TV Guide 2024-09-21

Great news for all cooks: Bake Off is back. (C4, Tue; An Extra Slice C4 Thu). We also get RuPaul's Drag Race (BBC3, Thu).

As Strictly Come Dancing begins to perform (BBC1, Sat), so Strictly It Takes Two returns (BBC2, from Mon). It's paired with House of Games (3), Richard Osman's gentle quizzer. E4 has a new run of Lego Masters from Australia (Sun).

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

Saturday 21 September

Game on, Grandparents! (BBC2, 7.35am) Quick repeat for the series shown last month on the CBBC channel.
Fighting Talk (Radio 5, 11am).
Bargain Hunt (BBC1, 1.15; not Wales).
Survivor (TG4, 1.25) "Brought a bazooka to a tea party".
In for a Penny (ITV, 4pm) Stephen Mulhern's in Lincoln.
Hewlfa Drysor (S4C, 5pm) Another chance to see the local treasure hunt series.

Primetime

Celebrity Race Across the World (BBC2 NI 5pm, elsewhere 5.30) Repeat of last Wednesday's finale.
The Hit List (BBC1, 6.15) New civilian episodes of the music quiz.
Strictly Come Dancing (BBC1, 7pm) Opening routines. Signed on the Red Button.
Stephen Mulhern's Celebrity Catchphrase with Stephen Mulhern (ITV, 7.25) Kate Garraway, Pete Wicks, and Bradley Wiggins. Wait, isn't Wicks appearing on two channels at once? Clever! Shown on VM1 at 8pm tomorrow.
BBC The Voice of Holland (VM1 and ITV, 8.25) The chairs continue. Repeated on ITV Breakfast Broadcasting at 8am tomorrow.
Password (ITV, 10.05) Well done if you're watching this at home. Repeated late Monday night.

Sunday 22 September

Bargain Hunt (BBC1, 12.30).
BBC Brain (Radio 4, 4.30) Heat 4.
Lego Masters Down Under (E4, 5.55) City in the Sky begins the new series.
Tipping Point Lucky Stars (ITV, 7pm) New episode, with AJ Odudu, Vanessa Feltz, Tony Cottee.
Young Musician of the Year (BBC4, 7.30) More auditions.
Junior Eurovision (TG4, 8.30) Second heat.
QI (BBC2, 9.30) Saints and Sinners, with Bridget Christie, Mark Watson, Johnny Vegas; rpt.
Dress the Nation (VM2, 10pm) AJ and Vernon's style challenge, shown on ITV last Tuesday.

Weekday Daytimes

That's My Dog (Rewind TV, 10am and 5pm) Repeats of the mutt-and-man show.
Bargain Hunt (BBC1, 12.15; Scotland 11.15 Thu) New on Monday (Antrim) and Friday (Heanor). Repeats for the rest of the week.
!mpossible (BBC2, 1pm); Unbeatable (BBC2, 1.45; not Tue) Repeats.
Countdown (C4, 2.10) Be very very quiet, it's Bob Harris. Repeat at 6am next day.
Masterchef The Professionals (BBC2, 3pm; not Tue) Recent repeats.
Lingo (ITV, 3pm) New episodes (Mon-Wed); repeats (Thu-Fri). Signed repeats at 5.05am next morning.
Tipping Point (ITV, 4pm) New episodes (Mon-Wed); repeats (Thu-Fri).
The Chase (ITV, 5pm) New episodes.
Pointless (BBC1, 5.15) New episodes with Gok Wan (Mon: Chris Ramsey).
House of Games (3) (BBC2, 6pm) New series: Ahir Shah, Michaela Strachan, Xand van Tulleken, Vogue Williams.
Strictly Come Dancing It Takes Two (BBC2, 6.30) New series.
Masterchef Australia (W, 7pm).

Monday 23 September

It's Not What You Know (Radio 4 Extra, 2pm and 8pm) Gyles Brandreth, Sarah Kendall, Phil Wang.
Just a Minute (Radio 4, 6.30) Lucy Porter, Gyles Brandreth, Desiree Burch, and debutant Glenn Moore.
Mastermind (BBC2, 7.30) Horatio Nelson, Battlestar Galactica, Michael Kiwanuka, Sofia Coppola.
Only Connect (BBC2, 8pm) Third Agers vs Introverts.
University Challenge (BBC2, 8.30) Reading vs Exeter.
Wales' Home of the Year (BBC Scotland, 8.30) Repeat from 2023.
Call My Bluff (BBC4, 9pm) A classic episode..
Out of Order (Comedy Central, 9pm) Babatunde Aleshe and Amy Gledhill join the regulars.
Never Mind the Buzzcocks (Sky Mix, 9.10) Ms Banks, Maisie Adam, Rag'n'Bone Man.
Face the Music (BBC4, 9.25) Joseph Cooper hosts, with the panel Joyce Grenfell, Richard Baker, and Robin Ray.
Have I Got Old News for You (BBC1 England, 11.25; Scotland 11.55, NI 12.15am, not Wales) Steph McGovern, Carol Vorderman, Nabil Abdulrashid, from early 2023.

Tuesday 24 September

Booked! (Radio 4 Extra, 2pm, 8pm) Literary fun from 1995.
Bake Off (C4, 8pm) They're starting with Cake Week, the free space in the middle of your bingo card.
Dress the Nation (ITV, 8pm) This week, Rosie Huntington-Whiteley helps in lingerie week.

Wednesday 25 September

Am Dro! (S4C, 10pm) A classic episode.
Survivor (TG4, 11.35) "No man left behind". Repeated next Saturday.

Thursday 26 September

Bake Off an Extra Slice (C4, 8pm) Aisling Bea joins the regulars and the eliminated baker.
Taskmaster (C4, 9pm) "The Gangsters of the Sea".
RuPaul's Drag Race (BBC3, 9pm) Alison Goldfrapp is this week's special guest. Repeated BBC1 late Friday.

Friday 27 September

The Good, the Bad, and the Unexpected (Radio Scotland, 1.32).
Foul Play (Radio 4 Extra, 2pm, 8pm) Whodunnit, chaired by Simon Brett.
The News Quiz (Radio 4, 6.30) Another discussion about the week's events.
Popmaster TV (C4, 8pm) Another chance to see the civilian show, previously aired on More4.
Would I Lie to You (BBC1, 8pm; not Scot, Wales) Unseen bits from a recent series.

Sign language interpretation

Celebrity Antiques Road Trip (BBC2, 2am Sat; 1.30am Fri).
Strictly Come Dancing (BBC Red Button, 7.20pm Sat).
Celebrity Masterchef (BBC2, 1am Tue; 12.05am Wed, 12.01am Fri) Final week.
Lingo (ITV, 5.05am Tue-Fri) Shown earlier in the day.
Taskmaster (12.35am Wed) Last week's show.
Celebrity Race Across the World (BBC2, 12.30am Thu) Last week's final.

Challenge

Saturday

7am The Chase 9am Bruce's Price is Right 10am Supermarket Sweep 11am Famous Family Fortunes 1pm Cash Trapped 3pm The Chase 11pm Bullseye 4am The Chase

Sunday

7am Scrapheap Challenge 9am In for a Penny 10am The Crystal Maze 11am Play Your Cards Right 12 noon Dickinson's Real Deal 1pm Blankety Blank 3pm Through the Keyhole 4pm Cash Trapped 5pm The Chase 8pm In for a Penny 9pm The Chase

Monday - Friday

7am The Chase 10am The Weakest Link 11am Pointless Celebrities 12 noon Cash Trapped 1pm Family Fortunes 3pm Catchphrase 4pm Blockbusters 5pm Bullseye 7pm Cash Trapped 8pm The Chase 10pm Who Wants to be a Millionaire 11pm Bullseye 12 midnight Who Wants to be a Millionaire 1am Cash Trapped 2am The Chase 4am Who Wants to be a Millionaire 5am Bullseye