TV Guide 2015-05-09

Lots of new shows this week. Beat the Brain and The Great Chelsea Garden Challenge are on BBC2, and there's a new run of Big Brother (C5 and TV3). Pointless Celebrities is a game show edition (BBC1, Sat), and there's another chance to see Come on Down! The Game Show Story (ITV, Wed).

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

Saturday 9 May

Fort Boyard Ultimate Challenge (CITV, 1pm). No Fighting Talk, there's some football.
Who's Doing the Dishes? (ITV, 2.45) Pat Sharp.
Dinner Date (ITVBe, 3pm) Six episodes.
Pop Idle Us (3e, 3.30).
Come Dine with Me (C4, 4.10) Derby.

Pointless Celebrities (BBC1, 6.45, not Scotland) Game Shows: Henry Kelly and Matthew Kelly, Tom O'Connor and Jenny Powell, Nina Myskow and Gyles Brandreth, Ulrika Jonsson and Nick Hancock.
BBC Young Dancer 2015 (BBC2, 7pm) The grand final, not quite live from Sadler's Wells. Zoe Ball explains for the uninitiated.
Ninja Warrior UK (ITV, 7pm; also UTV Ireland).
Britain's Got Talent (ITV, 8pm; also TV3) Britain's Got More Talent follows on ITV2 and TV3.
The Whole 19 Yards (UTV Ireland, 8pm).
In It to Win It (BBC1, 8.20) Playalong on Superer Ceefax 601.
The Million Euro Challenge (RTE1, 8.25).
Play to the Whistle (ITV, 9.15; UTV Ireland, 11pm) Pat Cash, Bob Mortimer, Natalie Anderson.
QI XL (BBC2, 10.55) K-folk.
The 3rd Degree (Radio 4, 11pm) Manchester. The Monday slot was cancelled for the food 'n' farm awards

Fort Boyard Ultimate Challenge (CITV and ITV, 6am and 7.30). Another episode CITV 1pm.
Desert Island Discs Revisited (Radio 4 Extra, 10am) Beginning a Eurovision season with Michael Ball.
Famous Family Fortunes (ITV, 1.05; not UTV) Wayne Sleep and Kimberley Walsh.
The Chase (UTV Ireland, 1.30) Three episodes.
Britain's Got Talent (ITV, 1.50).
Four in a Bed (More4, 2.40) Five episodes. Followed by fives of Come Dine with Me at 5.20.
Bargain Hunt (BBC1, 2.45; not Scotland).
The Chase (ITV, 4.50).
Ninja Warrior UK (ITV, 5.50).

Keep It In the Family (3) (UTV Ireland, 6pm).
Y Talwrn (Radio Cymru, 7pm).
Celebrity Squares (ITV, 7.15) Jonathan Ross, Gabby Logan, Laura Whitmore, Tony Law, Nina Conti, Shappi Korsandi, Union J.
The British Academy Television Awards (BBC1, 8pm) C'way the winners!
Busker Abu (TG4, 8.30).
Celebrity Big Brother: The Good, The Bad and the Unforgettable (5*, 9pm) A repeat from January.
8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown (C4, 9pm) Bill Bailey and Paul Foot, Sarah Millican, Rob Delaney, Romesh Ranganathan, Nina Conti. New episode.

Scrapheap Challenge (Dave, 9am, 2pm, 6pm; Quest 1pm, 5pm).
Come Dine with Me (C4, 10.30) Five episodes.
Bargain Hunt (BBC1, 12.15).
Raven: The Dragons' Eye (CBBC, 1.35) Another chance to see the story-heavy series, first shown in early 2009.
Countdown (C4, 2.10) Chris Hollins becomes Louise Minchin on Tuesday.
Decimate (BBC1, 3pm).
Dickinson's Real Deal (ITV, 3pm; UTV Ireland, 4.30).
Deal or No Deal (C4, 3pm).
Tipping Point (ITV, 4pm).
Couples Come Dine with Me (C4, 5pm).
Pointless (BBC1, 5.15). New episodes.
Eggheads (BBC2, 6pm). New episodes.
Dinner Date (ITVBe, 6pm).
Beat the Brain (BBC2, 6.30) John Craven asks a team to solve puzzles, find logic, and deal with many bad puns.
Masterchef South Africa (Watch, 7pm).

The 3rd Degree (Radio 4, 3pm) Essex.
Dilemma (Radio 4, 6.30) Dave Gorman, Jessica Hynes, Ian McMillan, Danielle Ward.
The Great Chelsea Garden Challenge (BBC2, 8pm) Joe Swift fronts a garden design show.
The Biggest Loser Us (UK Living, 8pm).
Virtually Famous (E4, 10pm) Denise Van Outen, Louis Smith, Bobby Mair, Dane Baptiste.
Have I Got a Bit More Election News for You (BBC1, 10.35; not NI). Jo Brand hosts, Romnesh Ranganathan and Jon Snow. Subject to delay if election news over-runs.

Ultimate Brain (BBC2, 5am) Two episodes.
Fi Yw'r Bos (S4C, 5pm).
The Great Chelsea Garden Challenge (BBC2, 8pm).
Big Brother 2015 (C5, 9pm, also 3e; TV3 joins in progress at 10pm) Don't care if being with you is meaningless...
Hell's Kitchen Us (ITV2, 9pm) Two episodes.

Challenge Wanaka (C4, 1.25am) An ultra-triathlon in New Zealand.
Celwydd Noeth (S4C, 6.30).
The Great Chelsea Garden Challenge (BBC2, 8pm).
The Quizeum (BBC4, 8.30) This week, the National Museum in Cardiff.
The Chase With Celebrities (ITV4, 9pm).
Big Brother 2015 (C5 and TV3, 10pm) Hope you have the time of your life...
Come on Down! The Game Show Story (ITV, 10.40; STV 11.05, UTV 11.15, not Border).
A Question of Sport (BBC1, 10.45; Wales, NI 11.15) Denise Lewis, Keith Senior, Didi Hamann, Sharron Davies.

Sion a Sian (S4C, 6.30).
The Great Chelsea Garden Challenge (BBC2, 8pm) The final.
The Face Australia (UK Living, 8pm)
Munud i Fynd (S4C, 8.25).
Big Brother 2015 (C5 and TV3, 10pm) Time, time, don't let me down...
Celebrity Juice (ITV2, 10pm).

The News Quiz (Radio 4, 6.30) Susan Calman and Elis James.
A Question of Sport (BBC1 NI, South East, South West, East, West, Midlands, London, HD, 7.30).
Relatively Clever (The Satellite Channel, 8pm). The grand final.
Big Brother 2015 (C5 and TV3, 9pm) Got nothing left, tears have run dry...
Have I Got News for You (BBC1, 9pm; Wales, NI 9.30) Robert Peston.
8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown (C4, 9pm) Sean Lock and Kevin Bridges.

Holding Out for a Hero (RTE1, 1.20am) The 2011 quiz with Gethin is repeated with translation into Irish sign language.