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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.

Natural World

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

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.

The Sky at Night

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

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.

Call My Bluff

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

Parkinson

Michael Parkinson presents the long-running talk show

Beck

Swedish police detective drama.

Murder 24/7

Following teams of detectives and specialists involved in murder investigations.

Omnibus

Long-running arts documentary strand.

Mark Lawson Talks To...

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

This Cultural Life

Figures from the worlds of art and culture talk about their influences and inspirations.

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The Shaman's Grave

Episode 30-09-2026

An ancient grave: a woman, a child, circumstances of death unknown - researchers in Germany reopen an archaeological cold case from the Mesolithic period. \n\nAn exploration int ...

30-09-2026

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Middlemarch

Series 1: Episode 5

Ladislaw vows to quit Middlemarch for good once he learns the terms of Casaubon's will. Lydgate's financial problems worsen. Fred declares his love for Mary Garth.

30-09-2026

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The Cruise

9. Lights, Camera, Action

Classic docusoap with singer Jane McDonald. Panic sets in as the singers and dancers are given just three days to stage a musical extravaganza.

01-10-2026

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Arena

Everything Is Connected - George Eliot's Life

Contemporary artist Gillian Wearing celebrates the legacy of Victorian novelist George Eliot.\n\nJust as Eliot’s novel Middlemarch explored the lives of ordinary men and w ...

30-09-2026

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The Lady Vanishes

Episode 01-10-2026

Classic mystery. One moment Miss Froy was sitting there, on the train, London-bound from Tyrol. The next she had vanished. Some passengers claim she was never there, but Iris is ...

01-10-2026

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Middlemarch

Series 1: Episode 6

The Lydgates' marriage grows increasingly bitter with the prospect of bankruptcy. The return of Raffles sets off a train of events which change the lives of everyone.

30-09-2026

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Lee Miller - A Life On The Front Line

Episode 01-10-2026

When Lee Miller returned to New York from Europe in October 1932, newspaper reporters were waiting to greet her as her ship docked. Disembarking in a smart beret and fur-collare ...

01-10-2026

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Natural World

2015-2016: 3. Galapagos: Islands Of Change

01-10-2026

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Rachel's Farm

Episode 01-10-2026

Director and actress Rachel Ward is the last person you’d expect to join a farming revolution. Besieged by drought, bushfires and ecological despair, Rachel finds hope in ...

01-10-2026

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Timothy Spall: Back At Sea

2. Mad About The Buoys

30-09-2026

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Building Sights

Series 4: Humber Bridge

First transmitted in 1996, the poet Simon Armitage finds inspiration in the Humber Bridge, then the longest suspension bridge in the world.

30-09-2026

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The Cruise

10. First Night Nerves

After three days rehearsal, the ship's new show goes on tonight. But not before an emergency dress rehearsal at which Michelle, the lead singer, tests out her ravaged voice. Mea ...

01-10-2026

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