TV Guide This Week
Dance shows go head-to-head on Saturday, as the Stepping Out final (ITV, 7.20) meets Strictly Come Dancing (BBC1, 7pm). There are new runs of Four in a Bed (C4, 5pm) and Come Dine with Me (C4, 5.30). Another head-to-head battle at the end of the week, when Have I Got News for You butts up against 8 Out of 10 Cats (BBC1 and C4, 9pm Fri).
Schedules subject to change.
Shortcuts: Sat | Sun | Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri
Contents |
Saturday 28 September
| 1100 | CBBS | Swashbuckle | |
| 1100 | Rad5 | Fighting Talk | |
| 1130 | BBC2 | University Challenge | Repeat from Monday. |
| 1235 | ITV | Famous Family Fortunes | |
| 1315 | BBC1 | Bargain Hunt | SD. |
| 1320 | ITV | Catchphrase | |
| 1505 | ITV | The X Factor | Repeat from Sunday. TV3 1615. |
| 1530 | TV5 | Questions Pour un Champion | |
| 1600 | CITV | Fort Boyard | |
| 1610 | C4 | Come Dine with Me x4 | Liverpool. |
| 1630 | CITV | Jungle Run | |
| 1730 | BBC1 | I Love My Country | Duncan Bannatyne, Ashley Banjo, Sara Cox, Patsy Palmer, Jade Jones, Will Mellor. |
| 1730 | BBC2 | Mastermind | NI only. Wales 1900. |
| 1815 | BBC1 | Pointless Celebrities | Colin Baker and Simon Williams; Helen George and Pam Ferris; Martin Jarvis and Nerys Hughes; Matthew Kelly and Christopher Timothy. |
| 1900 | BBC1 | Strictly Come Dancing | Tess Daly continues the premiere. |
| 1920 | ITV | Stepping Out | |
| 1920 | TV3 | The Cube | |
| 2000 | DAVE | Have I Got A Bit More News for You | |
| 2020 | ITV | The X Factor | Also TV3, and ITV2 at 0020. Xtra Factor follows on ITV2 and TV3. |
| 2020 | RTE1 | Winning Streak | Repeated 1305 tomorrow. |
| 2100 | BBC2 | Mock the Week | Wales 2200, NI 0020 on Tu/We. |
| 2150 | ITV | Through the Keyhole | |
| 2250 | ITV2 | Celebrity Juice | |
| 2300 | Rad4 | Round Britain Quiz |
Sunday 29
| 1000 | WTCH | Junior Masterchef Australia | |
| 1000 | CBBC | Hole in the Wall | |
| 1100 | CBBS | Swashbuckle | |
| 1204 | Rad4 | Just a Minute | |
| 1315 | BBC1 | Bargain Hunt | |
| 1335 | ITV | The X Factor | Repeat. TV3 1250. |
| 1520 | DAVE | QI | |
| 1535 | ITV | Big Star's Little Star | Repeat from Wednesday. |
| 1600 | CITV | Fort Boyard | |
| 1630 | CITV | Jungle Run | |
| 1710 | Mor4 | Come Dine With Me x5 | Crewe. |
| 1830 | BBC2 | The Great British Bake-Off | Not Scotland. |
| 1830 | TV3 | Famous Family Fortunes | |
| 1900 | DAVE | QI XL x3 | |
| 1900 | WTCH | Masterchef Australia | |
| 1915 | TG4 | An Gig Jig New! | The best Irish dancers. |
| 1930 | ITV | The X Factor | Also TV3. Xtra Factor follows on ITV2 and TV3. |
| 2100 | C4 | Big Fat Quiz of the 90s | Jonathan Ross, Jo Brand, Sue Perkins, Lee Mack, Bob Mortimer, Richard Ayoade. |
| 2200 | 4MUS | 8 Out of 10 Cats | |
| 2230 | BBC2 | QI XL | Scotland 2300, NI 2325. |
| 2315 | BBC2 | Never Mind the Buzzcocks |
Shortcuts: Sat | Sun | Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri
Weekdays
| 0905 | CBBC | Copycats | |
| 1000 | C4 | Four Rooms | |
| 1135 | RLLY | Masterchef New Zealand | Also 1800. From Tu. |
| 1215 | BBC1 | Bargain Hunt | Some episodes SD. |
| 1300 | BBC2 | Classic Mastermind | We're into the 2007-8 series. SD. Not We, Fr (Wales airs We but not Tu). |
| 1330 | BBC2 | The Weakest Link | Not Fr; Wales 1300 Tu and not We. |
| 1400 | ITV | Dickinson's Real Deal | Some episodes SD. |
| 1415 | BBC1 | Perfection | |
| 1415 | BBC2 | Great British Menu | Fr 1500. Wales not Tu and 1345 We. |
| 1510 | C4 | Countdown | Katherine Grainger, then Michaela Strachan from Thursday. |
| 1530 | TV5 | Questions Pour un Champion | |
| 1600 | C4 | Deal or No Deal | AudioD. |
| 1600 | ITV | Tipping Point | |
| 1600 | Rd4X | The 4 O'Clock Show | Includes new episodes of Keep It In the Family. |
| 1700 | ITV | The Chase | Older episodes TV3 at 1300. |
| 1700 | C4 | Four in a Bed New! | |
| 1715 | BBC1 | Pointless | |
| 1730 | C4 | Come Dine With Me New! | Harrogate. |
| 1800 | BBC2 | Eggheads | |
| 1800 | ITV2 | Dinner Date | |
| 1830 | BBC2 | Strictly Come Dancing It Takes Two New! | |
| 1900 | WTCH | Masterchef Australia | |
| 1900 | DAVE | QI XL |
Monday 30
| 1135 | RLLY | Junior Masterchef Australia | Also 1800. |
| 1500 | Rad4 | Round Britain Quiz | South of England v Northern Ireland. |
| 2000 | BBC2 | University Challenge | Cardiff v Exeter. |
| 2030 | BBC4 | Only Connect | Globetrotters v Board Gamers. |
| 2030 | BBC3 | Would I Lie to You? | |
| 2030 | BBC1 | A Question of Sport | A special edition, as Panorama can't go out before the watershed. |
| 2100 | DAVE | QI XL | |
| 2100 | TV3 | The Celebrity Apprentice | City Snippers. Or, who will give the bankers a haircut? (Don't all rush.) |
| 2200 | DAVE | Would I Lie to You? | |
| 2200 | BBC2 | Never Mind the Buzzcocks | Russell Howard, Lethal Bizzle. NI 2350. |
| 2235 | ITV | Through the Keyhole | Repeat from Saturday. STV, UTV 2335. |
| 2240 | DAVE | Mock the Week | |
| 2305 | 4MUS | 8 Out of 10 Cats Uncut | |
| 2320 | DAVE | Never Mind the Buzzcocks |
Shortcuts: Sat | Sun | Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri
Tuesday 1
| 2000 | BBC2 | The Great British Bake Off | Pastry. |
| 2000 | ITV4 | The Chase With Celebrities | |
| 2100 | DAVE | QI XL | |
| 2150 | 4Mus | 8 Out of 10 Cats | |
| 2200 | ITV2 | Crazy Beaches | |
| 2230 | ITV2 | Celebrity Juice | |
| 2300 | DAVE | QI | |
| 2335 | C4 | Celebrity Fifteen to One |
Wednesday 2
| 1900 | BBC3 | Total Wipeout | |
| 2000 | ITV | Big Star's Little Star | |
| 2100 | ITV2 | Girlfriends | |
| 2100 | 4Mus | 8 Out of 10 Cats x2 | |
| 2200 | DAVE | Mock the Week | |
| 2305 | BBC1 | Room 101 | Not NI. |
| 2340 | DAVE | QI XL |
Thursday 3
| 1900 | DAVE | QI XL x2 | |
| 2000 | ITV2 | The X Factor Us | |
| 2025 | S4C | Munud i Fynd | Aled Hall, Sarra Elgan, Steffan Alun, Rhys Priestland. |
| 2100 | TV3 | The Great Irish Bake Off | Bread. |
| 2200 | CHAL | Killer Karaoke | |
| 2200 | ITV2 | Celebrity Juice | Demi Lovato, Kelly Rowland, Paulina Rubio. |
| 2200 | BBC2 | Mock the Week Again | Milton Jones, Miles Jupp, Josh Widdicombe, no women. |
| 2300 | DAVE | Mock the Week |
Friday 4
| 1830 | RWal | What's the Story | Katy Wix, Larry Lamb, Katherine Ryan. |
| 1900 | C5 | World's Strongest Man 2012 | |
| 2000 | BBC2 | Mastermind | Eddie Chapman, Portsmouth FC, Battle of Balaklava, Father Ted. |
| 2000 | ITV2 | The X Factor Us | TV3 has next week's shows at 2200. |
| 2100 | Sky1 | A League of Their Own | Richard Ayoade, David Walliams, Nicola Adams. |
| 2100 | BBC1 | Have I Got News for You New! | |
| 2100 | DAVE | QI XL | Also 1900. |
| 2100 | C4 | 8 Out of 10 Cats New! | Doing something other than Countdown. |
| 2200 | CHAL | Fun House | |
| 2200 | BBC2 | QI | Kings: Jeremy Clarkson, Jimmy Carr, Bill Bailey, no women. |
| 2230 | CHAL | Knightmare | |
| 2230 | Rd4X | New Comedy Awards 2013 | Susan Calman hosts the heats. Stay tuned at 2330 for The Mary Whitehouse Experience, still without Shag or Die. |
| 2310 | C4 | Big Fat Quiz of the 90s |
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.
