TV Guide 2017-12-09
The final of I'm a Celebrity... Get Me Out of Here! (ITV and TV3, Sun) is marked by a Through the Keyhole special (ITV, Sat). And the catchup show Coming Out ends the week (ITV and TV3, Fri).
Channel 5 has a night of programmes about Strictly Come Dancing (Fri). Taskmaster finds its champion of champions (Dave, Wed).
With the calendar showing "December", it's time for some mid-Advent specials: Swashbuckle (Cbeebies, Mon), A League of Their Own Unseen (The Satellite Channel, Tue), Dinner Date (ITVBe, Wed), The Crystal Maze (C4, Thu), Celebrity Juice (ITV2, Thu).
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Saturday 9 December
- Catchphrase Morning (Challenge, 7am) To 11am.
- Fighting Talk (Radio 5, 11am).
- The X Factor (TV3, 11.55, ITV 1.20).
- Come Dine with Me (C4, 12.55) Five from Manchester.
- Mastermind (BBC2 Scotland 3pm, England and NI 4pm).
- The Chase (ITV, 5pm) A classic episode.
- Partners in Rhyme (BBC1, 5.15) Tom Allen (comedian), Sally Lindsay (acts), Kimberley Wyatt (Taking The Next Step), Rick Edwards (!mpossible).
Primetime
- Pointless Celebrities (BBC1, 6pm) Food and Drink, repeated from 14 January.
- Strictly Come Dancing (BBC1, 6.45) Semi-finals week.
- Codebreaker (Discovery Science, 7pm) Science and mathematics puzzles.
- Ninja Warrior (ITV, 7.15) Another chance to see this spring's series.
- I'm a Celebrity... Get Me Out of Here! (ITV, 8.20). Extra Camp follows on ITV2 and 3e.
- Winning Streak (RTE1, 8.25).
- Through the Keyhole (ITV, 9.50) With Jimmy Carr (CAUTION!), Stacey Solomon (The X Factor), Myleene Klass (Top of the Klass), Tony Blackburn (Pick of the Pops).
- QI XL (BBC2, 10pm; NI 10.30).
- Insert Name Here (BBC2, 10.45; not NI).
Sunday 10 December
- Takeshi's Castle Morning (Challenge, 7am) To 11am.
- Top Class (CBBC, 9.30) The grand final.
- Tipping Point (ITV, 11am).
- Wild Things (Challenge, 12 noon) Billed as new to this channel.
- Bargain Hunt (BBC1, 12.15).
- The Chase Afternoon (Challenge, 1pm) To 6pm.
- The Chase (ITV, 4.40) Another classic episode.
Primetime
- Ireland's Fittest Family (RTE1, 6.30).
- Ninja Warrior (ITV, 7pm) Another chance to see March's final.
- Only Connect (BBC4, 7pm) Another chance to see Friday's match.
- Codebreaker (Discovery Science, 7pm).
- Strictly Come Dancing The Results (BBC1, 7.15) The BBC press office promises a performance from "Craid David".
- University Challenge (BBC4, 7.30).
- Know the Score (RTE1, 7.30) Stephen Ferris (rugbyman), Jason McAteer (soccer), Lindsay Peat (basketball, GAA, and rugby).
- The Chase Celebrity Special (ITV, 8pm) Sam Quek (hockey), Basil Brush (television legend), Andi Peters (puppet), Charlie Higson (writer).
- I'm a Celebrity... Get Me Out of Here! (ITV and TV3, 9pm) Last in the series. Extra Camp follows on ITV2 and 3e.
- A League of Their Own Unseen (The Satellite Channel, 9pm) And opposite I'm a Celeb, the clips and outtakes will remain unseen.
Weekday Daytimes
- Tout le Monde Veut Prendre Sa Place (TV5, 10.43).
- Bargain Hunt (BBC1, 12.15).
- Countdown (C4, 2.10) Paul Zenon, and Finals Week begins on Thursday.
- Armchair Detectives (BBC1, 2.15) Let this be a lesson to you: don't celebrate C****t**s before Gaudete Sunday.
- Dickinson's Real Deal (ITV, 3pm) New shows.
- Questions Pour un Champion (TV5, 3.28).
- Raven (CBBC, 3.50) Wrapping up the Wolves, then the Wildcats, and starting on the Stags.
- Tipping Point (ITV, 4pm) Repeats.
- The Chase (ITV, 5pm).
- Pointless (BBC1, 5.15) Repeats.
- Celebrity Eggheads (BBC2, 6pm; not Fr) See daily listings for details.
- Strictly - It Takes Two (BBC2, 6.30; Fr 6pm).
- Celebrity Antiques Road Trip (BBC2, 7pm).
- Christmas University Challenge 2016 (BBC4, 7.30) Repeated from last year. There's no Monday edition, so it doesn't get too far out of line with Only Connect.
Monday 11 December
- Just a Minute (Radio 4 Extra, 9am and 4pm) Classic episodes from 2010.
- Round Britain Quiz (Radio 4, 3pm) Scotland and North of England.
- Whiz sa Chistin (TG4, 4.55).
- Swashbuckle (Cbeebies, 5pm) Christmas Rules! Cook and Line want Christmas to be fun on the Scarlet Squid, but Captain Captain is ruining things.
- Taking The Next Step (CBBC, 5.30) The Winners' Story.
- Celebrity Eggheads (BBC2, 6pm) Consumer journalists: Jasmine Birtles, Chris Hollins, Simon Calder, Adam Pearson, Rebecca Wilcox.
- I'm Sorry I Haven't a Clue (Radio 4, 6.30) To Hull and Not Coming Back. Barry and Tim are joined by Miles Jupp and John Finnemore. Jack Dee is the fourth-best chairman in Hull.
- Would I Lie to You? (BBC1, 8.30) Guests include Susie Dent, Stacey Solomon, and The Ubiquitous Ore Oduba.
- Fear Factor (MTV, 9pm) College students.
- Insert Name Here (BBC2, 10pm) Ed Gamble, Suzannah Lipscomb, Katy Brand, Amol Rajan.
- Have I Got a Bit More News for You (BBC1 England 10.45, Scotland 11.45, not NI) Mel Giedroyc hosts, with Hal Cruttenden and Sathnam Sanghera.
Tuesday 12 December
- Celebrity Eggheads (BBC2, 6pm) The CBBC Massive: Hayley Hassall, Martin Dougan, Radzi Chinyanganya, Ayshah Tull, Katie Thistleton. You do not mess with the CBBC Massive.
- Masterchef The Professionals (BBC2, 8pm) Dedication.
- A League of Their Own Unseen (The Satellite Channel, 9pm) Sweepings from the cutting-room floor. Look, it's this or the best of Sing.
Wednesday 13 December
- Celebrity Eggheads (BBC2, 6pm) Food and drink: Oz Clarke, Ed Baines, Paul Rankin, Jonathan Pang, Reza Mahammad.
- Masterchef The Professionals (BBC2, 8pm) The fifty-ingredient salad.
- Mid-Advent Dinner Date (ITVBe, 8pm) Jack from London.
- Your Face or Mine (Comedy Central, 8pm) Vicky and Akil.
- Taskmaster Championship of Champions (Dave, 9pm) Josh, Katherine, Noel, Rob, and Bob put their tasks to the test.
Thursday 14 December
- Counterpoint (Radio 4 Extra, 9am and 4pm) Repeats from 2007.
- Celebrity Eggheads (BBC2, 6pm) Sports participants, with Megan Giglia, Danny Crates, Stef Reid, Dan Greaves, Jonathan Broom-Edwards.
- This Territory's Strongest Man (C5, 7pm) Team championships from Stoke-on-Trent. Two episodes of Strongman Champions' League follow on Spike from 8pm.
- Masterchef The Professionals (BBC2, 8pm) Raymond Blanc.
- Takeshi's Castle (Jonathan Ross v/o) (Comedy Central, 8pm).
- Project Runway (Lifetime, 8pm) Warriors, ready!
- Cythrel Canu (S4C, 8.25) Dewi Morris, Gareth Glyn, Mary Lloyd Davies, Robin Lyn Evans.
- The Crystal Maze Mid-Advent Celebrity Edition (C4, 9pm) This year's cast of children is Ellie Simmonds, Nicola Adams, Ollie Locke, Mollie King, and Tom Davis.
- This Territory's Next Top Model (Lifetime, 9pm) The queens we use would not excite you.
- Celebrity Juice Mid-Advent Special (ITV2, 10pm) Alex James, Denise Van Outen, Ricky Wilson, Stacey Solomon.
Friday 15 December
- Breaking the News (R Scotland, 1.30)
- Clann Feirm Factor (TG4, 5.55).
- Y Cwis Pop (R Cymru, 6pm) Second semi-final.
- A Question of Sport (BBC1, 7.30; not Wales).
- Mastermind (BBC2, 8pm) Harry Potter novels, Waterloo, Battle of the Bulge, Rosalind Franklin.
- Only Connect (BBC2, 8.30) Detectives and Arrowheads.
- Have I Got News for You (BBC1, 9pm) David Tennant hosts.
- I'm a Celebrity... Get Me Out of Here! Coming Out (ITV and TV3, 9pm).
- Strictly Spoiler Night (C5, 9pm). Begins with Before They Were Famous, then unofficial history The Strictly Story: Fake Tan, Tangoes, And a Ten from Len (10pm), and concludes with a Lip Sync Battle repeat (11.35) with Danny Dyer and Craig Revel Horwood.
- QI (BBC2, 10pm) Operations, with Bill Bailey, Katherine Ryan, and Rhod Gilbert.
- Crash Karaoke (MTV, 10.30).
- Through the Keyhole (ITV, 10.45). Followed by The Best of Play to the Whistle series 1, we think that was a test card and some music.
Sign language interpretation
- Swashbuckle (Cbeebies, 3.25pm Sat, Sun).
- May the Best House Win (STV, 2.35am Mon; rest of ITV, 3am Thu).
- Celebrity Antiques Road Trip (BBC2, 8am Tue).
- Masterchef The Professionals (BBC2, 8am Thu and Fri).
