Most Viewed From BBC Four

Series in which explorer Paul Rose celebrates the achievements of famous seamen and explorers

A look at kids' telly from the 1950s to the 1990s, covering the social trends and behind-the-scenes stories in each decade.

Lost Kingdoms of Africa is a British television documentary series. It is produced by the BBC. It describes the pre-colonial history of Africa. The...

Chris Packham uses groundbreaking science and brand-new behaviour to delve deep beneath the skin and discover the unique features that have made...

Geologist Dr Iain Stewart presents a series showing how the rocks beneath our feet have shaped the human history of the Mediterranean.

Andrew Graham-Dixon explores how a group of 19th-century architects and artists spurned the modern age and turned to Britain's medieval past to...

Comics Britannia is a three-part documentary series from BBC Four which started on 10 September 2007. It was then repeated on BBC Two starting on 19...

Professor Jim Al-Khalili investigates the important concepts of energy and information.

It took more than 350 million years for the human body to take shape. Anatomist Neil Shubin reveals how our bodies are the legacy of ancient fish,...

Professor Jim Al-Khalili tells the electrifying story of our quest to master nature's most mysterious force - electricity. Until fairly recently,...

The case of the Yorkshire Ripper is re-examined by film-maker Liza Williams.

A series of films which ask what it means to live in poverty in the 21st Century.

Lucy Worsley, chief curator of the historic royal palaces, takes us through 800 years of domestic history by exploring the British home through four...

Director Gerry Troyna, painting an affectionate portrait of the Indian railway culture.

Examine how justice is served in rural areas of China so remote and isolated that the villagers have almost no contact with, and are deeply...

Len Goodman and Lucy Worsley uncover the British love affair with dancing, exploring the nation's favourite dances from the 17th to the 20th...

Dr Helen Czerski examines the world of sound waves.

Janina Ramirez discovers how monasteries shaped all aspects of medieval Britain and created a dazzling array of art, architecture and literature, a...

Three-part documentary series about the importance and nature of friendship among children, told from their point of view. Shot over eight months and...

Ceramics are one of the oldest and most-fundamental art forms around. Ceramics are used for everything from eating and drinking to celebrating birth,...