Secret Genius Of Plants

The Secret Genius Of Plants - Series 1: 2. Super Strategies

Series 1: 2. Super Strategies

Technical developments are enabling us to see the world of plants in ever greater detail, giving us insights into their remarkable abilities to adapt and survive.\n\n

04-03-2026

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Digging For Britain

Digging For Britain - Series 9: Episode 3

Series 9: Episode 3

The show travels to the north of the UK to look at the most fascinating archaeology uncovered in the region over the course of 2021. \n\nIn North Yorkshire, a team of community ...

03-03-2026

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Oceans

Oceans - 7. Mediterranean Sea

7. Mediterranean Sea

03-03-2026

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A History Of Britain By Simon Schama

A History Of Britain By Simon Schama - Series 1 - Beginnings

Series 1 - Beginnings

Simon Schama begins his history of Britain at the miraculously preserved Stone Age cottages of Skara Brae in Orkney and then moves on to the world of Anglo-Saxon England.

03-03-2026

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Storyville

Storyville - Red Light To Limelight

Red Light To Limelight

In a red-light district of Kolkata, a group of women reclaim their voices through the power of storytelling.\n\nGiven unprecedented access, this film follows Rabin, Bilkis, Afsa ...

03-03-2026

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BBC 4

Bernard Hill Remembers... Boys From The Blackstuff

Bernard Hill Remembers... Boys From The Blackstuff - Episode 04-03-2026

Episode 04-03-2026

Actor Bernard Hill, who famously played the character of Yosser Hughes, reflects on the iconic drama series Boys from the Blackstuff, which is being shown as part of the BBC's c ...

04-03-2026

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Boys From The Blackstuff

Boys From The Blackstuff - 1. Jobs For The Boys

1. Jobs For The Boys

Alan Bleasdale's acclaimed drama series - following on from his play The Black Stuff - is an astute social commentary about life in recession-hit Britain in the Thatcher era. \n ...

04-03-2026

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Boys From The Blackstuff

Boys From The Blackstuff - 3. Shop Thy Neighbour

3. Shop Thy Neighbour

Alan Bleasdale's acclaimed drama series, an astute social commentary about life in recession-hit Britain in the Thatcher era. Chrissie and his wife Angie are driven to despair b ...

04-03-2026

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Boys From The Blackstuff

Boys From The Blackstuff - 2. Moonlighter

2. Moonlighter

Dixie Dean, working at night in the port as a security guard, is strongarmed into accepting bribes for allowing the removal of goods under his charge in a docked ship. Chrissie, ...

04-03-2026

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Tribe (2005)

Tribe (2005) - Series 3: 6. Penan

Series 3: 6. Penan

Documentary series. Explorer Bruce Parry treks into the jungles of Sarawak, Borneo, in search of the last nomadic Penan. The Penan are hunter-gatherers whose forest home is in t ...

04-03-2026

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Remembering...

Remembering... - Simon Schama Remembers A History Of Britain

Simon Schama Remembers A History Of Britain

Sir Simon Schama looks back on his series A History of Britain, a journey through 5,000 years of life in the British Isles, with each episode centred on a key moment from Britai ...

03-03-2026

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