BBC Four HD Schedule
HD Schedule
Evening
19:00
Beyond 100 Days—Series 1, 31/10/2019
The latest news, exploring the day's events from a global perspective.
19:30
Top of the Pops—08/09/1988
With Mark Almond, Spagna, The Proclaimers, Yello and Phil Collins.(R)
20:00
Forces of Nature with Brian Cox—The Pale Blue Dot
4/4Professor Brian Cox explains the science behind the colours of the planet.(R)
21:00
The Secrets of Quantum Physics—Let There Be Life
2/2Jim Al-Khalili investigates whether quantum physics might solve mysteries in biology.(R)
22:00
A Ghost Story for Christmas—The Dead Room
A Christmas ghost story about a long-running radio horror series.(R)
22:30
Mark Kermode's Secrets of Cinema—Series 1, Horror
5/5Mark Kermode reveals the cinematic tricks and techniques behind horror films.(R)
23:30
Pain, Pus and Poison: The Search for Modern Medicines—Poison
3/3How scientists went from finding antidotes to poisons to applying poisons as cures.(R)
Late
00:30
Top of the Pops—08/09/1988
With Mark Almond, Spagna, The Proclaimers, Yello and Phil Collins.(R)
01:00
Africa's Great Civilisations—Series 1, Origins
1/6Henry Louis Gates Jr looks at how the origins of human existence can be traced to Africa.(R)
01:55
Africa's Great Civilisations—Series 1, The Cross and the Crescent
2/6A look at how the emergence of Christianity and Islam reshaped Africa over centuries.(R)
02:45
Great Barrier Reef—Nature's Miracle
Monty Halls examines the complex structure of the Australian coral reef and its wildlife.(R)









