TV Guide 2017-05-06

The Eurovision Song Contest is here! Semi-finals (Tue & Thu: BBC4, RTE2, also RTE Radio 1 on Thu) and BBC promotion (Red Button from Tue).

Finals of Tattoo Artist of the Year (E4, Tue), Hell's Kitchen (ITV2, Tue), Battlebots (Spike, Wed), and Masterchef (BBC1, Fri).

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

Saturday 6 May

Fighting Talk (R5, 11am).
Tipping Point (ITV, 11.20).
Great British Menu (BBC2, 12 noon) Three episodes, repeated from last week.
Bigheads (ITV, 12.25).
Come Dine with Me (C4, 12.55) Five from Suffolk.
Bargain Hunt (BBC1, 2.45; not NI).
Celebrity Eggheads (BBC2 Scotland, 3pm); Debatable (BBC2 Scotland, 3.45) Catching up with network.
Dinner Date Day (ITVBe, 4pm) Six episodes, to 10pm.
Catchphrase (ITV, 4.30) Another chance to miss a "classic" episode with Stephen Mulhern.
Britain's Got More Talent (ITV, 5.15) Stephen Mulhern continues to take over your Saturday night.

Who Dares Wins (BBC1, 5.30).
Pointless Celebrities (BBC1, 6.30) Talent shows, with Richard "Dogsby" Park and David Grant (Fame Academy); Ben Forster and Danielle Hope (Lloyd Webber); Patti Boulaye and Nina Myskow (New Faces); Ashleigh and Pudsey and Jamie Raven (Got Talent).
Take Me Out (ITV and 3e, 6.45).
Côr Cymru (S4C, 7.45) Highlights.
This Territory's Got Talent (ITV and TV3, 8pm) More Talent follows on ITV2 and 3e at 9.15.
Winning Streak (RTE1, 8.20).
QI XL (BBC2, 10.50) Middle Muddle.
Rupaul's Drag Race (TruTV, 11pm) Two episodes.

Pointless Celebrities (BBC1, 5.40) Journalists and Toby Young, repeated from 5 November.
Bigheads (ITV, 7pm; 3e, 8pm) This week with Victoria Posh Spice Beckham-Aadams, will.i.am, Winston Churchill, Elton John.
The Bachelor (ITVBe, 7pm) Clip show.
Y Talwrn (Radio Cymru, 7pm).
Wild Things (The Satellite Channel, 8pm).
Dragons' Den (RTE1, 9.30).
Rupaul's Drag Race (TruTV, 11pm) Two episodes.

Tout le Monde Veut Prendre Sa Place (TV5, 10.43).
The Question Jury (C4, 12.05).
Bargain Hunt (BBC1, 12.15).
Two Tribes (BBC2, 1pm We-Fr).
Countdown (C4, 2.10) Mark Austin (Mo-Tu: John Inverdale).
The Boss (BBC1, 2.15).
Culinary Genius (ITV, 3pm) Jean-Christophe Novelli.
Fifteen-to-One (C4, 3pm).
Questions Pour un Champion (TV5, 3.28).
Tipping Point (ITV, 4pm; 3e 5pm).
Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is (BBC1, 4.30).
Babushka (ITV, 5pm).
Four in a Bed (C4, 5pm).
Pointless (BBC1, 5.15; 3e at 7pm).
Debatable (BBC2, 6pm; Scot not Th). Swapping with Eggheads in a very late schedule change.
Eggheads (BBC2, 6.45; Scot not Th) Celebrity editions; see daily listings for details.
Great British Menu (BBC2, 7.30; Scot 6.30 Th) South West this week.
Rupaul's Drag Race (TruTV, 11pm).

Booked (Radio 4 Extra, 9am and 4pm) The literary quiz from 1998.
Brain of Britain 2017 (Radio 4, 3pm) Semi-final 4.
Celebrity Eggheads (BBC2, 6.45) Sports commentators, including Iwan Thomas (runner).
The Unbelievable Truth (Radio 4, 6.30).
Know the Score (RTE1, 7.30).
Room 101 (BBC1, 8.30) Bonus bellyaches.
Masterchef (BBC1, 9pm; Scot 9pm Tue) The final begins.
Mock the Week (BBC2, 10pm; not NI).
Don't Ask Me Ask The Viewers Who Were Watching Last Tuesday (ITV, 10.50; UTV 11.20).
News Quiz Extra (Radio 4 Extra, 11.00); Have I Got a Bit More News for You (BBC1, 11.15; Scot 11.30, NI 11.50) Extended highlights from Friday's shows.

Celebrity Eggheads (BBC2, 6.45) Consumer journalists.
Bake Off Crème de la Crème (BBC2, 8pm) Last of the heats.
Don't Ask Me Ask The Viewers (ITV, 8pm).
Eurovision Song Contest Semi-Final (BBC4 and RTE2, 8pm) With Mel Giedroyc and Scott Mills (BBC), Marty Whelan (RTE).
Hell's Kitchen (ITV2, 9pm) The "grand" final.
E4's Tattoo Artist of the Year (E4, 9pm) The "grand" final, and apparently "cover-ups" are now wanted. So no consistency from the judges at all!
Taskmaster (Dave, 9pm) Name one famous Finn.
UK Eurovision Song for 2017 (Superer Ceefax, from 9.55pm and looped most of the time until Friday night) Behind the scenes with the BBC's entry, and the BBC video. Remember, it's a contest for broadcasters.

Celebrity Eggheads (BBC2, 6.45) Children's television.
Masterchef (BBC1, 8pm) South Africa.
Dinner Date (ITVBe, 8pm) Kirby from London.
Battlebots (Spike, 8pm) One Shining Bot - the final.
A Question of Sport (BBC1, 10.45; Wales 11.25, NI 11.40, Scot 12.30am) Harry Aikines-Aryeetey, Bianca Walkden, Karen Pickering, Neil Hodgson.

Celebrity Eggheads (BBC2, 6.45) Food and drink.
Masterchef (BBC1, 8pm) Chef's table.
Eurovision Song Contest Semi-Final (BBC4, RTE2, RTE Radio 1, 8pm) With Mel Giedroyc and Scott Mills (BBC), Marty Whelan (RTE TV), Neil Doherty and Zbyszek Zalinski (RTE Radio).
America's Next Top Model (UK Living, 8pm) The final, countdown.
Celwydd Noeth (S4C, 8.25).
Britain's Next Top Model (Lifetime, 9pm) Making a splash.
Celebrity Juice (ITV2, 10pm; 3e, 9pm Fri) Phillip Schofield, Joey Essex, Chris Ramsey.
Project Runway (Lifetime, 10pm) Keeping it weird.

Stop the Press (R Scotland, 1.30) Grant Stott hosts a journalists-versus-reported contest. Jo Caulfield and Gary Robertson are the team captains.
Celebrity Eggheads (BBC2, 6.45) Paralympics.
The News Quiz (R4, 6.30).
A Question of Sport (BBC1, 7.30; not Wales, Scot).
Masterchef (BBC1, 8.30) The final.
Have I Got News for You (BBC1, 9.30; NI 11.55) David Harewood hosts, with Josh Widdicombe and Kirsty Wark.
QI (BBC2, 10pm; not NI) Naming Names.
8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown (C4, 11.05) Jon Richardson and James Acaster play Lee Mack and Sarah Millican, with John Cooper Clarke guesting.
Would I Lie to You? (BBC1, 11.25; NI 12.25am).

Swashbuckle (Cbeebies, 3.10pm Sat and Sun).
Chopping Block (STV, 1.15am Sun).
May the Best House Win (ITV3, 3.40am Mon) Two episodes.
Masterchef (BBC2, 1.15am Wed, 1.10am Thu, 1.05am Fri, 1.20am Sat)
The Great Pottery Throw Down (BBC2, 1.45am Wed).