TV Guide 2016-08-20

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.

Contents 1 Saturday 20 August 1.1 Primetime 2 Sunday 21 August 2.1 Primetime 3 Weekday Daytimes 4 Monday 22 August 5 Tuesday 23 August 6 Wednesday 24 August 7 Thursday 25 August 8 Friday 26 August 9 Sign language interpretation

Saturday 20 August

• Copycats (CBBC, 8.25) A new episode.
• 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).