TV Guide 2019-11-23
Great news for children everywhere this Sunday. CBBC has a new series of The Dog Ate My Homework with new host Hacker T Dog, and it's the Junior Eurovision Song Contest (S4C, Fun Kids radio, TG4, jesc.tv).
For older viewers, The Switch (ITV, weekdays) is a new general knowledge quiz, hoping to become the new Tenable. Buy It Now for Christmas (C4, Thu) sees all sorts of gifts and gizmos, hosted by Rylan Clark-Neal.
It's the Counterpoint final (Radio 4, Mon), and Strongest Man all week (C5, weeknights).
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Saturday 23 November
- Top Class (BBC2, 6.30am) As seen on CBBC about a month ago.
- The Dog Ate My Homework (CBBC, 10.30).
- Swashbuckle (Cbeebies, 10.30) Mystic Pebbles.
- Fighting Talk (Radio 5, 11am).
- Bargain Hunt (BBC1, 1.15).
- Tipping Point (ITV, 4pm); The Chase Celebrity Special (ITV, 5pm; Dave Myers).
- Four Rooms (C4, 4.35) Concorde seats. Last new episode ever.
Primetime
- Pointless Celebrities (BBC1, 5.32) Rachel Fairburn, Kiri Pritchard-Mclean, Tommy Cannon, Bobby Ball, Gloria Hunniford, Angela Rippon, Lindsey Russell, Radzi Chinyanganya.
- The Hit List (BBC1, 6.15).
- Take Me Out (ITV, 6.25; repeated Wed 11.40).
- Strictly Come Dancing (BBC1, 7pm) This week's theme is "getting serious".
- House of Games (BBC2 Wales, 7.10); Mastermind (BBC2 Wales, 7.40) As seen elsewhere last Friday.
- Chwilio am Seren Junior Eurovision (S4C, 7.15) To Gliwice, where Erin is preparing for tomorrow's contest.
- The X Factor Celebrity (ITV and VM1, 7.40).
- Winning Streak (RTE1, 8.15).
- QI XL (BBC2, 9.10) Questions and Qualifications.
- I'm a Celebrity... Get Me Out of Here! (ITV and VM1, 9.10) Extra Camp follows on ITV2 and VM3 at 10.10.
Weekend repeats
Saturday
- Masterchef The Professionals (BBC2, 12 noon) Two episodes.
- Counterpoint (R4, 11pm) From Monday.
Sunday
- Masterchef The Professionals (BBC2, 11.30) Friday's semi-final.
- The X Factor Celebrity (ITV, 2pm; VM1, 3.30).
- A Question of Sport (BBC1, 11.35; Scotland 12.50am) From Friday.
Sunday 24 November
- The Dog Ate My Homework (CBBC, 8.25) A new series of studio frolics and slapstick challenges.
- Gloryhunters with Charlie Baker (Talk Sport, 9.30am).
- Top Class (CBBC, 9.30am) Singlegate play St Joseph's.
- Swashbuckle (Cbeebies, 10.30) A Load of Rubbish. But enough about what's on BBC1...
- Bargain Hunt (BBC1 12.15).
- Songs of Praise (BBC1, 1.15) Gospel Choir of the Year contest continues.
- Catchphrase (ITV, 1.15).
- Junior Eurovision Song Contest (Fun Kids, 2.45; S4C, 2.58; junioreurovision.tv, 3pm; TG4, 7pm) Can Erin win the contest for S4C? Will Anna nick it for TG4? All the fun of the pint-sized song contest.
- Back to Mine (ITV, 3.40) Paul.
Primetime
- !mpossible (Challenge, 6.30); All-Star Family Fortunes (Challenge; 7.30, 2 episodes).
- Y Talwrn (Radio Cymru, 7pm) Highlights.
- Strictly Come Dancing The Results (BBC1, 7.15) Andrea Bocelli sings, but who leaves?
- Stephen Mulhern's Celebrity Catchphrase (ITV, 8pm) Steve Pemberton and Reece Shearsmith, Danny John-Jules and Robert Llewellyn, Nina Wadia and Lynda Barron.
- I'm a Celebrity... Get Me Out of Here! (ITV and VM1, 9pm) Extra Camp follows on ITV2 and VM3 at 10.30.
Weekday Daytimes
- Bargain Hunt (BBC1, 12.15).
- Chase the Case (BBC2, 1pm, not Tu); Eggheads (BBC2, 1.40; Wales 2.35 Tu). They've classic movies for the mid-afternoon.
- Dickinson's Real Deal (ITV, 2pm).
- Countdown (C4, 2.10) Tanni Grey-Thompson (Mo-We), Hannah Fry (Th-Fr).
- The Switch (ITV, 3pm) Sanjeev Bhaskar and four players try to build cash in rounds that alternate between easy and hard. The best goes to the final and can double the pot.
- World's Strongest Man (5star, 3.35; three episodes) Repeats from 2012.
- Tipping Point (ITV, 4pm).
- Cash Trapped (ITV, 5pm). Kirstie's Handmade Christmas pops up on Channel 4, there may be some vague competitive elements.
- Pointless (BBC1, 5.15) Repeats, just like Gigglequiz on Cbeebies.
- House of Games (BBC2, 6pm; Fri 6pm) Chris Hollins, Gregg Wallace, Holly Walsh, Charlene White.
- Strictly Come Dancing It Takes Two (BBC2, 6.30; Fri, 6.30).
Monday 25 November
- Just a Minute (Radio 4 Extra, 9am and 4pm) Classic episodes from 2012.
- Counterpoint (Radio 4, 3pm) The grand final.
- I'm Sorry I Haven't a Clue (Radio 4, 6.30) From New Theatre Royal in Portsmouth, with Tim Brooke-Taylor, Tony Hawks, Rachel Parris, and Marcus Brigstocke.
- Celebrity Antiques Road Trip (BBC2, 7pm) Wes Nelson and Georgia Steel.
- Strongest Man 2019 (Channel 5, 7pm) From St Alban's.
- Only Connect (BBC2, 8pm) Journeymen v Junipers in the last first-round losers' match.
- University Challenge (BBC2, 8.30) Second round, match 2.
- I'm a Celebrity... Get Me Out of Here! (ITV and VM1, 9pm) Extra Camp follows on ITV2 and VM3 at 10pm.
- Have I Got a Bit More News for You (BBC1, 11.20; Wales 12.20am, NI 12.10am Tue-into-Wed).
Tuesday 26 November
- Chess Grand Prix Series (Eurosport 2, 1am) Tangentially related to games.
- The Unbelievable Truth (Radio 4 Extra, 4pm).
- Celebrity Antiques Road Trip (BBC2, 7pm) Janey Lee Grace and Tim Smith.
- Strongest Man 2019 (Channel 5, 7pm).
- Masterchef The Professionals (BBC2, 8pm; Wales 7pm Wed) With guest star Saffron Aquafaba-Mayonnaise.
- Landscape Artist of the Year (Artsworld, 8pm) Cromarty.
- I'm a Celebrity... Get Me Out of Here! (ITV and VM1, 9pm) Extra Camp follows on ITV2 and VM3 at 10pm.
- Celebrity Countdown (More4, 9pm) Chris Packham and Charlotte Hawkins, with interjections from Jo Brand.
Wednesday 27 November
- Many a Slip (Radio 4 Extra, 9am and 4pm) From 1974.
- Strongest Man 2019 (Channel 5, 7pm).
- Masterchef The Professionals (BBC2, 8pm) A group tonight: Suzette and the Dropscones.
- I'm a Celebrity... Get Me Out of Here! (ITV and VM1, 9pm) Extra Camp follows on ITV2 and VM3 at 10pm.
- The Challenge War of the Worlds (MTV, 10pm) Crossing the lines.
Thursday 28 November
- Chess Grand Prix Series (Eurosport 2, 1am).
- Booked (Radio 4 Extra, 9am and 4pm) From 1997.
- Celebrity Antiques Road Trip (BBC2, 7pm) Rev Richard Coles and Joe McFadden.
- Strongest Man 2019 (Channel 5, 7pm) The sack toss continues.
- Masterchef The Professionals (BBC2, 8pm) Today's guest dish is Jimi Famurewa.
- Buy It Now for Christmas (C4, 8pm) Rylan Clark-Neal hosts an unexpected revival of the shopping 'n' pitching game.
- Rupaul's Drag Race (BBC II!, 8pm) The final.
- I'm a Celebrity... Get Me Out of Here! (ITV and VM1, 9pm) Extra Camp follows on ITV2 and VM3 at 10.30.
- The Big Fat Quiz of Everything (E4, 9pm) Another chance to see last year's show.
- QI (BBC2, 10pm; not NI) Noel, again.
Friday 29 November
- It's Not What You Know (Radio 4 Extra, 9am and 4pm) Family quiz from 2015.
- Breaking the News (Radio Scotland, 1.30; BBC Scotland tv 10pm) Catriona Shearer, Ahir Shah, Fern Brady, Jim Smith.
- Strongest Man 2019 (Channel 5, 7pm). No Question of Sport tonight (pushed aside for BBC1's Mass Debate) and no Mastermind (makes way for men's football).
- I'm a Celebrity... Get Me Out of Here! (ITV and VM1, 9pm) Extra Camp follows on ITV2 and VM3 at 10.30.
- Takeshi's Castle (Comedy Central, 9pm; two episodes) Guz Khan and Tez Ilyas and Judi Love commentate.
- Have I Got News for You (BBC1, 9.30) Helen McCrory hosts, with Chris McCausland.
- Mock the Week (BBC2, 10pm) Angela Barnes, Ed Byrne (comedian), Kerry Godliman, Milton Jones, Chris Washington.
Sign language interpretation
- Swashbuckle (Cbeebies, 3.50pm Sat and Sun).
- Bang on the Money (ITV, 3am Sun)
- I've Got Your Back (RTE2, 12 noon Sun).
- Best House in Town (BBC2, 2.05am Mon).
- Flour Power (BBC Scotland, 12.45pm Mon).
- Who's Doing the Dishes? (STV, 12.10am Thu).
- Home is Where the Art Is (BBC2, 1.15am Fri).
