TV Guide This Week
In another quiet week for new game shows, we note the return of Great British Menu (BBC2, 7.30 weekdays), followed on Monday and Tuesday by shows with Michel Roux and Mary Berry.
Schedules subject to change.
Shortcuts: Sat | Sun | Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri
Contents |
Saturday 26 January
| 0825 | CBBC | Hole in the Wall | |
| 1100 | Rad5 | Fighting Talk | |
| 1125 | ITV | Famous Family Fortunes | Edwina Currie, Mark Durden-Smith, Judith Chalmers. |
| 1228 | Rad4 | The News Quiz | |
| 1330 | RLLY | Four in a Bed x5 | |
| 1430 | CBBC | Hoopla | |
| 1500 | ITV | Dinner Date | |
| 1530 | TV5 | Questions Pour un Champion | |
| 1600 | C4 | Come Dine with Me x5 | |
| 1630 | CITV | Jungle Run | |
| 1800 | DAVE | Total Wipe Us Out | |
| 1800 | BBC2 | The Great Comic Relief Bake Off x2 | Scotland 1200 tomorrow, assuming the tennis a) doesn't contain Andy and 2) is finished by then. |
| 1805 | 5* | Pop Idol Us x3 | Includes a new episode at 2000. |
| 1845 | BBC1 | Britain's Brightest | |
| 1900 | DAVE | Have I Got A Bit More News for You Night | |
| 1900 | ITV | Splash! | The "semi-finals". |
| 1940 | RTE1 | Winning Streak | |
| 2000 | BBC1 | It In to Win It | |
| 2030 | ITV | Take Me Out | The Gossip follows on ITV2 at 2145. |
| 2230 | BBC2 | QI XL | Invertebrates: Sarah Millican, Jimmy Carr, Johnny Vegas. NI 0000. |
| 2300 | Rad4 | Brain of Britain |
Sunday 27
| 0900 | WTCH | Total Wipeout Canada | Hot Cop and The Fuzz. |
| 0925 | ITV | House Guest in the Sun | |
| 1120 | ITV | May the Best House Win | |
| 1204 | Rad4 | The Unbelievable Truth | |
| 1230 | ITV | Dickinson's Real Deal | SD. |
| 1230 | BBC1 | Bargain Hunt | Scotland only. |
| 1615 | Mor4 | Come Dine With Me x5 | |
| 1630 | CITV | Jungle Run | |
| 1655 | BBC1 | A Question of Sport | Scotland only. Cancelled if the league cup semi goes to extra time. |
| 1700 | DAVE | Total Wipe Us Out | |
| 1730 | C4 | Deal or No Deal | AudioD. |
| 1800 | DAVE | QI | |
| 1800 | SKY1 | Got to Dance x2 | Auditions. |
| 1815 | ITV | Dancing on Ice | Skool disko. Continues at 2030. |
| 1830 | RTE1 | The Voice of Holland Ireland | |
| 1840 | DAVE | Have I Got A Bit More News for You | |
| 1900 | C4 | Come Dine With Me | Barnsley. |
| 1920 | DAVE | Never Mind the Buzzcocks | |
| 1920 | TV3 | Celebrity Mastermind | A repeat from last summer. |
| 1945 | ITV | Famous Family Fortunes | James Argent v Sheree Murphy. |
| 2000 | TV3 | Alan Hughes' Celebrity Family Fortunes | Ronnie Whelan v The Burkes of Crystal Swing. |
| 2305 | BBC1 | Room 101 Extra Storage | Not Wales. |
| 2345 | BBC1 | The Celebrity Apprentice Us | Celebrity Workout. Wales 0020. |
Shortcuts: Sat | Sun | Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri
Weekdays
| 0905 | BBC2 | Masterchef The Professionals | Signed. Not Fr. |
| 1120 | CBBC | The Slammer | |
| 1215 | BBC1 | Bargain Hunt | Some episodes SD. Also BBC-HD 1630. |
| 1215 | CBBC | School of Silence | |
| 1330 | RLLY | Four in a Bed | |
| 1330 | BBC2 | The Weakest Link | Wales 1300 Tu, Scot not We, not Th anywhere. |
| 1340 | CBBC | Copycats | |
| 1400 | ITV | Dickinson's Real Deal | Some episodes SD. |
| 1415 | BBC2 | Classic Mastermind | The 2003 series, we reckon. Scot 1400 We. |
| 1440 | C4 | Countdown | The Second Supreme Championship, week 4: Mark Foster. |
| 1530 | TV5 | Questions Pour un Champion | |
| 1530 | C4 | Face the Clock | |
| 1545 | BBC1 | Perfection | |
| 1600 | C4 | Deal or No Deal | AudioD. |
| 1600 | ITV | Tipping Point | |
| 1630 | BBC1 | Antiques Road Trip | |
| 1700 | ITV | The Chase | |
| 1700 | C4 | Four in a Bed | |
| 1715 | BBC1 | Pointless | |
| 1730 | C4 | Come Dine With Me | Shropshire. Old episodes at 1100. |
| 1800 | BBC2 | Eggheads | Also BBC-HD. |
| 1800 | SKY1 | Got to Dance | Daily updates. |
| 1900 | RLLY | Masterchef South Africa | |
| 1900 | DAVE | QI XL | |
| 1930 | BBC2 | Great British Menu New! | Thames. Also BBC-HD. Fr not Wales. |
| 2100 | C5 | Celebrity Big Brother | Bit on the Side follows at 2300 (We 2230). |
| 2200 | GDFD | Masterchef Ireland |
Monday 28
| 1500 | Rad4 | Brain of Britain | |
| 1725 | TG4 | Bog Stop | |
| 1830 | Rad4 | The Unbelievable Truth | Lloyd Langford, Celia Pacquola, Phill Jupitus, Marcus Brigstocke. |
| 1900 | LIV | The Biggest Loser Us x2 | |
| 2000 | BBC2 | University Challenge | Bangor v Durham. |
| 2030 | ALBA | Aibisidh | |
| 2030 | BBC2 | Masterchef The Professionals Special | Michel Roux's classics. |
| 2100 | C5 | Rory and Will: Champions of the World New! | Rory McGrath and Will Mellor tour the UK, trying to win local competitions. |
| 2200 | C4 | 8 Out of 10 Cats Does Deal or No Deal | |
| 2200 | BBCH | Never Mind the Buzzcocks | |
| 2200 | BBC2 | Mock the Week | |
| 2235 | BBC1 | Have I Got Old News for You | Not Wales, NI. |
| 2350 | BBC2 | QI | NI only. |
Shortcuts: Sat | Sun | Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri
Tuesday 29
| 0025 | BBC1 | The Celebrity Apprentice Us | Radio jingles. NI 0055. |
| 1835 | ALBA | Gleusta | |
| 1900 | BBC3 | Total Wipeout | |
| 2000 | TV3 | Come Dine with Me Ireland | Limerick. |
| 2000 | ITV | Who Wants to be a Millionaire | A very old couples special. |
| 2000 | BBC2 | The Mary Berry Story New! | From Bath to cakes. |
| 2100 | DAVE | QI XL | |
| 2100 | ALBA | Farpaisean Chon-Chaorach | |
| 2200 | DAVE | Mock the Week x2 | |
| 2310 | C4 | 8 Out of 10 Cats | The extended version. |
Wednesday 30
| 1700 | CITV | Fort Boyard Ultimate Challenge | |
| 1725 | TG4 | Bog Stop | |
| 1740 | S4C | Y Lifft | |
| 2240 | DAVE | Mock the Week | |
| 2300 | ITV2 | Celebrity Juice | Soap special. |
Thursday 31
| 2000 | 5* | Pop Idol Us | |
| 2000 | DAVE | QI XL | |
| 2200 | DAVE | Have I Got A Bit More News for You | |
| 2200 | ITV2 | Fake Reaction | Ashley Roberts, Brooke Vincent, Rob Beckett, Michelle de Swarte. Is that a majority-woman panel? |
| 2300 | DAVE | Never Mind the Buzzcocks |
Friday 1
| 1800 | CBBC | Sam and Mark's Big Friday Wind-Up | |
| 1830 | Rad4 | The News Quiz | Jeremy Hardy, Francis Wheen, Rebecca Front, Sue Perkins. |
| 1900 | LIV | The Love Machine | Followed by Love Bites. |
| 1930 | BBC1 | A Question of Sport | Robbie Grabarz, Barry McGuigan, Joanna Rowsell, Dietmar Hamann. |
| 2000 | BBC2 | Mastermind | Red Dwarf, Marie Curie, Jasper Fforde, Field Marshall Haig. Also BBC-HD. Not Wales. |
| 2030 | BBC1 | Room 101 | Cilla Black, Hugh Dennis, Mel Giedroyc. |
| 2100 | 5* | Pop Idol Us | |
| 2100 | DAVE | Have I Got A Bit More News for You | |
| 2100 | C4 | 8 Out of 10 Cats | |
| 2200 | BBC2 | QI | J for Jargon, again. Also BBC-HD. Not Wales. |
| 2300 | DAVE | Mock the Week |
Shortcuts: Sat | Sun | Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri
Channel abbreviations
| 4MUS | 4 Music |
| ALBA | BBC Alba |
| BBC1 | BBC1 (Network unless otherwise noted) |
| BBC2 | BBC2 (Network unless otherwise noted) |
| BBC3 | BBC3 |
| BBC4 | BBC4 |
| BBCH | BBC-HD |
| C4 | Channel 4 |
| C5 | Channel 5 |
| CBBC | CBBC Channel |
| CBBS | Cbeebies |
| CHAL | Challenge |
| DAVE | Dave |
| ESPT | Eurosport |
| ESP2 | Eurosport 2 |
| HTV | HTV (ITV in Wales; Wales only unless noted) |
| ITV | ITV1 (Network unless otherwise noted) |
| ITV2 | ITV2 |
| ITV3 | ITV3 |
| ITV4 | ITV4 |
| LIV | Sky Living |
| LIV2 | Sky Living It |
| MOR4 | More 4 |
| PICK | Pick TV |
| Rad1 | BBC Radio 1 |
| Rad2 | BBC Radio 2 |
| Rad3 | BBC Radio 3 |
| Rad4 | BBC Radio 4 |
| Rad5 | BBC Radio 5 |
| Rd4X | BBC Radio 4Xtra |
| RCym | BBC Radio Cymru |
| RSco | BBC Radio Scotland |
| RUls | BBC Radio Ulster |
| RWal | BBC Radio Wales |
| RTE1 | RTE1 (Irish) |
| RTE2 | RTE2 (Irish) |
| RTR1 | RTE Radio 1 (Irish) |
| S4C | S4C |
| SKY1 | Sky 1 |
| SKYA | Sky Atlantic |
| STV | STV (ITV1 in North and Central Scotland) |
| TV3 | TV3 (Irish) |
| TV5 | TV5 Monde (Europe) |
| TG4 | TG 4 (Irish) |
| UTV | Ulster Television (ITV1 in Northern Ireland) |
| WTCH | Watch |
Other stations explained in the programme description.
AudioD - Audio Description for the blind.
Signed - in-vision British Sign Language translation.
Shows on BBC1, ITV, Channel 4, Channel 5, ITV2, E4, Sky Living, and Sky One are in HD unless specified as SD. Shows on other channels are marked as HD.
