11:35 PM - 01:45 AM
Much Ado About Nothing
Dame Maggie Smith stars in the 1967 screen version of Franco Zeffirelli's exuberant National Theatre production of Shakespeare's romantic comedy. [S]
01:45 AM - 02:45 AM
Dames of Classic Drama at the BBC
From the BBC archives, before their talents were recognised by royal decree, the early work and career defining moments of Judi Dench, Maggie Smith, Diana Rigg and Helen Mirren. [S] [HD]
02:45 AM - 03:45 AM
What We Were Watching: Christmas 1984
Grace Dent presents another festive fun-packed dash through the BBC's archives. [S] [HD]
03:45 AM - 05:30 AM
This is BBC Four
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05:30 AM - 11:30 AM
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11:30 AM - 05:30 PM
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05:30 PM - 06:58 PM
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06:58 PM - 07:00 PM
This is BBC Four
Programmes start at 7.00pm. [HD]
07:00 PM - 07:10 PM
Late Night Line-Up: A Child's Christmas in Wales
A film to illustrate the well-known Christmas story A Child's Christmas in Wales, written by Dylan Thomas. Read by Philip Madoc. First broadcast in 1965. [S] [HD]
07:10 PM - 07:15 PM
Anne Stallybrass - Five to Eleven
Actor Anne Stallybrass reads a passage from A Christmas Carol, by Charles Dickens. [S]
07:15 PM - 09:00 PM
David Copperfield - S1 Ep2
2/2. David is now a young man about town. Deeply in love with the beautiful but immature Dora, he sets out to woo her. But first he re-acquaints himself with some old friends. [S,AD]
09:00 PM - 10:00 PM
Royal Institution Christmas...
...Lectures: The Truth About Food. 1/3. Dr Chris van Tulleken is joined by leading experts, including his twin brother Xand, to explore the incredible journey food takes through our bodies. [S] [HD]
10:00 PM - 11:00 PM
The Return of Maria Callas
Maria Callas performs at the Royal Festival Hall, London. She shares the programme with Sicilian tenor Giuseppe di Stefano, and they are accompanied by Ivor Newton on the piano. [S]
11:00 PM - 11:50 PM
The Callas Conversations
Maria Callas, Greek opera singer and one of the world's outstanding sopranos, is interviewed in her Paris apartment by Lord Harewood. [S]
11:50 PM - 12:35 AM
The Callas Conversations
In the second of two programmes, Maria Callas, the great soprano, talks to Lord Harewood about her approach to the major roles of her repertoire. [S]