Listings for 4 AM

BBC News Channel
04:0004:30 (30 min)

BBC News

Twenty-four hours a day, the latest national and international stories as they break.
News and Current Affairs
(widescreen)
teletext
BBC Radio 1
04:0006:30 (2 hr, 30 min)

Greg James

What will he get up to next?
BBC Two South East
04:0006:00 (2 hr)

GCSE Bitesize Revision

Physical Education

Revision for the written and practical PE exams, including items about the body, diet, fitness and training, plus tips on analysing sporting performance.
Education
(widescreen)
teletext
BBC World Service
04:0004:06 (6 min)

BBC News

The latest news updates from around the world.
BBC7
04:0004:30 (30 min)

Lionel Nimrod's Inexplicable World

The Scheme of Things: The sci-fi star probes the notion of a 'cosmic plan'. With Richard Herring, Stewart Lee and Tom Baker. From 1993. Episode 5 of 6 [Rpt of Tue 11.00pm].
Channel 4
04:0004:15 (15 min)

The Blue Dragon

Slipping and Sliding

The gang are having some serious fun sledging down the snowy slopes.
Education
teletext
Dave
04:0006:00 (2 hr)

Home Shopping

Shopping from home.
Interests
ITV3
04:0006:00 (2 hr)

Teleshopping

Shopping from home.
Interests
(widescreen)
Sky Three
04:0004:30 (30 min)

Luton Airport

A behind-the-scenes look at Luton Airport, the gateway for more than eight million passengers each year. Staff struggle to cope with an irate crowd after several flights are cancelled due to bad weather in Europe.
Documentary
(widescreen)
teletext
BBC World Service
04:0605:00 (54 min)

The World Today

The morning mix of world news, sport, business and listeners' views, every day from the BBC.
Channel 4
04:1504:30 (15 min)

The Blue Dragon

Magic Metal?

The gang are looking for dragons by the seaside when they come upon a big horseshoe magnet on the beach. Cinders thinks it's like magic, attracting all sorts of treasure hidden in the sand.
Education
teletext
Virgin 1 (Freeview)
04:1504:40 (25 min)

Takeshi's Castle

Comedy game show voiced by Craig Charles in which Japanese star Takeshi Kitano plays the lord of a castle fortified with giant games. Contestants vie for a cash prize by attempting to storm the castle and defeat Takeshi.
Game show
teletext
BBC One South East
04:2006:00 (1 hr, 40 min)

BBC News

BBC One joins the BBC's rolling news channel for a night of news, with bulletins on the hour and the headlines every 15 minutes.
News and Current Affairs
(widescreen)
teletext
E4
04:2004:40 (20 min)

Switched

US reality series in which two teenagers from different cities swap places. Jewish competitive swimmer Justin travels from a below-freezing climate to the sunnier weather of California, where he performs in a prom fashion show. Meanwhile, his Buddhist counterpart Sip gets a leg cramp during swim practice, tries to swim the 100 metres, and meets a 100-plus-year-old great-grandmother at a Shabbat dinner.
Documentary
teletext deaf-signed
BBC News Channel
04:3005:00 (30 min)

HARDtalk

Stephen Sackur talks to newsmakers and personalities from across the globe.
Current affairs
(widescreen)
teletext
BBC Parliament
04:3005:00 (30 min)

Lords Questions

Recorded coverage of questions in the House of Lords from Tuesday 24 March.
Current affairs
(widescreen)
BBC7
04:3005:00 (30 min)

On the Hour

Ireland hits the headlines, as the programme celebrates its 33rd birthday. Chris Morris fronts the news satire. From May 1992. Episode 5 of 6 [Rpt of Tue 11.30pm].
Channel 4
04:3004:45 (15 min)

The Blue Dragon

Switched On!

Cinders and her friends explore a funfair and a puppet theatre before O'Hare appears and gives them some shocking news about electricity.
Education
teletext
Sky Three
04:3005:00 (30 min)

Luton Airport

A behind-the-scenes look at Luton Airport, the gateway for more than eight million passengers each year. Heavy snow takes staff by surprise, and a shipment of polo ponies needs special care.
Documentary
(widescreen)
teletext
E4
04:4005:00 (20 min)

Switched

US reality series in which two teenagers from different cities swap places. Ballet dancer Drew is not happy when he learns that he is switching lives with platoon sergeant Tyler in military school. As Drew wakes up at dawn and learns how to do morning formations, Tyler puts on a pair of tights, learns how to do pilates and performs a pas de deux.
Documentary
teletext deaf-signed
Virgin 1 (Freeview)
04:4005:05 (25 min)

Takeshi's Castle

Comedy game show voiced by Craig Charles in which Japanese star Takeshi Kitano plays the lord of a castle fortified with giant games. Contestants vie for a cash prize by attempting to storm the castle and defeat Takeshi.
Game show
teletext
Channel 4
04:4505:00 (15 min)

The Blue Dragon

Shadow Play

The gang arrive at Dragon Castle - a scary place with some frightening shadows until the animals work out how shadows are formed.
Education
teletext
ITV2
04:5506:00 (1 hr, 5 min)

ITV2 Nightscreen

Text-based information service.
Entertainment

Summary