TV Guide 2022-10-22

Let's spin again - The Wheel is back! (BBC1, Sat). New episodes of Family Fortunes (ITV, Sun), and we finally get to see One Man and His Dog (BBC1, Sun).

A few other well-loved shows return - Dress to Impress (ITV2, weeknights), Don't Hate the Playaz on ITV2 (Wed), and Gwrach y Rhibyn dodges the witch on S4C (Thu).

Here's something new, Riddiculous (ITV, weekdays) promises questions and braintwizzlers, thanks to Henry Lewis from The Goes Wrong Show.

Quizzy Mondays is stretching its legs across Tuesday and Wednesday this week.

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Schedules are accurate at the time of publication; check against EPG for late changes.

Contents 1 Saturday 22 October 1.1 Primetime 2 Weekend repeats 2.1 Saturday 2.2 Sunday 3 Sunday 23 October 3.1 Bonus feature 4 Weekday Daytimes 5 Monday 24 October 6 Tuesday 25 October 7 Wednesday 26 October 8 Thursday 27 October 9 Friday 28 October 10 Sign language interpretation 11 Challenge 11.1 Saturday 11.2 Sunday 11.3 Monday-Friday

Saturday 22 October

• Junior Bake Off (C4, 10.10am) Highlights.
• Fighting Talk (Radio 5, 11am).
• Couples Come Dine with Me (C4, 11.45); Four in a Bed (C4, 12.45) Five episodes.
• Bargain Hunt (BBC1, 1.15).
• The Tournament (BBC1, 3.45) A rare Saturday outing for Alex Scott's quiz, ending the shuffle from 19 September.
• Ninja Warrior (ITV, 5.25).

Primetime

• The Wheel (BBC1, 5.40; rpt 12.15am Mon-into-Tue) Michael McIntyre spins the feelgood show. This week's celebrities are Anton Du Beke, Josie Gibson, The Fabulous Iain Stirling, Kadeena Cox, Nigel Ng, Tony Blackburn, and Emma Barnett.
• The Masked Dancer (VM1 and ITV, 6.30) The final. Last in the present series
• Strictly Come Dancing (BBC1, 6.40) Celebrating 100 years of the BBC. Who's dancing to the Ski Sunday theme tune, and which poor soul drew Only Connect?
• The Voice of Holland of This Territory (VM1 and ITV, 8pm) Good news! The Battle Rounds are cancelled. Better news! It's the semi-final already.
• Blankety Blank (BBC1, 8.35; rpt 12.40am next Fri-into-Sat) With Lawrence Chaney, Jermaine Jenas, Desiree Burch, Alan Davies, Roman Kemp, Scarlett Moffatt.
• I Can See Your Voice (BBC1, 9.10; rpt BBC3 8pm Wed) This week's guest is Alexandra Burke.

Weekend repeats

Saturday

• Breaking the News (Radio Scotland, 11.30) From Friday.
• The News Quiz (Radio 4, 12.30) From Friday.
• A League of Their Own (The Satellite Channel, 8pm) From Thursday.
• BBC Brain (Radio 4, 11pm) From Monday.
• RuPaul's Drag Race (BBC3, 11.55) From Thursday.

Sunday

• Mock the Week (BBC2, 12.40am) From Friday.
• Survivor (TG4, 1.25am) From Wednesday. Ireland only.
• The Masked Dancer (ITV2, 11.45; VM1, 2pm) From last night.
• Bake Off (C4, 12.30) From Tuesday.
• The Big Blow Out (E4, 1.20 and 2.20) From Monday and Tuesday.
• Ninja Warrior (ITV, 1.30) From last night.
• A Question of Sport (BBC1, 12.40am) From Friday.

Sunday 23 October

• Bargain Hunt (BBC1, 12 noon; not Wales).
• BBC One Man and His Dog (BBC1, 4.45) Shown in the Countryfile strand, and in some listings magazine for 25 September.
• Tipping Point Best Ever Finals (ITV, 5.30).
• Lego Masters Down Under (E4, 5.50) House of colour.
• Unbeatable (VM1, 6pm) Seen on BBC1 in May 2021.
• Family Fortunes (ITV, 6.30) Dayalans from Oxfordshire play Bibbys from St Helens.
• Strictly Come Dancing (BBC1, 6.45) The results and a performance by Reg Snipton.
• Celebrity Antiques Road Trip (BBC2, 6.50) Les Dennis and Nitin Ganatra.
• Strongest Man (C5, 7pm).
• Junior Eurovision (TG4, 8.30) The live final, with guest judge Brian Kennedy.
• Who Wants to be a Millionaire (ITV, 9pm) A celebrity edition, with Joel Dommett and Chris Kamara.
• Sorry, I Didn't Know (ITV, 10.20) The Black history panel game, with guests Kae Kurd, Shaun Wallace, Yuriko Kotani, Variety D, and Jack Barry.

Bonus feature

• The Young Ones (BBC4, 10.10) "Bambi". Rik, Vyvyan, Neil, and Mike take part in University Challenge. Airing as part of the BBC 100 season.

Weekday Daytimes

• Bargain Hunt (BBC1, 12.15; Scot 11.15am Thu).
• Best House in Town (BBC2, 1pm) Eggheads (BBC2, 2.45; Wales 3.35 Tu); Lightning (BBC2, 3.15; Wales 4.05 Tu) Repeats.
• Dickinson's Real Deal (ITV, 2pm) New episodes.
• Countdown (C4, 2.10) Dave Gorman is the guest.
• Riddiculous (ITV, 3pm) A new show. Ranvir Singh and riddlemaster Henry Lewis pose general knowledge questions and confusing conundra. Three teams take part, one might win a cash prize.
• Tipping Point (ITV, 4pm) New episodes.
• The Tournament (BBC1, 4.30).
• Four in a Bed (C4, 5pm).
• The Chase (ITV, 5pm) New episodes.
• Pointless (BBC1, 5.15) Lauren Laverne arrives.
• Come Dine with Me (C4, 5.30) Leamington Spa.
• House of Games (BBC2, 6pm) Richard Osman welcomes back Radzi Chinyanganya, Janet Ellis, Darren Harriott, and Suzi Ruffell. None of them have won a show, all want to be in "Redemption Week". Showing as part of the BBC 100 season.
• Strictly Come Dancing It Takes Two (BBC2, 6.30).
• Eggheads (C5, 6.30) This week's teams are The Wild Swans, Joey Triviani, Bull & Bush, Wynchs, and Another Hare of the Dog.
• Dress to Impress (ITV2, 7pm) The dating-through-wardrobe-choices show is back.

Monday 24 October

No Eggheads or Lightning today; a BBC1 news special displaced Doctors to BBC Two, which should not have affected the quizzes, but the junior channel then replaced a further hour and a half of its regular programming with random episodes of Best Bakes Ever and Natural World, for no apparent reason. ITV also pulled Dickinson's Real Deal.

• Wordaholics (Radio 4 Extra, 9am and 4pm).
• BBC Brain (Radio 4, 3pm) The first semi-final.
• Masterchef Down Under (W, 7pm) The semi-final.
• The Big Blow Out (E4, 10pm) Rock 'n' roll brides.
• Question Team (Dave, 10pm) Sue Perkins, Reginald D Hunter, Ellie Taylor.
• Have I Got a Bit More News for You (BBC1, 10.40; Scot 11.10, NI 11.15, Wales 12.10am) Extended repeat from Friday.

Tuesday 25 October

No Eggheads today either, as BBC2 are using its slot to replace yesterday's Lightning.

• Genius (Radio 4 Extra, 4pm) Repeat from 2006.
• Only Connect (BBC2, 7pm) Second-chance match: Statisticals vs Road Runners.
• Masterchef Down Under (W, 7pm) The final. Last in the present series.
• University Challenge (BBC2, 7.30) Oriel Oxford play Christ's College Cambridge.
• Bake Off (C4, 8pm) Custard week, where the judges are replaced by a smirking pink cat.
• BBC New Comedy Awards (BBC3, 10pm) From Middlesbrough.
• Unforgivable (Dave, 10pm) Tom Lucy, Kerry Godliman, and Lethal Bizzle.
• Make Me Prime Minister (C4, 10.30) This week, they're talking with Krishnan Guru-Murthy, a man who knows bullocks when he sees it on the subtitles.

Wednesday 26 October

• The Write Stuff (Radio 4 Extra, 9am and 4pm).
• Mastermind (BBC2, 7.30) John Cage, Offa's Dyke, wines of Portugal, Only Fools and Horses.
• Hire Me (BBC3, 7.30) Football coach.
• Handmade (C4, 8pm) Rocking chairs.
• Portrait Artist of the Year (Artsworld, 8pm) Bruno Tonioli, Yolanda Brown, Helen Sharman.
• Never Mind the Buzzcocks (The Satellite Channel, 9pm) Joel Corry, Joel Dommett, Lady Leshurr.
• QI (BBC2, 10pm; not NI) Rude, a repeat. Showing as part of the Get QI Into The Top 50 Most Seen Shows in BBC History season.
• Don't Hate the Playaz (ITV2, 10pm) The music contest with rap battles, dance-offs, and hip-hop karaoke. Guests: Big Narstie, Melvin Odoom, Thanyia Moore. Captains: Maya Jama and Lady Leshurr. Host: Jordan Stephens.
• Survivor (TG4, 11.35) "There's gonna be blood".

Thursday 27 October

• Quote... Unquote (Radio 4 Extra, 9am and 4pm) Don't forget to miss it.
• Gwrach y Rhibyn (S4C, 5.35) Another series of the survival adventure challenge series.
• Unbreakable (BBC1, 8pm; rpt after 11pm next Tue) How the couples cope while separated. Showing as part of the BBC 100 Viewers season, it's not just here for the big hits we'll remember.
• Aldi's Next Big Thing (C4, 8pm) This week, it's bakery: dessert sushi, doughnuts, Indian-themed pastries, and rum-and-fruit cake.
• RuPaul's Drag Race (BBC3, 9pm; rpt BBC1 11.30 Fri) Tess Daly and AJ Odudu.
• Taskmaster (C4, 9pm) "Chip Biffington".

Friday 28 October

• Breaking the News (Radio Scotland, 1.30).
• Celebrity Antiques Road Trip (BBC2, 7pm; not Wales, NI) Retired journalists Simon McCoy and Jennie Bond.
• A Question of Sport (BBC1, 8pm) A world cup special, reflecting all the editions going on in cricket and rugby union and rugby league right now. Contestants are Paul Parker (footballman), Peter Reid (footballman), John Hartson (footballman), and Ashley Williams (footballman).
• Bake Off An Extra Slice (C4, 8pm).
• Have I Got News for You (BBC1, 9pm) Steph McGovern hosts, with Jamie MacDonald and Hannah Fry.
• Mock the Week (BBC2, 10pm; Wales 11.05) A Look Back, the finest moments from the first 8½ years.
• I Literally Just Told You (C4, 10pm) Charity special, with Clare Balding, Joel Dommett, Roisin Conaty, and Big Narstie.

Sign language interpretation

• Dress to Impress (ITV2, 9.10am Sat).
• Am Dro! (S4C, 10am Sat).
• Bake Off (E4, 12.15 Sat).
• Scotland's Best Dog (BBC Scotland, 3.30 Mon).
• Unbreakable (BBC2, 1.55am Tue).
• The Big Blow Out (E4, 2.10am Tue).
• Handmade (C4, 3.40am Tue).
• Home Advantage (RTÉ2, 3.20am Wed).
• Dickinson's Real Deal (ITV, 5.05am Wed and Fri).
• Taskmaster (C4, 1.05am Thu).
• The Masked Dancer (ITV, 4.40am Thu).
• Strictly Come Dancing (BBC2, 1.15am and 3.10am Fri).
• RuPaul's Drag Race (BBC3, 2.30am Fri).

Challenge

A novelty! Scrapheap Challenge is on weekdays, they're showing the 2005 series which was perhaps a bit after the show's peak.

Saturday

• The Chase 7am; Wheel of Fortune 9am; Family Fortunes 11.30; All Star Family Fortunes 1.30; Strike it Lucky 3pm; Tenable 4pm; The Chase 5pm; Bullseye 11pm; The Chase 4am.

Sunday

• The Chase 7am; Wheel of Fortune 9am; Bruce's Price is Right 11.30am; Dickinson's Real Deal 12 noon; Play Your Cards Right 2pm; Blankety Blank 3pm; The Chase 5pm.

Monday-Friday

• The Chase 7am; Dickinson's Real Deal 10am; Scrapheap Challenge 11am; Wheel of Fortune 12 noon; Catchphrase 1pm; Who Wants to be a Millionaire 2pm; Scrapheap Challenge 3pm; Dickinson's Real Deal 4pm; Bullseye 5pm; Pointless Celebrities 7pm; The Chase 8pm; Who Wants to be a Millionaire 10pm; Bullseye 11pm; The Chase 12 midnight; Who Wants to be a Millionaire 4am; Bullseye 5am.