TV Guide This Week
Four words for Richard Bacon and Chris Tarrant: Show Me the Telly (ITV, 4pm weekdays). In a week so quiet we're heading off-topic, we've also a new run of That Mitchell and Webb Sound (Radio 4, 6.30 Tue), an edition of News Quiz Us (Radio 4, 11pm Weds), and a documentary on The Power of Darts (ITV4, 10pm Wed).
Schedules subject to change.
Shortcuts: Sat | Sun | Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri
Contents |
Saturday 23 November
| 0830 | CITV | The Munch Box | Also ITV Breakfast Broadcasting. |
| 1100 | CBBS | Swashbuckle | |
| 1100 | Rad5 | Fighting Talk | Freddie Flintoff hosts an Ashes special. |
| 1130 | CBBC | Splatalot | |
| 1200 | S4C | Fferm Ffactor | Signed. AudioD repeat at 1350 Sunday. |
| 1228 | Rad4 | The News Quiz | |
| 1230 | CHAL | Big Break x 10 | To 1910. |
| 1235 | ITV | Dinner Date | |
| 1255 | ITV2 | The X Factor Us x2 | Apparently, it's been buried here for some weeks. |
| 1315 | BBC1 | Bargain Hunt | |
| 1435 | ITV | All Star Mr and Mrs, Miss, Or Mr | |
| 1530 | TV5 | Questions Pour un Champion | |
| 1600 | CITV | Fort Boyard | |
| 1600 | C4 | Come Dine with Me x4 | Lincoln. |
| 1630 | CITV | Jungle Run | |
| 1830 | BBC1 | Strictly Come Dancing | Live from a car park in London! |
| 1830 | BBC1 | Pointless Celebrities | A Dr Who special, repeated. |
| 1900 | ITV | The Chase With Celebrities | Vic Reeves, Jenni Falconer, Michael Buerk, Francine Lewis. |
| 1900 | TV3 | The Cube | |
| 1900 | DAVE | QI x2 | |
| 2000 | ITV | The X Factor | The Best of the X Factor, featuring a performance by Kate Thornton and guest co-host Olly Murs. Also TV3. The Xtra Factor follows on ITV2 and TV3. |
| 2020 | DAVE | Would I Lie to You? | |
| 2025 | BBC2 | QI XL | In a change to the advertised programme, a repeat of Kitten Kaboodle. |
| 2035 | RTE1 | Winning Streak | Repeated 1340 tomorrow. |
| 2100 | DAVE | Mock the Week night | |
| 2130 | ITV | I'm a Celebrity | Also 3e. Get Me Out of Here Now! follows on ITV2 and 3e. |
| 2230 | ITV | The Jonathan Ross Show | CAUTION: Contains Gary Barlobe. |
| 2300 | Rad4 | Round Britain Quiz | |
| 2335 | ITV2 | Fake Reaction | |
| 2350 | ITV | Take Me Out |
Sunday 24
| 0805 | CBBC | Splatalot | |
| 0830 | CITV | Fort Boyard | Also ITV Breakfast Broadcasting. |
| 1000 | DAVE | Total Wipe Out Australia | Actually score a run. |
| 1100 | CBBS | Swashbuckle | |
| 1204 | Rad4 | I'm Sorry I Haven't a Clue | |
| 1300 | CHAL | Big Break x9 | To 1900. |
| 1315 | BBC1 | Bargain Hunt | |
| 1400 | DAVE | QI | Also 1520 |
| 1435 | ITV | The X Factor | Repeat. TV3 1335. |
| 1440 | DAVE | School of Hard Sums | |
| 1600 | CITV | Fort Boyard | |
| 1605 | ITV | All Star Mr and Mrs, Miss, or Mr | Scotland 2230. |
| 1630 | CITV | Jungle Run | |
| 1720 | Mor4 | Come Dine With Me x5 | Wakefield. |
| 1735 | ITV | Prize Island | |
| 1830 | RTE1 | All-Ireland School Choir Competition | Final. |
| 1900 | WTCH | Masterchef Australia | |
| 1915 | TV3 | Famous Family Fortunes | |
| 1915 | TG4 | An Gig Jig | The best Irish dancers. |
| 1920 | BBC1 | Strictly Come Dancing | The results show, with an ill divo. |
| 2000 | ITV | The X Factor | With Mary J Blige and (yay!) One Direction. Also TV3. Xtra Factor follows on ITV2 and TV3. |
| 2000 | CHAL | UK's Strongest Man 2013 | No, not a dumping ground for rubbish sports. Not at all. Followed by the pantomime of television wrestling. |
| 2000 | DAVE | QI XL night | |
| 2100 | 4MUS | 8 Out of 10 Cats x2 | |
| 2100 | ITV | I'm a Celebrity... Get Me Out of Here! | Also 3e. Get Me Out of Here Now! follows on ITV2 and 3e. |
| 2200 | C4 | Was It Something I Said? | Vic Reeves from The Chase, Josh Widdicombe, and narrator Kirsty Wark. More on this story later. |
| 2300 | BBC2 | Never Mind the Buzzcocks | Not Scotland, NI. |
Shortcuts: Sat | Sun | Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri
Weekdays
| 0900 | CBBC | Copycats | |
| 1005 | TV5 | Mot de Passe | |
| 1100 | C4 | Beat My Build | |
| 1215 | BBC1 | Bargain Hunt | Some episodes SD. |
| 1510 | BBC1 | Pressure Pad | |
| 1510 | C4 | Countdown | Selina Scott but Pam Ayres. |
| 1530 | TV5 | Questions Pour un Champion | |
| 1600 | C4 | Deal or No Deal | AudioD. |
| 1600 | ITV | Show Me the Telly New! | Richard Bacon and Chris Tarrant quiz on archive television. |
| 1630 | CBBC | Junior Bake Off | Finals week. |
| 1700 | C4 | Four in a Bed | |
| 1715 | BBC1 | Pointless | |
| 1730 | C4 | Come Dine With Me | Peterborough. |
| 1800 | BBC2 | Eggheads | |
| 1800 | ITV2 | Dinner Date | Not Th. |
| 1830 | BBC2 | Strictly Come Dancing It Takes Two | |
| 1900 | WTCH | Masterchef Australia | |
| 1900 | BBC2 | Celebrity Antiques Road Trip | Scot not Tu, Wales not Th, nowhere Fr. |
| 1900 | DAVE | QI XL | |
| 2100 | ITV | I'm a Celebrity... Get Me Out of Here! | Not Tu. Also 3e. Get Me Out of Here Now! follows on ITV2 and 3e; there's also an episode at 2200 Tu. |
Monday 25
| 1500 | Rad4 | Round Britain Quiz | South of England v Scotland. |
| 1830 | Rad4 | I'm Sorry I Haven't a Clue | Victoria Wood is welcome, Jack Dee is hosting. |
| 2000 | BBC2 | University Challenge | |
| 2030 | BBC4 | Only Connect | Science Editors v Board Gamers. |
| 2030 | BBC2 | Masterchef The Professionals | |
| 2100 | 4MUS | 8 Out of 10 Cats Uncut x2 | |
| 2100 | DAVE | Have I Got A Bit More News for You | |
| 2100 | DISC | Get Out Alive | High altitude. |
| 2200 | BBC2 | Never Mind the Buzzcocks | Warwick Davies from Celebrity Squares hosts, with Tom Fletcher from McFly, Emma Willis from Prize Island, Chris Ramsey, and non-celebrity lookalike Alfie Boe. NI 2350. |
| 2200 | DAVE | Mock the Week | |
| 2235 | BBC1 | Have I Got A Bit More News for You | Wales 2305. |
| 2340 | DAVE | Never Mind the Buzzcocks |
Shortcuts: Sat | Sun | Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri
Tuesday 26
| 1830 | Rad4 | That Mitchell and Webb Sound New! | No, that's not Numberwang. |
| 1900 | BBC3 | Total Wipeout | |
| 2000 | BBC2 | Masterchef The Professionals | |
| 2100 | DAVE | QI XL | |
| 2200 | BBC3 | Sweat the Small Stuff | |
| 2200 | ITV2 | I'm a Celebrity Get Me Out of Here Now! | The only update. Also 3e. |
| 2300 | DAVE | QI | |
| 2315 | C4 | 8 Out of 10 Cats | Another episode 4Mus 2115. |
| 2340 | DAVE | School of Hard Sums |
Wednesday 27
| 1930 | S4C | Fferm Ffactor | Promote the livestock market. Continues at 2025. |
| 2000 | BBC2 | Masterchef The Professionals | |
| 2100 | 4Mus | 8 Out of 10 Cats x2 | |
| 2100 | DAVE | QI XL | |
| 2235 | BBC1 | A Question of Sport | In another change to the advertised programme: Tony Jacklin from Strictly, Rebecca Adlington from the jungle, Mark Cueto from Rugby, and Jonathan Edwards from Record Breakers. Wales 2305, Scot 0005. |
| 2240 | DAVE | Mock the Week x2 | |
| 2300 | Rad4 | News Quiz Us New! | |
| 2320 | DAVE | Never Mind the Buzzcocks |
Thursday 28
| 1700 | CITV | Fort Boyard Ultimate Challenge | Repeat from Sunday. |
| 2000 | BBC2 | Masterchef The Professionals. | |
| 2000 | DAVE | QI XL | |
| 2200 | 4MUS | 8 Out of 10 Cats x2 | |
| 2220 | DAVE | Mock the Week |
Friday 29
| 1730 | CBBC | The Slammer Returns | Sylvester the Jester. |
| 1830 | Rad4 | The News Quiz | |
| 1930 | BBC1 | A Question of Sport | Not Wales. |
| 2000 | BBC2 | Mastermind | Lester Piggott, Robert the Bruce, Hugh Gaitskill, "Simon Serralier" novels. Not Wales. |
| 2100 | C4 | 8 Out of 10 Cats | Last in the series. |
| 2100 | BBC1 | Have I Got News for You | Alan Johnson. Unless he quits. |
| 2200 | CHAL | Blankety Blank | With Les Dawson. |
| 2200 | BBC2 | QI | Kinky: Janet Street-Porter, Sandi Toksvig, Johnny Vegas. Not Wales. |
| 2210 | DAVE | Mock the Week x2 | |
| 2330 | DAVE | QI XL | |
| 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.
