What’s On BBC Four Today Tuesday 31 January 2023
A full run down of everything airing on BBC Four today.
19:00
Great British Railway Journeys
S10E12
Michael Portillo picks up his rail journey from Warwick to Rye
19:30
The Joy of Painting
S01E12
Bob Ross creates a clear sky over a hidden river
20:00
To the Manor Born
S03E06
Richard wants to build a refrigeration plant in Argentina
Richard wants to build a refrigeration plant in Argentina, but is opposed by his board of directors, so Audrey talks her uncle into helping him defeat his rivals. Comedy, starring Penelope Keith
20:30
The Mistress
S01E04
Comedy, starring Felicity Kendal
21:00
A History of Britain by Simon Schama
S01E04
A profile of Edward I
Simon Schama presents a profile of King Edward I, nicknamed the Hammer of the Scots and portrayed as a villainous tyrant in the 1995 film Braveheart. He established English rule over Wales, but his attempts to conquer Scotland were thwarted by the fierce resistance led by William Wallace and Robert the Bruce. As a consequence, Scotland and Wales gained a stronger sense of national identity, while Edward was forced to listen to his people’s parliament
22:00
Casa Susanna: Storyville
A 1950s and 1960s US countryside retreat for cross-dressers
Sebastien Lifshitz charts the history of a pioneering community deep in the American countryside where, in the 1950s, a couple set up a clandestine retreat where cross-dressers could feel free to be themselves
23:30
Ancient Worlds
S01E04
The triumphs and legacy of Alexander the Great
Archaeologist and historian Richard Miles explores the triumphs and legacy of Alexander the Great, the conqueror who rose from the kingdom of Macedon and went on to control an empire that stretched from Egypt in the West to Afghanistan in the East. The presenter also focuses on those who succeeded him after he died in Babylon, and how they tried to maintain the empire by cunning rather than by the sword
00:30
Peaky Blinders
S06E04
Tommy establishes a connection between crime and political power
Tommy and his allies gather in the wake of their recent losses and prepare to seek revenge on their enemies. He is driven to build a connection between crime and political power that could alter the course of history, bringing together an alliance of extremists from both sides of the Atlantic. However, he also receives life-changing news from an unexpected source, that leaves him dreading the prospect of war within the family
01:30
Peaky Blinders
S06E05
Tommy sets out to change the face of Birmingham’s Chinatown
Tommy sets out to change the face of Birmingham’s Chinatown, and seeks to use donations to the church to guarantee a path of reconciliation for his brother Arthur. Back in the Garrison Tavern, he makes an introduction that promises to change his family forever, and on a barge in Solihull, he has an encounter that could jeopardise his own marriage
02:30
Peaky Blinders
S06E06
Final episode of the period gangster drama
1933 brings both opportunities and dangers to the Peaky Blinders. As the clouds of the coming storm gather, Tommy is beset by demons old and new, and must face the consequences of his experiences and his actions to deal with a world on the road to war. Final episode of the period gangster drama, starring Cillian Murphy, with Tom Hardy reprising his role from the show’s second series
03:55
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