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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

Remembering...

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

BBC 4

Natural World

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

BBC 4

Arena

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

BBC 4

The Sky at Night

The Sky at Night
Your monthly journey through the fascinating world of space and astronomy.

BBC 4

BBC Young Musician

BBC Young Musician
Showcasing the UK's brightest young musical talent for over 30 years.

BBC 4

Timeshift

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

BBC 4

Call My Bluff

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

BBC 4

This Cultural Life

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

BBC 4

Omnibus

Omnibus
Long-running arts documentary strand.

BBC 4

Play For Today

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

BBC 4

In Concert

In Concert
Recordings of the cream of the music world.

BBC 4

Paris Police 1900

Paris Police 1900
French crime drama set during the period of the notorious Dreyfus affair.

BBC 4

Miss Marple

Miss Marple
Detective drama series featuring Agatha Christie's famous amateur sleuth.

BBC 4

Disclosure

Disclosure
Current affairs series examining the issues affecting the lives of people around Scotland

BBC 4

Face to Face

Face to Face
In a revival of the format, Jeremy Isaacs talks to leading personalities of the day

BBC 4

Life on Earth

Life on Earth
The story of life, from the first cells to the plants and animals that now live around us.

BBC 4

Secret Knowledge

Secret Knowledge
Sir Roger Penrose takes us on a personal journey through artist MC Escher

BBC 4

Britain's Lost Masterpieces

Britain's Lost Masterpieces
Series tracking down lost and hidden paintings from local museums and galleries.

BBC 4

The Cruise

The Cruise
The classic docusoap that made singer Jane McDonald a star.

BBC 4

Performance

Performance
Collection of studio-based dramas.

BBC 4

War Walks

War Walks
Richard Holmes visits battlefields throughout Britain, northern France and Belgium

BBC 4

Classic Mastermind

Classic Mastermind
Magnus Magnusson interrogates contenders in vintage editions of the classic quiz.

BBC 4

Mercury Prize

Mercury Prize
Coverage of the prestigious Mercury Prize awards for the best UK album of the year.

BBC 4

The Arctic Convoy

The Arctic Convoy
1942. A cargo ship’s captain and first mate clash on a voyage to Russia. Tense war drama.

BBC 4

Full Circle with Michael Palin

Full Circle with Michael Palin
Travel series in which Michael Palin travels around the rim of the Pacific Ocean.

BBC 4

Mark Kermode's Secrets of Cinema

Mark Kermode's Secrets of Cinema
Mark Kermode reveals the film-making tricks and techniques behind classic movie genres.

BBC 4

A Timewatch Guide

A Timewatch Guide
Series looking at how the BBC has revealed and interpreted great moments in our history.

BBC 4

The Wonder of Animals

The Wonder of Animals
Chris Packham discovers the unique features that make certain animal groups successful.

BBC 4

Gareth Edwards’s Great Welsh Adventure

Gareth Edwards’s Great Welsh Adventure
Gareth Edwards and his wife Maureen cause chaos as they explore stunning Welsh canals.

BBC 4

Middlemarch

Middlemarch
George Eliot’s epic story of rural life, social change and the complexities of marriage.

BBC 4

Reel Stories

Reel Stories
Dermot O'Leary chats to some of the biggest stars in music about their careers to date.

BBC 4

Getting It Back: The Story of Cymande

Getting It Back: The Story of Cymande
The story of a band you may not have heard of but whose sound has influenced generations.

BBC 4

Ancient Worlds

Ancient Worlds
Archaeologist and historian Richard Miles explores the roots of civilisation.

BBC 4

Ulster in Focus

Ulster in Focus
An educational television show exploring different aspects of life in Northern Ireland.

BBC 4

Scrublands

Scrublands
In the heart of the Australian Outback, a journalist picks the bones of a violent tragedy.

BBC 4

Secrets of Bones

Secrets of Bones
Ben Garrod shows how bone can support animals that are both minuscule and massive.

BBC 4

A Stitch in Time

A Stitch in Time
Amber Butchart explores the lives of historical figures through the clothes they wore.

BBC 4

Multi-Coloured Saturdays

Multi-Coloured Saturdays
Noel Edmonds celebrates the first 20 years of the BBC's Saturday morning children's shows.

BBC 4

Singer-Songwriters at the BBC

Singer-Songwriters at the BBC
Compilations of performances by singer-songwriters from the BBC vaults

BBC 4

Cyprus Avenue

Cyprus Avenue
David Ireland's award-winning dark comedy about sectarian hatred in Northern Ireland.

BBC 4

My Night with Reg

My Night with Reg
Six gay friends discuss love, friendship and infidelity over the course of three nights.

BBC 4

The Singing Detective

The Singing Detective
A pulp thriller writer relives his stories through his imagination and hallucinations.

BBC 4

Wild China

Wild China
Documentary exposing the wonderful creatures that live in China

BBC 4

Building Sights

Building Sights
Personal reflections on the best of 20th-century architecture in Britain

BBC 4

Scene By Scene

Scene By Scene
Actors and film-makers talk – often in frank depth – about their work and lives.

BBC 4

An Art Lovers' Guide

An Art Lovers' Guide
Janina Ramirez and Alastair Sooke take us on three cultural city breaks.

BBC 4

Waiting for God

Waiting for God
Stephanie Cole and Graham Crowden star as two geriatric delinquents.

BBC 4

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