TV Guide This Week
Another week, another Saturday night show. This one's I Love My Country (BBC1, 7.30), a panel game. Wave your own flags. Mastermind is back (BBC2, 8pm Fri), but so is Quote... Unquote (Radio 4, 3pm Mon).
Schedules subject to change.
Shortcuts: Sat | Sun | Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri
Contents |
Saturday 3 August
| 0830 | ITV | Dinner Date | |
| 1100 | CBBS | Swashbuckle | |
| 1130 | BBC2 | University Challenge | Repeat from Monday. |
| 1215 | BBC1 | Bargain Hunt | SD. |
| 1225 | ITV | Mr and Mrs, Miss, or Mr | Another episode TV3 at 1830. |
| 1228 | Rad4 | The News Quiz | |
| 1530 | TV5 | Questions Pour un Champion | |
| 1620 | C4 | Come Dine with Me x4 | Cardiff. |
| 1655 | CITV | Jungle Run | |
| 1725 | TV5 | Fort Boyard | Brian Joubert and his chums. |
| 1755 | TG4 | Total Wipe Us Out | |
| 1900 | DAVE | QI XL | |
| 1930 | ITV | Your Face Sounds Familiar | Also TV3. |
| 1930 | BBC1 | I Love My Country New! | My country's so comfortably lovely. With Charlotte Salt, Tom Ellis, Susannah Reid, Ricky Norwood, Helen George, James Martin. |
| 2015 | TG4 | Survivor | |
| 2020 | BBC1 | Break the Safe | With twenty-one minutes until the credits on ITV, it's time to play on. |
| 2025 | RTE1 | The Big Money Game | Repeated 1310 tomorrow. |
| 2045 | TV3 | The Cube | |
| 2045 | ITV | Famous Family Fortunes | Charlie Condou and Paula Lane. |
| 2100 | DAVE | Mock the Week night | |
| 2200 | C5 | Big Brother | Followed by the spinoff knocking down Bash Street School: Bit on the Psyche at 2300. |
| 2300 | Rad4 | Counterpoint |
Sunday 4
| 0825 | CBBC | Splatalot | |
| 1000 | CBBC | Total Wipeout | |
| 1000 | WTCH | Junior Masterchef Australia | |
| 1100 | CBBS | Swashbuckle | |
| 1100 | BBC1 | Bargain Hunt | |
| 1204 | Rad4 | I'm Sorry I Haven't a Clue | |
| 1210 | ITV2 | Britain's Got Talent Us x2 | |
| 1230 | C5 | Big Brother Bit on the Side: Rylan's Supersized Celebrity Sunday | |
| 1330 | C4 | Deal or No Deal | AudioD. |
| 1655 | CITV | Jungle Run | |
| 1720 | Mor4 | Come Dine With Me x5 | Oxford. |
| 1840 | DAVE | QI x2 | Also 2200. |
| 1900 | ITV | Tipping Point Lucky Stars | Big Brother winner Brian Dowling, This Morning presenter Ruth Langsford, and television professional Eamonn Holmes. |
| 1900 | RLLY | Masterchef Australia | |
| 1900 | BBC1 | Celebrity Mastermind | Phil Tyme and others. |
| 1915 | TV3 | Catchphrase | |
| 2000 | ITV | All-Star Mr and Mrs, Miss, or Mr | Will and Michelle Mellor; Michael Brandon and Glynis Barber; Abz From Five and Vicky O'Neill. |
| 2000 | DAVE | Have I Got News for You Night | |
| 2100 | C5 | Big Brother | |
| 2115 | 4MUS | 8 Out of 10 Cats | |
| 2130 | RTE1 | Celebrity Masterchef Ireland | |
| 2225 | BBC1 | Have I Got Old News For You | Scotland 2310. Welcome back, Seen At Sport. |
| 2300 | BBC2 | What a Load of Buzzcocks | Scotland 2355. |
| 2310 | BBC1 | Room 101 Extra Storage |
Shortcuts: Sat | Sun | Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri
Weekdays
| 0900 | CBBC | Comic Relief Does Glee Club | |
| 1200 | DAVE | Total Wipe Us Out | |
| 1215 | BBC1 | Bargain Hunt | Some episodes SD. Also BBC2 0730. |
| 1230 | ITV | Tipping Point | |
| 1345 | BBC2 | The Weakest Link | Repeats from 2002. SD. |
| 1430 | BBC2 | Classic Mastermind | The 2006 series. SD. |
| 1500 | ITV | Secret Dealers | |
| 1500 | BBC1 | Perfection | |
| 1510 | C4 | Countdown | Dan Walker, who becomes Gloria Hunniford on Friday. |
| 1530 | TV5 | Questions Pour un Champion | |
| 1600 | C4 | Deal or No Deal | AudioD. |
| 1700 | C4 | Come Dine With Me | Hour-long repeats. |
| 1700 | ITV | Take on the Twisters | |
| 1715 | BBC1 | Pointless | |
| 1800 | BBC2 | Eggheads | |
| 1800 | NICK | Figure it Out | |
| 1800 | RLLY | Three in a Bed | |
| 1900 | RLLY | Masterchef Australia | Also RTE1 at 0945. |
| 2200 | C5 | Big Brother | Bit on the Side follows at 2300. We 2100, not Fr. |
Monday 5
| 1500 | Rad4 | Quote, Unquote New! | Martin Bell, Viv Groskop, Edward Petherbridge, David Schneider. |
| 1830 | Rad4 | I'm Sorry I Haven't a Clue | Leicester, with Rob Brydon singing, and Jack Dee laughing. |
| 1900 | BBC3 | Would I Lie to You? | |
| 2000 | BBC2 | University Challenge | Durham v Queens' Cambridge. |
| 2030 | BBC4 | Only Connect | The grand final. |
| 2100 | DAVE | QI XL | |
| 2200 | DAVE | Have I Got A Bit More News for You | |
| 2200 | C4 | 8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown | Repeat from Friday. |
| 2200 | BBC2 | QI | Not NI. |
| 2300 | DAVE | Mock the Week | |
| 2300 | E4 | 8 Out of 10 Cats Uncut |
Shortcuts: Sat | Sun | Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri
Tuesday 6
| 1730 | CBBC | Gory Games | |
| 1830 | Rad4 | It's Not What You Know | Francis Wheen, Andrew Maxwell, and Kirsty Wark. More on that story later. |
| 2100 | DAVE | QI XL | |
| 2100 | ITV2 | Hell's Kitchen Us | |
| 2100 | 4Mus | 8 Out of 10 Cats x2 | |
| 2200 | DAVE | Have I Got A Bit More News for You | |
| 2300 | DAVE | Never Mind the Buzzcocks | |
| 2340 | DAVE | Big Ask |
Wednesday 7
| 1900 | DAVE | QI XL | Also 2100. |
| 2000 | ITV | You Saw Them Here First | With young Jessie J and too much (ie some) Simon Cowell. |
| 2000 | TV5 | Comme Un Chef! | Sort-of Masterchef France. |
| 2000 | BBC1 | Celebrity Masterchef | John Thomson, Philips Idowu, Denise Black, Ade Edmondson. |
| 2100 | ITV2 | Hell's Kitchen | |
| 2100 | 4Mus | 8 Out of 10 Cats x2 | |
| 2200 | DAVE | Have I Got a Bit More News for You | |
| 2300 | DAVE | Never Mind the Buzzcocks |
Thursday 8
| 2000 | BBC1 | Celebrity Masterchef | Modern cooking. |
| 2000 | LIV | Four Weddings | |
| 2100 | LIV | Britain and Ireland's Next Top Model | |
| 2100 | DAVE | QI XL | Also 1900. |
| 2200 | DAVE | Have I Got A Bit More News for You | |
| 2300 | DAVE | Never Mind the Buzzcocks |
Friday 9
| 1830 | Rad4 | The News Quiz | From Edinburgh, with Susan Calman, Jeremy Hardy, Matt Forde. |
| 2000 | C4 | Four Rooms | |
| 2000 | BBC2 | Mastermind New! | The series starts here! Muppet Films, Alexander the Great, St John, Benjamin Britten. |
| 2030 | BBC1 | Celebrity Masterchef | |
| 2100 | DAVE | QI XL | Also 1900. |
| 2100 | C5 | Big Brother | Putting the "tea" into "intern". Side at 2230, live at 2330. |
| 2100 | C4 | 8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown | Sarah Millican and Humphrey Ker. |
| 2200 | CHAL | Fun House | |
| 2200 | DAVE | Have I Got A Bit More News for You | |
| 2230 | CHAL | Knightmare | |
| 2235 | BBC1 | Would I Lie to You | Repeats. |
| 2300 | DAVE | Never Mind the Buzzcocks | |
| 2320 | ITV2 | Celebrity Juice |
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 |
| 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, BBC2, ITV, Channel 4, Channel 5, ITV2, E4, Dave, Sky Living, and Sky One are in HD unless specified as SD. Shows on other channels are marked as HD.
