TV Guide 2025-01-04

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Saturday brings us new series of The Masked Singer and Limitless Win (both ITV), and The Weakest Link Gladiators Special (BBC1), plus the first new Pointless Celebrities in what seems like forever (BBC1). On Sunday, The Great Pottery Throw Down returns to Channel 4, and famous people try to evade the spotlight in Celebrity Hunted (C4). Dancing With the Stars is back (RTÉ1).

Weekdays bring us a new series of Junior Bake Off (C4), new episodes of Pictionary and Lingo (ITV), and fresh editions of The Bidding Room and Pointless (BBC1).

There's another Celebrity Popmaster (More4, Tue), original Gladiators Jet and Hunter go on Antiques Road Trip (BBC2, Wed), and Dragons' Den is back for a bit more grondaing (BBC1, Thu).

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Contents

Saturday 4 January

  • Fighting Talk (Radio 5, 11am).
  • Bargain Hunt (BBC1, 1.15).
  • Four in a Bed (C4, 1.15) Repeats.
  • New Year's Bake Off (C4, 3.55) Repeat from last night.
  • Tipping Point Best Ever Finals (ITV, 4pm).
  • The Chase Celebrity Special (ITV, 5pm) Repeat with Julia Goulding, Oz Clarke, Laura Hamilton, Mr. Motivator.

Primetime

  • Wheel of Fortune (ITV, 6pm) Another civilian series, another over-produced series.
  • The Masked Singer (VM1 and ITV, 7pm) Joel Dommett welcomes Maya Jama to the guessing panel, and performers Teeth, Snail, Tattoo, Kingfisher, Spagbol, and Dressedcrab. Repeated on ITV Breakfast Broadcasting at 6am tomorrow, ITV2 at 1.30, and VM1 at 4pm.
  • The Weakest Link (BBC1, 7.35) Gladiators special, with Bionic, Sabre, Giant, Diamond, Fire, Athena, Mark Clattenburg, and Guy Mowbray. Repeated late Tuesday night.
  • Pointless Celebrities (BBC1, 8.20) Sport, with Ugo Monye, Sarah Hunter, Beth Tweddle, Vanessa Bauer, Will Bayley, Anita Asante, Ellie Robinson, Jack Laugher. Repeated late Wednesday night.
  • Limitless Win (ITV, 8.30) The big prize show is back. Repeated on ITV2 at 12.30 tomorrow.
  • The 1% Club (VM1, 9.30) Last year's series comes to Ireland.

Sunday 5 January

  • Bargain Hunt (BBC1, 12 noon).
  • Celebrity Gladiators (BBC1, 2.55) Repeat from Wednesday.
  • Counterpoint (Radio 4, 4.30) Heat 2.

Primetime

  • Dancing With the Stars (RTÉ1, 6.30) For this year's series, Karen Byrne moves from the dance floor to the judging panel. Competitors are Joanna Donnelly, Rhys McClenaghan, Elaine Crowley, Kevin Dundon, Yasmin Seky, Kayleigh Trappe, Mickey Joe Harte, Jack Woolley, Gearóid Farrelly, Aishah Akorede, and Danny O'Carroll.
  • The Masked Singer (VM1 and ITV, 6.30) Joel Dommett welcomes Pufferfish, Bush, Wolf, Pegasus, Bear, and Toad In The Hole. Sorry, is this Masked Singer or What They're Serving In The Canteen Tonight?
  • Y Talwrn (Radio Cymru, 7pm) The poetry programme begins another series.
  • The Great Pottery Throw Down (C4, 7.45) A salad set.
  • Limitless Win (ITV, 8.30) The big prize show continues.
  • Celebrity Hunted (C4, 9pm) Dodging the spotlight include Denise Welch, Duncan James, Christine McGuinness, Kai Widdrington, and Giovanni Pernice.
  • The Traitors (BBC3, 9.25) Repeat from Wednesday; Uncloaked follows at 10.30.

Weekday Daytimes

  • Bargain Hunt (BBC1, 12.15; Scot not Thu) New on Monday (Wolsingham) and Friday (Naesby). Repeats elsewhere.
  • !mpossible (BBC2, 1pm); The Edge (BBC2, 1.45; Wales 2.40 Tue); The Boss (BBC2, 2.30; Wales not Tue). Repeats.
  • Tipping Point Best Ever Finals (ITV, 2pm) Selected classic episodes.
  • Countdown (C4, 2.10) Sarah-Jane Crawford starts the new series. Repeat at 6am next day.
  • Pictionary (ITV, 2.30) Mel Giedroyc invites players to draw it.
  • Lingo (ITV, 3pm) Adil Ray asks players to name some words. For this series, the winners stay on to the next show.
  • The Bidding Room (BBC1, 3.45) New episodes.
  • Deal or No Deal (ITV, 4pm) New episodes.
  • Junior Bake Off (C4, 5pm) The first group of youngsters go in the tent.
  • The Chase (ITV, 5pm) New episodes.
  • Pointless (BBC1, 5.15) New episodes with Gok Wan and Rob Rinder as the new timedmunds.
  • House of Games (3) (BBC2, 6pm) New, with Ben Bailey Smith, Robin Ince, Lara Ricote, Helen Skelton.

Monday 6 January

  • Just a Minute (Radio 4 Extra, 2pm and 8pm) Classic episodes from 2010.
  • I'm Sorry I Haven't a Clue (Radio 4, 6.30) From the City Hall in Sheffield, with Milton Jones, Lucy Porter, Miles Jupp, and Tony Hawks.
  • Celebrity Mastermind (BBC2, 7.30) With Jon Kay (The Young Ones), Beattie Edmondson (The Strokes), Suzanne Shaw (Joey Tribbiani), Glenn Moore (Paul Thomas Anderson).
  • Only Connect (BBC2, 8pm) Knockout round 4: Too Many Cookes vs Tea Totallers. Quarter-finals begin next week.
  • University Challenge (BBC2, 8.30) A team plays another team.
  • The Traitors (BBC3, 9.05) Repeat from Thursday; Uncloaked follows at 10.05.
  • QI (BBC2, 10pm) Vulgar, with Neil Delamere, Cariad Lloyd, and Chris McCausland.

Tuesday 7 January

  • Popmaster tv (More4, 8pm) A celebrity edition, with Scarlett Moffatt, H From Steps, Hannah Cockroft, Eddie Kadi from Pictionary, and Keith Brymer Jones from Pottery Throw Down.
  • Dubhlain DIY (BBC Alba, 8.30) Another chance to see the flatpack furniture show - instructions not included.
  • QI XL (BBC2, 9pm) Vintage, with Rosie Jones, Josh Widdicombe, and Susan Calman.
  • A Cut Above (Blaze, 9pm) Adam Beach hosts a chainsaw carving competition, first shown on Discovery Channel Canada in 2022.
  • The Traitors (BBC3, 9.05) Repeat from Friday; Uncloaked follows at 10.05.

Wednesday 8 January

  • Celebrity Antiques Road Trip (BBC2, 7pm) Diane Youdale and James Crossley, Jet and Hunter from 1990s Gladiators, with Margie Cooper and Ishy Khan, in Lancashire.
  • The Traitors (BBC1, 9pm) The mission rattles a few cages, which is great news for Iron Maiden fans. Uncloaked follows on BBC2 at 10pm.
  • Amour a Mynydd (S4C, 9pm) The gang choose their second date, but some have eyes on the same man. Hijinks ensue.

Thursday 9 January

  • Who Goes There? (Radio 4 Extra, 2pm and 8pm) Biography quiz from 1998.
  • Celebrity Antiques Road Trip (BBC2, 7pm; not Wales) A classic episode with Julie and Amanda from The Repair Shop.
  • Dragons' Den (BBC1, 8pm) Joe Wicks joins the regulars for some fitness proposals.
  • The Traitors (BBC1, 9pm) Will breakfast bring any clues? Uncloaked follows on BBC2 at 10pm. Subject to messing about in Wales, if they deem overrunning football more important.

Friday 10 January

  • The Motion Show (Radio 4 Extra, 2pm and 8pm) Phil Hammond debates with Rhona Cameron and Steve Punt. From 1998.
  • The News Quiz (Radio 4, 6.30).
  • Would I Lie to You? (BBC1, 8pm) Harry Hill, Kojey Radical, Jill Scott, Stacey Solomon.
  • The Traitors (BBC1, 9pm) Many are left in a sticky situation after the mission. Uncloaked follows on BBC2 at 10pm.
  • 8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown (C4, 9pm) Jon Richardson and Rosie Jones play Joe Wilkinson and Phil Wang. John Cooper Clarke is in the corner.
  • Taskmasterclass (C4, 10pm) Greg and Alex talk about some of the burning questions from Taskmaster.

Sign language interpretation

  • Junior Taskmaster (C4, 3.55am Sat) The series final.
  • Bake Off (E4, 2.55pm Sun; C4 3.10am Thu) The New Year edition.
  • Game On, Grandparents! (CBBC, 2pm Mon, Wed, Thu, Fri).
  • The Traitors (BBC2, 1.30am Tue, 12.05am Wed, 12.05am Thu) Last week's shows.
  • Lingo (ITV, 3am Tue-Fri) Yesterday's show.
  • Deal or No Deal (ITV, 5.10am Tue-Fri) Yesterday's show.
  • Junior Bake Off (E4, 7am Tue-Fri) Yesterday's show.
  • Celebrity Antiques Road Trip (BBC2, 8am Tue, Wed).
  • The Great Pottery Throw Down (C4, 1.30am Wed) From Sunday.

Challenge

Saturday

7am The Chase 9am Bruce's Price is Right 10am Supermarket Sweep 11am Famous Family Fortunes 1pm Through the Keyhole 3pm The Chase 11pm Bullseye 4.15am 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 Bob's Full House 11.40am Bruce Forsyth's Generation Game 1pm Family Fortunes 3pm Catchphrase 4pm Blockbusters 5pm The Crystal Maze 6pm Bob's Full House 6.40 Bruce Forsyth's Generation Game 8pm The Chase 10pm Tenable 11pm Bullseye 12 midnight Bridge of Lies 1am The Crystal Maze 2am The Chase 4am Tenable 5am Bullseye

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