BBC Four HD Schedule, Wed, 1 May 2024 (United Kingdom)

3/6. On 27 January 1967, the disastrous failure of Apollo 1 risked the cancellation of America's space programme altogether. Contains some scenes which some viewers may find upsetting. [S] [HD]

4/6. Within two years of the Apollo 1 fire, Apollo 8 became the first manned mission to escape the Earth's gravity and orbit the moon. [S] [HD]

4/13. Kenneth Clark continues his personal reflections on civilisation with a look at Renaissance man. [S]

5/13. Kenneth Clark continues his personal reflections on civilisation with a look at individuals of genius, notably Michelangelo, Raphael and Leonardo da Vinci. [S]

Programmes start at 7.00pm. [HD]

Programmes start at 7.00pm. [HD]

3/23. A look around the coast of the British Isles. Mark Horton visits Rottingdean to look over Rudyard Kipling's garden wall. [S] [HD]

2/7. Using Spain's comprehensive rail network, former Cabinet minister Michael Portillo explores his complex Spanish roots and reveals his family's troubled past. [S]

Coverage of the evening session on day 12 of the 2024 World Snooker Championship at the Crucible Theatre, Sheffield. [S] [HD]

At the peak of his career, Charles Dickens meets a young actress. Contains some scenes of a sexual nature. [2013] [S,AD] [HD]

The life of legendary Scottish mountaineer and rescuer Hamish MacInnes, inventor of the all-metal ice axe and author of the International Mountain Rescue Handbook. [S] [HD]