TV Guide 2020-05-23
There's a special edition of the BBC's most popular daily quiz: Popmaster Day takes over Radio 2 on Monday. On the telly, there's a new series of Eggheads (BBC2).
More returning favourites: Bake Off The Professionals sharpens up your Tuesday (C4), Brightest Celebrity Family invites Anne Hegerty to your Thursday evening (ITV), and QI hits the R-series (BBC2, Thu).
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Schedules are accurate at the time of publication; check against EPG for late changes.
Contents |
Saturday 23 May
- Fighting Talk (Radio 5, 11am).
- Bake Off (RTE1, 11.50) From 2015.
- Bargain Hunt (BBC1, 1.15; not Wales).
- Four in a Bed (C4, 1.15) Five episodes.
- Twee voor Twaalf (bvn.tv, 2pm) Very hard questions in Dutch.
Primetime
- Blankety Blank (Challenge, 5pm) From 1979.
- The Talk Sport Quiz (Talk Sport, 5pm).
- Celebrity Mastermind (BBC1, 5.50; not Wales) Christian Brassington.
- Dress to Impress (VM2, 6pm); Yankee Love Island (VM3, 6pm); Survivor (TG4, 6.05) Only available on Ireland.
- Ninja Warrior (ITV, 6.30) Repeat.
- Stephen Mulhern's In for a Penny (VM1 and ITV, 7.30) Cardiff, repeated from last year.
- Pointless Celebrities (BBC1, 7.50) Sci-fi and fantasy, with Sophie Aldred, Carole Ann Ford, Josh Herdman, Louis Cordice, Sandra Dickinson, Josh Duttine, Kiran Shah, Clive Mantle.
- This Territory's Got Talent (VM1 and ITV, 8pm)
- Eurovision Again (EBU on youtube, 8pm) Well, they've given us "Waterloo", the 1974 contest is available till next Sunday. But where this week?
- Through the Keyhole (ITV, 9.20) A classic episode.
Weekend repeats
Saturday
- The Good, the Bad, and the Unexpected (Radio Scotland, 11.30), The News Quiz (Radio 4, 12.30) From Friday.
- Sewing Bee (BBC2, 1.15).
- My Generation (R4, 11pm) From Monday.
Sunday
- I'm Sorry I Haven't a Clue (Radio 4, 12 noon).
- Got Talent (ITV, 2pm; VM1, 3.40).
Sunday 24 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; not Scotland).
Primetime
- Takeshi's Castle (Nickelodeon, 6pm).
- BBC Young Musician of the Year (BBC4, 7pm) Percussion 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).
- Dragons' Den (BBC2, 8.15; not NI) Best Ever Pitches.
- The Family Chase (ITV, 8.15) Fullers from Maidstone.
- Fantastical Factory of Curious Craft (C4, 8.15) Mel B is this week's picker.
- How Quizzing Got Cool (BBC4, 9pm) Another chance to see the documentary.
- Who Wants to be a Millionaire (VM1, 9pm) Seen elsewhere earlier in the month.
Weekday Daytimes
- Come Dine with Me (C4, 10.30) Five episodes.
- Bargain Hunt (BBC1 Wales, 11.45; elsewhere 12.15).
- Letterbox (BBC2, 1pm; not Mo, 2 eps Thu) Another chance to see everyone's favourite letters game.
- Countdown (C4, 2.10) The 30th birthday championship, repeated from January 2013.
- Tenable, Tipping Point, The Chase (ITV, from 3pm) Repeats.
- Blokken (bvn.tv, 4.20).
- Antiques Road Trip, Pointless (BBC2, from 4.30; from 5pm Mo) Repeats.
- Couples Come Dine with Me (C4, 5pm) One-hour episodes.
- Eggheads (BBC2, 6pm; Mo 6.30) New episodes of the cracking quiz.
Monday 25 May
Bank holiday for most
- Popmaster Day (Radio 2, from 7am) The BBC's most popular quiz spreads across the bank holiday, like shower clouds across the weather map. Ken Bruce hosts.
- Whispers (Radio 4 Extra, 9am and 2pm) From 2005.
- My Generation (Radio 4, 3pm).
- In for a Penny (ITV, 6pm) Essex, repeated from last year.
- I'm Sorry I Haven't a Clue (Radio 4, 6.30) A classic episode from July 2012, with Tim, Barry, Graeme, and Rob Brydon.
- QI XL (BBC2, 10pm; NI 12 midnight We-Th) Overseas.
- The News Quiz Extra (Radio 4 Extra, 11pm); Have I Got a Bit More News for You (BBC1, 11.45; NI 12.15am, Scotland 12.45am) Potentially expanded repeats from last Friday.
Bonus features
- Monkman and Seagull's Genius Guide (BBC2, 9pm) This week with the Davy Lamp.
Tuesday 26 May
- Whose Line Is It Anyway? (Radio 4 Extra, 2pm) Clive Anderson's improvised comedy series from 1988.
- Who Wants to be a Millionaire (ITV, 8pm) Another chance to see the series from a couple of years ago.
- Bake Off The Professionals (C4, 8pm) Liam Charles and Tom Allen introduce 12 professional teams.
- I'll Get This Extra Helping (BBC2, 10pm) A classic episode with Dotty, Russell Kane, Richard Madeley, Steph McGovern, Steve Pemberton.
- The Challenge Total Madness (MTV, 11pm) Going off like a bomb.
Wednesday 27 May
The Challenge channel moves on Sky's EPG to 160.
- Counterpoint (Radio 4 Extra, 9am and 2pm) The 2009 series concludes its heats.
- Dinner Date (ITVBe, 8pm) Rebecca.
- A Question of Sport (BBC1 Scotland, 8pm) Series best of.
- Sewing Bee (BBC1, 9pm) Bomber jackets.
- 8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown (C4, 10pm) A classic episode with Richard Ayoade.
Thursday 28 May
- Booked (Radio 4 Extra, 9am and 2pm).
- Glow Up (BBC3 online, 7pm).
- Brightest Celebrity Family (ITV, 8pm) Lucy Fallon (Bethany Platt from Coronation Street) takes on Quiz God Shaun Williamson (Barry Evans from The Eastenders). Later in the series: Laurence Llewellyn-Bowen v Ranj Singh, Scarlett Moffatt v Curtis Pritchard, and John Barnes v Matt Le Tissier.
- QI (BBC2, 9pm) First in the R-series is Rude. Sandi and Alan are joined by Phill Jupitus, Aisling Bea, and John Barrowman.
Friday 29 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).
- The News Quiz (Radio 4, 6.30) With Anand Menon and Zoe Lyons.
- A Question of Sport (BBC1, 7.30; Scot 11.15) Sprint Finish highlights.
- Have I Got News for You (BBC1, 9pm) Martin Clunes hosts the last in the series.
Sign language interpretation
- Babushka (ITV, 3am Sun).
- Don't Ask Me Ask The Viewers (ITV, 3am Mon) The live show with the topics from (er) April 2017.
- Culinary Genius (ITV, 3am Tue).
- Sewing Bee (BBC2, 1.50am Wed).
- Freeze Out (ITV, 3am Thu).
- Ffasiwn Bildar (S4C, 12 noon Fri).
