TV Guide 2022-01-29
BBC3 is back, with a new run of RuPaul's Drag Race (Tue). BBC2 strikes back, with Great Local Menu (from Tue).
A new series of Celebrity Hunted (C4, Sun), and The Great Cookbook Challenge (C4, Mon).
Royal Flush's all day (and a lot of the night) extravaganza of interactive online games (Sat). The Late Late Show invites Ireland to find a winning Eurosong (RTÉ1, Fri).
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Saturday 29 January
- Swashbuckle (Cbeebies, 10.30).
- Fighting Talk (Radio 5, 11am) Subject to delay or cancellation if the tennis goes to extra sets or serves from the penalty mark.
- Four in a Bed (C4, 1.50) Five episodes.
- The Chase Celebrity Special (ITV, 4.30) with Levi Roots.
- A Question of Sport (BBC1 Wales, 4.45) Shown elsewhere last night.
Primetime
- Stephen Mulhern's Celebrity Catchphrase (ITV, 6pm) Katie Piper, Kiell Smith-Bynoe, quiz god Shaun Williamson.
- The Weakest Link (BBC1, 6.15) Sports: Emily Campbell, Mike Bushell, Christin Ohuruogu, Ugo Monye, Sam Quek, Billy Monger, Natasha Baker, Dennis Taylor.
- Fferm Ffactor (S4C, 6.15) A classic edition.
- The Masked Singer (VM1 and ITV, 7pm) Seven remain.
- The Wheel (BBC1, 8.30) Peter Andre, Rob Beckett, Patricia Bright, Richard Coles, John Barnes, Lucy Worsley, Ashley Roberts.
- Limitless Win (ITV, 8.30).
Bonus feature
- The Second One With (Almost) Absolutely Everything (twitch.tv/royal_flush, from 11am) An all-day and most-of-the-night extravaganza: 14 hours of solid online games, most of them originals. Some highlights we're looking for: a lunchtime bout of Red Herrings, fabulous words quiz Cryptex, then Data Leak where they literally tell you the answers. Something is afoot at 6.45, but we know not what. Your favourite Only Connect writers do battle on The Arena at 8.15, and there's hexagon-based fun in Risky Business after 11pm. It's a charity fundraiser for the charity Fetcher Dog, which re-homes refugee dogs.
Weekend repeats
Saturday
- Junior Bake Off (4seven, 12 noon) All five episodes.
- The News Quiz (Radio 4, 12.30) From Friday.
- Dancing with the Stars (RTE1, 3.45) From last Sunday.
- Counterpoint (Radio 4, 11pm) Repeat from Monday.
Sunday
- The Unbelievable Truth (Radio 4, 12.04) Repeat from last Monday.
Sunday 30 January
- Dickinson's Real Deal Winners (ITV, 9.30).
- Swashbuckle (Cbeebies, 10.30).
- Bargain Hunt (BBC1, 12 noon).
- Songs of Praise (BBC1, 1.15) Television coverage of Gospel Singer of Last Year.
- Lego Masters Down Under (E4, 5.35) "3d art".
Primetime
- Dancing on Ice (VM1 and ITV, 6pm).
- Dancing with the Stars (RTÉ1, 6.30).
- Y Talwrn (R Cymru, 7pm).
- The Great Pottery Throw Down (C4, 7.45) Garden week.
- Celebrity Hunted (C4, 9pm) The new series begins, with Iwan Thomas (sprinter) and Richard Whitehead; Ollie and Gareth Locke; Chizzy Akudolu and Lisa Maffia; The Vivienne and Chloe Veitch.
Weekday Daytimes
- Bargain Hunt (BBC1, 12.15; Scot 11.15 Thu; Fr BBC2).
- Ready Steady Cook (BBC2, 1pm; not Fr); Eggheads (BBC2, 1.45) Repeats.
- Dickinson's Real Deal (ITV, 2pm) Repeats.
- Countdown (C4, 2.10) Ruby Wax (Mo), then Tim Vine. Only in Dictionary Corner, sadly.
- Lingo (ITV, 3pm) New.
- Tipping Point (ITV, 4pm) New.
- Watercolour Challenge (C5, 4pm) New.
- Antiques Road Trip (BBC1, 4.30) New.
- Four in a Bed (C4, 5pm).
- The Chase (ITV, 5pm) New.
- Pointless (BBC1, 5.15) Repeats.
- House of Games (BBC2, 6pm) A repeat week, with Steve Backshall, Catherine Bohart, Ranj Singh, Meera Syal.
Monday 31 January
- Jest a Minute (Radio 4 Extra, 9am and 4pm) From 2009.
- Counterpoint (Radio 4, 3pm) Heat 6.
- The Unbelievable Truth (Radio 4, 6.30) Richard Osman, Henning Wehn, Holly Walsh, Ria Lina.
- Mastermind (BBC2, 8pm) Now at the later time of 8pm. Women astronomers, White House pets, Edith Cavell, La Vuelta a Espana.
- The Great Cookbook Challenge (C4, 8pm) Jamie Oliver and Penguin Books try to find a great recipe book writer. To do this, they'll test skills in cookery.
- University Challenge (BBC2, 8.30) The fourth group phase match.
- Guessable (Comedy Central, 9pm) With Brian Conley, Harriet Kemsley, Bec Hill, Dr Ranj Singh.
Tuesday 1 February
- Great Local Menu (BBC2, 8pm) 5GB calling. 5GB calling. This year's theme is 100 years of broadcasting. Please tune your cat's whiskers to 325 yards (1013 k/c) for this special radiovisual transmission.
- RuPaul's Drag Race (BBC3, 9pm) BBC Three returns to your EPG tonight, without that irritating BBC II! brand they've had. The launch night includes this festival of glamazons, with a regal command performance. Teams from Here and There take part; the judges are Michelle Visage, Graham Norton, and guest Melanie C.
- Glór Tíre (TG4, 9.30) We meet the last new contestants.
- 8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown (C4, 11.05) Repeat from Friday.
Wednesday 2 February
- The Wheel (BBC1, 12.30am, NI 1am, not Scot); Would I Lie to You? (BBC1, 1.30am, Scot 1.45, not NI); A Question of Sport (BBC1, 2am, NI 2.15am) Repeats from last weekend.
- The Write Stuff (Radio 4 Extra, 9am and 4pm).
- Great Local Menu (BBC2, 8pm).
- Landscape Artist of the Year (Artsworld and The Satellite Channel, 8pm) Eden Project gardens.
Thursday 3 February
- Foul Play (Radio 4 Extra, 9am and 4pm) Whodunnit panel game.
- Dragons' Den (BBC1, 8pm) A cheesy alternative to the crisp.
- Great Local Menu (BBC2, 8pm).
Bonus feature
- Mary Beard's Forbidden Art (BBC2, 9pm) Vile bodies. An hour of pictures that go too far. Not the most gruesome thing on television this hour.
Friday 4 February
- Whispers (Radio 4 Extra, 9am and 4pm) Scandals with Gyles Brandreth. As distinct from the sort you hear on The World at One.
- The Good, the Bad, and the Unexpected (Radio Scotland, 1.30).
- The News Quiz (Radio 4, 6.30).
- A Question of Sport (BBC1, 7.30; not Wales) Jordanne Whiley, Ryan Sidebottom, Desiree Henry, Poppy Cleall.
- Would I Lie to You? (BBC1, 8.30) Pam Ayres, Sarah Kendall, Richard Osman, Kiell Smith-Bynoe.
- QI XL (BBC2, 9pm) Seaside, with Stephen K Amos, Ivo Graham, Holly Walsh.
- 8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown (C4, 9pm) Sarah Millican and Nish Kumar play Jon Richardson and Maisie Adam, with David O'Doherty getting into Susie's flyleaf.
- The Late Late Show (RTÉ1, 9.30) RTÉ hopes to arrest years of underperformance with a televised final. Host is Ryan Tubridy: looks like Father Dougal, actually as sharp as a pin.
Sign language interpretation
- Moneyball (ITV, 3am Sat).
- Lingo (ITV, 5.05am Sat, Sun).
- Yn y Ffram (S4C, 12.30 Sat).
- Sitting on a Fortune (ITV, 3am Sun).
- Tipping Point (ITV, 5.05am Mon-Fri).
- Squad Goals (RTÉ2, 7.40am Mon-Fri).
- Dragons' Den (BBC2, 12.05am Wed; NI 12.35am)
- Brightest Celebrity Family (ITV, 3.25am Fri) From last year.
Challenge
Lineup for the game show specialist channel
Saturday
- The Chase 7am; Wheel of Fortune 9am; Family Fortunes 11.30; All Star Family Fortunes 1.30; Strike it Lucky 3pm; The Cube 4pm; The Chase 5pm; Bullseye 11pm; The Chase 4am.
Sunday
- The Chase 7am; Wheel of Fortune 9am; The Price is Right 11.30am; Blockbusters 12.30; Family Fortunes 2pm; Catchphrase 3pm; The Chase 5pm.
Weekdays
- The Chase 7am; Play Your Cards Right 10am; The Price is Right 11am; Wheel of Fortune 12 noon; Catchphrase 1pm; Family Fortunes 2pm; The Price is Right 3pm; Play Your Cards Right 4pm; Bullseye 5pm; Tenable 6pm; Pointless 7pm; The Chase 8pm; Who Wants to be a Millionaire 10pm; Bullseye 11pm; The Chase 12 midnight; Wheel of Fortune 4am; Bullseye 5am.
International
Français: Le Quiz des Champions on F2 this Saturday, it's their take on Quizmaster with Cyril Féraud hosting.
Nederlands: Everyone's second-favourite smartiepants quiz 2 voor 12 has a new series (NPO2, Fri).
Deutsche: Another week, another edition of Schlag den Star (Pro7, Sat; also bothersbar.co.uk). Weeknights on Sat.1 include a new series of Let the Music Play - The Hit Quiz, which (confusingly) is their version of Name That Tune. A new series of Germany's Next Topmodel (Pro7, Thu).
