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BBC Four Schedule
Schedule
Evening
19:00
World News Today—14/08/2014
The latest news, exploring the day's events from a global perspective.
19:30
BBC Proms—2014, BBC Proms Masterworks: Strauss and Mahler
Mahler's Sixth Symphony and Richard Strauss's symphonic fantasia Die Frau ohne Schatten.
21:20
A History of Britain by Simon Schama—Series 2, Britannia Incorporated
3/4Simon Schama's epic history reaches the 18th century and the birth of modern Britain.(R)
22:20
Francesco's Italy: Top to Toe—A British Love Affair
2/4Francesco learns how to be a courtier in Urbino and goes grape harvesting in Chianti.(R)
23:20
King Alfred and the Anglo Saxons—Alfred of Wessex
1/3King Alfred the Great fights a desperate guerrilla war in the marshes of Somerset.(R)
Late
00:20
Shipwrecks: Britain's Sunken History—A World Turned Upside Down
2/3The story of shipwrecks moves into the Georgian age, when Britain ruled the waves.(R)
01:20
Planet Ant: Life Inside the Colony
George McGavin and Adam Hart look at life in an ant colony, using cutting-edge technology.(R)
02:50
A History of Britain by Simon Schama—Series 2, Britannia Incorporated
3/4Simon Schama's epic history reaches the 18th century and the birth of modern Britain.(R)
