TV Guide 2019-12-07

As one I'm a Celebrity ends (ITV, Sun), another The X Factor Colon The Band starts (ITV, from Mon). Dress to Impress returns (ITV2, weekdays), and there's a mid-December special for Celebrity Juice (ITV2, Thu). ESPN has the World Tetris Championships (Tue).

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

Saturday 7 December

Top Class (BBC2, 6.45am) As seen on CBBC about a month ago.
Robot Wars (BBC2, 10am).
Double Dare (Nickelodeon, 10am) Another chance to see the holiday special. And by "holiday", they mean "Hallowe'en".
Fighting Talk (Radio 5, 11am).
Flour Power (BBC1, 11.30).
America's Most Musical Family (Nickelodeon, 11.31) Does what it says on the tin, we guess.
House of Games (3) (BBC2, 5pm) The "Friday" final, delayed by a combination of snooker and dancing.
Tipping Point (ITV, 5.05) A classic episode.

Pointless Celebrities (BBC1, 5.30) A repeat from last year; Adam Hart-Davis is a contestant, and so is Michael Fish.
Stephen Mulhern's Catchphrase (ITV, 6.05) A classic episode.
The Hit List (BBC1, 6.20) A new episode.
Strictly Come Dancing (BBC1, 7pm) Semi-final week, with two dances to do.
Take Me Out (ITV, 7pm; repeated Tue 11.40) Last in the "present" series.
The Chase Celebrity Christmas Special 2018 (ITV, 8.20).
Winning Streak (RTE1, 8.25).
I'm a Celebrity... Get Me Out of Here! (ITV and VM1, 9.20) Extra Camp follows on ITV2 and VM3 at 10.25.
QI XL (BBC2, 10pm) Questions and Qualifications. Subject to delay or cancellation if the snooker goes to extra frames.

The Dog Ate My Homework (CBBC, 8.25).
Spy School (ITV Breakfast Broadcasting and CITV, 8.55am) Fake news, just like on BBC1.
Gloryhunters with Charlie Baker (Talk Sport, 9.30am).
Top Class (CBBC, 9.30am) Chobham play Strachur.
Bargain Hunt (BBC1 12.15).
Tenable (ITV, 2.35); Tipping Point (ITV, 3.35).

The Chase Celebrity Christmas Special 2017 (ITV, 6pm).
!mpossible (Challenge, 6.30); All-Star Family Fortunes (Challenge; 7.30, 2 episodes).
Stephen Mulhern's I'm a Celebrity Celebrity Catchphrase Special (ITV, 7pm) Joel Dommett, Dean Gaffney, Rosemary Shrager.
Strictly Come Dancing The Results (BBC1, 7.20) Niall Horan sings, but who leaves?
I'm a Celebrity... Get Me Out of Here! (ITV and VM1, 9pm) Last in the present series. Extra Camp follows on ITV2 and VM3 at 10.35.

Bargain Hunt (BBC1, 12.15; Fr BBC2 at 12 noon).
Dickinson's Real Deal (ITV, 2pm).
Countdown (C4, 2.10) Suzannah Lipscomb (Mo-We), Jon Culshaw as Finals Week begins (Th-Fr).
The Switch (ITV, 3pm).
World's Strongest Man (5star, 3.35; three episodes) Repeats from 2014 to 2016.
Squad Goals (RTE2, 3.40) Teams take on physical and group challenges.
Tipping Point (ITV, 4pm) Repeats.
Eggheads (BBC2, 4.45; not Fr) Repeats.
Dress to Impress (ITV2, 4.50) New series of the fashion-dating-contest show.
Cash Trapped (ITV, 5pm).
Pointless (BBC1, 5.15) Repeats.
House of Games (BBC2, 6pm; Fri 7pm) Championship of Champions 2: Dane Baptiste, Richard Herring, June Sarpong, Kate Williams.
Strictly Come Dancing It Takes Two (BBC2, 6.30; Fri, 6pm).
Christmas University Challenge (BBC4, 7.30) Repeated from last year.

Just a Minute (Radio 4 Extra, 9am and 4pm) Classic episodes from 2012.
Quote... Unquote (Radio 4, 3pm) Tim Rice, Robin Stevens, Shazia Mirza.
I'm Sorry I Haven't a Clue (Radio 4, 6.30).
Only Connect (BBC2, 8pm) Forrests v Choristers in the second second round match.
University Challenge (BBC2, 8.30) Second round, match 4.
The X Factor Colon The Band (ITV and VM1, 8.30) Diluting the format further, Simon Cowell tries to find a group to succeed where The Luminites and Five After Midnight so clearly didn't.
Have I Got a Bit More News for You (BBC1, 11.15; Scotland 11.35, Wales 11.45).

World Tetris Championships (BT Sport ESPN, 2pm) Don't these pieces have names?
The Unbelievable Truth (Radio 4 Extra, 4pm).
Celebrity Antiques Road Trip (BBC2, 7pm) Will Mellor and Nick Pickard.
The Royal Variety Performance (ITV, 7.30) Featuring Colin Thackery from Got Talent.
Masterchef The Professionals (BBC2, 8pm) Semi-finals week calls for a vegan meal.
Landscape Artist of the Year (Artsworld, 8pm) The winner in Venice.

Many a Slip (Radio 4 Extra, 9am and 4pm) From 1978.
Masterchef The Professionals (BBC2, 8pm) Gareth Ward is the special guest.
Your Face or Mine (Comedy Central, 8pm) Jodie Kidd from It's a Knockout and Joseph Bates.
The X Factor Colon The Band (ITV and VM1, 8.30).
The Challenge War of the Worlds (MTV, 10pm) Ditch your own worst team-mate?

It's Your Round (Radio 4 Extra, 9am and 4pm) From 2011.
Masterchef The Professionals (BBC2, 8pm) Ollie Dabbous.
Buy It Now for Christmas (C4, 8pm).
A Question of Sport (BBC1 Wales, 8pm) Seen elsewhere last week.
I'm a Celebrity... Get Me Out of Here! Coming Out (ITV, 9pm).
Celebrity Juice Second Week of Advent Special (ITV2, 9.55) Paddy McGuinness, Gino D'Acampo, Stacey Solomon, and Kelly Osbourne.
QI (BBC2, 10pm) Pubs - A Second Week of Advent Special. Cariad Lloyd, Josh Widdicombe, Noel Fielding.

Schedules are particularly subject to change today.

It's Not What You Know (Radio 4 Extra, 9am and 4pm) Family quiz from 2015.
A Question of Sport (BBC1, 7.30; Scotland 11.30, not Wales) Jill Scott (footballer), Lutalo Muhammad, Kevin Sinfield, Emily Diamond.
Mastermind (BBC2, 7.30) History of medicine, Taylor Swift, Michaelangelo Antonioni, the Super Bowl
Test Drive (BBC1 Scotland, 7.30) Lanark.
The X Factor Colon The Band (ITV and VM1, 8.30).
Have I Got News for You (BBC1, 9.30) Poking fun at the funless.
Mock the Week (BBC2, 10pm) A compilation from the recent series.
Takeshi's Castle (Comedy Central, 12.30am; two episodes) Dane Baptiste and Jayde Adams join Guz Khan.