BBC Four
Schweiz
BBC Four ist in der Schweiz empfangbar und sendet ein breites Spektrum an faktualen Programmen, darunter Dokumentationen zu Geschichte, Wissenschaft und Kunst. Der Kanal zeigt zudem britische Dramaserien, klassische Musikaufführungen sowie ausgewählte internationale Filme. Das Programm verzichtet in der Regel auf Werbeunterbrechungen und konzentriert sich auf kulturelle und bildende Inhalte. In der Schweiz ist BBC Four über Satellit sowie über einige Kabel- und IPTV-Anbieter zu empfangen, wobei Englisch die primäre Sendesprache ist.
Programm
03:40 - 07:40
This Is BBC Four
BBC FOUR is the BBC channel for people who want more. More depth, more range, more to stimulate the mind.
07:40 - 11:40
This Is BBC Four
BBC FOUR is the BBC channel for people who want more. More depth, more range, more to stimulate the mind.
11:40 - 15:40
This Is BBC Four
BBC FOUR is the BBC channel for people who want more. More depth, more range, more to stimulate the mind.
15:40 - 19:40
This Is BBC Four
BBC FOUR is the BBC channel for people who want more. More depth, more range, more to stimulate the mind.
19:40 - 20:00
This Is BBC Four
BBC FOUR is the BBC channel for people who want more. More depth, more range, more to stimulate the mind.
20:00 - 20:30
Fred Dibnah's Building of Britain
Scottish Style
Fred focuses on Scottish baronial style. At Glamis Castle, Fred reveals how a simple sandstone tower house was transformed with the help of stonemasons from Aberdeen and plasterers from Italy. In addition, he visits the house of Dun.
20:30 - 21:00
Villages by the Sea
Johnshaven
Ben Robinson travels to Johnshaven, a once-important Scottish fishing village. When its skilled sailors were press-ganged into the Royal Navy in the late 18th century, it had to diversify into the flax and jute trade.
21:00 - 22:00
The Hunt for Lady Olive and the German Submarine
Following the search to discover what happened when a secret Royal Navy Q-ship and a German U-boat allegedly sank each other in battle on a fateful February morning in 1917.
22:00 - 23:45
Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid
A pair of train robbers are forced to go on the run when the Union Pacific Railroad tires of being targeted and sets a posse on their trail.
23:45 - 00:25
Talking Pictures
Robert Redford
The career of Robert Redford, one of the big screen's greatest heartthrobs, is examined in this exploration of the BBC archives, with rarely seen interviews showing that he was always much more than just a pin-up.