TV Guide 2021-08-28

Summer is ending. How can we tell? New episodes of Tipping Point and The Chase (ITV); we've also a charity episode of Tenable (ITV, Wed). The News Quiz returns (Radio 4, Fri).

Richard Osman has a new radio show, The Birthday Cake Game (Radio 4, Tue). For those of you unfamiliar with the concept, Richard Osman is a very tall and a very pleasant person.

Celebrity Masterchef has an unusual week, Wednesday is the new Monday. Glow Up Ireland begins (RTE2, Thu). Paddy McGuinness takes over on A Question of Sport (BBC1, Fri).

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

Saturday 28 August

Fighting Talk (Radio 5, 11am) Booked contributors: Flex, Mina Rzouki, Charles Dagnall, Danny McLoughlin.
Bargain Hunt (BBC1, 1.15).
The Chase Celebrity Special (ITV, 4.55) Andy Crane.

Primetime

Pointless Celebrities (BBC1, 5.30) Soap, repeated.
Rolling in It (ITV, 6.30) Katherine Ryan, Jason Donovan, Ranj Singh.
The Void (ITV, 7.30; VM1, 8pm) Everyone gangs up on England in a «four nations» event.
The Cube For Soccer Aid (ITV, 8.30) Olly Murs, Joel Dommett, Ore and Portia Oduba. A different celebrity edition airs on VM1 at 9pm.
Fferm Ffactor (S4C, 10.30) Repeated from 2018.

Weekend repeats

Saturday

Breaking the News (Radio Scotland, 11.30am) From Friday.
Survivor (TG4, 1.20) Only on Ireland.
BBC Brain (R4, 11pm) From Monday.

Sunday

Rolling in It (ITV, 11.20); The Void (ITV, 12.20) From last night
The Unbelievable Truth (Radio 4, 12.04) From Monday.

Sunday 29 August

Full Bloom (More4, 1.10am) Float My Floral Boat. Seriously, they're burning off this import at 1.10 in the morning.
The Masked Singer Us (ITV, 10.25) The final concludes.
Bargain Hunt (BBC1, 12.15).
Tipping Point Lucky Stars (ITV, 3pm) Kirsty Wark; The Chase Celebrity Special (ITV, 5pm) Susan Calman.
Wipeout Usa (E4, 5.50).
Lego Masters Down Under (E4, 6.45) Go jump off a brick.
Celebrity SAS Who Dares Wins (C4, 9pm) Go jump off a bridge.

Weekday Daytimes

Bargain Hunt (BBC1, 12.15).
Letterbox (BBC2, 1pm; Th, Fr only) Eggheads (BBC2, 1pm Tu, 1.45 We, 1.30 Th, Fr) Repeats.
Countdown (C4, 2.10) New episodes, with Johnny Vaughan.
!mpossible (BBC1, 2.30) Repeats.
Tenable (ITV, 3pm; Mo 3.35) A new episode on Wednesday, the London City Lionesses play for Soccer Aid. Repeats for the rest of the week.
Tipping Point (ITV, 4pm; Mo 4.35) New episodes.
The Bidding Room (BBC1, 4.30) Repeats.
The Chase (ITV, 5pm; Mo 5.35) New episodes from Tuesday.
Pointless (BBC1, 5.15) Repeats.
House of Games (BBC2, 6pm; not We, Fr also 6.30.) New episodes, with Lucy Beaumont, Shazia Mirza, Joe Thomas, Jake Wood.
Masterchef Down Under (W, 7pm).
Love Island Usa (ITVBe, 10.30 Mon, then 11pm) Shown recently on one of the networks.

Monday 30 August

Bank holiday for many

It's Your Round (Radio 4 Extra, 9am and 4pm) From 2011.
The Big Bake (ITVBe, 12 noon) Seven episodes of a baking show imported from Canada.
BBC Brain (Radio 4, 3pm) Heat 7.
The Unbelievable Truth (Radio 4, 6.30) Sally Phillips, Frankie Boyle, Lucy Porter, Neil Delamere.
Mastermind (BBC2, 7.30) Blandings stories, Seattle Seahawks, listed buildings of Liverpool, Beyoncé.
Only Connect (BBC2, 8pm) Godyns v Data Wizards in the last first-round match.
University Challenge (BBC2, 8.30) Exeter play Manchester The Team Everyone Wants To Beat.
Quizzy Mondays (youtube.com/allthingsquiz, 9.05) Gareth and guests look back at tonight's quizzing action. We've seen all of the Only Connect teams: does one look like a winner?

Tuesday 31 August

The Birthday Cake Game (Radio 4, 6.30) Richard Osman asks Jayne Sharp, Ed Gamble, and Beattie Edmondson how old people are.
QI (BBC2, 10pm) Piecemeal, a repeat.
Have I Got a Bit More Old News for You (BBC1, 11.35; NI 12.05am, not North West, Yorkshire, North) The "best" of 2020.

Wednesday 1 September

Whispers (Radio 4 Extra, 9am and 4pm).
Celebrity Masterchef (BBC1, 9pm) Kem Cetinay, Kadeena Cox, Gavin Esler, Johannes Radebe, Michelle Collins.
Mock the Week (BBC2, 10pm) A classic episode. It'll be cancelled if the cricket goes to extra time or bowling from half-way down the pitch.
The Cube (ITV, 10.45; STV 11.05, Border 11.10 Thu) Repeat from Saturday.
Hewlfa Drysor (S4C, 11.05) Another chance to see the treasure hunt in a car.

Thursday 2 September

Survivor (TG4, 12.05) "Plan Z".
Celebrity Masterchef (BBC1, 8pm) Alex Rushmer talks to the vegetables.
A League of Their Own (The Satellite Channel, 9pm) Micah Richards, Maisie Adam, Josh Taylor, Katarina Johnson-Thompson.
Glow Up Ireland (RTE2, 9.35) Maura Higgins invites the best amateur make-up artists on the island to show off their brilliance.

Friday 3 September

The Food Quiz (Radio 4 Extra, 9am and 4pm).
The Good, The Bad, and the Unexpected (Radio Scotland, 1.30).
The News Quiz (Radio 4, 6.30).
The Chase for Soccer Aid (ITV4, 7pm) Another chance to see a big money episode.
A Question of Sport (BBC1, 7.35) Paddy McGuinness is the new host, with Ugo Monye and Sam Quek. This week, they're joined by Georgia Taylor-Brown, Matty Lee, Emily Campbell, and Lauren Price.
Would I Lie to You? (BBC1, 8.30) Joel Dommett.
Celebrity Masterchef (BBC1, 9pm) Rylan Clark-Neal is back.

Sign language interpretation

Dress to Impress (ITV2, 9am Sat) Two episodes.
Brightest Celebrity Family (ITV, 3.15am Sun) Repeat from 2020.
Tipping Point (ITV, 5.05am Mon-Thu).
Lingo (ITV, 3.15am Tue).
Celebrity Masterchef (BBC2, 2.20am Thu, 12.15am and 1.15am Fri.)

International

A short selection of shows for those with Astra satellite dishes, or available for free and legal web streaming.

Schlag den Star weekend. Sophia Thomalla against Evelyn Burdecki; both kandidaten have already beaten another star. We expect bothersbar.co.uk will have some sort of live commentary.

Hirschhausens Quiz des Menschen is on ARD. It's a medical quiz, hosted by Eckart von Hirschhausen - sounds similar to Dr. Phil Hammond. A new series of cooking show The Taste begins on Sat.1 on Wednesday. On Friday, Paar Wars looks like a modern, more physical, take on Mr and Mrs; that's also on Sat.1.

For French speakers, Fort Boyard continues on TV5 at Saturday teatime. In Dutch, De Slimste Mens is on bvn.tv each weeknight.