TV Guide 2023-04-01

Revision as of 14:46, 31 March 2023

Finals for Lego Masters Down Under (E4, Sun), Ireland's Home of the Year (RTÉ1, Tue), Scotland's Greatest Escape (BBC Scotland, Wed), Fred's Last Resort (E4, Wed), and Counterpoint (Radio 4, Mon).

If you wondered what Come Dine with Me would be like on holiday, that's Strangers on a Plane (C4, weekdays). Unbeatable returns to BBC1 daytimes: it's good, but it's no Bridge of Lies. New Pointless and The Bidding Room through the week (BBC1), new Just a Minute on Monday (Radio 4). Ireland's Smartest could be interesting (RTÉ1, Sun), and an intriguing guest list on The Weakest Link (BBC1, Fri). There's also a new series of Hell's Kitchen (ITV2, Tue, Wed), don't forget to miss it.

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

Saturday 1 April - All Fool's Day

• Fighting Talk (Radio 5, 11am).
• Masterchef 2019 (RTÉ1, 11.05).
• Breaking the News (Radio Scotland, 11.30am) Repeat from yesterday.
• Ninja Warrior Down Under (ITV2, 11.35am) Not the same series as on the Dave channel later in the week.
• Celebrity Best Home Cook (BBC2, 12.30) Repeat.
• Bargain Hunt (BBC1, 1.15).
• Limitless Win (RTÉ1, 2.45) Repeat from January 2022.
• Interior Design Masters (BBC2, 3.10; not NI) Repeat from Tuesday.
• A Question of Sport (BBC1 Wales, 3.30) Seen elsewhere last night.
• Four in a Bed (C4, 4pm) Five episodes.
• Tipping Point Best Ever Finals (ITV, 4pm).
• The Chase Celebrity Special (ITV, 4.30) Repeat: Ruth Davidson, Mark King, Ferne McCann, Dan Walker.

Primetime

• Celebrity Mastermind (BBC1, 5.45) John Pienaar (Clement Attlee), Rick Witter (The Smiths), Suzi Ruffell (films of Sandra Bullock), Dakota Blue Richards (music of Lana Del Rey).
• Stephen Mulhern's Celebrity Catchphrase with Stephen Mulhern (ITV, 6pm) Joining Stephen Mulhern tonight are Lesley Garrett, Jools Holland, Adil Ray. Repeat.
• Celebrity Bridge of Lies (BBC1, 6.15) Tony Blackburn, Katie Thistleton, Yolanda Brown, Lauren Layfield.
• Blankety Blank (BBC1, 7pm) Repeat with Adjoa Andoh, Martine McCutcheon, Johnny Vegas, Jimmy Carr, Chizzy Akudolu, Joe Swash. In tribute to the late Paul O'Grady, this episode has been replaced by an episode presented by him as Lily Savage, containing Rebecca Callard, Sophie Lawrence, Davina McCall, Ian McKellen, Gray O'Brien and Dale Winton.
• Saturday Night Takeaway (VM1 and ITV, 7pm) Rob Beckett is the announcer, and Busted end the show. Repeated VM1 3.30 Sun.
• Pointless Celebrities (BBC1, 7.35) Tomasz Schafernaker, Owain Wyn Evans, Kerry Godliman, Toussaint Douglass, Nicki Chapman, Kelli Young, Jeremy Edwards, Lucy Dixon.
• Starstruck (ITV, 8.30) Repeated 10.45 Tuesday night.
• Challenge Anneka (C5, 8.30) Anneka Rice builds a village for people with dementia. In a change to the billed episode, Anneka Rice will now try to sort out Charles Windsor's family relationships.
• Counterpoint (Radio 4, 11pm) Repeat from last Monday.

Sunday 2 April

• Bargain Hunt (BBC1, 12 noon).
• Home of the Year (RTÉ1, 1.10) Repeat from last Tuesday.
• The Masked Singer Us (ITV, 3pm) Shown on ITV2 earlier in the year.
• Race Across Canada (BBC2, 5pm; not Wales) Repeat from Wednesday.

Primetime

• Celebrity Lingo (ITV, 5.35) Repeat from last autumn.
• Unbeatable (VM1, 6pm) Shown on BBC1 in May 2021.
• Lego Masters Down Under (E4, 6.20) "Grand finale".
• Y Talwrn (Radio Cymru, 7pm).
• The Chase Celebrity Special (ITV, 7pm) Susan Calman, Dermot Murnaghan, Perri Shakes-Drayton, Omid Djalili.
• Ireland's Smartest (RTÉ1, 7.30) Claire Byrne hosts a knockout general knowledge quiz.
• The Great Celebrity Bake Off (C4, 7.40) David Morrissey, Lucy Beaumont, Tom Daley, Adele Roberts.
• Project Icon (BBC3, 9pm) Collaboration.
• Tempting Fortune (C4, 9pm) Sugary snacks

Weekday Daytimes

• Bargain Hunt (BBC1, 12.15).
• !mpossible (BBC2, 1pm, not Fri); Eggheads (BBC2, 1.45, not Fri); The Big Painting Challenge (BBC2, 2.45) Repeats.
• Dickinson's Real Deal (ITV, 2pm) New episodes.
• Countdown (C4, 2.10) Steve Cram. Repeated about 6am two-and-a-half working days later.
• Lingo (ITV, 3pm, Fri 3.30) Repeats.
• The Bidding Room (BBC1, 3.45) New episodes. Repeated 7.15am next day.
• Ninja Warrior Down Under (Dave, 4pm) While ITV2 has series 3, Dave has series 2. The series final is on Friday.
• Unbeatable (BBC1, 4.30) Series 2 resumes.
• Tipping Point (ITV, 4pm, Fri 4.30) Repeats.
• Four in a Bed (C4, 5pm) New episodes.
• The Chase (ITV, 5pm, Fri 5.35) Repeats.
• Pointless (BBC1, 5.15) Ed Gamble is the new timedmunds.
• Strangers on a Plane (C4, 5.30) It's Come Dine with Me but for holidays, and in Benidorm.
• House of Games (BBC2, 6pm) Repeats, with Kemah Bob, JJ Chalmers, Kevin Clifton, Victoria Derbyshire.
• Masterchef Down Under (W, 6pm) The show continues.
• Eggheads (C5, 6.30) This week's new teams are Sultans of Swing, Leeds Roller Derby, Greek Geekers, Quizness Secrets of the Pharoah, Plumming the Depths. Channel 5 have scheduled repeats from some weeks ago at 6pm, so the jackpot isn't consistent from one show to the next!

Monday 3 April

• All the Way from Memphis (Radio 4 Extra, 9am, 2pm, 7pm).
• Counterpoint (Radio 4, 3pm) The grand final.
• Just a Minute (Radio 4, 6.30) A new series begins.
• Farm to Feast Best Menu Wins (BBC2 NI, 7.30) Repeat from Friday.
• Mastermind (BBC2, 8pm) Semi-final 4: Frank Zappa, Siegfried Sassoon, female aviators, Eurovision Song Contest winners.
• University Challenge (BBC2, 8.30) Group phase, match 6.
• Tempting Fortune (C4, 9pm) Are they still at it?
• Rise and Fall (C4, 10pm) Hasn't this finished yet?

Tuesday 4 April

• Who Goes There? (Radio 4 Extra, 9am, 2pm, 7pm) Biographies.
• You Heard It Here First (Radio 4, 6.30) Alan Davies, Jess Fostekew, Suzi Ruffell, Paul Chowdhry.
• Interior Design Masters (BBC1, 8pm) Complete the joke: A painter, a carpenter, and a grand walked into a beach chalet.
• Home of the Year (RTÉ1, 8.30) It's the grand final!
• Celebrity Hunted (C4, 9pm) Everyone stays out of sight. Makes for boring telly if you ask us.
• Fred's Last Resort (E4, 9pm) A dozen white doves arrive. How many leave alive?
• Hell's Kitchen Us (ITV2, 9pm) Gorgon Ramsay is back. Don't all turn off at... oh.
• Rise and Fall (C4, 10pm).

Bonus feature

• Itopia (S4C, 5.30) A drama set in the Prosiect Z universe.

Wednesday 5 April

• It's Not What You Know (Radio 4 Extra, 9am, 2pm, 7pm).
• Dinner Date (ITVBe, 8pm) Nina.
• Race Across Canada (BBC1, 9pm) You are at: Dawson City, Y0B 1G0. Destination: A1A 1B3. Via point: Banff, T1L 1A9. Only 6300km more!
• Fred's Last Resort (E4, 9pm) Who wins? Fred decides.
• Hell's Kitchen Us (ITV2, 9pm) "Just wingin' it", an elevated chicken wings contest. Serve it to the grafters, you coward!
• Scotland's Greatest Escape (BBC Scotland, 10pm) The grand final. Repeated 7pm tomorrow.
• Rise and Fall (C4, 10pm).

Thursday 6 April - New Year's Day for Bankers

• The Unbelievable Truth (Radio 4 Extra, 9am, 2pm, 7pm). This week, the squirrels learn about superheroes.
• Pigo dy Drwyn (S4C, 5.25).
• Dragons' Den (BBC1, 8pm) This week, the dragons learn about showers.
• Gordon Ramsay's Future Food Stars (BBC1, 9pm) The sea has weed. Look, there's football on the ITV network, European champs England play South American champs Brazil, far higher quality than this guff.
• Taskmaster (C4, 9pm) "Trapped in a loveless marriage".
• Mock the Week (BBC2, 10pm; not NI) A classic episode.
• Rise and Fall (C4, 10pm) Last ep of the week.

Friday 7 April - Good Friday

A public holiday

• Breaking the News (Radio Scotland, 1.30).
• Prosiect Z (S4C, 5.30) Repeats of the game show in the Itopia universe from 2018.
• The Weakest Link (BBC1, 7.15; NI 7.45) John Robins, James Haskell, Bobby Seagull, Amanda Abbington, Sarah Kendall, Des Clarke, Yinka Bokinni, and Su Pollard. Wait, Bobby Seagull and Su Pollard on the same show?!
• Farm to Feast Best Menu Wins (BBC1 NI, 7.15) Eamonn Holmes talks about crabs.
• Would I Lie to You? (BBC1, 9pm; NI 11pm) Unseen bits 1.

Bonus feature

• Ability (Radio 4, 11.30am) Lost Voice Guy from Got Talent gets a comedy series. Lee Ridley plays himself, Andrew Hayden-Smith the voice in his head.

Sign language interpretation

• Dress to Impress (ITV2, 9.25am Sat).
• Dragons' Den (BBC2, 1.35am Tue).
• Takeaway Titans (RTÉ2, 12.15am Wed).
• Taskmaster (C4, 1.05am Wed).
• Dickinson's Real Deal (ITV, 5.05am Thu).
• Interior Design Masters (BBC2, 3am Fri).

Challenge

Saturday

7am The Chase 9am Wheel of Fortune 11am Family Fortunes 1pm Famous Family Fortunes 2.30 Strike it Lucky 4pm Tenable 5pm The Chase 11pm Bullseye 4am The Chase

Sunday

7am Scrapheap Challenge 10am The Chase 12 noon Dickinson's Real Deal 1pm Play Your Cards Right 3pm Blankety Blank 5pm Tenable 6pm The Chase

Monday - Friday

7am The Chase 10am Dickinson's Real Deal 11am Dale's Supermarket Sweep 12 noon Wheel of Fortune 1pm Tenable 2pm Who Wants to be a Millionaire 3pm Strike it Lucky 4pm Dickinson's Real Deal 5pm Bullseye 6pm Tenable 7pm Pointless 8pm The Chase 10pm Who Wants to be a Millionaire 11pm Bullseye 12 midnight The Chase 4am Who Wants to be a Millionaire 5am Bullseye