TV Guide 2024-01-27

Current revision as of 19:59, 27 January 2024

New this week: Wing It (Radio 4, Sun), an improvisation comedy. Finishing: Only Connect with the grand final (BBC2, Mon). Back: Tipping Point (ITV, weekdays). There's new Come Dine with Me (C4) in Belfast, and Who Wants to be a Millionaire (ITV, Sun). Masterchef Down Under begins a new series (W).

The biggest event of the week is the UKGameshows/Bother's Bar Poll Winners' Party (The Interwebs, Sun). Who will succeed The 1% Club as best new show? Can Only Connect remain most popular amongst our readers for the 78th year running? Nick, David, and a screenful of special guest discuss the best and worst, and the general state of the genre.

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Schedules are accurate at the time of publication; check against EPG for late changes.

Saturday 27 January

• The Great Chocolate Showdown (ITVBe, 12 noon) No Fighting Talk, as they don't want to lost half the show to the tennis.
• Four in a Bed (C4, 2.40) Five episodes.
• Tipping Point Best Ever Finals (ITV, 4pm).
• The Chase Celebrity Special (ITV, 5pm) Repeat with David James, Lucrezia Millarini, Myles Stephenson, Joe Sugg.

Primetime

• Gladiators (BBC1, 5.50) This week, it's competitive chip-plonking in Duel. Repeated on BBC3 at 7pm tomorrow.
• Blankety Blank (That's TV 2, 5.50) A classic episode with Terry Wogan.
• Wheel of Fortune (ITV, 6pm). Repeated on ITV2 at 12.40 tomorrow..
• The Big Bake (ITVBe, 6pm) Two episodes.
• The Masked Singer (VM1 and ITV, 7pm) Guest judge: Ellie Goulding. Repeated on ITV2 at 1.40 tomorrow.
• Celebrity Antiques Road Trip (BBC2, 7.50) Peter Gunn and Melanie Hill. It's musicals night on BBC1, so no quizzes.
• Limitless Win (ITV, 8.30). Signed repeat at 3am.
• Love Island All Stars (VM2 and ITV2, 9pm). Highlights from the week. Followed at 9.01 by Love Island All Stars Some More Bits From The Week.
• The Traitors (BBC3, 10pm) Repeat from Wednesday, followed by The Traitors Uncloaked.

Sunday 28 January

• Style It Out (CBBC, 9.30am) Two episodes.
• Bargain Hunt (BBC1, 12.30).
• The Great Chocolate Showdown (ITVBe, 5pm, two eps) End of series 4.
• Blankety Blank (That's TV 2, 5.30) A classic episode with Terry Wogan.

Primetime

• Dancing on Ice (VM1 and ITV, 6.20).
• Dancing With the Stars (RTÉ1, 6.30) More celebrity hoofing.
• Y Talwrn (Radio Cymru, 7pm).
• Wing It (Radio 4, 7.15) An improvisation game show hosted by Mike Wozniak, with Josie Lawrence, Steen Raskopoulous, Cariad Lloyd, Thomas Mayo.
• The Great Pottery Throw Down (C4, 7.45) Animal busts.
• Poll of the Year 2023 (Youtube, 8pm) The game show world's most star-studded night, even the Pointless column puts on its best bib and tucker.
• The Traitors Australia (BBC3, 8pm) They added it to I-player last week, and to the schedules for tonight. Episode 2, and the Traitors have another plan brewing.
• Who Wants to be a Millionaire (ITV, 8pm) Still with that horrid host. Repeated late Wednesday evening.
• Wheel of Fortune (VM1, 8pm) As seen on ITV last weekend.
• Love Island All Stars (VM2 and ITV2, 9pm).
• The Traitors (BBC3, 10pm) Repeat from Thursday, followed by The Traitors Uncloaked.

Weekday Daytimes

• My Kitchen Rules Down Under (W, 7am).
• Four in a Bed (C4, 11.40am) Five eps.
• Bargain Hunt (BBC1, 12.15; Scot not Thu).
• !mpossible (BBC2, 1pm); Lightning (BBC2, 1.45; Wales 2.45 Tue).
• Dickinson's Real Deal (ITV, 2pm).
• Countdown (C4, 2.10) Tasha Ghouri. Repeated about 6am one-and-a-half working days later.
• Riddiculous (ITV, 3pm) New episodes.
• All that Glitters (BBC2, 3.15) Another chance to see the jewellery competition.
• Tipping Point (ITV, 4pm) Ben and the coin pusher are back after a couple of months away.
• The Chase (ITV, 5pm) New episodes.
• Pointless (BBC1, 5.15) New episodes, with Vick Hope.
• Blankety Blank (That's TV 2, 5.30) More classic episodes from series 4.
• House of Games (BBC2, 6pm) Redemption Week with Babatunde Aleshe, Sophie Duker, Gaby Roslin, and Jeff Stelling.
• Come Dine with Me (C4, 6pm) New episodes from Belfast.
• Masterchef Down Under (W, 6pm) New.

Monday 29 January

• Wordaholics (Radio 4 Extra, 9am, 2pm, 7pm).
• Counterpoint (Radio 4, 3pm) Repeated next Saturday at 11pm.
• Just a Minute (Radio 4, 6.30) Paul Merton, Kerry Godliman, Daliso Chaponda, Zoe Lyons. Repeated next Sunday at 12.04pm.
• Mastermind (BBC2, 7.30; Wales 10pm) Specialist subjects: medieval cathedrals, Dolly Parton, Alfred Wainwright, Robert F Kennedy.
• Only Connect (2) (BBC2, 8pm) The grand final, Thrifters vs Also Rans.
• University Challenge (BBC2, 8.30) QF3: Trinity Cambridge vs Open.
• Love Island All Stars (VM2 and ITV2, 9pm).
• Quizzy Mondays (9.15, youtube.com/allthingsquiz) An interview with the Only Connect winners, and post-match chat about the shows we've just watched.
• QI (BBC2, 10pm; not NI) The 30-minute shortened version of Uncle Sam, shown on Friday.
• The Traitors (BBC3, 10pm) Repeat from Friday, and The Traitors Uncloaked at 11.10.
• Have I Got a Bit More Old News for You (BBC1, 10.40; Wales 11.10, NI 11.40) Jo Brand, Rylan, Robert Peston.

Tuesday 30 January

• Quote... Unquote (Radio 4 Extra, 9am, 2pm, 7pm) Don't forget to miss it.
• Celebrity Antiques Road Trip (BBC2, 7pm) Laila Morse and Rita Simons in Devon.
• Young Masterchef (BBC3, 8pm) One delicious dessert.
• Great Local Menu (BBC2, 8pm) Central.
• Outsiders (BBC2, 9pm; two eps) Ah, woof! Today, the squirrels - Toussaint Douglass, Ed Gamble, Kerry Godliman, Jessica Knappett, Jamali Maddix, and Lou Sanders - earn their Repeated on BBC2 badge. Originally shown on Dave in 2021.
• Love Island All Stars (VM2 and ITV2, 9pm).

Wednesday 31 January

• Whose Line Is It Anyway? (Radio 4 Extra, 9am, 2pm, 7pm).
• Style It Out (CBBC, 6pm) Final part 1, with Gok Wan.
• Great Local Menu (BBC2, 8pm).
• The Traitors Australia (BBC3, 8pm) Episode 3, and the Faithful adopt a new hunting strategy.
• Landscape Artist of the Year (Artsworld and The Satellite Channel, 8pm) Stonehaven.
• Love Island All Stars (VM2 and ITV2, 9pm).
• Survivor (TG4, 11.35) "Sneaky little snake". Repeated on Saturday. Ireland only.

Thursday 1 February

• Guess What? (Radio 4 Extra, 9am, 2pm, 7pm) Twenty Questions revived, from 1998.
• Style It Out (CBBC, 6pm) Final part 2: the London fashion show.
• The Traitors Australia (BBC3, 7.55) Episode 4, and one of the Traitors tries to hunt... themself!
• Dragons' Den (BBC1, 8pm) Cats keep their teeth clean, and don't have to go to the cat dentist.
• Great Local Menu (BBC2, 8pm; NI 8pm Fri) Finals day.
• Love Island All Stars (VM2 and ITV2, 9pm).

Friday 2 February

• Whispers (Radio 4 Extra, 9am, 2pm, 7pm).
• The Good, the Bad, and the Unexpected (Radio Scotland, 1.30).
• The News Quiz (Radio 4, 6.30). Repeated 12.30 tomorrow lunchtime, or available as a podcast around Hallowe'en.
• Celebrity Mastermind (BBC1, 7.30) Lee Latchford-Evans (Top Gun), Rachel Parris (Jane Austen novels), Harry Pinero (Lewis Hamilton), Lauren Layfield (Arctic Monkeys).
• Would I Lie to You? (BBC1, 9pm) Craig Charles, Amy Gledhill, Shazia Mirza, Jeremy Vine.
• 8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown (C4, 9pm) Rhod Gilbert and Sarah Millican play Judi Love and Joe Lycett. In the corner: Jazz Emu.
• Love Island All Stars (VM2 and ITV2, 9pm).
• Mock the Week (BBC2, 10pm) A classic episode.
• I Literally Just Told You (C4, 10pm) "In which year..?" "London."

Sign language interpretation

• Wheel of Fortune (ITV, 3am Sat).
• Gladiators (BBC2, 3.35am Sat).
• Dickinson's Real Deal (ITV, 5.05am Sat, Tue-Fri).
• Junior Bake Off (E4, 7.30am Sat).
• Limitless Win (ITV, 3am Sun).
• Celebrity Race Across the World (BBC2, 8am Mon).
• Great Local Menu (BBC2, 1.50am Wed, 2am Thu, 3am Sat) Last week's episodes
• The Traitors (BBC2, 2.50am Wed, 3am Thu, 3am Fri) Last week's episodes.
• The Great Pottery Throw Down (C4, 3.45am Wed).
• The Money List (RTÉ1, 1.35am Thu).
• Young Masterchef (BBC3, 2.55am Fri)

Challenge

Saturday

7am The Chase 9am Bruce's Price is Right 10am Supermarket Sweep 11am Famous Family Fortunes 1pm Cash Trapped 3pm Tenable 6pm The Chase 11pm Bullseye 4am The Chase

Sunday

7am Scrapheap Challenge 10am The Crystal Maze 11am Play Your Cards Right 12 noon Dickinson's Real Deal 1pm Blankety Blank 3pm Cash Trapped 5pm Tenable 7pm The Chase

Monday-Friday

7am The Crystal Maze 8am The Chase 10am Dickinson's Real Deal 11am Family Fortunes 12 noon Wheel of Fortune 1pm Tenable 2pm Who Wants to be a Millionaire? 3pm Strike it Lucky 4pm Bullseye 6pm The Crystal Maze 7pm The Weakest Link 8pm The Chase 10pm Who Wants to be a Millionaire 11pm Bullseye 12 midnight The Weakest Link 1am Cash Trapped 2am The Chase 4am Who Wants to be a Millionaire 5am Bullseye