TV Guide 2016-08-20

Revision as of 00:38, 22 June 2017

Bake Off is back (BBC1, Wed). So is last year's winner, on The Chronicles of Nadiya (BBC1, Wed). But also Bake Off An Extra Slice (BBC2, Fri).

Monday is a good day to launch new series. See: Think Tank (3) (BBC1), Debatable (BBC2), Make Me an Egghead (BBC2), and the short-run 500 Questions (ITV).

We've also the pilot Spotless (ITV, Sat), and some television coverage of existing Welsh culture competitions (S4C, all week).

Ending this week: Taking The Next Step (CBBC, Mon), Alphabetical (ITV), and "Celebrity" Big Brother (C5).

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

Saturday 20 August

• Ultimate Brain 3 (CBBC, 9.30am) With Jamie, Archie, and Charlie from So Awkward.
• Bargain Hunt (BBC2, 1pm).
• The Chase (ITV, 2pm).
• Dinner Date Day (ITVBe, 3pm) To 10pm.
• Come Dine with Me (C4, 4.30) Preston.
• Fort Boyard (TV5, 5.25) Karimc Charni, Camille Lou, Florent Mothe, et autres.

Primetime

• Eggheads (BBC2 Scotland, 6.30).
• Spotless (ITV, 7.15) A pilot episode where contestants try to keep themselves clean.
• The Voice India Kids (&tv, 8pm).
• Catchphrase (ITV, 8.15; TV3 8.45) Last in the series.
• "Celebrity" Big Brother (C5 and TV3, 10.30).

Sunday 21 August

• Ultimate Brain 3 (CBBC, 9.30am) With Laura, Grace, and Amelia from Whoops I Missed the Bus.
• Airmageddon (CBBC, 10am).
• Bargain Hunt (BBC1, 12 noon) Not the best game show on BBC1 all week.
• Coach Trip (E4, 12 noon) All last week's five episodes.
• The Chase (ITV, 2.20).

Primetime

• Masterpiece (ITV, 5.25).
• Robot Wars (BBC2, 8pm) Lobster.
• The Chase With Celebrities (ITV4, 8pm).
• The Voice India Kids (&tv, 8pm).
• Dragons' Den (BBC2, 9pm) Coffee lid.
• "Celebrity" Big Brother (C5 and 3e, 9pm). Bit on the Side hits 5* and 3e at 10.
• Tipping Point (ITV, 11.15).

Weekday Daytimes

• Tout le Monde Veut Prendre Sa Place (TV5, 10.43).
• Come Dine With Me (C4, 12.05) Five episodes. (Fr: one episode.)
• Bargain Hunt (BBC1, 12.15).
• The Edge (BBC2, 1pm; not Mo, Tu).
• Secret Dealers (ITV, 3pm).
• Countdown (C4, 3.10) Tanni Grey-Thompson.
• Think Tank (3) (BBC1, 3.25)
• Questions Pour un Champion (TV5, 3.28).
• Tipping Point (ITV, 4pm).
• Alphabetical (ITV, 5pm).
• Come Dine with Me (C4, 5pm) New episodes.
• Pointless (BBC1, 5.10) More classic celebrity editions.
• Debatable (BBC2, 6pm) Patrick Kielty and guests try to help a player win cash.
• Make Me an Egghead (BBC2, 6.30) Casting around for two new top brains.
• Lily Savage Blankety Blank (Challenge, 6.30) From 2000, and new to this channel.
• My Kitchen Rules Australia (UK Living, 6.45) Series 7.
• Coach Trip (E4, 7.30) The road to Ibiza goes via Tuscany. Does no-one have a road map?
• "Celebrity" Big Brother (C5 and TV3, 9pm) Bit on the Side (C5 and 3e) follows at 11.

Monday 22 August

• Counterpoint (Radio 4, 3pm) Semi-final 1.
• Taking The Next Step (CBBC, 4.30) Who is the winner?
• Just a Minute (Radio 4, 6.30).
• University Challenge (BBC2, 8pm) Balliol Oxford v Imperial College.
• Only Connect (BBC2, 8.30) Bardophiles v Taverners.
• 500 Questions (ITV, 9pm) Giles Coren and the big D.
• The Big Fat Quiz of Everything (C4, 9pm) Jonathan Ross, Noel Fielding, Richard Ayoade, Aisling Bea, Adam Buxton, Rob Beckett.
• QI (BBC2, 10pm) Messing With Your Mind.
• Rupaul's Drag Race (Tru TV, 10pm) Two episodes from series 8.
• Spotless (ITV, 10.40).
• Have I Got Old News for You (BBC1, 10.45; Wales, Scotland 11.15) 2015 highlights.
• Have I Got A Bit More Old News for You (BBC1, 10.45; Wales, Scotland 11.45) Kirsty Young, Victoria Coren, Greg Davies.
• Robot Wars (BBC2, 11.15).
• 8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown (C4, 11.35).

Tuesday 23 August

• 500 Questions (ITV, 8pm) Win nothing until Question 50.
• Britain's Got Talent Us (TruTV, 8pm) The latest not-live show.
• Mock the Week (BBC2, 10pm).
• Mwy O'r Babell Lên (S4C, 10pm) Television coverage of the battle of the bards from the Eisteddfod.
• Dragons' Den (BBC2, 11.20; NI 11.20 Thu).

Wednesday 24 August

• The Great British Bake Off (BBC1, 8pm) Bake. Bake!! BAKE!!!
• 500 Questions (ITV, 8pm) Try to avoid three errors. Like watching this live.
• Dinner Date (ITVBe, 8pm) Yazz from Brighton.
• Chwys: Gwyl Torri Coed Cymru (S4C, 8.25) Sarra Elgan Easterby goes in search of lumberjacks. Buttered scones are on BBC1.
• The Chronicles of Nadiya (BBC1, 9pm) Last year's Bake Off champion Nadiya Hussein explores the food of Bangladesh.
• Hell's Kitchen Us (ITV2, 9pm) The winners get a weekend in Las Vegas. The losers get a weekday in Las Vegas.
• A Question of Sport (BBC1, 10.45; NI 11.15) Jos Buttler, Darren Bent, Jenny Meadows, Rhys Webb.

Thursday 25 August

• 500 Questions (ITV, 8pm) Will this be back?
• Master of Photography (Artsworld, 8pm) Irish landscape.
• Chwys (S4C, 8.25) Tynnu Rhaff Cymru. Coverage of the Welsh tug-o'-war contest.
• Project Runway (Lifetime, 9pm) Finale part 2.

Friday 26 August

• The 3rd Degree (Radio 4 Extra, 9am and 4pm) Repeats from 2013, new to this channel.
• A Question of Sport (BBC1, 7.30).
• Mastermind (BBC2, 8pm) James Bond films, 44 Scotland Street, 20th century US presidents, Rogers and Hammerstein.
• The Great British Bake Off An Extra Slice (BBC2, 9pm) Jo Brand is back.
• 8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown (C4, 9pm) David Mitchell, Katherine Ryan, Brett Domino Trio.
• "Celebrity" Big Brother (C5 and TV3, 9pm) Last in the "present" series. Bit on the Side (C5 and 3e) follows at 10.45.
• Room 101 (BBC1, 9.30).
• The Big Fat Quiz of Everything (C4, 10.35) Repeat.

Sign language interpretation

• Fort Boyard Ultimate Challenge (ITV and CITV, 6am Sat and Sun).
• May the Best House Win (ITV3, 3am Mon) Two episodes.
• Copycats (CBBC, 2pm weekdays).