BBC Four
Switzerland
BBC Four is available to viewers in Switzerland, where it broadcasts a range of factual programming, including documentaries on history, science, and the arts. The channel also airs British drama series, classical music performances, and selected international films. Its schedule typically avoids commercial breaks and focuses on cultural and educational content. In Switzerland, BBC Four can be received via satellite and through some cable and IPTV providers, with English-language audio as the primary broadcast language.
Schedule
01:15 - 01:45
The Levin Interviews
John Osborne
Bernard Levin talks to playwright and screenwriter John Osborne, best known for his 1956 work Look Back in Anger.
01:45 - 02:45
Searching for Sam: Adrian Dunbar on Samuel Beckett
Samuel Beckett has fascinated Adrian Dunbar since he was a young student. Now, 30 years after Beckett's death in Paris, Dunbar explores what made the man who made 'Waiting for Godot'.
02:45 - 03:15
Turtle, Eagle, Cheetah: A Slow Odyssey
A Turtle's Journey
Ride on board with a Green Sea Turtle as it swims around its coral reef home of Sipidan in Indonesia. Using only natural sounds and elegant embedded graphics delivering detailed information this is a journey into the turtles' world like no other.
03:15 - 04:15
Timeshift
The Golden Age of Liners
Paul Atterbury embarks on an alluring journey into the golden age of ocean liners, finding out how these great ships made such a mark on the popular imagination and why they continue to enchant to this day.
04:15 - 08:15
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08:15 - 12:15
This Is BBC Four
BBC FOUR is the BBC channel for people who want more. More depth, more range, more to stimulate the mind.
12:15 - 16:15
This Is BBC Four
BBC FOUR is the BBC channel for people who want more. More depth, more range, more to stimulate the mind.
16:15 - 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 - 21:00
Atlantic: The Wildest Ocean on Earth
Mountains of the Deep
In the vast South Atlantic, huge pods of dolphins, massive penguin colonies and the largest gathering of marine mammals on Earth pack chains of extraordinary islands, created by powerful volcanic forces far below them.
21:00 - 22:00
Treasures of Ancient Greece
The Long Shadow
Alastair Sooke explores the extraordinary afterlife of the Greek masterpieces that changed the course of western culture. Succeeding centuries have found in ancient Greek art inspiration for their own ideals and ambitions.
22:00 - 23:30
Egypt's Lost Cities
It is possible that only one per cent of the wonders of Ancient Egypt have been discovered, but now, thanks to a pioneering approach to archaeology, that is about to change. Dr Sarah Parcak uses satellites to probe beneath the sands.
23:30 - 00:30
Becoming Frida Kahlo
Love and Loss
Frida and Diego travel to San Francisco where he has an important mural commission. Frida's style stirs much excitement, and she is determined to succeed in her own right in the face of Diego's affairs.