TV Guide 2015-05-16
It's the Eurovision Song Contest (BBC3 and RTE2, Tue and Thu), with the return of Radio 2 Eurovision (from Thu), and a high-art documentary on BBC4 (Fri). Elsewhere, Ninja Warrior moves into the semi-finals (ITV, Sat) and A League of Their Own comes back (The Satellite Channel, Fri).
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Saturday 16 May
- Fort Boyard Ultimate Challenge (CITV, 1pm). An old edition on CITV and ITV at 6am.
- Fighting Talk (Radio 5, 11am) Georgie Ainslie.
- Who's Doing the Dishes? (ITV, 2.45) Caprice.
- Dinner Date (ITVBe, 2.50) Six episodes.
- Pop Idle Us (3e, 3.30).
- Come Dine with Me (C4, 4.15) Northampton.
- Celebrity Mastermind (BBC1, 5.20) Cheryl Baker, from January 2014.
PRIMETIME
- Pointless Celebrities (BBC1, 6.10) British film: Phil Daniels and Leslie Ash, Keith Allen and Clare Grogan, Vas Blackwood and Thomas Turgoose, Sally Thomsett and Phil Cornwell.
- Ninja Warrior UK (ITV, 7pm; also UTV Ireland) Into the semi-finals!
- Big Star's Little Star (TV3, 7pm).
- 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, 8.30) Playalong on Superer Ceefax 601.
- The Million Euro Challenge (RTE1, 8.45).
- Play to the Whistle (ITV, 9.20; UTV Ireland, 11pm) AP McCoy, Jonathan Ross, Brooke Vincent.
- Big Brother (C5, 9.20; also 3e).
Sunday 17 May
- Fort Boyard Ultimate Challenge (CITV and ITV, 6am and 7.30). Another episode CITV 1pm.
- Desert Island Discs Revisited (Radio 4 Extra, 10.15) The Eurovision season continues with Terry Wogan.
- Tipping Point (ITV, 12.30; not STV, HTV Wales).
- Bargain Hunt (BBC1, 1.15).
- Britain's Got Talent (ITV, 1.30).
- The Chase (UTV Ireland, 1.30) Three episodes.
- Four in a Bed (More4, 2.40) Five episodes. Followed by fives of Come Dine with Me at 5.20.
- Famous Family Fortunes (ITV, 2.45; not UTV) Jermain Defoe and Martine McCutcheon.
- Songs of Praise (BBC1, 4.50) Footage from the School Choir of the Year contest.
- Ninja Warrior UK (ITV, 5.50; not UTV).
PRIMETIME
- Keep It In the Family (3) (UTV Ireland, 6pm).
- Y Talwrn (Radio Cymru, 7pm).
- Celebrity Squares (ITV, 7.15) Sarah Millican, Ana Matronic, Joe Lycett, Duncan Bannatyne, Tess Daly, Rickie Haywood-Williams and Melvin Odoom, Milton Jones.
- Busker Abu (TG4, 8.30).
- Big Brother (C5, 9pm; also TV3).
- 8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown (C4, 10pm).
Weekday Daytimes
- 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).
- Countdown (C4, 2.10) Louise Minchin becomes Steve Backshall on Friday.
- Dickinson's Real Deal (ITV, 3pm; UTV Ireland, 4.30).
- Deal or No Deal (C4, 3pm).
- Decimate (BBC1, 3.45).
- 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).
- Masterchef South Africa (Watch, 7pm).
Monday 18 May
- The 3rd Degree (Radio 4, 3pm) De Montfort University.
- Just a Minute (Radio 4, 6.30) Paul Merton, Tim Rice, Lisa Tarbuck, Graham Norton.
- The Biggest Loser Us (UK Living, 8pm).
- Big Brother (C5, 10pm; also TV3).
- Virtually Famous (E4, 10pm) Joey Essex, James Sutton, Katherine Ryan, Chris Ramsey.
- Have I Got a Bit More News for You (BBC1, 10.45; Wales 11.10, NI 11.15 Tue).
- News Quiz Extra (Radio 4 Extra, 11pm).
Tuesday 19 May
- Cog1nio (S4C, 5pm) Repeat.
- Eurovision Song Contest 2015 (BBC3 and RTE2, 8pm) Scott Mills and Mel Giedroyc (BBC3), Marty Whelan (RTE)
- Hell's Kitchen Us (ITV2, 9pm) Two episodes.
- Big Brother (C5, 10pm, also TV3).
Wednesday 20 May
- The Chase With Celebrities (ITV4, 9pm).
- QI (BBC2, 10pm; not NI) Lumped together.
- Big Brother 2015 (C5 and TV3, 10pm).
- Come on Down! The Game Show Story (ITV, 10.40; STV 11.05, UTV 11.10, not Border).
- A Question of Sport (BBC1, 10.45; Wales 11.15, NI 11.45) Amy Williams, Gary Pallister, Matthew Hoggard, Stephen Hendry.
Thursday 21 May
- Sion a Sian (S4C, 6.30).
- Father Ted (RTE2, 7.30) A pony no more.
- Eurovision Song Contest 2015 (BBC3, RTE2, Radio 2 Eurovision, RTE Radio 1, 8pm) Scott Mills and Mel Giedroyc (BBC3), Marty Whelan (RTE2), Shay Byrne and Zbyszek Zalinski (RTE Radio 1). We don't know who hosts on Radio 2 Eurovision.
- The Face Australia (UK Living, 8pm)
- Munud i Fynd (S4C, 8.25).
- Big Brother 2015 (C5 and TV3, 10pm).
- Celebrity Juice (ITV2, 10pm) David Guetta and Johnny Vegas.
Friday 22 May
- The News Quiz (Radio 4, 6.30).
- Have I Got News for You (BBC1, 9pm; Wales, NI 9.30) CAUTION: Jon Ronson.
- 8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown (C4, 9pm) Rhod Gilbert and Sara Pascoe, with Johnny Vegas and Joey Essex.
- Big Brother 2015 (C5 and TV3, 9pm).
- Eurovision at 60 (BBC4, 9pm) Ahead of the contest's 59th birthday, a high art documentary.
- A League of Their Own (The Satellite Channel, 9pm) Wojciech Szczesny, Alex Brooker, Jennifer Saunders.
Radio 2 Eurovision
Thursday
- 12 noon - Paddy O'Connell live
- 2pm - The Ultimate Eurovision Quiz (Ken Bruce)
- 3pm - Pick of the Pops (50s and 60s)
- 4pm - SF1 (recorded from Tuesday)
- 6pm - Scott Mills on Austria
- 7pm - Steve Wright's Eurovision Love Songs
- 8pm - SF2 live
- 10pm - Ana Matronic
- 11pm - Books, with Vanessa Feltz
Friday
- 12 noon - Paddy O'Connell live
- 2pm - Rufus Hound nul points
- 3pm - Pick of the Pops (70s and 80s)
- 4pm - Mills
- 5pm - Wogan's Tracks of my Years
- 6pm - Paddy meets Conchita
- 7pm - Sara Cox
- 9pm - Inside Track - Eurovision to the music industry
- 10pm - Ken Bruce's Top 40 (winners ranked by listeners)
Sign language interpretation
- Swashbuckle (Cbeebies, 4pm Sat)
- Holding Out for a Hero (RTE1, 1.20am Mon) The 2011 quiz with Gethin is repeated with translation into Irish sign language.
