

BBC Four HD Wednesday, 27 December Find out what's on TV.
- 4:50am
This Is BBC Four
BBC FOUR is the BBC channel for people who want more. More depth, more range, more to stimulate the mind.
- 6:30am
This Is BBC Four
BBC FOUR is the BBC channel for people who want more. More depth, more range, more to stimulate the mind.
- 10:30am
This Is BBC Four
BBC FOUR is the BBC channel for people who want more. More depth, more range, more to stimulate the mind.
- 2:30pm
This Is BBC Four
BBC FOUR is the BBC channel for people who want more. More depth, more range, more to stimulate the mind.
- 6:30pm
This Is BBC Four
BBC FOUR is the BBC channel for people who want more. More depth, more range, more to stimulate the mind.
- 7:58pm
This Is BBC Four
BBC FOUR is the BBC channel for people who want more. More depth, more range, more to stimulate the mind.
- 8:00pm
Earth's Tropical Islands
Series 1 Episode 2: BorneoIn the heart of south east Asia lies the tropical island of Borneo. Twice the size of the British Isles, it is the third largest island on earth and home to possibly the greatest diversity of life of any island, from flying lizards sun bears to orangutans.
- 9:00pm
Royal Institution Christmas Lectures
2023: Professor Mike Wooldridge - The Truth about AIProfessor Mike Wooldridge reveals the huge role AI already plays in people's daily lives. Mike investigates how games like chess and Go have become a training ground for AI, helping to bring about key advances in the field.
- 10:00pm
The Magical World of Moss
The Magical World of Moss.
- 10:55pm
Goodness Gracious Me
Series 2 Episode 7The Coopers sit down to their Christmas dinner and the staging of the very cosmopolitan Hounslow nativity play.
- 11:40pm
Alison Steadman Remembers... The Singing Detective
Alison Steadman looks back at Dennis Potter's `The Singing Detective', once described by Stephen King as `television's Citizen Kane'. From memories of happy times working with leading man Michael Gambon, and the pride of being involved in a piece that got the whole nation talking, to the stresses of being caught up in the controversy surrounding her character's notorious outdoor sex scene, Alison brings her unique perspective to a series she ranks amongst her favourites.
- 11:50pm
The Singing Detective
SkinWhat is the connection between the beady private eye who croons soft songs at the Laguna, and the disfigured patient struggling to keep his sanity in a hospital bed.
- 1:00am
The Singing Detective
HeatAn ambitious and demanding actress, appears in Marlow's hospital ward just as he is thinking about her. Marlow is suspicious of his former wife, and his wretched state exposes his vulnerability.
- 2:10am
The Singing Detective
Lovely DaysPhilip Marlow is tormented by memories of childhood and of his mother masquerading as a mysterious blonde called Lili on the streets of London.
- 3:15am
The Singing Detective
CluesAfter three months on his back in hospital, Marlow tells his ex-wife just how far his thoughts roamed. But she has some news for him too - a film company want to take out an option on his book.
- 4:25am
This Is BBC Four
BBC FOUR is the BBC channel for people who want more. More depth, more range, more to stimulate the mind.