TV Guide 2023-08-05
Do you want a wedding? Do you want to be on tv? Ultimate Wedding Planner (BBC2, Tue) finds someone who can make dreams come true, and not leave a bad taste in the mouth.
Do you want the ultimate get away from it all holiday? Perhaps you want to avoid one of those ultimate weddings, and don't care what hardships you must endure. Alone (C4, Sun) might be the solution: isolated in northern Canada, the last person remaining wins a six-figure prize.
It's the final of Y Talwrn (Radio Cymru, Sun) and Cooking With the Stars (VM1 and ITV, Tue). W has a couple of new weekday imports: The Block and Masterchef are both in recent down under versions.
There's football this week; we've updated for most of the games, but Friday is still subject to change.
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Saturday 5 August
- Petticoat Line (Radio 4 Extra, 9am, 2pm, 8pm) An episode, from 1975, of one of the most marginal game shows in our database. Renee Houston, Marjorie Anderson, Janet Hitchman, and Beryl Reid discuss listener letters. Anona Winn tries to keep order.
- Get Set Galactic (Cbeebies, 10.35) "Leonardo da Vinci".
- Cooking With the Stars (ITV, 12.10) Repeat from Tuesday.
- A Question of Sport (BBC1 Wales, 4.45) Shown elsewhere on Friday night.
- The 1% Club (RTÉ1, 4.50) Shown on ITV in spring 2022.
Primetime
- The Hit List (BBC1, 6.05) New civilian episodes.
- The Weakest Link (BBC1, 6.50) Repeat, with Fern Britton, Owain Wyn Evans, Naga Munchetty, Charlie Stayt, Mr Motivator, Carol McGiffin, Diarmuid Gavin, Dr. Punam Krishan.
- Stephen Mulhern's Celebrity Catchphrase with Stephen Mulhern (ITV, 7pm) Joining Stephen Mulhern are Tom Allen, Fleur East, Simon Gregson. Repeat.
- Pointless Celebrities (BBC1, 7.35) New ep, with Harpz Kaur, Harriet Rose, John Middleton, Nicola Thorp, Aurie Styla, Chris Washington, Danny Clarke, Hannah Stitfall. We think this is the last new episode brought to you in association with Big Perspex™.
- Moneyball (ITV, 8pm) Last week's episode airs on VM1 at 6pm.
- The Chase Celebrity Special (ITV, 9pm) Repeat, with Tomorrow's Star Melvin Odoom, Carl Fogarty, Louis Smith, Dame Bonnie Langford.
- Blankety Blank (BBC4, 10.40) Another classic episode with Lord Wogan.
- The 3rd Degree (Radio 4, 11pm) Repeat from last Monday.
Sunday 6 August
- Bake Off The Professionals (C4, 8.25am) Repeat from Tuesday.
- Great Local Menu (BBC2, 12 noon) Repeat from 2019.
- I'm Sorry I Haven't a Clue (Radio 4, 12.04) Repeat from last Monday.
- Bargain Hunt (BBC1, 12.15).
- Stephen Mulhern's Civilian Catchphrase With Civilians and Stephen Mulhern (ITV, 1.15) A classic episode, dropped if the football goes to extra time and/or penalties.
Primetime
- Y Talwrn (Radio Cymru, 7pm) The grand final.
- Popmaster tv (More4, 8pm) Another chance to see the recent series.
- Alone (C4, 9pm) Eleven people are in northwest Canada, with a handful of basic tools and a dangled prize of £100,000. This appears to be a competition.
- Love Island The Reunion (VM1 and ITV2, 9pm) They've been apart for - what - six days?
Weekday Daytimes
- The Block Colon Down Under (W, 10am) A home renovation show where couples build up from the roof. This is series 18, first shown about a year ago.
- Bridge of Lies (RTÉ1, about 10.20am) Series 2, as shown on BBC1 earlier this year.
- Bargain Hunt (BBC1, 12.15 (BBC2 12 noon Mon, 12.15 Tue)). May move to BBC2 on Fri.
- !mpossible (BBC2, 12.45); Mastermind (BBC2, 1.30) Repeats from 2020-21. Both 30 minutes later on Monday, 45 minutes later on Tuesday. Friday subject to late change if football gets awkward.
- Countdown (C4, 2.10) Edith Bowman all week. Repeated about 6am one-and-a-half working days later.
- Home is Where the Art Is (BBC2, 2pm Wed).
- Great Local Menu (BBC2, 3pm Tue) Repeats from 2019
- Lingo (ITV, 3pm); Tipping Point (ITV, 4pm); The Chase (ITV, 5pm) Repeats.
- Get Set Galactic (Cbeebies, 3.15) A daytime repeat for the science quiz.
- Pointless (BBC1, 5.15) New episodes with Lucy Porter in Laptop Corner.
- Eggheads (C5, 6pm and 6.30) Repeats.
- Masterchef Down Under (W, 7pm) Series 15, as shown down under about three months ago.
- Taskmaster Bleeped (E4, 8pm) Series 14 - Dara, Fern, John, Munya, Sarah.
- Yankee Love Island (ITVB, 10pm).
Monday 7 August
- The Write Stuff (Radio 4 Extra, 9am, 2pm, 7pm).
- The 3rd Degree (Radio 4, 3pm) Portsmouth. Last in the series
- I'm Sorry I Haven't a Clue (Radio 4, 6.30) From Northampton's Royal & Derngate Theatre, with Rachel Parris, Milton Jones, Fred Macaulay, Dame Sandi Toksvig. The guest host is still Jack Dee.
- Only Connect (BBC2, 8pm) Thrifters vs Suncatchers.
- University Challenge (BBC2, 8.30) Southampton vs Christ Church Oxford.
- Are You the One? (MTV, 10pm).
Tuesday 8 August
- Who Goes There? (Radio 4 Extra, 9am, 2pm, 7pm).
- Stephen Mulhern's Civilian Catchphrase With Civilians and Stephen Mulhern (ITV, 11.45) A classic episode, dropped if the football goes to extra time and/or penalties.
- Dragons' Den (BBC1, 8pm) A classic episode.
- Bake Off The Professionals (C4, 8pm) This week, it's autumn in chocolate.
- Ultimate Wedding Planner (BBC2, 9pm) Six brave couples let strangers take charge of their big day. This week, the competitors transform the industrial zone into a space fit for a wedding.
- Cooking With the Stars (VM1 and ITV, 9pm) The grand final.
Wednesday 9 August
- Celebrity Masterchef (BBC1, 9pm) This week's cooks are Dave Benson Phillips, Max George, Remi Burgz, Shazia Mirza, and Terry Christian.
- QI (BBC2, 9.30) Sensational, repeated.
- Mock the Week (BBC2, 10pm) A classic episode.
Thursday 10 August
- Funny You Should Ask (Radio 4 Extra, 9am, 2pm, 7pm) Quiz about comedy from 1981.
- Celebrity Masterchef (BBC1, 8pm) Identical dishes, and food from a food truck.
- Puzzling (C5, 8pm).
Friday 11 August
- Listomania (Radio 4 Extra, 9am, 2pm, 7pm).
- Stephen Mulhern's Civilian Catchphrase With Civilians and Stephen Mulhern (ITV, 11.45am) Another classic episode, dropped if ITV shows football and it goes to extra time and/or penalties.
- Breaking the News (Radio Scotland, 1.30).
- A Question of Sport (BBC1, 8pm) Joleon Lescott (footballer), Jazmin Sawyers (bobsledder), Anthony Ogogo (Big Brother Celebrity Hijack), Keely Hodgkinson (runner).
- Would I Lie to You? (BBC1, 8.30) Unseen bits, repeated.
- Celebrity Masterchef (BBC1, 9pm) Star judges.
- RuPaul's Drag Race Down Under (BBC3, 9pm) "Muriel's bedding".
- 8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown (C4, 9pm) Jon Richardson and Katherine Ryan play Richard Ayoade and Laura Smyth. The parts of Colin and Edith are played by Jimmy Carr and Mat Ewins.
Sign language interpretation
- Cooking With the Stars (ITV, 3.05am Sat).
- The Great Big Tiny Design Challenge (C4, 4.40am Sat, 3.50am Tue, 4.30am Wed, 3.45am Fri).
- Lego Masters Antipodes (E4, 7.50am Sat).
- Sign2Win (Challenge, 11am and 12 midnight weekdays) Two episodes a day except Friday.
- Celebrity Masterchef (BBC2, 2.30am Thu, 2.45am and 3.45am Fri).
- Next Level Chef (ITV, 3.30am Thu).
- Couples Come Dine with Me (C4, 3.45am Thu).
Challenge
The sign language quiz Sign2Win comes to daytimes.
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 - Thursday
7am The Chase 10am Catchphrase 11am Sign2Win 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 Sign2Win 1am The Chase 4am Who Wants to be a Millionaire 5am Bullseye
Friday
As Monday - Thursday except
11am Sign2Win 11.30am Wheel of Fortune then as above; 12 midnight Bullseye 12.30am Sign2Win then as above.
