TV Guide 2019-08-10

The new football season has begun, so we welcome back Fighting Talk (R5, Sat) and A League of Their Own (The Satellite Channel, Thu). Only a little more civil: Dragons' Den (BBC2, Sun). The BBC New Comedy Award final takes place (R4, Thu), and Oci Oci Oci! reaches its baffling conclusion (S4C, Sat).

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Contents 1 Saturday 10 August 1.1 Primetime 2 Weekend repeats 2.1 Saturday 2.2 Sunday 3 Sunday 11 August 3.1 Primetime 4 Weekday Daytimes 5 Monday 12 August 6 Tuesday 13 August 7 Wednesday 14 August 8 Thursday 15 August 9 Friday 16 August 10 Sign language interpretation

Saturday 10 August

• The Dog Ate My Homework (BBC2, 7.05am; CBBC, 10.10).
• Fighting Talk (Radio 5, 11am) Colin Murray cuts the ribbon and declares the new season open.
• Come Dine with Me (C4, 12.25).
• Bargain Hunt (BBC1, 1.15).
• Tipping Point (ITV, 4pm), The Chase (ITV, 5pm).
• Portrait Artist of the Year (C4, 5pm).

Primetime

• Pointless Celebrities (BBC1, 5.40) A repeat.
• The Chase Celebrity Special (ITV, 7pm) Katherine Ryan and co are repeated.
• Oci Oci Oci! (S4C, 9pm) The final.

Weekend repeats

Saturday

• The 3rd Degree (R4, 11pm) From Monday.

Sunday

• Just a Minute (Radio 4, 12.04) From Monday. "Just for younger listeners, which century was it?"
• A Question of Sport (BBC1, 11.35; NI 12..35am, Scot 12.50am) From Friday.

Sunday 11 August

• Bargain Hunt (BBC1, 12.30).
• Stephen Mulhern's Celebrity Catchphrase (ITV, 4pm) Coronation Street stars join Stephen.
• The Chase Celebrity Special (ITV, 5pm) Lucy Porter and others, repeated.

Primetime

• Pointless Celebrities (BBC1, 5.50) The 1970s, a repeat.
• Tipping Point Lucky Stars (ITV, 6.30) Joel Dommett, Lydia Bright, Sarah Hadland.
• Dragons' Den (BBC2, 8pm) Sara Davies joins the panel in this new series.
• Al Murray's Pub Quiz (Quest, 9pm) Marcus Brigstocke and Ed Byrne (comedian) join The Bob Stewart's from Belfast and The Badger Inn from Cheshire.
• Temptation Island (E!, 9pm).

Weekday Daytimes

• Bargain Hunt (BBC1, 12.15).
• Curious Creatures (BBC2, 1pm; not Tu).
• Dickinson's Real Deal (ITV, 2pm) Repeats.
• Countdown (C4, 2.10) Charlie Higson (Mo-We), Linda Papadopoulos (Th-Fr).
• Tenable (ITV, 3pm) Repeats.
• Tipping Point (ITV, 4pm) Repeats.
• The 100k Drop (C4, 4pm).
• The Chase (ITV, 5pm) Repeats.
• Come Dine with Me (C4, 5pm) Leeds.
• Pointless (BBC1, 5.15) Repeats.
• Celebrity Eggheads (BBC2, 6pm) Repeats.
• Masterchef Down Under (W, 7pm).
• De Slimste Mens (bvn.tv, 8.50) The smartest Nederlands-speaker on the show.
• Love Island Us (VM3, 8pm) The CBS version.

Monday 12 August

• The 3rd Degree (Radio 4, 3pm) St Catherine's Cambridge.
• Just a Minute (Radio 4, 6.30) Tony Hawks, Phil Wang, Sheila Hancock, Paul Merton.
• University Challenge (BBC2, 8.30) Wolfson Cambridge against St John's Oxford.
• Temptation Island (E!, 9pm).
• 8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown (C4, 10pm).
• Have I Got Old News for You (BBC1, 11.20; NI 12.40) From November 2018, with Jennifer Saunders, Grayson Perry, and Matt Forde.

Tuesday 13 August

• The Lie (STV, 8.30).
• Through the Keyhole; Celebrity Juice (ITV2, from 9pm) Two from Keith Lemon.
• Mock the Week (BBC2, 10pm; not NI) A classic episode.

Wednesday 14 August

• Act Your Age (Radio 4 Extra, 9am and 4pm) Simon Mayo from 2008.
• Gaby's Talking Pictures (Radio 4, 6.30) Lucy Porter and Emma Kennedy.
• Jade (C4, 9pm) Part two covers Celebrity Big Brother.

Thursday 15 August

• The Motion Show (Radio 4 Extra, 9am and 4pm) From 20002.
• Radio 4 New Comedy Award (Radio 4, 6.30 and 7.15) The grand final, hosted by Mark Watson.
• Takeshi's Castle (Comedy Central, 8.30) Lauren Pattison drops in.
• A League of Their Own (The Satellite Channel, 9pm) Fearne Cotton, Jimmy Anderson, Joe Cole join regulars Jamie Redknapp, Andrew Flintoff, Romesh Ranganathan.
• 8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown (C4, 10.30).

Friday 16 August

• Who Goes There? (Radio 4 Extra, 9am and 4pm) Famous people from 2012.
• Breaking the News (Radio Scotland, 1.30).
• Monkman and Seagull's Genius Guide (BBC2, 7pm) This week, from the Pontcysyllte Aqueduct to the top of Snowdon.
• Mastermind (BBC2, 7.30) Mogul empire, Elizabeth Garrett Anderson, The Twilight Zone, and a mystery subject.
• A Question of Sport (BBC1, 8.30) Glenn Murray, Harry Aikines-Aryeetey, Mark Selby, but Sharron Davies.
• 8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown (C4, 9pm) Sean Lock and Rob Beckett play Alan Carr and Sarah Millican. Sam Simmons is in the corner.
• QI XL (BBC2, 9.45) Post, a new episode.

Sign language interpretation

No game shows are interpreted this week.