TV Guide 2024-08-10

As the sports stuff goes back in its box, many old friends return. BBC2's Quizzy Monday block welcomes Mastermind, Only Connect (2), and University Challenge. BBC1's Celebrity Masterchef is back (Tue, Thu, Fri) with a midweek treat Celebrity Race Across the World (Wed).

Over on the Watch channel, Masterchef Australia starts another marathon series, and continues each weeknight. E4 has Second-Hand Showdown, more about the fashion than the contest. For children, Game on Grandparents returns (CBBC, weekdays).

BBC4's archive Saturday night gives Strictly Come Dancing, a 90s The Generation Game, and Lily Savage on Blankety Blank. The channel also has Archive Quizzy Mondays, with Going for a Song and Call My Bluff from when Paxman was in short trousers. BBC2's lunchtime archive dips back to Head Hunters and Celebrity Catchpoint. Sign language translations for the recent series of Bridge of Lies.

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

Contents 1 Saturday 10 August 2 Sunday 11 August 3 Weekday Daytimes 4 Monday 12 August 5 Tuesday 13 August 6 Wednesday 14 August 7 Thursday 15 August 8 Friday 16 August 9 Sign language interpretation 10 Challenge 10.1 Saturday 10.2 Sunday 10.3 Monday - Tuesday 10.4 Wednesday - Friday

Saturday 10 August

• Couples Come Dine with Me (C4, 12.50); Four in a Bed (C4, 1.50; five episodes) Repeats.
• Cooking with the Stars (ITV, 1.05) Repeat from Tuesday.
• Celebrity Antiques Road Trip (BBC2, 6.20; not Wales) Mark Radcliffe and Edith Bowman, repeat.
• Strictly Come Dancing (BBC4, 7pm) Bruce Forsyth and Tess Daly host a new contest, where celebrities train at ballroom dancing. Apparently, they've taken it a lot more seriously than Comic Relief Does Fame Academy, so the standard might be tolerable. Martin Offiah, Lesley Garrett, David Dickinson, Verona Joseph, Jason Wood, Natasha Kaplinsky, Christopher Parker, and Claire Sweeney take part. From 2004.
• Pointless Celebrities (BBC2, 7.20) Repeat: Sherrie Hewson, Lisa Maxwell, Christine Ohuruogu, Bianca Williams, Luba Mushtuk, Wayne Sleep, Priya Hall, Leila Navabi.
• Bruce Forsyth and The Generation Game (BBC4, 8pm) From September 1993.
• The 1% Club (ITV, 8.40) Repeat from 2024.
• Blankety Blank (BBC4, 9pm) Lily Savage has a BLANK with June Whitfield, Richard Madeley, Kathy Staff, Andy Peters, Liz Carling, and Neil Ruddock. From July 1999.
• Canada's Drag Race vs The World (BBC3, 9pm) With guest judge Samantha Bee.

Sunday 11 August

• Four in a Bed (C4, 2.50) Five episodes.
• The 3rd Degree (Radio 4, 4.30) This week, Steve is at Robinson College Cambridge, where they're talking Law, English, and Spanish. And not the best way to make drinks on a tennis court.

Weekday Daytimes

• Game on Grandparents (CBBC, 9am) A new series.
• Bargain Hunt (BBC1, 12 noon) Repeats. Note that these are on a bit earlier.
• Headhunters (BBC2, 1pm) Repeat of Rob Beckett's "play or pool" quiz.
• Celebrity Catchpoint (BBC2, 1.45).
• Dickinson's Real Deal (ITV, 2pm). Repeats.
• Countdown (C4, 2.10) John Thomson in the corner. Repeated about 6am one-and-a-half working days later.
• Tenable (ITV, 3pm) Repeat.
• Tipping Point (ITV, 4pm) Repeat.
• The Great House Giveaway (C4, 4pm) Repeat.
• The Finish Line (BBC1, 4.30) Repeat.
• The Chase (ITV, 5pm) Repeat.
• Pointless (BBC1, 5.15) Repeat.
• Come Dine with Me (C4, 6pm) Repeats from Chelmsford.
• Masterchef Australia (W, 7pm) New series of our friend Helena's fave show. This week, with guest chef Jamie Oliver.
• Second-Hand Showdown (E4, 7.30) Vicky Pattison challenges Sabrina Grant and Joey Bevan to make new looks using old clothes. A contest if you squint at it.
• Shark Tank (BBC3, 8pm) Yankee Dragons' Den.
• Love Island Usa (ITVB, 10pm).

Monday 12 August

• Just a Minute (Radio 4 Extra, 2pm, 8pm) Classic episodes. This one's from Edinburgh in 2009, with Paul Merton, Janey Godley, Richard Herring, and Sue Perkins.
• The Unbelievable Truth (Radio 4, 6.30) Angela Barnes, Glenn Moore, Shaparak Khorsandi, Neil Delamere.
• Mastermind (BBC2, 7.30) The series returns. Specialist subjects: Dad's Army, Liverpool FC under Jurgen Klopp, Jane Austen, Shania Twain.
• Only Connect (2) (BBC2, 8pm) Al Frescans vs Midlanders, the first match of the series.
• University Challenge (BBC2, 8.30) Queen's Belfast play Liverpool as this series returns.
• Call My Bluff (BBC4, 9pm) Quizzy Monday Classics is a thing. This episode is from 1974. Frank Muir is joined by Joanna Lumley and Miles Kington; Patrick Campbell has Mary Peach and Simon Williams. Robert Robinson says "ding".
• Going for a Song (BBC4, 9.30) From 1971, when Jane Rossington and Tim Holler tried to work out the value of the mystery objects. Max Robertson hosts.
• Picture Slam (BBC Scotland, 10.30)
• Have I Got a Bit More Old News For You (BBC1, 10.40; NI 11.10, not Wales) David Tennant, Richard Osman, Lucy Beaumont, from spring 2023.

Tuesday 13 August

• The Personality Test (Radio 4 Extra, 2pm, 8pm) Andrew Neil, so that's a shocking fail.
• Celebrity Masterchef (BBC1, 8pm) John and Gregg bring the first five. Craig Doyle (presenter), Charlotte Crosby (Geordie Shore), Edith Bowman (Comic Relief Does Fame Academy), Ian "H From Steps" Watkins (H From Steps), Snoochie Shy (1xtra presenter).
• Cooking with the Stars (ITV, 8pm) Abbey Clancy, Pasha Kovalev, and Katherine Ryan cook for their partners. That's Peter Crouch, Rachel Riley, and Bobby Kootstra. And that means Riley and Vorderman will be in the same place at the same time. You can count on that!
• Mock the Week (BBC2, 9.30) Repeat from 2021, and cancelled if the cricket runs long.

Wednesday 14 August

• Celebrity Race Across the World (BBC1, 9pm) Kelly Brook and husband Jeremy, Kola Bokinni and cousin Mary Ellen, Scott Mills and husband Sam, Jeff Brazier and son Freddy. The route is from the Amazon rainforest to the Andes.

Thursday 15 August

• Celebrity Masterchef (BBC1, 8pm) Street food.
• QI XS (BBC2, 9.50) Filler.

Friday 16 August

• Breaking the News (Radio Scotland, 1.32).
• All the Way from Memphis (Radio 4 Extra, 2pm, 8pm) Music quiz, from 2004.
• Popmaster tv (C4, 8pm) Another chance to see the celeb edition with Nikki Fox, Gareth Malone, Jean Johansson, Nish Kumar, Claire Richards. Previously shown on More 4.
• Would I Lie to You (BBC1, 8.30; not Wales) A classic episode with Jack Carroll, Gabby Logan, Big Zuu, Bridget Christie.
• Celebrity Masterchef (BBC1, 9pm) Quarter-final time.
• 8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown (C4, 9pm) Richard Ayoade and Kemah Bob play Jonathan Ross and Maisie Adam. Sarah Keyworth is in the corner, and Anne-Marie Imafidon does the numbers: that's how long this ep's been on the shelf.

Sign language interpretation

• Deal or No Deal (ITV, 5.05am Sun).
• The Bidding Room (BBC2, 1.30am Mon and Fri).
• Bridge of Lies (BBC2, 8.15am Mon, 1.40am Wed) From earlier this year.
• Scotland's Home of the Year (BBC Scotland, 2.30pm Mon).
• Family Fortunes (ITV, 3am Tue).
• Cooking with the Stars (ITV, 5.05am Wed) Two weeks behind the Tuesday show.
• Wheel of Fortune (ITV, 5.05am Thu).
• In for a Penny (ITV, 5.05am Fri).

Challenge

Saturday

7am The Chase 9am Bruce's Price is Right 10am Supermarket Sweep 11am Famous Family Fortunes 1pm Cash Trapped 3pm The Chase 11pm Bullseye 4am The Chase

Sunday

7am Scrapheap Challenge 10am The Crystal Maze 11am Play Your Cards Right 12 noon Dickinson's Real Deal 1pm Blankety Blank 3pm Through the Keyhole 4pm Cash Trapped 5pm The Chase

Monday - Tuesday

7am The Chase 10am The Weakest Link 11am Celebrity Catchphrase 12 noon Cash Trapped 1pm All Star Family Fortunes 3pm Catchphrase 4pm Blockbusters 5pm Bullseye 7pm Celebrity Catchphrase 8pm The Chase 10pm Who Wants to be a Millionaire 11pm Bullseye 12 midnight The Weakest Link 1am Cash Trapped 2am The Chase 4am Who Wants to be a Millionaire 5am Bullseye

Wednesday - Friday

As Monday except in two hours:

11am Pointless Celebrities 7pm Cash Trapped