TV Guide 2024-09-14
Autumn is coming: it's the Strictly Come Dancing Launch Show (BBC1, Sat). Then it's high culture; Last Night of the Proms is followed by Young Musician of the Year (BBC4, Sun). Dress the Nation (ITV, Tue) is the latest advertorial competition.
The delayed series of Out of Order resumes (Comedy Central, Mon), and TG4 begins its search for Junior Eurovision (Sun). A new run of Just a Minute (Radio 4, Mon), and a new run of RuPaul's Drag Race (BBC3, Mon).
All these beginnings require a few ends: the grand finals of Celebrity Race Across the World (BBC1, Wed) and Celebrity Masterchef (BBC1, Fri).
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Saturday 14 September
- Game on, Grandparents! (BBC2, 7.35am) Quick repeat for the series shown last month on the CBBC channel.
- Fighting Talk (Radio 5, 11am).
- Bargain Hunt (BBC1, 1.15; not Wales).
- Survivor (TG4, 2.15) Series 45 begins here, shown on CBS in autumn 2023.
- In for a Penny (ITV, 4.30) Stephen Mulhern's let loose in Edinburgh.
- Hewlfa Drysor (S4C, 4.30) Another chance to see the local treasure hunt series.
Primetime
- The Hit List (BBC1, 6.35) New civilian episodes of the music quiz. Repeated late on Friday night.
- Strictly Come Dancing Launch Show (BBC1, 7.20) Introducing this year's contestants and their celebrity partners. Signed on the Red Button.
- Stephen Mulhern's Celebrity Catchphrase with Stephen Mulhern (ITV, 7.30) Adjoa Andoh, Adrian Chiles, Trevor Nelson. Shown on VM1 at 1.05 tomorrow lunchtime.
- BBC The Voice of Holland (VM1 and ITV, 8.30) The chairs continue. Repeated on ITV at 12.35 tomorrow.
- Password (ITV, 10.10) And a chance to double money if you don't win the end game. Repeated late Friday night.
Bonus feature
- Strictly Come Dancing Secrets Sex and Scandals (Channel 5, 9pm) Channel 5 doesn't have any hit shows of its own, so has to ride on the coat-tails of more successful programmes.
Sunday 15 September
- Bargain Hunt (BBC1, 12.30).
- BBC Brain (Radio 4, 4.30) Heat 3.
- Celebrity Race Across the World (BBC2, 5.30; not Wales) Repeat from last Wednesday.
- Tipping Point Lucky Stars (ITV, 7pm) New episode, with Fay Ripley, David Baddiel, Kate Robbins.
- Young Musician of the Year (BBC4, 7.30) Auditions.
- Junior Eurovision (TG4, 8.30) First heat for this archipelago's sole remaining entry. Quite why it's on so late of a school night...
Bonus feature
- The Reunion: Castaway (Radio 4, 10am) Key figures from Castaway talk about the year 2000's biggest reality show; guests include creator Jeremy Mills, and star Ben Fogle.
Weekday Daytimes
- That's My Dog (Rewind TV, 10am and 5pm) Repeats of the mutt-and-man show, for viewers on some satellite systems – and on Freeview from Wednesday.
- Bargain Hunt (BBC1, 12.15; Scotland 11.15 Thu) New on Monday (Heanor), Wednesday (Builth Wells), and Friday (Wetherby). Repeats for the rest of the week.
- Bridge of Lies (BBC2, 1pm); Unbeatable (BBC2, 1.45) Repeats.
- Dickinson's Real Deal (ITV, 2pm). Repeats.
- Countdown (C4, 2.10) Yay, it's Richard Osman. Repeat at 6am a day and a half later.
- Masterchef The Professionals (BBC2, 3pm) Recent repeats.
- Lingo (ITV, 3pm) New episodes (Mon-Wed); repeats (Thu-Fri). Signed repeats at 5.05am next morning.
- Tipping Point (ITV, 4pm) New episodes (Mon-Wed); repeats (Thu-Fri).
- The Answer Run (BBC1, 4.30) New episodes.
- The Chase (ITV, 5pm) New episodes.
- Pointless (BBC1, 5.15) New episodes with Chris Ramsey.
- House of Games (3) (BBC2, 6pm; Fri 6.15) Repeat: Chris Hughes, Debra Stephenson, Inel Tomlinson, Toyah Willcox.
- Masterchef Australia (W, 7pm).
Monday 16 September
- It's Not What You Know (Radio 4 Extra, 2pm and 8pm) Tony Hawks, Rachel Riley, Desiree Burch.
- Just a Minute (Radio 4, 6.30) New series, with Stephen Fry, Jan Ravens, Tony Hawks, Katherine Parkinson. Two really strong players, Jan is useful, Katherine's debut.
- Mastermind (BBC2, 7.30) Martin Scorsese films, Phil Ochs, Edith Head, Mary Tudor.
- Second-Hand Showdown (E4, 7.30).
- Only Connect (BBC2, 8pm) Bloomsbury Group vs Tea Totallers.
- University Challenge (BBC2, 8.30) Imperial London vs Manchester The Team Everyone Wants To Beat.
- Wales' Home of the Year (BBC Scotland, 8.30) Repeat from 2023.
- Call My Bluff (BBC4, 9pm) Publicity bears no resemblance to the actual show, so let's assume this is the 1979 episode with Elvis Presley, Amelia Earhart, Ambrose Bierce, and Lord Lucan.
- Out of Order (Comedy Central, 9pm) Roisin Conaty and Josh Jones join regulars Katherine Ryan and Judi Love. According to the press office, the host is Rosie Jomes (sic), which will be news to Rosie Jones.
- Never Mind the Buzzcocks (Sky Mix, 9.10) Aitch, Joe Wilkinson, Self Esteem.
- Going for a Song (BBC4, 9.30) Terry Wogan and Clare Francis.
- RuPaul's Drag Race (BBC3, 10pm) Let's meet the new queens. First in a new series.
- Picture Slam (BBC Scotland, 10.30).
- Have I Got Old News for You (BBC1 England, 11.25; Wales 11.40, Scotland 11.55, NI 12.15am) Mel Giedroyc, Chris McCausland, Kirsty Wark, from early 2023.
Tuesday 17 September
- Booked! (Radio 4 Extra, 2pm, 8pm) Literary fun from 1995.
- Celebrity Masterchef (BBC1, 8pm) The finalists are on a train. THEY'RE ON A TRAIN.
- Dress the Nation (ITV, 8pm) Ten amateur designers compete for a job designing clothes at show funders Marks and Spencers. This week, Mel B helps them create womenswear. AJ Odudu and Vernon Kay add to their long list of game show credits.
Wednesday 18 September
- Celebrity Race Across the World (BBC1, 9pm) For the series final, the teams head for Chile, hot dogs, and broken down buses.
- Am Dro! (S4C, 10pm) A classic episode.
Thursday 19 September
- Celebrity Masterchef (BBC1, 8pm) Finals week continues with the special dish.
- Taskmaster (C4, 9pm) "And then a detective comes in".
Bonus feature
- Who Do You Think You Are (BBC1, 9pm) Olly Murs, the Deal or No Deal and The X Factor regular, researches his family tree.
Friday 20 September
- The Good, the Bad, and the Unexpected (Radio Scotland, 1.32).
- Foul Play (Radio 4 Extra, 2pm, 8pm) Whodunnit, chaired by Simon Brett.
- The News Quiz (Radio 4, 6.30) Another discussion about the week's events.
- Popmaster TV (C4, 8pm) Another chance to see the civilian show, previously aired on More4.
- Would I Lie to You (BBC1, 8pm; not Scot) A classic episode with Sam Campbell, Will Mellor, Kimberley Walsh, Charlene White.
- Celebrity Masterchef (BBC1, 9pm) The grand final.
- QI (BBC2, 10pm) T-series compilation part two.
Sign language interpretation
- Bridge of Lies (BBC2, 1.35am Sat, 3.40am Fri) Series 1 episodes.
- Am Dro! (S4C, 1.30pm Sat) A recent celebrity edition
- Strictly Come Dancing (BBC Red Button, 7.20pm Sat).
- Celebrity Masterchef (BBC2, 1am Tue; 12.55am Wed, 1.25am Fri) Final week.
- Lingo (ITV, 5.05am Tue-Fri) Shown earlier in the day.
- Taskmaster (12.10am Wed) Last week's show.
- Celebrity Race Across the World (BBC2, 2am Thu) One week behind BBC1.
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 9am In for a Penny 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 8pm In for a Penny 9pm The Chase
Monday – Friday
7am The Chase 10am The Weakest Link 11am Pointless Celebrities 12 noon Cash Trapped 1pm Family Fortunes 3pm Catchphrase 4pm Blockbusters 5pm Bullseye 7pm Cash Trapped 8pm The Chase 10pm Who Wants to be a Millionaire 11pm Bullseye 12 midnight The Weakest Link (From Wed: Who Wants to be a Millionaire) 1am Cash Trapped 2am The Chase 4am Who Wants to be a Millionaire 5am Bullseye
