TV Guide 2024-03-09
Sunday has the finals of The Great Pottery Throw Down (C4) and Dancing on Ice (VM1 and ITV). Monday brings us Bridge of Lies (BBC1, all week) and Round the Islands Quiz (Radio 4) with - lummee! - Stacey-May Anaïs. On Tuesday, Interior Design Masters has Alan Carr in unexpected places (BBC1), and Mel Giedroyc is Unforgivable (Dave).
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Saturday 9 March
- Runaround (Talking Pictures, 8.30am) Repeated from 1978.
- Fighting Talk (Radio 5, 11am)
- Four in a Bed (C4, 11.50am) Five episodes.
- Bargain Hunt (BBC1, 1.15; Scotland 2.30 unless the football goes long).
- Ant and Dec's 30 Greatest Moments (C5, 4pm) A compilation clip show of "Let's get ready to rhumble" performed on various stages.
Primetime
- Gladiators (BBC1, 5.50) First of two semi-finals. Repeated on BBC3 at 7pm tomorrow.
- The Wheel (BBC1, 6.50) With Russell T Davies (Doctor Who), AJ Odudu (fitness), Deborah Meaden (business), Lucy Beaumont (chocolate), Harry Redknapp (football), William Hanson (etiquette), and Bash The Entertainer (social media). Repeated late on Monday night.
- Saturday Night Takeaway (VM1 and ITV, 7pm) Joe Lycett announces, and Olly Alexander presents his Eurosong. Repeated on ITV2 at 11.25am tomorrow.
- The Weakest Link (BBC1, 7.50) With JB Gill, Kaye Adams, Helen Flanagan, Davood Ghadami, Adam Pearson, Ivo Graham, Toyah Willcox, Jen Brister.
- Masterchef (BBC3, 8pm) Repeats from last year.
- Pointless Celebrities (BBC1, 8.35) With Lucy Fallon, Helen Flanagan, Ian "H From Steps" Watkins, Victoria Scone, Nile Wilson, Louis Smith, Ola Labib, Simon Brodkin. Repeated early on Friday morning.
- The 1% Club (ITV, 8.35) Back after their break. Repeated late on Tuesday night in some regions.
Sunday 10 March - Mothering Sunday
Do not adjust your clocks - summer time does not begin today
- Bargain Hunt (BBC1, 12.15).
- The Great Chocolate Showdown (ITVBe, 5pm, two eps).
- The Chase Celebrity Special (ITV, 5.10) A repeat, with Ortis Deley, Maggie Aderin-Pocock, Graeme Hall, Sarah Millican.
Primetime
- Dancing on Ice (VM1 and ITV, 6.25) The grand final. Last in the series.
- Dancing With the Stars (RTÉ1, 6.30) Semi-final week.
- Y Talwrn (Radio Cymru, 7pm).
- Lego Masters Aotearoa (E4, 7pm) Reflections.
- Am Dro! (S4C, 8pm) This week: Botanic Gardens, Tegryn, Capel Curig, Caergwrle.
- The Great Pottery Throw Down (C4, 9pm) Chandeliers out for the final.
- Celebrity Big Brother (VM2 and ITV, 9pm). Layton Live follows at 10pm on ITV2.
Weekday Daytimes
- Masterchef Aotearoa (W, 7am) New.
- Bargain Hunt (BBC1, 12.15; Scot not Thu).
- !mpossible (BBC2, 1pm); The Tournament (BBC2, 1.45; Wales 2.45 Tue); Take a Hike (BBC2, 2.30; Wales 3.30 Tue).
- Countdown (C4, 2.10) Rick Edwards, so it's a good week. Repeated about 6am one-and-a-half working days later.
- The Bidding Room (BBC1, 3.45) New episodes on Wednesday and Thursday.
- Bridge of Lies (BBC1, 4.30) New series. Repeated on BBC2 at 7.15am the next weekday.
- Tipping Point Best Ever Finals (ITV, 4.30; not Mon) New compilations from old episodes.
- The Chase (ITV, 5pm) New episodes.
- Pointless (BBC1, 5.15) Repeats.
- House of Games (BBC2, 6pm; Fri 6.15) Repeats from September 2022 with Hannah Cockroft, Neil Morrissey, Penny Smith, Rhys Stephenson.
- Come Dine with Me (C4, 6pm) New episodes from Bournemouth.
- Masterchef Down Under (W, 6pm) New.
- Loaded in Paradise (ITVB, 11pm) Another chance to see the pursuit show with the shrinking prize.
Monday 11 March
- Wordaholics (Radio 4 Extra, 9am, 2pm, 7pm).
- Round the Islands Quiz (Radio 4, 3pm) A new series: Wales (Myfanwy Alexander and new recruit Cariad Lloyd) play South England (Marcus Berkmann and Paul Sinha). Repeated next Saturday at 11pm.
- Lingo (ITV, 3pm) Repeat.
- Tipping Point (ITV, 4pm) New episode. Horse racing means we're down to just 30 minutes of shoving for the rest of the week.
- One Person Found This Helpful (Radio 4, 6.30) Catherine Bohart, Daliso Chaponda, Shaparak Khorsandi, Ian Smith. Repeated next Sunday at 12.04pm.
- Mastermind (BBC2, 7.30) Semi-final 4: Peter Cushing, percussion instruments, The Sarah Jane Adventures, Bobby Robson.
- Masterchef (BBC3, 7.30) 90 minutes of episodes from last year.
- Only Connect (BBC2, 8pm) An old Championship of Champions match: Europhiles vs String Section. Previously shown on BBC2 in 2018.
- University Challenge (BBC2, 8.30) QF9: Manchester vs (last week's winners).
- Out of Order (2) (Comedy Central, 9pm) Guests: Fatiha El-Ghorri and The Fabulous Iain Stirling.
- Celebrity Big Brother (VM2 and ITV, 9pm). Layton Live at 10pm on ITV2.
- Quizzy Mondays (9.15, youtube.com/allthingsquiz) Post-match chat about the shows we've just watched.
- Have I Got News for You (BBC1, 10.40, NI 11.40) Clive Myrie hosts, with Camilla Long and Miles Jupp.
Tuesday 12 March
- The Personality Test (Radio 4 Extra, 9am, 2pm, 7pm).
- Interior Design Masters (BBC1, 8pm) Alan Carr goes into a convent. That's it, that's the series.
- Great Local Menu (BBC2, 8pm) Westward.
- Home of the Year (RTÉ1, 8.30) Waterford, Wicklow, Galway.
- Celebrity Big Brother (VM2 and ITV, 9pm). Layton Live follows at 10.30 on ITV2.
- Unforgivable (Dave, 10pm) Rylan, Lucy Beaumont, and Fatiha El-Ghorri confess to their sins.
Wednesday 13 March
- Masterchef (BBC3, 7pm) Knockout Week from the 2023 civilian series.
- Great Local Menu (BBC2, 8pm).
- Scotland's Greatest Escape (BBC Scotland, 8pm) Budget friendly escapes.
- Bring the Drama (BBC2, 9pm) This week, it's Downtown Abbey with Ed Speelers.
- Celebrity Big Brother (VM1 and ITV, 9pm). Layton Live follows at 10pm on ITV2.
- Survivor (TG4, 11.35) "Under the wing of a dragon". Repeated on Saturday. Ireland only.
Thursday 14 March
- Rob Beckett's Smart Tv (Sky Max, 2am) Guests are Kiell Smith-Bynoe, Roman Kemp, and David Morrissey. Repeated on The Satellite Channel at 9pm.
- The Unbelievable Truth (Radio 4 Extra, 9am, 2pm, 7pm).
- Masterchef (BBC3, 7pm).
- Dragons' Den (BBC1, 8pm).
- Great Local Menu (BBC2, 8pm) Finals day.
- Celebrity Big Brother (VM1 and ITV, 9pm). Layton Live follows at 10pm on ITV2.
- Eat the Town (BBC Scotland, 10.30) Natalie and Dazza are in Arbroath.
Friday 15 March
- The 3rd Degree (Radio 4 Extra, 9am, 2pm, 7pm) From summer 2022.
- Breaking the News (Radio Scotland, 1.30).
- Masterchef (BBC3, 7pm) Knockouts week from last year's series concludes.
- RuPaul's Drag Race: Uk Versus The World (BBC3, 9pm) Dance-off with Janette and Aljaz from Strictly. Repeated on BBC1 next Thursday night.
- Celebrity Big Brother (VM2 and ITV, 9pm) Who goes? Layton Live follows at 10.15 on ITV2.
Bonus feature
- Comic Relief (BBC1, from 7pm) With a trailer for The Traitors: The Movie (coming to cinemas on the 31st of next month), live appearances from the Gladiators, and - after 10.40 - a tribute to Lenny Henry who has been with Comic Relief so long that he was with Little Noely when they still made programmes from the Fitzrovia Skyscraper Hotel.
Sign language interpretation
- RuPaul's Drag Race (BBC3, 2.40am Sat).
- Wheel of Fortune (ITV, 3am Sat).
- Lego Masters Aotearoa (E4, 6.35am Sat).
- Am Dro! (S4C, 12.30pm Sat).
- Great Local Menu (BBC2, 2.55am Tue, 1.40am Wed, 2.30am Thu) Last week's episodes.
- Next Level Chef (ITV, 3am Tue).
- The Great Pottery Throw Down (C4, 3.15am Wed).
- The Money List (RTÉ1, 1.30am Thu).
- Dragons' Den (BBC2, 1.15am Fri).
- Gladiators (BBC2, 2.25am Sat).
Challenge
Saturday
7am The Chase 9am Bruce's Price is Right 10am Supermarket Sweep 11am Famous Family Fortunes 1pm Cash Trapped 3pm Tenable 6pm The Chase 11pm Bullseye 4am The Chase
Sunday
7am Scrapheap Challenge 10am The Crystal Maze 11am Play Your Cards Right 12 noon Dickinson's Real Deal 1pm Blankety Blank 3pm Cash Trapped 5pm Tenable 7pm The Chase
Monday-Friday
7am The Crystal Maze 8am The Chase 10am Dickinson's Real Deal 11am Bridge of Lies 12 noon Cash Trapped 1pm Tenable 2pm Who Wants to be a Millionaire? (2.30 Tue, Thu only Catchphrase) 3pm Dickinson's Real Deal 4pm Blockbusters 6pm The Crystal Maze 7pm Bridge of Lies 8pm The Chase 10pm Who Wants to be a Millionaire 11pm Bullseye 12 midnight Bridge of Lies 1am Cash Trapped 2am The Chase 4am Who Wants to be a Millionaire 5am Bullseye
