TV Guide 2019-09-14

A new run of The Chase Celebrity Edition (ITV, Sat), with Bonnie Langford. There's extra Popmaster In the Park (Radio 2, Sun), and there might be a game in Comedians Giving Lectures (Dave, Wed). Also from the might-be-a-game-if-you-squint-hard-enough file: World Tag Championships (C4, Thu).

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Contents 1 Saturday 14 September 1.1 Primetime 2 Weekend repeats 2.1 Saturday 2.2 Sunday 3 Sunday 15 September 3.1 Primetime 4 Weekday Daytimes 5 Monday 16 September 6 Tuesday 17 September 7 Wednesday 18 September 8 Thursday 19 September 9 Friday 20 September 10 Sign language interpretation

Saturday 14 September

• The Dog Ate My Homework (BBC2, 6.45am; CBBC, 10.25am).
• Curious Creatures (BBC2, 8.30am).
• Robot Wars (BBC2, 10am).
• Double Dare (Nickelodeon, 10am).
• Swashbuckle (Cbeebies, 10.30) Line is stuck inside a barrel.
• Fighting Talk (Radio 5, 11am).
• Four in a Bed (C4, 11.50) Five episodes.
• Bargain Hunt (BBC1, 1.15).
• Tipping Point (ITV, 4pm).

Primetime

• This Territory's Got Talent NBC (VM3, 5.30) The Yankee version, available on Ireland only.
• Stephen Mulhern's Catchphrase (ITV, 6.30).
• Strictly Come Dancing Strictly The Professionals (BBC1, 7pm) Highlights of the other halves.
• The Chase Celebrity Edition (ITV, 7.15) Russell Kane, Leonie Elliott, Kevin Clifton, Bonnie Langford.
• Rhannu (S4C, 7.30).
• Pointless Celebrities (BBC1, 8.15) Radio 2: Jo Whiley, Gary Davies, Ken Bruce, Angela Scanlon, Craig Charles, Trevor Nelson, Kate Bottley, Jason Mohammed. With a song from Rick Astley.
• Got Talent The Champions (ITV and VM1, 8.15) Collabro, sword swallower Alex Magala, and dancing duo Twist and Pulse.
• Who Wants to be a Millionaire (The Sony Channel, 9pm) Four old episodes on what used to be "True Entertainment".
• Play to the Whistle (ITV, 11.40).

Weekend repeats

Saturday

• The News Quiz (R4, 12.30) From Friday.
• Counterpoint (R4, 11pm) From Monday.

Sunday

• Got Talent The Champions (ITV, 11.50) From last night.
• Just a Minute (Radio 4, 12.04) From Monday.
• Chwilio am Seren Junior Eurovision (S4C, 1.30) From Tuesday.
• Bake Off (C4, 2.30) From Tuesday; Extra Slice follows at 2am.
• A Question of Sport (BBC1, 12 midnight; Scotland 1.15am).

Sunday 15 September

• The Rap Game (BBC II! on BBC1, 12.10am).
• Spy School (CITV and ITV Breakfast Broadcasting, 8.55am).
• Gloryhunters with Charlie Baker (Talk Sport, 9.30am).
• Double Dare (Nickelodeon, 10am).
• Bargain Hunt (BBC1, 12.30).
• The Chase (ITV, 4.30).

Primetime

• Pointless Celebrities (BBC1, 5.50) Sitcoms.
• Popmaster Live (Radio 2, 6pm) Somewhere in this hour, Ken Bruce performs to a crowd in Hyde Park. CAUTION: followed by Westlife.
• Tipping Point Lucky Stars (ITV, 6pm).
• Scrapyard Supercar (Dave, 6pm) Turbo power.
• 5 Gold Rings (ITV, 7pm; STV 12.05am Tue).
• Cash Machine (STV, 7pm).
• Dragons' Den (BBC2, 8pm) Rubbish.
• Who Wants to be a Millionaire (ITV, 8pm, rpt 11.45; VM1, 9pm).
• Treasure Island with Bear Grylls (C4, 9pm) There is something in the water.
• Who Wants to be a Millionaire (The Sony Channel, 9pm) Three old episodes.
• Junior Eurovision (TG4, 9.05).

Weekday Daytimes

• Bargain Hunt (BBC1, 12.15).
• Hardball (BBC2, 1pm; not Tu).
• Dickinson's Real Deal (ITV, 2pm; not Fr) Repeats.
• Countdown (C4, 2.10) Len Goodman (Mo-We), Nina Hossain (Th-Fr).
• !mpossible (BBC1, 2.15).
• Tenable (ITV, 3pm) Repeats.
• Tipping Point (ITV, 4pm).
• Antiques Road Trip (BBC1, 4.30).
• The Chase (ITV, 5pm).
• Four in a Bed (C4, 5pm) Repeats.
• Pointless (BBC1, 5.15).
• Cooking Up a Fortune (C4, 5.30).
• Eggheads (BBC2, 6pm).
• The Weakest Link (Challenge, 6pm) Anne Robinson's quiz returns for the first time in absolutely years.
• Masterchef Down Under (W, 7pm).
• Supermarket Sweep (ITV2, 8pm) Rylan Clark-Neal is on his trolley.
• Who Wants to be a Millionaire (The Sony Channel, 9pm) Three more old episodes.

Monday 16 September

• Whispers (Radio 4 Extra, 9am and 4pm).
• Counterpoint (Radio 4, 3pm).
• Just a Minute (Radio 4, 6.30) Tony Hawks, Phil Wang, Sheila Hancock, Paul Merton.
• Only Connect (BBC2, 8pm) Wickets play Choristers.
• Would I Lie to You? (BBC1, 8.30; not Wales) A repeat, except in Wales, where they're talking rugby.
• University Challenge (BBC2, 8.30) LSE take on Courtauld Institute of Art.
• Celebrity Masterchef (BBC1, 9pm) Rickie Haywood-Williams, Martha Reeves, Greg Rutherford, Elizabeth Bourgine, Dillan Whyte.
• 8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown (C4, 10.30).
• The News Quiz Extra (Radio 4 Extra, 11pm).

Tuesday 17 September

• Y Gemau Gwyllt (S4C, 5.35) Repeated from last year.
• Paul Sinha's General Knowledge (Radio 4, 6.30).
• Bake Off (C4, 8pm) Dear dairy...
• Chwilio am Seren Junior Eurovision (S4C, 8pm) A return to the Quadrant in Swansea.

Wednesday 18 September

• Celebrity Masterchef (BBC1, 8pm) School dinners.
• Interior Design Masters (BBC2, 8pm) Bristol restaurants.
• Taskmaster (Dave, 9pm).
• Comedians Giving Lectures (Dave, 10pm) Sara Pascoe hosts the show, which (apparently) involves scores awarded to each lecture, and might just pass as game.

Thursday 19 September

• The Food Quiz (Radio 4 Extra, 9am and 4pm) From 2003.
• A League of Their Own (The Satellite Channel, 9pm) Andrew Flintoff hosts, with Kevin Bridges, Dina Asher-Smith, and Sam Quek.
• World Chase Tag Championships (C4, 11.55) A knockout version of blockio. Apparently, it's not just for eight-year-olds, and they treat it as a sport.

Friday 20 September

• Who Goes There? (Radio 4 Extra, 9am and 4pm) Famous people from 2002.
• Quiz Nite! (Radio 4, 11.30am) A comedy drama written by Punt and Dennis. A school PTA needs a new announcer...
• The Good, The Bad and the Unexpected (Radio Scotland, 1.30) Marjolein Robertson, Dr Phil Hammond, Stephen Carlin.
• The News Quiz (Radio 4, 6.30) Andrew Maxwell. What's Scala Radio like at this hour?
• Mastermind (BBC2, 7.30) London Underground, Woodstock 1969, William Armstrong, Al Pacino.
• A Question of Sport (BBC1, 8pm) James Tarkowski, Asha Philip, Stef Reid, Michael Jamieson.
• Bake Off An Extra Slice (C4, 8pm).
• The Great Model Railway Challenge (C5, 8pm) Classic books.
• Celebrity Masterchef (BBC1, 9pm) The weekly final.
• QI (BBC2, 10pm) Quarrels, with Jason Manford, Aisling Bea, Anuvab Pal.
• Room 101 (BBC1, 10.35; Wales 11.05) A repeat with Richard Ayoade.

Sign language interpretation

• Ffasiwn Mecanic (S4C, 3pm Sat) Repeated from 2016.
• Who's Doing the Dishes? (ITV not STV, 3am Sun).
• Interior Design Masters (BBC2, 1.10am Tue).
• Star Boot Sale (C4, 5.20am Tue, 5.25am Thu).
• Go For It (STV, 12.30am Thu; other ITV regions, 3am Thu) Repeated from 2015.
• The Chef's Brigade (BBC2, 1.55am Sat).