BBC Four TV Guide — Tuesday, 30 June 2026

The quarter-finals conclude, with two teams of four students battling it out to make it to the next stage of the competition as they try to win a second match and progress to the semi-finals. Jeremy Paxman asks the questions

In the third of the quarter-finals, a trio of PhD students from Oxford compete against three contestants united by their love of sophisticated strategy board games. Victoria Coren asks the questions

Hyacinth and Richard take over a country cottage for a couple of days, with unexpected results. Comedy, starring Patricia Routledge and Clive Swift

The Meldrew household echoes to the sound of laughter, as Margaret joins the local amateur dramatic society and Victor begins penning a sitcom script. However, his mother-in-law's bath-time accident and a run-in with British Telecom soon leave the curmudgeonly codger in no mood for jokes. Comedy, starring Richard Wilson and Annette Crosbie

A compilation of the finest, funniest and most irreverent routines by the Irish comedy writer and performer, known for his combination of laid-back storytelling and anger at social and political hypocrisy. The programme features a selection of BBC archive material originally recorded between 1971 and 1986

Irish stand-up comedian Dave Allen entertains a studio audience with his unique wit, humour and satirical observations. First broadcast February 10, 1990

Washington's Continental Army emerges from the harsh winter at Valley Forge to fight the British Army in the inconclusive Battle of Monmouth. However, the alliance with France changes the war and moves it to other theatres, and armies advance into Indian Country and the southern states. Together, the British Army and Navy capture Charleston

The historian examines how London coped with a series of disastrous events in the 17th century, including the Great Fire, the Plague and the Civil War, and became one of Europe's most powerful cities. He uses information from surveys taken by chroniclers at the beginning and end of the century to explore the qualities that enabled Londoners to thrive, and explains how events of the period laid the foundations for the English capital's success