BBC Four HD Schedule
HD Schedule
Evening
19:00
World News Today—17/07/2017
The latest news, exploring the day's events from a global perspective.
19:30
Handmade: By Royal Appointment—House of Benney
3/4Silversmith Simon Benney makes jewellery and household objects for the royal family.(R)
20:00
Colour: The Spectrum of Science—Beyond the Rainbow
3/3Helen Czerski examines the colours invisible to our eyes, from infrared to ultraviolet.(R)
21:00
Science and Islam—The Power of Doubt
3/3How Islamic scientific ideas permeated into the west in the 16th and 17th centuries.(R)
22:00
Storyville—The Great European Cigarette Mystery
How an EU commissioner of health was accused of being in the pocket of 'big tobacco'.
23:00
Hidden Kingdoms—Urban Jungles
3/3A stranded marmoset roams Rio's streets, and a rhinoceros beetle seeks sanctuary in Tokyo.(R)
Late
00:00
Ocean Giants—Deep Thinkers
2/3Documentary exploring how similar the minds of whales and dolphins are to our own.(R)
01:00
Treasures of Chinese Porcelain
Lars Tharp visits China to explore why its porcelain vases are so famous and expensive.(R)
02:00
Science and Islam—The Power of Doubt
3/3How Islamic scientific ideas permeated into the west in the 16th and 17th centuries.(R)
03:00
Colour: The Spectrum of Science—Beyond the Rainbow
3/3Helen Czerski examines the colours invisible to our eyes, from infrared to ultraviolet.(R)
