TV Guide This Week
It's Junior Eurovision weekend, and we have a UK broadcaster! Hurry up to Edinburgh, where Castle FM will be relaying the EBU's official English-language commentary. A good week for the talented: Charlie Brooker has two hours of Channel 4 to talk about video games (9pm Sat), Strictly Come Dancing gets the Friday Night is Music Night treatment (Radio 2, 8pm Fri), the BBC New Comedy Award reaches the semi-finals (Radio 2, 10pm Mon and Tue), and Michelle McManus has an authored documentary about the music of the Western Isles (BBC Alba, 9pm Tue). And what of Brendan from Coach Trip? His Love Cruise begins this week (More4, 9.20am weekday mornings). Don't forget to miss it.
Schedules subject to change.
Shortcuts: Sat | Sun | Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri
Contents |
Saturday 30 November
| 0830 | CITV | The Munch Box | Also ITV Breakfast Broadcasting. |
| 1100 | CBBS | Swashbuckle | |
| 1100 | Rad5 | Fighting Talk | Christian O'Connell. |
| 1120 | ITV2 | The X Factor Us x2 | |
| 1130 | S4C | Fferm Ffactor | Signed. AudioD repeat at 1350 Sunday. |
| 1200 | BBC2 | The Great British Bake Off Christmas Masterclass | |
| 1228 | Rad4 | The News Quiz | |
| 1530 | TV5 | Questions Pour un Champion | |
| 1600 | CITV | Fort Boyard | |
| 1600 | C4 | Come Dine with Me x4 | Barth. |
| 1630 | CITV | Jungle Run | |
| 1800 | CSTL | Junior Eurovision Song Contest Back! | A radio broadcast on Castle FM in Edinburgh. |
| 1815 | BBC1 | Pointless Celebrities | Clemency Burton-Hill and Graeme Garden; Dan Snow and Susie Dent; Robert Peston and Steph McGovern; Michael Mosley and Germaine Greer. |
| 1900 | BBC1 | Strictly Come Dancing | Musicals week. |
| 1900 | ITV | The Chase With Celebrities | Eric Bristow, Sammy Winward, Nadine Dorries, Ed Byrne (comedian). |
| 1900 | TV3 | The Cube | |
| 1900 | DAVE | QI x2 | |
| 1930 | RTE1 | Winning Streak | Repeated 1310 tomorrow. |
| 2000 | ITV | The X Factor | Jokebox week. Also TV3. The Xtra Factor follows on ITV2 and TV3. |
| 2000 | BBC2 | Mastermind | Wales only. |
| 2020 | DAVE | Would I Lie to You? | |
| 2100 | C4 | How Videogames Changed the World Special | An authored piece by Charlie Brooker. |
| 2130 | BBC2 | QI XL | Wales 2200. |
| 2145 | ITV | I'm a Celebrity | Also 3e. Get Me Out of Here Now! follows on ITV2 and 3e. |
| 2250 | ITV | The Jonathan Ross Show | Olly Murs and Chris Tarrant but Keith Lemon. |
| 2300 | Rad4 | Round Britain Quiz | |
| 2350 | ITV2 | Fake Reaction |
Sunday 1
| 0800 | CBBC | Splatalot | |
| 0830 | CITV | Fort Boyard | Also ITV Breakfast Broadcasting. |
| 1000 | DAVE | Total Wipe Out Australia | Er, be all out for less than 400? |
| 1100 | CBBS | Swashbuckle | |
| 1204 | Rad4 | I'm Sorry I Haven't a Clue | Jack Dee with Useless! |
| 1400 | DAVE | QI | Also 1520 |
| 1440 | DAVE | Have I Got News for You | |
| 1455 | ITV | The X Factor | Repeat. TV3 1300. |
| 1530 | BBC1 | Bargain Hunt | Scotland 1315. |
| 1600 | CITV | Fort Boyard | |
| 1630 | CITV | Jungle Run | |
| 1640 | ITV | All Star Mr and Mrs, Miss, or Mr | |
| 1720 | Mor4 | Come Dine With Me x5 | Wakefield. |
| 1740 | ITV | Prize Island | |
| 1915 | TV3 | Famous Family Fortunes | |
| 1915 | TG4 | An Gig Jig | |
| 1920 | BBC1 | Strictly Come Dancing | The results show, with non-celebrity lookalike Alfie Boe. |
| 2000 | ITV | The X Factor | With Rebecca Ferguson. James Arthur is also booked. Also TV3. Xtra Factor follows on ITV2 and TV3. |
| 2000 | CHAL | UK's Strongest Man 2013 | |
| 2000 | DAVE | Have I Got a Bit More News for You | |
| 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. |
| 2100 | DAVE | Mock the Week Night | |
| 2300 | BBC2 | Never Mind the Buzzcocks | Not Scotland, NI. |
Shortcuts: Sat | Sun | Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri
Weekdays
| 0745 | CBBC | Gory Games | |
| 0900 | CBBC | Copycats | |
| 0920 | MOR4 | Brendan's Love Cruise New! | Brendan Sheerin plays matchmaker in the Med. Relegated from Channel 4 teatime. |
| 1005 | TV5 | Mot de Passe | |
| 1215 | BBC1 | Bargain Hunt | Some episodes SD. |
| 1510 | BBC1 | Pressure Pad | |
| 1510 | C4 | Countdown | Pam Ayres and Gyles Brandreth. But not together. That would be too much. |
| 1530 | TV5 | Questions Pour un Champion | |
| 1600 | C4 | Deal or No Deal | AudioD. |
| 1600 | ITV | Show Me the Telly | |
| 1700 | C4 | Four in a Bed | |
| 1715 | BBC1 | Pointless | |
| 1730 | C4 | Come Dine With Me | Yeovil. Four old episodes at 1205. |
| 1800 | BBC2 | Eggheads | |
| 1830 | BBC2 | Strictly Come Dancing It Takes Two | |
| 1900 | DAVE | QI XL | |
| 1900 | DAVE | Have I Got A Bit More News for You | |
| 2030 | ITV | I'm a Celebrity... Get Me Out of Here! | Mo, Fr 2100. Also 3e. Get Me Out of Here Now! follows on ITV2 and 3e. |
Monday 2
| 1500 | Rad4 | Round Britain Quiz | Wales v Northern Ireland. |
| 1830 | Rad4 | I'm Sorry I Haven't a Clue | Victoria Wood is welcome, Jack Dee is hosting. |
| 1900 | BBC2 | Celebrity Antiques Road Trip | |
| 2000 | BBC2 | University Challenge | |
| 2030 | BBC4 | Only Connect | Globetrotters v Bakers. |
| 2030 | BBC2 | Masterchef The Professionals | Semi-final week. |
| 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 | Navigate by waterfalls. |
| 2200 | BBC2 | Never Mind the Buzzcocks | Dizzy Rascal, Jamie Cullum, Aston from The JLS, Foxes, Katherine Ryan. NI 2350. |
| 2200 | DAVE | Mock the Week | |
| 2200 | Rad2 | BBC Radio New Comedy Award | First semi-final, with Patrick Kielty. Next one's tomorrow. |
| 2235 | BBC1 | Have I Got A Bit More News for You | Scotland 2305, not Wales or NI. |
| 2345 | DAVE | Never Mind the Buzzcocks |
Shortcuts: Sat | Sun | Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri
Tuesday 3
| 1900 | BBC3 | Total Wipeout | |
| 2000 | BBC2 | Masterchef The Professionals | |
| 2100 | DAVE | QI XL | |
| 2100 | ALBA | Is Mise Michelle McManus Special | The defending Pop Idle champ goes to the Western Isles. |
| 2115 | 4Mus | 8 Out of 10 Cats | |
| 2200 | BBC3 | Sweat the Small Stuff | With Pick 'n' Mix. |
| 2200 | Rad2 | BBC Radio New Comedy Award | Last semi-final, with Patrick Kielty. |
| 2300 | DAVE | QI | |
| 2340 | DAVE | School of Hard Sums |
Wednesday 4
| 1930 | S4C | Fferm Ffactor | Win a car. Concludes at 2025. |
| 2000 | BBC2 | Masterchef The Professionals | |
| 2100 | 4Mus | 8 Out of 10 Cats x2 | |
| 2100 | DAVE | QI XL | |
| 2310 | DAVE | Never Mind the Buzzcocks |
Thursday 5
| 1700 | CITV | Fort Boyard Ultimate Challenge | Repeat from Sunday. |
| 1930 | BBC1 | A Question of Sport | Wales only. |
| 2000 | BBC2 | Masterchef The Professionals. | |
| 2000 | DAVE | QI XL | |
| 2200 | 4MUS | 8 Out of 10 Cats x2 | |
| 2220 | DAVE | Mock the Week |
Friday 6
| 1730 | CBBC | The Slammer Returns | At 'ome with the Guv'nor. |
| 1830 | Rad4 | The News Quiz | Susan Calman, Justin Moorhouse, Greg Proops. |
| 1930 | BBC1 | A Question of Sport | Robbie Savage, Dirk Nannes, Alun-Wyn Jones, Simon Dyson. Not Wales. |
| 2000 | BBC2 | Mastermind | Janis Joplin, Huddersfield Town, Richard Hannay novels, Russian Revolution. Not Wales. |
| 2000 | Rad2 | Friday Night is Music Night Special | A Strictly Come Dancing special. |
| 2100 | C4 | 8 Out of 10 Cats | Best bits. Not sure what follows at 2101. |
| 2100 | BBC1 | Have I Got News for You | Kathy Burke, Miles Jupp, Tim Loughton. |
| 2200 | CHAL | Blankety Blank | With Les Dawson. |
| 2200 | BBC2 | QI | Knights and Knaves: Victoria Coren Mitchell, Sue Perkins, Rev Richard Coles. |
| 2200 | DAVE | Mock the Week |
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.
