TV Guide 2023-02-25

Knocking on doors and opening windows, Ant and Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway is in town (ITV and VM1, Sat). Round and round and round goes The Wheel again (BBC1, Sat). Pick one, enjoy your choice.

The end of an era, as Popmaster departs Radio 2 (last ep on Fri). The island's longest running song contest returns - that's Can i Gymru (S4C, Fri). There's a rerun of Come Dancing 1977 (BBC4, Sun). The grand final of Landscape Artist of the Year (Artsworld, Wed), and the last ever episode of Next Level Chef (ITV, Thu).

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

Saturday 25 February

Gwrach y Rhibyn (S4C, 9.35am) The recent series concludes.
Fighting Talk (Radio 5, 11am).
Breaking the News (Radio Scotland, 11.30am) Repeat from yesterday.
Masterchef 2019 (RTÉ1, 12 noon). Two episodes.
The News Quiz (Radio 4, 12.30) Repeat from last night.
Bargain Hunt (BBC1, 1.45; not Scotland).
Dancing with the Stars (RTÉ1, 3.45) Repeat from last Sunday.
The Chase Celebrity Special (ITV, 4.30) Lance Ellington, Beth Tweddle, Bob Champion, Sally Lindsay, repeated.

Primetime

Stephen Mulhern's Celebrity Catchphrase with Stephen Mulhern (ITV, 6pm) Joining Stephen Mulhern are Sarah Millican, Vernon Kay, and Joel Dommett.
Celebrity Antiques Road Trip (BBC2, 6.15; not NI) Mark Radcliffe and Edith Bowman, repeat.
The Wheel (BBC1, 7pm) New episodes start here, with ~~Stephen Mangan, Charlotte Church, Sam Quek, Nihal Arthanayake, Kate Humble, Rosie Ramsey, and Keith Brymer Jones~~ In a change to the billed episode: Katherine Ryan, Mark Wright, Judi Love, Scott Mills, Philippa Perry, Harry Pinero, Rev. Richard Coles. Repeated 11.25 Friday night (not Scotland).
Saturday Night Takeaway (ITV, 7pm; VM1, 7.30) A new series starts here! Doctor, who is the guest announcer? That's right, David Tennant. Alison Hammond is visited by The Hit Squad, Tom Grennan's on the End of the Show Show.
Am Dro! (S4C, 7.30) Repeat.
Pointless Celebrities (BBC1, 8pm) Jo Wood, Brix Smith Start, Ed Gamble, Nish Kumar, Robert Peston, Anita Anand, Mark Francis Vandelli, Emma Thynn. The "pointless friend" is played by Richard Osman.
Starstruck (ITV, 8.30).
Love Island Weekend Edition (VM2 and ITV2, 9pm) Highlights from the week.
Counterpoint (Radio 4, 11pm) Repeat from last Monday.

Sunday 26 February

Bargain Hunt (BBC1, 12 noon).
Eggheads (BBC2 Wales, 12.45) Two episodes, shown elsewhere on Friday.
Home of the Year (RTÉ1, 2.10) Repeat from last Tuesday.
Dancing With the Stars (RTÉ1, 6.30).
Dancing on Ice (VM1 and ITV, 6.30) It's props week.
Lego Masters Down Under (E4, 6.40) "Blown Away".
Come Dancing (BBC4, 7pm) The 1977 series starts here! Terry Wogan hosts from the Locarno Ballroom in Bradford (later used in Billy Liar; closed circa 2008). Barry Haynes commentates.
Y Talwrn (Radio Cymru, 7pm).
The Great Pottery Throw Down (C4, 7.45) An abstract coffee set (makes a teapot).
Go Hard or Go Home (BBC3, 9pm) Sink or swim.
Love Island (WM2 and ITV2, 9pm) Followed by Love Island Aftersun.

Weekday Daytimes

Bargain Hunt (BBC1, 12.15; Scot 11.15am Thu). Repeated BBC2 6.30am next day.
!mpossible (BBC2, 1pm, not Tu); Eggheads (BBC2, 1.45 and 2.15; Wales Tue 2.35 and 3.05); Make Me a Dealer (BBC2, 4.30; Wales not Tue, nowhere Thu, Fri) Repeats.
Dickinson's Real Deal (ITV, 2pm) Repeats.
Countdown (C4, 2.10) Jamelia joins us. Repeated about 6am two-and-a-half working days later.
Lingo (ITV, 3pm) Repeats.
Antiques Road Trip (BBC1, 3.45) New episodes. Repeated BBC2 7.15am next day.
Tipping Point (ITV, 4pm) New episodes.
Survivor South Africa (Dave, 4pm) Series 7 continues.
Bridge of Lies (BBC1, 4.30) Repeats from series 1.
Four in a Bed (C4, 5pm) New episodes.
The Chase (ITV, 5pm) New episodes.
Pointless (BBC1, 5.15) Repeats.
Come Dine with Me (C4, 5.30) North London, new episodes.
Best Young Artist (CBBC, 6pm; not Fri) This week's media are fan, portrait, modern, and the winners go through to Thursday's semi-final with Dr. Ronx.
House of Games (BBC2, 6pm; Thu 7pm and 7.30, not Fri) Repeats, with Nihal Arthanayake, Jake Humphrey (the Anthony Wilson for the millennial generation), Patsy Kensit, and Mae Martin.
Masterchef Down Under (W, 6pm) Have you ever, ever felt like this? It's twist week.
The Masked Singer Us (ITV2, 7pm) Originally shown in spring 2021.

Monday 27 February

Genius (Radio 4 Extra, 9am, 2pm, 7pm).
Counterpoint (Radio 4, 3pm).
Mastermind (BBC2, 7.30) Queen Matilda, Stevie Nicks, "What Katy Did" novels, Frankenstein films of 1930s and 1940s.
Only Connect (BBC2, 8pm) Semi-final: Scrummagers vs Crustaceans.
Glow Up (BBC3, 8pm) Final.
University Challenge (BBC2, 8.30) Group phase, match 1.
Go Hard or Go Home (BBC3, 9pm) Breaking point. Sunday and Monday's episodes repeated on BBC1 at 10.40 (NI, Wales: 11.10).
Love Island (VM2 and ITV2, 9pm).

Tuesday 28 February

Who Goes There? (Radio 4 Extra, 9am, 2pm, 7pm) Biographies.
Great Local Menu (BBC2, 8pm) From Scotland.
Home of the Year (RTÉ1, 8.30) Three more lovely homes.
Love Island (VM2 and ITV2, 9pm).
QI (BBC2, 10pm; not NI) VG-T part 1, the 30 minute edit.

Wednesday 1 March - St David's Day

Great Local Menu (BBC2, 8pm).
Landscape Artist of the Year (Artsworld and The Satellite Channel, 8pm) Portmeirion, the grand final. Followed by the Winner's Film from Greenwich.
Pen/Campwyr (S4C, 8.25) Today's celeb is James Hook.
Love Island (VM2 and ITV2, 9pm).
The Piano (C4, 9pm) Claudia Winkleman is at Glasgow Central station.
Scotland's Greatest Escape (BBC Scotland, 10pm) Waterfront. Repeated 7.30 tomorrow evening.
Guessable (Comedy Central, 10pm) Maisie Adam, Josh Pugh, Josh Jones, Snoochie Shy.

Thursday 2 March

Booked (Radio 4 Extra, 9am, 2pm, 7pm).
Pigo dy Drwyn (S4C, 5.30).
Dragons' Den (BBC1, 8pm) This week, the dragons have a multipurpose keyring.
Great Local Menu (BBC2, 8pm).
Love Island (VM2 and ITV2, 9pm).
Next Level Chef (ITV, 9pm) The final. Moved from its usual Wednesday spot, don't forget to miss it. Last in the present series.

Friday 3 March

Act Your Age (Radio 4 Extra, 9am, 2pm, 7pm).
Popmaster (Radio 2, 10.30) Ken Bruce invites two contestants to test their pop knowledge. Last in the present series.
Breaking the News (Radio Scotland, 1.30).
Prosiect Z (S4C, 5.30) Repeats from 2018.
Can i Gymru (S4C, 8pm) The annual song contest in the Welsh language.
QI XL (BBC2, 9pm; Wales 11.50) VG T part 2.
Love Island (VM2 and ITV2, 9pm).

Sign language interpretation

Dress to Impress (ITV2, 9.20am Sat).
Dragons' Den (BBC2, 2.05am Tue).
The Great Pottery Throw Down (C4, 3.50am Wed).
Family Fortunes (ITV, 5.05am Wed).
Home of the Year (RTÉ2, 5.15am Wed).
Take a Hike (BBC2, 8.30am Wed).

Challenge

Saturday

7am The Chase 9am Wheel of Fortune 11.30 Family Fortunes 1pm Famous Family Fortunes 2.30 Strike it Lucky 4pm Tenable 5pm The Chase 11pm Bullseye 3am The Chase

Sunday

7am The Chase 9am Wheel of Fortune 11.30 Family Fortunes 1pm Bruce's Price is Right 2.30 Play Your Cards Right 3pm Blankety Blank 5pm The Chase 11pm Bullseye 4am The Chase

Monday - Friday

7am The Chase 10am Dickinson's Real Deal 11am Dale's Supermarket Sweep 12 noon Wheel of Fortune 1pm Catchphrase 2pm Who Wants to be a Millionaire 3pm Play Your Cards Right 4pm Bruce's Price is Right 5pm Bullseye 7pm Pointless 8pm The Chase 10pm Who Wants to be a Millionaire 11pm Bullseye 12 midnight The Chase 4am Who Wants to be a Millionaire 5am Bullseye