TV Guide 2019-08-03

More brief performances of great musical merit on Eurovision Choir of the Year (BBC Alba and S4C, Sat). Channel 4 rolls back the years to remember Jade (Wed), and new series of Mastermind (BBC2, Fri) and Just a Minute (R4, Mon). BBC New Comedy Award moves to the semi-finals (Radio 4 Extra, Wed and Thu), and it's the final of The Great Garden Challenge (2) (C5, Tue).

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Contents 1 Saturday 3 August 1.1 Primetime 2 Weekend repeats 2.1 Saturday 2.2 Sunday 3 Sunday 4 August 3.1 Primetime 4 Weekday Daytimes 5 Monday 5 August 6 Tuesday 6 August 7 Wednesday 7 August 8 Thursday 8 August 9 Friday 9 August 10 Sign language interpretation

Saturday 3 August

• The Dog Ate My Homework (BBC2, 7am; CBBC, 10.30).
• Bargain Hunt (BBC1, 1.15).
• Tipping Point (ITV, 4pm), The Chase (ITV, 5pm).
• Portrait Artist of the Year (C4, 5pm).

Primetime

• Eurovision Choir of the Year / Côr Eurovision 2019 (S4C, 7pm; BBC Alba, eurovisionchoir.tv, 7.30) Live from Gothenburg with commentary from Morgan Jones (S4C) or Tony Kearney (BBC Alba).
• The Chase Celebrity Special (ITV, 7pm) Susie Dent and co are repeated.
• Who Dares Wins (BBC1, 7.05).
• Pointless Celebrities (BBC1, 7.45) Families, a repeat.
• Would I Lie to You (BBC1, 9.30) Sheila Hancock, repeated.

Weekend repeats

Saturday

• The 3rd Degree (R4, 11pm) From Monday.

Sunday

• I'm Sorry I Haven't a Clue (Radio 4, 12.04) From Monday.
• A Question of Sport (BBC1, 11.40; Scot 12.55am) From Friday.

Sunday 4 August

• Temptation Island (E!, 2am) Four couples join an island full of singles on Hawaii in this imported show. Repeated at 9pm.
• Bargain Hunt (BBC1, 12.30).
• Stephen Mulhern's Celebrity Catchphrase (ITV, 4pm) Coronation Street stars join Stephen.
• The Chase Celebrity Special (ITV, 5pm) Paul Young and others, repeated.

Primetime

• Tipping Point Lucky Stars (ITV, 6.30) Bruno Tonioli, Zoe Williams, Catherine Tyldesley.
• Y Talwrn (R Cymru, 7.05).
• Love Island The Reunion (ITV2 and VM2, 9pm).
• Al Murray's Pub Quiz (Quest, 9pm) Andy Parsons and Ed Byrne (comedian) join The Carlyon Arms from St Austell and The King's Head from Crouch End.

Weekday Daytimes

• Bargain Hunt (BBC1, 12.15).
• Curious Creatures (BBC2, 1pm; not Tu).
• Dickinson's Real Deal (ITV, 2pm) Repeats.
• Countdown (C4, 2.10) John Inverdale (Mo-We), Charlie Higson (Th-Fr).
• Tenable (ITV, 3pm) Repeats.
• Tipping Point (ITV, 4pm) Repeats.
• The £100k Drop (C4, 4pm).
• The Chase (ITV, 5pm) Repeats.
• Come Dine with Me (C4, 5pm) Edinburgh.
• Pointless (BBC1, 5.15) Repeats.
• Celebrity Eggheads (BBC2, 6pm) Repeats.
• Masterchef Down Under (W, 7pm) Enjoy these judges while they last.
• De Slimste Mens (bvn.tv, 8.50) The smartest Nederlands-speaker on the show.
• Love Island Us (VM3, 8pm) The not-very-successful (yet?) CBS version.

Monday 5 August

• The 3rd Degree (Radio 4, 3pm) Plymouth.
• Just a Minute (Radio 4, 6.30) Graham Norton, Zoe Lyons, Jenny Eclair, Paul Merton.
• University Challenge (BBC2, 8.30) Birmingham play Bristol.
• 8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown (C4, 10pm).
• Have I Got Old News for You (BBC1, 11pm; NI, Wales 11.40) From November 2018, with celebrity husband David Mitchell, Andy Hamilton, Deborah Frances-White.

Tuesday 6 August

• The Great Garden Challenge (C5, 8pm) The grand final.
• The Lie (STV, 8.30).
• Through the Keyhole; Celebrity Juice (ITV2, from 9pm) Two from Keith Lemon.
• Mock the Week (BBC2, 10pm; not NI) A classic episode.

Wednesday 7 August

• Act Your Age (Radio 4 Extra, 9am and 4pm) Simon Mayo from 2008.
• Gaby's Talking Pictures (Radio 4, 6.30) Ben Bailey Smith and Dave Berry ponder the meaning of "walking on eggs".
• Flour Power (BBC Scotland, 8pm) Language school in Glasgow.
• Jade (C4, 9pm) A series exploring tales of class, politics, and social change in the aughts, through the life and death of Jade Goody.
• Radio 4 New Comedy Award (Radio 4 Extra, 10.30) After the regional heats, here's the first of two semi-finals. Continues tomorrow.

Thursday 8 August

• The Motion Show (Radio 4 Extra, 9am and 4pm) From 20002.
• Takeshi's Castle (Comedy Central, 8.30) Vick Hope co-commentates.
• Test Drive (BBC Scotland, 8.30) Forfar.
• Radio 4 New Comedy Award (Radio 4 Extra, 10.30) The last of two semi-finals.
• Elephant in the Room (Radio 4, 11pm) Jo Caulfield, Emma Kennedy, Jessica Fostekew, Mark Watson.

Friday 9 August

• It's Not What You Know (Radio 4 Extra, 9am and 4pm) Miles Jupp from 2012.
• Breaking the News (Radio Scotland, 1.30).
• Mastermind (BBC2, 7.30) From Belfast, it's the quiz of the week! The Lake District, the novels of Sue Townsend, Stephen King, Dorothy Hodgkin.
• A Question of Sport (BBC1, 8.30) Kevin Kilbane, Sam Twiston-Davies, Kate Richardson-Walsh, Maggie Alphonsi.
• 8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown (C4, 9pm) Sean Lock and Joe Wilkinson play Jon Richardson and Sara Pascoe. Sam Simmons is in the corner.
• QI XL (BBC2, 9.45) Past Times, a new episode.
• Room 101 Extra Storage (BBC1, 10.35; NI 11.35, Wales 11.45) A classic episode.

Sign language interpretation

No game shows are interpreted this week.