TV Guide 2024-03-02

Back for another run, Celebrity Big Brother (various bits of the ITV empire and VM channels in Ireland, from Mon). It's the Counterpoint final (Radio 4, Mon).

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

Saturday 2 March

Runaround (Talking Pictures, 8.30am) Repeated from 1978.
Fighting Talk (Radio 5, 11am)
Bargain Hunt (BBC1, 1.15).
Four in a Bed (C4, 2.50) Five episodes.
Tipping Point Best Ever Finals (ITV, 4pm).
The Chase Celebrity Special (ITV, 4.30; VM2, 4.55) A classic episode with Danny John-Jules, Yinka Bokinni, Tom Bosworth, but Eamonn Holmes.

Primetime

Gladiators (BBC1, 5.50) Third and last (!) quarter-final. Repeated on BBC3 at 7.30 tomorrow.
Wheel of Fortune (ITV, 6pm) Celebrity special, with Tom Allen, Michelle Visage, and Eddie Kadi. But do we want to watch that dull wheel... Repeated at 5pm tomorrow.
The Wheel (BBC1, 6.50) ...when we could watch Michael McIntyre's one? Experts this week are Dermot O'Leary (explorers), Jessica Ennis-Hill (Olympics), Roman Kemp (Simpsons), Adam Kay (medicine), Angela Scanlon (Ireland), Kay Burley (news), Alex Brooker (boy bands). Repeated late on Monday night.
Saturday Night Takeaway (VM1 and ITV, 7pm) Matt Lucas announces, and Little Ant & Dec get up to mischief. Repeated on ITV2 at 10.25am tomorrow.
The Weakest Link (BBC1, 7.50) With Miles Jupp, Jo Joyner, Jenny Powell, Mark Benton, Natalie Anderson, Dom Littlewood, Thanyia Moore, and Tom Skinner.
Masterchef (BBC3, 8pm) Repeats from last year.
Pointless Celebrities (BBC1, 8.35) With Ellis Hollins, Laiesha Mistry, Candice Brown, Jimi Famurewa, Desiree Henry, Colin Jackson, Georgia Toffolo, but Stanley Johnson. No The 1% Club, ITV would rather show The Brit Awards with presenters who make Sam and Mick look well-rehearsed.
QI XL (BBC2 Wales, 10.15) Shown elsewhere last Tuesday, when Wales had football.

Sunday 3 March

Bargain Hunt (BBC1, 12.15).
Lego Masters Aotearoa (E4, 5.40) Celebrations.
The Great Chocolate Showdown (ITVBe, 6pm, two eps).
When Reality TV Goes Horribly Wrong (Channel 5, 6.05) Vicky Pattinson narrates the usual talking heads talking about the clip they've just seen, and describing it in such great detail that we don't need to see it. Contributors include Alison Hammond, Nikki Grahame, Bianca Gascoigne, and Jessie Cave.
Dancing on Ice (VM1 and ITV, 6.30) Semi-finals week.
Dancing With the Stars (RTÉ1, 6.30).
Y Talwrn (Radio Cymru, 7pm).
The Great Pottery Throw Down (C4, 7.45) The semi-final, and it's all going to the bogs.
Am Dro! (S4C, 8pm) This week: Pen Dinas, Cwm Elan, Rhos-y-Gwaliau, Swansea.
Big Brother's Biggest Best Bits (ITV2, 9pm) Revised repeat from last year.
QI (BBC2, 10.15; NI 1.15am) "Unrelated", the short version of last week's show.

Weekday Daytimes

Masterchef Aotearoa (W, 7am) New.
Bargain Hunt (BBC1, 12.15; Scot not Thu).
!mpossible (BBC2, 1pm); The Tournament (BBC2, 1.45; Wales 2.45 Tue).
Countdown (C4, 2.10) Rory Bremner. Repeated about 6am one-and-a-half working days later.
Lingo (ITV, 3pm) Repeats. Which is odd, as they have a whole series sitting on an ITV shelf somewhere.
The Bidding Room (BBC1, 3.45) New episodes from Wednesday.
Tipping Point (ITV, 4pm) New episodes.
Antiques Road Trip (BBC1, 4.30) Repeats.
The Chase (ITV, 5pm) New episodes.
Pointless (BBC1, 5.15) Repeats.
House of Games (BBC2, 6pm; Fri 6.15) Repeats from October 2022 with Cally Beaton, Louis Emerick, Helen George, and Justin Moorhouse.
Come Dine with Me (C4, 6pm) New episodes from Dundee and Perth.
Masterchef Down Under (W, 6pm) New.
Loaded in Paradise (ITVB, 11pm) Another chance to see the pursuit show with the shrinking prize.

Monday 4 March

Wordaholics (Radio 4 Extra, 9am, 2pm, 7pm).
Counterpoint (Radio 4, 3pm) The grand final. Repeated next Saturday at 11pm.
One Person Found This Helpful (Radio 4, 6.30) Sara Barron, Marcus Brigstocke, Pierre Novellie, Laura Smyth. Repeated next Sunday at 12.04pm.
Masterchef (BBC3, 7pm) 90 minutes of episodes from last year.
Mastermind (BBC2, 7.30) Semi-final 3: James I of Scotland, Breaking Bad, world athletics championships from 2011, Mary Shelley.
Only Connect (BBC2, 8pm) An ancient Championship of Champions match: Analysts vs Scribes. Previously shown on BBC4 in 2013.
University Challenge (BBC2, 8.30) QF8: Open vs Christ Church Oxford.
Out of Order (2) (Comedy Central, 9pm) Maisie Adam and Phil Wang are this week's guests.
Celebrity Big Brother (VM2 and ITV, 9pm) "Another" group of "famous" faces enters the "house". Layton Live returns at 10.30 on ITV2.
Quizzy Mondays (9.15, youtube.com/allthingsquiz) Post-match chat about the shows we've just watched.

Tuesday 5 March

The Personality Test (Radio 4 Extra, 9am, 2pm, 7pm).
Great Local Menu (BBC2, 8pm) Northern Ireland.
Home of the Year (RTÉ1, 8.30) Dublin, Derry, Cork.
Celebrity Big Brother (VM2 and ITV, 9pm). Layton Live follows at 10pm on ITV2.

Wednesday 6 March

Masterchef (BBC3, 7pm) Week four of the 2023 civilian series.
Great Local Menu (BBC2, 8pm).
Scotland's Greatest Escape (BBC Scotland, 8pm) Luxury breaks.
Landscape Artist of the Year (Artsworld and The Satellite Channel, 8pm) Series highlights.
Bring the Drama (BBC2, 9pm) This week, it's to Casualty with Charles Venn.
Celebrity Big Brother (VM1 and ITV, 9pm). Layton Live follows at 10pm on ITV2.
Survivor (TG4, 11.35) "Don't get cocky, kid". Repeated on Saturday. Ireland only.

Thursday 7 March

Rob Beckett's Smart Tv (Sky Max, 2am) Guests are Natasia Demetriou, Daniel Mays, Nicola Coughlan, and Richard Ayoade. Repeated on The Satellite Channel at 9pm.
The Unbelievable Truth (Radio 4 Extra, 9am, 2pm, 7pm).
Masterchef (BBC3, 7pm).
Dragons' Den (BBC1, 8pm) Bathing in goats' milk.
Great Local Menu (BBC2, 7pm) Finals day.
Celebrity Big Brother (VM1 and ITV, 9pm). Layton Live follows at 10pm on ITV2.
Eat the Town (BBC Scotland, 10.30) Natalie and Dazza are in Sanquhar, a small village in Dumfriesshire.

Friday 8 March - International Women's Day

The 3rd Degree (Radio 4 Extra, 9am, 2pm, 7pm) From summer 2022.
Breaking the News (Radio Scotland, 1.30).
The News Quiz (Radio 4, 6.30) Last in the "present" series. Repeated 12.30 tomorrow lunchtime, or available as a podcast shortly after the heat death of the universe.
Masterchef (BBC3, 7pm) Week four from last year's series concludes.
Celebrity Mastermind (BBC1, 7.30; Wales, 8pm) Tricia Penrose (Madonna), Karim Zeroual (Jim Carrey), Catherine Bohart (Vita Sackville-West), Gavin Ramjaun (Mission Impossible).
Would I Lie to You? (BBC1, 9pm; Wales 9.30 on BBC2) More unseen bits from the recent series.
RuPaul's Drag Race: Uk Versus The World (BBC3, 9pm) Self Esteem is the guest judge in Musicals Week. Repeated on BBC1 next Thursday night.
Celebrity Big Brother (VM2 and ITV, 9pm) Some lucky swine leaves. Layton Live follows at 10.15 on ITV2.
Mock the Week (BBC2, 10pm) A classic episode.

Sign language interpretation

RuPaul's Drag Race (BBC3, 1.55am Sat).
Gladiators (BBC2, 2.15am Sat, 2.45am Fri).
Wheel of Fortune (ITV, 3am Sat).
Lego Masters Aotearoa (E4, 6.35am Sat).
Am Dro! (S4C, 12.30pm Sat).
Style It Out (CBBC, 1.55pm Mon, Wed, Thu)
Great Local Menu (BBC2, 2.45am Wed, 2am and 3am Thu) Last week's episodes
The Great Pottery Throw Down (C4, 2.55am Wed).
The Money List (RTÉ1, 1.30am Thu).
Dragons' Den (BBC2, 12.45am Fri).

Challenge

Another chance to see Blockbusters on weekday afternoons, it's the Simon Mayo eps from 2012.

Saturday

7am The Chase 9am Bruce's Price is Right 10am Supermarket Sweep 11am Famous Family Fortunes 1pm Cash Trapped 3pm Tenable 6pm The Chase 11pm Bullseye 4am The Chase

Sunday

7am Scrapheap Challenge 10am The Crystal Maze 11am Play Your Cards Right 12 noon Dickinson's Real Deal 1pm Blankety Blank 3pm Cash Trapped 5pm Tenable 7pm The Chase

Monday-Friday

7am The Crystal Maze 8am The Chase 10am Dickinson's Real Deal 11am Bridge of Lies 12 noon Cash Trapped 1pm Tenable 2pm Who Wants to be a Millionaire? 3pm Dickinson's Real Deal 4pm Blockbusters 6pm The Crystal Maze 7pm Bridge of Lies 8pm The Chase 10pm Who Wants to be a Millionaire 11pm Bullseye 12 midnight Bridge of Lies 1am Cash Trapped 2am The Chase 4am Who Wants to be a Millionaire 5am Bullseye