TV Guide 2023-04-15

The ITV network's Saturday night lineup gets a good refresh - In for a Penny, Got Talent, and The 1% Club all return. Got Talent is also on Sunday, as is Family Fortunes.

Channel 4 gives us Scared of the Dark, an immersive week-long reality experiment. Another one! Can't they spread these out across the year, or something? The Big Interiors Battle (Fri) is also on screen. There are some Celebrity Eggheads episodes (C5, from Thu), and Countdown marks its 8000th daytime episode (C4, Thu).

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Saturday 15 April

Ninja Warrior Down Under (ITV2, 10.40am).
Fighting Talk (Radio 5, 11am).
Breaking the News (Radio Scotland, 11.30am) Repeat from yesterday.
Masterchef 2019 (RTÉ1, 11.55).
Ireland's Smartest (RTÉ1, 1.45) Repeat from last Sunday.
Four in a Bed (C4, 3.25) Five episodes.

Primetime

Celebrity Mastermind (BBC1, 5.45; Wales 6.15) Dr Hilary Jones (discovery of penicillin), Danni Menzies (Rosemary Smith), Kitty Scott-Claus (Girls Aloud), Niamh McGrady (Bluey - and not, as one listings magazine said, "Bury").
A Question of Sport (BBC1 Wales, 5.45) Seen elsewhere yesterday.
The Weakest Link (BBC1, 6.15; Wales 6.50) Kirsty Wark, Nihal Arthanayake, John Barnes, Nick Hewer, Charlie Hedges, Lou Sanders, James Stewart and Stephen Bailey.
In for a Penny with Stephen Mulhern (VM1 and ITV, 6.30) This week, Stephen and his fan club are being run out of Edinburgh. Repeated ITV 2pm Sunday.
Blankety Blank (BBC1, 7pm; not Wales) Repeat, with Adjoa Andoh, Martine McCutcheon, Johnny Vegas, Jimmy Carr, Chizzy Akudolu, and Joe Swash. Postponed from 1 April.
In With a Shout (ITV, 7pm) This week, Wilds from Edinburgh play Slaters from Rochdale. Repeated 11.45 Friday night.
Saturday Night Takeaway (VM1, 7pm) Behind the scenes; as seen on ITV last week.
Pointless Celebrities (BBC1, 7.35) Pop: Mari Wilson, Jaki Graham, Ruthie Henshall, Kerry Ellis, Carrieanddavid Grant, Nicola Stephenson, Charlie Condu.
Got Talent (VM1 and ITV, 8pm) New judge Bruno Tonioli joins Simon Cowell, Amanda Holden, Alesha Dixon, and Antan Dec. Repeated 1pm Sunday on ITV2.
The 1% Club (ITV, 9.25) A new series of Lee Mack's quiz requiring lateral thinking and lots of patience. Repeated 10.45 Friday night.
Round the Islands Quiz (Radio 4, 11pm) Repeat from last Monday.

Sunday 16 April

Bargain Hunt (BBC1, 12 noon).
Just a Minute (Radio 4, 12.04) Repeat from last Monday.
Race Across Canada (BBC2, 6pm; not Wales) Repeat from Wednesday.
The Chase Celebrity Special (ITV, 5.30) Repeat, with Catherine Tyldesley, Levi Roots, Chris McCausland, Rick Wakeman.
Unbeatable (VM1, 6.05) Shown on BBC1 in May 2021.
Family Fortunes (ITV, 6.45) New episodes, James family from Wales against Weatherley from Newcastle.
Y Talwrn (Radio Cymru, 7pm).
Ireland's Smartest (RTÉ1, 7.30).
Got Talent (VM1 and ITV, 7.45) Another round of auditions.
The Great Celebrity Bake Off (C4, 7.40) Deborah Meaden, Jay Blades, Judi Love, Mike Wozniak.
Project Icon (BBC3, 9pm) On camera.
Scared of the Dark (C4, 9pm) Living eight days in complete darkness: Chris Eubank, Paul Gascoigne, Max George, Nicola Adams, Chris McCausland, Scarlett Moffatt, Donna Preston, Chloe Burrows.
Taskmaster (E4 Extra, 9pm) Repeat from Channel 4 on Thursday.
QI XL (BBC2, 10pm; not NI) Thrills and Spills, with Nish Kumar, Mark Steel, Suzi Ruffell.

Weekday Daytimes

Bargain Hunt (BBC1, 12.15).
Dickinson's Biggest and Best Deals (ITV, 2pm) Repeats.
Countdown (C4, 2.10) Justin Moorhouse. Repeated about 6am two-and-a-half working days later. Daytime episode number 8000 (EIGHT THOUSAND!) airs on Thursday.
Lingo (ITV, 3pm) Repeats from series 1.
The Bidding Room (BBC1, 3.45) New episodes. Repeated BBC2 6.30am next day.
Tipping Point (ITV, 4pm) New episodes.
Unbeatable (BBC1, 4.30) New episodes.
Four in a Bed (C4, 5pm) New episodes.
The Chase (ITV, 5pm) New episodes.
Pointless (BBC1, 5.15) Rose Matafeo.
Strangers on a Plane (C4, 5.30) This week, Barcelona.
House of Games (BBC2, 6pm) Repeats, with Ruby Bhogal, Ed Byrne (comedian), Matthew Pinsent, and Ingrid Oliver gets the show's star as a prize.
Celebrity Masterchef Down Under (W, 6pm) A new series.
Eggheads (C5, 6.30) This week's new teams are Rollermaniacs, Great Minds and All That, Second is Nothing, and two celebrity teams to end the week.

Monday 17 April

We've Been Here Before (Radio 4 Extra, 9am, 2pm, 7pm).
Round the Islands Quiz (Radio 4, 3pm) North of England (Stuart Maconie, Adele Geras) against Scotland (Val McDermid, Alan McCredie).
Just a Minute (Radio 4, 6.30) Paul Merton, Jennifer Saunders, Julian Clary, Lucy Porter.
Farm to Feast Best Menu Wins (BBC2 NI, 7.30) Repeat from Friday.
Mastermind (BBC2, 8pm) Semi-final 6: Edwin Lutyens, Coldplay, Karen Pirie novels, Terry Gillam.
University Challenge (BBC2, 8.30) Group phase, match 8.
Scared of the Dark (C4, 9pm) Are they living in a box?
Have I Got a Bit More News for You (BBC1, 10.40; NI 11.10, Scot 12.25am) Extended repeat from last Friday.

Tuesday 18 April

The Motion Show (Radio 4 Extra, 9am, 2pm, 7pm).
You Heard It Here First (Radio 4, 6.30) Phil Wang, Nina Wadia, Kerry Godliman, Stuart Mitchell.
Interior Design Masters (BBC1, 8pm) Hair salons in Bristol.
Masterchef (BBC1, 9pm) Week two.
Scared of the Dark (C4, 9pm) Chris Eubank is still not happy. Film at 9.
Hell's Kitchen Us (ITV2, 9pm) Breakfast 911; the remaining 89 failed the first 1% Club question.
Celebrity Hunted (C4, 10pm).

Wednesday 19 April

It's Not What You Know (Radio 4 Extra, 9am, 2pm, 7pm).
Dinner Date (ITVBe, 8pm) Corporate paralegal Marnie.
Wales' Home of the Year (BBC2, 8.30) Mid Wales.
Race Across Canada (BBC1, 9pm) You are at: Churchill, R0B 0E0. Destination: A1A 1B3. Via point: Manitoulin Island, P0P 1J0. Please return to the route. Please return to the route.
Scared of the Dark (C4, 9pm) "We're all in the dark, and it's getting darker."
Hell's Kitchen Us (ITV2, 9pm) Til chefs do us part.

Thursday 20 April

Booked (Radio 4 Extra, 9am, 2pm, 7pm).
Celebrity Eggheads (C5, 6.30) Quick Thinkers: Roger Black, Martin Offiah, James Haskell, Hannah Cockroft.
Masterchef (BBC1, 8pm; Wales, on BBC2) Getting battered with Jay Rayner.
Gordon Ramsay's Future Food Stars (BBC1, 9pm) Sushi platters.
Scared of the Dark (C4, 9pm) Who wins?
Taskmaster (C4, 10.30) "How heavy is the water".

Friday 21 April

Breaking the News (Radio Scotland, 1.30).
Prosiect Z (S4C, 5.30) Repeats of the game show in the Itopia universe from 2018.
Celebrity Eggheads (C5, 6.30) Egg Noodles: Ed Byrne (comedian), Alistair McGowan, Charlie Higson, Ria Lina.
Farm to Feast Best Menu Wins (BBC1 NI, 7.30) The semi-final: wasabi and hake.
A Question of Sport (BBC1 England, 7.30; Scotland and NI 8pm, not Wales) Shaunagh Brown, Paul Sculthorpe (both rugby), Nile Wilson (gymnast), Adam Gemili (sprinter).
Would I Lie to You? (BBC1 England, 8pm) Best bits.
The Big Interiors Battle (C4, 8pm) AJ Odudu with another interior design contest.
Masterchef (BBC1, 8.30) The quarter-final.
Have I Got News for You (BBC1, 9pm) David Tennant hosts, with Richard Osman and Lucy Beaumont on the panel.
Der' Dramor 'Da Fi! (S4C, 9pm) Four people who have never met travel to Belgium.

Sign language interpretation

Saturday Night Takeaway (ITV, 3am Sat) Behind the scenes; sadly, ITV don't interpret their big Saturday show like the BBC do.
Dress to Impress (ITV2, 7.40am Sat).
Dragons' Den (BBC2, 3.05am Tue).
Takeaway Titans (RTÉ2, 12.25am Wed) Two episodes.
Future Food Stars (BBC2, 3.50am Wed).
Family Fortunes (ITV, 5.05am Wed, Fri).
Take a Hike (BBC2, 8am Wed).

Challenge

Saturday

7am The Chase 9am Wheel of Fortune 11am Family Fortunes 1pm Famous Family Fortunes 2.30 Strike it Lucky 4pm Tenable 5pm The Chase 11pm Bullseye 3am The Chase

Sunday

7am Scrapheap Challenge 10am The Chase 12 noon Dickinson's Real Deal 2pm Play Your Cards Right 3pm Blankety Blank 5pm Tenable 6pm The Chase

Monday - Friday

7am The Chase 10am Dickinson's Real Deal 11am Dale's Supermarket Sweep 12 noon Wheel of Fortune 1pm Tenable 2pm Who Wants to be a Millionaire 3pm Strike it Lucky 4pm Dickinson's Real Deal 5pm Bullseye 6pm Tenable 7pm Pointless 8pm The Chase 10pm Who Wants to be a Millionaire 11pm Bullseye 12 midnight The Chase 4am Who Wants to be a Millionaire 5am Bullseye