TV Guide 2020-02-01

A choice of German-language quizzing on Saturday night. Some may prefer the pure challenge of Ich Weiss Alles!, specialist subjects and the audience and a Quiz God. Others will watch Schlag den Star, mostly for the bits between the contests.

On conventional telly, there's a new run of The Heist (The Satellite Channel, Thu), and Hypothetical returns to Dave (Wed).

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Contents

Saturday 1 February

  • The Dog Ate My Homework (BBC2, 7.30) As seen on CBBC about a month ago.
  • Robot Wars (BBC2, 10.30) Celebrities.
  • SquadGoals (RTE2, 10.40).
  • Fighting Talk (Radio 5, 11am).
  • Masterchef The Professionals (RTE1, 11.50).
  • Beat the Chef (C4, 12.55) Two episodes.
  • Come Dine with Me (C4, 1.25) Five episodes.
  • Kitchen Champion (Colors, 2pm).
  • Jeeto Pakistan (ARY Family, 2.30).

Primetime

  • The Hit List (BBC1, 5.45) Postponed from 21 December.
  • This Territory's Got Talent NBC (VM3, 6pm)
  • The Greatest Dancer (BBC1, 6.30) The first live show.
  • Één jaar gratis (bvn.tv, 6.30).
  • America's Most Musical Family (Nickelodeon, 6.31).
  • Ninja Warrior (VM2, 7pm).
  • The Masked Singer (ITV, 7pm) Two more leave, and the guest critic is Sharon Osbourne.
  • Schlag den Star (ProSieben, 7.15) / Schlag den Star Watchalong (bothersbar.co.uk, 7.15) Your candidates are Frank Rosin (television cook) and Mario Basler (football trainer), the cabaret is from Johannes Örding and Robin Schulz.
  • Ich Weiss Alles! (NDR / BR / HR, 7.15) Beat the experts in your specialist subject. And beat the best of the audience. And beat the resident smarty-pantses, and win 100.000 euro. It's almost impossible.
  • Y Ras (S4C, 7.30) Celebrity edition, repeated from last year.
  • Wie is de Mol? (bvn.tv, 8.10) Moltalk volgt op 9.05.
  • Dress to Impress (VM2, 8pm).
  • First & Last (BBC1, 8.30).
  • The Voice of Holland of This Territory (VM1 and ITV, 8.30).
  • QI XL (BBC2, 9pm; Wales 9.30; NI 10pm) Quiet.
  • Oci Oci Oci! (S4C, 9pm) A "classic" episode from 2018.
  • Love Island Unseen Bits (VM3 and ITV2, 9pm) Highlights from the last week.

Bonus feature

  • She-Ra and the Princesses of Power (CBBC, 1.05) A subscription-free airing for this acclaimed cartoon, a reboot of the 1980s staple.

Weekend repeats

Saturday

  • Best Home Cook (BBC2 11.30) From Thursday.
  • The News Quiz (Radio 4, 12.30) From Friday.
  • Dancing on Ice (ITV, 1.20) From Sunday.
  • Got What it Takes? (CBBC, 7pm); Crackerjack (CBBC, 7.35) From Wednesday and Friday.
  • Round "Britain" Quiz (R4, 11pm) From Monday.

Sunday

  • The Unbelievable Truth (Radio 4, 12 noon) From last Monday.
  • The Voice of Holland of This Territory (ITV, 12.35).
  • The Masked Singer (ITV, 2.05) From last night.
  • Come Dine with Me (E4, 4.05) From weeknights.
  • The Great Pottery Throw Down (C4, 7pm) From More4 last Wednesday.
  • 8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown (C4, 10pm) From Thursday.

Sunday 2 February - Candlemas

  • Celebrity Antiques Road Trip (BBC2, 8.05am).
  • The Dog Ate My Homework (CBBC, 8.25).
  • Gloryhunters with Charlie Baker (Talk Sport, 9.30am).
  • SquadGoals (RTE2, 11am).
  • A Question of Sport (BBC1 Wales, 11.30) Shown elsewhere on Friday.
  • Keep It In the Family (VM1, 12 noon).
  • Bargain Hunt (BBC1, 12.15; Wales, 12.30).
  • Tipping Point (ITV, 3.35).
  • The Chase Celebrity Special (ITV, 5pm) CAUTION: contains Ann Widdecombe. How this gets out before the watershed is anyone's guess.

Primetime

  • Dancing on Ice (VM1 and ITV, 6pm) In love with fairytales?
  • This Territory's Got Talent ITV (VM3, 6pm) Repeats from last year.
  • !mpossible (Challenge, 6pm). New to the channel.
  • Dancing With the Stars (RTE1, 6.30) "Memorable year" week.
  • Y Talwrn (Radio Cymru, 7.05).
  • Indian Idol 2019 (Sony Entertainment Television, 8pm).
  • Jeeto Pakistan (ARY Family, 8pm).
  • Réalta Agus Gaolta (TG4, 8.30).
  • Win the Wilderness (BBC2, 9pm) Search and rescue.
  • Love Island (VM1 and ITV2, 9pm).
  • SAS Who Dares Wins (C4, 9pm).
  • Sunday Night at the London Palladium (Talking Pictures, 9pm) From 1960, with Bruce Forsyth, Bobby Darin, Helen Scott, and many more.
  • Die NDR Quizshow (www.ndr.de, 9.05).
  • Die Jackpot Jäger (www.hr-fernsehen.de, 9.15).

Weekday Daytimes

  • Bargain Hunt (BBC1, 12.15).
  • Countdown (C4, 2.10) Dr Phil Hammond (Mo), Prue Leith (Tu-Fr).
  • Tenable (ITV, 3pm) This week's teams: The Urban Coffee Collective, Silver Service, Wham Bam Thank You Mams, The Beverley Bombers, and Take a Walk on the Merseyside.
  • Tipping Point (ITV, 4pm).
  • Blokken (bvn.tv, 4.20).
  • Antiques Road Trip (BBC1, 4.30).
  • Dress to Impress (ITV2, 4.55) New episodes.
  • The Chase (ITV, 5pm).
  • Couples Come Dine with Me (C4, 5pm) New episodes.
  • Pointless (BBC1, 5.15) In a change to the advertised programmes, we're back on repeats.
  • House of Games (BBC2, 6pm) Maggie Aderin-Pocock, Richard Coles, Stuart Maconie, Lou Sanders.
  • Yankee Masterchef (W, 7pm).
  • Celebrity Come Dine with Me (E4, 7.30) Jay Hutton, Steven Arnold, Ewen macIntosh, Charlotte Crosby, Dawn Ward.
  • Junior Bake Off (E4, 8pm) Repeated from last year.
  • Bigg Boss (Colors, about 9.30) Big Brother from India.

Monday 3 February

  • Whispers (Radio 4 Extra, 9am and 4pm) Classic Gyles from 2004.
  • Round "Britain" Quiz (Radio 4, 3pm) Scotland play Northern Ireland.
  • The Unbelievable Truth (Radio 4, 6.30) Marcus Brigstocke, Lou Sanders, Cally Beaton, Neil Delamere.
  • Mastermind (BBC2, 7.30) Romanov dynasty, Frederick Douglass, Harpo Marx, Otis Redding.
  • Only Connect (BBC2, 8pm) Eggchasers v Turophiles in the last final chance match.
  • University Challenge (BBC2, 8.30) Group phase, match 2.
  • Love Island (VM1 and ITV2, 9pm) Aftersun follows at 10pm on VM3 and ITV2.
  • The News Quiz Extra (Radio 4 Extra, 11pm).

Bonus feature

  • My Famous Babysitter (W, 10pm) Professor Green, the reigning Drive champion, looks after a family of children. UKTV want to call this a game show, we're far from convinced.

Tuesday 4 February

  • Jest a Minute (Radio 4 Extra, 4pm).
  • Un Cwestiwn (S4C, 5.40).
  • Crazy Delicious (C4, 8pm) Bananas, pizza, and a barbecue.
  • Portrait Artist of the Year (Artsworld, 8pm) This week, the artists paint Len Goodman.
  • Love Island (VM1 and ITV2, 9pm).
  • 8 Out of 10 Cats (E4, 9pm).

Bonus feature

  • Sabrina the Teenage Witch (4music, 6pm) Back in 1996, ITV showed these episodes as a spoiler for The Simpsons. Today, Channel 4 shows the yellow cartoon at 6pm. We're backing Salem and Zelda all the way.

Wednesday 5 February

  • Got What It Takes? (CBBC, 5.50).
  • Love Island (VM1 and ITV2, 9pm).
  • The Great Pottery Throw Down (More4, 9pm) Matching lamp bases.
  • Hypothetical (Dave, 10pm) A new series, with Maisie Adam and Jonathan Ross.

Bonus feature

  • Creedon's Shannon (RTE2, 8pm) John Creedon takes a travelogue down one river.

Thursday 6 February

  • The Write Stuff (Radio 4 Extra, 9am and 4pm).
  • Beste Vrienden Quiz (bvn.tv, 3.55).
  • Prosiect Z (S4C, 5.20) From 2018.
  • Elephant in the Room (Radio 4, 6.30) Zoe Lyons, Kerry Godliman, Lou Conran, Jason Cook.
  • Best Home Cook (BBC1, 8pm) Pies, and Angela Hartnett looks like Tom Kerridge.
  • Love Island (VM1 and ITV2, 9pm).
  • The Heist (The Satellite Channel, 9pm) Another run of the constructed-reality rob-and-hide show.
  • Iain Stirling's Celebability (ITV2, 10.05) Jenny Ryan, Chelcee Grimes, Dane Baptiste, Greg Shepherd.

Bonus feature

  • Barrymore The Body in the Pool (C4, 9pm) A documentary, following the case of Stuart Lubbock, whose body was found in Michael Barrymore's swimming pool.

Friday 7 February

  • The Good the Bad and the Unexpected (Radio Scotland, 1.30).
  • Crackerjack (CBBC, 6pm).
  • The News Quiz (Radio 4, 6.30) With Zoe Lyons, Sophie Duker, teenage scribbler Michael Deacon, but professional fun sponge Andrew Maxwell.
  • Celebrity Antiques Road Trip (BBC2, 7.30; not Wales) Adam Henson and Steve Brown from Countryfile.
  • A Question of Sport (BBC1, 8.30) Christine Ohuruogu, Mark Wood, Billy Sharp, Fran Halsall.
  • Love Island (VM1 and ITV2, 9pm).
  • The Family Chase (VM2, 9pm).
  • Would I Lie to You? (BBC1, 9pm) James Acaster, Dani Dyer, Oti Mabuse, Fred Sirieix.
  • 8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown (C4, 9pm) Sean Lock and Kevin Bridges play Jon Richardson and Victoria Coren Mitchell. The anecdote is from Spencer Jones.
  • QI (BBC2, 9.30) Quantity and Quality, with Bridget Christie, Joe Lycett, and James Acaster.
  • Rupaul's Drag Race (BBC1, 11.25; Wales, 11.55) Ooh, Mnek.

Bonus feature

  • There's Only One Madonna (BBC4, 9.30) Examining the singer's popularity. This documentary was first shown in 2001, less than half-way through Madge's career from her debut in Michigan to the swansong in Tel Aviv.

Sign language interpretation

  • Dress to Impress (ITV2, 9.50am Sat) Two episodes.
  • Best House in Town (BBC2, 1.30am Mon).
  • Masterchef The Professionals (BBC2, 7.30am Mon, 8am Tue, Fri).
  • Through the Keyhole (ITV, 3am Thu, not STV).
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