TV Guide 2023-08-26
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Lots of quizzes return on Monday - Tipping Point and The Chase (ITV network) have new episodes, Mastermind (BBC2) starts a whole new series. Taskmaster Nz comes to E4Extra (weeknights), and Selling Super Houses (C4, Tue) tries to find the best estate agent around.
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Saturday 26 August
- Bargain Hunt (BBC1, 1.15).
- Tipping Point (ITV, 4.30).
- Pen/Campwyr (S4C, 5.05) A classic episode.
Primetime
- In for a Penny (ITV, 5.30) Cambridge, repeat.
- The Chase Celebrity Special (ITV, 6.30) Repeat, with Mark Chapman, Gillian Joseph, Ryan Sidebottom, Fred MacAulay.
- Moneyball (ITV, 7.30) Last week's episode airs on VM1 at 6pm, and there's another chance to miss this one at 3.15 Sunday.
- Am Dro! (S4C, 7.30) A classic episode.
- Celebability (VM2, 10.05) Ireland gets the series from earlier in the summer.
- BBC Brain (Radio 4, 11pm) Repeat from last Monday.
Sunday 27 August
- Bake Off The Professionals (C4, 7.45am) Repeat from Tuesday.
- Kids Baking Championship (Food Network, 9am) Three new episodes.
- Just a Minute (Radio 4, 12.04) Repeat from last Monday.
- Bargain Hunt (BBC1, 12.15).
- World Pipe Band Championships (BBC1 Scotland, 4.05) Highlights from the event held recently on Glasgow Green.
- Alone (C4, 9pm) A nocturnal predator.
Weekday Daytimes
- Bridge of Lies (RTÉ1, about 10.20am) Series 2, as shown on BBC1 earlier this year.
- Bargain Hunt (BBC1, 12.15).
- !mpossible (BBC2, 1pm); Eggheads (BBC2, 1.45); Make Me a Dealer (BBC2, 2.15); Great Local Menu (BBC2, 3pm) Repeats; it's finals week for Great Local Menu.
- Countdown (C4, 2.10) Ardal O'Hanlon. Repeated about 6am one-and-a-half working days later.
- Lingo (ITV, 3pm; Mon 4pm) Repeats.
- Masterchef The Professionals (RTÉ1, 3.30) As seen on BBC1 late last year.
- Tipping Point (ITV, 4pm; Mon 5pm) New episodes start here.
- The Finish Line (BBC1, 4.30) A new daytime quiz.
- The Chase (ITV, 5pm; Mon 6.30) New episodes start here.
- Four in a Bed (C4, 5pm) Repeats.
- Pointless (BBC1, 5.15) New episodes with Gyles Brandreth wearing funky jumpers; he regenerates into Stephen Mangan on Thursday.
- Come Dine with Me (C4, 5.30) New episodes in the West Midlands.
- House of Games (BBC2, 6pm) Repeats: Jennie McAlpine, Ugo Monye, Joe Pasquale, Felicity Ward.
- Taskmaster Bleeped (E4, 8pm) Series 15 - Frankie, Ivo, Jenny, Kiell, Mae.
- Yankee Love Island (ITVB, 10pm).
- Taskmaster Nz (E4Extra, 11.05) Series 1 of the programme from Aotearoa.
Monday 28 August
Bank holiday for most, but not Scotland or Ireland.
- BBC Brain (Radio 4, 3pm).
- Just a Minute (Radio 4, 6.30) From Edinburgh, with Pointless celebrity Gyles Brandreth, Susie McCabe, Fred MacAulay, Rachel Parris.
- Mastermind (BBC2, 7.30) New series starts here. Specialist subjects: geography of Poirotverse, Calvin & Hobbes cartoons, Drake, Red Clydeside.
- Only Connect (BBC2, 8pm) Mercians vs Volunteers.
- University Challenge (BBC2, 8.30) East Anglia vs Strathclyde.
- Are You the One? (MTV, 10pm) "It takes one to know one".
Tuesday 29 August
- Who Goes There? (Radio 4 Extra, 9am, 2pm, 7pm).
- Bake Off The Professionals (C4, 8pm) Dawn of a new day in the semi final.
- Celebrity Masterchef (BBC1, 9pm) We're in Beamish for the first semi final.
- Ultimate Wedding Planner (BBC2, 9pm) This week's couple are getting married in two places at once. Don't try this at home, unless you have two homes...
- Super Selling Houses (C4, 9pm) … and if you do have two homes, ask this lot to flog one for you. A group of estate agents compete to work for squillionaire property mogul Paul Kemsley. Their first task is to organise an open house for a property with three swimming pools and a helipad - it's all valued at £20 million (€ :23,5mn), their budget is £2000. "They get a little professional guidance, but their efforts are cringeworthy" says the Radio Times, while totally gawking at the house.
Wednesday 30 August
- Never Mind the Buzzcocks (The Satellite Channel, 9pm) This week, it's Gregory Porter, Amy Gledhill, and Chesney Hawkes.
- QI (BBC2, 9.30) Spooky, repeated.
- Mock the Week (BBC2, 10pm) Look back at the news, repeated.
Thursday 31 August
- Funny You Should Ask (Radio 4 Extra, 9am, 2pm, 7pm) Quiz about comedy from 1981.
- Celebrity Masterchef (BBC1, 8pm) Big Zuu joins the fun.
- Puzzling (C5, 8pm).
Friday 1 September
- Listomania (Radio 4 Extra, 9am, 2pm, 7pm).
- Breaking the News (Radio Scotland, 1.30).
- A Question of Sport (BBC1, 8pm; Wales 4pm Sat) Jonny Hill (rugbyer), Frey Anderson (swimmer), Joe Fraser (gymnast), Leon Osman (footballer).
- Popmaster (C4, 8pm) As shown on More4 earlier in the year.
- Would I Lie to You? (BBC1, 8.30; not Wales) A classic episode, with Angellica Bell, Suggs, Bob Mortimer, and Holly Willoughby.
- Celebrity Masterchef (BBC1, 9pm) Airline food.
- RuPaul's Drag Race Down Under (BBC3, 9pm).
- Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown (C4, 10.05) A classic episode, with Jonathan Ross, Russell Kane, Alan Carr, Judi Love, and Josh Jones.
Sign language interpretation
- Celebrity Masterchef (BBC2, 1.55am Tue, 2.15am and 3.15am Thu).
- Ultimate Wedding Planner (BBC2, 1.30am Wed).
- Next Level Chef (ITV, 3.25am Thu).
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 Bullseye 12 noon Play Your Cards Right 1pm Dickinson's Real Deal 2pm Through the Keyhole 3pm Blankety Blank 5pm Tenable 7pm The Chase
Monday
7am The Chase 10am Catchphrase 11am Supermarket Sweep 12 noon Through the Keyhole 1pm Family Fortunes 2pm Who Wants to be a Millionaire 3pm Strike it Lucky 4pm Through the Keyhole 5pm Tenable 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
Tuesday
As Monday, except
5pm Bullseye 6pm Who Wants to be a Millionaire? 7pm Pointless then as Monday
Wednesday
As Monday, except
4pm Through the Keyhole 4.30 Bullseye 6pm Who Wants to be a Millionaire? 7pm Pointless then as Monday
Thursday
As Monday, except
12 noon Through the Keyhole 12.30 Wheel of Fortune 1pm Family Fortunes 2pm Who Wants to be a Millionaire 3pm Strike it Lucky 4pm Catchphrase 6pm Who Wants to be a Millionaire? 7pm Pointless then as Monday
Friday
As Monday, except
12 noon Wheel of Fortune 1pm Family Fortunes 2pm Who Wants to be a Millionaire 3pm Strike it Lucky 4pm Catchphrase 6pm Who Wants to be a Millionaire? 7pm Pointless then as Monday
