TV Guide 2023-07-29

It's all happening on daytime television, Edith Bowman joins Colin Murray on Countdown (C4), and top quizzer Lucy Porter runs the roost on Pointless (BBC1). Celebrity Masterchef returns (BBC1), Love Island finishes (VM2 and ITV2).

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

Contents 1 Saturday 29 July 2 Sunday 30 July 2.1 Primetime 3 Weekday Daytimes 4 Monday 31 July 5 Tuesday 1 August 6 Wednesday 2 August 7 Thursday 3 August 8 Friday 4 August 9 Sign language interpretation 10 Challenge 10.1 Saturday 10.2 Sunday 10.3 Monday - Friday

Saturday 29 July

• Get Set Galactic (Cbeebies, 10.35) "Defying gravity".
• The 1% Club (RTÉ1, 4.40) Shown on ITV in spring 2022.
• The Hit List (BBC1, 6.05) New civilian episodes.
• The Weakest Link (BBC1, 6.50) Repeat, with Kaye Adams, JJ Chalmers, Chizzy Akudolu, Shaparak Khorsandi, Linda Robson, Sean Fletcher, Martel Maxwell, Ed Gamble.
• Stephen Mulhern's Celebrity Catchphrase with Stephen Mulhern (ITV, 7pm) Joining Stephen Mulhern are Brendan Cole, Seema Jaswal, Tim Lovejoy. Repeat.
• Pointless Celebrities (BBC1, 7.35) New ep, with Ore Oduba, Jacqueline Shepherd, Rustie Lee, Judy Joo, Andrew Maxwell, Zoe Lyons, Mark Benton, and Kim Vithana.
• Moneyball (ITV, 8pm) Another chance to miss it 2.55 Sunday. Last week's episode airs on VM1 at 6pm.
• Love Island (ITV2, 9pm; VM2, 12.05am) Best of the week.
• The Chase Celebrity Special (ITV, 9pm) Repeat, with Chizzy Akodulu, Andrew Pierce, Sonja McLaughlan, Jack Carroll.
• The 3rd Degree (Radio 4, 11pm) Repeat from last Monday.

Sunday 30 July

• Bake Off The Professionals (C4, 7.30am) Repeat from Tuesday.
• Get Set Galactic (Cbeebies, 10.35) "Exercising".
• I'm Sorry I Haven't a Clue (Radio 4, 12.04) Repeat from last Monday.
• Bargain Hunt (BBC1, 12.15).

Primetime

• Tipping Point Lucky Stars (ITV, 7pm) Jonathan Ross, Katie Piper, Antony Cotton.
• Y Talwrn (Radio Cymru, 7pm).
• The Traitors Australia (BBC3, 8pm) A traitor is in danger of banishment.
• Am Dro! (S4C, 8pm) Characters from Llyn show off their favourite walks. Repeated Friday at 9.40.
• Popmaster tv (More4, 8pm) Another chance to see the recent series.
• Love Island (VM1 and ITV2, 9pm) Followed by Love Island Aftersun. The final is tomorrow.

Weekday Daytimes

• Bargain Hunt (BBC1, 12.15).
• !mpossible (BBC2, 1pm); Mastermind (BBC2, 1.45) Repeats from 2020-21. Both 15 minutes later on Thursday.
• Countdown (C4, 2.10) John Thomson (Edith Bowman on Fri). YES! The Colin and Edith reunion we've wanted for years! Repeated about 6am one-and-a-half working days later.
• Home is Where the Art Is (BBC2, 2.15 Tue, Wed, Fri).
• Great Local Menu (BBC2, 2.30 Mon, 2.30 and 3.30 Thu) Repeats from 2019
• Lingo (ITV, 3pm; Mon only); Tipping Point (ITV, 4pm; not Tue); The Chase (ITV, 5pm) Repeats.
• Get Set Galactic (Cbeebies, 3.15) A daytime repeat for the science quiz.
• Antiques Road Trip (BBC1, 4.30) Repeats.
• Pointless (BBC1, 5.15) New episodes from Tuesday, with Lucy Porter in Laptop Corner.
• Eggheads (C5, 6pm and 6.30) Repeats.
• Lego Masters Antipodes (E4, 8pm).

Monday 31 July

• Listomania (Radio 4 Extra, 9am, 2pm, 7pm) Susan Calman's quiz from 2015.
• The 3rd Degree (Radio 4, 3pm) King's College London.
• I'm Sorry I Haven't a Clue (Radio 4, 6.30) From the Regent Theatre, Ipswich, with Vicki Pepperdine, Omid Djalili, Andy Hamilton, Henning Wehn. The guest host is still Jack Dee.
• Only Connect (BBC2, 8pm) Antiphons vs Drop of Red; that's choral music against red wine.
• The Traitors Australia (BBC3, 8pm) Five remain.
• University Challenge (BBC2, 8.30) Birkbeck London vs Oxford Brookes.
• Love Island (VM2 and ITV2, 9pm) The grand final. Last in the present series.
• Are You the One? (MTV, 10pm).

Tuesday 1 August

• The Motion Show (Radio 4 Extra, 9am, 2pm, 7pm).
• Bake Off The Professionals (C4, 8pm) This week, it's reimagined millefeulle. Don't count the layers.
• Cooking with the Stars (VM1 and ITV, 9pm) This week, they're plugging French cuisine.

Wednesday 2 August

• It's Not What You Know (Radio 4 Extra, 9am, 2pm, 7pm).
• The Traitors Australia (BBC3, 8pm) The grand final. Someone must win, and Paul may even speak.
• Celebrity Masterchef (BBC1, 9pm) This week, with Dani Dyer, James Buckley, Marcus Brigstocke, Mica Ven, and Richie Anderson.
• QI (BBC2, 9.30; Wales 12.10am Thu-into-Fri) Sideshows, Stunts, and Scavenger Hunts, repeated.

Thursday 3 August

• Funny You Should Ask (Radio 4 Extra, 9am, 2pm, 7pm) Quiz about comedy from 1979.
• Celebrity Masterchef (BBC1, 8pm) Identical dishes, and food from a food truck.
• Puzzling (C5, 8pm) Still scheduled here, but do check closer to transmission.

Friday 4 August

• Breaking the News (Radio Scotland, 1.30).
• A Question of Sport (BBC1, 8pm) Roger Black (runner), Steve Sidwell (footballer), Ade Adepitan (broadcaster), Alex Danson-Bennett (hockeyer).
• Celebrity Masterchef (BBC1, 8.30) Star judges.
• RuPaul's Drag Race Down Under (BBC3, 9pm) "Muriel's bedding".
• The 1% Club (ITV, 10.45; not Border) Repeat.

Sign language interpretation

• Next Level Chef (ITV, 3.10am Thu).

Challenge

Saturday

7am The Chase 9am Wheel of Fortune 11am Family Fortunes 1pm Famous Family Fortunes 2.30 Strike it Lucky 4pm Tenable 5pm The Chase 11pm Bullseye 4am The Chase

Sunday

7am Scrapheap Challenge 10am Bullseye 12 noon Family Fortunes 1pm Dickinson's Real Deal 2pm Play Your Cards Right 3pm Blankety Blank 5pm Tenable 7pm The Chase

Monday - Friday

7am The Chase 10am Pointless 11am Dale's Supermarket Sweep 12 noon Wheel of Fortune 1pm Family Fortunes 2pm Who Wants to be a Millionaire 3pm Strike it Lucky 4pm Blockbusters 5pm Bullseye 6pm Who Wants to be a Millionaire? 7pm Pointless 8pm The Chase 10pm Who Wants to be a Millionaire 11pm Bullseye 12 midnight The Chase 4am Who Wants to be a Millionaire 5am Bullseye