TV Guide 2017-01-21

Two annual fixtures this week. The National Television Awards (ITV, Wed) and Eurovision You Decide (BBC2, Fri).

Also: Who Dares Wins resumes (BBC1, Sat). New series for Brain of Britain 2017 (Radio 4, Mon), Portrait Artist of the Year 2017 (Artsworld, Tue), and Top Class (CBBC, Wed).

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

Contents 1 Saturday 21 January 1.1 Primetime 2 Sunday 22 January 2.1 Primetime 3 Weekday Daytimes 4 Monday 23 January 5 Tuesday 24 January 6 Wednesday 25 January 7 Thursday 26 January 8 Friday 27 January 9 Sign language interpretation

Saturday 21 January

• Rebound (ITV, 9.30) Repeats from last autumn.
• Guess This House (ITV, 10.25).
• Swashbuckle (Cbeebies, 11am) Hold On To Your Hats.
• Fighting Talk (Radio 5, 11am) Gabby Logan sits in.
• Come Dine with Me (C4, 12.55) Five from North Surrey.
• Big Star's Little Star (ITV, 1.05).
• Tipping Point (ITV, 2.05).
• Dinner Date Day (ITVBe, 3pm) Seven episodes, to 10 pm.
• The Chase (ITV, 3.05).
• Dance Dance Dance (ITV, 4.05).
• Only Connect (5.30; not Wales, NI). Repeats from last night. UC and Mastermind will be back next week.

Primetime

• Who Dares Wins (BBC1, 5.30) Resuming from last autumn.
• Pointless Celebrities (BBC1, 6.10) Experts, with Kieran Long and Piers Taylor, Martin Roberts and Amanda Lamb, Vicki Butler-Henderson and Tiff Needell, John Hammond and Laura Tobin.
• Let It Shine (BBC1, 7pm) The auditions continue.
• Ninja Warrior (ITV, 7pm).
• BBC The Voice of This Territory (ITV and TV3, 8pm).
• Glór Tíre (TG4, 8.15).
• Through the Keyhole (ITV, 9.30; 3e, 10pm).
• Celebrity Big Brother (C5 and 3e, 10.30).
• Lip Sync Battle (C5, 11.35).

Sunday 22 January

• Swashbuckle (Cbeebies, 11am) Sinker's Return.
• Chopping Block (ITV, 11.30).
• Coach Trip (E4, 12 noon) The week's five episodes.
• Bargain Hunt (BBC1, 12.15).
• Tipping Point (ITV, 1.35).
• Ninja Warrior (ITV, 2.35) Repeat from last night.
• BBC The Voice of This Territory (ITV, 3.35) Repeat from last night.

Primetime

• The Chase With Celebrities (ITV, 5.30).
• The Big Spell (The Satellite Channel, 5.30) "Quick reactions and accurate spelling".
• Dance Dance Dance (ITV and TV3, 6.30) The first person leaves.
• Dancing With the Stars (RTE1, 6.30) Someone's got to go.
• Y Talwrn (Radio Cymru, 7pm).
• Celebrity Big Brother (C5, 9pm).
• QI XL (BBC2, 11pm)
• The Cube (ITV, 11.15).
• A Question of Sport (BBC1, 11.40; Scot 12.25).

Weekday Daytimes

• Tout le Monde Veut Prendre Sa Place (TV5, 10.43).
• Four in a Bed (C4, 12.05) Four episodes.
• Bargain Hunt (BBC1, 12.15).
• Countdown (C4, 2.10) Barry McGuigan (Mo: Gyles Brandreth).
• Dickinson's Real Deal (ITV, 3pm).
• Questions Pour un Champion (TV5, 3.28).
• Tipping Point (ITV, 4pm).
• The Chase (ITV, 5pm).
• Come Dine with Me (C4, 5pm) One-hour shows.
• Pointless (BBC1, 5.15).
• Eggheads (BBC2, 6pm).
• Coach Trip Road to Marbs (E4, 7.30) Week two.
• Masterchef Junior Usa (W, 8pm)

Monday 23 January

• Just a Minute (Radio 4 Extra, 9am and 4pm) Classic episodes from 2010.
• Brain of Britain 2017 (Radio 4, 3pm) The new series starts here.
• University Challenge (BBC2, 7.30) Half an hour earlier, for Winterwatch.
• Celebrity Big Brother (C5 and 3e, 9pm) Bit on the Side follows at 11.05.
• Insert Name Here (BBC2, 10pm; NI 11.45) Chris Packham, Paul Feig, Jon Richardson, Kate Williams discuss the greatest Ben. Didn't they build a computer in Liverpool to solve this?
• Celebrity Masterchef Ireland (TV3, 10pm) Samantha Mumba, Nadia Forde, Simon Delaney, Mundy.
• Through the Keyhole (ITV, 10.40; STV 11.05, not UTV, HTV Cymru).
• The News Quiz Extra (Radio 4 Extra, 11pm).

Tuesday 24 January

• Masterchef (RTE2, 7.50).
• Portrait Artist of the Year 2017 (Artsworld, 8pm) Frank Skinner and Joan Bakewell look for a new portrait artist.
• Celebrity Big Brother (C5 and 3e, 9pm) Bit on the Side follows at 11.05.
• Farpaisean Chon-Chaorach (Alba, 9pm) Day two of the Scottish National, and it's wet.
• Virtually Famous (E4, 10pm) With Megan McKenna and Will Best.

Wednesday 25 January

• Top Class (CBBC, 5pm) New series. Mossneuk from East Kilbride take on Whitehorse Manor from Surrey.
• The National Television Awards (ITV, 7.30; TV3 9pm Fri) Ant and Dec will win Most Popular Entertainment Personality for the ten millionth time in a row.
• Celebrity Big Brother (C5 and 3e, 9pm) Bit on the Side follows at 11.05.
• 8 Out of 10 Cats (More4, 10pm) Compilation.
• A Question of Sport (BBC1 England, 10.45; NI, Wales, Scotland 11.10) Lynsey Sharp, Andrew Johnston, JP Pietersen, Kevin Davies.

Thursday 26 January

• Celebrity Big Brother (C5 and 3e, 9pm) Bit on the Side follows at 11.05.
• Mock the Week (BBC2, 10pm; NI 11.45) Repeat.
• Australia's Next Top Model (Lifetime, 10pm).

Friday 27 January

• The Dog Ate My Homework (CBBC, 5.30) A special Mastermind stars week, with Hacker T Dog, Ellie Taylor, Ricky Martin, Radzi Chinyanganya.
• The News Quiz (Radio 4, 6.30) Jeremy Hardy, Zoe Lyons, Vicki Pepperdine.
• Only Connect (BBC2, 7pm) Beekeepers v Cosmopolitans.
• Eurovision You Decide (BBC2, 7.30) Live from the Hammersmith Apollo, with the interval act Alexander Rybak.
• Can't Stop Dancing (RTE1, 7.30) The spin-off for RTE Strictly Come Dancing With the Stars, hosted by Bláthnaid Treacy.
• 8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown (C4, 9pm) Jon Richardson and David O'Doherty play Johnny Vegas and Jamie Laing. Holly Walsh gives the anecdote.
• Celebrity Big Brother (C5 and 3e, 9pm and 10.30) Bit on the Side follows at 11.05.
• Eurovision Is Coming (Viva, 9pm) Twenty all-time classics. Bet they won't play anything good.
• QI (BBC2, 10pm) Numbers, with Colin Lane, Sarah Millican, Noel Fielding.
• Lip Sync Battle UK (C5, 10pm) Peter Andre and Gino d'Acampo.

Sign language interpretation

• Freeze Out (STV, 2.30am Sun; rest of ITV 3am Sat).
• Chopping Block (ITV, 3am Mon; not STV).
• Copycats (CBBC, 2.05pm weekdays).
• Great British Menu (BBC2, 8.30am).