TV Guide 2023-10-07

ITV's putting a bit of effort into its autumn schedule. Beat the Chasers (Sun) asks celebrities to know more than famous quizzers, while Big Brother (VM2 and ITV2, from Sun) gets people to live in the middle of nowhere for your entertainment. Outsiders (Dave, Wed) tries to get more celebrities to survive the apocalypse.

More wholesome fare on Channel 4, where Handmade is back (Sun) for another round of charming craftiness. After last week's special, Portrait Artist of the Year kicks off (Artsworld, Wed). Celebrity Antiques Road Trip for lovers of old cars and old things (BBC2, Tue, Wed).

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

Contents 1 Saturday 7 October 1.1 Primetime 2 Sunday 8 October 3 Weekday Daytimes 4 Monday 9 October 4.1 Bonus feature 5 Tuesday 10 October 6 Wednesday 11 October 7 Thursday 12 October 8 Friday 13 October 9 Sign language interpretation 10 Challenge 10.1 Saturday 10.2 Sunday 10.3 Monday - Friday

Saturday 7 October

• Fighting Talk (Radio 5, 11am).
• Top Takeaways (BBC2, 12 noon) Repeated from 2022.
• Masterchef 2020 (RTÉ1, 12.15) New to RTÉ.
• Four in a Bed (C4, 3.35) Five episodes.

Primetime

• Picture Slam (BBC1, 5.35) Alan Carr asks contestants to name that thing. Repeated around midnight on Monday night.
• Strictly Come Dancing (BBC1, 6.20) It's movie week. Already. Audio described on BBC Red Button and Super Ceefax. Signed repeat on BBC2 early Friday morning.
• Am Dro! (S4C, 7.30) A classic walk. Look, you could be watching Favourite Traffic Jams on Channel 5.
• The Wheel (BBC1, 8.35) Anita Rani on women, Babatunde Aleshe on Eddie Murphy, Ekin-Su on beauty, Gyles Brandreth on ancient history, josh Widdicombe on a train, Nick Knowles on DIY, and Stacey Dooley on Strictly Come Dancing. Repeated around midnight on Tuesday night.
• Blankety Blank (BBC1, 9.35) This week's BLANKers are Ricky Wilson, Sam Quek, Kerry Godliman, Shane Richie, Remi Burgz, and Owen Warner. Repeated around midnight on Wednesday night.

Sunday 8 October

• Bargain Hunt (BBC1, 11.30am).
• Tipping Point Best Ever Finals (ITV, 6pm).
• Stephen Mulhern's Celebrity Catchphrase (ITV, 6.55) Joining Stephen on this repeat are Phil Daniels, Steph McGovern, and AJ Odudu.
• Strictly Come Dancing Results (BBC1, 7.15) With a song from Reg Snipton. Audio described on BBC Red Button and Super Ceefax. Signed repeat on BBC2 early Friday morning.
• Beat the Chasers Celebrity Special (ITV, 7.55) A new episode, with Rory Bremner, Dana (Domestic), Carlton Cole, and Claire Richards from Steps.
• Handmade (C4, 8pm) This week, the woodworkers make a big garden bench and a little greetings card.
• The Money List (RTÉ1, 8pm) The reigning champions are back for more. Repeated next Saturday afternoon.
• Junior Eurovision (TG4, 8.30) It's the grand final! Who goes to Nice?
• The Fast and the Farmer-Ish (BBC3, 9pm) Catapult turnips and escape the vault. Two episodes.
• Big Brother (VM1, VM2, ITV network, ITV2, 9pm) AJ Odudu and Will Best introduce this year's crop of hopefuls. Big Brother Layton Live follows on ITV2 and VM2.
• Celebrity Sas The Money List (C4, 9pm) This week, the Gareths go to the Gareth Grotto.
• Taskmaster Nz (E4 Extra, 11.05) Continues every night around this time.

Weekday Daytimes

• Bargain Hunt (BBC1, 12.15).
• !mpossible (BBC2, 1pm); Eggheads (BBC2, 1.45; not Tue, Fri); Make Me a Dealer (BBC2, 1.45 Fri only) Repeats.
• Countdown (C4, 2.10) Levi Roots. Repeated about 6am one-and-a-half working days later.
• Tenable (ITV, 3pm) New episodes. Signed repeat at about 3am next morning.
• Tipping Point (ITV, 4pm) New episodes.
• The Vintage French Farmhouse (BBC1, 4.30) Stars of The Bidding Room go on holiday, but can't stop antiques dealing. Repeated on BBC2 about 7.15am next morning.
• The Chase (ITV, 5pm) New episodes.
• Pointless (BBC1, 5.15) Repeats.
• House of Games (BBC2, 6pm) James Buckley, Amy Gledhill, Romilly Weeks, Gary Wilmot.
• Four in a Bed (C4, 6pm) New episodes.
• Strictly Come Dancing It Takes Two (BBC2, 6.30).
• Masterchef Down Under (W, 7pm) Finals week.
• Taskmaster Nz (E4 Extra, approx 11.05; not Fri).

Monday 9 October

• It's Your Round (Radio 4 Extra, 9am, 2pm, 7pm).
• BBC Brain (Radio 4, 3pm) Repeated next Saturday at 11pm.
• Mastermind (BBC2, 7.30) Specialist subjects: battleship Bismark, Syd Barrett, Federico Garcia Lorca, Magic Johnson.
• Only Connect (BBC2, 8pm) Qualifying match: Stitchers vs Gunners.
• University Challenge (BBC2, 8.30) Lincoln Oxford vs King's London.
• Big Brother (VM2 and ITV2, 9pm). Big Brother Layton Live follows on ITV2 at 10pm.
• The Great Antiques Challenge (Really, 9pm) Stars of The Bidding Room try to find the right dining table and a great window display.
• Growing Pains (Comedy Central, 9pm) Judi Love, Grace Campbell, Zeze Millz.
• Have I Got a Bit More News for You (BBC1 England, 10.40; Wales and NI 11.10; Scotland 12.55am) Extended repeat from Friday, with Carol Vordermand and Ignacio Lopez on the panel.

Bonus feature

• Paul Sinha's Perfect Pub Quiz (Radio 4, 6.30) Paul's in the mountains of Brighton.

Tuesday 10 October

• The Motion Show (Radio 4 Extra, 9am, 2pm, 7pm).
• Celebrity Antiques Road Trip (BBC2, 7pm) The new series begins with Paul Merton and Suki Webster.
• Bake Off (C4 and signed on 4seven, 8pm) Bread week. Signed repeat at 11.05 Wednesday, unsigned repeats on 4seven all week, and C4 next Sunday afternoon.
• Big Brother (VM2 and ITV2, 9pm). Big Brother Layton Live follows on ITV2 at 10pm.

Wednesday 11 October

• Portrait Artist of the Year (Artsworld, 2am) The new series begins, with Richard Curtis, Emma Freud, and Fleur East. Repeated on Artsworld and The Satellite Channel at the more viewer-friendly time of 8pm.
• Never Mind the Buzzcocks (Sky Max, 2am) This week with Ashnikko, Jordan Stephens, Phil Wang. Repeated on The Satellite Channel at 9pm.
• It's Not What You Know (Radio 4 Extra, 9am, 2pm, 7pm).
• Celebrity Antiques Road Trip (BBC2, 7pm) Geeta and Krishnan Guru-Murthy.
• Celebrity Race Across the World (BBC1, 9pm) This week, the teams hope not to miss Sarajevo. Repeated Sunday afternoon on BBC2.
• Big Brother (VM2 and ITV2, 9pm). Big Brother Layton Live follows on ITV2 at 10pm.
• BBC New Comedy Award (BBC3, 10pm) The Edinburgh heat, with Richard Gadd and Susie McCabe.
• Outsiders (Dave, 10pm) New series of David Mitchell's campfire fun. This year's squirrels are Guz Khan, Judi Love, Alan Davies, Roisin Conaty, Chris McCausland, and Laura Smyth.
• Survivor (TG4, 11.35) "Stop with all the niceness". Repeated next Saturday.

Thursday 12 October

• Jest a Minute (Radio 4 Extra, 9am, 2pm, 7pm).
• Bake Off an Extra Slice (C4, 8pm).
• RuPaul's Drag Race (BBC3, 9pm) Girl group challenge, with Sophie Ellis Bextor judging. Repeated Friday night on BBC1; signed repeat late tonight on BBC3.
• Taskmaster (C4, 9pm) "Dynamite chicks".
• Big Brother (VM2 and ITV2, 9pm). Big Brother Layton Live follows on ITV2 at 10pm.
• 8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown (C4, 10pm) A classic episode: Le Mack and Joe Wilkinson play Jon Richardson and Jessica Knappet, with Nigel Ng.

Friday 13 October

Friday the Thirteenth

• Whispers (Radio 4 Extra, 9am, 2pm, 7pm).
• Breaking the News (Radio Scotland, 1.30).
• The News Quiz (Radio 4, 6.30) Repeated 12.31 Sat.
• The Fast and the Farmer-ish (BBC1 NI, 7.30) Heat 2.
• Would I Lie to You? (BBC1, 8pm; not NI) A classic episode, with Raj Bisram, Deborah Frances-White, Stephen Mulhern, and Jenny Ryan.
• Have I Got News for You (BBC1, 9pm) They're grubbing around for Alexander Armstrong on episode two. Jon Richardson and Olivia Utley on the panel.
• Big Brother (VM2 and ITV2, 9pm). Big Brother Layton Live follows on ITV2 at 10pm.

Sign language interpretation

• Tenable (ITV, 5.05am Sat, Tue-Fri) Repeat of the episode from 3pm.
• Am Dro! (S4C, 12.20pm Sat).
• Bake Off (E4, 12.55pm Sat).
• Eat the Town (BBC Scotland, 2.30pm Mon).
• Bake Off An Extra Slice (C4, 1.10am Tue).
• The Great Pottery Throwdown (C4, 3.40am Tue).
• Bake Off (C4, 11.05pm Wed).
• Taskmaster (C4, 12.35am Thu).
• Handmade (C4, 1.30am Thu).
• Ireland's Smartest (RTÉ1, 4.50am Thu).
• Strictly Come Dancing (BBC2, 1.15am and 3.30am Fri).
• Celebrity Sas The Money List (C4, 1.30am Fri).
• RuPaul's Drag Race (BBC3, 2.50am Fri).

Challenge

Saturday

7am The Chase 9am Through the Keyhole 11am Family Fortunes 1pm Famous Family Fortunes 2.30 Strike it Lucky 4pm Tenable 5pm The Weakest Link 6pm 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 Catchphrase 11am Supermarket Sweep 12 noon Wheel of Fortune 1pm Pointless Celebrities 2pm Who Wants to be a Millionaire 3pm Strike it Lucky 4pm Catchphrase 5pm Bullseye 6pm Who Wants to be a Millionaire? 7pm The Weakest Link 8pm The Chase 10pm Who Wants to be a Millionaire 11pm Bullseye 12 midnight The Weakest Link 1am The Chase 4am Who Wants to be a Millionaire 5am Bullseye