TV Guide 2023-04-08

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Current revision as of 18:38, 4 April 2023

A big Saturday night on ITV: In With a Shout begins, Saturday Night Takeaway and Starstruck finish. A big Monday night on BBC1, Masterchef returns (also Tue, Fri).

Channel 4's constructed reality shows end - Tempting Fortune on Monday, Rise and Fall on Thursday. Round the Islands Quiz is back on Radio 4, Have I Got News for You on BBC1. There's a network outing for Wales' Home of the Year (BBC2, Wed).

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Contents 1 Saturday 8 April 1.1 Primetime 2 Sunday 9 April - Easter Sunday 2.1 Primetime 2.2 Bonus feature 3 Weekday Daytimes 4 Monday 10 April - Easter Monday 5 Tuesday 11 April 5.1 Bonus feature 6 Wednesday 12 April 7 Thursday 13 April 8 Friday 14 April 9 Sign language interpretation 10 Challenge 10.1 Saturday 10.2 Sunday 10.3 Monday - Friday

Saturday 8 April

• Fighting Talk (Radio 5, 11am).
• Ninja Warrior Down Under (ITV2, 11.20am) Not the same series as shown on the Dave channel.
• Breaking the News (Radio Scotland, 11.30am) Repeat from yesterday.
• Masterchef 2019 (RTÉ1, 11.50).
• Celebrity Best Home Cook (BBC2, 12 noon) Repeat.
• Bargain Hunt (BBC1, 1.15).
• Ireland's Smartest (RTÉ1, 1.40) Repeat from last Sunday.
• Limitless Win (RTÉ1, 2.40) Repeat from February 2022.
• Four in a Bed (C4, 4pm) Five episodes.
• Ninja Warrior Down Under (Dave, 4pm) The series 2 grand final concludes.
• Stephen Mulhern's Celebrity Catchphrase with Stephen Mulhern (ITV, 5pm) Joining Stephen Mulhern tonight are Emily Atack, Brenda Edwards, Martin Kemp.

Primetime

• In With a Shout (ITV, 6pm) Joel Dommett asks families to answer questions; the correct responses are somewhere in a montage of moving images. This week, Loveridges play Smiths.
• Pen/Campwyr (S4C, 6.50); Am Dro! (S4C, 7.30) Recent episodes repeated.
• Saturday Night Takeaway (VM1 and ITV, 7pm) The places on the plane, live from Florida. Repeated VM1 3.30 Sun.
• Pointless Celebrities (BBC1, 7.45) Lesley Garrett, Penny Lancaster, Noreen Khan, Eshaan Akbar, Laurie Brett, John Partridge, James King, Rosie Millard.
• Starstruck (ITV, 8.30) The grand final.
• Counterpoint (Radio 4, 11pm) The final. Repeat from last Monday.

Sunday 9 April - Easter Sunday

• Just a Minute (Radio 4, 12.04) Repeat from last Monday.
• Home of the Year (RTÉ1, 12.20) Repeat from last Tuesday.
• Bargain Hunt (BBC1, 12.30; not Wales).
• Interior Design Masters (BBC2, 4pm) Repeat from Tuesday.
• Race Across Canada (BBC2, 5pm; not Wales) Repeat from Wednesday.

Primetime

• Celebrity Lingo (ITV, 5.30) Repeat from last autumn.
• Unbeatable (VM1, 6pm) Shown on BBC1 in May 2021.
• Y Talwrn (Radio Cymru, 7pm).
• Saturday Night Takeaway (ITV, 7pm) Behind the scenes at Saturday Night Takeaway.
• Ireland's Smartest (RTÉ1, 7.30).
• The Great Celebrity Bake Off (C4, 7.40) Paddy McGuinness, Coleen Nolan, Joe Thomas, Ellie Taylor.
• Project Icon (BBC3, 9pm) Song production.
• Tempting Fortune (C4, 9pm) Doughnuts.

Bonus feature

• For the Love of Paul O'Grady (ITV, 8pm) A tribute to the presenter, comedian, activist, animal-lover.

Weekday Daytimes

• Bargain Hunt (BBC1, 12.15).
• !mpossible (BBC2, Mon, Thu 12.45; Wed 1pm; not Tue, Fri); Eggheads (BBC2, 1.30; Tue, Wed 1.45) Repeats.
• Dickinson's Real Deal (ITV, 2pm; not Mon, Thu, Fri) Repeats.
• Countdown (C4, 2.10) Grace Dent. Repeated about 6am two-and-a-half working days later.
• Lingo (ITV, 3pm, Mon 4pm; not Thu, Fri) Repeats.
• The Bidding Room (BBC1, 3.45) New episodes. Repeated 7.15am next day.
• Unbeatable (BBC1, 4.30) Series 2 resumes.
• Tipping Point (ITV, 4pm, Mon 5pm; not Thu, Fri) Repeats.
• Four in a Bed (C4, 5pm) New episodes.
• The Chase (ITV, 5pm, Mon 6.30) Repeats.
• Pointless (BBC1, 5.15) Ed Gamble.
• Strangers on a Plane (C4, 5.30) This week, Porto.
• House of Games (BBC2, 6pm; Wales 7.30 Tue) Repeats, with Kaye Adams, Mark Chapman, Philip Glenister, Thanyia Moore.
• Masterchef Down Under (W, 6pm) The show continues.
• Eggheads (C5, 6.30) This week's new teams are Fair City Rollers, Good Time Games, The Strangers, The Scramblers, The Return of Wind Plus. There are still repeats at 6pm, on a separate schedule.

Monday 10 April - Easter Monday

Holiday for most

• We've Been Here Before (Radio 4 Extra, 9am, 2pm, 7pm).
• Bake Off 2012 Day (Food Network, 10am) All ten episodes, going right through to 8pm.
• Round the Islands Quiz (Radio 4, 3pm) A new series of radio's toughest quiz begins. South of England (Marcus Berkmann, Paul Sinha) play Midlands (Frankie Fanko, Stephen Maddock).
• Just a Minute (Radio 4, 6.30) Paul Merton, Shaparak Khorsandi, Daliso Chaponda, Heidi Regan.
• Farm to Feast Best Menu Wins (BBC2 NI, 7.30) Repeat from Friday.
• Masterchef (BBC1, 8pm) Trying not to get mixed up with the black chair show, John Torode and Gregg Wallace welcome the first competitors.
• Mastermind (BBC2, 8pm) Semi-final 5: Fridtjof Nansen, 4AD Records, Christina Rossetti, Jason Bourne films.
• University Challenge (BBC2, 8.30) Group phase, match 7.
• Tempting Fortune (C4, 9pm) The final leg, the last arguments.
• Rise and Fall (C4, 10pm) Who's up, who's down, who still cares?

Tuesday 11 April

• The Motion Show (Radio 4 Extra, 9am, 2pm, 7pm) Biographies.
• You Heard It Here First (Radio 4, 6.30) Lee Mack, Sikisa, Andy Parsons, Sarah Keyworth.
• Interior Design Masters (BBC1, 8pm) Two interior designers go into a honeymoon suite.
• Masterchef (BBC1, 9pm) Dishes inspired by celebrity chefs, like Mark Curry's pancakes.
• Celebrity Hunted (C4, 9pm).
• Hell's Kitchen Us (ITV2, 9pm) Clawing your way to the top.
• Rise and Fall (C4, 10pm).

Bonus feature

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

Wednesday 12 April

• It's Not What You Know (Radio 4 Extra, 9am, 2pm, 7pm).
• Dinner Date (ITVBe, 8pm) James from Wilmslow.
• Wales' Home of the Year (BBC2, 8.30) We join Owain Wyn Evans, Mandy Watkins, and Glen Thomas in North East Wales. As seen on BBC Wales last year.
• Race Across Canada (BBC1, 9pm) You are at: Banff, T1L 1A9. Destination: A1A 1B3. Via point: Churchill, R0B 0E0. You are heading in completely the wrong direction.
• Hell's Kitchen Us (ITV2, 9pm) Slipping down.
• Rise and Fall (C4, 10pm).

Thursday 13 April

• The Unbelievable Truth (Radio 4 Extra, 9am, 2pm, 7pm). This week, the squirrels learn about kissing.
• Pigo dy Drwyn (S4C, 5.25).
• Dragons' Den (BBC1, 8pm) This week, the dragons learn about homemade soups.
• Gordon Ramsay's Future Food Stars (BBC1, 9pm) A bottomless brunch with drag queens.
• Taskmaster (C4, 9pm) "I love to squander promise".
• Rise and Fall (C4, 10pm) The grand final. Last in the "present" series.
• Am Dro! (S4C, 10pm) Ar lan y Môr, a beaches special. Repeat.

Friday 14 April

• Breaking the News (Radio Scotland, 1.30).
• Prosiect Z (S4C, 5.30) Repeats of the game show in the Itopia universe from 2018.
• Farm to Feast Best Menu Wins (BBC1 NI, 7.30) Eamonn Holmes talks about mushrooms.
• A Question of Sport (BBC1 England, 7.30; Scotland 10.40, NI 11.10, not Wales) Ellen White (footballer), Jake Wightman (runner), Mick Fitzgerald (horse jockey), Anthony Ogogo (Big Brother Celebrity Hijack)
• Would I Lie to You? (BBC1, 8pm) Unseen bits 2.
• Masterchef (BBC1, 8.30) The quarter-final.
• Have I Got News for You (BBC1, 9pm) Charlie Brooker hosts, Miles Jupp's on the panel, and the establishment still wins.
• Der' Dramor 'Da Fi! (S4C, 9pm) Four people who have never met travel to Barcelona. Each has organised their ideal day. All their choices are scored, winner takes £1000.

Sign language interpretation

• Dress to Impress (ITV2, 8.10am Sat). Two episodes.
• Celebrity Hunted (C4, 12.05am Tue).
• Dragons' Den (BBC2, 1.25am Tue).
• Taskmaster (C4, 1.55am Wed).
• Family Fortunes (ITV, 5.05am Wed).
• Take a Hike (BBC2, 8am Wed).
• Saturday Night Takeaway (ITV, 3am Thu) Behind the scenes.

Challenge

Saturday

7am The Chase Continues all day

Sunday

7am The Chase Continues all day

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