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BBC Four Schedule
Schedule
Evening
19:00
Rigoletto
Film version of Verdi's masterpiece Rigoletto, set in the renaissance splendour of Mantua.
21:05
Chopin Prelude in F# Major
With pianist Alfredo Perl.
21:15
Rick Stein's Taste of Italian Opera
Rick Stein explores the part food has played in the creation of the Italian opera.(R)
22:15
Swingin' Christmas
Michael Parkinson presents the John Wilson Orchestra in a celebration of festive music.(R)
23:40
The Swing Thing
A film showing how swing music became the first worldwide pop phenomenon.(R)
Late
01:10
A History of Horror with Mark Gatiss—The American Scream
3/3Mark Gatiss explores the American horror films of the late 1960s and 70s.(R)
02:10
Crooked House—The Knocker
3/4Back in the present day, Ben begins to discover that Geap Manor casts a long shadow.(R)
02:40
The Games That Time Forgot
Alex Horne tries to discover why some games survived, and examines those that did not.(R)
