TV Guide 2022-08-27

A new daytime quiz on ITV. Fastest Finger First is an expansion of that brief round from Millionaire.

University Challenge seeks the brightest student stars (BBC2, Mon). There's a celebration of University Challenge through its ages, too.

Many other the quizzes are back this week. The Chase has a celebrity edition with Lord Basil of Brushford (Sun), and daytime shows (from Mon). Only Connect finds the smartest people in Cardiff (BBC2, Mon). And The Bidding Room comes back (BBC1, from Mon).

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Contents 1 Saturday 27 August 1.1 Primetime 2 Weekend repeats 2.1 Saturday 2.2 Sunday 3 Sunday 28 August 3.1 Primetime 4 Weekday Daytimes 5 Monday 29 August 5.1 Bonus feature 6 Tuesday 30 August 7 Wednesday 31 August 8 Thursday 1 September 9 Friday 2 September 10 Sign language interpretation 11 Challenge 11.1 Saturday 11.2 Sunday 11.3 Monday 11.4 Tuesday-Friday 12 International

Saturday 27 August

• Gwrach y Rhibyn (S4C, 9.20am) Last in the series.
• The Big Breakfast (C4, 10am).
• Fighting Talk (Radio 5, 11am) Red sauce, brown sauce, or no sauce at all?
• Bargain Hunt (BBC1, 1.15; not Wales).
• Tipping Point Best Ever Finals (ITV, 4pm); The Chase Celebrity Special (ITV, 4.30) Classic episode with Naga Munchetty.

Primetime

• Am Dro! (S4C, 6.30).
• The Hit List (BBC1, 7pm).
• Epic Gameshow: Celebrity Strike it Lucky (ITV, 7pm) Repeat from last year's series.
• Pointless Celebrities (BBC1, 7.45) Famous people: Tessa Sanderson, Iwan Thomas (sprinter, we presume), Ray Mears, Humaira Ikram, Laura Lexx, Lee Ridley, David Tag, Jazmine Franks.
• Who Wants to be a Millionaire (ITV, 10.45) Alexander Armstrong hosts the... no, he doesn't, he plays.
• Fferm Ffactor Selebs (S4C, 11.30) A late night repeat.

Weekend repeats

Saturday

• Breaking the News (Radio Scotland, 11.30am) From Friday.
• All That Glitters (BBC2, 5pm) From Thursday.
• Survivor (TG4, 5.55) From Wednesday. Ireland only.
• BBC Brain (Radio 4, 11pm) From Monday.
• A League of Their Own (The Satellite Channel, 11.20) From Thursday.

Sunday

• The Rap Game (BBC3, 12.35am) From Thursday.
• Wales' Home of the Year (BBC1 Wales, 6.05) From Friday.

Sunday 28 August

• Bargain Hunt (BBC1, 12 noon).
• Hewlfa Drysor (S4C, 1.30) Brynaman.
• In for a Penny (ITV, 4pm) Southampton, from the 2020 series.
• Lego Masters Down Under (E4, 5.15) Fantastical Beasts and a Mission to Mars.

Primetime

• The Chase Celebrity Special (ITV, 7pm) A new episode with Sunetra Sarker, Matty Lee, David Arnold, and Quiz Nemesis Basil Brush.
• Wipe Us Out (E4, 7pm).
• RuPaul's Drag Race Down Under (BBC3, 9pm) Girl groups.

Weekday Daytimes

• Bargain Hunt (BBC1, 12.15).
• Eggheads (BBC2, Mo 12.45, not We, other days 1pm).
• Catchpoint (BBC1, Mo 1.30, other days 1.45) Repeats from series 3.
• Dickinson's Real Deal (ITV, 2pm, not Mo); Lingo (ITV, Mo 3.30, other days 3pm) Repeats.
• Countdown (C4, 2.10) Colin Murray and Russell Kane.
• Fastest Finger First (ITV, Mo 4.30, other days 4pm) Anita Rani hosts a play-in quiz for a Millionaire.
• The Bidding Room (BBC1, 4.30) New episodes.
• Moneybags (C4, 5pm) Civilian contestants.
• Pointless (BBC1, 5.15) Repeats.
• The Chase (ITV, Mo 6.30, other days 5pm) New episodes start here!
• Masterchef Down Under (W, 7pm).
• Bake Off Down Under (E4, 7.30) New series.
• Love Island Usa (ITVBe, 10pm).

Monday 29 August

Bank holiday in England, Wales, and Northern Ireland

• BBC Brain (Radio 4, 3pm) Heat 5.
• Tipping Point Best Ever Finals (ITV, 5.30) Ben and the machine are on their travels this week, here's a postcard.
• Only Connect (BBC2, 8pm) Statisticals and Morporkians play in the first match.
• University Challenge (BBC2, 8.30) Bristol play Durham.
• University Challenge at 60 (BBC2, 9pm) Samira Ahmed hosts a history of the quiz. Followed by the movie Starter for Ten.
• Garden of the Year (More4, 9pm) Scotland and Northern Ireland.
• Best in Miniature (Really, 9pm) Pillows and beds.

Bonus feature

• World Chase Tag (BBC3, 7pm) We're never quite sure if this is a game show done in a sports fashion, or a sport similar to Gladiators and Apocalypse Wow. Continues until Thursday.

Tuesday 30 August

• The 3rd Degree (Radio 4 Extra, 4pm) Repeat from 2020.
• Celebrity Masterchef (BBC1, 9pm) This week, it's presenter Adam Pearson, Katya Jones from Strictly, drag performer Kitty Scott-Claus, Lisa Snowdon the model, and actor Ryan Thomas.
• Garden of the Year (More4, 9pm) The grand final.
• QI (BBC2, 10pm; not NI) Sexed-Up, a new episode with Ahir Shah, Sara Pascoe, Suzi Ruffell.
• Are You the One? (MTV, 10pm) Sabotage? You bet your life!

Wednesday 31 August

• Booked (Radio 4 Extra, 9am and 4pm).
• I'll Get This (BBC2, 9:45) An unexpected outing following extended cricket.
• Survivor (TG4, 11.15) "It all boils down to this (part 2)". Last in the present series.

Thursday 1 September

• Celebrity Masterchef (BBC1, 8pm) Sweet and sour prawn balls.
• All That Glitters (BBC2, 9pm) A spinner ring.
• The Rap Game (BBC3, 9pm) A diss track.
• A League of Their Own (The Satellite Channel, 9pm) Laura Kenny, Joel Dommet, Jimmy Carr, Maisie Adam.
• Mock the Week (BBC2, 10pm) The best of a recent series, preceded by other bits of a recent series.

Friday 2 September

• Hidden Treasures (Radio 4 Extra, 9am and 4pm) Antiques quiz from 1998.
• Breaking the News (Radio Scotland, 1.30).
• Wales' Home of the Year (BBC1 Wales, 7.30) To the South East.
• A Question of Sport (BBC1, 8pm; Scot 10.40, Wales 3.30 next Sat) Eve Muirhead, Anyika Onuora, Ashley Williams, Adam Jones.
• This is My House (BBC1, 8.30; Wales 12.10am next Wed) Lynsay from the Scottish borders.
• Celebrity Masterchef (BBC1, 9pm) Angellica Bell is back.
• Canada's Drag Race (BBC3, 9pm) Masquerade ball.
• 8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown (C4, 9pm) Jonathan Ross and Russell Kane play Alan Carr and Judi Love, with help from Josh Jones.
• Have I Got Apologies for You (BBC1, 9.30) A special edition of the show, paying tribute to the achievements of its second most famous alumnus, disgraced former host Alexander Johnson. Janet Street-Porter and Phil Wang panel, the host's chair is occupied by Jack Dee.
• Oci Oci Oci! (S4C, 10.30) A trip to Llansawel, an episode mostly conducted in English.

Sign language interpretation

• Dim Byd i'w Wisgo (S4C, 11am Sat).
• Celebrity Masterchef (BBC2, 1.30am Tue, 1.05am and 2.05am Wed).
• All That Glitters (BBC2, 1.55am Thu).

Challenge

Saturday

• The Chase 7am; Wheel of Fortune 9am; Family Fortunes 11.30; All Star Family Fortunes 1pm; Strike it Lucky 3pm; Tenable 4pm; The Chase 5pm; Bullseye 11pm; The Chase 4am.

Sunday

• The Chase 7am; Wheel of Fortune 9am; Bruce's Price is Right 11.30am; Family Fortunes 12.30; Play Your Cards Right 1.30; Blankety Blank 3pm; The Chase 5pm.

Monday

• The Chase 7am; Supermarket Sweep 10am; Bruce's Price is Right 11am; Wheel of Fortune 12 noon; Catchphrase 1pm; Who Wants to be a Millionaire 2pm; Play Your Cards Right 3pm; Bruce's Price is Right 4pm; Bullseye 5pm; 5 Gold Rings 6pm; The Chase 8pm; Who Wants to be a Millionaire 10pm; Bullseye 11pm; The Chase 12 midnight; Who Wants to be a Millionaire 4am; Bullseye 5am.

Tuesday-Friday

As Monday, except in two hours: 5 Gold Rings at 10am; Pointless Celebrities at 7pm.

International

Watch out, the boss is in town - Alexia Larouche-Joubert, head of the production company, plays Fort Boyard (F2, Sat). A new daily show on France 3, Duels en familles is hosted by Cyril Féraud. They're playing for the honour of their region, and for a daily prize of € 2000. It displaces Des chiffres et des lettres to weekends.

Da kommst du nie drauf! cries ZDF on Wednesday - celebrities spend all evening answering questions, the better team can win twenty grand or so. The Lego Masters final is on RTL (Fri).