TV Guide 2016-01-16

Dermot O'Leary and The Stig join forces for The Getaway Car (BBC1, Sat). A new series of Dickinson's Real Deal (ITV, weekdays) hits daytimes. The finals of Only Connect (BBC2, Mon) and the Countdown Championship of Champions (C4, Fri). It's also the National Television Awards (ITV, Wed).

Results from our Poll of the Year 2015 will be announced in a video webcast thing at 9pm on Tuesday evening.

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Contents

Saturday 16 January

  • Robot Wars Morning (H2, 8am) Five episodes from series 3 on a History Channel side-bar.
  • Fighting Talk (Radio 5, 11am) Josh Widdicombe.
  • Four in a Bed (More4, 1pm) Five episodes.
  • Bargain Hunt (BBC2, 1.30).
  • Fort Boyard Ultimate Challenge (CITV, 1.30) Two episodes.
  • The Chase Day (Challenge, 1.30) Ten episodes.
  • Dinner Date (ITVBe, 2pm) Six episodes.
  • Tipping Point (ITV, 2.35).
  • For What It's Worth (BBC2, 3pm).
  • Come Dine with Me (More4, 4pm) Five from south east London.
  • The Saturday Night Story (ITV, 5pm) Game for a Laugh, Beadle's About, and Gladiators.

PRIMETIME

  • Pointless Celebrities (BBC1, 6pm) Health and Fitness. Dawn Harper and Pixie PcKenna, Robin Cousins and Rosemary Conley, Iwan Thomas (sprinter) and Katharine Merry, Chris Steele and "Mad" Lizzie Webb.
  • Mastermind (BBC2 Wales, 6.30) As seen elsewhere last night.
  • The Getaway Car (BBC1, 6.50) Dermot O'Leary is joined by The Stig, and his nephews Red and Blue, for "a series of ridiculous and challenging car-based games".
  • Ninja Warrior UK (ITV and UTV Ireland, 7pm).
  • Glór Tire (TG4, 7.15).
  • ITV's BBC The Voice of Holland of UK (BBC1, 7.45) "You turn." "No, you turn." More silly faces and unpushed buttons.
  • Take Me Out (ITV, 8pm) Take Me Out The Gossip follows on ITV2.
  • Les Grosses Têtes (TV5, 8.01) Guests answer questions concocted by Laurent Ruquier. From the description, sounds like that bragging game they used to play on ISIHAC.
  • QI XL (BBC2, 10.30) Menagerie. Subject to delay if the snooker goes on.
  • Celebrity Big Brother (C5 and TV3, 10.30).
  • Insert Name Here (BBC2, 11.15).
  • Lip Sync Battle UK (C5, 11.30).
  • Dragons' Den (BBC2, 11.45).

Sunday 17 January

  • Knightmare (Challenge, 10am) Two new editions.
  • Come Dine with Me (More 4, 12 noon) Ayr.
  • Bargain Hunt (BBC1, 12.15).
  • Fort Boyard Ultimate Challenge (CITV, 1.30) Two episodes.
  • Catchphrase (ITV, 1.35; not HTV).
  • Ninja Warrior UK (ITV, 2.20) Repeated from yesterday.
  • Four in a Bed (More4, 2.40) Five episodes.
  • Who Wants to be a Millionaire Afternoon (Challenge, 3pm) To 8pm.
  • Come Dine with Me (More 4, 5.20) Leeds.

PRIMETIME

  • ITV's RTE The Voice of Holland of Ireland (RTE1, 6.30).
  • So Wrong It's Right (Radio 4, 7.15) Repeats.
  • ITV's BBC The Voice of Holland of UK (BBC3, 7.40) Will George turn this time?
  • The Chase With Celebrities (ITV4, 8pm).
  • All Star Mr and Mrs (TV3, 8pm) As seen in the UK late in 2015.
  • Celebrity Big Brother (C5 and TV3, 9pm).
  • 8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown (C4, 10pm) Repeat from Friday.

Weekday Daytimes

  • Bargain Hunt (BBC1, 12.15).
  • Four in a Bed (C4, 11.30).
  • Deal or No Deal (C4, 2.10).
  • For What It's Worth (BBC1, 3pm).
  • Dickinson's Real Deal (ITV, 3pm) A new series.
  • Countdown (C4, 3.10) Naga Munchetty concludes the Championship of Champions.
  • Tipping Point (ITV, 4pm).
  • Blockbusters (Challenge, 4pm) These episodes new to Challenge.
  • The Chase (ITV, 5pm; UTV Ireland, 6pm).
  • Come Dine with Me (C4, 5pm).
  • Pointless (BBC1, 5.15).
  • Eggheads (BBC2, 6pm).
  • Robot Wars (Challenge, 6pm) Series six, also new to this channel.
  • Humble Pie (Watch, 6pm) Mo-We only.
  • My Kitchen Rules New Zealand (UK Living, 6.55) That show Steve Jones (2) is going to host, but upside down.
  • Celebrity Antiques Road Trip (BBC2, 7pm; Wales 7.30 Fri).
  • Masterchef Us (Watch, 7pm) Gordon Ramsay hosts.
  • Robot Wars (H2, 11pm) Series three, also new to this channel.

Monday 18 January

  • Quote... Unquote (Radio 4 Extra, 9am and 4pm) From 2011.
  • Brain of Britain (Radio 4, 3pm).
  • Pyramid (S4C, 5pm).
  • University Challenge (BBC2, 8pm) Group phase 1.
  • Pop Idol Us (4Music, 8pm) Audition 3.
  • Only Connect (BBC2, 8.30) The grand final.
  • Celebrity Big Brother (C5 and TV3, 9pm) Bit on the Side follows on C5 and 3e at 11pm, and Live* From the Studio on 5* at midnight.
  • Insert Name Here (BBC2, 10pm; NI 11.45) We'd like to say who's on the panel, but BBC2 aren't telling us.
  • News Quiz Extra (Radio 4 Extra, 11pm).
  • Have I Got Old News for You (BBC1, 11.15; not NI) From spring last year.

Tuesday 19 January

  • Pop Idol Us (4Music, 8pm) Audition 4.
  • The Chase With Celebrities (ITV4, 7.55).
  • Poll of the Year Results (The Internet, 9pm) Which show did you vote as the best of 2015? Brig Bother has all the results.
  • Celebrity Big Brother (C5 and TV3, 9pm) Bit on the Side follows on C5 and 3e at 11pm, and Live* From the Studio on 5* at midnight.
  • Farpaisean Chon-Chaorach (BBC Alba, 9pm) Sheepdog trials.
  • Virtually Famous (E4, 10pm) Ellie Taylor, Jamie Laing, Jimmy Carr, Jay Hutton.

Wednesday 20 January

  • Counterpoint 1999 (Radio 4 Extra, 9am and 4pm) The grand final.
  • Got What it Takes? (CBBC, 4.30) Dancing with Flawless and archery with mother.
  • The National Television Awards (ITV, 7.30) An ITV audience votes on their favourite shows.
  • Celebrity Dinner Date (ITVBe, 8pm) Romeo Dunn from The Games.
  • Celebrity Big Brother (C5 and TV3, 9pm) Bit on the Side follows on 5* and 3e at 11pm, and Live* From the Studio on 5* at midnight.
  • A Question of Sport (BBC1, 10.45; Wales 11.10, NI 11.15).

Thursday 21 January

  • Australia's Next Top Model (Lifetime, 8pm) A new series of the upside-down catwalk show.
  • Celwydd Noeth (S4C, 8.25).
  • Room 101 (BBC1, 8.30) Joanna Scanlan, Noel Fielding, Ian Wright.
  • Celebrity Big Brother (C5 and TV3, 9pm) Bit on the Side follows on C5 and 3e at 11pm, and Live* From the Studio on 5* at midnight.
  • A League of Their Own (The Satellite Channel, 9pm) Aaron Ramsey, Romesh Ranganathan, Kate Abdo.
  • Britain's Next Top Model (Lifetime, 9pm).

Friday 22 January

  • The 3rd Degree (Radio 4 Extra, 9am and 4pm) From 2012.
  • The Dog Ate My Homework (CBBC, 4.30) Chris Johnson, Dominique Moore, Ed Petrie, Alex Riley.
  • Cwis Pop C2 (Radio Cymru, 6.15).
  • Celwydd Noeth (S4C, 6.30) From last night.
  • The News Quiz (Radio 4, 6.30) Susan Calman, Andrew Maxwell, Samira Ahmed.
  • A Question of Sport (BBC1, 7.30; not Wales).
  • Mastermind (BBC2, 8pm; Wales 6.45 Sat) Gavin and Stacey, John Gielgud, Jackie Robinson, William Morris.
  • Race to Escape (Discovery, 8pm) Bar fight.
  • 8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown (C4, 9pm) Jon Richardson, Rob Beckett, Jamie Laing, and Dungeons 'n' Dragons expert Cariad Lloyd.
  • Celebrity Big Brother (C5 and TV3, 9pm) Someone must go. Continues at 10.30; Bit on the Side follows on C5 and 3e at 11.05, and Live* From the Studio on 5* at midnight.
  • The Bachelorette (ITVBe, 9pm) They're doing karaoke. Do they think this is Only Connect?
  • QI (BBC2, 10pm; Scotland 11.05) Medieval and Macabre, with Julia Zemiro, Matt Lucas, celebrity husband David Mitchell.
  • Lip Sync Battle UK (C5, 10pm) Rufus Hound and Jorgie Porter.
  • Bad Language (BBC1 NI, 10.35) Patrick Kielty hosts a panel show about words and their meanings.
  • Would I Lie to You? (BBC1, 11.25; NI 11.50).

Sign language interpretation

  • Fort Boyard Ultimate Challenge (ITV, 6am Sat and Sun).
  • Show Me the Telly (STV, 2am Sun).
  • Stephen Fry A Life on Screen (BBC2, 1.05am Tue; Scotland 1.35am).
  • Ejector Seat (ITV 3am Thu, not STV).
  • Great British Menu (BBC2, 8.35am Thu).
  • Masterchef The Professionals (BBC2, 8.15am Fri).
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