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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

Timeshift

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

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

Wisting

Wisting
Crime drama set in Norway, featuring widowed detective William Wisting.

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

Royal Institution Christmas Lectures

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

BBC 4

Radio 2 In Concert

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

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

Timewatch

Timewatch
History documentary series

BBC 4

This Cultural Life

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

BBC 4

Detectorists

Detectorists
Comedy series about two metal-detecting enthusiasts.

BBC 4

In Concert

In Concert
Recordings of the cream of the music world.

BBC 4

Omnibus

Omnibus
Long-running arts documentary strand.

BBC 4

Sounds of the Sixties

Sounds of the Sixties
Series featuring rock, pop and R&B performances from the BBC archives.

BBC 4

The Flying Gardener

The Flying Gardener
Chris Beardshaw takes to the skies for a bird's-eye perspective on inspirational gardens

BBC 4

Canal Boat Diaries

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

BBC 4

As Time Goes By

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

BBC 4

BBC Four Sessions

BBC Four Sessions
Leading musical artists perform live for the cameras

BBC 4

Inside Classical

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

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

Tutankhamun's Egypt

Tutankhamun's Egypt
Series exploring the mysterious and remote culture during the time of Egypt's boy king.

BBC 4

The Read

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

BBC 4

The Architecture the Railways Built

The Architecture the Railways Built
Tim Dunn explores the railway's stunning structures and incredible engineering.

BBC 4

Screen Two

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

BBC 4

Electric Proms

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

BBC 4

Rock Goes to College

Rock Goes to College
Series featuring leading bands from the past performing live at various universities

BBC 4

Ulster in Focus

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

BBC 4

An t-Eilean/The Island

An t-Eilean/The Island
A family's world is shattered in a tense story of lies, loss and long-buried secrets.

BBC 4

Parkinson: The Interviews

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

BBC 4

Grey Granite

Grey Granite
The third part of Lewis Grassic Gibbon's classic Scots Quair trilogy.

BBC 4

Wild China

Wild China
Documentary exposing the wonderful creatures that live in China

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

What’s Your Thing?

What’s Your Thing?
Journalist Adam Clarkson explores the normal, the unusual and everything in between.

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

Going Straight

Going Straight
Sitcom sequel to Porridge. Fletch is finally released from Slade Prison.

BBC 4

Soprano Sundays

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

BBC 4

Wogan

Wogan
Chat show hosted by Terry Wogan.

BBC 4

Cloud Howe

Cloud Howe
The second part of Lewis Grassic Gibbon's Scots Quair trilogy.

BBC 4

Steptoe and Son

Steptoe and Son
Classic British sitcom about a father and son in the rag and bone trade in London.

BBC 4

Disclosure

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

BBC 4

The Classical Collection

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

BBC 4

Five to Eleven

Five to Eleven
Noted actors read poetry and prose.

BBC 4

Sykes

Sykes
Classic 70s sitcom starring Eric Sykes and Hattie Jacques

BBC 4

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