"BBC4" redirects here. For the BBC radio stations, see BBC Radio 4 and BBC Radio 4 Extra.
Not to be confused with Channel 4.
Television channel
BBC Four
Logo used since 2021
Country
United Kingdom
Broadcast area
United Kingdom
Isle of Man
Channel Islands
Network
BBC Television
Headquarters
London, England
Programming
Language(s)
English
Picture format
1080i/1080p[a] HDTV (downscaled to 576i for the SDTV feed)
Ownership
Owner
BBC
Sister channels
BBC One BBC Two BBC Three BBC News BBC Parliament CBBC CBeebies BBC Scotland BBC Alba
History
Launched
2 March 2002; 22 years ago (2002-03-02)
Replaced
BBC Knowledge
Links
Website
BBC Four
Availability
Terrestrial
Freeview (UK)
Channel 9 (SD; 24 in Scot) Channel 106 (HD)
Streaming media
BBC iPlayer
Watch live (UK only)
Virgin TV Anywhere
Watch live (Ireland only)
BBC Four is a British free-to-air public broadcast television channel owned and operated by the BBC. It was launched on 2 March 2002[1] and shows a wide variety of programmes including arts, documentaries, music, international film and drama, and current affairs.[2] It is required by its licence to air at least 100 hours of new arts and music programmes, 110 hours of new factual programmes, and to premiere twenty foreign films each year.[3][4] The channel broadcasts daily from 7:00 pm to 4:00 am, timesharing with CBeebies (which starts at 6:00 am).[5]
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^"BBC Four – FAQ". Archived from the original on 21 September 2008. Retrieved 19 August 2007.
^BBC Four Service Licence. Issued February 2011 Archived 9 March 2012 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved 7 October 2011. Published by the BBC Trust.
^BBC Four Service Licence. Issued May 2009 Archived 1 August 2014 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved 12 March 2010
^"TV Guide & Listings | Radio Times". Archived from the original on 30 March 2022. Retrieved 16 October 2019.
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