TV Guide This Week
After nearly four decades languishing in obscurity, it's a surprise welcome to the main channel for Prize Island (ITV, 5.40 Sunday). One Man and His Dog makes its BBC1 debut (6.20 Sunday). With it being Hallowe'en week, Reggie Yates is invited to Release the Hounds (ITV2, 10pm Monday), and Radio 2 marks the event with Young Chorister of the Year (10pm Thursday).
Schedules subject to change.
Shortcuts: Sat | Sun | Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri
Contents |
Saturday 26 October
| 0830 | CITV | The Munch Box | Also ITV Breakfast Broadcasting. |
| 1100 | CBBS | Swashbuckle | |
| 1100 | Rad5 | Fighting Talk | Christian O'Connell. |
| 1100 | S4C | Fferm Ffactor | Signed. AudioD repeat at 1335 Sunday. |
| 1230 | ITV | Famous Family Fortunes | |
| 1415 | ITV | Catchphrase | |
| 1530 | TV5 | Questions Pour un Champion | |
| 1600 | CITV | Fort Boyard | |
| 1610 | C4 | Come Dine with Me x4 | Colchester. |
| 1630 | CITV | Jungle Run | |
| 1740 | BBC1 | Pointless Celebrities | Neil Fingleton and Jessica Pardoe; Sally Gunnell and Linford Christie; Kellie Bright and Tim Bentinck; Andy Akinwolere and Janet Ellis. |
| 1830 | BBC1 | Strictly Come Dancing | |
| 1900 | ITV | The Chase With Celebrities | Jason Gardner, Ashley Roberts, Linda Robson, Christopher Biggins. |
| 1900 | TV3 | The Cube | |
| 1900 | BBC2 | Mastermind | Wales only. NI 2100. |
| 2000 | DAVE | Have I Got A Bit More News for You | |
| 2000 | ITV | The X Factor | Movies. Also TV3. The Xtra Factor follows on ITV2 and TV3. |
| 2010 | RTE1 | Winning Streak | Repeated 1310 tomorrow. |
| 2200 | ITV | Jonathan Ross | Talks to X-Fac's Gary, Louis, and Nicole; and catflap fan Naomi Campbell. |
| 2200 | BBC2 | QI | Wales only. |
| 2300 | Rad4 | Round Britain Quiz | |
| 2305 | ITV2 | Celebrity Juice | |
| 2315 | ITV | Take Me Out |
Sunday 27
| 0730 | Rd4X | The Unbelievable Truth | Repeats from 2009. Also 2200. |
| 0830 | CITV | Fort Boyard | Also ITV Breakfast Broadcasting. |
| 0900 | DAVE | Total Wipe Out Australia | Return the coffee to its cup! |
| 1100 | CBBS | Swashbuckle | |
| 1315 | BBC1 | Bargain Hunt | |
| 1400 | DAVE | QI | Also 1520 |
| 1405 | ITV | The X Factor | Repeat. TV3 1255. |
| 1440 | DAVE | School of Hard Sums | |
| 1600 | CITV | Fort Boyard | |
| 1630 | CITV | Jungle Run | |
| 1720 | Mor4 | Come Dine With Me x5 | Leicester. |
| 1720 | RTE1 | All-Ireland School Choir Competition New! | |
| 1740 | ITV | Prize Island New! | Couples games in the tropics. |
| 1820 | BBC1 | One Man And His Dog Special | A Countryfile special. Full coverage on Super Ceefax 301 from 1915. |
| 1900 | WTCH | Masterchef Australia | |
| 1900 | TV3 | Famous Family Fortunes | |
| 1915 | TG4 | An Gig Jig | The best Irish dancers. |
| 1915 | BBC1 | Strictly Come Dancing | The results show, with Earth Wind and Fire. |
| 2000 | ITV | The X Factor | With Reg "Reg" Snipton and the Sniptones. Also TV3. Xtra Factor follows on ITV2 and TV3. |
| 2000 | DAVE | Have I Got a Bit More News for You Night | |
| 2100 | 4MUS | 8 Out of 10 Cats | |
| 2205 | C4 | Was It Something I Said? | Bob Mortimer, Katherine Ryan, and quotes shouted by BRIAN BLESSED. |
| 2230 | BBC2 | QI XL | Scotland 2300, Wales 2330, NI 0025. |
| 2315 | BBC2 | Never Mind the Buzzcocks | England only. |
Shortcuts: Sat | Sun | Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri
Weekdays
| 1005 | TV5 | Mot de Passe New! | C'est "Mot de Passe", et c'est sans Donny Osmond. Ah, geno, c'etait le jour du pyramid. |
| 1150 | CBBC | Splatalot | Not Fr. |
| 1215 | BBC1 | Bargain Hunt | Some episodes SD. |
| 1345 | BBC2 | Great British Menu | Wales not Tu, two eps from 1345 We. |
| 1400 | ITV | Dickinson's Real Deal | Some episodes SD. |
| 1510 | C4 | Countdown | Arlene Philips; Phil Hammond from Thu. |
| 1515 | BBC1 | Perfection | |
| 1530 | TV5 | Questions Pour un Champion | |
| 1600 | C4 | Deal or No Deal | AudioD. Freaky Fun Fayre. |
| 1600 | ITV | Tipping Point | A week of Lucky Stars repeats. |
| 1630 | BBC1 | Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is | |
| 1700 | ITV | The Chase | A week of repeats. |
| 1700 | C4 | Four in a Bed | |
| 1715 | BBC1 | Pointless | But these are new. |
| 1730 | C4 | Come Dine With Me | Cardiff. |
| 1800 | BBC2 | Eggheads | |
| 1800 | ITV2 | Dinner Date | |
| 1800 | RLLY | Top Chef New! | North American, 2006. |
| 1830 | BBC2 | Strictly Come Dancing It Takes Two | |
| 1900 | WTCH | Masterchef Australia | |
| 1900 | BBC2 | The Great British Bake Off | Mo: repeat from last week. Tu-Fr: Masterclass. Fr not Wales. |
Monday 28
| 1130 | Rad4 | Dilemma | Repeats. |
| 1500 | Rad4 | Round Britain Quiz | Scotland v Midlands. |
| 2000 | BBC2 | University Challenge | The repechage continues. |
| 2030 | BBC4 | Only Connect | Press Gang v Science Editors. |
| 2100 | DAVE | QI XL | |
| 2100 | TV3 | The Celebrity Apprentice | The Final. You're Hired follows at 2240. |
| 2100 | LIV | The Face | Commercial time. |
| 2100 | 4MUS | 8 Out of 10 Cats Uncut x2 | |
| 2100 | DAVE | Have I Got A Bit More News for You | |
| 2200 | BBC2 | Never Mind the Buzzcocks | Eamonn Holmes hosts; Sarah Millican, Notzayne from Union J, Shaun Ryder, and Greg McHugh. NI 2320. |
| 2200 | ITV2 | Release the Hounds New! | Reggie Yates is feeling wuff. |
| 2300 | DAVE | Mock the Week | |
| 2300 | E4 | Big Fat Quiz of the 00s |
Shortcuts: Sat | Sun | Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri
Tuesday 29
| 1830 | Rad4 | It's Your Round | Repeated from earlier in the year. |
| 2100 | DAVE | QI XL | |
| 2200 | ITV2 | Celebrity Juice | |
| 2200 | BBC3 | Sweat the Small Stuff | |
| 2240 | C4 | 8 Out of 10 Cats | |
| 2300 | DAVE | QI | |
| 2340 | DAVE | School of Hard Sums |
Wednesday 30
| 1900 | BBC3 | Total Wipeout | |
| 1930 | S4C | Fferm Ffactor | Bring your own sheepdog. Continues at 2025. |
| 2100 | 4Mus | 8 Out of 10 Cats x2 | |
| 2200 | DAVE | Mock the Week x2 | |
| 2235 | BBC1 | A Question of Sport | Amir Khan, Tim Bresnan, Mark Bright, Kelly Sotherton. Wales 2305, NI 2335, not Scotland. |
| 2320 | DAVE | Never Mind the Buzzcocks |
Thursday 31
| 1230 | CBBC | The Slammer | Hallowe'en special. Signed. |
| 1700 | CITV | Fort Boyard Ultimate Challenge | Repeat from Sunday. |
| 2000 | DAVE | QI XL | |
| 2100 | TV3 | The Great Irish Bake Off | A journey cake. |
| 2200 | ITV2 | Celebrity Juice | Paddy McGuinness, Kara Tointon, Big Brother's Emma Willis, second-rate tribute band Union J. |
| 2200 | BBC2 | Mock the Week Again | Not NI. |
| 2200 | 4MUS | 8 Out of 10 Cats x2 | |
| 2200 | Rad2 | Young Choristers of the Year New! | Diane Louise Jordan hosts. |
| 2220 | DAVE | Have I Got A Bit More News for You |
Friday 1
| 1730 | CBBC | The Slammer Returns | A human fly. |
| 1930 | BBC1 | A Question of Sport | No Mastermind, making way for Autumnwatch. |
| 2030 | BBC1 | Room 101 | |
| 2100 | Sky1 | A League of Their Own | Rally special. |
| 2100 | BBC1 | Have I Got News for You | Kirsty Young, Max Keiser, Tony Law. |
| 2100 | C4 | 8 Out of 10 Cats | |
| 2100 | ITV | Piers Moron's Life Stories | Eurovision interval act Michael Flatley. |
| 2200 | BBC2 | QI | Kinetic: Jo Brand, Marcus Brigstocke, Danny Baker. Not Wales. |
| 2230 | Rd4X | New Comedy Awards 2013 | Susan Calman hosts the heats. Stay tuned at 2330 for The Mary Whitehouse Experience. |
| 2330 | DAVE | Mock the Week | |
| 2355 | 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.
