JavaScript seems to be disabled. Please enable JavaScript to take full advantage of iPlayer.

BBC Four

On Now05:30

On Now05:30

This is BBC Four

This is BBC Four

Watch from start

On Next18:58

On Next18:58

This is BBC Four

This is BBC Four

BBC Four Schedule

Arts
The Billion Dollar Art Hunt
Has the heist been solved?
Delving into a very different art world, one where good art is in the hands of bad men.
59 minsAvailable for 11 months
ARCHIVE
BBC Four Collections
Delve into the archives
From game shows to the space race and Gothic literature, enjoy some BBC classics from across the decades.
Crime Drama
Inspector Montalbano
The Safety Net
As a film crew arrives in Vigata, Montalbano investigates some perplexing home movies.
101 minsAvailable for over a year
Music
Count Basie through His Own Eyes
The jazz giant's life in music
A treasure trove of rare footage reveals the private passions of the king of the swing.
75 minsAvailable for 2 months
Documentary Film
The Mole: Infiltrating North Korea
Normal by day. Spy by night
A real-life thriller as two ordinary men take on a dangerous 10-year undercover mission.
62 minsAvailable for 11 months
History
Blood of the Clans
A violent struggle. An ancient feud. An epic conflict
Neil Oliver on the brutal 17th century Civil War that threatened Britain's stability.
59 minsAvailable for 9 months
Crime Drama
The Bridge: Series 1-3
The Scandi Noir that redefined TV drama
A gruesome discovery starts an intense investigation for Detective Saga Noren.
58 minsAvailable for over a year
Arts
The Joy of Painting
Happy little trees and soothing words with Bob Ross
30 minutes of bliss as the art sensation illustrates perfect, peaceful painting.
28 minsAvailable for 8 months
Documentary
Drama out of a Crisis
A Celebration of Play for Today
Always creative, often controversial. How the iconic series put 1970s Britain on screen.
89 minsAvailable for 11 months
Film
Arena
I Am Not Your Negro
How the images and reality of black lives in America today are fabricated and enforced.
86 minsAvailable for 26 days
Arts
Inside Museums
Access all areas at the UK's greatest museums
A unique look at the priceless objects from wonderfully curated collections of culture.
29 minsAvailable for 18 days
Documentary
Yellow Is Forbidden
Diminutive and daring Guo Pei dresses China’s new elite but dreams of conquering Paris.
51 minsAvailable for 26 days
Documentary
Blue Note Records: Beyond the Notes
The story behind Blue Note Records, founded in New York in 1939 by two German refugees.
86 minsAvailable for 29 days
Science
The Sky at Night
Beyond the Visible
Exploring how vision-impaired astronomers can see the universe using other senses.
29 minsAvailable for 11 months
Documentary
Inside Cinema
Black History Month
Homage to four revolutionary black film directors driving change in the 21st century
14 minsAvailable for 18 days
Crime Drama
Mystery Road: Series 2
Dark secrets run deep
Could a grisly discovery on a dig rewrite history and solve Detective Jay Swan's case?
54 minsAvailable for 11 months
Music
Sir Cliff Richard at the BBC
The Peter Pan of Pop
From teen idol to elder statesman, the greatest hits of the most enduring star of all.
59 minsAvailable for 22 days
Documentary
Soul America
Series 1: 1. Amazing Grace
How Motown Records showed the world a successful, sophisticated image of black people.
59 minsAvailable for 10 months

View all BBC Four A-Z