TV Guide 2022-10-15

BBC1 welcomes back I Can See Your Voice, the song detective show with Alison Hammond but Jimmy Carr. Come Dine with Me returns on C4 (weekdays), they won't be using the food from Aldi's Next Big Thing (C4, Thu). Strongest Man returns (C5, Sun). The very last Mock the Week (BBC2, Fri) - until the inevitable revival on Dave in 2026.

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Contents 1 Saturday 15 October 1.1 Primetime 2 Weekend repeats 2.1 Saturday 2.2 Sunday 3 Sunday 16 October 3.1 Bonus feature 4 Weekday Daytimes 5 Monday 17 October 6 Tuesday 18 October 7 Wednesday 19 October 8 Thursday 20 October 9 Friday 21 October 10 Sign language interpretation 11 Challenge 11.1 Saturday 11.2 Sunday 11.3 Monday-Friday

Saturday 15 October

• Junior Bake Off (C4, 10.15am) Highlights.
• Fighting Talk (Radio 5, 11am).
• Couples Come Dine with Me (C4, 11.45); Four in a Bed (C4, 12.45) Five episodes.
• Ninja Warrior (ITV, 5.25).

Primetime

• The Hit List (BBC1, 5.45) Celebrities: Ronni Ancona and Owain Wyn Evans, Zoe Lyons and Ed Byrne (comedian), Calum Scott and Deal or No Deal winner Naughty Boy.
• Strictly Come Dancing (BBC1, 6.30).
• The Masked Dancer (VM1 and ITV, 6.30) Two to go tonight.
• The Voice of Holland of This Territory (VM1 and ITV, 8pm) Last appearance for the Incredible Spinning Chairs.
• Blankety Blank (BBC1, 8.30) With Ashley Roberts, Ugo Monye, Rob Rinder, Judi Love, BLANK Richard Coles, Joe Swash.
• I Can See Your Voice (BBC1, 9.05) A post-watershed version of the song investigation show. Paddy McGuinness hosts, with Jimmy Carr, Alison Hammond, Amanda Holden, and this week's guest Tony Hadley.

Weekend repeats

Saturday

• Breaking the News (Radio Scotland, 11.30) From Friday.
• The News Quiz (Radio 4, 12.30) From Friday.
• Survivor (TG4, 1.20) From Wednesday. Ireland only.
• RuPaul's Drag Race (BBC3, 10pm) From Thursday.
• BBC Brain (Radio 4, 11pm) From Monday.

Sunday

• A League of Their Own (The Satellite Channel, 1.35am) From Thursday.
• The Big Blow Out (E4, 12.35 and 1.35) From Monday and Tuesday.
• The Masked Dancer (ITV2, 12.40; VM1, 2pm) From last night.
• Bake Off (C4, 2.50) From Tuesday.
• Ninja Warrior (ITV, 4.25) From last night.
• Mock the Week (BBC2, 10.45; NI 12.10am, not Wales) From Friday.
• Takeaway Titans (RTÉ2, 11.10) From Thursday.

Sunday 16 October

• Bargain Hunt (BBC1, 12 noon).
• Lego Masters Down Under (E4, 5.55) Heroic Moment of Impact.
• Unbeatable (VM1, 6pm) Seen on BBC1 in May 2021.
• Strongest Man (C5, 7pm) Highlights from exotic Milton Keynes, as absolutely nobody calls it.
• Strictly Come Dancing (BBC1, 7.15) The results and a performance by George Ezra.
• Junior Eurovision (TG4, 8.30) The semi-final, with thoughts from Brooke "That's rich!" Scullion.
• Who Wants to be a Millionaire (ITV, 9pm) A celebrity edition, with Richard Madeley and Sunetra Sarker.
• Sorry, I Didn't Know (ITV, 10.20) The Black history panel game, with guests Zoe Lyons, Judith Jacob, Ken Cheng, Dane Baptiste.

Bonus feature

• Hans Zimmer Hollywood Rebel (BBC2, 9pm) Play the Going for Gold theme, or we'll call you cowards!

Weekday Daytimes

• Bargain Hunt (BBC1, 12.15; Scot 11.15am Thu).
• Best House in Town (BBC2, 1pm) Eggheads (BBC2, 1.45; Wales 2.35 Tu); Lightning (BBC2, 2.15; Wales 3.05 Tu) Repeats.
• Dickinson's Real Deal (ITV, 2pm) New episodes.
• Countdown (C4, 2.10) John Thomson is the guest.
• Tenable (ITV, 3pm) New episodes. This week's teams are Quiz me Quick, Wright's Young Things, The Bournemouth Supremacy, Straight Off the Bat, Dad Company.
• Antiques Road Trip (BBC1, 3.45).
• Tipping Point (ITV, 4pm) New episodes.
• The Tournament (BBC1, 4.30).
• Four in a Bed (C4, 5pm).
• The Chase (ITV, 5pm) New episodes.
• Pointless (BBC1, 5.15) Stephen Mangan sits in the laptop corner until Thursday, when Lauren Laverne arrives.
• Come Dine with Me (C4, 5.30) Essex.
• House of Games (BBC2, 6pm) Richard Osman welcomes Cally Beaton, Louis Emerick, Helen George, Justin Moorhouse.
• Strictly Come Dancing It Takes Two (BBC2, 6.30).
• Eggheads (C5, 6.30) New series. This week's teams are Cord Crew, Ravens, Buckle Up, Marauding Pirates, Pearfect Quizzers.
• Masterchef Down Under (W, 7pm) Five start the week.

Monday 17 October

• Wordaholics (Radio 4 Extra, 9am and 4pm).
• BBC Brain (Radio 4, 3pm) Heat 12.
• Mastermind (BBC2, 7.30) Marie Curie, Ghosts, Elizabeth Woodvill, Banksy.
• Only Connect (BBC2, 8pm) Croot Family vs Irregulars.
• University Challenge (BBC2, 8.30) Sheffield play UCL.
• Question Team (Dave, 10pm) Stephen Mangan, Katherine Ryan, Dana Alexander, Adam Kay.
• The Big Blow Out (E4, 10.15) The Globe Theatre, darlings.
• Have I Got a Bit More News for You (BBC1, 10.40; NI 11.10, Scot, Wales 12.10am) Extended repeat from Friday.

Tuesday 18 October

• Genius (Radio 4 Extra, 4pm) Repeat from 2006.
• Bake Off (C4, 8pm) Hallowe'en week. Honestly, this show! The faintly racist Mexican week, and now doing a pinata. Just admit you want to be Blue Peter and can't hack the competition.
• Make Me Prime Minister (C4, 9.15) This week, they try to fix the energy crisis. Hey You What If? on CBBC is able to do this in five minutes flat.
• BBC New Comedy Awards (BBC3, 10pm) From Kilmarnock.
• Unforgivable (Dave, 10pm) The ubiquitous Stephen Mangan, Josh Pugh, and Ellie Taylor.

Wednesday 19 October

• The Write Stuff (Radio 4 Extra, 9am and 4pm).
• Hire Me (BBC3, 7.30) Events planner.
• I Can See Your Voice (BBC3, 8pm) A pre-watershed repeat for Paddy's singing show.
• Handmade (C4, 8pm) A sea-inspired sculpture.
• Portrait Artist of the Year (Artsworld, 8pm) Suggs, Miquita Oliver, Eve Muirhead.
• Never Mind the Buzzcocks (The Satellite Channel, 9pm) James Acaster, Kerry Godliman, Loyle Carner, Martin Kemp.
• Survivor (TG4, 11.30) "Ready to play like a lion".

Thursday 20 October

No Eggheads or Dickinson's Real Deal today, due to coverage of the resignation of Liz Truss. Lightning was delayed to 3pm. BBC1's evening saw a swap between Unbreakable and shouty politics show Question Time.

• The Unbelievable Truth (Radio 4 Extra, 9am and 4pm).
• Unbreakable (BBC1, 8pm 11.05) The first Breaking Point challenge.
• Aldi's Next Big Thing (C4, 8pm) "Dragons' Den for food," says one preview. This week, it's mass-produced dinners: hand-crafted pies, gourmet insect meal kits, Chinese sauces, or Indian ready meals.
• A League of Their Own (The Satellite Channel, 8pm) Best of.
• RuPaul's Drag Race (BBC3, 9pm) Larry Poppins, a musical.
• Taskmaster (C4, 9pm) "Crumbs in my bralette".
• QI (BBC2, 10pm; not NI) S-series highlights.

Friday 21 October

• Breaking the News (Radio Scotland, 1.30).
• The News Quiz (Radio 4, 6.30) Last in the present series. That's except for listeners to the podcast, who have some bad news about the Queen coming.
• A Question of Sport (BBC1, 8pm; Scot, 11.30) Iain Dowie, Louis Smith, Siobhan-Marie O'Connor, Delicious Orie.
• Bake Off An Extra Slice (C4, 8pm).
• Have I Got News for You (BBC1, 9pm) Clive Myrie hosts, with Jo Brand and Phil Panel.
• Mock the Week (BBC2, 10pm; Wales 11.05) The very last episode, with Angela Barnes, Alasdair Beckett-King, Rhys James, Zoe Lyons, Ahir Shah.

Sign language interpretation

• Dress to Impress (ITV2, 9.10am Sat, 8am weekdays).
• Am Dro! (S4C, 10am Sat).
• Bake Off (E4, 1.45 Sat).
• Dickinson's Real Deal (ITV, 5.05am Mon, 3am Tue, 5.05am Wed, 5.05am Fri).
• Scotland's Best Dog (BBC Scotland, 3.30 Mon).
• Unbreakable (BBC2, 2am Tue).
• The Big Blow Out (E4, 2.40am Tue).
• Handmade (C4, 3.55am Tue).
• Tenable (ITV, 5.05am Tue, 3am Wed).
• Taskmaster (C4, 12.10am Thu).
• Home Advantage (RTÉ2, 3.10am Thu).
• The Masked Dancer (ITV, 4.40am Thu).
• Strictly Come Dancing (BBC2, 1.15am and 3.15am Fri).
• RuPaul's Drag Race (BBC3, 2.45am Fri).

Challenge

Saturday

• The Chase 7am; Wheel of Fortune 9am; Family Fortunes 11.30; All Star Family Fortunes 1.30; Strike it Lucky 3pm; Tenable 4pm; The Chase 5pm; Bullseye 11pm; The Chase 4am.

Sunday

• The Chase 7am; Wheel of Fortune 9am; Bruce's Price is Right 11.30am; Family Fortunes 12.30; Play Your Cards Right 1.30; Blankety Blank 3pm; The Chase 5pm.

Monday-Friday

• The Chase 7am; Dickinson's Real Deal 10am; Bruce's Price is Right 11am; Wheel of Fortune 12 noon; Catchphrase 1pm; Who Wants to be a Millionaire 2pm; Play Your Cards Right 3pm; Dickinson's Real Deal 4pm; Bullseye 5pm; Pointless Celebrities 7pm; The Chase 8pm; The Family Chase 9pm; Who Wants to be a Millionaire 10pm; Bullseye 11pm; The Chase 12 midnight; Who Wants to be a Millionaire 4am; Bullseye 5am.