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BBC Four tonight
Tuesday 4 August 2026 · Freeview channel 9
In prime time
21:00She-Wolves: England's Early Queens
In 1553, for the first time in English history all of the contenders for the crown were female. In the lives of these three Tudor queens - Jane, Mary and Elizabeth, Helen Castor explores how each woman struggled in turn with wearing a crown that was made for a male head. Elizabeth I seemed to show that not only could a woman rule, but could do so gloriously - but at what cost?
Followed at 22:00 by: Castles: Britain's Fortified History
The full evening
15:15This Is BBC Four
19:00Great British Railway JourneysTravel · 30 minDocs
19:30Wainwright's WalksOutdoors · 30 minDocs
20:00To the Manor BornRomance · 30 minSeries
20:30Keeping Up AppearancesSeries
21:00She-Wolves: England's Early QueensHistory · 60 minDocs
22:00Castles: Britain's Fortified HistoryDocumentary · 60 min
23:00Corridors of Power: Should America Police the World?Politics · 60 minDocs
00:00Corridors of Power: Should America Police the World?Politics · 60 minDocs
Tonight's evening schedule for BBC Four, Tuesday 4 August 2026, from the early evening slot through to late night. All channels are onTV tonight; tonight's cinema is onfilms on TV tonight.