Shows on BBC Four Thursday

12:55 AM - 01:25 AM

Wainwright Walks - S1 Ep1

1/4. Julia Bradbury explores the work of Britain's well-known fell walker and author Alfred Wainwright. She is in the Western Lakes to walk to the summit of the Haystacks fell. [S,AD]

01:25 AM - 01:55 AM

Wainwright Walks - S1 Ep2

2/4. Series in which Julia Bradbury explores the work of Britain's greatest fell walker Alfred Wainwright. Julia climbs her first mountain, Blencathra, and tackles Sharp Edge. [S,AD]

01:55 AM - 02:55 AM

Mary Beard's Ultimate Rome: Empire Without Limit - S1 Ep1

1/4. Mary reaches back to the myths and legends of the origins of Rome. [S,AD,SL] [HD]

02:55 AM - 03:25 AM

Great British Railway Journeys - S15 Ep14

14/15. Michael Portillo is in York, a paradise for rail enthusiasts. [S,AD,SL] [HD]

03:25 AM - 05:30 AM

This is BBC Four

Programmes start at 7.00pm. [HD]

06:58 PM - 07:00 PM

This is BBC Four

Programmes start at 7.00pm. [HD]

07:00 PM - 07:30 PM

Great British Railway Journeys - S15 Ep15

15/15. Michael Portillo confronts a detachment of Gurkhas, produces a fine heritage cheese and discovers a monster cracker that is key to making plastic. [S,AD] [HD]

07:30 PM - 08:00 PM

Pubs, Ponds and Power: The Story of the Village - S1 Ep5

Archaeologist Ben Robinson explores the history of the village of Cromford in Derbyshire. [S] [HD]

08:00 PM - 10:15 PM

Superman (1978)

Raised by kindly farmers, a young Clark Kent moves to Metropolis to fight evil. [1978] [S,AD] [HD]

10:15 PM - 11:15 PM

Christopher Reeve: Keeping Hope in Motion

Film following Christopher Reeve's fight to regain his ability to breathe on his own. [S]

11:15 PM - 12:15 AM

Parkinson

Michael Parkinson in conversation with Mel Smith, Kenneth Griffith and Christopher Reeve. [S]

12:15 AM - 01:10 AM

Ian Rankin's Hidden Edinburgh

Crime writer Ian Rankin revisits the key locations from the Inspector Rebus books, the hidden Edinburgh into which tourists never venture. Deals with adult themes. [S,AD]