BBC Four Schedule
Schedule
Evening
19:00
World News Today—16/08/2018
The latest news, exploring the day's events from a global perspective.
19:30
The Sky at Night—Death Star
This episode finds out just how damaging a coronal mass ejection could be.(R)
20:00
Shock and Awe: The Story of Electricity—Spark
1/3How pioneers unlocked electricity's mysteries and built strange instruments to create it.(R)
21:00
Super Senses: The Secret Power of Animals—Scent
3/3The animals that have pushed their sense of smell far beyond human abilities.(R)
22:00
Impact! A Horizon Guide to Plane Crashes
Charting the deadly disasters that have helped make air travel safer.(R)
23:00
A Timewatch Guide—Series 1, Cleopatra
2/3Exploring how Cleopatra has become lost amid myth, cliche and propaganda over the years.(R)
Late
00:00
Mark Gatiss on John Minton: The Lost Man of British Art
Mark Gatiss celebrates the life and work of his favourite artist John Minton.(R)
01:00
Timeshift—Series 15, Looking for Mr Bond: 007 at the BBC
5/6The BBC opens up its vaults to reveal the files on the world's most famous secret agent.(R)
02:00
Britain's Lost Masterpieces—Series 3, Devon
1/3Dr Bendor Grosvenor and Emma Dabiri investigate a portrait of Rembrandt.(R)
03:00
Shock and Awe: The Story of Electricity—Spark
1/3How pioneers unlocked electricity's mysteries and built strange instruments to create it.(R)
