BBC Four Thursday

Michael Portillo continues his exploration of southeast Australia in Melbourne, Victoria, where he visits a home in the suburbs of Lilydale that once belonged to Dame Nellie Melba

On the last leg of his epic journey across the north of England, narrowboater Robbie Cumming tackles the fast-flowing River Ouse while heading to Ripon

A look at the lost world of coal mining and the social and cultural lives of those who worked in what was once Britain's most important industry

Acclaimed novelist David Nicholls looks back the 2015 film of Thomas Hardy's 'Far From the Madding Crowd', starring Carey Mulligan as the headstrong heroine Bathsheba Everdene

A Victorian woman struggling to maintain her independence attracts the attention of three very different men. Period drama, with Carey Mulligan and Matthias Schoenaerts

The Sky at Night teams up with BBC Ideas to discover the secrets of archaeology and astronomy and to reflect on the ancestral skies

Documentary focusing on the evolution of the weather forecast, from print via radio to TV and beyond, featuring archive footage and a look at the changing weather itself

Michael Portillo continues his exploration of southeast Australia in Melbourne, Victoria, where he visits a home in the suburbs of Lilydale that once belonged to Dame Nellie Melba

On the last leg of his epic journey across the north of England, narrowboater Robbie Cumming tackles the fast-flowing River Ouse while heading to Ripon

A look at the lost world of coal mining and the social and cultural lives of those who worked in what was once Britain's most important industry

English Classical scholar Mary Beard explores the myths and revolutions of the Roman Empire and gives her own personal take on the world-defining period