BBC Four TV Guide — Tuesday, 9 June 2026

Browse the full BBC Four TV guide for Tuesday, 9 June 2026. 11 programmes listed , including 8 tonight. UK listings updated daily — scroll down to tonight's highlights or use the day tabs above to browse the weekly schedule.

Early Morning

00:30 1h

Forest, Field & Sky: Art out of Nature

Artists whose work explores the human relationship with the natural world

James Fox journeys through six different landscapes across Britain, meeting artists whose work explores the human relationship with the natural world, from Andy Goldsworthy's stone sculptures to James Turrell's extraordinary Skyspaces

01:30 30m

Only Connect

S2 · E6 · Chessmen v Rugby Boys: Semi-Final Two

The Chessmen take on the Rugby Boys in the second semi-final

Victoria Coren Mitchell hosts the second semi-final of the quiz as the Chessmen take on the Rugby Boys, making connections between things that initially do not appear to be linked. One set of clues comprises Carmilla, Neo, Lord Voldemort and Sir Leigh Teabing

02:00 1h

Art of America

S1 · E2 · Modern Dreams

The role of artists in the development of American culture

Andrew Graham-Dixon explores the role of artists and architects in the development of American cities and culture, as the country sought to step out of Europe's shadow. He travels to Manhattan, Chicago and Massachusetts to examine the work of Norman Rockwell, John Sloan, George Bellows and Louis Sullivan, before charting the links between the Great Depression of the 1920s and 30s and the rise of abstract expressionism. He also visits Jackson Pollock's studio in Long Island and Mark Rothko's Chapel in Houston, Texas

Tonight's Highlights

19:00 30m

University Challenge

S29 · E22

The second-round matches continue

The second round of the student quiz continues, with two more teams of four pitting their wits against one another as they attempt to secure a place in the quarter-finals. Jeremy Paxman asks the questions

19:30 30m

Only Connect

S2 · E7 · Chessmen v Mathematicians: The Competition for Third Place

Three chess players compete against the Mathematicians

Three chess players challenge the Mathematicians in a bid to win third place in the quiz show of patience and lateral thinking, where successful contestants make connections between things that initially do not appear to be linked. Victoria Coren Mitchell presents

20:00 30m

Keeping Up Appearances

S2 · E9 · The Three-Piece Suite

Hyacinth takes delivery of a new suite

Hyacinth is waiting for a new three-piece suite to be delivered, boasting it is an exact replica of the one at Sandringham House - and goes to extraordinary lengths to ensure her neighbours see the royal warrant on the delivery van. But, as ever, her family contrives to take the gloss off her moment of glory. Comedy, starring Patricia Routledge

20:30 30m

Keeping Up Appearances

S2 · E10 · A Picnic for Daddy

Hyacinth's picnic plans backfire

Hyacinth decides to take Daddy out for a picnic, but her plans soon backfire. Suburban comedy, starring Patricia Routledge, Clive Swift and Geoffrey Hughes

21:00 1h

A History of Britain by Simon Schama

S3 · E3 · The Empire of Good Intentions

The reality of the British Empire

Simon Schama investigates how the noble ideals behind the British Empire failed to match the reality. While British society believed it was delivering the benefits of modern Western civilisation, in truth the inhabitants of India and Ireland suffered privation due to a laissez-faire economic policy. Mutiny, famine and lack of religious sensitivity drove a wedge between Britons and Indians, while the great potato famines of the 1840s caused mass migration from Ireland to America, Canada, Australia and New Zealand

22:00 50m

Muhammad Ali

S1 · E5 · Round Three: The Rivalry - Part One

The boxer faces Joe Frazier as he attempts to regain his heavyweight title

A look at how the boxer faced his fiercest rival Joe Frazier in the 'Fight of the Century' as he attempted to come back from exile and regain his heavyweight title. Ali also became a focal point for Americans who were growing increasingly disillusioned with the war in Vietnam

22:50 50m

Muhammad Ali

S1 · E6 · Round Three: The Rivalry - Part Two

The Supreme Court overturns the boxer's conviction

The Supreme Court overturns the boxer's conviction, validating his refusal to serve in the war in Vietnam. In 1974 he takes on his greatest rival Joe Frazier in a highly anticipated rematch, but to complete his comeback he must face the fearsome George Foreman

23:40 50m

Muhammad Ali

S1 · E7 · Round Four: The Spell Remains - Part One

The boxer shocks the world when he defeats George Foreman

The boxer shocks the world when he defeats George Foreman in the Rumble in the Jungle in Zaire, winning back the heavyweight title and becoming one of the most famous men on Earth. He then faces Joe Frazier for a third time in the brutal Thrilla in Manila

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