Fantasy adventure series. The Archer sets the caped couple a-quiver when he plans to steal $10 million in cash.
Documentary series providing insight into the work of The Queen and other members of the Royal Family over the course of a year, from State visits and royal tours to smaller meetings and audiences. The Palace prepares for The Queen's visit to the US to mark the 400th anniversary of the Jamestown landings in Virginia. Preparations include a reception for British-based Americans, a private dinner for prominent American ex-pats at Buckingham Palace and a photo session with Annie Leibovitz.
Andrew Graham-Dixon reveals how northern Spain has produced some of the most dazzling and iconic art of the modern age. He shows how Spain's turbulent history has shaped its artists, from Francisco Goya and Pablo Picasso to Joan Miro and Salvador Dali. As well as the giants of painting, Graham-Dixon argues that Spanish architecture is the art form taking the nation forward into the new millennium.
THURSDAY 21 FEBRUARY 2008
THU 19:00 World News Today (b0090g4g)
The latest news from around the world.
THU 19:30 Masterpieces of the East (b007sgkk)
The Golden Throne
Series revealing the stories behind iconic artefacts from the Indian subcontinent. This edition examines a golden ceremonial throne made for the Maharaja Ranjit Singh of the Punjab by Indian craftsmen in the 19th century. Now housed in the V & A museum, it still exudes a sense of the power of the man who once ruled from it.
THU 20:00 Michael Wood: The Story of India (b007yzd0)
Ages of Gold
Documentary series about the history of India. Presenter Michael Wood seeks out the achievements of the country's golden age, discovering how India discovered zero, calculated the circumference of the Earth and wrote the world’s first sex guide, the Kama Sutra. In the south, he visits the giant temple of Tanjore and sees traditional bronze casters, working as their ancestors did 1,000 years ago.
THU 21:00 Jonathan Meades: Magnetic North (b0090bzs)
Episode 1
Jonathan Meades travels from the flatlands of Flanders to Germany's spectacular Baltic coast in an attempt to decipher exactly what northernness entails. Is it to be found in gothic spires, herrings, grotesquerie, fantastical skylines or creepily dark woods?
THU 22:00 Ashes to Ashes (b008yvl8)
Series 1
Episode 2
Drama series following the exploits of Life on Mars' DCI Gene Hunt. The royal wedding looms, and CID is under pressure to keep the streets quiet. Realising that she's stuck in the 80s for the time being, a desperate Alex distracts herself by contacting her mother and going on a date with a handsome Thatcherite. As bombs threaten to ruin Charles and Diana's big day, Gene demands that Alex acknowledge this world has the power to hurt.
THU 23:00 Pop Britannia (b008nkvq)
A Well Respected Man
Three-part documentary series telling the story of British popular music and its place in British culture since the 1950s. In the 60s Britain went pop mad. The architects were a group of artists and entrepreneurs who would prise pop out of the grasp of showbiz interests to create a truly authentic British sound of the Beatles, Stones and Who and at the same time prepared the way for a new, more corporate pop business. With Pete Townsend, Sir George Martin, Bryan Ferry, Sandie Shaw and Lulu.
THU 00:00 Pop! What is it Good For? (b008njys)
Music writer and self-confessed pop addict Paul Morley journeys to the heart of his obsession. At 50, Morley is just about as old as pop music itself and he argues that pop has played a central role in the culture of the nation over the past half century. Featuring a diverse cast of fellow pop obsessives including poet Simon Armitage, artist Peter Blake, the Sugababes and Suggs, Morley's documentary explores and celebrates the beauty and mystery of the three-minute pop single.
THU 01:00 Jonathan Meades: Magnetic North (b0090bzs)
[Repeat of broadcast at
21:00 today]
THU 02:00 Pop Britannia (b008nkvq)
[Repeat of broadcast at
23:00 today]
THU 03:00 Jonathan Meades: Magnetic North (b0090bzs)
[Repeat of broadcast at
21:00 today]
FRIDAY 22 FEBRUARY 2008
FRI 19:00 World News Today (b0090g66)
The latest news from around the world.
FRI 19:30 Legends (b0084lmq)
Jacques Brel - Ne me quitte pas
Profile of dramatic Belgian singer-songwriter Jacques Brel, who mesmerised audiences in the 1950s and 60s with the sheer ferocity of his performances and by deep, dark lyrics that widened the definition of what a popular song could be about. Though his work is revered throughout the French-speaking world, he is still seen as a cult figure in Britain. The film uses archive footage and interviews with family, friends and celebrity fans to tell the story of his brief yet extraordinary life.
FRI 20:30 Brecon Jazz Festival (b0090cbw)
2007
World of Jazz
Pianist Julian Joseph meets leading fusion acts who performed at the 2007 Brecon Jazz Festival to learn about their musical roots. Acts include Robert Pla's Latin Jazz Orchestra, Eduardo Niebla and Jazz Jamaica.
FRI 21:00 Timeshift (b00814tj)
Series 7
Whatever Happened to Radio 2?
Radio 2 was created out of the old Light Programme, but the modern station, with its targeted playlists and big-name DJs like Jonathan Ross and Chris Evans, is now light years away from its origins - or is it? In the evenings, small and cherished slots still exist for devotees of Folk, Organ, Jazz, Brass and Light Music. This programme is an affectionate celebration of the unusual and much-loved corners of 88-91FM, of the fans and of those who continue to broadcast to them.
FRI 22:00 Caledonia Dreamin' (b0090cbx)
Documentary revealing the hidden history of Scottish pop music and how a small record label inspired bands like Orange Juice, Altered Images, Wet Wet Wet and Franz Ferdinand.
FRI 23:00 ArtWorks Scotland (b007yzq3)
Edwyn Collins: Home Again
Edwyn Collins, former lead singer of Orange Juice and a successful solo artist in his own right, suffered a brain haemorrhage in February 2005 and almost died. Miraculously he pulled through, despite contracting MRSA after undergoing a risky operation, but had to face a lengthy and arduous rehabilitation programme to learn how to walk, speak and play the guitar again.
The programme follows him through therapy and back into the recording studio as he completes the solo album - Home Again - that he began before falling ill.
Includes Edwyn's remarkable return to the stage, singing a selection of old and new songs at the BBC's Electric Proms.
FRI 23:35 Batman (b0090z43)
[Repeat of broadcast at
19:35 on Tuesday]
FRI 00:00 Batman (b0090z48)
[Repeat of broadcast at
19:35 on Wednesday]
FRI 00:25 Brecon Jazz Festival (b0090cbw)
[Repeat of broadcast at
20:30 today]
FRI 00:55 Caledonia Dreamin' (b0090cbx)
[Repeat of broadcast at
22:00 today]
FRI 01:55 Legends (b0084lmq)
[Repeat of broadcast at
19:30 today]
FRI 02:55 Caledonia Dreamin' (b0090cbx)
[Repeat of broadcast at
22:00 today]
LIST OF THIS WEEK'S PROGRAMMES
(Note: the times link back to the details; the pids link to the BBC page, including iPlayer)
10 Things You Didn't Know About...
00:45 SAT (b008pr87)
Around the World in 80 Treasures
20:00 TUE (b0090b89)
Art of Spain
23:00 WED (b008yw7p)
Art of Spain
01:30 WED (b008yw7p)
ArtWorks Scotland
23:00 FRI (b007yzq3)
Ashes to Ashes
22:00 THU (b008yvl8)
BBC Four Sessions
23:45 SAT (b008yw99)
BBC Four Sessions
02:45 SAT (b008yw99)
BBC Four World Cinema Awards
00:00 TUE (b008wyxr)
BBC Proms
01:30 TUE (b007v280)
Batman
19:35 TUE (b0090z43)
Batman
19:35 WED (b0090z48)
Batman
23:35 FRI (b0090z43)
Batman
00:00 FRI (b0090z48)
Brecon Jazz Festival
02:15 SAT (b008yw98)
Brecon Jazz Festival
20:30 FRI (b0090cbw)
Brecon Jazz Festival
00:25 FRI (b0090cbw)
Caledonia Dreamin'
22:00 FRI (b0090cbx)
Caledonia Dreamin'
00:55 FRI (b0090cbx)
Caledonia Dreamin'
02:55 FRI (b0090cbx)
Citizen Smith
01:45 SAT (b008yvz2)
Citizen Smith
03:45 SAT (b008yvz2)
Citizen Smith
22:00 TUE (b0090b8b)
Citizen Smith
01:00 TUE (b0090b8b)
Dear Television
19:00 SUN (b009099x)
Diary of a Nobody - Shorts
19:00 SAT (b007d584)
Doctors to Be: 20 Years On
20:30 SUN (b008d3vv)
Doctors to Be: 20 Years On
01:50 SUN (b008d3vv)
Earth: The Power of the Planet
22:00 SUN (b008j7d3)
Goodness Gracious Me
21:00 TUE (b0090zmp)
I Vitelloni
22:00 SAT (b009098b)
Jonathan Meades: Magnetic North
21:00 THU (b0090bzs)
Jonathan Meades: Magnetic North
01:00 THU (b0090bzs)
Jonathan Meades: Magnetic North
03:00 THU (b0090bzs)
Legends
19:30 FRI (b0084lmq)
Legends
01:55 FRI (b0084lmq)
Mark Lawson Talks To...
00:00 WED (b008prdg)
Masterpieces of the East
19:30 THU (b007sgkk)
Michael Wood: The Story of India
20:00 THU (b007yzd0)
Monarchy: The Royal Family at Work
20:00 WED (b008fdbd)
Poldark
19:10 SUN (b0091ml6)
Pop Britannia
23:00 THU (b008nkvq)
Pop Britannia
02:00 THU (b008nkvq)
Pop Go the Sixties
19:30 TUE (b0088xvn)
Pop Go the Sixties
19:30 WED (b008fgsd)
Pop! What is it Good For?
00:00 THU (b008njys)
Pride and Prejudice
19:10 SAT (b0074rnx)
Pride and Prejudice
20:05 SAT (b0074rny)
Savile Row
21:00 SAT (b008yvwv)
Savile Row
21:00 MON (b00909d4)
Savile Row
00:30 MON (b00909d4)
Savile Row
03:00 MON (b00909d4)
Space Odyssey: The Robot Pioneers
01:00 SUN (b0074qsd)
Storyville
22:30 TUE (b0090g34)
Summits
22:30 MON (b008yw46)
Summits
01:30 MON (b008yw46)
The Armstrong and Miller Show
21:30 TUE (b008dd10)
The Cult of...
20:00 SUN (b009099z)
The Cult of...
23:30 SUN (b009099z)
The Cult of...
02:20 SUN (b009099z)
The Cult of...
19:30 MON (b009099z)
The Cult of...
22:00 MON (b009099z)
The Cult of...
02:30 MON (b009099z)
The Great British Sunday
20:00 MON (b008x370)
The Great British Sunday
23:30 MON (b008x370)
The Jet Stream and Us
21:00 SUN (b00909b0)
The Jet Stream and Us
00:00 SUN (b00909b0)
The Jet Stream and Us
02:50 SUN (b00909b0)
The Jet Stream and Us
21:30 WED (b00909b0)
The Jet Stream and Us
02:30 WED (b00909b0)
The Late Edition
23:00 SUN (b008yw48)
The Late Edition
22:30 WED (b0090blw)
The Late Edition
01:00 WED (b0090blw)
The Late Edition
03:30 WED (b0090blw)
Timeshift
21:00 FRI (b00814tj)
World News Today
19:00 MON (b0090g13)
World News Today
19:00 TUE (b0090g33)
World News Today
19:00 WED (b0090g3x)
World News Today
19:00 THU (b0090g4g)
World News Today
19:00 FRI (b0090g66)