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The Shaman's Grave
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Special, Event
BBC FOUR is the BBC channel for people who want more. More depth, more range, more to stimulate the mind.
16:40 - 20:00
This Is BBC Four
Special, 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
Canals: The Making of a Nation
Capitalism
Series, Documentary, Science, History, Miniseries
Liz McIvor recounts the story of 'canal mania', the period of activity that helped develop Britain's modern financial economy, now centred in London.
LIVE 20:30 - 21:00
Timothy Spall: Back at Sea
Mad about the Buoys
Series, Documentary, Travel, Reality, Boat, Sailing
Untrained mariner Timothy Spall has spent a fortune on technology for his new challenge - the unpredictable Irish Sea - as he and his wife continue their mini-odyssey around Britain. Entering Liverpool means navigating their first big city since leaving London, but reaching dry...
21:00 - 22:00
The Shaman's Grave
Special, Documentary
An ancient grave: a woman, a child, circumstances of death unknown - researchers in Germany reopen an archaeological cold case from the Mesolithic period.
22:00 - 23:00
The Human Body: Secrets of Your Life Revealed
Survive
Series, Science, Medical, Technology
Drs Chris and Xand van Tulleken see how powerful reflexes keep humans safe from danger, and uncover the amazing mechanisms bodies call on to repair damage. For the first time ever they see exactly how an immune system's killer cells go into battle against deadly infection.
23:00 - 23:55
Middlemarch
Series, Historical drama
Part 5/6. Financial troubles strain the relationship between Lydgate and Rosamond; Fred returns as an Oxford graduate.
23:55 - 00:55
Middlemarch
Series, Historical drama
Part 6/6. Lydgate faces the dismal prospect of bankruptcy and foreclosure. Based on the novel by George Eliot. Stars Juliet Aubrey, Douglas Hodge, Patrick Malahide, Trevyn McDowell, Rufus Sewell, Robert Hardy and Sir Michael Hordern.