BBC Four schedule Wednesday 26 December 2012

This week Calendar

  1. Evening

    1. 19:00

      The Two-Thousand-Year-Old Computer

      Documentary about the Antikythera Mechanism, an early computer found in a shipwreck. (R)

    2. 20:00

      Royal Institution Christmas Lectures 2012: The Modern Alchemist, Air: The Elixir of Life

      1/3 How our knowledge of air can be used to control fire, defy gravity and harness lightning.

    3. 21:00

      Moominland Tales: The Life of Tove Jansson

      Documentary about the extraordinary life of Finnish author and artist Tove Jansson.

    4. 22:00

      Legends Roy Orbison - The 'Big O' in Britain

      Profile of Roy Orbison and his relationship with British musicians and the British public. (R)

    5. 23:00

      Neil Diamond: Hot August Night

      Hits from the concert, filmed in August 2008, include Sweet Caroline and I Am...I Said. (R)

  2. Late

    1. 00:00

      Arena The Beatles' Magical Mystery Tour, Magical Mystery Tour Revisited

      1/2 Arena's double-bill begins with a documentary on the Beatles' Magical Mystery Tour. (R)

    2. 01:00

      Arena The Beatles' Magical Mystery Tour, 'The Beatles' Magical Mystery Tour

      2/2 The Beatles double-bill concludes with a screening of the band's movie, fully restored. (R)

    3. 01:55

      Moominland Tales: The Life of Tove Jansson

      Documentary about the extraordinary life of Finnish author and artist Tove Jansson. (R)

    4. 02:55

      Royal Institution Christmas Lectures 2012: The Modern Alchemist, Air: The Elixir of Life

      1/3 How our knowledge of air can be used to control fire, defy gravity and harness lightning. (R)

Thursday 27 December 2012