What’s On BBC Four Today Tuesday 28 March 2023
A full run down of everything airing on BBC Four today.
19:00
Great British Railway Journeys
S11E14
Michael Portillo visits Great Yarmouth and Norwich
19:30
Canal Boat Diaries
S02E01
Robbie Cumming battles his way through blanket weed on the Shropshire Union Canal
20:00
As Time Goes By
S02E01
Lionel finishes his book
Lionel finishes his book and submits it to Alistair – who decides it needs a picture of the author on the cover. Unfortunately, choosing a suitable image proves troublesome. Starring Judi Dench and Geoffrey Palmer
20:30
The Mistress
S02E06
Helen finds out about Maxine, but takes the whole thing in her stride
Helen finds out about Maxine, but takes the whole thing in her stride. Conclusion of Carla Lane’s love triangle comedy, starring Felicity Kendal, Peter McEnery and Jane Asher. From 1987
21:00
A History of Britain by Simon Schama
S01E12
The impact of the French Revolution
Simon Schama continues his narrative with a look at why Britain proved immune to the ideals of the French Revolution, ignoring the call of liberty, equality and fraternity so readily embraced by the peasantry of France. Instead, the influence of poets, painters and journalists of the Romantic movement persuaded the nation of the primacy of feeling over reason, and divided opinion on the civil strife across the Channel
22:00
Horizon: Cosmic Dawn – The Real Moment of Creation
S51E18
The scientific story behind the moment the first stars appeared in the universe
The scientific story behind the moment the first stars appeared in the universe, known as the Cosmic Dawn, which transformed the dark world originally created by the Big Bang. Astronomers now have the tools to explore this dramatic event that created the first ingredients of life as we know it, when the first stars were born to light up the universe. With contributions by Professor Tom Abel, Professor Volker Bromm, Charmaine Green and Margaret Whitehurst
23:00
Restoring the Earth: The Age of Nature
S01E01
Documentary series about nature’s resilience
23:55
A Pembrokeshire Farm
S01E02
The project is interrupted by nature
Nature intervenes as comedian Griff Rhys Jones continues in his attempts to restore his 200-year-old farmhouse in Pembrokeshire
00:25
How to Make: The Toothbrush
S01E02
Designer Zoe Laughlin aims to make a sustainable toothbrush
Designer Zoe Laughlin examines the toothbrush, an item so ubiquitous that most people do not give it a moment’s thought – and yet 200 million of them are thrown away each year. Zoe sets out to create a sustainable solution, heading to a low-impact factory in Sweden where handles are made from sugarcane bio-based plastic and exploring bespoke production techniques employing 3D laser sintering
01:25
Great British Railway Journeys
S11E14
Michael Portillo visits Great Yarmouth and Norwich
01:55
Canal Boat Diaries
S02E01
Robbie Cumming battles his way through blanket weed on the Shropshire Union Canal
02:25
A History of Britain by Simon Schama
S01E12
The impact of the French Revolution
Simon Schama continues his narrative with a look at why Britain proved immune to the ideals of the French Revolution, ignoring the call of liberty, equality and fraternity so readily embraced by the peasantry of France. Instead, the influence of poets, painters and journalists of the Romantic movement persuaded the nation of the primacy of feeling over reason, and divided opinion on the civil strife across the Channel
