TV Guide 2018-10-13
The week's biggest new show is Landscape Artist of the Year (Artsworld, Tue). Brendan O'Carroll hosts For Facts Sake (BBC1, Mon).
A new run of The Chase with Celebrities (ITV, Sun), and there's a new series of Family Cooking Showdown (BBC2, weekdays). We have the final of Y Gemau Gwyllt (S4C, Wed).
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Saturday 13 October
- Fighting Talk (Radio 5, 11am).
- Tipping Point Day (W, 11am) To 7pm.
- Bargain Hunt (BBC1, 1.15).
- Tipping Point Lucky Stars (ITV, 3.30) Mark, Anne, and Paul from The Chase.
- The Chase With Celebrities (ITV, 4.15) Nigel Havers.
Primetime
- Pointless Celebrities (BBC1, 5.50) Sport, with Chemmy Alcott, James Cracknell, Sally Gunnell, Greg Rutherford, Sam Quek, Greg Rusedski, Eni Aluko, and Neil Ruddock.
- Who Dares Wins (Challenge, 6pm) Repeats from 2007.
- Strictly Come Dancing (BBC1, 6.40).
- Mastermind (BBC2 Wales, 6.30) Seen elsewhere on Friday.
- Winning Streak (RTE1, 8.15).
- The X Factor (ITV and TV3, 8.35).
- QI XL (BBC2, 10pm) Panimals.
Weekend repeats
Shows seen earlier in the week
Saturday
- The X Factor (ITV, 12.10; TV3, 4pm) From Sunday.
- The News Quiz (Radio 4, 12.30) From Friday.
- Burn-Off (E4, 12.30) From Tuesday.
- Chwilio am Seren Junior Eurovision (S4C, 3.25); Got What It Takes? (CBBC, 6.05).
- Counterpoint (Radio 4, 11pm) From Monday.
Sunday
- Winning Streak (RTE1, 1.40) From last night.
- The X Factor (ITV, 1.45; TV3, 1.05) From last night.
- Burn-Off (C4, 3.10) From Tuesday.
- The Big Audition (ITV, 3.30) From Friday.
- Mock the Week (BBC2, 9.45; not Wales) From Friday.
Sunday 14 October
- Landscape Artist of Last Year All Day (Artsworld, 9am) The whole contest, including the winner's commission, to 6pm. A new series on Tuesday.
- Top Class (CBBC, 9.30am) Seaside and Queen's in the final quarter-final.
- Bargain Hunt (BBC1, 12.30).
- Round to Mine (ITV, 3pm) Dating and houses.
- The Chase (BBC1, 4.30).
- Pointless Celebrities (BBC1, 4.35) Academia.
Primetime
- Tipping Point Lucky Stars (ITV, 5.30) Shaun Williamson.
- Ysgoloriaeth Urdd Gobaith Cymru Bryn Terfel (S4C, 6.45) Television coverage of a scholarship prize.
- The Chase With Celebrities (ITV, 7pm) Simon Gregson, Victoria Ekanoya, Lucy Fallon, Andrew Whitman, all from Coronation Street.
- Strictly Come Dancing (BBC1, 7.45) The Backstreet Boys perform a medley of their hit.
- The X Factor (ITV and TV3, 8pm) Judges' favourite places concludes.
- Re-Freshers Week (MTV, 9pm) A second chance to go to university, with a £25,000 prize. Three episodes; the series continues on Monday.
- Big Brother (C5 and 3e, 10pm).
Weekday Daytimes
- Don't Say It Bring It (Dave, 7.10am) Two episodes. Deserves a bit better than this.
- Tout Le Monde Veut Prendre Sa Place (TV5, 10.45am).
- Couples Come Dine with Me (C4, 12.05).
- Bargain Hunt (BBC1, 12.15).
- For What It's Worth (BBC2, 1pm, not We) Repeats.
- Countdown (C4, 2.10) Mo-We: Clive Anderson. Th-Fr: Gloria Hunniford.
- Hardball (BBC1, 2.15) Repeats.
- Tenable (ITV, 3pm) Repeats.
- Questions Pour un Champion (TV5, 3.30).
- Tipping Point (ITV, 4pm) New episodes.
- Eggheads (BBC2, 4.45) Repeats.
- The Chase (ITV, 5pm) New episodes.
- Four in a Bed (C4, 5pm) New episodes.
- Pointless (BBC1, 5.15) New episodes.
- Come Dine with Me (C4, 5.30) Repeats.
- Letterbox (BBC2, 6pm; not Fr) New episodes.
- Strictly Come Dancing It Takes Two (BBC2, 6.30; Fr 6pm).
- Masterchef Down Under (W, 7pm).
- Family Cooking Showdown (BBC2, 7pm) A surprise to see this series back.
Monday 15 October
- Just a Minute (Radio 4 Extra, 9am and 4pm).
- Counterpoint (R4, 3pm) Semi-final 2.
- Got What It Takes? (CBBC, 5.25) Max and Harvey music video.
- For Facts Sake (BBC1, 9.30; Wales 10.40, NI 11.10) Brendan O'Carroll hosts a quiz about ordinary people and extraordinary facts. Danny O'Carroll and Paddy Houlihan captain the teams.
- QI (BBC2, 10pm; NI 11.45 Wed) Pictures, with Hannah Gadsby, Noel Fielding, Joe Lycett.
- Big Brother (C5 and 3e, 10pm) Bit on the Side follows at 11.05.
- Re-Freshers Week (MTV, 10pm) Comedy and cooking with Ed Gamble.
- Have I Got a Bit More News for You (BBC1, 10.45; Wales 11.40, NI 12.10am).
- The News Quiz Extra (Radio 4 Extra, 11pm).
Tuesday 16 October
- The 3rd Degree (Radio 4 Extra, 4pm) From 2017.
- The Grate Breadxit Burn-off (C4, 8pm) This is Danish week, so we expect everyone to be baking in the dark.
- Landscape Artist of the Year (Artsworld, 8pm) Fountains, and an abbey.
- Call Yourself a Fan? (BT Sport 1, 8.30) Manchester United play Liverpool.
- Take the Tower (ITV4, 9pm).
- Celebrity Hunted (C4, 9.15) Dom Joly, Vicky Pattison, Louis Smith, AJ Pritchard, Chris Hughes, Kem Cetinay, Kay Burley, Johnny Mercer.
- Football Genius (ITV4, 10pm) A non-league clash, as Dulwich Hamlet play Manchester City.
- Big Brother (C5 and 3e, 10.15) Bit on the Side follows at 11.15.
- The Circle Uncovered (C4, 10.25) Players reflect on their time in the popularity contest.
Wednesday 17 October
- The Unbelievable Truth (Radio 4 Extra, 9am and 4pm) From 2014.
- Y Gemau Gwyllt (S4C, 5.05) The final.
- Y Ras (S4C, 6.30) Repeated from last week.
- Your Face or Mine (Comedy Central, 8pm) Dawn and Ashley from Real Housewives of Cheshire.
- Celwydd Noeth (S4C, 8.25) More lie-spotting with Nia Roberts.
- Taskmaster (Dave, 9pm).
- Big Brother (C5 and 3e, 10pm) Bit on the Side follows at 11.05.
- A Question of Sport (BBC1 England 10.45, Wales 11.10, NI 11.40, Scotland 11.45) Fran Halsall, Emily Diamond, Toby Roland-Jones, Kallum Watkins.
- Rupaul's Drag Race (Comedy Central, 11pm) Rap music.
Thursday 18 October
- Puzzle Panel (Radio 4 Extra, 9am and 4pm) Chris Maslanka refuses to answer a straight question. From 1998.
- Don't Hate the Playaz (ITV2, 9pm) London Hughes, Ricky Haywood Williams, The Receipts Girls, Jess Robinson, Lisa Maffia.
- A League of Their Own (The Satellite Channel, 9pm) Ashley Cole, Ellie Simmonds, Rob Beckett.
- Big Brother (C5 and 3e, 10pm) Bit on the Side follows at 11.05.
- Celebrity Juice (ITV2, 10pm) Nadine Coyle, Tim Lovejoy, Simon Rimmer, Jimmy Carr.
- Fear Factor (MTV, 10pm) Giant ostriches.
Friday 19 October
- The Personality Test (Radio 4 Extra, 9am and 4pm) From 2007.
- Breaking the News (Radio Scotland, 1.30).
- The News Quiz (Radio 4, 6.30).
- Mastermind (BBC2, 8pm; Wales on Sat) Alien films, Peter Gabriel, Prague, Henry VII.
- Burn Out Even More Sic (C4, 8pm).
- The Great Model Railway Challenge (C5, 8pm) Heat three: globetrotting.
- A Question of Sport (BBC1, 8.30; not Wales).
- Have I Got News for You (BBC1, 9pm) Jo Brand hosts, with Grace Dent and Kiri Pritchard-McLean.
- The Big Audition (ITV, 9pm) Pantomime dame, interviewer, and a craft presenter.
- Would I Lie to You? (BBC1, 9.30) Rylan Clark-Neal, Sara Pascoe, Mary Portas, Paul Sinha.
- Y Ras (S4C, 9.30).
- Mock the Week (BBC2, 10pm) Repeat.
- Big Brother (C5 and 3e, 10pm) Bit on the Side follows at 11.35.
Sign language interpretation
- Swashbuckle (Cbeebies, 3.20pm Sat, 3.25pm Sun).
- Celebrity Masterchef (BBC2, 1.15am Tue, 12.50am Fri).
- Who's Doing the Dishes (STV, 2.55am Mon).
- Great Local Menu (BBC2, 8am We).
- Through the Keyhole (ITV, 3am Sat).