TV Guide 2023-10-28

Look what's back! Survivor (BBC1, Sat and Sun) casts eighteen people on a remote beach, and asks them to vote each other off. CBBC has some Junior Eurovision Song Contest publicity on Friday.

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Contents 1 Saturday 28 October 1.1 Primetime 1.2 Bonus feature 2 Sunday 29 October 3 Weekday Daytimes 4 Monday 30 October 4.1 Bonus feature 5 Tuesday 31 October 6 Wednesday 1 November 7 Thursday 2 November 8 Friday 3 November 8.1 Bonus feature 9 Sign language interpretation 10 Challenge 10.1 Saturday 10.2 Sunday 10.3 Monday - Friday

Saturday 28 October

• Fighting Talk (Radio 5, 11am).
• Masterchef 2020 (RTÉ1, 11.10) New to RTÉ.
• Catchphrase (ITV, 11.40am) A civilian episode, filling an awkward hole.
• Top Takeaways (BBC2, 12 noon) Repeated from 2022.
• Bargain Hunt (BBC1, 1.15).
• Four in a Bed (C4, 2.10) Five episodes.
• Pen/Campwyr (S4C, 5pm) Repeat.

Primetime

• Picture Slam (BBC1, 5.55) Alan Carr asks contestants to name that thing. Repeated around midnight on Monday night.
• Strictly Come Dancing (BBC1, 6.40) A Hallowe'en special, with the scariest thing in the building. Audio described on BBC Red Button and Super Ceefax. Signed repeat on BBC2 early Friday morning.
• Survivor (BBC1, 8.25) Joel Dommett revives the reality show. Eighteen people are stuck on a beach in the Dominican Republic, and divided into two tribes. There are physical and mental challenges, and an elimination every episode. Repeated around midnight on Tuesday night.
• Blankety Blank (BBC1, 9.35) Postponed from last week, it's Fred Sirieix, Laura Whitmore, Eddie Kadi, Josh Widdicombe, Vanessa Feltz, Scarlett Moffatt, and prizes that are completely BLANK.

Bonus feature

• The Strictly Story (C5, 8.25) Another chance to see the not-entirely-official history of Strictly Come Dancing.

Sunday 29 October

Clocks go back overnight, so it's bright at 6.30am, and dark at 5pm.

• Y Siambr (S4C, 9am) ...but this far underground, there is no day or night.
• Bargain Hunt (BBC1, 12.30).
• MAMMA MIA! I Have a Dream (ITV, 6.15) An acting workshop, and Amanda Seyfried drops by.
• Strictly Come Dancing Results (BBC1, 7.20) With a routine from Wednesday, and a song from Rick Astley. Audio described on BBC Red Button and Super Ceefax. Signed repeat on BBC2 early Friday morning.
• Survivor (BBC1, 8pm) Alliances begin to form, but can they be trusted? Repeated early on Wednesday morning.
• Handmade (C4, 8pm) This week, the woodworkers make a day bed.
• Big Brother (VM2, ITV2, 9pm) Big Brother Layton Live follows on ITV2 and VM2.
• Celebrity Sas The Money List (C4, 9pm) This week, the Gareths go over to the other side. Is anyone watching Channel 5 at this hour?

Weekday Daytimes

• Bargain Hunt (BBC1, 12.15; Scotland 11.15am Thu).
• !mpossible (BBC2, 1pm); Unbeatable (BBC2, 1.45; Wales 2.45 Tue) Repeats.
• Countdown (C4, 2.10) Ben Hanlin is in for birthday week - Countdown turns 41 on Thursday. Repeated about 6am one-and-a-half working days later.
• Lingo (ITV, 3pm) Repeats.
• Tipping Point (ITV, 4pm) Repeats.
• The Chase (ITV, 5pm) New episodes.
• Pointless (BBC1, 5.15) New episodes, with help from Ria Lina and Nish Kumar.
• House of Games (BBC2, 6pm; Wales 7.45 Tue) Scarlette Douglas, Max George, Susie McCabe, Olly Smith.
• Four in a Bed (C4, 6pm) New episodes.
• Junior Masterchef Down Under (W, 6pm) New.
• Strictly Come Dancing It Takes Two (BBC2, 6.30; Wales 7.15 Tue).
• That's My Jam (BBC3, 8pm) Another chance to see the musical improvisation series.

Monday 30 October

Holiday for Ireland

• The Write Stuff (Radio 4 Extra, 9am, 2pm, 7pm).
• BBC Brain (Radio 4, 3pm) Last of the heats. Repeated next Saturday at 11pm.
• Mastermind (BBC2, 7.30) Specialist subjects: reptiles and amphibians, Salem witch trials, IPL cricket, Edward the Eighth.
• Only Connect (BBC2, 8pm) Qualifying match: Mercians vs Video Nasties.
• University Challenge (BBC2, 8.30) Play-in 2: Oxford Brookes vs Open.
• Masterchef The Professionals (BBC1, 9pm) Pumpkin and pickled pears.
• Big Brother (VM2 and ITV2, 9pm). Big Brother Layton Live follows on ITV2 at 10pm.
• The Great Antiques Challenge (Really, 9pm) Stars of The Bidding Room try to find the right chandelier, and some interactive pub curios.
• QI (BBC2, 10pm; NI 10pm Tue) Sugar and spice, repeated.
• Have I Got a Bit More News for You (BBC1 England and Wales, 10.40; Scotland 11.40; NI 1.15am Tue-into-Wed) Extended repeat from Friday, with Jack Dee, Dehenna Davison, and Emmanuel Sonubi.

Bonus feature

• Paul Sinha's Perfect Pub Quiz (Radio 4, 6.30) Paul asks Ipswich if a machine can set a better quiz than a human. Never mind, it can always go on Wheel of Fortune.

Tuesday 31 October

• Quote... Unquote (Radio 4 Extra, 9am, 2pm, 7pm).
• Celebrity Antiques Road Trip (BBC2, 7pm; Wales 8.15) Ekin-Su Cülcüloglu and Davide Sanclimenti.
• Masterchef The Professionals (BBC1, 8pm) Carrots and peanuts.
• Bake Off (C4, 8pm) Botanicals week. Signed at 8pm on 4seven; repeats on 4seven all week, and C4 next Sunday afternoon.
• Big Brother (VM2 and ITV2, 9pm). Big Brother Layton Live follows on ITV2 at 10pm.
• 8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown (E4 Extra, 9pm) Celebrate Hallowe'en with this (er) Christmas special from 2016.

Wednesday 1 November

• A League of Their Own (Sky Max, 2am) James Maddison and Maisie Adam guest. Repeated on The Satellite Channel and Sky Max at 9pm.
• Counterpoint (Radio 4 Extra, 9am, 2pm, 7pm) The 2012 series repeated.
• Celebrity Antiques Road Trip (BBC2, 7pm) Wynne Evans and Joanne Page.
• Portrait Artist of the Year (Artsworld and The Satellite Channel, 8pm) Sitting: Sue Barker, Alan Titchmarsh, Philippa Perry.
• Big Brother (VM2 and ITV2, 9pm). Big Brother Layton Live follows on ITV2 at 10pm.
• BBC New Comedy Award (BBC3, 10pm).
• Outsiders (Dave, 10pm) This week, the squirrels try to earn their energy healing badge. Lou Sanders is the guest host, after David went on a leader's course at Wufferton.
• Survivor (TG4, 11.35) "Preposterous". Repeated next Saturday.

Thursday 2 November

• The Unbelievable Truth (Radio 4 Extra, 9am, 2pm, 7pm).
• Masterchef The Professionals (BBC1, 8pm) Bread, milk, potatoes, bananas.
• Bake Off an Extra Slice (C4, 8pm).
• RuPaul's Drag Race (BBC3, 9pm) Snatch game, with Carol Vorderman and Alexandra Burke. Repeated Friday night on BBC1; signed repeat late tonight on BBC3.
• Taskmaster (C4, 10pm) "I'm off to find a robin".
• Big Brother (VM2 and ITV2, 9pm). Big Brother Layton Live follows on ITV2 at 10pm.

Friday 3 November

• The Food Quiz (Radio 4 Extra, 9am, 2pm, 7pm).
• Breaking the News (Radio Scotland, 1.30).
• Wales' Home of the Year (BBC1 Wales, 7.30) To the north-east!
• The Fast and the Farmer-ish (BBC1 NI, 7.30) The final.
• Would I Lie to You? (BBC1, 8pm; not Wales) A classic episode, with Les Dennis, Richard Osman, Alice Levine, and Lou Sanders.
• Have I Got News for You (BBC1, 9pm) Jo Brand hosts, with Zoe Lyons and Feargal Sharkey.
• Big Brother (VM2 and ITV2, 9pm). Big Brother Layton Live follows on ITV2 at 10pm.

Bonus feature

• Junior Eurovision (CBBC, 5pm and 5.55) At 5pm, StandUniqu3 give a performance on Blue Peter. Followed at 5.55 by the first showing of the BBC's video. (If you've not seen Blue Peter recently, Joel's got the funny hair, Abby's got the eye makeup, and Henry's the dog.)

Sign language interpretation

• Bake Off (E4, 12.25pm Sat).
• Gigglequiz (Cbeebies, 3.40pm Sat, Sun).
• Masterchef The Professionals (BBC2, 3.25am Mon, 2.45am Wed, 1.15am Thu) Two weeks behind BBC1.
• Bake Off An Extra Slice (C4, 4am Mon).
• The Great Pottery Throwdown (C4, 4.15am Tue).
• Home of the Year (RTÉ2, 4.50am Wed).
• Bake Off (4seven, 8pm Tue; C4, 11.05pm Wed).
• Moneyball (ITV, 5.05am Wed, Fri).
• Taskmaster (C4, 12.20am Thu).
• Ireland's Smartest (RTÉ1, 4.25am Thu).
• The Masked Dancer (ITV, 4.50am Thu).
• Handmade (C4, 5.10am Thu).
• Celebrity Sas The Money List (C4, 1.05am Fri).
• Strictly Come Dancing (BBC2, 1.35am and 3.25am Fri).
• RuPaul's Drag Race (BBC3, 2.45am Fri).

Challenge

Saturday

7am The Chase 9am Through the Keyhole 11am Family Fortunes 1pm Famous Family Fortunes 3pm Strike it Lucky 4pm Tenable 6pm The Chase 11pm Bullseye 4am The Chase

Sunday

7am Scrapheap Challenge 10am Bullseye 12 noon Family Fortunes 1pm Dickinson's Real Deal 2pm Play Your Cards Right 3pm Blankety Blank 5pm Tenable 7pm The Chase

Monday - Friday

7am The Chase 10am Catchphrase 11am Supermarket Sweep 12 noon Wheel of Fortune 1pm Pointless Celebrities 2pm Who Wants to be a Millionaire 3pm Blockbusters 4pm Bullseye 6pm Who Wants to be a Millionaire? 7pm The Weakest Link 8pm The Chase 10pm Who Wants to be a Millionaire 11pm Bullseye 12 midnight The Weakest Link 1am The Chase 4am Who Wants to be a Millionaire 5am Bullseye