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BBC Four tonight
Wednesday 5 August 2026 · Freeview channel 9
In prime time
20:55Mary Beard Remembers... Ultimate Rome: Empire Without Limit
Professor Mary Beard is known for her explorations of the ancient world, but here looks back on her more recent past, and the making of her acclaimed four-part 2016 series `Ultimate Rome'.
Followed at 21:10 by: Mary Beard's Ultimate Rome: Empire Without Limit
The full evening
15:30This Is BBC Four
19:00Great British Railway JourneysTravel · 30 minDocs
19:30Wainwright's WalksOutdoors · 30 minDocs
20:00The Treasures of Ancient RomeHistory · 55 min
20:55Mary Beard Remembers... Ultimate Rome: Empire Without LimitTalk
21:10Mary Beard's Ultimate Rome: Empire Without LimitDocumentary · 60 min
22:10I, ClaudiusHistorical Drama · 55 minSeries
23:05I, ClaudiusSeries
23:55The Treasures of Ancient RomeHistory · 60 min
00:55Wainwright's WalksOutdoors · 30 minDocs
Tonight's evening schedule for BBC Four, Wednesday 5 August 2026, from the early evening slot through to late night. All channels are onTV tonight; tonight's cinema is onfilms on TV tonight.