TV Guide This Week
Biggest new show of the week is Fferm Ffactor (S4C, 7.30 Wed), the biggest Welsh-language entertainment series anywhere. Also: Sweat the Small Stuff (BBC3, 10pm Tue), and Masterchef New Zealand (Really, 6pm weekdays).
Schedules subject to change.
Shortcuts: Sat | Sun | Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri
Contents |
Saturday 12 October
| 0830 | CITV | The Munch Box | Also ITV Breakfast Broadcasting. |
| 1100 | CBBS | Swashbuckle | |
| 1100 | Rad5 | Fighting Talk | Matt Johnson in the chair. |
| 1400 | ITV | The X Factor | Repeat from Sunday. TV3 1305. |
| 1530 | TV5 | Questions Pour un Champion | |
| 1600 | CITV | Fort Boyard | |
| 1610 | C4 | Come Dine with Me x4 | Shropshire. |
| 1630 | CITV | Jungle Run | |
| 1740 | BBC1 | Pointless Celebrities | Vicki Michelle and Ian Lavender; Simon Day and Arabella Weir; Meera Syal and Phil Cornwell; Ewen MacIntosh and Simon Greenall. |
| 1830 | BBC1 | Strictly Come Dancing | Love is in the air, and not just the viewing figures. |
| 1900 | ITV | The Chase With Celebrities | Anton du Beke, Denise Van Outen, Diane Abbott, Matt le Tissier. |
| 1900 | TV3 | The Cube | |
| 1930 | RTE1 | Winning Streak | Repeated 1305 tomorrow. |
| 2000 | DAVE | Have I Got A Bit More News for You | |
| 2000 | ITV | The X Factor | The live performances begin here. Also TV3. The Xtra Factor follows on ITV2 and TV3. |
| 2300 | Rad4 | Round Britain Quiz | |
| 2315 | ITV2 | Celebrity Juice |
Sunday 13
| 0730 | Rd4X | The Unbelievable Truth | Repeats from 2009. Also 2200. |
| 0900 | DAVE | Total Wipe Out Australia | Sliding up the slippery slope. |
| 0900 | WTCH | Junior Masterchef Australia x2 | |
| 1100 | CBBS | Swashbuckle | |
| 1315 | BBC1 | Bargain Hunt | |
| 1345 | ITV | The X Factor | Repeat. TV3 1240. |
| 1520 | DAVE | QI | |
| 1600 | CITV | Fort Boyard | |
| 1625 | ITV | Big Star's Little Star | Repeat from Wednesday. STV 1515. |
| 1630 | CITV | Jungle Run | |
| 1725 | Mor4 | Come Dine With Me x5 | Swindon. |
| 1830 | BBC2 | The Great British Bake-Off | Not Scotland, Wales 1745. |
| 1900 | WTCH | Masterchef Australia | |
| 1915 | TG4 | An Gig Jig | The best Irish dancers. |
| 1920 | BBC1 | Strictly Come Dancing | The results show. And a performance by Andrea Broccoli. |
| 2000 | ITV | The X Factor | With Cher and Ellie Goulding. Also TV3. Xtra Factor follows on ITV2 and TV3. |
| 2000 | DAVE | QI XL x3 | |
| 2200 | 4MUS | 8 Out of 10 Cats | |
| 2200 | C4 | Was It Something I Said? | Ed Byrne (comedian) and Gabby Logan. |
| 2230 | BBC2 | QI XL | Scotland 2300, NI 0025. |
| 2315 | BBC2 | Never Mind the Buzzcocks | Not Scotland, NI. |
| 2345 | BBC2 | Mock the Week | Not NI. |
Shortcuts: Sat | Sun | Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri
Weekdays
| 1000 | C4 | Four Rooms | |
| 1135 | RLLY | Masterchef New Zealand | Also 1800. From Tu. |
| 1215 | BBC1 | Bargain Hunt | Some episodes SD. |
| 1300 | BBC2 | Classic Mastermind | Deep into the 2007-8 series of blessed memory. SD. |
| 1330 | BBC2 | The Weakest Link | Wales not Tu, We. SD. |
| 1400 | ITV | Dickinson's Real Deal | Some episodes SD. |
| 1415 | BBC2 | Great British Menu | Wales not Tu, two eps from 1345 We. |
| 1510 | C4 | Countdown | Kate Adie; Arlene Philips from Thu. |
| 1515 | BBC1 | Perfection | |
| 1530 | TV5 | Questions Pour un Champion | |
| 1600 | C4 | Deal or No Deal | AudioD. |
| 1600 | ITV | Tipping Point | |
| 1630 | BBC1 | Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is | |
| 1700 | ITV | The Chase | Older episodes TV3 at 1300. |
| 1700 | C4 | Four in a Bed | |
| 1715 | BBC1 | Pointless | |
| 1730 | C4 | Come Dine With Me | Beds Bucks and Herts. |
| 1800 | BBC2 | Eggheads | |
| 1800 | ITV2 | Dinner Date | |
| 1800 | RLLY | Masterchef New Zealand New! | New to this channel. |
| 1830 | BBC2 | Strictly Come Dancing It Takes Two | |
| 1900 | WTCH | Masterchef Australia | |
| 1900 | DAVE | Have I Got A Bit More News for You |
Monday 14
| 1130 | Rad4 | Dilemma | Repeats. |
| 1500 | Rad4 | Round Britain Quiz | Scotland v South of England. |
| 1900 | C5 | Beat the Ancestors | Gothic Mega-Crane. |
| 2000 | BBC2 | University Challenge | Aberystwyth v Bangor. |
| 2030 | BBC4 | Only Connect | Press Gang v akers. |
| 2100 | DAVE | QI XL | |
| 2100 | TV3 | The Celebrity Apprentice | Let's talk about sex. Or, ew! Ew! Ew! Ew! You're Fired follows at 2220. |
| 2100 | LIV | The Face | Strutting. |
| 2115 | 4MUS | 8 Out of 10 Cats Uncut | |
| 2200 | DAVE | Would I Lie to You? | |
| 2200 | BBC2 | Never Mind the Buzzcocks | Sara Cox is joined by Iggy Azalea, Eliza Doolittle, Bamzooki's Jake Humphrey, and Fighting Talk's Matt Richardson. |
| 2240 | DAVE | Mock the Week | |
| 2245 | BBC1 | Have I Got A Bit More News for You | Scot 2305, Wales 2320, NI 0005. |
| 2300 | E4 | Come Dine with Me | Made in Chelsea special. |
| 2320 | DAVE | Never Mind the Buzzcocks |
Shortcuts: Sat | Sun | Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri
Tuesday 15
| 1830 | Rad4 | It's Your Round | Repeated from earlier in the year. |
| 2000 | BBC2 | The Great British Bake Off | French. |
| 2100 | DAVE | QI XL | |
| 2200 | ITV2 | Celebrity Juice | |
| 2200 | BBC3 | Sweat the Small Stuff New! | Life's little annoyances, with Nick Grimshaw. This stuff writes itself. |
| 2240 | C4 | 8 Out of 10 Cats | |
| 2300 | DAVE | QI | |
| 2340 | DAVE | Would I Lie to You? |
Wednesday 16
| 1900 | BBC3 | Total Wipeout | |
| 1930 | S4C | Fferm Ffactor New! | Ten farmers battle for a car. Continues 2025. |
| 2100 | 4Mus | 8 Out of 10 Cats x2 | |
| 2200 | DAVE | Mock the Week | |
| 2305 | BBC1 | Room 101 | Not NI, Scotland 2355, Wales 2335. |
Thursday 17
| 2000 | DAVE | QI XL | |
| 2000 | ITV2 | The X Factor Us | |
| 2100 | TV3 | The Great Irish Bake Off | Chocolate. |
| 2200 | ITV2 | Celebrity Juice | Dermot O'Leary, Caroline Flack, Louis Walsh, Nicole Scherzinger. |
| 2200 | BBC2 | Mock the Week Again | |
| 2300 | DAVE | Mock the Week |
Friday 18
| 1740 | CBBC | The Slammer Returns | This week's 1d tribute band are Union J. |
| 1830 | RWal | What's the Story | Jo Brand, Yasmine Akram, Clint Edwards. |
| 1900 | C5 | World's Strongest Man 2012 | |
| 2000 | BBC2 | Mastermind | Asterix, Robert E Lee, Puccini, George IV. |
| 2000 | ITV2 | The X Factor Us | |
| 2100 | Sky1 | A League of Their Own | Unseen. |
| 2100 | BBC1 | Have I Got News for You | |
| 2100 | DAVE | QI XL | Also 1900. |
| 2100 | C4 | 8 Out of 10 Cats | Helen Flanagan, Henning Wehn, Miles Jupp. |
| 2100 | ITV | Piers Moron's Life Stories New! | Julian Clary. |
| 2200 | CHAL | Fun House | |
| 2200 | BBC2 | QI | Knowledge: Graham Linehan, Jimmy Carr, Jo Brand. |
| 2230 | CHAL | Knightmare | |
| 2230 | Rd4X | New Comedy Awards 2013 | Susan Calman hosts the heats. Stay tuned at 2330 for The Mary Whitehouse Experience, inviting everyone to join "Revolution". |
| 2305 | C4 | Was It Something I Said? | An extended edition. |
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.
