TV Guide This Week
A new run of Pointless Celebrities (BBC1, 5.45 Sat) begins with classic sitcoms. The Great British Bake Off is also back (BBC2, 8pm Tue), and there's a new run of Celebrity Big Brother (C5, 9pm Thu); the civilian series ends on Monday. A couple of documentaries on the steam wireless: Deal or No Deal alumnus Naughty Boy gets a profile on Radio 1Xtra (9pm Sun), and Stuart Maconie has his say on The X Factor and other talent shows (Radio 2, 10pm Wed).
Schedules subject to change.
Shortcuts: Sat | Sun | Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri
Contents |
Saturday 17 August
| 0830 | ITV | Dinner Date | |
| 1100 | CBBS | Swashbuckle | |
| 1145 | BBC2 | University Challenge | Repeat from Monday. |
| 1240 | ITV | Mr and Mrs, Miss, or Mr | |
| 1455 | TG4 | Total Wipe Us Out | |
| 1530 | TV5 | Questions Pour un Champion | |
| 1640 | C4 | Come Dine with Me x4 | Grimsby. |
| 1655 | CITV | Jungle Run | |
| 1725 | TV5 | Fort Boyard | |
| 1745 | BBC1 | Pointless Celebrities New! | Classic sitcoms. |
| 1835 | BBC1 | That Puppet Game Show | Freddie Flintoff and Gary Lineker. |
| 1900 | DAVE | QI XL | |
| 1915 | BBC1 | I Love My Country | Sally Lindsay, Gemma Atkinson, Billy Boyd, Michael Ball, Greg Rutherford, Faye Tozer. |
| 2000 | TV3 | The Cube | |
| 2000 | BBC1 | Break the Safe | Let's take that again. |
| 2030 | S4C | 100 O Blant | |
| 2040 | RTE1 | The Big Money Game | Repeated 1250 tomorrow. |
| 2200 | C5 | Big Brother | Followed by the spinoff making a cult: Bit on the Psyche at 2300. |
| 2210 | BBC2 | QI XL | Incomprehensible. NI 2330. |
| 2300 | TG4 | Survivor | |
| 2300 | Rad4 | Quote Unquote |
Sunday 18
| 0825 | CBBC | Splatalot | |
| 1000 | WTCH | Junior Masterchef Australia | |
| 1000 | CBBC | Total Wipeout | |
| 1100 | CBBS | Swashbuckle | |
| 1100 | CBBC | The Slammer | |
| 1204 | Rad4 | Just a Minute | |
| 1210 | BBC1 | Bargain Hunt | |
| 1215 | C5 | Big Brother Bit on the Side: Rylan's Supersized Celebrity Sunday | |
| 1220 | ITV2 | Britain's Got Talent Us x2 | |
| 1655 | CITV | Jungle Run | |
| 1720 | Mor4 | Come Dine With Me x5 | Belfast. |
| 1900 | ITV | Tipping Point Lucky Stars | Britt Ekland, Sherrie Hewson, Robin Cousins |
| 1900 | RLLY | Masterchef Australia | |
| 1900 | TV3 | Famous Family Fortunes | |
| 1920 | DAVE | QI | |
| 2000 | BBC2 | Dragons' Den | |
| 2000 | DAVE | QI XL night | |
| 2000 | TV3 | Mr and Mrs, Miss, or Mr. | |
| 2100 | C5 | Big Brother | |
| 2100 | Rd1X | The Story of Naughty Boy Special | From Deal or No Deal to selling more records than Noel has viewers. This is Radio 1xtra. |
| 2115 | 4MUS | 8 Out of 10 Cats | |
| 2130 | RTE1 | Celebrity Masterchef Ireland | |
| 2325 | BBC1 | That Puppet Game Show | Scotland 0010. |
Shortcuts: Sat | Sun | Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri
Weekdays
| 0900 | CBBC | Alesha's Street Dance Stars | |
| 1200 | DAVE | Total Wipe Us Out | |
| 1200 | BBC2 | The Weakest Link | Repeats from 2002. SD. 1210 Mo, not Tu, Fr. |
| 1215 | BBC1 | Bargain Hunt | Some episodes SD. Also BBC2 0730. |
| 1230 | ITV | Tipping Point | |
| 1255 | BBC2 | Classic Mastermind | The 2006 series. SD. 1245 We, Th. Not Wales, and not Fr. |
| 1415 | BBC1 | Perfection | |
| 1500 | ITV | Secret Dealers | |
| 1510 | C4 | Countdown | Nicki Chapman. Mo, Tu only. |
| 1530 | TV5 | Questions Pour un Champion | |
| 1600 | C4 | Deal or No Deal | AudioD. |
| 1630 | BBC1 | Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is | |
| 1700 | C4 | Come Dine With Me | Hour-long repeats. |
| 1700 | ITV | Take on the Twisters | |
| 1715 | BBC1 | Pointless | |
| 1800 | NICK | Figure it Out | |
| 1800 | RLLY | Three in a Bed | |
| 1800 | CHAL | Winter Wipeout New! | We-Fr. |
| 1800 | BBC2 | Eggheads | |
| 1900 | RLLY | Masterchef Australia | Also RTE1 at 0945. |
Monday 19
| 1500 | Rad4 | Quote, Unquote | Jenni Murray, Matt Barbet, David Wood, Katharine Whitehorn. |
| 1830 | Rad4 | Just a Minute | |
| 2000 | BBC2 | University Challenge | SOAS v Southampton. |
| 2030 | BBC3 | Would I Lie to You? | |
| 2100 | DAVE | QI XL | Also 1900. |
| 2100 | 4MUS | 8 Out of 10 Cats Uncut x2 | |
| 2100 | C5 | Big Brother | The final. Concludes 2255. |
| 2200 | BBC2 | QI | Not NI. |
| 2200 | DAVE | Mock the Week x2 | |
| 2235 | BBC1 | Have I Got A Bit More News for You | NI 2335. |
| 2300 | DAVE | Never Mind the Buzzcocks |
Shortcuts: Sat | Sun | Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri
Tuesday 20
| 1830 | Rad4 | It's Not What You Know | An Edinburgh special. |
| 2000 | BBC2 | The Great British Bake Off New! | Mel and Sue and Mary and Paul are back! |
| 2100 | DAVE | QI XL | Also 1900. |
| 2100 | ITV2 | Hell's Kitchen Us | |
| 2300 | E4 | 8 Out of 10 Cats Uncut | |
| 2300 | DAVE | Never Mind the Buzzcocks | |
| 2340 | DAVE | Big Ask |
Wednesday 21
| 1810 | S4C | Y Lifft | Repeats. |
| 1900 | DAVE | QI XL | Also 2100. |
| 1900 | BBC1 | World Pipe Band Championships Special | Jackie Bird reports from Glasgow Green. Scotland only. |
| 2000 | TV5 | Comme Un Chef! | Sort-of Masterchef France. |
| 2000 | BBC1 | Celebrity Masterchef | Joe Calzaghe, Matthew Hoggard, Speech Debelle, HRH Sir Les Dennis. |
| 2100 | ITV2 | Girlfriends | |
| 2100 | 4Mus | 8 Out of 10 Cats x2 | |
| 2200 | Rad2 | The People's Songs Special | "Bleeding love"; Stuart Maconie has a think about The X Factor and talent shows. |
| 2300 | DAVE | Never Mind the Buzzcocks | |
| 2320 | C4 | 8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown |
Thursday 22
| 2000 | BBC1 | Celebrity Masterchef | |
| 2000 | LIV | Four Weddings | |
| 2100 | LIV | Britain and Ireland's Next Top Model | |
| 2100 | DAVE | QI XL | Also 1900. |
| 2100 | C5 | Celebrity Big Brother New! | Royalties to Mr. Bother of the Bar. |
| 2200 | CHAL | Killer Karaoke | |
| 2300 | DAVE | Never Mind the Buzzcocks |
Friday 23
| 1630 | RTE2 | Football's Next Star New! | This year, they're auditioning for an internship in Milan. |
| 2000 | C4 | Four Rooms | |
| 2000 | BBC2 | Mastermind | Peter Sellers, orchids, Paul Robeson, Open golf. |
| 2030 | BBC1 | Celebrity Masterchef | |
| 2100 | DAVE | QI XL | Also 1900. |
| 2100 | C5 | Big Brother | The Big Twist; Julia Bradbury asks lab rats for their favourite colour. Side at 2230, live at 2330. |
| 2100 | Sky1 | A League of Their Own New! | Amy Williams, Edgar Davids, CAUTION: Jimmy Carr. |
| 2200 | CHAL | Fun House | |
| 2230 | CHAL | Knightmare | |
| 2235 | BBC1 | Would I Lie to You | Repeats. |
| 2300 | DAVE | Mock the Week | |
| 2340 | DAVE | Never Mind the Buzzcocks |
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.
