TV Guide 2023-01-14

Saturday night is graced by Celebrity Bridge of Lies (BBC1), and some Michael McIntyre show that isn't The Wheel and hence doesn't concern us. Junior Bake Off has a new run (C4, from Mon).

ITV wheels out its big guns: Dancing on Ice (ITV, Sun) and Love Island (ITV2, from Mon).

The biggest event of the year is the UKGameshows.com / Bother's Bar Poll of the Year Results Show (The Internets, Thu). Bad Boys Inc. will perform for us, and there will be other surprise guests.

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Schedules are accurate at the time of publication; check against EPG for late changes.

Contents 1 Saturday 14 January 1.1 Primetime 2 Sunday 15 January 2.1 Primetime 3 Weekday Daytimes 4 Monday 16 January 5 Tuesday 17 January 6 Wednesday 18 January 7 Thursday 19 January 7.1 Bonus feature 8 Friday 20 January 9 Sign language interpretation 10 Challenge 10.1 Saturday 10.2 Sunday 10.3 Monday - Friday

Saturday 14 January

• Gwrach y Rhibyn (S4C, 9.40am) The recent series repeated.
• Robot Wars World Series (BBC2, 10am) Repeats from an international competition.
• Fighting Talk (Radio 5, 11am).
• Breaking the News (Radio Scotland, 11.30) Repeat from yesterday.
• Masterchef 2019 (RTÉ1, 11.45). Two episodes.
• The News Quiz (Radio 4, 12.30) Repeat from last night.
• Four in a Bed (C4, 1.15) Five episodes.
• Tipping Point Lucky Stars (ITV, 3.30) Roisin Conaty, Chris Bavin, Jordan Banjo, repeated.
• The Chase The Bloopers (ITV, 4.30) Repeat from last weekend.

Primetime

• Celebrity Mastermind (BBC1, 5.35; Wales 8.50) Victoria Smurfit (The Breakfast Club), Wayne Hemingway (charity shops), Ria Lina (Rosalind Franklin), James Buckley (The Office).
• Stephen Mulhern's Celebrity Catchphrase with Stephen Mulhern (ITV, 6pm) Joining Stephen are Bonnie Langford, Aston Merrygold, and Liza Tarbuck.
• Celebrity Bridge of Lies (BBC1, 6.05) Crossing the vortex tonight are soap stars: Faye Brookes, Richard Blackwood, Natalie Anderson, and John Partridge.
• The Masked Singer (VM1 and ITV, 7pm; rpt ITV2 11.25am Sun, VM1 3pm Sun) The guesswork continues.
• That's My Jam (BBC1, 7.50) Camilla Luddington and Chris Carmack versus Gina Yashere and Kimberly Wyatt.
• Limitless Win (ITV, 8.30).
• Fferm Ffactor Selebs (S4C, 10pm) Repeat.
• Counterpoint (Radio 4, 11pm) Repeat from last Monday.

Sunday 15 January

• Just a Minute (Radio 4, 12.04) Repeat from Monday.
• Bargain Hunt (BBC1, 12.30).
• Tipping Point Lucky Stars (ITV, 4pm) Sara Pascoe, Lucy Pargeter, Joe Marler, repeat.
• A Question of Sport (BBC1 Wales, 4.05) Seen elsewhere last Friday.
• The Great Chocolate Challenge (ITVBe, 5pm) Panning and glazing, and other camera techniques. Two episodes.

Primetime

• The Chase Celebrity Special (ITV, 5.30) Melvin Odoom, Carl Fogarty, Louis Smith, Bonnie Langford (again!).
• Lego Masters Down Under (E4, 5.50) "Build That Tune".
• Dancing With the Stars (RTÉ1, 6.30).
• Dancing on Ice (VM1 and ITV, 6.30) This year's contestants are Patsy Palmer, Ekin-Su Culculoglu, Michelle Heaton, The Vivienne, Mollie Gallagher, Carley Stenson, John Fashanu, Joey Essex, Siva Kaneswaran, Darrenn Harriott, and Nile Wilson.
• Come Dancing (BBC4, 7pm) The 1979 series continues from the Civic Centre Motherwell; Scotland host Northern Ireland.
• Y Talwrn (Radio Cymru, 7pm).
• The Great Pottery Throw Down (C4, 7.45) Perform an unusual task while blindfolded. NOT LIKE THAT!!!

Weekday Daytimes

• Bridge of Lies (RTÉ1, about 10.40am).
• Bargain Hunt (BBC1, 12.15; Scotland 11.15 Thu).
• Dickinson's Real Deal (ITV, 2pm) New episodes.
• Countdown (C4, 2.10) Championship of Champions final week, with Rick Edwards.
• Lingo (ITV, 3pm) New episodes.
• Tipping Point (ITV, 4pm) New episodes.
• Junior Bake Off (C4, 5pm) A new run of Harry Hill's fairycake corner.
• The Chase (ITV, 5pm) New episodes.
• Pointless (BBC1, 5.15) Repeats continue.
• House of Games (BBC2, 6pm) Kriss Akabusi, Grace Dent, Tim Lovejoy, Lauren Steadman.
• Take a Hike (BBC2, 6.30) Five walks in Snowdonia, conducted mostly in English.
• Masterchef Us (W, 7pm).

Monday 16 January

• All the Way from Memphis (Radio 4 Extra, 9am, 2pm).
• Counterpoint (Radio 4, 3pm).
• Just a Minute (Radio 4, 6.30) Paul Merton, Jennifer Saunders, Julian Clary, Anna Maxwell Martin.
• Mastermind (BBC2, 7.30) Marcus Trescothick, Rupert Brooke, Thomas Cromwell, films of Wes Anderson.
• Only Connect (BBC2, 8pm) Last-chance match: Jugadores vs Cunning Planners.
• Young Masterchef (BBC3, 8pm) A £30 budget.
• University Challenge (BBC2, 8.30) Second round, match 3.
• Love Island (VM2 and ITV2, 9pm) Maya Jama and the team fly out to South Africa.
• QI (BBC2 England and Scotland, 10pm; Wales 2.05am Wed, NI 12.50am Fri) Theatrical!, the 30-minute edit.
• 8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown (C4, 10pm) A classic episode.

Tuesday 17 January

• The Motion Show (Radio 4 Extra, 9am, 2pm) with Graeme Garden.
• Young Masterchef (BBC3, 8pm) Ice cream parlour.
• Love Island (VM2 and ITV2, 9pm).

Wednesday 18 January

• The Write Stuff (Radio 4 Extra, 9am, 2pm).
• Young Masterchef (BBC3, 8pm) A restaurant-style service.
• Landscape Artist of the Year (Artsworld and The Satellite Channel, 8pm) Ascot races.
• Love Island (VM2 and ITV2, 9pm).
• Next Level Chef (ITV, 9pm) London-bred, and he keeps his head, though he's got Italian roots.

Thursday 19 January

• The Unbelievable Truth (Radio 4 Extra, 9am, 2pm) This week, the squirrels get their zig-a-zig-aah badge.
• Dragons' Den (BBC2, 8pm) This week, the dragons eat chutney.
• Young Masterchef (BBC3, 8pm) Can the youngsters hold their own with the professionals?
• Love Island (VM2 and ITV2, 9pm).

Bonus feature

• UKGameshows.com / Bother's Bar Poll of the Year Results Show (The Internets, 9pm). Sadly, Bad Boys Inc. have had to cancel, so we get Nick Gates, David Bodycombe, and Daniel Peake. Probably just as good at singing.

Friday 20 January

• The Good, the Bad, and the Unexpected (Radio Scotland, 1.30).
• The News Quiz (Radio 4, 6.30) You'll be able to hear this on the podcast in March.
• Would I Lie to You (BBC1, 8pm; Scot 11.30) Shirley Ballas, Steven Bartlett, Josie Gibson, Chris McCausland.
• QI XL (BBC2, 9pm) Telling Tails, with Rob Beckett, Daliso Chaponda, Sarah Millican.
• Jon & Lucy's Odd Couples Therapy Or Whatever They're Calling It This Week (C4, 9pm) Remember how they renamed Right About Now about two minutes before transmission and made it The Priory? That.
• Love Island (VM2 and ITV2, 9pm).
• 8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown (C4, 10pm) A repeat, with Alan Carr, Harriet Kemsley, Jonathan Ross, Maisie Adam.

Sign language interpretation

• The Traitors (BBC2, 1.50am Sat, 2.05am Wed, 12.45am Thu, 1.50am Fri) Episodes 8-11.
• Dickinson's Real Deal (3am Sat, Wed, 5.05am Tue, Thu, Fri).
• Lingo (ITV, 5.05am Sat, Mon, Wed, 3am Tue).
• Dress to Impress (ITV2, 10.20am Sat).
• Hey Duggee (Cbeebies, 4pm Sat) The Game Show Badge.
• Dragons' Den (BBC2, 3am Mon).
• Young Masterchef (BBC3, 3.20am Tue, 3.30am Wed, Thu)
• The Great Pottery Throw Down (C4, 3.15am Wed).
• Home of the Year (RTÉ2, 5.20am Wed).

Challenge

Saturday

7am The Chase; 9am Wheel of Fortune; 11.30 Family Fortunes; 1pm Famous Family Fortunes; 2.30 Strike it Lucky; 4pm Tenable; 5pm The Chase; 11pm Bullseye; 4am The Chase

Sunday

7am The Chase; 9am Wheel of Fortune; 11.30 Family Fortunes; 1pm Bruce's Price is Right; 2pm Play Your Cards Right; 3pm Blankety Blank; 5pm The Chase; 11pm Bullseye; 4am The Chase

Monday - Friday

7am The Chase; 10am Dale's Supermarket Sweep; 11am Bruce's Price is Right; 12 noon Wheel of Fortune; 1pm Catchphrase; 2pm Who Wants to be a Millionaire; 3pm Play Your Cards Right; 4pm Bruce's Price is Right; 5pm Bullseye; 7pm Pointless Celebrities; 8pm The Chase; 10pm Who Wants to be a Millionaire; 11pm Bullseye; 12 midnight The Chase; 4am Who Wants to be a Millionaire; 5am Bullseye