BBC Four Schedule
Schedule
Evening
19:00
Pop Go the Sixties—Series 1, Tony Bennett
A colourful nugget of pop mined from the BBC's archive.(R)
19:05
Himalaya with Michael Palin—Annapurna to Everest
3/6Palin is disturbed by Maoist insurgents during a Gurkha recruitment drive.(R)
20:05
Reputations—Frankie Howerd
Profile of comic Frankie Howerd, featuring Jonathan Ross, Griff Rhys Jones and Eric Sykes.(R)
21:00
Frankie Howerd: Rather You Than Me
Drama about Frankie Howerd's relationship with his manager and partner, Dennis Heymer.(R)
22:00
Parkinson: The Interviews—Series 1, Tommy Cooper and Frankie Howerd
3/6Michael Parkinson interviews comic legends Tommy Cooper and Frankie Howerd.(R)
22:35
Omnibus—Gore Vidal's Gore Vidal Part One
The first part of a profile follows Gore Vidal around the scenes of his youth.(R)
23:25
Wilderness Explored—Arctic
1/3Early European explorations of the Canadian Arctic, a place of great beauty and danger.(R)
Late
00:25
The Joy of Disco
How the much-derided music genre of disco actually changed the world.(R)
01:25
Top of the Pops—The Story of 1976
Top of the Pops in 1976, as a barometer of the state of pop and light entertainment TV.(R)
02:15
Himalaya with Michael Palin—Annapurna to Everest
3/6Palin is disturbed by Maoist insurgents during a Gurkha recruitment drive.(R)
