TV Guide 2020-05-09
After years of planning and literally moments of rehearsals, Schlag den Brig III is up for decision (bothersbar.co.uk, Sat). Whether #TeamDan or #ImBackingBrig, may the better #sdb3 competitor win.
On broadcast television, Who Wants to be a Millionaire has another Event Week on ITV (from Sun). It's the final of Great Local Menu (BBC2, from Mon), and a new series of Glow Up begins (BBC3 online, Thu).
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Saturday 9 May
- Eurovision Insight (Podcast Radio, 10.30am and 3pm) On DAB in Surrey and south London.
- Bake Off (RTE1, 10.45) From 2015.
- Fighting Talk (Radio 5, 11am).
- Four in a Bed (C4, 12.55) Five episodes.
- Bargain Hunt (BBC1, 1.15; not Wales).
- Twee voor Twaalf (bvn.tv, 1.40) Very hard questions in Dutch.
Primetime
- Blankety Blank (Challenge, 5pm) From 1979.
- The Talk Sport Quiz (Talk Sport, 5pm) Lyndsey Hipgrave and Darren Bent.
- Celebrity Mastermind (BBC1, 5.40) Candice Brown.
- Dress to Impress (VM2, 6pm); Yankee Love Island (VM3, 6pm); Survivor (TG4, 6.05) Only available on Ireland.
- Pointless Celebrities (BBC1, 6.10) Family: Andi and Miquita Oliver, Gareth and Jamie Malone, Kate and Molly Robbins, Claire Richards and Reece Hill.
- Ninja Warrior (ITV, 6.30) Repeat.
- Stephen Mulhern's In for a Penny (VM1 and ITV, 7.30) Belfast.
- Schlag den Brig (bothersbar.co.uk, 8pm) The deciding battle in the 2014 Battle of the Champions: Nick "Brig" Gates takes on Daniel "Accumulate!" Peake for the undisputed Best At This Format title.
- This Territory's Got Talent (VM1 and ITV, 8pm)
- Eurovision Again (EBU on youtube, 8pm) Stockholm 2016 last week, with some great songs and Justin Intervalact. But where this week?
- Through the Keyhole (ITV, 9.20) A classic episode from about 2015.
- Celebrity Juice (VM2, 11.05) Ten days after it aired on ITV2.
Weekend repeats
Saturday
- Breaking the News (Radio Scotland, 11.30), The News Quiz (Radio 4, 12.30) From Friday.
- Great Local Menu (BBC2, 12 noon) From Wednesday and Thursday.
- Sewing Bee (BBC2, 3.55).
- Radio 4 Brain (R4, 11pm) From Monday.
Sunday
- Great Local Menu (BBC2, 11.30) From Friday.
- Got Talent (ITV, 3.40; VM1, 3.40).
- In for a Penny (ITV, 5pm).
Sunday 10 May
- Gloryhunters with Charlie Baker (Talk Sport, 9.30am).
- Caru Siopa (S4C, 12 noon) Another chance to see the charity shop challenge.
- Bargain Hunt (BBC1, 12.15).
- 5 Star Family Reunion (VM2, 4pm) Two episodes.
Primetime
- The Chase Celebrity Special (ITV, 5.30) Sarah Greene.
- Takeshi's Castle (Nickelodeon, 6pm) Selected episodes from the recent Comedy Central series.
- BBC Young Musician of the Year (BBC4, 7pm) Woodwind final highlights; the full performances will be on I-player afterwards.
- Tipping Point Lucky Stars (VM1, 7pm) Seen elsewhere last autumn.
- Y Talwrn (Radio Cymru, 7.05).
- Who Wants to be a Millionaire (ITV,
7pm7.15, repeated 12.40am; VM1, 9pm) Civilian players return, after an ITV News Special. - Just a Minute (Radio 4, 7.15) A classic episode.
- Twee tot de zesde macht (bvn.tv, 7.45) A family quiz.
- Fantastical Factory of Curious Craft (C4, 8pm) Keith Lemon and Anna Richardson guide Eamonn Holmes through an explosion in a craft factory. Channel 4 Press bills this as a competition.
- Dragons' Den (BBC2, 8.15; not NI) Repeats.
- Die NDR Quizshow (ndr.de, 8.45); Die Jackpot Jäger (HR, 9.15) Local German quizzes.
Weekday Daytimes
- Come Dine with Me (C4, 9.30) Five episodes.
- Bargain Hunt (BBC1 Wales, 11.45 (not Tu); elsewhere 12.15).
- Top Class (BBC Red Button, 12.40) Series 2.
- Countdown (C4, 2.10) The 30th birthday championship, repeated from January 2013.
- Eggheads (BBC2, 2.30; Wales 3.35 We) More cracking fun.
- Tenable, Tipping Point, The Chase (ITV, from 3pm) Repeats.
- Blokken (bvn.tv, 4.20).
- Antiques Road Trip, Pointless (BBC2, from 4.30) Repeats.
- Come Dine with Me (C4, 5pm) One-hour episodes.
- House of Games (BBC2, 6pm) Repeats.
- Top Chef (W, 7pm) The final week.
Monday 11 May
- Whispers (Radio 4 Extra, 9am and 2pm) From 2005.
- BBC Brain (Radio 4, 3pm) Heat 6.
- I'm Sorry I Haven't a Clue (Radio 4, 6.30) A classic episode from 2005, with Jeremy Hardy, Barry Cryer, Tim Brooke-Taylor, and Graeme Garden joining Hymphrey Lyttelton and Samantha.
- Great Local Menu (BBC2, 8pm) Finals week begins with the starter, with guest judge Cressida Cowell.
- Caru Siopa (S4C, 8pm) James and Menna at Cardiff University.
- Would I Lie to You (BBC1 England, 8.30) Miles Jupp.
- Who Wants to be a Millionaire (ITV, 9pm, repeated 11.40 (not UTV)).
- QI XL (BBC2, 10pm) Occupations and Offices.
- Dana The Original Derry Girl (BBC1 NI, 10.45) Repeated on BBC4 on Friday.
- The News Quiz Extra (Radio 4 Extra, 11pm); Have I Got a Bit More News for You (BBC1, 11.10; NI, Scot 11.40) Potentially expanded repeats from last Friday.
Bonus feature
- The Importance of Being Earnest (Talking Pictures, 1.10); The Importance of Being Earnest (BBC2, 3pm) Here's your GCSE film studies question: compare and contrast these two films, showing back-to-back.
Tuesday 12 May
- Whose Line Is It Anyway? (Radio 4 Extra, 2pm) Clive Anderson's improvised comedy series from 1988.
- Great Local Menu (BBC2, 8pm) Malorie Blackman finds the fish.
- Celebrity Bake Off (C4, 8pm) A classic episode with Nick Hewer, Stacey Solomon, Ricky Wilson, and Perri Kiely.
- Eurovision Song Contest Semi-Final (BBC4, 8pm) Josie D'Arby hosts the first semi-final, live from an art room in Rotterdam, or anywhere.
- Who Wants to be a Millionaire (ITV, 9pm, repeated 12.05am).
- I'll Get This Extra Helping (BBC2, 10pm) Johnny Vegas, Sue Perkins, Mike Tindall, John Barnes, Fleur East.
- The Challenge Total Madness (MTV, 11pm) Blowing up trucks.
Wednesday 13 May
- Counterpoint (Radio 4 Extra, 9am and 2pm) The 2009 series.
- The Mole - Wem kannst Du trauen? (SAT.1, 7.15) Another two hours of Mole hunting.
- Would I Lie to You? (BBC1 Scotland, 8pm).
- Great Local Menu (BBC2, 8pm) Anthony Horowitz helps find a main.
- Dinner Date (ITVBe, 8pm) Nadia.
- Sewing Bee (BBC1, 9pm) Sportswear.
- Who Wants to be a Millionaire (ITV, 9pm, repeated 12.05am).
Thursday 14 May
- It's Your Round (Radio 4 Extra, 9am and 2pm).
- Glow Up (BBC3 online, from 7pm) Series 2 begins with a Christmas shoot.
- Great Local Menu (BBC2, 8pm) Greg James picks the number one dessert.
- Eurovision Song Contest Semi-Final (BBC4, 8pm) And if you want to see Colin Firth jump into a lake again on Saturday night, voting lines are open...
- Who Wants to be a Millionaire (ITV, 9pm, repeated 12.35am).
- Celebrity Juice (ITV2, 10pm) Let's See Your Best Bit, a highlights show.
Friday 15 May
- The 3rd Degree (Radio 4 Extra, 9am and 2pm) Classic episodes from 2019.
- The Good, the Bad, and the Unexpected (Radio Scotland, 1.30).
- Just a Minute (Radio 4 Extra, 5.30 and 10pm) As Radio 4 last Sunday.
- The News Quiz (Radio 4, 6.30) With Helen Lewis, Andy Zaltzman, but Andrew Maxwell. Far too many fun sponges in this line-up.
- A Question of Sport (BBC1, 7.30; Scot 11.15, not Wales) Adam Gemili, Steve Sidwell, Aimee Willmott, Joe Fraser.
- Great Local Menu (BBC2, 8pm) The winning chefs prepare their courses for the banquet.
- Have I Got News for You (BBC1, 9pm; Wales 9.30) Jo Brand hosts, with Katy Balls and Ivo Graham.
- Who Wants to be a Millionaire (ITV, 9pm, repeated 12.05am).
- Beste Zangers Songfestival (bvn.tv, 9pm) Some of the best Dutch-language singers perform their songs. May also contain De Toppers, so be careful.
- Eurovision at 60 (BBC4, 9.30) Repeat from 2015.
- When Eurovision Goes Horridly Wrong (C5, 10pm) Cheap and nasty clip show from 2019.
- Dana The Original Derry Girl (BBC4, 11pm) A profile of Rosemary Scallon, singer of 1970 winner "All kinds of everything". New to network TV.
Sign language interpretation
- Babushka (ITV, 3am Sun)
- 1000 Heartbeats (ITV, 3am Tue).
- Sewing Bee (BBC2, 12.45am Wed)
- Race Across the World (BBC2, 1am Thu).
- Freeze Out (ITV, 3am Thu).
- Ffasiwn Bildar (S4C, 12 noon Fri).
