TV Guide 2023-12-30
Saturday gives us a new series of The Masked Singer (VM1 and ITV). And Stephen Mulhern's Celebrity Catchphrase (ITV), so do be careful. New Pointless Celebrities (BBC1), and the final of The Voice of Holland of ITV (ITV). New Year's Eve is marked by a special edition of Larry Grayson's Generation Game from 1979 (BBC4).
It's all kicking off on New Year's Day. Riddiculous with Ranvir and Henry, then Jeopardy! with Stephen Fry. The final of World's Strongest Man (C5) goes up against Bake Off's New Year Special (C4), which could be strange if you're not concentrating. Fancy a nice walk? Am Dro! (S4C) has you covered.
Tuesday for Taskmaster's New Year Treat and the new run of Junior Bake Off (both C4). Wednesday for The Traitors (BBC1, continues Thu, Fri; spin-off Uncloaked BBC2 Fri). Dragons' Den returns (BBC1, Thu), Mark Nelson sorts The Good, the Bad and the Unexpected (Radio Scotland, Fri), and The News Quiz looks back at last year (Radio 4, Fri).
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Saturday 30 December
- A League of Their Own (Sky Max, 8am) Pre-watershed versions of all seven episodes from the recent series.
- Fighting Talk (Radio 5, 11am).
- Masterchef 2020 (RTÉ1, 11.45am) 2020 semi-finals continue. New to RTÉ.
Primetime
- House of Games (BBC2, 6pm) Double Points Friday is on a Saturday this week.
- Stephen Mulhern's Celebrity Catchphrase (ITV, 6pm) Dermot O'Leary, Samantha Barks, and Kelly Holmes join Stephen Mulhern. Repeated on ITV2 at 1.55 tomorrow.
- The Great Pottery Throw Down (C4, 6.25) Repeat from Christmas night.
- Only Connect (BBC2, 6.30) Verbivores vs Escapologists, a classic Champion of Champions match.
- Popmaster TV (More4, 6.55) The series continues.
- The Masked Singer (VM1 and ITV, 7pm) Joel Dommett returns with the elaborate costumes, bonkers guesses, and distinct whiff of bullying. Charlie Simpson pops onto the panel, with performances by Maypole, Cricket, Bigfoot, Dippy Egg, Weather, Rat.
- World's Strongest Man (C5, 7.25).
- The Weakest Link (BBC1, 7.40) Joe Pasquale, Krishnan Guru-Murthy, Charlotte Crosby, Tracy-Ann Oberman, Sandro Farmhouse, Helen McGinn, Russell Watson, Beth Tweddle.
- Pointless Celebrities (BBC1, 8.25) Colin Salmon, Chizzy Akudulo, Rosie Marcel, Belinda Owusu, Des Clarke, Martel Maxwell, Harriet Thorpe, La Voix. Repeated early on Monday night-Tuesday morning.
- The Voice of Holland of ITV (ITV, 8.30) The grand final.
- The 1% Club (ITV, 10.20) Repeated from Christmas night.
Sunday 31 December - New Year's Eve
- Masterchef The Critics Challenge (BBC2, 12.15) Repeat from Thursday.
- The Chase Celebrity Special (ITV, 4.45) A classic episode.
- Popmaster tv (More4, 6.55) The final.
- World's Strongest Man (C5, 7pm) The final heat.
- Larry Grayson's Generation Game (BBC4, 7.10) From New Year's Eve 1979, with Isla St Clair and Larry Grayson, and "several surprise guests" because the recording was after Radio Times went to press. C'mon, they've had 44 years to watch the tapes, somebody must know who's on it...
Monday 1 January 2024 - New Year's Day
- The 1% Club (ITV, 12.10am) Start your new year wrong with these brain-twizzlers from last year. There's a Tipping Point Lucky Stars Christmas Special at 2.20am, if you're completely zoned out.
- Celebrity Race Across the World (BBC2, 6.50am) Signed repeat from the autumn. Continues next Monday.
- Elephant in the Room (Radio 4 Extra, 9am, 2pm, 7pm).
- Counterpoint (Radio 4, 3pm) Repeated next Saturday at 11pm.
- Riddiculous (ITV, 3.45) Ranvir and Henry return with more puzzles.
- The Chase (ITV, 4.45) A new episode.
Primetime
- Jeopardy! (ITV, 5.45) Stephen Fry tries to phrase things in the form of a question.
- House of Games (BBC2, 6.30) Dianne Buswell, Jenny Eclair, Adam Gemili, Owain Wyn Evans.
- The Unbelievable Truth (Radio 4, 6.30) Seasonal trimmings, featuring archive clips. Repeated next Sunday at 12.04pm.
- Masterchef Us (W, 7pm) A new series of the overseas show.
- Mastermind (BBC2, 7.30) Specialist subjects: garden birds, the Big Bang theory, German occupation of the Channel Islands, films of Orson Welles.
- World's Strongest Man the Final (C5, 7.30).
- Bake Off's New Year Cook (C4, 7.40) With Maxy from 2022, Jurgen and Maggie from 2021, and Mark from 2020.
- Only Connect (BBC2, 8pm) Quarter-final 4: Isotopes vs Mercians.
- Am Dro! (S4C, 8pm) A celebrity edition, with John Hartson, Lisa Angharad, Glyn Wise, and Mared Williams.
- University Challenge (BBC2, 8.30) Students return with the penultimate knockout match, Sheffield vs Aberdeen.
- Taskmaster's New Year Treat 2023 (E4, 9pm) A repeat from last year. This is not a new episode, that's on the main channel tomorrow.
- The Big Fat Quiz of the Year (C4, 10.30) Repeat from Boxing Day.
Weekday Daytimes
- Bargain Hunt (BBC1, 12.15).
- Stephen Mulhern's Celebrity Catchphrase (ITV, 2pm) Repeats.
- Countdown (C4, 2.10) Babatunde Aleshe starts the new series right. Repeated about 6am one-and-a-half working days later.
- Riddiculous (ITV, 3pm; not Mon) New episodes.
- Jeoardy! (ITV, 4pm) New episodes.
- Celebrity Bridge of Lies (BBC1, 4.30; Tue not Scot, not Fri) Repeats.
- Junior Bake Off (C4, 5pm) A new series starts here. Signed repeats on E4 at 7am next day.
- The Chase (ITV, 5pm) Repeats.
- Pointless Celebrities (BBC1, 5.15) Repeats.
- House of Games (BBC2, 6pm) New episodes.
- Four in a Bed (C4, 6pm) Repeats.
- Masterchef Us (W, 7pm) New.
Tuesday 2 January
- The Motion Show (Radio 4 Extra, 9am, 2pm, 7pm).
- Taskmaster's New Year Treat (C4, 9pm) Deborah Meaden, Kojey Radical, Lenny Rush, Steve Backshall, Zoe Ball.
- QI XS (BBC2, 10.20).
Wednesday 3 January
- Counterpoint (Radio 4 Extra, 9am, 2pm, 7pm) Semi-finals from the repeated 2012 series.
- Dinner Date (ITVB, 8pm) Richard from Wimbledon.
- The Traitors (BBC1, 9pm) Claudia Winkleman starts another of her luxurious parties in a remote Scottish mansion.
Thursday 4 January
- Guess What? (Radio 4 Extra, 9am, 2pm, 7pm) Twenty Questions revived, from 1998.
- Dragons' Den (BBC1, 8pm) A new series of the cash-for-ideas show.
- The Traitors (BBC1, 9pm) Who had far too much to drink last night and won't come down for breakfast?
- Mock the Week (BBC2, 10pm) A classic episode.
Friday 5 January
- The Good, the Bad and the Unexpected (Radio Scotland, 1.30) Mark Nelson and the crew are back.
- The News Quiz (Radio 4, 6.30) Best of 2023, a compilation show. Repeated 12.30 tomorrow lunchtime.
- Celebrity Mastermind (BBC1, 7.30) John Whaite (Chandler Bing), Humza Arshad (Tyson Fury), Ria Hebden (Ava DuVernay), Andy Zaltzman (Auguste Rodin).
- Would I Lie to You? (BBC1, 8pm) Lucy Beaumont, Abby Cook, Frankie Boyle, Mo Gilligan.
- The Traitors (BBC1, 9pm) Rumours circle the manor, like dragons around a spendthrift.
- QI XL (BBC2, 9pm) Upside Down XL, with Aisling Bea, Urzila Carlson, Romesh Ranganathan.
- Canada's Drag Race (BBC3, 9pm) Two episodes. First, "From Drags To Riches", the musical. Hollywood Jade is the guest. Followed at 10pm by "A Star is Born".
- The Traitors Uncloaked (BBC2, 10pm) Ed Gamble and guests ask WHAT IS HAPPENING?!?!
Sign language interpretation
- Gigglequiz (Cbeebies, 3.40pm Sat, Sun).
- Celebrity Deal or No Deal (ITV, 5.10am Sat).
- Celebrity Race Across the World (BBC2, 6.50am Mon).
- Takeaway Titans (RTÉ2, 2.05am Wed).
- Bake Off New Year's Special (C4, 4.50am Wed).
- Junior Bake Off (E4, 7am Wed-Fri) Repeat from the previous day on C4.
- Loggerheads (BBC Scotland, 2.30pm Wed).
Challenge
Saturday
7am The Chase 2pm Tenable 6pm The Weakest Link 7pm The Chase Celebrity Edition 10pm Bullseye 4am The Chase
Sunday
7am The Chase 2pm Tenable 7pm Who Wants to ba a Milionaire 10pm Family Fortunes 11pm Bullseye 4am The Chase
Monday
7am The Chase 4pm Tenable 6pm Who Wants to be a Millionaire 7pm The Weakest Link 8pm The Chase Celebrity Edition 9pm The Chase 10pm Who Wants to be a Millionaire 11pm Bullseye 12 midnight The Weakest Link 1am Cash Trapped 2am The Chase 4am Who Wants to be a Millionaire 5am Bullseye
Tuesday-Friday
7am The Chase 10am Dickinson's Real Deal 11am Family Fortunes 12 noon Wheel of Fortune 1pm Tenable 2pm Who Wants to be a Millionaire? 3pm Strike it Lucky 4pm 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 Cash Trapped 2am The Chase 4am Who Wants to be a Millionaire 5am Bullseye
