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BBC Four

BBC Four

The British Broadcasting Corporation's 4th channel concentrating on documentaries and culture.

United Kingdom

Programm-Guide - Montag, 13.05.2024

00:20
Mark Lawson Talks to...
Mark Lawson talks to the Booker Prize winning writer Kazuo Ishiguro about his life and career. His first novel in almost ten years, `The Buried Giant', is published this month.
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01:20
The Secret History of Writing
The hunt for the origin of writing reveals the link between ancient Egyptian hieroglyphs and the letters we use every day.
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02:20
The Read
Heartbreak and longing are centre stage as Steve Pemberton narrates Kazuo Ishiguro's classic. Told from the perspective of a stoic head butler, `The Remains of the Day' is Ishiguro's evocation of life between the wars in a great English house.
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03:20
Imagine...
Alan Yentob invites us into the intriguing world of award-winning novelist Kazuo Ishiguro. The only living British author to hold the Nobel Prize in Literature, Ishiguro's novels and short stories have been translated into more than fifty languages.
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04:35
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06:30
This Is BBC Four
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11:30
This Is BBC Four
BBC FOUR is the BBC channel for people who want more. More depth, more range, more to stimulate the mind.
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15:30
This Is BBC Four
BBC FOUR is the BBC channel for people who want more. More depth, more range, more to stimulate the mind.
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19:30
This Is BBC Four
BBC FOUR is the BBC channel for people who want more. More depth, more range, more to stimulate the mind.
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19:58
This Is BBC Four
BBC FOUR is the BBC channel for people who want more. More depth, more range, more to stimulate the mind.
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20:00
Great British Railway Journeys
Michael Portillo experiences a terrifying `victory roll' in a World War II Spitfire, high above the most famous aerodrome of the Battle of Britain, Biggin Hill. The 80-year-old aircraft is one of a fleet intensively maintained by a dedicated team.
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20:30
Yorkshire Walks
With the dawn chorus of bird song in the air, Yorkshire artist, Shanaz Gulzar, takes time out from the hustle and bustle of life to indulge in Wensleydale and its wonderful vistas.
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21:00
London to Brighton Side by Side
In 1953 the BBC made a point-of-view film from the London to Brighton train. In 1983 they did the same again. This is a film made of both runs at once with every bridge, siding, tunnel and station running side by side in unlikely synchronisation.
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21:05
The Abbey with Alan Bennett
Alan Bennett goes high up into the north transept of Westminster Abbey, wanders along a hidden passage that goes around the whole building, sits in on a meeting of the Dean and Chapter, and visits the tombs.
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22:00
Britain's Lost Masterpieces
The Swansea museum store contains everything from a stuffed pigeon to a police car, but can Bendor and Jacky reveal a multi-million pound lost masterpiece that will not only become a jewel of Swansea museum's collection, but also rewrite art history?
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23:00
The Sky at Night
The team look at how scientists are creating eclipses on demand and discovering the secrets that can be revealed hidden in that starlight, including habitable planets like the Earth.
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23:30
Civilisation
Sir Kenneth Clark reveals how the Dutch were the first to grasp the revolutionary change in thought that replaced divine authority with experience, observation, and experiment.
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Programm-Guide - Dienstag, 14.05.2024

00:20
Civilisation
Kenneth Clark reflects on the music of 18th-century composers such as Bach, Handel, Haydn, and Mozart and how some of its qualities are embodied in the Rococo architecture of the churches and palaces of Bavaria.
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01:10
Great British Railway Journeys
Michael Portillo experiences a terrifying `victory roll' in a World War II Spitfire, high above the most famous aerodrome of the Battle of Britain, Biggin Hill. The 80-year-old aircraft is one of a fleet intensively maintained by a dedicated team.
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01:40
Yorkshire Walks
With the dawn chorus of bird song in the air, Yorkshire artist, Shanaz Gulzar, takes time out from the hustle and bustle of life to indulge in Wensleydale and its wonderful vistas.
en
02:10
The Abbey with Alan Bennett
Alan Bennett goes high up into the north transept of Westminster Abbey, wanders along a hidden passage that goes around the whole building, sits in on a meeting of the Dean and Chapter, and visits the tombs.
en
03:05
Britain's Lost Masterpieces
The Swansea museum store contains everything from a stuffed pigeon to a police car, but can Bendor and Jacky reveal a multi-million pound lost masterpiece that will not only become a jewel of Swansea museum's collection, but also rewrite art history?
en
04:05
This Is BBC Four
BBC FOUR is the BBC channel for people who want more. More depth, more range, more to stimulate the mind.
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06:30
This Is BBC Four
BBC FOUR is the BBC channel for people who want more. More depth, more range, more to stimulate the mind.
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10:30
This Is BBC Four
BBC FOUR is the BBC channel for people who want more. More depth, more range, more to stimulate the mind.
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14:30
This Is BBC Four
BBC FOUR is the BBC channel for people who want more. More depth, more range, more to stimulate the mind.
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18:30
This Is BBC Four
BBC FOUR is the BBC channel for people who want more. More depth, more range, more to stimulate the mind.
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19:58
This Is BBC Four
BBC FOUR is the BBC channel for people who want more. More depth, more range, more to stimulate the mind.
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20:00
Great British Railway Journeys
Michael makes his way to the beautiful Sussex village of Ditchling, where a Roman Catholic community of artists made their home. In the seaside town of Bexhill-on-Sea, Michael hears of the work of the wartime air raid precautions wardens.
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20:30
Yorkshire Walks
Shanaz Gulzar steps back in time while walking through the historic village of Heptonstall. Filming on her handheld 360-degree selfie-style camera, Shanaz rambles past Hell Hole, and along the canal in Hebden Bridge.
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21:00
To the Manor Born
Audrey's hopes of regaining her position as Lady of the manor look like being dashed when Richard's business crisis forces him to sell up. A death in the family puts Audrey in the driving seat.
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21:30
No Place Like Home
Tracy goes off with a new boyfriend, so Arthur decides to find new accommodations for Paul and Nigel as well.
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22:00
The Last Battle of the Vikings
Marine archeologist Dr Jon Henderson tells the story of the Norsemen in Scotland. Visiting fascinating archeological sites across Scotland and Norway, he reveals that their presence continues to shape the identity and culture of Scotland.
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