TV Guide 2022-09-17

Dust off the glitterball, Strictly Come Dancing is back (BBC1, not Sat but Fri). We're also graced by The Tournament with Alex Scott, and Sally Lindsay on Pointless (BBC1, weekdays from Tue).

Two very different shows start on Monday: Mastermind (BBC2) the venerable quiz, The Big Blow Out (E4) styles hair - except it's been postponed. RuPaul's Drag Race kicks off again (BBC3, Thu).

Later in the week, a Mel Giedroyc double wth the return of Unforgivable (Dave, Tue) and woodworking contest Handmade (C4, Wed). Hire Me (BBC3, Wed) follows hopefuls looking for their dream job. Junior Eurovision (TG4, Sun) will give one young hopeful their dream trip.

Schedules here are accurate at about 5pm on Thursday 15 September, and are very different from those published in listings magazines. A team of eager workers will try to keep the website up-to-date with all the changes, but do check against your own EPG

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Contents

Saturday 17 September

No Fighting Talk, no Celebrity Lingo. Strictly Come Dancing is postponed to Friday, and The Hit List and Blankety Blank are delayed by a week.

  • Gwrach y Rhibyn (S4C, 9.15am).
  • Bargain Hunt (BBC1, 1.15; not Wales).
  • Dickinson's Real Deal (ITV, 3pm); Tipping Point Best Ever Finals (ITV, 3.30); The Chase Celebrity Edition (ITV, 4pm) All repeats, all disposable if events warrant.
  • Ninja Warrior (ITV, 5.30 4.30) Moving for extended news.
  • House of Games (3) (BBC2, 5.10) Double Points Friday is on a Saturday this week.

Primetime

  • Unbeatable (BBC2, 5.40).
  • Pointless Celebrities (BBC1, 6.10) Airs in place of Strictly Come Dancing. Tim Key, Alex Horne, Tommy Walsh, Eboni Usuro-Brown, Sharron Davies, Rhea Bailey, Diarmuid Gavin, Natalie Jamieson. Pulled.
  • The Masked Dancer (VM1 and ITV, 6.30).
  • The Voice of Holland of This Territory (VM1 and ITV, 8pm) Heat 3.
  • Who Wants to be a Millionaire (ITV, 9.30; VM1 10.30).

Weekend repeats

Saturday

  • The News Quiz (Radio 4, 12.30) From Friday.
  • Survivor (TG4, 1.30) From Wednesday. Ireland only.
  • All That Glitters (BBC2, 4.10) From Thursday.
  • BBC Brain (Radio 4, 11pm) From Monday.

Sunday

  • The Rap Game (BBC3, 12.15am) From Thursday.
  • A League of Their Own (The Satellite Channel, 2.15am) From Thursday.
  • The Masked Dancer (ITV2, 11.30am) From last night.
  • Bake Off (C4, 1.35).
  • Ninja Warrior (ITV, 5pm) From last night.
  • Wales' Home of the Year (BBC1 Wales, 5.05) From Friday.
  • Takeaway Titans (RTÉ2, 11.50) From Thursday.

Sunday 18 September

BBC3 was due to air RuPaul's Drag Race Down Under, that's now been postponed to Wednesday.

  • Bargain Hunt (BBC1, 12.15).
  • Lego Masters Down Under (E4, 4.15) Will it Fly?
  • Dickinson's Real Deal (ITV, 3.30); Tipping Point Lucky Stars (ITV, 4pm) Gaby Roslin, repeated.

Primetime

  • Unbeatable (VM1, 6pm) Shown on BBC1 in May 2021.
  • Wipe Us Out (E4, 6.15).
  • Celebrity Lingo (ITV, 6.30) Charlotte Church and Carys Eleri, Clare Balding and Alice Arnold, Rickie Haywood-Williams and Melvin Odoom. VM1 shows the episode from two weeks ago at 8pm.
  • Junior Eurovision (TG4, 8.30) An Irish entry for the contest in Yerevan. Louise Cantillon and Darragh Ó Caoimh host the series, which concludes with a live final on 23 October. Niamh Ní Chróinín and Chris Greene are your regular jury, joined this week by Niamh Kavanagh.

Monday 19 September - Elizabeth's Funeral

A bank holiday

Normal schedules are suspended with blanket coverage of the late Queen's funeral. Quizzy Mondays was billed 30 minutes earlier, but delayed a little by over-running funeral coverage. ITV2 was due to start Bad Chefs, that's postponed to next week, and E4's The Big Blow Out has been delayed by at least two weeks.

  • BBC Brain (Radio 4, 3pm) Heat 8. This show wasn't broadcast, but was made available as a podcast.
  • Mastermind (BBC2, 7pm 7.05) The 50th anniversary series starts here: Francisco de Goya, Peaky Blinders, 2020 Summer Olympics, and Philip Marlow novels.
  • Only Connect (BBC2, 7.30 7.35) Cryptics vs Strigiformes.
  • University Challenge (BBC2, 8pm 8.05) Coventry University play the University of Wales in Cardiff.
  • Best in Miniature (Really, 9pm) Curb Appeal, the grand final.
  • Guessable (Comedy Central, 9pm) Fern Brady, Kerry Howard, Alfie Brown, Ria Lina.
  • The Big Blow Out (E4, 10pm) Hair-styling contest with AJ Odudu. Pulled, for more Celeb Cooking School.
  • Question Team (Dave, 10pm) Jonathan Ross, Holly Walsh, Desiree Burch & Rachel Riley.
  • Love Island Usa (ITVBe, 10pm) The grand final.
  • Are You the One? (MTV, 10pm) The L bomb.

Weekday Daytimes

Tuesday to Friday, unless stated otherwise.

  • Bargain Hunt (BBC1, 12.15; Scot 11.15am Thu).
  • Chase the Case (BBC2, 1pm) Eggheads (BBC2, 1.45; Wales 2.35 Tu).
  • Dickinson's Real Deal (ITV, 2pm) New episodes.
  • Countdown (C4, 2.10) Noreen Khan, from Back in Time For.... Episodes were knocked back by a day; expect Friday's to air on Saturday.
  • Tenable (ITV, 3pm) New episodes. This week's teams are Danny's Boys, Notts on your Nellie, The Marathon Men, and So Solid Sue. We'll see The Listening Ears, who were billed for Monday, at a later date. The whole series seems to have been kicked back by six weekdays, so expect Blackpool Power, The Buzz In Buddies, For the Love of Pod and The Steel McCoy this week.
  • Antiques Road Trip (BBC1, 3.45) New episodes.
  • Tipping Point (ITV, 4pm) New episodes.
  • The Tournament (BBC1, 4.30) A new series of Alex Scott's tug-o-war quiz.
  • Moneybags (C4, 5pm). Craig Charles Tuesday and Wednesday, then Kevin Duala stands in on Thursday, Friday and twice on Saturday.
  • The Chase (ITV, 5pm) New episodes.
  • Pointless (BBC1, 5.15) Sally Lindsay is the new Pointless Friend.
  • House of Games (BBC2, 6pm; also 6.05 Mo) Richard Osman welcomes Charlie Baker, Val McDermid, Martin Offiah, Rebecca Lucy Taylor.
  • Unbeatable (BBC2, 6.30; also 6.35 Mo).
  • Masterchef Down Under (W, 7pm).

Tuesday 20 September

  • The 3rd Degree (Radio 4 Extra, 4pm) Repeat from 2020.
  • Bake Off (BBC2, 8pm) Biscuit week.
  • Canada's Drag Race (BBC3, 10pm) The final, postponed from 8 September.
  • Unforgivable (Dave, 10pm) Rhod Gilbert should not be trusted with a campervan, Susan Wokoma is X-rated. Mel Giedroyc and Lou Sanders host.
  • Celebrity Cookery School (E4, 10pm) Tarte tatin is under medical observation.

Handmade

Wednesday 21 September

  • The Write Stuff (Radio 4 Extra, 9am and 4pm).
  • Hire Me: The Search for a Dream Job (BBC3, 8pm) Three young hopefuls want to become a property broker. Snoochie Shy hosts.
  • Handmade (C4, 8pm) The carpentry challenge is back.
  • RuPaul's Drag Race Down Under (BBC3, 9pm) Two episodes, finishing the series. Postponed from 11 and 18 September.
  • Never Mind the Buzzcocks (The Satellite Channel, 9pm) Roisin Conaty, Arr Dee, James Bay.
  • Survivor (TG4, 11.25) "Juggling chainsaws". Don't try this at home, kids.

Thursday 22 September

  • The Unbelievable Truth (Radio 4 Extra, 9am and 4pm).
  • Celebrity Masterchef (BBC1, 8.30) The grand final, postponed from last Friday.
  • All That Glitters (BBC2, 9pm) Cufflinks in the semi-final.
  • RuPaul's Drag Race (BBC3, 9pm) A brand new series starts with a big photo shoot. Repeated BBC1 at 11pm Fri.
  • A League of Their Own (The Satellite Channel, 9pm) Patrice Evra, Jimmy Carr, Richard Ayoade, Angela Scanlon.
  • Takeaway Titans (RTÉ2, 9.35).

Strictly Come Dancing

Friday 23 September

  • Say the Word (Radio 4 Extra, 9am and 4pm) Word quiz from 2001, hosted by Frank Delaney.
  • The Good, the Bad, and the Unexpected (Radio Scotland, 1.30).
  • The News Quiz (Radio 4, 6.30). Better late than never.
  • Strictly Come Dancing: The Launch Show (BBC1, 7pm) Postponed from Saturday, and eclipsing A Question of Sport.
  • Have I Got News for You (BBC1, 9.20) Richard Ayoade hosts, with Mick Lynch and Roisin Conaty booked.
  • Mock the Week (BBC2, 10pm; NI 11.05) With Angela Barnes, Alasdair Beckett-King, Rhys James, Ria Lina, Josh Pugh.
  • Oci Oci Oci! (S4C, 10.30).

Sign language interpretation

  • Dickinson's Real Deal (ITV, 3am Sat, 3am Tue, 5.05am Wed, 3am Fri).
  • Bake Off (E4, 12.50 Sat) A lunchtime signed repeat. Very good.
  • Tenable (ITV, 5.05am Mon-Fri)
  • Celebrity Masterchef (BBC2, 12.45 and 1.40am Mon, 12 midnight Mon-into-Tue, 12.45am and 1.45am Wed).
  • Take the Tower (ITV, 3am Wed) Previously shown on ITV4.
  • All That Glitters (BBC2, 11pm Mon and 1.10am Thu).
  • The Masked Dancer (ITV, 4.40am Thu).

Challenge

Saturday

  • The Chase 7am; Wheel of Fortune 9am; Family Fortunes 11.30; All Star Family Fortunes 1pm; Strike it Lucky 3pm; Tenable 4pm; The Chase 5pm; Bullseye 11pm; The Chase 4am.

Sunday

  • The Chase 7am; Wheel of Fortune 9am; Bruce's Price is Right 11.30am; Family Fortunes 12.30; Play Your Cards Right 1.30; Blankety Blank 3pm; The Chase 5pm.

Monday

  • The Chase 7am; Blockbusters 10am; The Funeral of Queen Elizabeth II 10.30am; Catchphrase 1.30; Who Wants to be a Millionaire 2pm; Play Your Cards Right 3pm; Bruce's Price is Right 4pm; Bullseye 5pm; Pointless Celebrities 7pm; The Chase 8pm; Who Wants to be a Millionaire 10pm; Bullseye 11pm; The Chase 12 midnight; Who Wants to be a Millionaire 4am; Bullseye 5am.

Tueday-Friday

As Monday except:

Supermarket Sweep 10am; Bruce's Price is Right 11am; Wheel of Fortune 12 noon; Catchphrase 1pm; then as Monday

International

A choice of viewing on Saturday, Das große Deutschland-Quiz on ZDF, or Schlag den Star on Pro7 and bothersbar.co.uk. New series of The Taste (Sat.1, Wed) puts the spoon back into your telly. Glow Up arrives on ZDF Neo (Thu), the make-up programme gets everywhere. Battle rounds begin on The Voice of Holland of Germany (Pro7, Thu).

Les Cinquante (W9, weeknights) is quite an idea: fifty minor celebrities live in an isolated castle, are given silly things to do, and the worst at each task is eliminated. Think of Richard Osman's literal House of Games, only with fewer chairs each day - and two hours of it every night. Elsewhere, La Grande Saga de France Télévisions is a two-hour clip collection (F2, Sat). Le 3615 ne répond plus (F3, Wed) remembers Minitel, the intermediate step between Ceefax and the internet.

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