TV Guide 2021-07-31

Sportsball continues on the BBC this week, and most of the commercial channels give up on anything new. We have got Lego Masters Australia (E4, Sun) and Masterchef Australia (W, from Mon), so do remember to turn your television upside down. And don't forget the final of Can I Improve My Memory? (C4, Thu).

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Contents 1 Saturday 31 July 1.1 Primetime 2 Weekend repeats 2.1 Saturday 2.2 Sunday 3 Sunday 1 August 3.1 Primetime 4 Weekday Daytimes 5 Monday 2 August 6 Tuesday 3 August 7 Wednesday 4 August 8 Thursday 5 August 9 Friday 6 August 10 Sign language interpretation

Saturday 31 July

• Don't Unleash the Beast (ITV Breakfast Broadcasting and CITV, 7.55).
• Full Bloom (More4, 1.40) After spending literally pence on this import, they've now relegated it from Monday evenings to Saturday lunchtime.
• Tipping Point Lucky Stars (ITV, 4pm); The Chase Celebrity Special (ITV, 5pm). Be glad you don't get German-language channel ARD, as they've got a three hour edition of The Chase tonight. Three hours! That's long enough for Paul Sinha to get two questions wrong!

Primetime

• Take Off with Bradley and Holly (BBC1, 6pm) This week, the contestants hope to go to St Lucia. Or the consolation prize of St Asaph and Llandudno.
• Cooking With the Stars (VM1, 6pm) Shown on ITV last Tuesday.
• Rolling in It (ITV, 6.30) Rob Beckett, Brenda Edwards, Jordan North.
• The Void (ITV, 7.30; VM1, 8pm) A Santa lookalike.
• Eurovision Again Again (youtube.com/eurovision, 8pm) Another chance to watchalong with the 2006 contest. For the first time, it's presented in true High Definition.
• The Wheel! The Wheel! (BBC1, 8.30) Michael McIntyre introduces Greg Rutherford, Nigel Havers, Kate Bottley, Chris Ramsey, Sophie Hermann, Paul C Brunson, AJ Odudu.
• Who Wants to be a Millionaire (ITV, 8.30; VM1, 10pm) You could be watching Eurovision Again Again. It's got a host with a better command of English.
• Love Island (VM2 and ITV2, 9pm) Highlights of the week.
• Quiz (ITV, 9.35) Another chance to see the acclaimed drama.
• QI (BBC2, 9.40; not Wales) Another chance to see "Peril".
• The Wall (BBC1, 11.20) A repeat of the very first episode.

Weekend repeats

Saturday

• Breaking the News (Radio Scotland, 11.30am) From Friday.
• Cooking With the Stars (ITV, 11.35am).
• BBC Brain (R4, 11pm) From Monday.
• Survivor (TG4, 11.25) Only on Ireland.

Sunday

• Rolling in It (ITV, 11.50); The Void (ITV, 12.50) From last night
• I'm Sorry I Haven't a Clue (Radio 4, 12.04) From Monday.

Sunday 1 August

• The Masked Singer Us (ITV, 10.50) Six are left.
• Bargain Hunt (BBC2, 12.20).
• Tipping Point Lucky Stars (ITV, 3.55) Mark Wright; The Chase Celebrity Special (ITV, 4.55) Chris Ramsey again.

Primetime

• Wipeout Usa (E4, 6.10).
• Lego Masters Down Under (E4, 7.10) The Aussie version of the show starts here.
• Love Island (VM1 and ITV2, 9pm) Aftersun follows at 10pm on VM2 and ITV2.
• Have I Got a Bit More News for You (BBC1 NI, 11.30; elsewhere 11.15 Monday) Victoria Coren Mitchell, Richard Osman, Fin Taylor.

Weekday Daytimes

• Junior Bake Off (C4, 12.10) Another chance to see the recent series.
• Bargain Hunt (BBC2, 12.45).
• Dickinson's Real Deal (ITV, 2pm), Tenable (ITV, 3pm), Tipping Point (ITV, 4pm), The Chase (ITV, 5pm) Repeats.
• Countdown (C4, 2.10) New episodes. Julian Clary and the return of Susie Dent in the corner.
• Couples Come Dine with Me (C4, 5pm) Repeats.
• Celebrity Antiques Road Trip (BBC2, 3.30); Pointless (BBC2, 5.15) Repeats.
• House of Games (BBC2, 6pm) Repeats, with Beattie Edmondson, Amol Rajan, Gaby Roslin, Hugh Dennis.
• Masterchef Down Under (W, 7pm) The new series starts now.

Monday 2 August

Holiday for Ireland

• Act Your Age (Radio 4 Extra, 9am and 4pm) From 2011.
• BBC Brain (Radio 4, 3pm) Heat 3.
• The Unbelievable Truth (Radio 4, 6.30) Rufus Hound, Fern Brady, Ria Lina, Tony Hawks.
• Only Connect (BBC2, 8pm) Golfers play wildlife lovers.
• University Challenge (BBC2, 8.30) Emmanuel Cambridge against St Andrews.
• Love Island (VM1 and ITV2, 9pm).
• Quizzy Mondays (youtube.com/allthingsquiz, 9.05) Gareth and some familiar faces look back at tonight's Only Connect, University Challenge, and elsewhere in the world of quiz.
• Would I Lie to You? (BBC1, 9.30; Wales 11.35 Wed) John Widdicombe.

Tuesday 3 August

• Love Island (VM1 and ITV2, 9pm).
• Cooking with the Stars (ITV, 9pm) French cuisine is what we've got.

Wednesday 4 August

• The Motion Show (Radio 4 Extra, 9am and 4pm) Graeme Garden from 2001.
• Love Island (VM1 and ITV2, 9pm).
• Survivor (TG4, 11.35) "Live reunion show", which isn't actually live. Or a show. Or a reunion, come to think of it.

Thursday 5 August

• The Write Stuff (Radio 4 Extra, 9am and 4pm).
• Love Island (VM1 and ITV2, 9pm).
• Can I Improve My Memory? (C4, 8pm 10pm) The grand final, including the tray of objects. Delayed for reasons we don't know.
• The Rap Game (BBC1, 10.35) A gospel choir, and Dizzee Rascal.
• Who Wants to be a Millionaire (ITV, 11.45) Repeat from Saturday.

Friday 6 August

• It's Not What You Know (Radio 4 Extra, 9am and 4pm) From 2013.
• Breaking the News (Radio Scotland, 1.30).
• Love Island (VM1 and ITV2, 9pm).
• I'll Get This (BBC2, 10pm; not Wales) Scarlett Moffatt.
• Apocalypse Wow (ITV2, 10.05) Scarlett Moffatt.

Sign language interpretation

• Dress to Impress (ITV2, 9am Sat) Two episodes.
• Tipping Point (ITV, 5.05am Mon-Thu).
• Lingo (ITV, 3.15am Tue).
• Winning Combination (ITV, 4.05am Wed).