TV Guide 2024-03-16
Channel 4 has new thrills for Sunday: Celebrity Bake Off is back, followed by Hunted. Wednesday brings us the final for Bring the Drama (BBC2). Friday sees the series finales of Celebrity Big Brother (VM2 and ITV), Great Local Menu (BBC2), and Celebrity Mastermind (BBC1).
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Saturday 16 March
All Blimmin' Day And Most Of The Night
- Game Night 400 (twitch.tv/royal_flush, from 10.30am) Ben Lathbury hosts his 400th quizzy Twitch stream, all original formats that work brilliantly online, and that you can play while watching on Twitch. Games start at 11am, and go on for at least an hour past midnight. We're promised 17 (count 'em!) games in the marathon stream, and it's all in favour of CALM, the Campaign Against Living Miserably.
Daytime
- Runaround (Talking Pictures, 8.30am) Repeated from 1978.
- Fighting Talk (Radio 5, 11am)
- Bargain Hunt (BBC1, 1.15; not Wales).
- Four in a Bed (C4, 1.55) Five episodes.
Primetime
- Celebrity Antiques Road Trip (BBC2 NI, 5.55; elsewhere 6.25) Kimberly Wyatt and Ryan Thomas, repeat.
- The Wheel (BBC1, 7.40) With Katherine Ryan (parenting), Asim Chaudhry (hip-hop), Vanessa Feltz (books), Steve Pemberton (horror), Kate Garraway (breakfast tv), Ainsley Harriott (spices), Phil Tufnell (cricket). Last in the present series, but subject to cancellation if the football runs long. Repeated late on Tuesday night.
- Masterchef (BBC3, 8pm) Repeats from last year.
- Pointless Celebrities (BBC1, 8.35) With Larry Dean, Holly Walsh, Desiree Burch, Jessica Fostekew, Morgan Lake, Ashleigh Nelson, Beatie Edney, Michelle Collins. Repeated early on Friday morning.
Bonus feature
- Dale Winton (C5, 8.40) Remembering the presenter and host, six years after his untimely death. With contributions from Claire Sweeney, Jon Culshaw, and Gloria Hunniford.
Sunday 17 March - St. Patrick's Day
- The Great Chocolate Showdown (ITVBe, 5pm, two eps).
Deal or No Deal (ITV, 5.50) Another chance to see Simon Gregson's celebrity special.Cancelled when the football went long.- Lego Masters Aotearoa (E4, 6pm) Smashiness.
- Dancing With the Stars (RTÉ1, 7pm) The grand final.
- Y Talwrn (Radio Cymru, 7pm).
- The Great Celebrity Bake Off (C4, 7.40) Jodie Whittaker, Paloma Faith, Munya Chawawa, Spencer Matthews.
- Am Dro! (S4C, 8pm) This week: Llangollen, Llyn Ogwen, Machynlleth, St Davids.
- Celebrity Big Brother (VM2 and ITV, 9pm). Layton Live follows at 10pm on ITV2.
- Hunted (C4, 9pm) Back once more.
Bonus feature
- Omnibus (BBC4, 7.05) André Previn: who needs a conductor? An exploration of what a conductor does, and why they're essential for a good orchestra.
- Grieg's Piano Concerto (BBC4, 8pm) Striking the right balance between refined pianism and Lisztian zest is this technically excellent rendition by Zen Zen.
- Morecambe and Wise (BBC4, 9.35) Compare and contrast against this most famous rendition of Grieg's Piano Concerto by Eric Morecambe.
Weekday Daytimes
- Masterchef Aotearoa (W, 7am) New.
- Bargain Hunt (BBC1, 12.15; Scot not Thu).
- !mpossible (BBC2, 1pm); The Edge (BBC2, 1.45; Wales 2.45 Tue); Take a Hike (BBC2, 2.30; Wales 3.30 Tue).
- Countdown (C4, 2.10) Neil Delamere. Repeated about 6am one-and-a-half working days later.
- Winning Combination (ITV, 3pm) Another chance to see the series.
- The Bidding Room (BBC1, 3.45) New episodes on Wednesday and Thursday.
- Tipping Point (ITV, 4pm) Repeats.
- Bridge of Lies (BBC1, 4.30) New episodes. Repeated on BBC2 at 7.15am the next weekday.
- The Chase (ITV, 5pm) New episodes.
- Pointless (BBC1, 5.15) Repeats.
- House of Games (BBC2, 6pm; Fri 6.15) Repeats from September 2022 with Rob Deering, Katya Jones, Jayne Middlemiss, Phil Tufnell.
- Masterchef Down Under (W, 6pm) New.
- Loaded in Paradise (ITVB, 11pm) Another chance to see the pursuit show with the shrinking prize.
- Spring Baking Championship (Food Network, 11pm) New series.
Monday 18 March
Holiday in Ireland
- Wordaholics (Radio 4 Extra, 9am, 2pm, 7pm).
- Round the Islands Quiz (Radio 4, 3pm) Northern Ireland (Freya McClements and Paddy Duffy) against Scotland (Val McDermid and Alan McCredie). Repeated next Saturday at 11pm.
- One Person Found This Helpful (Radio 4, 6.30) Scott Bennett, Jo Caulfield, Simon Evans, Esther Manito. Repeated next Sunday at 12.04pm.
- Mastermind (BBC2, 7.30) Semi-final 5: prime ministers of the 18th century, The Stranglers, Elizabeth Bishop, Oscar-winning animated feature films.
- Masterchef (BBC3, 7.30) 90 minutes of episodes from last year.
- Only Connect (BBC2, 8pm) An old Championship of Champions match: Verbivores vs Escapologists. Previously shown on BBC2 in 2020.
- University Challenge (BBC2, 8.30) QF10: the last two teams meet.
- Great Local Menu (BBC2, 9pm) Starters for the banquet.
- Out of Order (2) (Comedy Central, 9pm) Guests: Ivo Graham and Emmanuel Sonubi.
- Celebrity Big Brother (VM2 and ITV, 9pm). Layton Live at 10pm on ITV2.
- Quizzy Mondays (9.15, youtube.com/allthingsquiz) Post-match chat about the shows we've just watched.
- Have I Got News for You (BBC1, 10.40, NI 11.40) Jess Phillips hosts, with Hannah Fry and Jon Richardson.
Tuesday 19 March
- The Personality Test (Radio 4 Extra, 9am, 2pm, 7pm).
- Interior Design Masters (BBC1, 8pm) Alan Carr goes into a zoo. The other animals walk out in disgust.
- Home of the Year (RTÉ1, 8.30) Kildare, Offaly, Belfast.
- Great Local Menu (BBC2, 9pm) Westward.
- Celebrity Big Brother (VM2 and ITV, 9pm). Layton Live follows at 10.30 on ITV2.
- Unforgivable (Dave, 10pm) Joel Dommett has much to confess for. If the hour permits, we'll also hear from Omid Djalili and Lindsey Santoro.
Wednesday 20 March
- Masterchef (BBC3, 7pm) Finals week from the 2023 civilian series.
- Great Local Menu (BBC2, 8pm).
- Scotland's Greatest Escape (BBC Scotland, 8pm) Lochs, Bens, and Glens.
- Bring the Drama (BBC2, 9pm) Finals week, where the three best performers go into the Showcase.
- Celebrity Big Brother (VM1 and ITV, 9pm). Layton Live follows at 10pm on ITV2.
- Survivor (TG4, 11.35) "Full tile boogie", and not what we first read it as. (Have they ever tried to play Bogies on a Survivor series, or is it far too sensible?). Repeated on Saturday. Ireland only.
Thursday 21 March
- Rob Beckett's Smart Tv (Sky Max, 2am) Guests are Natasia Demetriou, Charlie Cooper, Chris Packham, Natalie Cassidy. Repeated on The Satellite Channel at 9pm.
- The Unbelievable Truth (Radio 4 Extra, 9am, 2pm, 7pm).
- Masterchef (BBC3, 7pm).
- Dragons' Den (BBC1, 8pm) How to clean a shower.
- Great Local Menu (BBC2, 8pm) Dessert.
- 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 Stranraer.
Friday 22 March
- Whispers (Radio 4 Extra, 9am, 2pm, 7pm) Up-to-the-minute gossip from 2005.
- Breaking the News (Radio Scotland, 1.30).
- Great Local Menu (BBC2, 7pm; Wales 9.30) The big banquet.
- Celebrity Mastermind (BBC1, 7.30; not Wales) John Thomson, Ivo Graham, Poppy O'Toole, Mark Pougatch. Last in the series, so time to finish the mince pies and take down the Christmas decorations.
- Masterchef (BBC3, 8pm) Last year's final.
- RuPaul's Drag Race: Uk Versus The World (BBC3, 9pm) Weddings and roasts with Katherine Ryan. Repeated on BBC1 next Thursday night.
- Celebrity Big Brother (VM2 and ITV, 9pm) Who wins? You, probably. Last in the "present" series. Layton Live follows at 10.15 on ITV2.
Sign language interpretation
- Gladiators (BBC2, 2.25am Sat).
- RuPaul's Drag Race (BBC3, 2.50am Sat).
- Lego Masters Aotearoa (E4, 6.55am Sat).
- Am Dro! (S4C, 12.30pm Sat).
- Eat the Town (BBC Scotland, 2pm Mon)
- Great Local Menu (BBC2, 1.25am Wed, 1.30am Thu, 12.15am Fri) Last week's episodes.
- Next Level Chef (ITV, 3am Tue).
- Interior Design Masters (BBC2, 2.25am Wed).
- The Money List (RTÉ1, 1.30am Thu).
- Hunted (C4, 12.05am Fri).
- Dragons' Den (BBC2, 1.15am Fri).
Challenge
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 (Wed-Fri Five Gold Rings) 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 Cash Trapped 8pm The Chase 10pm Who Wants to be a Millionaire 11pm Bullseye 12 midnight Tenable 1am Cash Trapped 2am The Chase 4am Who Wants to be a Millionaire 5am Bullseye
