The Best TV Shows on More4

Every More4 Show Ranked From Best To Worst

From 1966 through to 2025, More4 has accumulated a diverse collection of over 20 television shows. Among More4’s finest offerings are Royal Institution Christmas Lectures and Time Team, which debuted in 1966 and 1994, respectively. Stay up-to-date with over 20 of More4’s elite series, with our list refreshed for November 2025.

  • Ancient Autopsy
    Ancient Autopsy (2025)10.0

    Professor Suzannah Lipscomb deep dives into some of the greatest death mysteries of the ancient world, as she turns forensic detective and re-examines the final moments of four of ancient history's most iconic figures. Blending science, history, and compelling detective work, Suzannah is joined by world-renowned forensic pathologist, Dr Richard Shepherd, who deploys cutting-edge digital autopsy technology to reveal trauma, disease, and possible foul play.

  • Emergency Helicopter Medics
    Emergency Helicopter Medics (2018)9.0

    Britain's busiest air ambulance teams race to bring the hospital emergency department to where it's urgently needed

  • PopMaster TV
    PopMaster TV (2023)8.0

    Ken Bruce brings the formidable quiz to our tellies, as he challenges music fans to recall chart-topping facts and stats in a battle to become PopMaster TV champion

  • The Great Pottery Throw Down
    The Great Pottery Throw Down (2015)7.5

    Ten home potters from around the country head to Stoke-on-Trent, the home of pottery, in their quest to become Top Potter.

  • Time Team
    Time Team (1994)7.1

    Time Team is a British television series which has been aired on British Channel 4 from 1994. Created by television producer Tim Taylor and presented by actor Tony Robinson, each episode featured a team of specialists carrying out an archaeological dig over a period of three days, with Robinson explaining the process in layman's terms. This team of specialists changed throughout the series' run, although has consistently included professional archaeologists such as Mick Aston, Carenza Lewis, Francis Pryor and Phil Harding. The sites excavated over the show's run have ranged in date from the Palaeolithic right through to the Second World War.

  • Shrink Rap
    Shrink Rap (2007)7.0

    Actress and writer Pamela Stephenson is now a successful therapist – Dr Pamela Connolly – with a private practice in Los Angeles. She draws upon her professional training when interviewing A-list celebrities.

  • Homes By the Sea
    Homes By the Sea (2014)7.0

    Architectural designer Charlie Luxton embarks on a nationwide journey to visit some of Britain's best homes by the sea and find out what makes the perfect coastal property.

  • Perfect Pub Walks
    Perfect Pub Walks (2024)7.0

    The comedian, musician and nature lover takes fellow comedian Alan Davies to the Peak District National Park, walking the Monsal Trail to Derbyshire's highest pub, Abney Moor and Mam Tor. These two have been friends for 30 years and Bill was Alan's best man. As they walk, they chat about the perils of ageing, the stresses of modern life and the loss of their friend Sean Lock

  • 999: On the Front Line
    999: On the Front Line (2017)6.2

    Filmed simultaneously with ambulance crews across the West Midlands, this series shows in real time the range of cases paramedics attend to.

  • Hitler: The Rise and Fall
    Hitler: The Rise and Fall (2016)6.1

    Using the latest research across the course of Hitler’s life, world-renowned experts investigate the man behind the monster and pinpoint the key moments in his meteoric rise and ultimate downfall.

  • Huge Homes with Hugh Dennis
    Huge Homes with Hugh Dennis (2022)6.0

    Hugh Dennis takes us inside some of the most incredible houses in the UK, to find out what life is really like when you live in a massive home. He meets the people who live inside these homes and finds out what the estate agents would never tell you.

  • Royal Institution Christmas Lectures
    Royal Institution Christmas Lectures (1966)5.1

    The Royal Institution Christmas Lectures are a series of lectures on a single topic, which have been held at the Royal Institution in London each year since 1825. The lectures present scientific subjects to a general audience, including young people, in an informative and entertaining manner. Michael Faraday initiated the first Christmas Lecture series in 1825. This came at a time when organised education for young people was scarce. Faraday presented a total of nineteen series in all.

  • Matt Baker: Travels With Mum and Dad
    Matt Baker: Travels With Mum and Dad (2022)5.0

    Matt Baker: Travels with Mum and Dad will take viewers on a breathtaking trip around the North East, where the Bakers are lucky enough to have some of the country’s most beautiful sites on their doorstep. They’ll be reliving old memories, making new ones, and most importantly, making time for each other. With the demands of rural life and their animals, Janice and Mike have barely spent a night away from the farm so Matt’s keen to give them day trips to remember within easy reach of the home.

  • Sex Change Hospital
    Sex Change Hospital (2007)4.0

    Sex Change Hospital is an American six-part documentary series following trans men and women having genital reassignment surgeries. Dr. Marci Bowers performs the surgeries and calls upon her own experiences as a transgender woman to guide her patients as they go through the ultimate life changing procedure.

  • World's Most Extreme
    World's Most Extreme (2014)4.0

    World's Most Extreme takes you to the most jaw-dropping and extreme places anywhere in the world.

  • True Stories
    True Stories (N/A)N/A

    Showcasing the best of international feature documentaries.

  • The World's Most Beautiful Railway
    The World's Most Beautiful Railway (2019)N/A

    Scotland's rail network crosses a landscape voted the best in the world. This series follows the staff and enthusiasts safeguarding these iconic routes.

  • The Great British Dig: History In Your Garden
    The Great British Dig: History In Your Garden (2021)N/A

    Hugh Dennis and a team of expert archaeologists excavate back gardens around Britain, in an attempt to uncover the lost history buried beneath our lawns and flower beds

  • Country House Auction
    Country House Auction (2024)N/A

    At Castle Durrow in the heart of Ireland, beautiful and extraordinary antique treasures are repaired, valued and bid for at this stunning country house auction.

  • Steam Train Diaries
    Steam Train Diaries (2025)N/A

    Paul 'Piglet' Middleton journeys across the picturesque North York Moors National Park onboard heritage steam engines, and discovers what it takes to keep the iconic North Yorkshire Moors line running.