TV Guide 2024-08-31

ITV launches its new Saturday night schedule, with Celebrity Catchphrase with Stephen Mulhern, BBC The Voice of Holland, and Password all on the slate. Sunday sees the start of Olivia Attwood's Bad Boyfriends on ITV2, it'll be gone in two weeks.

ITV's daytime schedule also gets something new: fresh Tipping Point and Lingo in daytime, and The Chase marks its 15th anniversary with a two-Chaser special.

Channel 4 is all Paralympics, all the time. BBC1 has a remarkable booking on Celebrity Masterchef: it's Diane from this year's The Traitors. Sunday lunch round her place, anyone?

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

Saturday 31 August

Fighting Talk (Radio 5, 11am).
Bargain Hunt (BBC1, 1.15).
In for a Penny with Stephen Mulhern (ITV, 4pm); Tipping Point Best Ever Finals (ITV, 4.30) Repeats.
Hewlfa Drysor (S4C, 5pm) Another chance to see the local treasure hunt series.

Primetime

The Chase Celebrity Special (ITV, 5.30) Repeat, with Sunetra Sarker, Matty Lee, David Arnold, and Lord Basil of Brushford.
The Hit List (BBC1, 6.20) New civilian episodes of the music quiz. Repeated late on Thursday night.
Stephen Mulhern's Celebrity Catchphrase with Stephen Mulhern (ITV, 7pm) A new run of Stephen Mulhern's other primetime show. No, the other one. Not that one, the one with graphics and celebs. Fern Britton, Dominic Brunt, and Kelle Bryan.
The Weakest Link (BBC1, 7.05) Repeat, with Kerry Godliman, Janet Street-Porter, Bez, Josh Jones, Jowita Przystal, William Hanson, Danny Clarke, Ruby Bhogal.
Blankety Blank (BBC1, 7.50) Anton Du BLANK, Kadeena Cox, Tom Allen, Brian Conley, Lady Leshurr, Alex Brooker.
BBC The Voice of Holland (ITV, 8pm) Tom Jones and will.i.am are joined by Leann Rimes, and by Tom Fletcher and Danny Jones from McFly operating as one team.
Pointless Celebrities (BBC1, 8.25) Repeat: Colin Salmon, Chizzy Akudolu, Rosie Marcel, Belinda Owusu, Des Clarke, Martel Maxwell, Harriet Thorpe, La Voix.
Password (ITV, 9.40) Daisy May Cooper and Alan Carr help players guess the connection between words, by giving clues to the words. Stephen Mangan tries to control them. Repeated late Friday night.

Sunday 1 September

Bargain Hunt (BBC1, 12.15).
BBC Brain (Radio 4, 4.30) After last week's fun, it's the first regular heat.
Celebrity Race Across the World (BBC2, 5pm; not Wales) Repeat from last Wednesday.
Bad Boyfriends (ITV2, 9pm) Olivia Attwood invites some blokes to go to Greece for a blokey week of bromance. But! Their girlfriends are waiting for them, and there will be Relationship Lessons. Repeated late-night on the ITV network.

Weekday Daytimes

That's My Dog (Rewind TV, 10am and 5pm) Repeats of the mutt-and-man show, for viewers on some satellite systems.
Bargain Hunt (BBC1, 12.15; Scotland 11.15 Thu) New on Monday (a "Just in Time" clocks and watches special) and Friday (Builth Wells). Repeats for the rest of the week.
Headhunters (BBC2, 1pm); Bridge of Lies (BBC2, 1.45) Series 1 repeats.
Dickinson's Real Deal (ITV, 2pm). Repeats. Countdown is off for the Paralympics - back next week.
Masterchef The Professionals (BBC2, 3pm) Recent repeats.
Lingo (ITV, 3pm) New episodes, concluding the 2023 series after almost eighteen months off. Signed repeats at 5.05am next morning.
Antiques Road Trip (BBC1, 3.45) Hettie Jago and Tim Medhurst.
Tipping Point (ITV, 4pm) New episodes resume.
The Answer Run (BBC1, 4.30) New episodes.
The Chase (ITV, 5pm) New episodes.
Pointless (BBC1, 5.15) New episodes with Desiree Burch.
House of Games (3) (BBC2, 6pm) Repeat with Kirsten O'Brien, Christine Ohuruogu, Mike Bubbins, Kai Widdrington.
Masterchef Australia (W, 7pm).
Shark Tank (BBC3, 8pm; Mon, Tue only) Yankee Dragons' Den.
Love Island Usa (ITVB, 10pm).

Monday 2 September

Just a Minute (Radio 4 Extra, 2pm and 8pm) Graham Norton, Gyles Brandreth, Paul Merton, Suki Webster.
The Chase 15th Anniversary Special (ITV, 5pm) Four contestants take on - not one Chaser - but two of them!
The Unbelievable Truth (Radio 4, 6.30) Angela Barnes, Glenn Moore, Shaparak Khorsandi, Neil Delamere.
Second-Hand Showdown (E4, 7.30). No Mastermind, it's replaced by cricket, or a filler programme replacing cricket.
Only Connect (BBC2, 8pm) Harmonics vs Cat Cows, a group of yoga enthusiasts.
University Challenge (BBC2, 8.30) Warwick vs East Anglia.
Wales' Home of the Year (BBC Scotland, 8.30) Wales? Scotland? Repeat from 2023.
Call My Bluff (BBC4, 9pm) May 1976, with guests Felicity Kendal, Simon Ward, Penelope Keith, Joss Ackland.
Bad Boyfriends (ITV2, 9pm) How well do the lads know their lasses? Repeated late-night in some regions.
Never Mind the Buzzcocks (Sky Mix, 9pm) Richard Ayoade, Mollie King, Majestic. New to Freeview viewers.
Going for a Song (BBC4, 9.30) From 1976, with Ian Harris, Harry Fowler, Angela Rippon.
Picture Slam (BBC Scotland, 10pm).
Have I Got Old News for You (BBC1, 11.25) Alexander Armstrong, Maisie Adam, Camilla Long, from early 2023.

Tuesday 3 September

The Personality Test (Radio 4 Extra, 2pm, 8pm) Eve Pollard.
Celebrity Masterchef (BBC1, 8pm) This week it's Mutya Buena (Sugababe), Vito Coppola (dancer), Diane Carson (fizzy rosé fan), OJ Borg (lottery host), Dominic Skinner (make-up artist).
Cooking with the Stars (ITV, 8pm) The grand final. Grandness not guaranteed.
Bad Boyfriends (ITV2, 9pm) A request for a pre-nuptual agreement, and we weren't even married. Repeated late-night on the ITV network.

Wednesday 4 September

Celebrity Race Across the World (BBC1, 9pm) This week, the teams go to Tigre, and switch to Spanish.
Bad Boyfriends (ITV2, 9pm) Will the lads hand over their mobile phones? Repeated late-night on the ITV network.
Am Dro! (S4C, 10pm) A classic episode.

Thursday 5 September

Celebrity Masterchef (BBC1, 8pm) Another pairs test.
Bad Boyfriends (ITV2, 9pm) Will the lads also hand over their sekrit burner phones? Repeated late-night in some regions.

Friday 6 September

The Good, the Bad, and the Unexpected (Radio Scotland, 1.32).
Foul Play (Radio 4 Extra, 2pm, 8pm) Whodunnit, chaired by Simon Brett.
The News Quiz (Radio 4, 6.30) Another discussion about the week's events.
Would I Lie to You (BBC1, 8.35; not NI) A classic episode with Sinitta, Johnny Marr, Jo Brand, Ivo Graham.
Beat the Chasers (ITV, 9pm) Repeat.
Bad Boyfriends (ITV2, 9pm) What happened on the wild night out, and why it's got to do with phones so secret even the boys don't know they're using them. Repeated late-night on the ITV network.
Celebrity Masterchef (BBC1, 9.05) Quarter-final time.

Sign language interpretation

Deal or No Deal (ITV, 5.05am Sun).
Celebrity Masterchef (BBC2, 2.10am Tue; 12.45am Wed, 12.45am Fri) One week behind BBC1.
Lingo (ITV, 5.05am Tue-Fri) Shown earlier in the day.
Celebrity Race Across the World (BBC2, 1.45am Wed) One week behind BBC1.
Bridge of Lies (BBC2, 2.45am Wed) From earlier this year.
Cooking with the Stars (ITV, 5.05am Wed) Two weeks behind the Tuesday show.
In for a Penny (STV, 3.45am Thu; rest of ITV 5.05am Fri).

Challenge

Saturday

7am The Chase 9am Bruce's Price is Right 10am Supermarket Sweep 11am Famous Family Fortunes 1pm Cash Trapped 3pm 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 Through the Keyhole 4pm Cash Trapped 5pm The Chase

Monday - Friday

7am The Chase 10am The Weakest Link 11am Pointless Celebrities 12 noon Cash Trapped 1pm Family Fortunes 3pm Catchphrase 4pm Blockbusters 5pm Bullseye 7pm Cash Trapped 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