TV Guide 2017-03-25
The return of Masterchef (BBC1, Wed) is the big noise. We've also Ffasiwn Mecanic (S4C, Fri), finding a car repairer who knows about couture. The final of Let's Dance for Comic Relief (BBC1, Sat), and the Britain's Got Talent clip shows are back (ITV2, Sat).
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Contents |
Saturday 25 March
- Alphabetical (ITV, 9.25).
- Fighting Talk (R5, 11am) Live from the Tramway in Glasgow, with Felix White, Liz Kershaw, Pat Nevin, and The Amazing Iain Stirling.
- Britain's Got Talent - Ant and Dec's Top 10 Moments (ITV2, 11.35) A compilation.
- Bargain Hunt (BBC1, 1.15).
- Famous Family Fortunes (ITV, 2.10) Andrew Castle and Tina Hobley.
- Dinner Date Day (ITVBe, 3pm) Seven episodes, to 10 pm.
- Tipping Point (ITV, 3.30).
- University Challenge (BBC2, 4pm), Only Connect (BBC2, 4.30) Repeats.
- The Chase (ITV, 4.30).
Primetime
- Who Dares Wins (BBC1, 5.10).
- Pointless Celebrities (BBC1, 6.10) Comedians, from 29 October.
- Let's Sing and Dance for Comic Relief (BBC1, 6.55) The grand final.
- Antan Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway Your Money (ITV and TV3, 7.30) Take That say they'll perform, but they won't be the stars of the show.
- Glór Tíre (TG4, 8.15).
- BBC The Voice of This Territory (ITV and TV3, 8.30) The "thrilling" semi-final stage.
- Winning Streak (RTE1, 8.30).
- QI XL (BBC2, 10.30; Scotland 11.30) Mix and match.
Sunday 26 March - Mothering Sunday
Summer time begins: clocks go forward an hour at 1am.
- Famous Family Fortunes (ITV, 11.25) Rav Wilding and Blythe Duff.
- Bargain Hunt (BBC1, 12.15).
- BBC The Voice of This Territory (ITV, 12.15).
Primetime
- Dancing With the Stars (RTE1, 6.30) The grand finale.
- Robot Wars (BBC2, 7pm) But no 5 Gold Rings, taken off for men's football.
- Y Talwrn (Radio Cymru, 7pm).
- The Bachelor (ITVBe, 7.10).
- Côr Cymru (S4C, 7.15) Mixed voice choirs.
- Wild Things (The Satellite Channel, 8pm).
- 8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown (C4, 11pm).
Weekday Daytimes
- Tout le Monde Veut Prendre Sa Place (TV5, 10.43).
- Bargain Hunt (BBC1, 12.15).
- Two Tribes (BBC2, 1pm; not Tu).
- Countdown (C4, 2.10) Nina Hossain (Mo: Phil Hammond).
- The Code (BBC1, 2.15).
- Chopping Block (ITV, 3pm).
- Fifteen-to-One (C4, 3pm).
- Questions Pour un Champion (TV5, 3.28).
- Tipping Point (ITV, 4pm; 3e 5pm).
- The Chase (ITV, 5pm; be3 6pm).
- Couples Come Dine with Me (C4, 5pm).
- Pointless (BBC1, 5.15) Yet more repeats.
- Eggheads (BBC2, 6pm).
Monday 27 March
- Quote, Unquote (Radio 4 Extra, 9am and 4pm) "Classic" episodes from 2014.
- Brain of Britain 2017 (Radio 4, 3pm) Heat ten.
- Just a Minute (Radio 4, 6.30) Paul Merton, Jenny Eclair, Marcus Brigstocke, Al Murray.
- University Challenge (BBC2, 8pm) Semi-final 1.
- Have I Got a Bit More Old News for You (BBC1, 11.45; not NI, North, North West, North East) David Tennant, Phil Wang, Janet Street-Porter.
Tuesday 28 March
- Got What it Takes? (CBBC, 4.55) Let's dance.
- Masterchef (RTE2, 7.50) The final concludes.
- Play to the Whistle (ITV, 9pm; 3e, 9pm Thu) Michail Antonio, Judy Murray, Joel Dommett.
- Hell's Kitchen (ITV2, 9pm) Dancing in the grotto.
Wednesday 29 March
- Top Class (CBBC, 5pm) Mossneuk play Tilston.
- Masterchef (BBC1, 8pm) The Masterchef market lets competitors go wild in the aisles.
- How Quizzing Got Cool (BBC4, 8pm) A repeat from last November.
- Dinner Date (ITVBe, 8pm) Roxanne from London.
- Battlebots (Spike, 8pm) We're going to need a bigger bracket.
- Mock the Week (BBC2, 10pm; not NI)
- A Question of Sport (BBC1, 11.15) Matt Fitzpatrick, Steve Finn, Mark Foster, Jazmin Sawyers.
Thursday 30 March
- Masterchef (BBC1, 8pm) Three leave quickly.
- America's Next Top Model (UK Living, 8pm) The "comeback".
- Celwydd Noeth (S4C, 8.25).
- Harry Hill's Alien Fun Capsule (ITV, 8.30) Ross Noble, David O'Doherty, Raleigh Ritchie, Gloria Hunniford.
- Home of the Year (RTE1, 8.30) West Cork and Wicklow.
- Britain's Next Top Model (Lifetime, 9pm) Blind ambition.
- Project Runway (Lifetime, 10pm) There is crying in fashion.
- Celebrity Juice (ITV2, 10.30) Pamela Anderson, Jimmy Carr, Will Mellor.
Friday 31 March
- A Question of Sport (BBC1, 7.30).
- BBC Young Dancer 2017 (BBC4, 8pm) Ballet.
- Ffasiwn Mecanic (S4C, 8.25) Finding a fashionable mechanic; the follow-up to "Ffasiwn Bildar" last year.
- Only Connect (BBC2, 8.30) Semi-final 2.
- Masterchef (BBC1, 8.30) Amol Rajan sets a celebrity test.
- QI (BBC2, 10pm) Monster mash.
- Robot Wars (BBC2, 11.05; not Scotland).
- Play to the Whistle (ITV, 11.15; not UTV).
Sign language interpretation
- Swashbuckle (Cbeebies, 4pm Sat and Sun).
- Chopping Block (STV, 3.30am Sun).
- May the Best House Win (ITV3, 3.20am Mon) Two episodes.
- The Great Interior Design Challenge (BBC2, 8am Mon).
- The Great Pottery Throw Down (BBC2, 3.05am Tue).
- The Big Painting Challenge (BBC2, 8am Tue).