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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

Timeshift

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

BBC 4

Parkinson

Parkinson
Michael Parkinson presents the long-running talk show

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

Radio 2 In Concert

Radio 2 In Concert
Exclusive performances, backstage gossip, gig news, interviews and session archives

BBC 4

Royal Institution Christmas Lectures

Royal Institution Christmas Lectures
Series of lectures presenting scientific subjects to a general audience

BBC 4

This Cultural Life

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

BBC 4

Canal Boat Diaries

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

BBC 4

All Creatures Great and Small

All Creatures Great and Small
Popular drama series about a Yorkshire veterinary practice in the 1930s.

BBC 4

In Concert

In Concert
Recordings of the cream of the music world.

BBC 4

Detectorists

Detectorists
Comedy series about two metal-detecting enthusiasts.

BBC 4

Yes, Minister

Yes, Minister
Satirical sitcom set in the office of a UK government Cabinet minister, Jim Hacker MP

BBC 4

As Time Goes By

As Time Goes By
Classic sitcom. Two lovers are reunited after decades apart following a misunderstanding.

BBC 4

State of Happiness

State of Happiness
When a Norwegian fishing village becomes part of the 70s oil boom, everything changes.

BBC 4

One Foot in the Grave

One Foot in the Grave
Sitcom featuring grumpy old man Victor Meldrew and the odd situations he finds himself in

BBC 4

The Wonder of Animals

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

BBC 4

Winter Walks

Winter Walks
Take a gentle walk as familiar faces explore landscapes in Yorkshire and Cumbria.

BBC 4

Inside Classical

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

BBC 4

Electric Proms

Electric Proms
A festival of music featuring a series of concerts with rock

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

The Read

The Read
A series of four creative performance readings of iconic British novels.

BBC 4

Gospel According to Mica – The Story of Gospel Music in Six Songs

Gospel According to Mica – The Story of Gospel Music in Six Songs
British soul singer Mica Paris traces the origins of six famous gospel songs.

BBC 4

Screen Two

Screen Two
Series of single made-for-television dramas.

BBC 4

Sorry!

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

BBC 4

Art on the BBC

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

BBC 4

Colosseum

Colosseum
Are you not entertained? The Roman Empire's rise and fall at the Colosseum.

BBC 4

BBC One Sessions

BBC One Sessions
Series of unique, intimate performances by some of the greatest stars around

BBC 4

Egyptian Journeys with Dan Cruickshank

Egyptian Journeys with Dan Cruickshank
Dan discovers the truth about those responsible for the collapse of the civilisation.

BBC 4

Pride and Prejudice

Pride and Prejudice
The Bennet daughters react in very different ways to the arrival of their new neighbour.

BBC 4

Clive James

Clive James
Series of travel documentaries.

BBC 4

Five to Eleven

Five to Eleven
Noted actors read poetry and prose.

BBC 4

Parkinson: The Interviews

Parkinson: The Interviews
Michael Parkinson presents highlights from his archive of interviews

BBC 4

Crá

Crá
In a close-knit Irish village, a body is found in a bog. Tense, atmospheric drama.

BBC 4

Soprano Sundays

Soprano Sundays
BBC Four celebrates some of the most well-known sopranos.

BBC 4

A Ghost Story for Christmas

A Ghost Story for Christmas
Mark Gatiss presents chilling Christmas stories for a cold winter’s night.

BBC 4

Folk America at the Barbican

Folk America at the Barbican
London concerts centring on American folk music from the 1920s to the 1960s

BBC 4

The Mayor of Casterbridge

The Mayor of Casterbridge
A man tries to atone for his past, in the Thomas Hardy classic, adapted by Dennis Potter.

BBC 4

Sykes

Sykes
Classic 70s sitcom starring Eric Sykes and Hattie Jacques

BBC 4

What We Were Watching

What We Were Watching
Join Grace Dent on a televisual trip back in time.

BBC 4

Charles I: Downfall of a King

Charles I: Downfall of a King
How Charles I’s rule collapsed in just fifty tempestuous days.

BBC 4

Classic Soul at the BBC

Classic Soul at the BBC
With Aretha Franklin, Dusty Springfield, Isaac Hayes, Solomon Burke and Percy Sledge.

BBC 4

Treasures of Ancient Egypt

Treasures of Ancient Egypt
Alastair Sooke looks at masterpieces of Ancient Egypt through the eyes of an art lover.

BBC 4

Christopher Lee's Ghost Stories for Christmas

Christopher Lee's Ghost Stories for Christmas
Christopher Lee reads the disturbing Victorian ghost stories of writer MR James.

BBC 4

Dangerous Earth

Dangerous Earth
Dr Helen Czerski reveals the latest scientific insights into icebergs.

BBC 4

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