TV Guide 2015-04-11
ITV gets a new Saturday line-up. Britain's Got Talent (8pm) is bookended by action course Ninja Warrior UK (7pm) and sports panel game Play to the Whistle (9.20). Opposite this: Pointless Celebrities (6.55). There's also a new run of Virtually Famous (E4, Mon), Wild Things gets a post-watershed mix (The Satellite Channel, Thu), Spike TV launches with a few imported game shows, and BBC Young Dancer 2015 (BBC4, Fri) begins.
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Saturday 11 April
- Fighting Talk (Radio 5, 11am) Georgie Ainslie.
- The Munch Box (CITV, 12 noon).
- Michael Roux's Service (BBC2, 12.30) Repeat from 2012.
- Fort Boyard Ultimate Challenge (CITV, 1pm).
- Dinner Date (ITVBe, 2pm) Six episodes.
- Bargain Hunt (BBC1, 3.30).
- Pop Idle Us (3e, 4pm).
- Big Star's Little Star (ITV, 4.05; UTV Ireland 4.30) Repeat from Wednesday.
- The University Challenge Boat Races (BBC1, 4.15; also Eurosport 5.45) Defending champions Oxford take on this year's challengers, Cambridge. Main event kicks off at 4.50, with the blokes following an hour later.
- Fifteen to One The Celebrity Edition (C4, 5.15) Repeat.
- Come Dine with Me (More4, 5.15) Five episodes from Glasgow.
- Eggheads (BBC2 Wales, 5.30) Postponed from yesterday.
PRIMETIME
- Pointless Celebrities (BBC1, 6.55) Anne Diamond and Nick Owen, Jedward, Mark Foster and Kelly Sotherton, Katherine Ryan and Russell Kane.
- Ninja Warrior UK (ITV, 7pm; also UTV Ireland) Ben Shephard, Rochelle Humes, Chris Kamara, the toughest obstacle course this side of Holcombe Moor.
- Britain's Got Talent (ITV, 8pm; also TV3). It's a "new series" from me. Britain's Got More Talent follows on ITV2 and TV3.
- Côr Cymru (S4C, 8pm) Male voice choirs.
- The Whole 19 Yards (UTV Ireland, 8pm).
- The Million Euro Challenge (RTE1, 8.15).
- In It to Win It (BBC1, 8.30) Playalong on Superer Ceefax 601.
- Play to the Whistle (ITV, 9.20; UTV Ireland, 10pm) A sports panel game, hosted by Holly Willoughby, with Peter Crouch, Paddy McGuinness, Rob Beckett, Romesh Ranganathan. Couldn't they book any women?
Sunday 12 April
- Fort Boyard Ultimate Challenge (CITV, 1pm).
- Bargain Hunt (BBC1, 1.15).
- Britain's Got Talent (ITV, 2.30).
- Four in a Bed (More4, 2.35) Five episodes. Followed by fives of Come Dine with Me at 5.15.
- Famous Family Fortunes (ITV, 3.50).
- Ninja Warrior UK (ITV, 4.35).
- Pointless Celebrities (BBC1, 5.15) 1990s, previously shown on 4 October.
PRIMETIME
- The Chase With Celebrities (ITV, 6.30) Greg Rutherford, Lesley Joseph, Matt Wolfenden, Chris Kamara.
- RTE The Voice of Holland of Ireland (RTE1, 6.30).
- Three in a Bed (C4, 7pm).
- Y Talwrn (Radio Cymru, 7pm).
- Wild Things (The Satellite Channel, 7pm).
- Masterchef (BBC1, 7.30) First semi-final.
- Busker Abu (TG4, 8.30).
Weekday Daytimes
- Come Dine with Me (C4, 10.30) Five episodes.
- Bargain Hunt (BBC1, 12.15).
- The Edge (BBC1, 2.15).
- Countdown (C4, 2.10) Janet Street-Porter becomes Phil Hammond on Wednesday.
- Dickinson's Real Deal (ITV, 3pm; UTV Ireland, 4.30).
- Deal or No Deal (C4, 3pm).
- Tipping Point (ITV, 4pm).
- Come Dine with Me (C4, 4pm).
- The Chase (ITV, 5pm; UTV Ireland 5.30).
- Pointless (BBC1, 5.15). Repeats.
- Coach Trip (C4, 5.30) We start in Zagreb.
- Eggheads (BBC2, 6pm). Repeats.
- Dinner Date (ITVBe, 6pm).
- Scrapheap Challenge (Quest, 7pm).
Monday 13 April
- Brain of Britain (Radio 4, 3pm) Fourth semi-final.
- Dilemma (Radio 4, 6.30) Lucy Porter, Andy Zaltzman, Shaun Keaveny, Jack Monroe.
- University Challenge (BBC2, 8pm) The grand final.
- The Biggest Loser Us (UK Living, 8pm).
- Masterchef (BBC1, 9pm).
- Virtually Famous (E4, 10pm).
- Have I Got a Bit More News for You (BBC1, 10.45; NI 11.15, Wales 11.45).
Tuesday 14 April
- Hidden Treasures (Radio 4 Extra, 4pm) Antiques quiz, heard on Radio 4 in April 1998.
- Fi Yw'r Bos (S4C, 5pm).
- Hell's Kitchen Us (ITV2, 9pm).
- Killer Magic (BBC3, 10pm) Time.
Wednesday 15 April
- Celwydd Noeth (S4C, 6.30) Another chance to spot the barefaced lie.
- Masterchef (BBC1, 8pm) Scraps, trimmings, and leftovers.
- Dinner Date (ITVBe, 8pm) Rob from Essex.
- The Quizeum (BBC4, 8.30) This week, the Foundling Museum.
- The Chase With Celebrities (ITV4, 9pm).
- Lip Sync Battle (Spike, 9.30) Competitive karaoke, without the singing. Imported from California.
- QI (BBC2, 10pm; not NI) Lovely.
- A Question of Sport (BBC1, 10.45; Scotland 11.40; NI 12.20) Kevin Phillips, Gail Emms, Mick Fitzgerald, Colin Jackson.
Thursday 16 April
- The Face Australia (UK Living, 8pm)
- Celebrity Juice (ITV2, 10pm).
- Wild Things: Absolutely Livid (The Satellite Channel, 10pm) A post-watershed version of the woodland critter show. May be a bit sweary.
Friday 17 April
- The Good, The Bad and The Unexpected (Radio Scotland, 1.30) Jo Caulfield, Keiron Nicholson, Stephen rant, Mick Ferry.
- The Dog Ate My Homework (CBBC, 4.55) In this compilation episode, Stirling Holmes tries to solve the Case of the Missing Homework.
- Celwydd Noeth (S4C, 6.30).
- A Question of Sport (BBC1 NI, South East, South West, East, West, Midlands, London, 7.30).
- BBC Young Dancer 2015 (BBC4, 8pm) The contemporary final, not live from Newport.
- Frankenfood (Spike, 8pm) Travelling New York in search of strange dishes. Part 1 of over 9000.
- Relatively Clever (The Satellite Channel, 8pm) Clipston versus ben Abdallah.
- Masterchef (BBC1, 8.30).
- Have I Got News for You (BBC1, 9pm) Victoria Coren Mitchell hosts, with John Prescott bringing his croquet set.
- Would I Lie to You? (BBC1, 11.25).
Sign language interpretation
No game shows are translated this week.
