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Crime Drama
Wisting: Series 1
An old case comes back to haunt Detective Wisting
How will Wisting save lives when he finds himself fighting for his own reputation?
42 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.
Documentary
Stewart Copeland's Adventures in Music
2/3 Stories in sound
Francis Ford Coppola tells how music transformed some of the most famous scenes in film.
59 minsAvailable for 28 days
Documentary
All Aboard! New Zealand by Rail, Sea and Land
An epic journey via Slow TV
From rolling pastures to volcanic extremes, New Zealand's breathtaking landscapes.
149 minsAvailable for 23 days
Crime Drama
Inspector Montalbano
A long spell in Sicily with the master detective
The stylish Sicilian detective takes on a host of compelling cases.
105 minsAvailable for 10 months
Science
Einstein's Quantum Riddle
Science’s strangest concept
How mind-bending ideas could lead us to a profound new understanding of reality.
59 minsAvailable for 20 days
Music
Chris Packham: Forever Punk
How it saved his life
Punk gave Chris a purpose growing up – does its pioneering, protesting spirit live on?
60 minsAvailable for 14 days
Documentary
Storyville
Jonestown: Terror in the Jungle 1/2
How did charismatic preacher Jim Jones compel hundreds to commit 'revolutionary suicide'?
80 minsAvailable for 11 months
Documentary
Clive James: Postcard from LA
The stars – and the sleaze
Clive explores how to make it in Hollywood and encounters a host of movie stars.
49 minsAvailable for 29 days
Comedy
Detectorists: Series 1-3
Two old friends hunt for lost treasures
After a chance encounter, Lance and Andy journey towards the discovery of a lifetime.
29 minsAvailable for 10 months
Science
The Sky at Night
A Beginners’ Guide. Enjoy the night sky, wherever you are
The team go back to basics and help novice stargazers make the most of the night.
29 minsAvailable for 11 months
Documentary
The Prosecutors
Real Crime and Punishment: 1. The Charge
The prosecutors must decide how to charge a driver after a child is killed in a collision.
59 minsAvailable for 24 days
Documentary
A Fresh Guide to Florence with Fab 5 Freddy
Hip-hop legend Fab 5 Freddy explores 15th-century Italian renaissance art on horseback.
59 minsAvailable for 6 months
History
The Yorkshire Ripper Files: A Very British Crime Story
Reopening the case
Why did Sutcliffe escape justice for so long? Did 70s attitudes derail the investigation?
59 minsAvailable for 11 months
Science
Concorde: A Supersonic Story
The life of the most glamorous plane ever built, told by those whose lives she touched.
59 minsAvailable for 27 days
Documentary
Reginald D Hunter's Songs of the South
1. Tennessee and Kentucky
Reginald D Hunter visits the home of country music and tackles blackface minstrelsy.
58 minsAvailable for 28 days
History
Lost Home Movies of Nazi Germany
1/2 What life was really like
Rare footage offers a unique insight into the experiences and thoughts of German people.
59 minsAvailable until Tue 10pm
Arts
Searching for Sam: Adrian Dunbar on Samuel Beckett
An artistic inspiration
The Line of Duty star has always been fascinated by Beckett – what made the man?
59 minsAvailable until Wed 11pm

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