BBC Four TV Guide — Saturday

Browse the full BBC Four TV guide for Saturday, 5 September 2026. 13 programmes listed , including 7 tonight. UK listings updated daily — scroll down to tonight's highlights or use the day tabs above to browse the weekly schedule.

Early Morning

00:10 45m

TOTP2: Bee Gees Special

The Gibb brothers talk about and perform some of their favourite tracks

The Gibb brothers perform some of their favourite tracks, including How Deep Is Your Love and You Win Again, on an edition of the pop show originally broadcast in 2001. The programme also features an interview with Barry, Maurice and Robin Gibb

00:55 35m

TOTP: 1986

Featuring the Communards, Bruce Hornsby and the Range and Bon Jovi

Gary Davies presents the programme, first broadcast on September 4. Featuring the Communards, MC Miker 'G' and Deejay Sven, Bruce Hornsby and the Range, Bon Jovi, Farley 'Jackmaster' Funk, Frankie Goes to Hollywood, and Boris Gardiner

01:30 30m

TOTP: 1989

Performances by Marillion, Alyson Williams and Jason Donovan

Bruno Brookes hosts the edition first shown on September 7, featuring performances by Marillion, Richard Marx, Alyson Williams, Starlight, Prince, Depeche Mode and Jason Donovan

02:00 30m

TOTP: 2000

Gail Porter presents the pop chart programme

Gail Porter presents the pop chart programme, first broadcast on April 7 2000. Featuring Melanie C feat Lisa 'Left Eye' Lopes, B*Witched, Destiny's Child, Moloko, Atomic Kitten, Idlewild, Santana and Westlife

02:30 30m

TOTP: 2000

Sara Cox presents the pop chart programme

Sara Cox presents the pop chart programme, first broadcast on April 14 2000. Featuring Steps, Angie Stone, Sweet Female Attitude, Bloodhound Gang, Lock 'n' Load, Hanson, Lonestar and Craig David

03:00 1h

Bee Gees at the BBC and Beyond

Classic performances by the pop trio

A compilation of classic performances by the pop trio from the BBC archive. Including renditions of the brothers' most popular hits, 1960s appearances on European television performing I Started a Joke, footage from a Top of the Pops staging of World, and some later concerts from the 1990s

Tonight's Highlights

19:00 5m

Africa's Lion Kings: Natural World

Africa's Lion Kings: Short Version

A pride of lions has rewritten the rules, learning to take down elephants

Revisiting the African lions that learned to prey on elephants in the drought-ridden Kalahari Desert, and catching up with the pride during the rainy season. Imogen Stubbs narrates

19:05 55m

Life on Earth

S1 · E12 · Life in the Trees

David Attenborough's famous encounter with gorillas

David Attenborough has his famous encounter with a group of gorillas as he looks at the history of primates, whose ancestors sought their fortunes in the treetops. He reveals how they developed binocular vision for accurately judging distances, and the ability to grasp trees with a firm grip

20:00 1h

Great Railway Journeys: Confessions of a Trainspotter

S1 · E4 · Confessions of a Trainspotter

Michael Palin travels from London Euston to the Kyle of Lochalsh

Michael Palin fulfils a boyhood dream to travel from London Euston to the Kyle of Lochalsh, near Skye, contrasting the world of modern trains with the nostalgic dreams of steam along the way. First broadcast in 1980

21:00 1h 30m

Beck

S11 · E1 · Ashes to Ashes

A pastor is found burnt to death

A pastor dies in an arson attack at one of the Pentecostal movement's parish halls. When Alex arrives, she discovers that the other pastor in the congregation is someone from her past. Return of the Swedish detective drama, starring Peter Haber and Jennie Silfverhjelm

22:30 30m

To the Manor Born

S1 · E5 · The Summer Hunt Ball

DeVere neglects to invite Audrey to the Hunt Ball

DeVere neglects to invite Audrey to the annual Hunt Ball - so she plans a socially acceptable revenge. Penelope Keith and Peter Bowles star

23:00 30m

Keeping Up Appearances

S4 · E4 · The Commodore

Hyacinth agrees to meet a VIP

Hyacinth agrees to meet the Ladies' Luncheon Club's VIP at the railway station - but the assignment proves more difficult than imagined. Nigel Davenport guest stars

23:30 40m

The History of Pubs - Timeshift

The History of Pubs

The transformation of the British pub from the 1950s onwards

A look at the changing face of the British pub from the 1950s onwards, from its popularity as a working-class male establishment to its battle for survival against supermarkets and restaurants. Arthur Smith explores the importance of a good local and the impact of off-licence powers

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