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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

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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

Arena

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

BBC 4

imagine...

imagine...
The arts series edited and presented by Alan Yentob.

BBC 4

The Sky at Night

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

BBC 4

Remembering...

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

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.

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Digging for Britain

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

BBC 4

Omnibus

Omnibus
Long-running arts documentary strand.

BBC 4

Hetty Wainthropp Investigates

Hetty Wainthropp Investigates
A drama series based on characters from a novel by David Cook

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This Cultural Life

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

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Canal Boat Diaries

Canal Boat Diaries
Robbie Cumming journeys 300 miles across the Midlands and northern England in a narrowboat

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The Capture

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

BBC 4

A History of Britain by Simon Schama

A History of Britain by Simon Schama
History series presented by Simon Schama

BBC 4

Wild

Wild
Series of wildlife and nature documentaries with access to never-before-seen footage.

BBC 4

Timewatch

Timewatch
History documentary series

BBC 4

Play For Today

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

BBC 4

Inside Classical

Inside Classical
BBC orchestras and guests perform in some of the UK's most prestigious concert halls.

BBC 4

EastEnders 2008

EastEnders 2008
Welcome to Walford, E20, in 2008.

BBC 4

Disclosure

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

BBC 4

A Very Peculiar Practice

A Very Peculiar Practice
Black comedy about a young doctor working at a university staffed by a band of misfits.

BBC 4

Sorry!

Sorry!
British sitcom about a 41-year-old librarian who still lives at home with his parents.

BBC 4

This Life

This Life
Cult drama series about a group of aspiring lawyers sharing a house in south London.

BBC 4

The Wonder of Animals

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

BBC 4

The Count of Monte Cristo

The Count of Monte Cristo
Imprisoned for a crime he did not commit, a man seeks revenge on those who betrayed him.

BBC 4

Wildlife on One

Wildlife on One
Nature documentary series narrated by David Attenborough

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Travels with Pevsner

Travels with Pevsner
Presenters use Nikolaus Pevsner's The Buildings of England to explore architecture.

BBC 4

The Magic of Dance

The Magic of Dance
Margot Fonteyn explores her own world of dance in a series from 1979.

BBC 4

Sight and Sound in Concert

Sight and Sound in Concert
Vintage rock and pop performances from the archives

BBC 4

Nazis: A Warning from History

Nazis: A Warning from History
How the invasion of the Soviet Union radicalised the Nazi policy against the Jews.

BBC 4

American Visions

American Visions
Series about the history of American art, presented by art critic Robert Hughes.

BBC 4

An Art Lovers' Guide

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

BBC 4

Dusty

Dusty
Featuring guest Scott Walker. Dusty sings You Don't Have to Say You Love Me.

BBC 4

Art on the BBC

Art on the BBC
How television has influenced our understanding of the world's great artists.

BBC 4

Berlusconi: Condemned to Win

Berlusconi: Condemned to Win
Politics, soccer and scandal. The story of Silvio Berlusconi and his path to power.

BBC 4

Wonders of Life

Wonders of Life
Professor Brian Cox asks what is life and how did it begin?

BBC 4

The Classical Collection

The Classical Collection
A selection of memorable performances of classical music from the BBC's archives.

BBC 4

Art of America

Art of America
Andrew Graham-Dixon explores the rich, exciting and diverse art history of the USA

BBC 4

Five to Eleven

Five to Eleven
Noted actors read poetry and prose.

BBC 4

Scene By Scene

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

BBC 4

Michael Palin: The Art of Travel

Michael Palin: The Art of Travel
Michael Palin experiences a bygone age of rail travel in the UK.

BBC 4

Screen One

Screen One
Anthology drama series.

BBC 4

Dance Rebels: A Story of Modern Dance

Dance Rebels: A Story of Modern Dance
The mavericks whose radical ideas created modern dance in the 20th century.

BBC 4

Too Near the Sun

Too Near the Sun
Documentary exploring the race to build the first thermonuclear weapon. From 1966.

BBC 4

How to Get Ahead

How to Get Ahead
Stephen Smith explores the flamboyant Baroque court of the Sun King, Louis XIV.

BBC 4

The Hadron Collider: In Search of the Peace Particle

The Hadron Collider: In Search of the Peace Particle
Film exploring the human stories behind mankind’s biggest experiment in particle physics.

BBC 4

Art of Scandinavia

Art of Scandinavia
Andrew Graham-Dixon explores the extraordinary art to come out of the dark Norwegian soul.

BBC 4

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