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Dan Cruickshank explores stories from ancient Egypt. He travels the Nile in search of the truth about Akhenaten, the most radical pharaoh ever to rule Egypt. Show more
Truly picture perfect. American painter Bob Ross creates the illusion of a mountain on a bright day mirrored in still waters.
Richard E Grant explores how modern art and the Riviera grew up together when the Cote D'Azur became both a hedonistic playground and an experimental studio. Show more
Join Grace Dent on a televisual trip of a lifetime as she explores the sights, sounds and schedules of the great British summer. Show more
Classic sitcom. Ex-jockey Fred Quilly is convinced that a betting gang have tracked him down and are out for revenge. Show more
Timeshift presents a bank holiday celebration of the British seaside holiday experience from its Victorian origins and heyday in the 1950s to its slow decline and attempts at reinvention since. Show more
Andrew Marr's Great Scots: The Writers Who Shaped a Nation
Episode 3: Hugh MacDiarmid
59 minutes
on BBC Four HD
Series exploring the lives of Scottish writers. Andrew Marr looks into the life of poet Hugh MacDiarmid, who reinvented Scots as a language for serious writing. Show more
A Storyville documentary about Fakhir Berwari, a bomb disposal expert who disarmed thousands of landmines in Iraq with just a pocket knife and a pair of wire clippers. Show more
Comedy drama. A trip to the swimming pool ends in disaster when Rosie decides she hates it. Emily wonders if it's just that she wanted to do something else. Show more
Simon's mum and stepdad want to take Ben to Devon for three weeks, which causes Simon and Emily to wonder why they are not willing to take Rosie. Show more
Comedy drama. Rosie is incredibly excited - Gandalf is coming because there's going to be a birthday with lots of presents! It doesn't matter to Rosie that it's Ben's birthday. Show more
Truly picture perfect. American painter Bob Ross creates the illusion of a mountain on a bright day mirrored in still waters.
This is BBC Four. Programmes start at 7.00pm.
