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iPlayer BBC Four featured programmes
Episode 1—The Sentinels, Series 1
WWI. A French soldier is picked to join a top-secret army research project.
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Not I
Billie Whitelaw stars as a mouth suspended in space in Samuel Beckett's play.
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The Entertainer—Performance
John Osborne's play, set in 1950s Britain, about failing music hall performer Archie Rice.
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Kim Novak's Vertigo—Arena
Portrait of a Hollywood star who left it all behind to live life on her own terms.
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Vertigo
A man who suffers from vertigo is hired by an old friend to trail his wife.
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The Aliens Next Door?—The Sky at Night
Could alien life exist closer than we think? The Sky at Night team investigate.
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Hay Fever
Noel Coward's play about the bohemian Bliss family, who host a very chaotic weekend.
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The Making and Breaking—Becoming Frida Kahlo, Series 1
When an accident changes Frida's life, she channels pain and heartache into painting.
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The Magic of Mushrooms
Mushroom enthusiast Richard Fortey explores the strange and surprising science of fungi.
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Beethoven's Fifth at the Proms—BBC Proms, 2026
A specially curated night of musical gems from the Royal Albert Hall.
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Mysterious Origins of Insects
A journey into the eye-opening realm of insects to better understand how they evolved.
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Linda Ronstadt: The Sound of My Voice
Musical biography of one of the most successful female singers of all time.
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A Very Long Way from Anywhere—A Very Peculiar Practice, Series 1
Newly separated from his wife, Stephen Daker starts his job as a university GP.
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2026—Summer Night Concert from Vienna
The Vienna Philharmonic once again bring us their annual Summer Night Concert.
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Letters from Baghdad
The story of Gertrude Bell, who shaped the modern Middle East after World War I.
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Monster
A mother confronts her son's school about his increasingly strange behaviour.
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Prog Rock at the Proms—BBC Proms, 2026
Genesis to Tubular Bells, expect classic tracks on an orchestral scale.
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