BBC Four Schedule
Schedule
Evening
19:00
World News Today—12/01/2009
The latest news, exploring the day's events from a global perspective.
19:30
The American Future: A History, by Simon Schama—American War
2/4A look at how different the US attitude to war is from what outsiders assume it to be.(R)
20:30
An Islamic History of Europe—Episode 2
2/3Rageh Omaar visits Sicily and France while uncovering the history of Islam in Europe.(R)
21:00
Science and Islam—The Empire of Reason
2/3A look at how Egyptian physicist Ibn al-Haytham helped establish the science of optics.
22:00
Gerry Robinson and the Money Makers—Sir Ronald Cohen
2/3Gerry Robinson in conversation with Britain's first ever venture capitalist, Ronald Cohen.
22:30
The Department Store—Milners
1/3Richard Macer spends six months at Milners, a family-run store in the Yorkshire Dales.(R)
23:30
The Department Store—Peters
2/3Richard Macer looks at a family-run shop which has just come out of administration.(R)
Late
00:30
The Department Store—JT Morgan
3/3The oldest department store in Wales needs a good Christmas to secure people's jobs.(R)
01:30
An Islamic History of Europe—Episode 2
2/3Rageh Omaar visits Sicily and France while uncovering the history of Islam in Europe.(R)
02:00
Gerry Robinson and the Money Makers—Sir Ronald Cohen
2/3Gerry Robinson in conversation with Britain's first ever venture capitalist, Ronald Cohen.(R)
02:30
Science and Islam—The Empire of Reason
2/3A look at how Egyptian physicist Ibn al-Haytham helped establish the science of optics.(R)
