BBC Four schedule Wednesday 12 December 2012

This week Calendar

  1. Evening

    1. 19:00

      World News Today 12/12/2012

      The latest news, exploring the day's events from a global perspective.

    2. 19:30

      Great British Railway Journeys Series 1, Swindon to Bristol

      11/20 Michael finds out about free holiday trains for the GWR workers in Swindon. (R)

    3. 20:00

      Timewatch Atlantis: The Evidence

      Bettany Hughes shows how the legend of Atlantis was inspired by a real historical event. (R)

    4. 21:00

      Rome: A History of the Eternal City Divine Gamble

      2/3 Simon Sebag Montefiore charts Rome's rise to become the capital of Western Christendom.

    5. 22:00

      The Golden Age of Steam Railways Small is Beautiful

      1/2 How a band of visionaries rescued narrow gauge railways that once served our industries. (R)

    6. 23:00

      Old Jews Telling Jokes Episode 1

      1/2 American Jewish pensioners from all walks of life tell their favourite jokes. (R)

    7. 23:30

      Great British Railway Journeys Series 1, Swindon to Bristol

      11/20 Michael finds out about free holiday trains for the GWR workers in Swindon. (R)

  2. Late

    1. 00:00

      Timewatch Atlantis: The Evidence

      Bettany Hughes shows how the legend of Atlantis was inspired by a real historical event. (R)

    2. 01:00

      Timeshift Series 8, Between the Lines - Railways in Fiction and Film

      Andrew Martin examines how the train came to shape the work of writers and film-makers. (R)

    3. 02:00

      Rome: A History of the Eternal City Divine Gamble

      2/3 Simon Sebag Montefiore charts Rome's rise to become the capital of Western Christendom. (R)

Thursday 13 December 2012