TV Guide 2015-03-21
Going live! ITV's BBC The Voice of UK has the final dozen performing (BBC1, 7.15 Saturday). There's a new run of Killer Magic (BBC3, 10pm Tue), Griff Rhys Jones opens The Quizeum (BBC4, 8.30 Wednesday), and it's the Mastermind final (BBC2 England, 9pm Friday).
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Saturday 21 March
- Fighting Talk (Radio 5, 11am) Josh Widdicombe hosts Adam Richman, Rachel Riley, Richard Osman, and Jon Richardson.
- The Munch Box (CITV, 12 noon).
- Catchphrase (ITV2, 12.35).
- Fort Boyard Ultimate Challenge (CITV, 1pm).
- Dinner Date (ITVBe, 2pm) Four episodes.
- Pop Idle Us (3e, 4.35).
- Come Dine with Me (C4, 4.10) Four episodes from Stoke.
- Big Star's Little Star (ITV, 4.30; UTV Ireland 5pm) Repeat from Wednesday.
- Fferm Ffactor Her Y Ffermwyr Ifanc (S4C, 4.45) Young farmers take on the obstacle course. Repeat from 2013.
PRIMETIME
- Two Tribes (BBC2 Wales, 6pm) Postponed from yesterday. Followed by Eggheads (6.30) and Mastermind (8pm).
- Saturday Night Takeaway Your Money (ITV, 7pm) Stephen Mulhern gets ambushed.
- BBC The Voice of Holland of UK (BBC1, 7.15) First of the live shows.
- Côr Cymru (S4C, 8pm) Schools heat in the choir-of-the-two-years competition.
- The Million Euro Challenge (RTE1, 8.10).
- The Chase With Celebrities (UTV Ireland, 8.20).
- You're Back in the Room (ITV, 8.25; TV3, 9pm).
Sunday 22 March
- The Common Denominator (C4, 5.30am) A shoddier version of The Link. Shown as part of Channel 4's Service for Insomniacs.
- Desert Island Discs Revisited (Radio 4 Extra, 10am and 9pm) Barry Cryer, from 1987.
- The Voice UK: Hacker and Dodge Barkstage (CBBC, 12.25).
- Fort Boyard Ultimate Challenge (CITV, 1pm).
- Bargain Hunt (BBC1, 1.15).
- Four in a Bed (More4, 2.30) Five episodes. Followed by fives of Come Dine with Me at 5.15.
- Catchphrase (ITV, 2.45).
PRIMETIME
- The Big Painting Challenge (BBC1, 5.55) Cityscapes. We're reviewing this in the next Week.
- The Chase With Celebrities (ITV, 6.30) Samia Ghadie, Alex Brooker, Annabel Giles, Julian Clary.
- RTE The Voice of Holland of Ireland (RTE1, 6.30).
- Y Talwrn (Radio Cymru, 7pm).
- Wild Things (The Satellite Channel, 7pm).
- Famous Family Fortunes (ITV, 8pm) Kieron Richardson and Ruth Langsford.
- Busker Abu (TG4, 8.30).
- I Survived a Zombie Apocalypse (BBC3, 10pm) Ooh, nasty.
Weekday Daytimes
- Perfection (BBC2, 6.05). Two episodes, never before seen. And, in this slot, never likely to be seen.
- Catchphrase (ITV2, 9.40)
- Come Dine with Me (C4, 12.05).
- Bargain Hunt (BBC1, 12.15).
- Tipping Point (Watch, 2pm).
- Countdown (C4, 2.10) Nicky Campbell.
- The Edge (BBC1, 2.15) Quiz and bowling.
- Dickinson's Real Deal (ITV, 3pm).
- Deal or No Deal (C4, 3pm).
- 1000 Heartbeats (ITV, 4pm).
- Come Dine with Me (C4, 4pm).
- The 4 O'Clock Show (Radio 4 Extra, 4pm) Contains Keep It In the Family (2).
- The Chase (ITV, 5pm; UTV Ireland 5.30).
- Pointless (BBC1, 5.15).
- Coach Trip (C4, 5.30) We pick up in Greece.
- Eggheads (BBC2, 6pm).
- Dinner Date (ITVBe, 6pm).
- Scrapheap Challenge (Quest, 7pm) Classic bodgery.
- Cookery School (London Live, 7pm) Answering the question "Whatever happened to Gizzi Erskine".
- Who Wants to be a Millionaire Hot Seat (Challenge, 10pm) Two episodes from down under.
Monday 23 March
- The Celebrity Apprentice Us (BBC1, 12.25; Scotland 1.20) "Sweet victory".
- QI (BBC2 Wales, 2.10am) Levity.
- Brain of Britain (Radio 4, 3pm) First semi-final.
- Pyramid (S4C, 5.10).
- Just a Minute (Radio 4, 6.30) Sheila Hancock, Robin Ince, Paul Merton, Graham Norton.
- University Challenge (BBC2, 8pm).
- Only Connect (BBC2, 8.30) Orienteers and Qi Elves.
- 8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown (C4, 10.30).
- Have I Got a Bit More Old News for You (BBC1, 10.45; Wales 11.10, not NI) Jack Dee, Charlie Brooker, Bridget Christie. From 2 May 2014, and a late postponement from last week.
- News Quiz Extra (Radio 4 Extra, 11pm).
Tuesday 24 March
- Ultimate Brain (BBC2, 5am) Two episodes in the Learning Zone.
- Punctuation Pals (BBC2, 5.30) Grammar with games, presented by Gemma Hunt from Swashbucke.
- Fi Yw'r Bos (S4C, 5pm) Talent and potential to succeed in work. Not sure if this is game.
- Hidden Treasures (Radio 4 Extra, 6pm) Antiques quiz, heard on Radio 4 in April 1998.
- The Great British Bake Off Easter Masterclass (BBC2, 7pm) Repeat.
- Dinner Date (ITV2, 8pm).
- Hell's Kitchen Us (ITV2, 9pm).
Wednesday 25 March
- Masterchef (BBC1, 8pm).
- Big Star's Little Star (ITV, 8pm; also UTV Ireland) Jimmy Bullard, Martin Offiah, Tricia Penrose.
- Three in a Bed (C4, 8pm).
- Dinner Date (ITVBe, 8pm) Zoe from London.
- The Quizeum (BBC4, 8.30) Griff Rhys Jones invites learned people to go round a museum and play games inspired by the contents. Who will be able to decode the final riddle?
- QI (BBC2, 10pm; not NI) Lenses.
- A Question of Sport (BBC1, 10.45; Wales 11.10, NI 11.15, Scotland 11.40) Greg Rutherford, Ben Cohen, Louis Smith, Dani King. Appeared in some listings magazines on 25 February.
Thursday 26 March
- It's Your Round (Radio 4 Extra, 9am and 6pm) From January 2012.
- Masterchef (BBC1, 8pm).
- Dinner Date (ITVBe, 8pm).
- Celebrity Juice (ITV2, 10pm) Johnny Vegas monkeys about.
Friday 27 March
- The Dog Ate My Homework (CBBC, 4.55) Jack Caroll, Bobby Lockwood, Lloyd Langford, Pippa Evans.
- Sam and Mark's Big Friday Wind-Up (CBBC, 5.20) Even more best bits.
- The News Quiz (Radio 4, 6.30) Fred Macaulay and Hugo Rifkind.
- Have I Got a Bit More News for You (Yesterday, 7pm).
- Room 101 (BBC1, 7.30; not London, Wales).
- Masterchef (BBC1, 8.30). The Mission Survive final is next week, because ITV's given over to men's football. Brilliant!
- Mastermind (BBC2 England 9pm; elsewhere next Sat) The grand final. Falklands conflict, Caterina Sforza, Raj Quartet, Viscount Palmerston, Ashes 1964-81, Rudolph Nureyev.
- Quiz Nights (The Satellite Channel, 10pm) Last in the series.
- Would I Lie to You? (BBC1, 11.25).
Sign language interpretation
No game shows are translated this week.
