TV Guide 2025-02-01

Plenty of great series continue, but it's quiet for beginnings and endings. Radio Ulster offers Sound Mate (Sat), and Outsiders pops up on BBC2 (Tue). RTÉ select their Eurovision entry in The Late Late Show (RTÉ1, Fri). And - ssh! - Holly Willoughby is on a Celebrity Bear Hunt (Netflix, Wed).

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Contents 1 Saturday 1 February 1.1 Primetime 2 Sunday 2 February 2.1 Primetime 3 Weekday Daytimes 4 Monday 3 February 5 Tuesday 4 February 6 Wednesday 5 February 7 Thursday 6 February 8 Friday 7 February 9 Sign language interpretation 10 Challenge 10.1 Saturday 10.2 Sunday 10.3 Monday - Friday

Saturday 1 February

• Dancing on Ice (ITV Breakfast Broadcasting, 6am; VM1, 1.20) Last Sunday's edition.
• Fighting Talk (Radio 5, 11am).
• Sound Mate (Radio Ulster, 1.30) Aaron Butler hosts a panel show based on sound effects and archive audio. With Justine Stafford, Dave Elliott, William Thompson, Alan Irwin.

Primetime

• Gladiators (BBC1, 5.50) A new event is unleashed. Repeated 3.40 Sunday on BBC1 (3.10 in Wales), and 7pm Monday on BBC3.
• The Masked Singer (VM1 and ITV, 7pm) Two must go. Repeated on ITV Breakfast Broadcasting at 6am tomorrow, ITV2 at 12.50, and VM1 at 3.30.
• The Weakest Link (BBC1, 7.50) Kate Lawler, Les Dennis, Troy Deeney, Jordan Gray, Jeff Brazier, Aljaz Skorjanec, Ella Thomas, Roo Irvine. Repeated late Monday night.
• The 1% Club (ITV, 8.30) So, did anyone propose to anyone last week? Trying to understand that was a 1% problem. Irish viewers get an old edition on VM1 at 9pm.
• Pointless Celebrities (BBC1, 8.35) Matt Evers, Patsy Palmer, Marky Luther, Meesh Ven, Naomi Wilkinson, Steve Backshall, Katie Zelem, Mary Earps. In a change to the billed episode, it's Fern Britton, Charlene White, Chloe Madeley, James Haskell, Crystelle Pereira, Kwoklyn Wan, Phil Wang, Pierre Novellie. Repeated late Tuesday night.
• Love Island All Stars (VM1 and ITV2, 9pm) Highlights from the week.

Sunday 2 February

• Bargain Hunt (BBC1, 12.30).
• Counterpoint (Radio 4, 4.30) Heat 6.
• The Chase Celebrity Special (ITV, 5pm) Jasmine Harman, Helen Lederer, Jamie Borthwick, Neil Delamere.

Primetime

• Dancing on Ice (VM1 and ITV, 6.25) Songs with personal meanings.
• Dancing With the Stars (RTÉ1, 6.30) Dedicated dance week, with no elimination.
• Y Talwrn (Radio Cymru, 7pm).
• The Great Pottery Throw Down (C4, 7.45) Shop fronts.
• Celebrity Hunted (C4, 9pm) Guidance from a psychic.
• Love Island All Stars (VM1 and ITV2, 9pm) The show continues.

Weekday Daytimes

• Bargain Hunt (BBC1, 12.15; Scot 11.15am Thu) New on Monday (Southwell) and Friday (Lingfield). Repeats elsewhere.
• !mpossible (BBC2, 1pm); The Edge (BBC2, 1.45; Tue 2.45 in Wales); The Boss (BBC2, 2.30; Tue 3.30 in Wales) Repeats.
• Tipping Point Best Ever Finals (ITV, 2pm, Mon-Wed) Selected classic episodes.
• Countdown (C4, 2.10) Linda Barker. Repeat around 6am next day.
• Pictionary (ITV, 2.30, Mon-Wed) For the very last time, draw something.
• Lingo (ITV, 3pm) Word-u-like.
• Deal or No Deal (ITV, 4pm) New episodes.
• Four in a Bed (C4, 5pm) New episodes.
• The Chase (ITV, 5pm) New episodes.
• Pointless (BBC1, 5.15) New episodes with Ellie Taylor and Liza Tarbuck.
• Come Dine with Me (C4, 5.30) New episodes from Glasgow.
• House of Games (3) (BBC2, 6pm) New, with Karen Hauser, Storm Huntley, Joe Marler, Tom Read Wilson.
• Pointless repeats (Eden, 7pm) Normal people episodes from 2021.
• Gordon Ramsay's Food Stars Usa (ITV2, 8pm) This week's tasks involve the sponsor's chocolate products: an original name, striking label, great jingle. Nothing to do with the taste or food at all.

Monday 3 February

• Just a Minute (Radio 4, 6.30) Josie Lawrence, Ivo Graham, Sara Pascoe, Daliso Chaponda.
• Mastermind (BBC2, 7.30) Normal people episodes resume: specialist subjects are Harold Pinter, Gilbert & Sullivan, Rufus Wainwright, Diego Valázquez.
• Only Connect (BBC2, 8pm) Quarter-final 4: Introverts vs Tea Totallers
• University Challenge (BBC2, 8.30) Second round 8: the round concludes.
• Love Island All Stars (VM1 and ITV2, 9pm) The show continues.
• Have I Got a Bit More Old News for You (BBC1, 10.40; Wales 12.45am early Wed, not NI) Jack Dee, Dehenna Davison, Emmanuel Sonubi, from autumn 2023.

Tuesday 4 February

• Act Your Age (Radio 4 Extra, 2pm and 8pm) Simon Mayo tests the comedy generations, from 2010.
• Great Local Menu (BBC2, 8pm) Westward week.
• Dubhlain DIY (BBC Alba, 8.30) The final.
• Outsiders (BBC2, 9pm) The second series of David Mitchell's survival challenge.
• Love Island All Stars (VM3 and ITV2, 9pm) The show continues.
• Popmaster tv (More4, 9pm).
• A Cut Above (Blaze, 9pm) "Chainsaw soapbox derby".

Wednesday 5 February

• Celebrity Bear Hunt (Netflix) It's a bit like David Mitchell's Outsiders, but without the comedy. But with badges: Scout leader Bear Grylls invites all sorts of celebrities to live, thrive, and survive in the outdoors. Holly Willoughby hosts, with expert analysis by Rapids Johnson.
• Celebrity Antiques Road Trip (BBC2, 7pm) Shazia Mirza and Matthew Wright, with David Harper and Steven Moore, in Essex.
• Great Local Menu (BBC2, 8pm) Celebrating cheesemaker Edith Cannon.
• Landscape Artist of the Year (Artsworld and The Satellite Channel, 8pm) Clifton Suspension Bridge.
• Síorstil (TG4, 8.30) This week: screen characters.
• Love Island All Stars (VM1 and ITV2, 9pm) The show continues.
• Last Bite Hotel (Food Network, 10pm) "Fire and Ice".

Thursday 6 February

• A League of Their Own (KYTV Maximillian, 2am; repeated The Satellite Channel and KYTV Maxmillian, 9pm) Ollie Watkins, Kevin Bridges, Maisie Adam.
• The 3rd Degree (Radio 4 Extra, 2pm and 8pm) University quiz, first heard in summer 2023.
• Dickinson's Real Deal (ITV, 2pm) A brief return for the antiques show.
• Celebrity Antiques Road Trip (BBC2, 7pm; not Wales) Repeat with Kimberly Wyatt and Ryan Thomas
• Dragons' Den (BBC1, 8pm) More silly ideas.
• Great Local Menu (BBC2, 8pm) This week's guest judge is Tracy Daszkiewicz, the professor in charge of containing the Salisbury poisoning, so she'll be at home with inedible food.
• Beat the Chasers (ITV, 9pm) New members of the public face the sensational six. Bumped for coverage of the Carabao Cup.
• Love Island All Stars (VM1 and ITV2, 9pm) The show continues.

Friday 7 February

• The Motion Show (Radio 4 Extra, 2pm and 8pm) Phil Hammond debates with Steve Punt and Simon Fanshawe. From 1998.
• The News Quiz (Radio 4, 6.30).
• Would I Lie to You? (BBC1, 8pm) Richie Anderson, Taj Atwal, Katherine Parkinson, Chris McCausland.
• The Yankee Traitors (BBC3, 9pm) Episode 7.
• 8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown (C4, 9pm) A best bits compilation.
• Love Island All Stars (VM1 and ITV2, 9pm) The show continues.
• The Late Late Show (RTÉ1, 9.35) Patrick Kielty hosts Eurosong '25.

Sign language interpretation

• Lingo (ITV, 3am Sat, Tue-Fri) Yesterday's show.
• Deal or No Deal (ITV, 5.10am Sat, Tue-Fri) Yesterday's show.
• Get Set Galactic (Cbeebies, 3.15pm Sat, Sun).
• Dragons' Den (BBC2, 1.05am Wed).
• The Great Pottery Throw Down (C4, 2.40am Wed) From Sunday.
• Ireland's Smartest (RTÉ2, 3.35am Wed) Two episodes.
• Celebrity Antiques Road Trip (BBC2, 8am Wed) From the 2023-4 series.
• The Money List (RTÉ1, 3.25am Thu) Last year's series.
• Gladiators (BBC2, 2.05am 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 - Friday

7am The Chase 10am The Crystal Maze 11am Through the Keyhole 12 noon Tenable 1pm Family Fortunes 3pm Catchphrase 4pm Blockbusters 5pm The Crystal Maze 6pm Through the Keyhole 7pm Tenable 8pm The Chase 10pm Tenable 11pm Bullseye 12 midnight Bridge of Lies 1am The Crystal Maze 2am The Chase 4am Tenable 5am Bullseye