BBC FOUR
Ireland
BBC FOUR ist für Zuschauer in Irland über verschiedene Fernsehplattformen verfügbar. Der Sender konzentriert sich auf Kunst, Dokumentationen, Musik und Kulturprogramme und bietet häufig vertiefende Analysen zu historischen Ereignissen, Literatur und Wissenschaft. Das Programm umfasst eine Mischung aus britischen und internationalen Inhalten mit Schwerpunkt auf faktenbasiertem Storytelling und Darbietungen. BBC FOUR sendet in der Regel keine Nachrichten, Sportübertragungen oder Kindersendungen, sondern widmet sich stattdessen Langzeitdokumentationen und thematischen Schwerpunkten. Der Kanal wird auf Englisch ausgestrahlt und ist über Satelliten- und Kabeldienste sowie über Online-Streaming-Optionen für Abonnenten in der Region zugänglich.
Programm
00:00 - 01:00
Corridors of Power: Should America Police the World?
Darfur: Carrots for a War Criminal
Documentary, Politics
In 2003, the Sudanese government began a widespread ethnic cleansing campaign. With the memory of the genocides in Bosnia and Rwanda still fresh, hundreds of thousands of Americans went out to protest and demand protection for the citizens of Darfur.
01:00 - 02:00
Corridors of Power: Should America Police the World?
Libya: If You Break It You Own It
Documentary, Politics
Barack Obama's first presidential trip abroad was to Cairo. A year and a half later the Arab Spring broke out, and Obama faced a dilemma as Muammar Gaddafi declared his intention to go to Benghazi and crush the protests.
02:00 - 03:00
She-Wolves: England's Early Queens
Isabella and Margaret
Documentary, History
In 1308 a 12-year-old girl, Isabella of France, became queen of England when she married the English king. A century later another young French girl, Margaret of Anjou, followed in her footsteps. Both these women were thrust into a violent and dysfunctional England and both felt...
03:00 - 04:00
Castles: Britain's Fortified History
Kingdom of Conquest
Mini-Series, Documentary
Sam Willis tells the story of the English ruler who left the most indelible mark on the castle - the great Plantagenet king, Edward I who turned it into an instrument of colonisation.
04:00 - 04:30
Great British Railway Journeys
Dundee to Loch of the Lowes
Documentary, Travel
Michael's rail journey through postwar Scotland takes him over the River Tay to Dundee on the trail of Joseph McKenzie, the father of modern Scottish photography. Plus, Michael meets a singer-songwriter and veteran of the early Scottish folk scene.
04:30 - 05:00
Walking With..
Walking with Monica Galetti
Natural World, Travel
Monica Galetti takes in the dramatic landscapes of the North York Moors as she crosses the heather from Rosedale to Farndale, meeting locals along the way.
05:00 - 09:00
This Is BBC Four
Event
BBC FOUR is the BBC channel for people who want more. More depth, more range, more to stimulate the mind.
09:00 - 13:00
This Is BBC Four
Event
BBC FOUR is the BBC channel for people who want more. More depth, more range, more to stimulate the mind.
13:00 - 17:00
This Is BBC Four
Event
BBC FOUR is the BBC channel for people who want more. More depth, more range, more to stimulate the mind.
17:00 - 20:00
This Is BBC Four
Event
BBC FOUR is the BBC channel for people who want more. More depth, more range, more to stimulate the mind.
20:00 - 20:30
Great British Railway Journeys
Liverpool to Uttoxeter
Documentary, Travel
Michael Portillo twists and shouts through postwar Liverpool, arriving in the city where the Sixties burst into life to find the strikingly contemporary concrete and glass Liverpool Metropolitan Cathedral of Christ the King.
20:30 - 21:00
Walking With..
Walking with Jim Moir
Natural World, Travel
Comic Jim Moir explores a fascinating corner of the Kent coast as he walks down to Dungeness. Along the way he meets locals, explores military ruins and rides a steam train.
21:00 - 22:00
The Treasures of Ancient Rome
Warts 'n' All
Fine Arts, History
Alastair Sooke traces how the Romans during the Republic went from being art thieves and copycats to pioneering a new artistic style, warts 'n' all realism. Roman portraits reveal what the great names from history actually looked like.
22:00 - 23:00
Caligula With Mary Beard
Documentary, History
Professor Mary Beard embarks on an investigative journey to explore the life and times of Gaius Julius Caesar Augustus Germanicus - better known as Caligula. He has become known as Rome's most capricious tyrant, and the stories told about him are some of the most extraordinary...
23:00 - 23:15
Sir Derek Jacobi Remembers... I, Claudius
Interview
Sir Derek Jacobi remembers the landmark 1976 TV series 'I, Claudius'.
23:15 - 00:55
I, Claudius
A Touch of Murder
Drama Series, Historical Drama
Claudius, while writing his biography, recalls the history of his family. In Rome 24 AD, Augustus celebrates the anniversary of the defeat of Agrippa and Cleopatra at the Battle of Actium, and seems to be preparing to make his nephew his heir.