TV Guide This Week
Eighties weekend continues, with the Big Fat Quiz of the 80s (C4, 9pm Sun) and Miranda Meets Bruce Forsyth (BBC1, 7.30 Sat). More intellectual stuff as Keep It in the Family (Radio 4Xtra, 4pm weekdays) and Only Connect (BBC4, 8.30 Mon) return. There's also Never Mind the Buzzcocks (BBC2, 10pm Mon) and the resumption of Strictly Come Dancing (BBC1, 9pm Fri).
Schedules subject to change.
Shortcuts: Sat | Sun | Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri
Contents |
Saturday 21 September
| 1100 | CBBS | Swashbuckle | |
| 1100 | Rad5 | Fighting Talk | This week's mystery host is a mystery. |
| 1130 | BBC2 | University Challenge | Repeat from Monday. |
| 1200 | CHAL | Strike It Rich x10 | |
| 1235 | ITV | Famous Family Fortunes | |
| 1320 | ITV | Catchphrase | |
| 1505 | ITV | The X Factor | Repeat from Sunday. TV3 1555. |
| 1530 | TV5 | Questions Pour un Champion | |
| 1610 | C4 | Come Dine with Me x4 | M****n K****s. |
| 1625 | CITV | Jungle Run | |
| 1800 | BBC2 | Dragons' Den | |
| 1830 | ITV | Stepping Out | Lawrence Llewellyn-Bowen and the others. |
| 1845 | BBC1 | I Love My Country | Lawrence Llewellyn-Bowen, Edith Bowman, Rebecca Adlington, Tyger Drew-Honey, Dan Walker, Kate Humble. |
| 1900 | TV3 | The Cube | |
| 1930 | BBC1 | When Miranda Met Bruce New! | They're not plugging the dancing at all, are they? |
| 2000 | ITV | The X Factor | Also TV3, and ITV2 at 0020. Xtra Factor follows on ITV2 and TV3. |
| 2000 | DAVE | Have I Got A Bit More News for You | |
| 2015 | RTE1 | Winning Streak | Repeated 1305 tomorrow. |
| 2100 | ITV | Through the Keyhole | |
| 2100 | BBC2 | Mock the Week | |
| 2200 | ITV2 | Celebrity Juice | |
| 2300 | Rad4 | Round Britain Quiz | Tom Sutcliffe is back, and he's *mean*. |
Sunday 22
| 1000 | WTCH | Junior Masterchef Australia | |
| 1000 | CBBC | Total Wipeout | |
| 1100 | CBBS | Swashbuckle | |
| 1200 | CHAL | Strike It Rich x12 | |
| 1204 | Rad4 | Just a Minute | |
| 1300 | ITV2 | Britain's Got Talent Us x2 | The final. |
| 1315 | BBC1 | Bargain Hunt | |
| 1430 | ITV | The X Factor | Repeat. TV3 1000. |
| 1520 | DAVE | QI | |
| 1530 | ITV | Big Star's Little Star | Repeat from Wednesday. |
| 1630 | CITV | Jungle Run | |
| 1720 | Mor4 | Come Dine With Me x5 | London. |
| 1800 | BBC2 | The Great British Bake-Off | |
| 1900 | TV3 | Famous Family Fortunes | |
| 1900 | DAVE | QI XL x3 | |
| 1900 | WTCH | Masterchef Australia | |
| 2000 | ITV | The X Factor | Also TV3. Xtra Factor follows on ITV2 and TV3. |
| 2100 | C4 | Big Fat Quiz of the 80s New! | David Mitchell Coren, Phill Jupitus, Alan Carr, Sarah Greene, Jack Dee, Jason Donovan. |
| 2115 | 4MUS | 8 Out of 10 Cats | |
| 2200 | BBC2 | QI XL | Scotland 2230, NI 2325. |
| 2200 | DAVE | Have I Got a Bit More News for You | |
| 2305 | C4 | 8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown | |
| 2315 | BBC1 | That Puppet Game Show | Scotland 0000. |
Shortcuts: Sat | Sun | Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri
Weekdays
| 0905 | CBBC | Copycats | |
| 1135 | RLLY | Junior Masterchef Australia | Also 1800. |
| 1215 | BBC1 | Bargain Hunt | Some episodes SD. |
| 1300 | BBC2 | Classic Mastermind | We're into the 2007-8 series. SD. Not We. |
| 1330 | BBC2 | The Weakest Link | Not Tu, We. |
| 1415 | BBC1 | Perfection | |
| 1415 | BBC2 | Great British Menu | Street Party. We 1310. |
| 1510 | C4 | Countdown | Deborah Meaden turns into Katherine Grainger on Wednesday, and a horse on Friday. |
| 1530 | TV5 | Questions Pour un Champion | |
| 1600 | C4 | Deal or No Deal | AudioD. |
| 1600 | ITV | Tipping Point | |
| 1600 | Rd4X | The 4 O'Clock Show New! | Includes new episodes of Keep It In the Family. |
| 1700 | C4 | Come Dine With Me | New hour-longs. |
| 1700 | ITV | The Chase | |
| 1715 | BBC1 | Pointless | |
| 1800 | CHAL | Total Wipe Us Out | As previously seen on Dave. |
| 1800 | BBC2 | Eggheads | |
| 1800 | ITV2 | Dinner Date | |
| 1900 | WTCH | Masterchef Australia | |
| 1900 | DAVE | Have I Got A Bit More News for You |
Monday 23
| 1500 | Rad4 | Round Britain Quiz | Wales v North England. |
| 1830 | Rad4 | Just a Minute | Jenny Eclair, Julian Clary, Liza Tarbuck, Paul Merton. |
| 2000 | BBC2 | University Challenge | Pembroke Cambridge v Somerville Oxford. |
| 2030 | BBC4 | Only Connect New! | Lasletts v Pilots |
| 2100 | DAVE | QI XL | |
| 2100 | TV3 | The Celebrity Apprentice New! | New boss Caroline Downey tries to pick the most reliable of Nick Leeson, Mikey from Boyzone, and Edele from B*Witched. Followed by You're Fired. |
| 2200 | DAVE | Would I Lie to You? | |
| 2200 | BBC2 | Never Mind the Buzzcocks New! | John Hannah hosts, with Basement Jaxx, James Acaster, Aluna, and George. NI 0020. |
| 2235 | ITV | Through the Keyhole | Repeat from Saturday. STV 2335, UTV 0000. |
| 2235 | BBC1 | Room 101 | Scotland 2305. |
| 2240 | DAVE | Mock the Week | |
| 2320 | DAVE | Never Mind the Buzzcocks |
Shortcuts: Sat | Sun | Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri
Tuesday 24
| 2000 | BBC2 | The Great British Bake Off | Sweet dough |
| 2000 | ITV4 | The Chase With Celebrities | |
| 1900 | BBC3 | The Insider | Coupons. |
| 2100 | DAVE | QI XL | |
| 2150 | 4Mus | 8 Out of 10 Cats | |
| 2200 | ITV2 | Crazy Beaches | |
| 2230 | C4 | 8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown | |
| 2230 | ITV2 | Celebrity Juice | |
| 2300 | DAVE | Mock the Week |
Wednesday 25
| 2000 | ITV | Big Star's Little Star | Lucy Pargeter, Rosemary Shrager, Andy Whyment. |
| 2100 | ITV2 | Girlfriends | |
| 2100 | 4Mus | 8 Out of 10 Cats x2 | |
| 2200 | DAVE | Mock the Week |
Thursday 26
| 2000 | DAVE | QI XL | |
| 2000 | ITV2 | The X Factor Us | |
| 2025 | S4C | Munud i Fynd | Sara Lloyd-Gregory, Mali Harris, Julian Lewis Jones, Alun Williams. |
| 2100 | TV3 | The Great Irish Bake Off | Monarch of Tarts. |
| 2200 | CHAL | Killer Karaoke | |
| 2200 | ITV2 | Celebrity Juice | Phillip Schofield and some mystery guests. |
| 2200 | BBC2 | Mock the Week Again | Rob Beckett, Romesh Ranganathan, Josh Widdicombe. |
| 2300 | DAVE | Mock the Week |
Friday 27
| 1900 | C5 | World's Strongest Man 2012 | |
| 2000 | BBC2 | Mastermind | Seb Coe, Eadweard Muybridge, The Byrds, Violette Szabo. |
| 2000 | ITV2 | The X Factor Us | TV3 has next week's shows at 2100. |
| 2100 | DAVE | Have I Got A Bit More News for You | |
| 2100 | Sky1 | A League of Their Own | Joleon Lescott, Jon Richardson, Gabby Logan. |
| 2100 | BBC1 | Strictly Come Dancing New! | Six couples enter. |
| 2200 | CHAL | Fun House | |
| 2200 | BBC2 | QI | Knits and Knots: Sue Perking, Ross Noble, David Mitchell Coren. |
| 2230 | CHAL | Knightmare | |
| 2230 | Rd4X | New Comedy Awards 2013 | Susan Calman hosts the heats. Stay tuned at 2330 for The Mary Whitehouse Experience, still crazy after these years. |
| 2300 | 4Mus | 8 Out of 10 Cats | |
| 2320 | C4 | Big Fat Quiz of the 80s |
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.
