TV Guide 2022-03-19

It must be ten weeks since we last had some Bake Off or Masterchef, so let's have new series of both. Celebrity Bake Off (C4, Tue) and Masterchef (BBC1, Wed and Fri).

Quizzes for all: a new series of Celebrity Juice (ITV2, Thu) and the final of Counterpoint (Radio 4, Mon).

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

Contents 1 Saturday 19 March 1.1 Bonus feature 2 Weekend repeats 2.1 Saturday 2.2 Sunday 3 Sunday 20 March 4 Weekday Daytimes 5 Monday 21 March 6 Tuesday 22 March 7 Wednesday 23 March 7.1 Bonus feature 8 Thursday 24 March 8.1 Bonus feature 9 Friday 25 March 10 Sign language interpretation 11 Challenge 11.1 Saturday 11.2 Sunday 11.3 Weekdays 12 International

Saturday 19 March

• Fighting Talk (Radio 5, 11am).
• Bargain Hunt (BBC1, 1.15; not Wales).
• Lightning (BBC2, 3.30); House of Games (BBC2, 4pm) Double points Friday is on Saturday this week.
• Celebrity Mastermind (BBC1, 7.30) Nina Conti (Stephen King's short fiction), Brenton West (Formula one), Martel Maxwell (Freddie Mercury), Fatima Manji (Queen Victoria). Subject to cancellation if the men's football goes to extra time.
• Pointless Celebrities (BBC1, 8pm) Radio: Jenni Murray, Samira Ahmed, OJ Borg, Gary Davies, Melvin Odoom, Rickie Haywood-Williams, Snoochie Shy, Nadia Jae.

Bonus feature

• Ant and Dec's 30 Greatest Moments (C5, 7.30) Another chance to see Channel 5's totally unofficial retrospective of the duo's career.

No Saturday Night Takeaway or Starstruck this week, as ITV is showing the men's rugby instead. Don't forget that some bin companies will have delayed collections following the St Patrick's Day holiday.

Weekend repeats

Saturday

• Breaking the News (Radio Scotland, 11.30) From Friday.
• Great Local Menu (BBC2, 12 noon) Two episodes.
• Dancing with the Stars (RTÉ1, 3.45) From last Sunday.
• Gassed Up (BBC3, 9.10) From Wednesday.
• Counterpoint (Radio 4, 11pm) From Monday.

Sunday

• Great Local Menu (BBC2, 12 noon).
• Just a Minute (Radio 4, 12.04).

Sunday 20 March

• Tipping Point Lucky Stars (ITV, 3.15) Joel Dommett; The Chase Celebrity Special (ITV, 4.15) CAUTION: Ann Widdecombe.
• One and Six Zeros (C4, 6pm) This week's team is from London.
• Lego Masters Usa (E4, 6pm) "Hero shot".
• Dancing with the Stars (RTÉ1, 6.30) Semi-final week.
• Y Talwrn (R Cymru, 7pm).
• Côr Cymru (S4C, 8pm) Youth choirs.

Weekday Daytimes

• Bargain Hunt (BBC1, 12.15; Scot 11.15am Thu).
• Ready Steady Cook (BBC2, 1pm; not Tu, Fr); Eggheads (BBC2, 1.45; not Fr, Wales 2.35 Tue) Repeats.
• Dickinson's Real Deal (ITV, 2pm); Lingo (ITV, 3pm); Tipping Point (ITV, 4pm); The Chase (ITV, 5pm) Repeats.
• Countdown (C4, 2.10) Jon Culshaw (Mo), then Kate Humble.
• Bridge of Lies (BBC1, 4.30).
• Four in a Bed (C4, 5pm).
• Pointless (BBC1, 5.15) New episodes.
• Fame in the Family (C4, 5.30) The usual suspects include Joe Pasquale (Tue), Toyah Willcox (Wed), but Ann Widdecombe (Fri).
• House of Games (BBC2, 6pm; Wales 7pm Fri) Stephen Bailey, Amanda Lamb, Nick Moran, Crystelle Pereira.
• Lightning (BBC2, 6.30; Wales 7.30 Fri).
• Eggheads (C5, 6.30) This week's teams: Odyssey, Barb On Tour, Look What I Made, The Jolly Boys, OQ Elite.
• Masterchef Down Under (BBC3, 7pm).

Monday 21 March

• Wordaholics (Radio 4 Extra, 9am and 4pm) Gyles Brandreth's words quiz.
• Counterpoint (Radio 4, 3pm) It's the grand final!
• Just a Minute (Radio 4, 6.30) Zoe Lyons appears in two places at once, with Gyles Brandreth, Shazia Mirza, Paul Merton.
• The Bidding Room (BBC1 8pm; NI 8.30, not Wales).
• Mastermind (BBC2, 8pm) Semi 4: Wilfred Owen, 20th century boxing, Frasier, African world heritage sites.
• University Challenge (BBC2, 8.30) Semi-final 1.
• The Drop (BBC3, 9pm).
• Quizzy Mondays (youtube.com/allthingsquiz, 9pm) A review of the night's action.

Tuesday 22 March

• The 3rd Degree (Radio 4 Extra, 4pm) From 2018.
• Great Local Menu (BBC2, 8pm) On 1341 medium wave, it's the BBC in Northern Ireland.
• The Great Celebrity Bake Off (C4, 8pm) Emma Willis, Clara Amfo, Alex Horne, Blake Harrison.
• The Fast and the Farmer-ish (BBC1 NI, 8.40) Repeat from last week.
• Unforgivable (Dave, 10pm) Jack Dee, Lorraine Kelly, Munya Chawawa.

Wednesday 23 March

• Booked (Radio 4 Extra, 9am and 4pm).
• Masterchef Goes Large (BBC1, 8pm) The new series starts here. Nine cooks enter, three progress, two leave, four remain.
• Glow Up Ireland (BBC3, 8pm) Amateur make-up artists show off their skill and ingenuity. Maura Higgins hosts. First shown on RTÉ2 last year.
• Great Local Menu (BBC2, 9pm) What dish marks the Eurovision Song Contest?
• Interior Design Masters (BBC1, 9pm) Student rooms.

Bonus feature

• Itopia (S4C, 5.40) The Z will auto-update in three hours, and there's someone in the building...

Thursday 24 March

• The Personality Test (Radio 4 Extra, 9am and 4pm) Jennie Bond, royal correspondent.
• Dragons' Den (BBC1, 8pm) Sauce-squeezing thing.
• Great Local Menu (BBC2, 8pm) This week's guest judge is Dev Griffin.
• Loggerheads (BBC Scotland, 8.30) Thinning out the beeches.
• Celebrity Juice (ITV2, 10pm) Laura Whitmore and Emily Atack are the captains. This week's guests: Jonathan Ross, Big Narstie, Ella Henderson, Craig Revel Horwood.

Bonus feature

• Doctor Who (Forces TV, 8.50) Two episodes: one with Colin Baker and the bright jacket, one with Sylvester McCoy and Ace. And the Daleks, who are annoyed to learn that they're not the most evil show on telly this hour.

Friday 25 March

• Celebrity Mastermind (BBC1, 12.05am; NI 12.50am) Repeat from Saturday, if there's a show from Saturday to repeat.
• Guess What? (Radio 4 Extra, 9am and 4pm) A remake of Twenty Questions from 1998.
• Breaking the News (Radio Scotland, 1.30).
• Gwrach y Rhibyn (S4C, 5.35).
• A Question of Sport (BBC1, 7.30; not Wales) Liam Heath, Katy Daley-McLean, Jermaine Beckford, Tim Vine.
• Masterchef Goes Large (BBC1, 8pm) Challenges to gauge creativity and repertoire. Four of the six progress to the quarters. Whenever they're on...
• Masterchef Goes Large (BBC1, 9pm) The quarter-final includes guests from Masterchef Goes Large history.
• 8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown (C4, 11.05) A classic episode.

Sign language interpretation

• Winning Combination (ITV, 3am Sat).
• Moneybags (C4, approx 5am Sat, Tue, Wed, Fri).
• Cash Trapped (ITV, 5.05am Sat, 3am Wed and Fri).
• Love Bites (ITV2, 9am Sat).
• Alphabetical (ITV, 5.10am Sun).
• Tipping Point (ITV, 5.05am Mon-Fri).
• Best Young Artist (CBBC, 2.20 Mon; 2.30 Tue-Fri).
• The Great Cookbook Challenge (C4, 1.25am Tue).
• Dragons' Den (BBC2, 1.05am Wed).
• Come Dine with Me (C4, 3.45am Thu, 1am Fri).

Challenge

Lineup for the game show specialist channel.

Saturday

• The Chase 7am; Wheel of Fortune 9am; Family Fortunes 11.30; All Star Family Fortunes 1.30; Strike it Lucky 3pm; The Cube 4pm; The Chase 5pm; Bullseye 11pm; The Chase 4am.

Sunday

• The Chase 7am; Wheel of Fortune 9am; The Price is Right 11.30am; Blockbusters 12.30; Family Fortunes 2pm; Catchphrase 3pm; The Chase 5pm.

Weekdays

• The Chase 7am; Play Your Cards Right 10am; The Price is Right 11am; Wheel of Fortune 12 noon; Catchphrase 1pm; Family Fortunes 2pm; Blankety Blank 3pm; Bullseye 5pm; Tenable 6pm; Pointless 7pm; The Chase 8pm; Who Wants to be a Millionaire 10pm; Bullseye 11pm; The Chase 12 midnight; Bullseye 5am.

International

Deutsche: a new series of The Masked Singer, live on Pro7's Saturday night.

Nederlands: Heel Holland bakt, the local version of Bake Off, livens up Saturday nights (NPO1 and bvn.tv). We idly wonder about a worldwide Bake Off competition, surely they've got a marquee-full now.