TV Guide 2019-10-19

A quiet week for new shows, the only one of note is True Love or True Lies (MTV, from Mon)

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

Contents 1 Saturday 19 October 1.1 Primetime 2 Weekend repeats 2.1 Saturday 2.2 Sunday 3 Sunday 20 October 3.1 Primetime 4 Weekday Daytimes 5 Monday 21 October 6 Tuesday 22 October 7 Wednesday 23 October 8 Thursday 24 October 9 Friday 25 October 10 Sign language interpretation

Saturday 19 October

• Top Class (BBC2, 7.05am) First shown on CBBC a couple of weeks ago
• Robot Wars (BBC2, 10am).
• The Dog Ate My Homework (CBBC, 10.25).
• Four in a Bed (C4, 10.30) Five episodes.
• Swashbuckle (Cbeebies, 10.30) "Don't make me laugh".
• Flour Power (BBC1, 11.30).
• Mastermind (BBC2 Wales 5pm; NI 5.30) Shown elsewhere last night.

Primetime

• Pointless Celebrities (BBC1, 5.50) Food and drink: Ken Hom, Ching-He Huang, Candice Brown, Atul Kochhar, Andi Oliver, Michael O'Hare, Matt Tebbutt, Olly Smith.
• The Great Model Railway Challenge (C5, 6.25) The second semi-final: movie blockbusters.
• Stephen Mulhern's Celebrity Catchphrase (ITV, 6.30) Chris Kamara.
• Strictly Come Dancing (BBC1, 6.40).
• The Chase Celebrity Edition (ITV, 7.30) Jimmy Carr, Mark Rhodes, Sam Nixon, but Ann Widdecombe.
• Rhannu (S4C, 7.30).
• Winning Streak (RTE1, 8.25).
• The Wall (BBC1, 8.30) Andy and Diane from Bolton play tonight.
• The X Factor Celebrity (ITV and VM1, 8.30).

Weekend repeats

Saturday

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

Sunday

• Bake Off (C4, 2pm) From Tuesday; Extra Slice follows at 1.45am.
• The X Factor Celebrity (VM1, 3.30) No repeat on ITV.
• A Question of Sport (BBC1 England and NI 11.50, Scotland 1.05am) From Friday.

Sunday 20 October

• Gloryhunters with Charlie Baker (Talk Sport, 9.30am).
• Top Class (CBBC, 9.45am).
• Swashbuckle (Cbeebies, 10.30).
• Bargain Hunt (BBC1 12.15).
• Tipping Point (ITV, 3.40).
• Pointless Celebrities (BBC1, 5pm; not Wales) Children's television.
• A Question of Sport (BBC1 Wales, 5.20) Shown elsewhere on Friday.

Primetime

• Strictly Come Dancing The Results (BBC1, 7.15) Mabel sings, but who goes?
• Who Wants to be a Millionaire (ITV, 8pm and 10pm; VM1, 9pm) There's a 15-minute conclusion at 10pm, for no obvious reason.
• Drama on 3 (Radio 3, 8.30) "Questions for Quiz Shows", by Thomas Pickles. We have no synopsis beyond the title.
• Go Gasta (TG4, 8.30).
• Celebrity Hunted (C4, 9pm).

Weekday Daytimes

• Bargain Hunt (BBC1, 12.15).
• The Boss (BBC2, 1pm).
• Dickinson's Real Deal (ITV, 2pm) Repeats.
• Countdown (C4, 2.10) Gloria Hunniford (Mo-We), Levi Roots (Th-Fr).
• Headhunters (BBC1, 2.15).
• Tenable (ITV, 3pm) New episodes, with The Generation Gap, A Few Good Women, Nothing's Donna Stop Us Now, Tyne and Dandy, The Amazeballs.
• Make Me a Dealer (BBC1, 3.45).
• Tipping Point (ITV, 4pm).
• Double Dare (Nickelodeon, 4pm).
• The Chase (ITV, 5pm).
• Four in a Bed (C4, 5pm) Repeats.
• Pointless (BBC1, 5.15) Repeats.
• Your Room or Mine? (C4, 5.30).
• House of Games (BBC2, 6pm; Fri 7pm) Andi Oliver, Ivo Graham, Phill Jupitus, Kate Humble.
• Strictly Come Dancing It Takes Two (BBC2, 6.30; Fri, 6pm).
• Masterchef Down Under (W, 7pm).

Monday 21 October

• Whispers (Radio 4 Extra, 9am and 4pm).
• Counterpoint (Radio 4, 3pm).
• Only Connect (BBC2, 8pm) Journeymen against Turophiles.
• University Challenge (BBC2, 8.30) Imperial London play Brasenose Oxford.
• True Love or True Lies (MTV, 9pm) Another series of the relationship fake-detection show.
• The News Quiz Extra (Radio 4 Extra, 11pm).
• Have I Got a Bit More News for You (BBC1, 11.05; Scot 12.05am, NI 11.10 Wed).

Tuesday 22 October

• Pants on Fire (C4, 12.05am) Repeated from E4 last week.
• Bake Off (C4, 8pm) Patisserie week.
• Landscape Artist of the Year (Artsworld, 8pm) Herstmonceux Observatory.
• True Love or True Lies? (MTV, 9pm).

Wednesday 23 October

• The 3rd Degree (Radio 4 Extra, 9am and 4pm) From 2018.
• Your Face or Mine (Comedy Central, 8pm).
• Taskmaster (Dave, 9pm).
• True Love or True Lies? (MTV, 9pm).
• Don't Hate the Playaz (ITV2, 10pm) With Keisha Buchanan, Cariad Lloyd, and Mist.
• Comedians Giving Lectures (Dave, 10pm) Massive Dad, Russell Kane, Phil Wang.
• The Challenge War of the Worlds (MTV, 10pm) Ninja performs in Hooked.

Thursday 24 October

• The Write Stuff (Radio 4 Extra, 9am and 4pm) From 2000.
• Rupaul's Drag Race (BBC II!, 8pm).
• Blockbusters (Comedy Central, 8pm).
• Pants on Fire (E4, 9pm) Mel B and Kem Cetinay.
• There's Something About Movies (The Satellite Channel, 9pm).
• True Love or True Lies? (MTV, 9pm).
• Celebrity Juice (ITV2, 10pm).

Friday 25 October

• It's Not What You Know (Radio 4 Extra, 9am and 4pm) Friends and family from 2013.
• Breaking the News (Radio Scotland, 1.30) A new series.
• A Question of Sport (BBC1 England and NI, 7.30; Scotland 11.25, not Wales) Stuart Pearce, Aimee Fuller, Josh Warrington, Jeanette Kwakye.
• Test Drive (BBC1 Scotland, 7.30).
• Mastermind (BBC2, 7.30) Pax Britannica, musical Les Misérables, number ones of the 1960s, The Vampire Chronicles.
• Bake Off An Extra Slice (C4, 8pm).
• Have I Got News for You (BBC1, 9pm) Steph McGovern hosts, with Miles Jupp and Camilla Long.
• True Love or True Lies? (MTV, 9pm).
• Would I Lie to You? (BBC1, 9.30) Clare Balding, Asim Chaudhry, Victoria Coren Mitchell, Greg James.
• QI (BBC2, 10pm) Qanimals, with Daliso Chaponda, Cariad Lloyd, Phill Jupitus.

Sign language interpretation

• Swashbuckle (Cbeebies, 3.50pm Sat and Sun).
• Best House in Town (BBC2, 2.15am Mon).
• Dragons' Den (BBC2, 2am Thu).
• Home is Where the Art Is (BBC2, 1.15am Fri).