BBC Four Schedule
Schedule
Evening
19:00
Great Australian Railway Journeys—Series 1 (30-Minute Versions), Sydney to Broken Hill – Part 2
At Katoomba, Michael is in for the ride of his life on the steepest railway in the world.(R)
19:30
Canal Boat Diaries—Series 3, Wigan to Burnley
1/4Robbie Cumming begins his 170-mile journey across the north of England.(R)
20:00
Rome: A History of the Eternal City—City of the Sacred
1/3Simon Sebag Montefiore investigates how the Romans worshipped and sacrificed to the gods.(R)
21:00
Remembers...—Mary Beard Remembers... Ultimate Rome: Empire Without Limit
Mary Beard looks back on her 2016 series on the ancient world.
21:15
Mary Beard's Ultimate Rome: Empire Without Limit—Episode 1
1/4Mary reaches back to the myths and legends of the origins of Rome.(R)
22:15
The Sky at Night—Ancestral Skies
The Sky at Night and BBC Ideas discover the secrets of archaeology and astronomy.
22:45
Colosseum—Series 1, The Gladiators
1/8In AD80, the Colosseum opens. Emperor Titus plans 100 days of games to commemorate.(R)
23:30
Colosseum—Series 1, The Builder
2/8Haterius is tasked with adding a complex network of tunnels under the Colosseum.(R)
Late
00:20
Meet the Romans with Mary Beard—All Roads Lead to Rome
1/3Prof Mary Beard asks not what the Romans did for us, but what the empire did for Rome.(R)
01:20
Great Australian Railway Journeys—Series 1 (30-Minute Versions), Sydney to Broken Hill – Part 2
At Katoomba, Michael is in for the ride of his life on the steepest railway in the world.(R)
01:50
Canal Boat Diaries—Series 3, Wigan to Burnley
1/4Robbie Cumming begins his 170-mile journey across the north of England.(R)
02:20
Rome: A History of the Eternal City—City of the Sacred
1/3Simon Sebag Montefiore investigates how the Romans worshipped and sacrificed to the gods.(R)
