TV Guide 2016-01-23

The Great Sport Relief Bake Off (BBC1, Wed) is this week's big new show. We've also got regular Countdown (C4, weekdays), some new Rupaul's Drag Race (TruTV, Mon), and many shows continue.

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Contents 1 Saturday 23 January 1.1 PRIMETIME 2 Sunday 24 January 2.1 PRIMETIME 3 Weekday Daytimes 4 Monday 25 January 5 Tuesday 26 January 6 Wednesday 27 January 7 Thursday 28 January 8 Friday 29 January 9 Sign language interpretation

Saturday 23 January

• Robot Wars Morning (H2, 8am) Five episodes from series 3 on a History Channel side-bar.
• Come Dine with Me (More4, 10.20am) Celebrities.
• Fighting Talk (Radio 5, 11am) Georgie Ainslie.
• Four in a Bed (More4, 1pm) Five episodes.
• Fort Boyard Ultimate Challenge (CITV, 1.30) Two episodes.
• Dinner Date (ITVBe, 2pm) Six episodes.
• Tipping Point (ITV, 2.25).
• Come Dine with Me (More4, 4pm) Five from Llanelli.
• The Saturday Night Story (ITV, 5pm) Comedy duos, music, impressionists.

PRIMETIME

• Pointless Celebrities (BBC1, 6pm) Soaps: Joe Swash and John Altman, Nick Pickard and Ali Bastian, Victoria Bush and Zaraah Abrahams, Sharon Maughan and Tina Hobley.
• The Getaway Car (BBC1, 6.50).
• Mastermind (BBC2 Wales, 6.50) As seen elsewhere last night.
• Ninja Warrior UK (ITV and UTV Ireland, 7pm).
• Glór Tire (TG4, 7.15).
• ITV's BBC The Voice of Holland of UK (BBC1, 7.45) With stars of Waterloo Road, Miss Saigon, and Chris Waddle's daughter.
• Take Me Out (ITV, 8pm) Take Me Out The Gossip follows on ITV2.
• QI XL (BBC2, 9.35) Medieval and Macabre.
• Insert Name Here (BBC2, 10.20).
• Celebrity Big Brother (C5 and TV3, 10.30).
• Lip Sync Battle UK (C5, 11.30).

Sunday 24 January

• Tipping Point Day (Watch, 9am) Six episodes.
• Knightmare (Challenge, 10am) Two new editions.
• Come Dine with Me (More 4, 10.25) Ayr.
• Bargain Hunt (BBC1, 12.15).
• Fort Boyard Ultimate Challenge (CITV, 1.30) Two episodes.
• Ninja Warrior UK (ITV, 2.10).
• Four in a Bed (More4, 2.40) Five episodes.
• Who Wants to be a Millionaire Afternoon (Challenge, 3pm) To 8pm.
• Come Dine with Me (More 4, 5.25) Kent.

PRIMETIME

• ITV's RTE The Voice of Holland of Ireland (RTE1, 6.30).
• Y Talwrn (Radio Cymru, 7.05) The poetry contest continues.
• So Wrong It's Right (Radio 4, 7.15) Repeats.
• ITV's BBC The Voice of Holland of UK (BBC3, 7.40) Another chance to miss yesterday's show.
• Dragons' Den (BBC2, 8pm) A portable drum kit.
• The Chase Us (Challenge, 8pm).
• Celebrity Big Brother (C5 and TV3, 9pm).
• 8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown (C4, 10pm) Repeat from Friday.

Weekday Daytimes

• Four in a Bed (C4, 11.30).
• Bargain Hunt (BBC1, 12.15).
• Deal or No Deal (C4, 2.10).
• For What It's Worth (BBC1, 3pm).
• Dickinson's Real Deal (ITV, 3pm) A new series.
• Countdown (C4, 3.10) Nicholas Owen starts the regular series.
• Tipping Point (ITV, 4pm).
• Blockbusters (Challenge, 4pm) These episodes new to Challenge.
• Antiques Road Trip (BBC1, 4.30).
• The Chase (ITV, 5pm; UTV Ireland, 6pm).
• Come Dine with Me (C4, 5pm).
• Pointless (BBC1, 5.15).
• Eggheads (BBC2, 6pm).
• Robot Wars (Challenge, 6pm) Series six concludes on Wed, then some Extreme action.
• My Kitchen Rules New Zealand (UK Living, 6.55).
• Celebrity Antiques Road Trip (BBC2, 7pm; not We, Scot and NI not Mo, Wales not Fri).
• Masterchef Us (Watch, 7pm) Gordon Ramsay hosts.
• Robot Wars (H2, 11pm) Series three concludes on Thu, followed by S4.

Monday 25 January

• Quote... Unquote (Radio 4 Extra, 9am and 4pm) From 2011.
• Brain of Britain (Radio 4, 3pm).
• Pyramid (S4C, 5pm).
• University Challenge (BBC2, 8pm) Group phase 2.
• -Pop Idol Us (4Music, 8pm) Audition 5.
• Celebrity Big Brother (C5 and TV3, 9pm) Bit on the Side follows on C5 and 3e at 11pm, and Live* From the Studio on 5* at midnight.
• Insert Name Here (BBC2, 10pm; NI 11.45).
• Big Fat Quiz of Everything (E4, 10pm) Another chance to see the review of the last 10,000 years.
• Rupaul's Drag Race (TruTV, 10pm) Series 7 starts here, followed by Drag Race Untucked.
• News Quiz Extra (Radio 4 Extra, 11pm).
• Have I Got Old News for You (BBC1, 11.15; Wales 11.40, not NI) From spring last year.
• Dragons' Den (BBC2, 11.15; Scotland 11.45, not NI) Repeat from last night.

Tuesday 26 January

• Pop Idol Us (4Music, 8pm) Audition 6.
• The Chase With Celebrities (ITV4, 8pm).
• Celebrity Big Brother (C5 and TV3, 9pm) Someone's going. Bit on the Side follows on C5 and 3e at 11pm, and Live* From the Studio on 5* at midnight.
• Farpaisean Chon-Chaorach (BBC Alba, 9pm) Sheepdog trials.
• Virtually Famous (E4, 10pm) Rylan and Jennifer Metcalfe, Bobby Mair, Cariad Lloyd.

Wednesday 27 January

• The Motion Show (Radio 4 Extra, 9am and 4pm) What will radio comedy be like in the year 2000?
• Got What it Takes? (CBBC, 4.30).
• Celebrity Dinner Date (ITVBe, 8pm) Ashley James from Made in Chelsea.
• The Great Sport Relief Bake Off (BBC1, 8.30) Featuring Jason Manford (comedian), Maddy Hill (from The East Enders), David James (footballman), Samantha Cameron (businesswoman, it says here). Mel Giedroyc hosts.
• Celebrity Big Brother (C5 and TV3, 9pm) Bit on the Side follows on 5* and 3e at 11pm, and Live* From the Studio on 5* at midnight.
• Would I Lie to You? (BBC1, 9.30) Highlights from the recent series.

Thursday 28 January

• Australia's Next Top Model (Lifetime, 8pm).
• Celwydd Noeth (S4C, 8.25).
• Celebrity Big Brother (C5 and TV3, 9pm) Bit on the Side follows on C5 and 3e at 11pm, and Live* From the Studio on 5* at midnight.
• A League of Their Own (The Satellite Channel, 9pm) CAUTION Jimmy Carr, Claudia Winkleman, Micah Rich.
• Britain's Next Top Model (Lifetime, 9pm).

Friday 29 January

• The 3rd Degree (Radio 4 Extra, 9am and 4pm) From 2012.
• The Dog Ate My Homework (CBBC, 4.30).
• Cwis Pop C2 (Radio Cymru, 6.15) The final.
• Celwydd Noeth (S4C, 6.30) From last night.
• The News Quiz (Radio 4, 6.30).
• Mastermind (BBC2, 8pm; Wales 7pm Sat) Apollo missions, Great Train Robbery, QPR, Alex Delaware novels.
• Race to Escape (Discovery, 8pm) Chinese restaurant.
• 8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown (C4, 9pm) Sean Lock, Miles Jupp, Jon Richardson, Sara Pascoe, Sam Simmons.
• Celebrity Big Brother (C5 and TV3, 9pm) Go. Continues at 10.30; Bit on the Side follows on C5 and 3e at 11.05, and Live* From the Studio on 5* at midnight.
• The Bachelorette (ITVBe, 9pm) Dodgeball, which seems completely wrong.
• QI (BBC2, 10pm; Wales, Scotland 11.05) Monster mash, with the busy Sara Pascoe, Josh Widdicombe, Phill Jupitus.
• Lip Sync Battle UK (C5, 10pm) Katherine Ryan and Kayvan Novack.
• Bad Language (BBC1 NI, 10.35) Marcus Brigstocke and Des Clarke.
• Would I Lie to You? (BBC1, 11.25; NI 11.55).

Sign language interpretation

• Fort Boyard Ultimate Challenge (ITV, 6am Sat and Sun).
• Show Me the Telly (STV, 2am Sun).
• Stephen Fry A Life on Screen (BBC2, 1.05am Tue; Scotland 1.35am).
• Ejector Seat (ITV 3am Thu, not STV).
• Great British Menu (BBC2, 8.35am Thu).
• Masterchef The Professionals (BBC2, 8.15am Fri).