TV Guide 2024-05-04
New this week: I Kissed a Girl (BBC3, Sun and Mon). New run of Come Dine with Me The Professionals (C4, from Mon). We finally get to see Paul Martin's The Great Auction Showdown (5Select, from Mon).
Back! The Finish Line (BBC1, weekdays). Four new Beat the Chasers for our evenings (ITV, Mon-Thu). A documentary on Lucy, last years winner of The Piano (C4, Sun). Sue Perkins tries to Double the Money (C4, Thu, Fri).
And it's Eurovision Song Contest semi-finals (RTÉ1 and BBC1, Tue; RTÉ2 and BBC1, Thu).
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Saturday 4 May - Star Wars day
- Runaround (Talking Pictures, 8.30am) With a 1912 racing car.
- Fighting Talk (Radio 5, 11am)
- Four in a Bed (C4, 1.55) Five episodes.
- Ninja Warrior (ITV, 4.30) A classic episode.
- Celebrity Bake Off (C4, 5.35) Repeat from last Sunday.
Primetime
- Celebrity Bridge of Lies (BBC1, 5.40) Pop stars, with Sinitta, H From Steps from Steps, Ritchie Neville from Five, Una Healy from The Saturdays.
- Stephen Mulhern's In for a Penny (ITV, 6pm). Repeated at 6pm Monday.
- The Weakest Link (BBC1, 6.25) Repeat with Laurence Llewellyn-Bowen, Pete Wicks, Danny Miller, Amber Gill, Jenny Eclair, Laurie Brett, Kiell Smith-Bynoe, Liv Cooke.
- In With a Shout (ITV, 6.30) Bhambras from Bradford and Pohls from Rugby. As much as we say "bubble gum", they won't take "bubble gum" for a picture of bubble gum. Repeated on ITV2 at 2pm tomorrow afternoon.
- Blankety Blank (BBC1, 7.10) A repeat with Phil Tufnell, Martine McCutcheon, Alex Brooker, Mel Giedroyc, Kate Bottley, Darren Harriott.
- Got Talent (VM1 and ITV, 7.30) Another round of the constructed reality show. Repeated on ITV2 at 12.35 tomorrow afternoon.
- Pointless Celebrities (BBC1, 7.40) New ep, with Iwan Thomas (sprinter), Perri Shakes-Drayton, Christian Malcolm, Dwain Chambers, Aatif Nawaz, Chris Hughes, Lucy Spraggan, Katie Piper. Repeated late on Wednesday night.
- Our Dream Farm with Matt Baker (C4, 8pm) This week, the farmers try to buy cattle at an auction for an absent bidder.
- The 1% Club (ITV, 8.55) Clock flies when you're having fun. Repeated at 5.30 tomorrow teatime.
- You Heard it Here First (Radio 4, 11pm) Steph McGovern, Jarred Christmas, Hugh Dennis, Thanyia Moore.
Sunday 5 May
- Interior Design Masters (BBC2, 12 noon) Repeat from last week.
- Bargain Hunt (BBC1, 12.15).
- Round the Islands Quiz (Radio 4, 4.30) North of England play the Midlands. Repeated next Saturday at 11.30pm.
Primetime
- Race Across the World (BBC2, 6pm; not Wales) Repeat from last week.
- Deal or No Deal (ITV, 6.55; not HTV Wales) Repeat.
- Y Talwrn (Radio Cymru, 7pm).
- Celebrity Bake Off (C4, 7pm) Repeat, with David Morrissey, Lucy Beaumont, Tom Daley, Adele Roberts.
- Côr Cymru (S4C, 8pm) Children's choirs: Ysgol Gerdd Ceredigion, Ysgol Emrys ap Iwan in Abergele, Côr Iau Glanaethwy.
- I Kissed a Girl (BBC3, 9pm) Ten single women go to Italy in search of love. Hijinks ensue. Both episodes repeated BBC1 late on Tuesday night.
- The Piano (C4, 9pm) Cardiff Central. Followed at 10pm by The Incredibly Talented Lucy, a documentary about last year's winner.
- The 1% Club (VM1, 9pm) First seen on ITV last year.
Weekday Daytimes
- Bargain Hunt (BBC1, 12.15; Scot 11.15am Thu) New eps on Monday and Friday.
- !mpossible (BBC2, 1pm; Mon 12.15) Repeats; Mastermind (BBC2, 1.45; not Mon) Repeats from the 2021-22 series.
- Riddiculous (ITV, 2pm; not Mon) Repeats.
- Countdown (C4, 2.10) Cheryl Baker is not making her words up, that's Jo Brand's schtick. Repeated about 6am one-and-a-half working days later.
- Lingo (ITV, 3pm; not Mon) Repeats.
- Tipping Point (ITV, 4pm; not Mon) Repeats.
- The Finish Line (BBC1, 4.30) New series of Roman and Sarah's daytime winner
- Come Dine with Me The Professionals (C4, 5pm) Local heats bring a sense of place.
- The Chase (ITV, 5pm; Mon, 6pm) Repeats.
- Pointless (BBC1, 5.15) New episodes, with Gabby Logan.
- House of Games (BBC2, 6pm; not Fri) Sian Gibson, Jean Johansson, The Fabulous Iain Stirling, Rav Wilding.
- Four in a Bed (C4, 6pm) New episodes.
- The Great Auction Showdown (5Select, 6pm and 7pm) Remember this rather good antiques show with Paul Martin? Taken off Channel 5 in a hurry last summer? They're finally - finally! - shoving it out on the obscure tertiary channel. This week, they're in Oxford and Derbyshire.
- Love Island Games (ITVB, 10pm) Also available on the ITV Hub and previously shown on VM2.
Monday 6 May - May Day (observed)
A holiday for most
- Just a Minute (Radio 4 Extra, 2pm, 8pm) Classic episodes. This one's from 2008, with Paul Merton, Sue Perkins, Tony Hawks, and Graham Norton.
- Scotland's Home of the Year (BBC1 Scotland, 7pm) West: Milngavie, Helensburgh, Dunlop.
- Masterchef (BBC1, 8pm) Invention test.
- I Kissed a Girl (BBC3, 9pm) Water volleyball.
- Beat the Chasers Celebrity Special (ITV, 9pm) Neil Delamere, Michelle Ackerly, Charlie Stayt, Danny Sebastian, Rick Edwards.
- Have I Got a Bit More News for You (BBC1, 10.30; Wales 10.55, NI 11.30) Extended repeat from Friday, with Martin Clunes, Lyse Doucet, Chloe Petts.
- Glow Up (BBC1, 11.50; Wales 12.15am, Scotland 12.30am, NI 12.45am) Repeated from BBC3.
Tuesday 7 May
- Hidden Treasures (Radio 4 Extra, 2pm, 8pm) The antiques quiz from 1998.
- Eurovision Song Contest (RTÉ1, BBC1, RTÉ 2fm, BBC Radio 2, 8pm) Live from Malmö, with Rylan and Scott Mills (BBC), Marty Whelan (RTÉ), Richie Anderson (BBC Radio 2), Zbyszek Zalinski and Neil Doherty (RTÉ 2fm). Olly Alexander's Road to Eurovision follows the news on BBC1, at about 10.50.
- Aldi's Next Big Thing (C4, 8pm) Healthy and Wholesome.
- Love Triangle (E4, 9pm) The whole polycule, in one room.
- Beat the Chasers (ITV, 9pm) Stephen Mangan, Grace Dent, Sam Quek, Nile Wilson show their abilities.
- Hell's Kitchen (ITV2, 9pm) More "bank" for your "bung".
Wednesday 8 May
- Say the Word (Radio 4 Extra, 2pm, 8pm) Frank Delaney's language quiz from 2001.
- Masterchef (BBC1, 8pm) Knockout week continues.
- Glow Up (BBC3, 8pm) Digital avatars.
- Race Across the World (BBC1, 9pm) Through Thailand to Koh Phi Phi.
- Love Triangle (E4, 9pm) The final dinner party.
- Beat the Chasers (ITV, 9pm) Laurence Llewelyn-Bowen, Shobna Gulati, David James, Will Bayley.
- Hell's Kitchen (ITV2, 9pm) Four pasta dishes.
Thursday 9 May - Europe Day
- Eurovision Song Contest (RTÉ2, BBC1, BBC Radio 2, 8pm) Live from Malmö, with the same commentators as Tuesday. Also showing to the world on bvn.tv - just ignore the Dutch commentary.
- Double the Money (C4, 8pm) Pairs of contestants are given £250. They have a short time to double the money. Anyone completing all the challenges keeps the £20,000 prize. Sue Perkins narrates.
- Taskmaster (C4, 9pm) "Dream date territory".
- Love Triangle (E4, 9pm) Splitting the polygons: which option will be the final choice. A, B, both, or neither? Followed by a "reunion special" at 10pm.
Friday 10 May
- The Good, the Bad, and the Unexpected (Radio Scotland, 1.30).
- The 3rd Degree (Radio 4 Extra, 2pm, 8pm) Leeds Beckett, first heard in summer 2022.
- Masterchef (BBC1, 7.30) Canapés.
- Double the Money (C4, 8pm) Lemonade & stuff.
- Have I Got News for You (BBC1, 9pm) Host is Mel Giedroyc, with guests Philippa Cheer and Phil Panel.
- QI (BBC2, 10pm; not Wales) QI VG part 1, highlights from the U-series.
Bonus feature
- The Big Eurovision Party (BBC3, 10pm) Highlights from a concert last year in Amsterdam, with recent winners Käärijä, Cornelia Jakobs, Rosa Linn, Conchita Wurst, but Johnny Logan.
Sign language interpretation
- Next Level Chef (Usa) (ITV, 3am Sun).
- Masterchef (BBC2, 8am Mon, Tue, 8.30am Wed).
- Couples Come Dine with Me (C4, 3.40am Tue).
- Interior Design Masters (BBC2, 12.15am Wed).
- Taskmaster (C4, 1.05am Wed).
- Love Triangle (E4, 2.40am Wed, 2.55am Thu, 2.35 and 3.30am Fri)
- The Piano (C4, 11.05pm Wed).
- Dragons' Den (BBC2, 12.45am Thu).
Challenge
Saturday
7am The Chase 9am Bruce's Price is Right 10am Tenable 6pm The Chase 11pm Bullseye 4am The Chase
Sunday
7am Scrapheap Challenge 10am Tenable 7pm The Chase
Monday
7am The Chase 10am Tenable 4pm Blockbusters 5pm Bullseye 6pm Bridge of Lies 7pm Cash Trapped 8pm The Chase 9pm Bullseye 10pm The Family Chase 11pm Who Wants to be a Millionaire 12 midnight Blockbusters 1am Cash Trapped 2am The Chase 4am Who Wants to be a Millionaire 5am Bullseye
Tuesday - Friday
7am The Chase 10am Bridge of Lies 11am Pointless Celebrities 12 noon Cash Trapped 1pm Tenable 2pm Who Wants to be a Millionaire? 3pm Catchphrase 4pm Blockbusters 5pm Bullseye 6pm Bridge of Lies 7pm Cash Trapped 8pm The Chase 9pm Bullseye 10pm The Family Chase 11pm Who Wants to be a Millionaire 12 midnight Blockbusters 1am Cash Trapped 2am The Chase 4am Who Wants to be a Millionaire 5am Bullseye
