This is BBC Four
This is BBC Four. Programmes start at 7.00pm.
The Joy of Painting
Series 1: 18. Roadside Barn
Follow Bob Ross to a new destination, an old dirt road leading to a country barn.
Secrets of Skin
Series 1: 2. Moving
What makes sharks built for speed? How do snakes move without limbs?
Chemistry: A Volatile History
1. Discovering the Elements
Alchemists questioned whether the world was made up of earth, air, fire and water.
The First Georgians: The German Kings Who Made Britain...
Episode 1
In 1714, Britain shipped in a ready-made royal family from the German state of Hanover.
Television's Opening Night: How the Box Was Born
An attempt to restage the first official broadcast on British television 80 years later.
Tomorrow's Worlds: The Unearthly History of Science Fiction...
1. Space
Dominic Sandbrook looks at science fiction's enduring fascination with outer space.
Arena
The Changin’ Times of Ike White
The story of Ike White, who recorded a legendary soul album while in jail for murder.
BBC Four is the BBC channel for people who want more. More daily from 7.00pm.
