BBC 4 This is an excellent channel from the BBC and is the home of a more select group of programming for the discerning viewer what I like about this channel is that there are not many repeats and the programs are of an original concept....this means that on any given day you can tune in from 7pm in the evening to around 2 -3 am. I love the quiz program called connect this is a high brow quiz show where if I get one or two answer right in a single program I feel like I have achieved something usually vacated by PhD students and Cambridge/oxford grads this quiz as the name alludes is all about connections and making them between seemingly four different ...  Read the complete review

I consider BBC Four to be the 'Jewel in the Crown' of BBC TV. The subjects covered are wide ranging and extremely well researched and it is so refreshing to turn on the television and find a programme that is both entertaining and in many cases educational. Just this week we have The Story of Maths in which Professor Marcus du Sautoy guides us through the history of mathematics, Andrew Mars Britain From Above, showing how the country has been shaped over the years and a repeated classic Betjeman's Metroland where Sir John shows tells in his wonderful style how the Metropolitan line extended the suburban boundaries of London during the mid - war period. For a little ...  Read the complete review