TV Guide 2015-03-14
Great singing on Côr Cymru (S4C, Sat), and giant woodland creatures on Wild Things (The Satellite Channel, Sun). Classic episodes of Scrapheap Challenge emerge on the Quest channel, and Tipping Point repeats are on the Watch channel. Some French things on Friday: Questions Pour un Super Champion (TV5) and the first Eiffel Tower Ascent Race (Eurosport 2).
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Saturday 14 March
- Fighting Talk (Radio 5, 11am) Josh Widdicombe.
- The Munch Box (CITV, 12 noon).
- Catchphrase (ITV2, 12.40).
- Dinner Date (ITVBe, 1pm) Four episodes.
- Fort Boyard Ultimate Challenge (CITV, 1pm).
- Cookery School (London Live, 1pm) Five episodes of the young cooks contest.
- Tipping Point (ITV, 1.35).
- The Great British Sewing Bee (BBC2, 3.30).
- Pop Idle Us (3e, 3.50).
- Come Dine with Me (C4, 4.10) Four episodes from North east K*nt.
- Big Star's Little Star (ITV, 4.35; UTV Ireland 5pm) Repeat from Wednesday.
PRIMETIME
- Saturday Night Takeaway Your Money (ITV, 7pm) Who wins tonight's Ticket to Slade?
- BBC The Voice of Holland of UK (BBC1, 7.15) It's a knockout! Rita and will.i.am don the giant penguin costumes.
- Côr Cymru (S4C, 8pm) Youth heat in the choir-of-the-two-years competition. Subject to delay if the football match between New Saints and Bala is delayed by a crowd invasion.
- The Million Euro Challenge (RTE1, 8.40).
- You're Back in the Room (ITV, 8.20; TV3, 9pm) Phillip Schofield puts people to sleep.
- The Chase With Celebrities (UTV Ireland, 8.20).
- Win Your Wish List (BBC1, 8.30) Last in the series.
Sunday 15 March
- The Voice UK: Hacker and Dodge Barkstage (CBBC, 12.25).
- Fort Boyard Ultimate Challenge (CITV, 1pm).
- Catchphrase (ITV, 2.40).
- Four in a Bed (More4, 2.30) Five episodes. Followed by fives of Come Dine with Me at 5.15.
PRIMETIME
- The Big Painting Challenge (BBC1, 5.55) "Human form and movement", and other albums by OMD.
- The Chase With Celebrities (ITV, 6.30) Ken Bruce, Paul Ince, Laila Morse, David Haye. Another episode ITV4 at 9.
- RTE The Voice of Holland of Ireland (RTE1, 6.30) Four weeks of battle rounds!?!
- Four Rooms (C4, 7pm) Costumes from a Eurovision backing dancer.
- Y Talwrn (Radio Cymru, 7pm).
- Wild Things (The Satellite Channel, 7pm) People do silly things in a costume, in giant animal suits.
- Celebrity Catchphrase (TV3, 7pm) Last year's Mothering Sunday special.
- BBC The Voice of Holland of UK (BBC1, 7.45) Knockout weekend continues, with Tom Jones and Ricky Wilson donning the giant mouse costumes.
- Famous Family Fortunes (ITV, 8pm) Wes Brown and Jill Halfpenny.
- Busker Abu (TG4, 8.30).
- Dragons' Den (BBC2, 9pm) Reinventing the Skoda.
- I Survived a Zombie Apocalypse (BBC3, 10pm) The ghost of Mark Austin haunts the halls.
Weekday Daytimes
- Perfection (BBC2, 6.05). Two episodes, never before seen. And, in this slot, never likely to be seen.
- Raven (CBBC, 8.50).
- Catchphrase (ITV2, 9.40)
- Come Dine with Me (C4, 12.05).
- Bargain Hunt (BBC1, 12.15).
- Tipping Point (Watch, 2pm) Surprise! Repeats of the Ben-and-machine show appear here.
- Countdown (C4, 2.10) Tim Vine.
- The Edge (BBC1, 2.15) Quiz and bowling.
- Dickinson's Real Deal (ITV, 3pm).
- Deal or No Deal (C4, 3pm).
- 1000 Heartbeats (ITV, 4pm).
- Come Dine with Me (C4, 4pm).
- The Chase (ITV, 5pm; UTV Ireland 5.30).
- Pointless (BBC1, 5.15).
- Coach Trip (C4, 5.30) We pick up in Taranto.
- Two Tribes (BBC2, 6pm; Wales: Fr edition moves to 6pm Sat).
- Dinner Date (ITVBe, 6pm; Wales: Fr edition moves to 6.30 Sat).
- Eggheads (BBC2, 6.30).
- Scrapheap Challenge (Quest, 7pm) Classic bodgery.
- Masterchef Ireland (Watch, 7pm). Two half-hour episodes.
- Cookery School (London Live, 7pm) Answering the question "Whatever happened to Gizzi Erskine".
- Who Wants to be a Millionaire Hot Seat (Challenge, 8pm) Two episodes from down under.
Monday 16 March
- The Celebrity Apprentice Us (BBC1, 12.40; Scotland 1.40) "Retro rumble".
- Brain of Britain (Radio 4, 3pm).
- Pyramid (S4C, 5.10).
- Just a Minute (Radio 4, 6.30).
- University Challenge (BBC2, 8pm).
- Only Connect (BBC2, 8.30) Chessmen and History Boys.
- 8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown (C4, 10.30).
- Have I Got a Bit More Old News for You (BBC1, 10.45; Wales 11.25, not NI) Jack Dee, Charlie Brooker, Bridget Christie. From 2 May 2014.
- News Quiz Extra (Radio 4 Extra, 11pm).
Tuesday 17 March
- Hidden Treasures (Radio 4 Extra, 6pm) Antiques quiz, heard on Radio 4 in April 1998.
- Dinner Date (ITV2, 8pm).
- Hell's Kitchen Us (ITV2, 9pm).
Wednesday 18 March
- So Wrong It's Right (Radio 4 Extra, 9am and 6pm) From 2011.
- Masterchef (BBC1, 8pm).
- Big Star's Little Star (ITV, 8pm; also UTV Ireland) Danny Dyer, Peter Andre, Saira Khan.
- Three in a Bed (C4, 8pm) Primetime episodes.
- Dinner Date (ITVBe, 8pm) Ryan from Manchester.
- A Question of Sport (BBC1, 10.45) International Championship special, with pundit Jonathan Davies, player Duncan Weir, referee Nigel Owens, and Nick Knowles.
Thursday 19 March
- It's Your Round (Radio 4 Extra, 9am and 6pm) From January 2012.
- Masterchef (BBC1, 8pm).
- Dinner Date (ITVBe, 8pm).
- The Truth About Sugar (BBC1, 9pm) Fiona Phillips uncovers the facts about -- oh, the sweet powder, not him off The Apprentice.
- Celebrity Juice (ITV2, 10pm) Gino D'Acampo is the new regular panellist, and guests include CAUTION Jimmy Carr.
Friday 20 March
- Ultimate Brain (BBC2, 5am) Two episodes in the Learning Zone. With Perfection to follow, that's two and a half hours of game shows that no-one will see.
- Questions Pour un Super Champion (TV5, 4pm) The best players from the French quiz go for the supreme championship.
- The Dog Ate My Homework (CBBC, 5pm) Chris Stark, Ashleigh and Pudsey, James Acaster, Romesh Ranganathan.
- Sam and Mark's Big Friday Wind-Up (CBBC, 6pm) Best bits.
- The News Quiz (Radio 4, 6.30) Bob Mills, Elis James, Samira Ahmed.
- Have I Got a Bit More News for You (Yesterday, 7pm) A bit modern for UK History.
- Eiffel Tower Ascent Race (Eurosport 2, 7.15) People going up the Paris landmark, by taking the steps.
- A Question of Sport (BBC1, 7.30; not Wales) Repeat from Wednesday.
- Mastermind (BBC2 8pm; Wales 8pm Sat; NI 7pm next Friday) Bodyline, Elizabeth David, Will Hay, British admirals of Napoleonic Wars, Mary Shelly.
- Masterchef (BBC1, 8.30).
- The Million Pound Drop (C4, 8pm).
- Mission Survive (ITV, 9pm; also TV3) It could be bunnies.
- Quiz Nights (The Satellite Channel, 10pm).
- Would I Lie to You? (BBC1, 11.25).
Sign language interpretation
No game shows are translated this week.
