TV Guide 2024-08-24

We can tell it's almost autumn: Fighting Talk is back (Radio 5, Sat). Test the old grey matter with some familiar quizzes: BBC Brain starts its new series with Brain of Brains (Radio 4, Sun). Less prestige, more money on The Chase (ITV, from Mon). The Good, the Bad and the Unexpected returns (Radio Scotland, Fri).

Only Christmas and the Paralympics can take Countdown off air, so no episodes on Thursday or Friday, or the following week. Season's greetings to all readers!

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

Contents 1 Saturday 24 August 1.1 Primetime 2 Sunday 25 August 3 Weekday Daytimes 4 Monday 26 August 5 Tuesday 27 August 6 Wednesday 28 August 7 Thursday 29 August 8 Friday 30 August 9 Sign language interpretation 10 Challenge 10.1 Saturday 10.2 Sunday 10.3 Monday 10.4 Tuesday - Friday

Saturday 24 August

• Fighting Talk (Radio 5, 11am) Rick Edwards returns for another season of radio's most shouty shoutfest.
• Bargain Hunt (BBC1, 1.15).
• Couples Come Dine with Me (C4, 12.15); Four in a Bed (C4, 1.20; five episodes) Repeats.
• Tipping Point Best Ever Finals (ITV, 4.30).
• Hewlfa Drysor (S4C, 5pm) Another chance to see the local treasure hunt series.

Primetime

• Celebrity Antiques Road Trip (BBC2 Wales, 5.55; elsewhere 6.25) Gareth Malone and Yolanda Brown, repeat.
• The Hit List (BBC1, 6.20) New civilian episodes of the music quiz. Repeated late on Wednesday night.
• The Weakest Link (BBC1, 7.05) Repeat, with Joe Pasquale, Krishnan Guru-Murthy, Charlotte Crosby, Tracy-Ann Oberman, Sandro Farmhouse, Helen McGinn, Russell Watson, Beth Tweddle.
• Blankety Blank (BBC1, 7.50) Motsi Mabuse, Saffron Barker, Sophie Duker, BLANK Jimmy Carr, Sir Matt Baker, Bez.
• Pointless Celebrities (BBC1, 8.25) Repeat: Nihal Arthanayake, Dermot Murnaghan, Richie Anderson, Donna Preston, Faye Brookes, Bethannie Hare, Kemah Bob, Tiff Stevenson.
• Canada's Drag Race vs The World (BBC3, 9pm) With guest judge Ra'Jah O'Hara.
• The 1% Club (ITV, 9pm) Repeat from 2024.

Sunday 25 August

• Bargain Hunt (BBC1, 12.15).
• Four in a Bed (C4, 2.25) Five episodes.
• Tipping Point Lucky Stars (ITV, 4pm) Jason Manford, Iwan Thomas (sprinter), Debbie McGee. Repeat, but it's a good one.
• Brain of Brains (Radio 4, 4.30) A new series of BBC Brain begins with the triennial champions' match. Dan Adler, Eleanor Ayres, Marianne Fairthorne, and Karl Whelan answer some difficult questions.
• Celebrity Race Across the World (BBC2 Wales, 5.30; elsewhere, 6pm) Repeat from last Wednesday.
• QI (BBC2, 11.45; NI 12.35am) Highlights from the T-series, and cancelled if the cricket runs long.

Weekday Daytimes

• Bargain Hunt (BBC1, 12.15) Repeats.
• Headhunters (BBC2, 1pm); Bridge of Lies (BBC2, 1.45) Series 1 repeats.
• Dickinson's Real Deal (ITV, 2pm). Repeats.
• Countdown (C4, 2.10 Mon-Wed) Kadeena Cox in the corne. Monday to Wednesday only, it's sport thereafter. Repeated about 6am one-and-a-half working days later.
• Tenable (ITV, 3pm; not Mon) Repeats, except Friday's is a new episode.
• Antiques Road Trip (BBC1, 3.45) Natasha Raskin Sharp and James Braxton.
• Tipping Point (ITV, 4pm; 5pm Mon) Repeats.
• The Great House Giveaway (C4, 4pm) Repeat.
• The Answer Run (BBC1, 4.30) New episodes.
• The Chase (ITV, 5pm; 6.30 Mon) New episodes resume.
• Pointless (BBC1, 5.15) New episodes with Desiree Burch.
• House of Games (3) (BBC2, 6pm) Repeat with Jon Culshaw, Harriet Kemsley, Laurence Llewellyn-Bowen, Verona Rose.
• Masterchef Australia (W, 7pm).
• Shark Tank (BBC3, 8pm; Mon, Tue only) Yankee Dragons' Den.
• Love Island Usa (ITVB, 10pm).

Monday 26 August

Bank holiday in England, Wales, and Northern Ireland

• Tipping Point Lucky Stars Day (Watch, 8am to 5pm).
• The Unbelievable Truth (Radio 4, 6.30) Justin Edwards, Zoe Lyons, Lucy Porter, Tony Hawks.
• The Chase (ITV, 6.30) New series starts here.
• Mastermind (BBC2, 7.30) Zadie Smith, Sweeney Todd, Shetland hand-knitting, Spaced.
• Second-Hand Showdown (E4, 7.30).
• Only Connect (BBC2, 8pm) Four Opinions vs Bean Farmers.
• University Challenge (BBC2, 8.30) Gonville and Caius Cambridge vs Bristol.
• Call My Bluff (BBC4, 9pm) March 1975, with guests Judy Geeson, Edward Woodward, Joan Bakewell, and Noel Edmonds.
• Never Mind the Buzzcocks (Sky Mix, 9pm) Yungblud, Tom Grennan, Ellie Goulding. New to Freeview viewers.
• Going for a Song (BBC4, 9.30) From 1976, with Richard Carne, Jack Watling, and Madeline Smith. The most 1970s line-up: Noel Edmonds and Madeline Smith in the same hour!
• Picture Slam (BBC Scotland, 10.30)

Tuesday 27 August

• The Personality Test (Radio 4 Extra, 2pm, 8pm) Toyah Willcox.
• Celebrity Masterchef (BBC1, 8pm) This week it's Jake Quickenden, Christine McGuinness, Tamer Hassan, Jamie MacDonald, and Emma Thynn.
• Cooking with the Stars (ITV, 8pm) Global cuisines for this week's semi-final.

Wednesday 28 August

• Celebrity Race Across the World (BBC1, 9pm) This week, the teams head towards Sao Paulo.
• Am Dro! (S4C, 9pm) A classic episode.

Thursday 29 August

• Celebrity Masterchef (BBC1, 8pm) Professional plates, amateurs filling them.

Friday 30 August

• The Good, the Bad and the Unexpected (Radio Scotland, 1.32).
• Foul Play (Radio 4 Extra, 2pm, 8pm) Whodunnit, chaired by Simon Brett.
• Tenable (ITV, 3pm) A new episode interrupts this run of repeats.
• Would I Lie to You (BBC1, 8.30; not NI) A classic episode with Craig Charles, Amy Gledhill, Shazia Mirza, but Jeremy Vine.
• Celebrity Masterchef (BBC1, 9pm) Quarter-final time.
• Beat the Chasers (ITV, 9pm) Repeat.

Sign language interpretation

• Deal or No Deal (ITV, 5.05am Sun).
• Celebrity Masterchef (BBC2, 1.05am and 2.05am Tue; 1.50am Wed, 1.05am Thu, 12.45am Fri) One week behind BBC1.
• Bridge of Lies (BBC2, 2.35am Tue) From earlier this year.
• Family Fortunes (ITV, 5.05am Tue, Thu).
• Celebrity Race Across the World (BBC2, 12.50am Wed) One week behind BBC1.
• Cooking with the Stars (ITV, 5.05am Wed) Two weeks behind the Tuesday show.
• In for a Penny (ITV, 5.05am Fri).

Challenge

Saturday

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

Sunday

7am Scrapheap Challenge 10am The Crystal Maze 11am Play Your Cards Right 12 noon The Chase

Monday

7am The Chase 10am The Weakest Link 11am Pointless Celebrities 12 noon The Chase 5pm Bullseye 7pm Cash Trapped 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

Tuesday - Friday

7am The Chase 10am The Weakest Link 11am Pointless Celebrities 12 noon Cash Trapped 1pm All Star Family Fortunes 3pm Catchphrase 4pm Blockbusters 5pm Bullseye 7pm Cash Trapped 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