TV Guide 2014-08-23
New this week: The Xtra Factor has the format's best bits (ITV2, 8pm, daily from Mon). Got to Dance is on for most of the week (KYTV Europe UK), and there's a new run of A League of Their Own (KYTV Europe UK, 9pm Fri).
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Saturday 23 August
DAYTIME
- Ultimate Brain (CBBC, 9am) Ted Robbins, Ian Kirkby, Scarlet Hazeldine from The Slammer.
- Horrible Histories Gory Games (CBBC, 9.30)
- Fighting Talk (Radio 5, 11am) Josh Widdicombe hosts.
- Swashbuckle! (Cbeebies, 11am) It's the pirate's other favourite game show, Plankety Plank!
- Come Dine with Me (C4, 4.10) is from Leicester.
PRIMETIME
- Fort Boyard (TV5, 5.40) with Colonel Reyel, Baptiste Giabiconi, Anne-Sophie Girard, Mathieu Gonet, Sandra Lou, Katrina Patchett.
- Pointless Celebrities (BBC1, 5.40) 80s music: Mark King and Toyah Willcox, Carol Decker and Limahl, Dave Hill and Dave Bartram, Anthony Costa and Scott Robinson.
- Tumble (BBC1, 6.30) The Saturdays perform a medley of their greatest hits. Actually, they've been really good value on celeb game shows.
- Tipping Point Lucky Stars (ITV, 7.45) with Jo Brand, Ben Cohen, Kelly Hoppen.
- Mastermind (BBC2 Wales, 7.45) As seen elsewhere last night.
- Got to Dance (KYTV Europe UK, 8pm).
- Famous Family Fortunes (ITV, 8.45) with June Brown and Simon Webbe. Repeat.
- 8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown (More4, 9pm).
- Big Brother is at 9.10.
- QI has Jam, Jelly and Juice repeat (BBC2, 10.15; NI 12.30am tomorrow night).
Sunday 24 August
DAYTIME
- Ultimate Brain (CBBC, 9am) The highlights.
- May the Best House Win (ITV, 9.25)
- Horrible Histories Gory Games (CBBC, 9.30)
- Bargain Hunt (BBC1, 11am)
- Swashbuckle (Cbeebies, 11am)
- America's Got Talent continues (ITV2, 11.55)
- The Great British Bake Off (BBC1, 4.30)
- Come Dine with Me (More4, 5.25) is in East Kent.
- Deal or No Deal (C4, 5.40)
- Tipping Point with civilian players (ITV, 5.30, not STV).
PRIMETIME
- Come On Down! The Game Show Story (ITV, 7pm). The Speedboat and The Turkey: what contestants bring to the table.
- Dragons' Den (BBC2, 8pm). An upside-down umbrella.
- Got to Dance (KYTV Europe UK, 8pm) More hopefuls.
- Celebrity Big Brother is at 9.
- The Cube (ITV, 11.15).
Weekday daytime
- Come Dine with Me (C4, 11am) Five episodes.
- Figure It Out (Nickelodeon, 12 noon).
- Bargain Hunt (BBC1, 12.15; Mo 12 noon).
- The Chase (ITV, 12.30) Repeats.
- Ultimate Brain (CBBC, 12.30) Repeats.
- Perfection (BBC1, 2.15; not Mo).
- Celebrity Masterchef (BBC2, 2.45; not Mo; Scotland not We, 1.30 and 2.15 Th).
- Secret Dealers (ITV, 3pm; Mo 2.35) is a repeat.
- Countdown (C4, 2.40) with Angellica Bell and Martin Lewis from Wed.
- Deal or No Deal (C4, 3.30).
- Tipping Point (ITV, 4pm; Mo 3.40) new episodes.
- Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is (BBC1, 4.30; Mo 4pm).
- Win It Cook It (C4, 4.30).
- Gift Wrapped (ITV, 5pm; Mo 4.40).
- Couples Come Dine with Me (C4, 5pm).
- Pointless (BBC1, 5.15; Mo 4.45) is in repeats.
- Two Tribes (BBC2, 6pm).
- Dinner Date (ITV2, 6pm; not Mo).
- Eggheads (BBC2, 6.30; Scot 6pm Thu).
Monday 25 August
- Dinner Date (ITV, 11.30)
- Quote... Unquote (Radio 4, 3pm) Maureen Lipman, Sanjeev Kohli, Penny Smith, Peter Kellner.
- Just a Minute (Radio 4, 6.30) From the Edinburgh Festival with Gyles, Paul, Sue, and a mystery guest.
- University Challenge Class of 2014 (BBC2, 7pm; not Scotland) Another chance to see the doc.
- Got to Dance (KYTV Europe UK, 7.30). A live semi-final.
- University Challenge (BBC2, 8pm) London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine v London School of Economics.
- The Xtra Factor (ITV2, 8pm) The Boss is Back, with Simon Cowell.
- Mastermind Cymru (S4C, 8.25) Betsan Powys, in a repeated series.
- Only Connect was due to start tonight, and appears in some listings magazines. It's been replaced by a debate between Darling and Salmond about who will play Adrian's Connecting Wall.
- Celebrity Big Brother is at 9.
- 8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown (C4, 10pm).
- Have I Got Old News For You (BBC1, 10.30; Wales 11pm, Scotland 11.30, not NI).
- Famous Family Fortunes (ITV, 11.15, not STV).
Tuesday 26 August
- Got to Dance (KYTV Europe UK, 7.30). More performances by the unrecorded.
- The Xtra Factor (ITV2, 8pm) Cheryl Looks Back, with the former Miss Tweedy.
- Big Brother is at 10.
- The Chase (ITV, 10.40; not UTV, STV).
- Dragons' Den repeat (BBC2, 11.20; not Scotland).
Wednesday 27 August
- Got to Dance (KYTV Europe UK, 7.30) Adam's constructions. Where's Riley when we need him?
- The Great British Bake Off (BBC1, 8pm) Desserts: saucy puds, tiramisu, baked Alaskas.
- The Xtra Factor (ITV2, 8pm) Louis Looks Back, with a glass of water.
- Through the Keyhole (ITV2, 9pm).
- Big Brother is at 9.
- A Question of Sport (BBC1, 10.35, Wales 11.05, NI 11.35) Michael Vaughan pops into the captain chair, with Perri Shakes-Drayton, Kevin Campbell, Kieron Pollard, Lee Briers.
Thursday 28 August
- The Xtra Factor (ITV2, 8pm) Wonderful World of The X Factor, with the show's best bits and Dermot O'Leary.
- America's Next Top Model (UK Living, 8pm).
- Big Brother is at 9.
- The Cube (ITV, 10.40; STV 11.05, UTV 11.40) Kelly Holmes.
Friday 29 August
- Got to Dance (KYTV Europe UK, 6.30) The final. Concludes 8.20.
- A Question of Sport (BBC1, 7.30; not Wales) As Wednesday.
- Mastermind (BBC2, 8pm; not Wales) Bobby Moore, Poe's short stories, Our Friends in the North, Richard the Lionheart.
- The Million Pound Drop Live Not Live (C4, 8pm) The billing makes the previous week's show completely redundant.
- The Xtra Factor (ITV2, 8pm) Your Top Ten, with the best performances from The Conway Sisters and Darius Danesh.
- The Great British Bake Off Soaked In Coffee (BBC2, 9pm).
- A League of Their Own (KYTV Europe UK, 9pm) Frank Lampard, Kevin Bridges, Judy Murray.
- Celebrity Big Brother slings someone else at 9 (C5).
- Virtually Famous (C4, 10.50) with Pixie Lott.
- Would I Lie to You (BBC1, 11.05).
SIGN LANGUAGE SHOWS
- Britain's Best Bakery (ITV, 4.15am Tues-Sat, not STV)
- The Big Allotment Challenge (BBC2, 9.05am Fri)