TV Guide This Week

Celebrities join the stars of The Chase (ITV, 7pm Sat), Channel 4 asks Was It Something I Said? (10.05 Sun), and we're back with Beat the Ancestors (C5, 7pm Mon).

Schedules subject to change.

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Contents

Saturday 5 October

0830CITVThe Munch Box New!The description suggests a cooking contest for young people. Also ITV Breakfast Broadcasting.
1100CBBSSwashbuckle
1100Rad5Fighting TalkMatt Johnson in the chair.
1130BBC2University ChallengeRepeat from Monday.
1235ITVCatchphrase
1315BBC1Bargain HuntSD.
1420ITVThe X FactorRepeat from Sunday. TV3 1430.
1530TV5Questions Pour un Champion
1600CITVFort Boyard
1610C4Come Dine with Me x4Bury St Edmunds.
1630CITVJungle Run
1700BBC2MastermindNI only. Wales 1900.
1730BBC1Pointless CelebritiesJodie Prenger and Gary Wilmot, Kerry Elis and Tim Rice, Paul Nicholas and Ben Foster, Danielle Hope and Richard Blackwood.
1820BBC1Strictly Come DancingFifteen couples become one.
1900ITVThe Chase With Celebrities New!Hilary Jones, Tina Malone, Charlotte Jackson, and Jon Culshaw. And an actual celebrity in The Chaser.
1900TV3The CubeSubject to cancellation if the Seanad referendum is decided by Jaegerbombs at the Dail bar.
2000DAVEHave I Got A Bit More News for You
2000ITVThe X FactorHouses rented by or on behalf of the judges, and their celebrity assistants. Half of whom have been on Deal or No Deal. Also TV3, and ITV2 at 0105. Xtra Factor follows on ITV2 and TV3.
2025RTE1Winning StreakRepeated 1305 tomorrow.
2150ITVThrough the KeyholeSimon Gregson and Mollie from The Saturdays.
2200BBC2QIWales only.
2240BBC2Mock the WeekNot Wales, NI 0055 on Su/Mo.
2250ITV2Celebrity Juice
2300Rad4Round Britain QuizFred and Marcel are singing "Dreadlock Holiday".

Sunday 6

0730Rd4XThe Unbelievable TruthRepeats from 2009. Also 2200.
0900DAVETotal Wipe Out Australia New!Contestants hope not to fall up onto the big red balls.
1000WTCHJunior Masterchef Australia
1100CBBSSwashbuckle
1315BBC1Bargain Hunt
1325ITVThe X FactorRepeat. TV3 1215.
1520DAVEQI
1540ITVBig Star's Little StarRepeat from Wednesday. STV 1515.
1600CITVFort Boyard
1630CITVJungle Run
1725Mor4Come Dine With Me x5Warks.
1810TV3Famous Family Fortunes
1830BBC2The Great British Bake-OffNot Scotland, Wales 1745.
1900WTCHMasterchef Australia
1910ITVThe X FactorAlso TV3. Xtra Factor follows on ITV2 and TV3.
1915TG4An Gig JigThe best Irish dancers.
1920BBC1Strictly Come DancingThe results show. And a performance by one-third of Bros. Matt? Luke? Or Ken?!
2000DAVEHave I Got a Bit More News for You x3
22004MUS8 Out of 10 Cats
2205C4Was It Something I Said? New!Jimmy Carr and Charlie Higson in a show looking too much like Quote Unquote.
2230BBC2QI XLScotland 2300, not NI.
2315BBC2Never Mind the BuzzcocksNI 0025, not Scotland.

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Weekdays

0905CBBCCopycats
1000C4Four Rooms
1135RLLYMasterchef New ZealandAlso 1800. From Tu.
1215BBC1Bargain HuntSome episodes SD.
1300BBC2Classic MastermindDeep into the 2007-8 series of blessed memory. SD. Wales not Tu, We.
1330BBC2The Weakest LinkWales 1300 Tu, We; Scot 1530 We.
1400ITVDickinson's Real DealSome episodes SD.
1415BBC2Great British MenuWales not Tu, two eps from 1345 We.
1510C4CountdownMichaela Strachan, Kate Adie from Thu.
1515BBC1Perfection
1530TV5 Questions Pour un Champion
1600C4Deal or No DealAudioD.
1600ITVTipping Point
1630BBC1Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is
1700ITVThe ChaseOlder episodes TV3 at 1300.
1700C4Four in a Bed
1715BBC1Pointless
1730C4Come Dine With MeCheltenham.
1800BBC2Eggheads
1800ITV2Dinner Date
1830BBC2Strictly Come Dancing It Takes Two
1900WTCHMasterchef Australia
1900DAVEHave I Got A Bit More News for You

Monday 7

1500Rad4Round Britain QuizNorth of England -v- Midlands.
1900C5Beat the Ancestors New!Byzantine flame-throwing boat. First in a resumed series.
2000BBC2University ChallengeSt John's Oxford v Downing C*mr*dg*.
2030BBC4Only ConnectOenophiles v Science Editors. What's an Oenophile? Us, referring to the prior billing.
2100DAVEQI XL
2100TV3The Celebrity ApprenticeNot So Friendly Competition. Or, who can shift the hottest ticket in town, an event that literally sells itself? You're Fired follows at 2220.
2100LIVThe FaceEat that, rubbish fanfic writers.
21154MUS8 Out of 10 Cats Uncut
2200DAVEWould I Lie to You?
2200BBC2Never Mind the BuzzcocksPeter Andre, accustomed to losing ratings battles to Only Connect; with Jason Gardiner, Ana Matronic, Charles Cave, and Tony Law.
2235BBC1Have I Got A Bit More News for YouScot 2305, Wales 2320, NI 0005.
2240DAVEMock the Week
2300E4Big Fat Quiz of the 80s
2305ITVThrough the KeyholeRepeat from Saturday. STV 2335, UTV 0005..
2320DAVENever Mind the Buzzcocks

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Tuesday 8

2000BBC2The Great British Bake OffUnconventional.
2100DAVEQI XL
2200ITV2Celebrity Juice
2250C48 Out of 10 Cats
2300DAVEQI

Wednesday 9

2000ITVBig Star's Little StarSally Bercow, Diarmuid Gavin, Suzanne Shaw.
21004Mus8 Out of 10 Cats x2
2200DAVEMock the Week
2305BBC1Room 101Not NI, Scotland 2355, Wales 0005.

Thursday 10

2000DAVEQI XL
2000ITV2The X Factor Us
2000ITV4The Chase With Celebrities
2100TV3The Great Irish Bake OffDesserts.
2200ITV2Celebrity Juice
2200BBC2Mock the Week
2300DAVEMock the Week

Friday 11

1830RWalWhat's the Story
1900C5World's Strongest Man 2012
2000BBC2MastermindDad's Army, Faraday and Winter novels, French Revolution, European Football Championships since 1980.
2000ITV2The X Factor UsTV3 has next week's shows at 2200.
2100Sky1A League of Their OwnAlan Shearer, Jason Manford, Frankie Sandford.
2100BBC1Have I Got News for You
2100DAVEQI XLAlso 1900.
2100C48 Out of 10 Cats
2200CHALFun House
2200BBC2QIKillers: Sandi Toksvig, Trevor Noah, Jason Manford.
2230CHALKnightmare
2230Rd4XNew Comedy Awards 2013Susan Calman hosts the heats. Stay tuned at 2330 for The Mary Whitehouse Experience, still without "Shag or Die".
2250C4Was It Something I Said?An extended edition.

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Channel abbreviations

4MUS4 Music
ALBABBC Alba
BBC1BBC1 (Network unless otherwise noted)
BBC2BBC2 (Network unless otherwise noted)
BBC3BBC3
BBC4BBC4
C4 Channel 4
C5 Channel 5
CBBCCBBC Channel
CBBSCbeebies
CHALChallenge
DAVEDave
ESPTEurosport
ESP2Eurosport 2
HTV HTV (ITV in Wales; Wales only unless noted)
ITV ITV1 (Network unless otherwise noted)
ITV2ITV2
ITV3ITV3
ITV4ITV4
LIV Sky Living
LIV2Sky Living It
MOR4More 4
PICKPick TV
Rad1BBC Radio 1
Rad2BBC Radio 2
Rad3BBC Radio 3
Rad4BBC Radio 4
Rad5BBC Radio 5
Rd4XBBC Radio 4Xtra
RCymBBC Radio Cymru
RScoBBC Radio Scotland
RUlsBBC Radio Ulster
RWalBBC Radio Wales
RTE1RTE1 (Irish)
RTE2RTE2 (Irish)
RTR1RTE Radio 1 (Irish)
S4C S4C
SKY1Sky 1
SKYASky Atlantic
STV STV (ITV1 in North and Central Scotland)
TV3 TV3 (Irish)
TV5 TV5 Monde (Europe)
TG4 TG 4 (Irish)
UTV Ulster Television (ITV1 in Northern Ireland)
WTCHWatch

Other stations explained in the programme description.

AudioD - Audio Description for the blind.

Signed - in-vision British Sign Language translation.

Shows on BBC1, BBC2, ITV, Channel 4, Channel 5, ITV2, E4, Dave, Sky Living, and Sky One are in HD unless specified as SD. Shows on other channels are marked as HD.

See also

TV Guide Last Week

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