TV Guide 2021-07-10

Sportsball might have come home, but it's gone quiet again - at least for a few weeks. Instead, Quizzy Mondays make a return, and how! Radio 4's Brain of Brains kicks off a new series, there's new Pointless on BBC1, and Only Connect and University Challenge come back to BBC2.

ITV has a new Saturday night schedule: Rolling in It comes back, and The Void is a challenge to not fall into a big tank of water. They've also got a new run of Who Wants to be a Millionaire, but we don't want to give you that. Cooking With the Stars is on Tuesday. On Friday night, ITV2 tries to impress with Apocalypse Wow. Channel 4 has something somewhere in the week, but we forget what.

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Saturday 10 July

The Dog Ate My Homework (BBC2, 7.20am).
Don't Unleash the Beast (ITV Breakfast Broadcasting and CITV, 7.55).
Four in a Bed (C4, 11.55) Five episodes.
Bargain Hunt (BBC1, 12 noon; not Wales).
Tipping Point Best Ever Finals (ITV, 5pm).

Primetime

The Chase Celebrity Special (ITV, 6pm) An Emmerdale Farm special.
The Wall (BBC1, 6.45) The episode postponed from 12 June, with contestants from Manchester.
Rolling in It (ITV, 7pm) More coin action from Stephen Mulhern, with guests Sarah Millican, Oti Mabuse, and Martin Kemp.
The Void (VM1 and ITV, 8pm) Ashley Banjo and Fleur East ask their contestants to complete mental and physical challenges, and don't fall into the giant water tank.
QI (BBC2, 9pm) Objects and Ornaments.
Love Island (VM1 and ITV2, 9pm) Highlights of the week.
Who Wants to be a Millionaire (ITV, 9pm; VM1, 10pm) The Irish network have the right idea.
Celebrity Karaoke Club (ITV2, 10.05) It's the grand final.

Weekend repeats

Saturday

Breaking the News (Radio Scotland, 11.30) From Friday.
The 3rd Degree (R4, 11pm) From Monday.

Sunday

Survivor (TG4, 12.05am) Only on Ireland.
Rolling in It (ITV, 10.50) The Void (ITV, 11.20) From last night
I'm Sorry I Haven't a Clue (Radio 4, 12.04) From Monday.

Sunday 11 July

Don't Unleash the Beast (ITV Breakfast Broadcasting and CITV, 7.55am).
The Masked Singer Us (ITV, ~~9.55~~ 10.25).
Ninja Warrior Down Under (ITV, ~~11.55~~ 12.25). It's the series final, and the day's biggest sporting event on ITV.
Bargain Hunt (BBC1 Wales 11.30, elsewhere 12 noon).
Love Island (VM1 and ITV2, ~~9pm~~ 10pm) Aftersun follows at ~~10pm~~ 11pm on VM2 and ITV2.

Weekday Daytimes

Bargain Hunt (BBC1, 12.15; repeated BBC2 the following morning; Wales 2.30 Fr).
Letterbox (BBC2, 1pm; not Tu) More guessing fun with Mel Giedroyc.
Make Me a Dealer (BBC2, 1.30; Tu 1.45 (Wales 2.35)) Most daytime shows are in repeats..
Dickinson's Real Deal (ITV, 2pm), Tenable (ITV, 3pm), Tipping Point (ITV, 4pm), The Chase (ITV, 5pm).
Countdown (C4, 2.10; not Fr) New episodes. Philippa Perry's in the corner.
Great Local Menu (BBC2, 3.15; Wales 3.20 Tu) Two repeated episodes.
Mend it for Money (C4, 4pm); Couples Come Dine with Me (C4, 5pm).
Pointless (BBC1, 5.15) New episodes.
House of Games (BBC2, 6pm; not We) Repeats, with Naga Munchetty, Jordan Stephens, Sally Lindsay, David O'Doherty.

Monday 12 July

Pointless moves over to BBC Two today owing to... reasons.

Quote... Unquote (Radio 4 Extra, 9am and 4pm) From 2016.
Brain of Brains (Radio 4, 3pm) Top quizzers do battle for the triennial prize.
I'm Sorry I Haven't a Clue (Radio 4, 6.30) Andy Hamilton, Rachel Parris, Fred Macaulay, Lee Mack.
Only Connect (BBC2, 8pm) The new series starts here: Scrubs v Librarians.
University Challenge (BBC2, 8.30) The new series starts here: King's College London play Glasgow.
Love Island (VM1 and ITV2, 9pm).
Have I Got Old News for You (BBC1, 11.10; NI 11.35, Scot 11.40) From last autumn.
The Wall (BBC1, 11.55; NI 12.20am, Scot 12.25am) Repeated from Saturday.

Tuesday 13 July

Got What it Takes? (CBBC, 5pm) Celebrating Our Mums, a series retrospective.
Bake Off The Professionals (C4, 8pm) Black forest gateaux.
Love Island (VM1 and ITV2, 9pm).
Cooking With the Stars (ITV, 9pm) Celebrities and a professional chef try to cook something edible. This week's celebrities are Johnny Vegas, Harry Judd, Shirley Ballas, and Naughty Boy. Next week has Catherine Tyldesley, AJ Odudu, Denise Van Outen, and Griff Rhys Jones. Emma Willis and Tom Allen host.

Wednesday 14 July

The Motion Show (Radio 4 Extra, 9am and 4pm) Graeme Garden from 2001.
The Bidding Room (BBC1, 7.30).
Love Island (VM1 and ITV2, 9pm).
Survivor (TG4, 11.25) "Awkward".

Thursday 15 July

The Write Stuff (Radio 4 Extra, 9am and 4pm).
Blue Peter (CBBC, 5pm) A fond farewell to Lindsey Russell, reigning Blue Peter You Decide champion.
Can I Improve My Memory? (C4, 8pm) Bother. Knew there was something we needed to add to the highlights at the top. Worst performer each week is voted off, and the winner gets a trophy, and that makes it a game in our book. Sandi Thingummy hosts, with Len Wotsisface, Nina Youknow, Chris Whatever, Anna Anna Wotsername, and Amber Somebody. Don't forget to... what was it again?
Love Island (VM1 and ITV2, 9pm).
Celebability (ITV2, 10.05) Jordan North, Ore Oduba, Chloe Ferry, Joanne McNally.

Friday 16 July

It's Not What You Know (Radio 4 Extra, 9am and 4pm) From 2013.
Breaking the News (Radio Scotland, 1.30).
Would I Lie to You (BBC1, 7.30) Unseen bits from a recent series.
Love Island (VM1 and ITV2, 9pm).
I'll Get This (BBC2, 10pm).
Apocalypse Wow (ITV2, 10pm) Celebrities take on superfit anti-heroes. This week's famous faces are Scarlett Moffatt, Kimberly Wyatt, Chris Hughes, Bobby Norris, and Darren Harriott. Hosts are AJ Odudu and Donna Preston.

Sign language interpretation

Dress to Impress (ITV2, 9am Sat) Two episodes.
Brightest Family (ITV, 3.15am Sun) A civilian episode from 2019.
Tipping Point (ITV, 5.05am Mon-Thu).
Bake Off The Professionals (C4, 1.55am Tue).
Lingo (ITV, 4.05am Tue).
Winning Combination (ITV, 4.05am Wed).
Dragons' Den (BBC2, 8am Thu).