TV Guide 2023-11-18
It's back! Autumn wouldn't be autumn without The Weakest Link (BBC1, Sat) and Celebrity Mastermind (BBC1, Fri). There's a new series of Deal or No Deal, Stephen Mulhern invites us into his temple (ITV, weekdays).
Last in the series of Taskmaster (C4, Thu), and Songs of Praise covers a young choristers contest (BBC1, Sun). Panel game Sorry, I Didn't Know has a new series (ITV, Sun), and RuPaul's Drag Race Canada kicks off (BBC3, Thu and Fri).
The ITV network hopes to sell lots of adverts around I'm a Celebrity (from Sun, also VM1), it would be such a shame if nobody watched. There's a special edition of The Masked Singer featuring Survivor host Joel Dommett (ITV, Sun). ITVBe offers Love Island Down Under (weeknights).
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Contents |
Saturday 18 November
- Fighting Talk (Radio 5, 11am).
- Masterchef 2020 (RTÉ1, 11.55am) New to RTÉ.
- Bargain Hunt (BBC1, 12.30).
- Four in a Bed (C4, 1.10) Five episodes.
Primetime
- The Weakest Link (BBC1, 5.55) The series returns with a The Eastenders special. Natalie Cassidy, Kellie Bright, Brian Conley, Ross Boatman, Danielle Harold, Tony Clay, Lorraine Stanley, and Deloy Atkinson try to survive. Repeated after midnight on Friday night.
- Strictly Come Dancing (BBC1, 6.40) The Blackpool week. Audio described on BBC Red Button and Super Ceefax. Signed repeat on BBC2 early Friday morning.
- Survivor (BBC1, 8pm) Water games. Repeated early on Thursday morning.
- The Voice of Holland of ITV (ITV, 8pm) Round and round it goes.
- Blankety Blank (BBC1, 9pm) Oti Mabuse, DJ Target, Yung Filly, Sue Perkins, Eamonn Holmes, Josie Gibson.
- The 1% Club (ITV, 9.35) A repeat from earlier in the year. How good is your memory?
- Holiday Wars (Food Network, 11pm) Ugly jumper night.
Bonus feature
- Fall & Rise of Michael Barrymore (Channel 5, 9pm) Last century, Michael Barrymore was huge. Then there was a mysterious death at a party he was hosting. His career spluttered, began again, then came to a crashing halt. This documentary may shed light on what happened. Maybe.
Sunday 19 November
- Bargain Hunt (BBC1, 12.30).
- Songs of Praise (BBC1, 1.15) Coverage from the Junior Chorister of the Year competition.
- MAMMA MIA! I Have a Dream (ITV, 6.30) Choreography week, so this really is the new So You Think... You Can Dance, isn't it. Repeated next Saturday on ITV network, and through the week on ITV2.
- BBC New Comedy Award (Radio 4, 7.15) Rosie Jones hosts highlights from the six finalists.
- Strictly Come Dancing Results (BBC1, 7.20) With a song from Madness. Audio described on BBC Red Button and Super Ceefax. Signed repeat on BBC2 early Friday morning.
- The Money List (RTÉ1, 7.30) Repeated next Saturday afternoon.
- The Masked Singer (ITV, 7.30) An I'm a Celebrity special, starring a hologram of Joel Dommett.
- Survivor (BBC1, 8pm) A surprise means it's an emotional morning. Repeated early on Friday morning.
- Handmade (C4, 8pm) This week, it's a hanging chair.
- I'm a Celebrity... Get Me Out of Here (VM1, ITV, 9pm) More venal and corrupt people try to normalise their patterns of abuse. We don't intend to watch this, cannot recommend it in good faith, and will offer more entertaining alternatives every night.
- Sorry, I Didn't Know (ITV, 11.05) The Black panel show returns. Jimmy Akingbola hosts, Chizzy Akudolu and Eddie Kadi the regulars. This week's guests are Kae Kurd, Kiri Pritchard-Mclean, Oti Mabuse, and Jordan Stephens.
- Holiday Wars (Food Network, 11pm) Time travelling Santa. Who are they thinking of?
Weekday Daytimes
- Bargain Hunt (BBC1, 12.15; Scotland 11.15am Thu). Repeated on BBC2 about 6.30 next morning.
- The Boss (BBC2, 1pm); Lightning (BBC2, 1.45; Wales Tue 2.45) Repeats.
- Countdown (C4, 2.10) Daliso Chaponda. Repeated about 6am one-and-a-half working days later.
- Lingo (ITV, 3pm; not Mon) Repeats.
- Antiques Road Trip (BBC1, 3.45) New episodes. Repeated on BBC2 about 7.15 next morning.
- Space Camp Challenge (RTÉ2, 3.50).
- Deal or No Deal (ITV, 4pm) Stephen Mulhern hosts as a contestant tries to get the most from their 22 sealed boxes. Signed repeat in the early hours next morning.
- The Chase (ITV, 5pm; Mon also 3pm) Repeats.
- Pointless (BBC1, 5.15) New episodes, with help from Andi Oliver.
- House of Games (BBC2, 6pm) Jennie Bond, James Bye, Kadeena Cox, Aurie Styla.
- Four in a Bed (C4, 6pm; not Mon, also 6.30 Tue) New episodes.
- Junior Masterchef Down Under (W, 6pm) New.
- Strictly Come Dancing It Takes Two (BBC2, 6.30).
- Love Island Down Under (ITVBe, 10pm).
- Holiday Wars (Food Network, 11pm Mon, Tue); Christmas Cookie Challenge (Food Network, 11pm Wed-Fri) More cake and sugar challenges.
Monday 20 November
- The Write Stuff (Radio 4 Extra, 9am, 2pm, 7pm).
- BBC Brain (Radio 4, 3pm) Semi-final 3. Repeated next Saturday at 11pm.
- I'm Sorry I Haven't a Clue (Radio 4, 6.30) Marcus Brigstocke and Rachel Parris play Tony Hawks and Miles Jupp. The guest host is Jack Dee.
- Mastermind (BBC2, 7.30) Specialist subjects: Martin McDonagh, Dorothy Parker, Us presidential elections 1948-2000, Tom Waits.
- Masterchef The Professionals (BBC1, 8pm) It's a Knockout Week with an invention test.
- Only Connect (BBC2, 8pm) Last-chance match: Solomons Family vs Video Nasties
- University Challenge (BBC2, 8.30) Elimination 3: Christ Church Oxford vs Emmanuel Cambridge.
- The Rap Game (BBC3, 9pm) Clash and Create, as they don't do on ITV. Repeated on BBC1 late Saturday evening.
Tuesday 21 November
- Quote... Unquote (Radio 4 Extra, 9am, 2pm, 7pm).
- Celebrity Antiques Road Trip (BBC2, 7pm) Samantha Fox and Sinitta.
- Masterchef The Professionals (BBC1, 8pm) Pop-up restaurant.
- Bake Off (C4, 8pm) Patisserie week. Signed at 8pm on 4seven; repeats on 4seven all week, and C4 next Sunday afternoon.
- Classic Catsdown (E4 Extra, 9pm) Sean Lock and Michelle Wolf play Jon Richardson and Rob Beckett. More fun than certain other channels we could bill.
Wednesday 22 November
- A League of Their Own (Sky Max, 3am) Daniel Sturridge and Big Zuu guest. Repeated on The Satellite Channel and Sky Max at 9pm.
- Counterpoint (Radio 4 Extra, 9am, 2pm, 7pm) The 2012 series repeated.
- Portrait Artist of the Year (Artsworld and The Satellite Channel, 8pm) Sitting: Joe Sugg, Daryl McCormack, Lenny Rush.
- I'll Get This (Dave, 10pm) Two episodes of the show where celebrities play silly games to settle a restaurant bill. We'll know the pandemic is over when they make more of this: until then, repeats.
- Survivor (TG4, 11.40) "Hiding in plain sight". Repeated next Saturday.
Bonus feature
- Michael McIntyre's Big Show (Comedy Central, 9pm) Something actually fun at this hour.
Thursday 23 November
- The Unbelievable Truth (Radio 4 Extra, 9am, 2pm, 7pm).
- Masterchef The Professionals (BBC1, 8pm) Pop-ups.
- Bake Off an Extra Slice (C4, 8pm).
- RuPaul's Drag Race (BBC3, 9pm) Gladiators and Aisling Bea. Repeated Friday night on BBC1; signed repeat late tonight on BBC3.
- Taskmaster (C4, 9pm) "Always Forks and Marbles". Last in the present series
- Mock the Week (BBC2, 9.55, not NI) A classic episode.
- Canada's Drag Race (BBC3, 10.35) Premiere Ball, with guests Tegan and Sara. Squee!
Bonus feature
- Doctor Who (BBC4, 7.30) Team TARDIS is trapped on Skaro, where they encounter a race of evil mutants. Better acted, more colourful, and slightly less deadly than the stuff on ITV.
Friday 24 November
- The Food Quiz (Radio 4 Extra, 9am, 2pm, 7pm) From 2005.
- Breaking the News (Radio Scotland, 1.30).
- Wales' Home of the Year (BBC1 Wales, 7.30) South west Wales.
- Celebrity Mastermind (BBC1, 8pm) Rosie Jones (dinnerladies), Gemma Bradley (Iron Man films), Dan Gillespie Sells (Bernie Taupin), Andy Goldstein (Martin Scorsese's Goodfellas).
- Would I Lie to You? (BBC1, 8.30; not Wales) A classic episode with Josh Widdicombe, Gemma Cairney, Raj Bisram, Sophie Hermann.
- Have I Got News for You (BBC1, 9pm) Hannah Fry hosts, with Stephen Mangan and Zing Tsjeng.
- Canada's Drag Race (BBC3, 9pm) Selling stuff on QV-She, with guest judge Ra Jah O Hara.
- QI (BBC2, 10pm; not Wales) Telling Tails, repeat
Bonus feature
- Stand Uniqu3's Journey (CBBC, 5.30) How they put together the group, and some updates from Nice.
Sign language interpretation
- Gigglequiz (Cbeebies, 3.40pm Sat, Sun).
- Bake Off An Extra Slice (C4, 3.20am Mon).
- Masterchef The Professionals (BBC2, 2.30am Tue, 2.10am Wed, 2.15am Thu) Two weeks behind BBC1.
- Deal or No Deal (ITV, 5.05am Tue, Thu, 3.15am Wed, 3.10am Fri)
- Bake Off (4seven, 8pm Tue; C4, 11.05pm Wed).
- Home of the Year (RTÉ2, 4.05am Wed).
- The Great Pottery Throwdown (C4, 5am Wed).
- Taskmaster (C4, 12.20am Thu).
- Handmade (C4, 3.55am Thu).
- Strictly Come Dancing (BBC2, 1.30am and 2.50am Fri).
- RuPaul's Drag Race (BBC3, 2.45am Fri).
- Moneyball (ITV, 5.05am Fri).
Challenge
Saturday
7am The Chase 9am Through the Keyhole 10am Supermarket Sweep 11am Famous Family Fortunes 1pm Cash Trapped 2pm Tenable 6pm The Chase 11pm Bullseye 4am The Chase
Sunday
7am Scrapheap Challenge 10am Bullseye 12 noon Family Fortunes 1pm Dickinson's Real Deal 2pm Catchphrase 3pm Cash Trapped 5pm Tenable 7pm The Chase
Monday - Friday
7am The Chase 10am Cash in the Attic 11am Bargain Hunt 12 noon Wheel of Fortune 1pm Tenable 2pm Who Wants to be a Millionaire 3pm Cash in the Attic 4pm Bargain Hunt 5pm Bullseye 6pm Who Wants to be a Millionaire? 7pm The Weakest Link 8pm The Chase 10pm Who Wants to be a Millionaire 11pm Tenable 12 midnight The Weakest Link 1am Cash Trapped 2am The Chase 4am Who Wants to be a Millionaire 5am Bullseye
