BBC Four Schedule
Schedule
Evening
19:00
The Two-Thousand-Year-Old Computer
Documentary about the Antikythera Mechanism, an early computer found in a shipwreck.(R)
20:00
Royal Institution Christmas Lectures—2012: The Modern Alchemist, Air: The Elixir of Life
1/3How our knowledge of air can be used to control fire, defy gravity and harness lightning.
21:00
Moominland Tales: The Life of Tove Jansson
Documentary about the extraordinary life of Finnish author and artist Tove Jansson.
22:00
Legends—Roy Orbison - The 'Big O' in Britain
Profile of Roy Orbison and his relationship with British musicians and the British public.(R)
23:00
Neil Diamond: Hot August Night
Hits from the concert, filmed in August 2008, include Sweet Caroline and I Am...I Said.(R)
Late
00:00
Arena—The Beatles' Magical Mystery Tour, Magical Mystery Tour Revisited
1/2The making of The Beatles' 1967 film, Magical Mystery Tour.(R)
01:00
Arena—The Beatles' Magical Mystery Tour, 'The Beatles' Magical Mystery Tour
2/2The Beatles double-bill concludes with a screening of the band's movie, fully restored.(R)
01:55
Moominland Tales: The Life of Tove Jansson
Documentary about the extraordinary life of Finnish author and artist Tove Jansson.(R)
02:55
Royal Institution Christmas Lectures—2012: The Modern Alchemist, Air: The Elixir of Life
1/3How our knowledge of air can be used to control fire, defy gravity and harness lightning.(R)
