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BBC Four HD Schedule
HD Schedule
Evening
19:00
BBC Young Musician—2018, Final
7/8After a series of category finals and semi-final, the competition reaches its conclusion.
21:30
History of the Future: Cars
A look at how we thought the car of the future was going to turn out in the 50s and 60s.(R)
22:00
The Sky at Night—Gaia: A Galactic Revolution
How the ESA's Gaia Space telescope has been mapping the heavens in unprecedented detail.
22:30
The Horizon Guide to Space Shuttles
A biography of the space shuttle, from triumphs to tragedies, using the BBC archive.(R)
23:30
Britain's Star Men: Heroes of Astronomy
Four British astronomers take a road trip through the US to revisit great observatories.(R)
Late
00:30
Science and Islam—The Empire of Reason
2/3A look at how Egyptian physicist Ibn al-Haytham helped establish the science of optics.(R)
01:30
How It Works—Metal
1/3Mark Miodownik travels to Israel to trace the history of our love affair with metal.(R)
02:30
The Horizon Guide to Space Shuttles
A biography of the space shuttle, from triumphs to tragedies, using the BBC archive.(R)
