TV Guide 2021-09-18

A new series of Strictly Come Dancing begins (BBC1, Sat). Channel 4's new autumn season starts, with Bake Off (Tue) and Taskmaster (Thu). The Satellite Channel has revived Never Mind the Buzzcocks (Tue).

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

Saturday 18 September

Fighting Talk (Radio 5, 11am).
Bargain Hunt (BBC1, 1.15).
Couples Come Dine with Me (C4, 12.20); Four in a Bed (C4, 1.20) Five episodes.
Tipping Point Best Ever Finals (ITV, 4.30).

Primetime

The Wall (BBC1, 5.25) A repeat.
Pointless Celebrities (BBC1, 6.15) A Strictly Come Dancing special, with past stars Richard Coles, Anton Du Beke, Luba Mushtuk, Anneka Rice, Sunetra Sarker, Jacqui Smith, Lauren Steadman, Emma Weymouth.
The Hit List (BBC1, 7pm) A new celebrity edition, with Strictly Come Dancing past stars Gemma Atkinson, Gorka Marquez, Alijaz Skorjanec, Janette Manara, Clara Amfo, Johannes Radebe.
The Cube (ITV, 7.30) The new series continues.
Strictly Come Dancing (BBC1, 7.45) A new series begins, with all fifteen Strictly Come Dancing current stars introduced. Plus a performance by Bill Bailey, and cabaret from singer Anne-Marie.
Eurovision Again (youtube.com/eurovision, 8pm) Another classic contest, with songs to enjoy and (we hope!) a real honest scoreboard to snigger at.
The Big Deal (VM1, 8pm) Vogue Williams hosts a talent show.
Home Advantage (RTE1, 8.30) Fullers from Galway, Searles from Dundalk, and Courtneys from Kilkenny. We'll review these two Irish shows in the next Week.
Beat the Chasers (ITV, 8.30) They've expanded the pod, it now seats six people.
QI (BBC2, 9pm) Parts.
Ready to Mingle (VM2 and ITV2, 9.30) Highlights from the first week.
Paul O'Grady's Saturday Night Line-Up (ITV, 9.35) With no tennis, we might remember to watch this. With a line-up of Amanda Holden, David Haye, Johnny Vegas, and Aston Merrygold, we might not.

Weekend repeats

Saturday

The Good, the Bad, and the Unexpected (Radio Scotland, 11.30am) From Friday.
Take a Hike (BBC2, 2pm) All five episodes from across the week.
Family Fortunes (ITV, 5pm; VM1, 7pm) From Sunday.
Survivor (TG4, 6.05) Only on Ireland.
BBC Brain (R4, 11pm) From Monday.

Sunday

Just a Minute (Radio 4, 12.04) "You should spend less time watching Naked Attraction and more time syringing your lugoles!"
Home Advantage (RTE1, 1.10) From last night.
The Cube (ITV, 5.30).

Sunday 19 September

Bargain Hunt (BBC1, 12.15).
Tipping Poing Best Ever Finals (ITV, 4pm); Dickinson's Biggest and Best Deals (ITV, 4.30). Cut-and-shut jobs.
Wipeout Usa (E4, 5.50).
Lego Masters Down Under (E4, 6.45) Time machine.
Family Fortunes (ITV, 7pm) Napiers of Nottingham and Collins of Surrey
Junior Eurovision (TG4, 8.30) Two more singers emerge.
Celebrity SAS Who Dares Wins (C4, 9pm) Should have stuck to Tipping Point Lucky Stars.

Weekday Daytimes

Bargain Hunt (BBC1, 12.15; Scot 11.15 Th).
Eggheads (BBC2, Mo 1pm, Tu-Fr 1.45; Wales 2.35 Tu); Headhunters (BBC2, We-Fr 1pm); The Big Painting Challenge (BBC2, 2.15 Tu-Fr; Wales 3.05 Tu) Make Me a Dealer (BBC2, 3.45 We-Fr) Repeats.
Countdown (C4, 2.10) Featuring great intellects and Kay Burley.
Unbeatable (BBC1, 2.15; Scot 3pm We, Fr 1.45) More new episodes.
Tenable (ITV, 3pm) Repeats.
Tipping Point (ITV, 4pm).
Antiques Road Trip (BBC1, 4.30) New episodes.
Four in a Bed (C4, 5pm) New episodes.
The Chase (ITV, 5pm).
Pointless (BBC1, 5.15).
Come Dine with Me (C4, 5.30) Glasgow.
House of Games (BBC2, 6pm) New episodes, with Ruby Bhogal, Ed Byrne (comedian, we assume), Ingrid Oliver, Matthew Pinsent.
Take a Hike (BBC2, 6.30) This week, the wandelaars are in Northumbria.
Masterchef Down Under (W, 7pm).
Legendary (4Music, 10pm) Dashaun Wesley's ballroom contest continues.
Love Island Usa (ITVBe, 11pm) Shown recently on one of the networks.

Monday 20 September

It's Your Round (Radio 4 Extra, 9am and 4pm) From 2011.
BBC Brain (Radio 4, 3pm) Heat 10.
Just a Minute (Radio 4, 6.30) Paul Merton, Anneka Rice, Dane Baptiste, and Lucy Porter. Cracking episode, this.
Mastermind (BBC2, 7.30) Clive Myrie's back, with John Cleese, Alnwick Garden, Marvel's Avengers, and some manatees.
Only Connect (BBC2, 8pm) Discothèques vs Debuggers in the second-round match.
Landmark (Artsworld, 8pm) Michelle Fairley in Northern Ireland.
University Challenge (BBC2, 8.30) More blimmin' Oxbridge bias: St Catharine's Cambridge against University Oxford.
Quizzy Mondays (youtube.com/allthingsquiz, 9.05) Gareth and guests look back at recent quizzing action.
Ready to Mingle (VM2 and ITV2, 9pm) A blind date leads to new arrivals.
The Hit List (BBC1, England 11.55, Wales 12.05am, NI 12.35am, Scot 12.50am; not North West, North East, Yorkshire) Repeat from Saturday.

Tuesday 21 September

The 3rd Degree (Radio 4 Extra, 4pm) From 2018.
Un Cwestiwn (S4C, 5.35) A new series of the show with a very interesting trophy.
The Birthday Cake Game (Radio 4, 6.30) Rhys James, Maisie Adam, Rick Edwards.
Bake Off (C4, 8pm) The new series begins here, and it's cake week.
Ready to Mingle (VM2 and ITV2, 9pm) If it's Tuesday, it must be another "shock" elimination.
Never Mind the Buzzcocks (The Satellite Channel, 9pm) Greg Davies hosts, with team captains Noel Fielding and Daisy May Cooper. Jamali Maddix is a regular panelist, joined tonight by Anne-Marie, Jade Thirlwall, and Nish Kumar.

Wednesday 22 September

The Motion Show (Radio 4 Extra, 9am and 4pm).
Celebrity Antiques Road Trip (BBC2, 7pm; not Wales).
Ready to Mingle (VM2 and ITV2, 9pm) Tough decisions in the final elimination.
Mock the Week (BBC2, 10pm; NI 12.15am) A classic episode.
Hewlfa Drysor (S4C, 10.30) Another chance to see the treasure hunt in a car.
Survivor (TG4, 12.05am) "I was born at night, but not last night".

Thursday 23 September

Taskmaster (C4, 9pm) "An Imbalance in the Poppability", with Alan Davies, Desiree Burch, Guz Khan, Morgana Robinson, Victoria Coren Mitchell.
Ready to Mingle (ITV2, 9pm; VM2, 10.30) A shocking truth is revealed to viewers. Are there any viewers?
A League of Their Own (The Satellite Channel, 9pm) Denise Lewis, Jimmy Carr, Andrew Johnston, Alan Carr.
Glow Up Ireland (RTE2, 9.30) Drag superstars.
QI (BBC2, 10pm; NI 11.15) "Shady and Shaky" with Eshaan Akbar, John Barrowman, Victoria Coren Mitchell.
Paul O'Grady's Saturday Night Line-Up (ITV, 10.45; STV, UTV, Border 11.15); Beat the Chasers (ITV, 11.30; STV 12 midnight, not UTV, HTV Wales, Bordern) Repeats from last weekend.

Friday 24 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).
Bake Off An Extra Slice (C4, 8pm).
A Question of Sport (BBC1, 8.30; Scot 11.25) On the panel: Eddie Hearn, Katharine Merry, Alex Yee, Laura Collett.
Would I Lie to You? (BBC1, 9pm) Best bits, a repeat.
Ready to Mingle (VM2 and ITV2, 9pm) The finale. Last in the "present" series.

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, 2.10am Thu, 3am and 4am Fri.)
Strictly Come Dancing (BBC1, 12.15am Fri).

International

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

On German telly this week, "Der Quiz-Champion" (ZDF, Sat) raises funds for cancer charities. "Denn sie wissen nicht, was passiert" continues on RTL. "Schlag den Star" (Pro7 and bothersbar.co.uk) between Alexander Zverev (Tennissieger) and Silvio Hienevetter (Handball-Torhünter).

Topical quiz Dit Was Het News is on bvn.tv on Thursday. Francophone channel TV5 has Tout le monde veut prendre sa place and Questions Pour un Champion every single weekday, like they've done since the Eiffel Tower was a pile of bolts on the ground.