TV Guide 2025-05-24
Who will win The Piano, and does anyone really mind when everyone's this good? (C4, Sun). Bake Off The Professionals returns to Tuesdays (C4). A new contestant joins the fun on Round the Islands Quiz (Radio 4, Sun): foxy! Survivor starts again on TG4 in Ireland (Thu).
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Saturday 24 May
- Interior Design Masters (BBC2, 11am) The Saturday repeat.
- Fighting Talk (Radio 5, 11am) A Eurovision Song Contest special.
- Get Set Galactic (Cbeebies, 11.10am) Sun power.
- Yankee Ninja Warrior (ITV2, 11.55am) The grand final drags on.
- Bargain Hunt (BBC1, 1.15).
- Pictionary (ITV, 4pm) Another chance to miss the drawing game.
- Race Across the World (BBC2 4.15) Repeat from Wednesday.
- The Piano (C4, 5pm) Repeat from last Sunday.
- Celebrity Bridge of Lies (BBC1, 5.20; Scotland 5.35, and not if a live event over-runs) Sports people: Mark Chapman, JJ Chalmers, Beth Tweddle, Jeanette Kwakye.
Primetime
- The Chase Celebrity Special (ITV, 6pm) Toby Anstis, Paula Radcliffe, Rav Wilding, Vanessa Feltz, Shaun Wallace. Repeat from last November.
- The Hit List Celebrity Special (BBC1, 6.05; Scotland 6.40) The Rev Kate Bottley, Denise Van Outen, Max George, Maisie Smith, Sally Lindsay, Eddie Kadi.
- Got Talent (VM1 and ITV, 7pm) The last semi-final. Repeated tomorrow: ITV Breakfast Broadcasting 6.25am, ITV2 at 2.55, VM1 at 3.20.
- Blankety Blank (BBC1, 7.35; not Scotland) Brian Conley, Kate Garraway, Jonathan Ross, Ruth Madeley, Kiri Pritchard-McLean, Phil Wang.
- The 1% Club (ITV, 9.05) New episode, last regular ep in the series.
Sunday 25 May
- In for a Penny (ITV, 6am and 1.50) Stephen Mulhern's impossible to avoid.
- The Great Big Tiny Design Challenge (C4, 8.55am) Repeat from 2022.
- Get Set Galactic (Cbeebies, 11.10am) Stinky space.
- Four in a Bed (C4, 2.55) Five episodes.
- Round the Islands Quiz (Radio 4, 4.30) This week, The North (Stuart Maconie and newcomer Jenny Ryan) play The Midlands (Frankie Fanko and Stephen Maddock).
Primetime
- Stephen Mulhern's Celebrity Catchphrase (ITV, 6.55) Mel Blatt, Michelle Visage, Seann Walsh join Stephen.
- Y Talwrn (Radio Cymru, 7pm).
- Taskmaster Bleeped (E4 Extra, 8pm) The series going out on Thursday evenings, but without the rudey bits.
- I Kissed a Boy (BBC3, 9pm) A birthday surprise.
- The Piano (C4, 9pm) The final concert.
Weekday Daytimes
- Bargain Hunt (BBC1, 12.15; Thu not Scotland) New on Monday (Kings Lynn) and Friday (Newark). Repeats elsewhere. Old editions on Eden at 2pm, 7.30, and 2.15am.
- The Edge (BBC2, 1pm; not Thu); Lightning (BBC2, 1.45; Thu 3pm); Unbeatable (BBC2, 2.15; Thu 3.30).
- Countdown (C4, 2.10) Harry Aikines-Aryeetey (that's Nitro). Repeat around 6am next day.
- Jeopardy! (ITV, 3pm; not Fri) Repeats from 2024.
- Tipping Point (ITV, 4pm; Mon 5pm) Repeats.
- The Finish Line (BBC1, 4.30) Repeats from 2024. Also VM2 at 6pm.
- The Chase (ITV, 5pm; Mon 6.30) Repeats.
- Pointless (BBC1, 5.15) Repeats.
- House of Games (3) (BBC2, 6pm; Wales 8.30 Fri) Repeats from 2024, with Kimi Famurewa, William Hanson, Sinitta, Maisie Smith.
Monday 26 May - Late Spring holiday
Day off for many
- Booked (Radio 4 Extra, 2pm and 8pm).
- Celebrity Deal or No Deal (ITV, 4pm) Sam Thompson.
- The Chase Celebrity Special (ITV, 6.30) Ortis Deley, Maggie Aderin-Pocock, Graeme Hall, Sarah Millican, Shaun Wallace. From April 2023.
- Scotland's Home of the Year (BBC1 Scotland, 8.30) The South.
- I Kissed a Boy (BBC3, 9pm) A very salty exchange at dinner. Both episodes repeated on BBC1 around midnight.
- Silence is Golden (Dave, 9pm) This week's guests are Suzi Ruffell, fire performers, and Jedward.
- Have I Got a Bit More News for You (BBC1, 10.30; NI 11.15) Victoria Coren Mitchell, Chris McCausland, Janet Street-Porter.
Tuesday 27 May
- It's Your Round (Radio 4 Extra, 2pm and 8pm) Inventive games from 2011.
- Unspeakable (Radio 4, 6.30) Russell Kane, Sophie Duker, Glenn Moore.
- Bake Off The Professionals (C4, 8pm) More high-flying micro-scones.
- Faking It (Channel Five, 9pm) Can Rani from the fish and chip shop fake it as a sushi chef?
- QI (BBC2, 10pm) Ulex, with Bridget Christie, Rosie Jones, and Cariad Lloyd.
Wednesday 28 May
- Who Goes There? (Radio 4 Extra, 2pm and 8pm) Biography quiz from 2000.
- Glow Up (BBC3, 8pm) It's the Nova Twins. Repeated on BBC1 at 10.40.
- Race Across the World (BBC1, 9pm) This week, the teams climb to Sasan Gir.
- The Genius Game (VM2 and ITV, 9pm) This week, it's the diamond dilemma.
Bonus feature
- The Rise and Fall of Michelle Mone (BBC2, 9pm) From underwear tycoon to Dragons' Den investor.
Thursday 29 May
- Interior Design Masters (BBC1, 8pm) For the final, it's off to Portmeirion.
- Taskmaster (C4, 9pm) Maybe we're the monsters.
- Survivor (TG4, 9.30) "This is where the legands are made"; series 46 on Fiji begins here. Shown on CBS in 2024, and airing for Ireland only.
Friday 30 May
- Whispers (Radio 4 Extra, 2pm and 8pm).
- Lingo (ITV, 3pm).
- The News Quiz (Radio 4, 6.30).
- Would I Lie to You? (BBC1, 8pm; not Scotland) Repeat.
- Have I Got News for You (BBC1, 9pm) Roy Wood wishes it could be news time every day, with Guz Khan and Kirsty Wark.
Sign language interpretation
- Deal or No Deal (ITV2, 9amSat) Three episodes (ITV2, 10.15am Sun) Two episodes.
- I Kissed a Boy (BBC3, 2.20am and 3.10am Tue).
- Race Across the World (BBC2, 2.25am Tue).
- Wheel of Fortune (ITV, 5.05am Tue).
- Interior Design Masters (BBC2, 12 midnight Tue-into-Wed).
- Taskmaster (C4, 12.05am Wed).
- The Piano (C4, 2.45am Wed).
- Celebrity Antiques Road Trip (BBC2, 8am Wed). From the most recent series.
- 99 to Beat (ITV, 5.05am Thu) The final.
Challenge
Saturday
7am The Chase 9am Bruce's Price is Right 10am Supermarket Sweep 11am Family Fortunes 1pm Strike it Lucky 3pm Bullseye 4pm The Chase 11pm Bullseye 4am The Chase
Sunday
7am The Bidding Room 9am Tenable 11am Play Your Cards Right 12 noon Dickinson's Real Deal 1pm Blankety Blank 3pm Through the Keyhole 4pm Tenable 6pm The Chase
Monday
As Tuesday, except
10am Famous Family Fortunes 10.45 Bruce's Generation Game to 12 noon
Tuesday - Friday
Richard Osman's House of Games (3) arrives on the channel; newer editions are still on the Dave channel, and newer editions than that on BBC2.
7am The Chase 10am Bob's Full House 10.40 House of Games (3) 12 noon Who Wants to be a Millionaire 1pm The Bidding Room 2pm Family Fortunes 3pm Bullseye 4pm Who Wants to be a Millionaire 5pm The Bidding Room 6pm Bob's Full House 6.40 House of Games (3) 8pm The Chase 10pm Tenable 11pm Bullseye 12 midnight The Weakest Link 1am The Crystal Maze 2am The Chase 4am Catchphrase 5am Bullseye
